Valentin Shurchanov

{{Short description|Russian politician (1947–2020)}}

{{Family name hatnote|Sergeyevich|Shurchanov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Valentin Shurchanov

| native_name = Валентин Шурчанов

| native_name_lang = ru

| image = Valentin Shurchanov 2020.jpg

| office = Member of the State Duma

| parliamentarygroup = CPRF

| term_start = 1999 – 2003, 2007

| term_end = 2020

| office1 = Chairman of the State Council of Chuvashia

| term_start1 = 1994

| term_end1 = 1998

| predecessor1 = Position established

| successor1 = Lev Kurakov

| birth_date = 19 April 1947

| birth_place = Starye Shaltyamy, Kanashsky District, Chuvash ASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|12|18|1947|04|19|df=y}}

| death_place = Moscow, Russia

}}

Valentin Sergeyevich Shurchanov ({{langx|ru|Валентин Сергеевич Шурчанов}}; 19 April 1947 – 18 December 2020) was a Russian politician and journalist. He was born in Kanashsky District, Soviet Union. From 1999 to 2003 and again from 2007 until his death, Shurchanov was a member of the State Duma. He was a member of the Communist Party.

Valentin Shurchanov was Communist candidate for presidency of Chuvashia in 1997, 2001 and 2015. From 2005 to 2009 he was editor-in-chief of Pravda.

Shurchanov died from COVID-19 on 18 December 2020, in Moscow during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. He was 73.[https://ria.ru/20201218/deputat-1589923201.html Умер депутат Госдумы Валентин Шурчанов] {{in lang|ru}}