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{{Short description|Russian official and politician (1953–2023)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| birthname = Vladimir Yevgenyevich Churov
| image = 2019 Vladimir Churov.jpg
| imagesize =
| alt =
| caption = Churov in 2019
| order =
| office = Chairman of the [[Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation|Central Election Commission of Russia]]
| term_start = 27 March 2007
| term_end = 27 March 2016
| predecessor = [[Alexander Veshnyakov]]
| successor = [[Ella Pamfilova]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1953|3|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Leningrad]], [[Russian SFSR]], Soviet Union
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|3|22|1953|3|17|df=y}}
| death_place = Moscow, Russia
| restingplace = [[Federal Military Memorial Cemetery]]
| restingplacecoordinates =
| nationality = Russian
| party =
| otherparty =
| native_name_lang = ru
| native_name = {{nobold|Владимир Чуров}}
}}

'''Vladimir Yevgenyevich Churov''' ({{langx|ru|link=no|Владимир Евгеньевич Чуров}}; 17 March 1953 – 22 March 2023) was a Russian official and politician. From March 2007 to March 2016, he served as a member (delegated by the [[State Duma]]) and the chairman of the [[Central Election Commission of Russia]]. He was associated with mass falsifications of Russian elections. From June 2016 he worked as an Ambassador for Special Tasks at the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].
==Early life and education==
Churov was born in [[Leningrad]], [[Soviet Union]], in 1953. In 1977 he graduated from the Department of Physics at [[Leningrad State University]].
==Career==
===Early career===
From 1992 to 2003, he worked on the Committee for External Relations of the [[Saint Petersburg City Administration|Saint Petersburg Mayor's Office]], in 1992–1996 under [[Vladimir Putin]], in 1995–2003 as a deputy head of the Committee. According to [[Marina Salye]], Churov worked for the [[KGB]].<ref>[http://www.svobodanews.ru/content/blog/24444669.html Становление оппозиции — наш гражданский долг], Марина Салье, [[Радио Свобода]], 7 января 2012 г.</ref>
===State Duma===
From December 2003 to March 2007, he was a deputy in the State Duma (of [[Liberal Democratic Party of Russia|LDPR]] faction).

On 30 January 2007, amendments to the Russian election legislation, which would allow people without a law degree to become members of the Central Election Commission,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Изменения в статью 21 Федерального закона об основных гарантиях избирательных прав граждан РФ |url=https://rg.ru/documents/2007/02/02/referendum-prava-dok.html |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Российская газета}}</ref> were passed by the [[President of Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-01-20 |title=Центризбирком открыт для опытных неюристов |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/735390 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=www.kommersant.ru |language=ru}}</ref> This enabled Churov, who had no relevant experience, to be elected to the Commission. 
===Loyalty to Putin===
From the beginning, Churov created an image of a person who would remain loyal to president Putin under any circumstances.<ref name="pertsev"/> During his tenure, he made a number of controversial statements, which were interpreted as his willingness to rubber-stamp election results favorable to Putin even if there were reports of widespread violations. Participation of independent observers was made considerably more complicated.<ref name="kynev">{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.ru/mneniya-column/vertikal/314193-verkhushka-aisberga-chto-izmenitsya-v-tsik-posle-churova|title=Верхушка айсберга: что изменится в ЦИК после Чурова|last=Kynev|first=Alexander|date=4 March 2016|work=[[Forbes]]|language=ru|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> In the [[2011 Russian legislative election]], Churov maintained that the elections were free of falsifications, although the media reported a number of instances when the data of Central Election Commission of Russia differed with the protocols of election districts.<ref>{{cite journal|date=5 December 2011|script-title=ru:Выборы-2011: коллекция нарушений|journal=Forbes|url=http://www.forbes.ru/sobytiya/vlast/77204-vybory-2011-kollektsiya-narushenii|language=ru}}</ref> One of the demands during the [[2011–2013 Russian protests]] was the resignation of Churov.<ref name="GuardLive">{{Cite web |last=Batty |first=David |date=2011-12-10 |title=Russian election protests – Saturday 10 December 2011 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/global/2011/dec/10/russia-elections-putin-protest |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> On the other hand, according to {{ill|Alexander Kynev|ru|Кынев, Александр Владимирович}}, the Central Electoral Committee did not falsify the results itself, and Churov was even instrumental in creating the efficient appeal system, which helped to strike down some decisions of lower level electoral committees.<ref name="kynev"/> In any case, Churov became the symbolic figure representing mass falsifications in Russian elections at all levels.<ref name="pertsev">{{cite news |last1=Pertsev |first1=Andrey |title=Он служил не государству. Он служил Путину |url=https://meduza.io/feature/2023/03/22/on-sluzhil-ne-gosudarstvu-on-sluzhil-putinu |work=Meduza |date=22 March 2023 |language=ru}}</ref>
===Foreign affairs role===
On 27 March 2016, the executive term of Churov expired, and he was not reappointed by Putin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rbc.ru/politics/03/03/2016/56d7f7fb9a79475f8a6bb270|title=Путин направил в ЦИК Памфилову вместо Чурова|date=3 March 2016|publisher=rbc.ru|access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> [[Ella Pamfilova]] became the new chairperson of the Central Election Commission of Russia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Элла Памфилова избрана председателем Центризбиркома |url=https://www.interfax.ru/russia/500612 |agency=[[Interfax]] |date=26 March 2016}}</ref>

In June 2016 Churov was appointed as an ambassador-at-large for special tasks at the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Владимир Чуров назначен послом по особым поручениям МИД РФ |url=https://tass.ru/politika/3390026 |agency=[[TASS]] |date=22 June 2016}}</ref>

==Death==
Vladimir Churov died from a heart attack in Moscow, on 22 March 2023, at the age of 70.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/society/articles/2023/03/22/967579-umer-vladimir-churov|title=Умер экс-глава ЦИК Владимир Чуров|access-date=22 March 2023|website=vedomosti.ru|date=22 March 2022|language=ru}}</ref> He was buried at the [[Federal Military Memorial Cemetery]] on 24 March 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Чурова решено похоронить на мемориальном кладбище в Мытищах|url=https://www.mk.ru/politics/2023/03/22/churova-resheno-pokhoronit-na-memorialnom-kladbishhe-v-mytishhakh.html|access-date=25 March 2023 |publisher=[[Moskovsky Komsomolets]]|date=22 March 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://lenta.ru/lib/14179057/ Biography], [[Lenta.ru]] (in Russian)
* [http://www.kommersant.ru/articles/2007/churov.html?page=1 Interview with Vladimir Churov], [[Kommersant]], 9 April 2007. (in Russian)
* [http://www.VisaVisWorld.com/archive/55 Vladimir Churov] at [[Armen Oganesyan]]'s talkshow "[[Vis-a-Vis with the World]]" (in English)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071123033856/http://www.vizavi-s-mirom.ru/archive/34 Vladimir Churov at Armen Oganesyan's talkshow "Vis-a-Vis with the World"] (in Russian)

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