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| predecessor2 = Edgar Zhdanov
| successor2 = Elena Merkulova
| office3 = Minister of Justice and <br>Attorney General of [[Ozyoretsk Oblast|Ozyoretsk]]
| term_start3 = August 13, 2000
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'''Yuliya Dmitrova Surkova ''' ([[Volkian language|Volkian]]: Юлия Дмитрова Суркова; born September 16, 1970) is a Volkian lawyer and politician who is serving as the current [[president of Volkia|President of the Volkian Federative Republic]], holding the office since August 13, 2016. She was the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of [[Ozyoretsk Oblast
Surkova graduated from [[Ozyoretsk Federal University]] and [[Ilyushin University|Ilyushin University School of Law]]. She worked for five years as a criminal prosecutor in the Zuyevka District Attorney's Office and three years as a prosecutor in the [[Volkian Federal Attorney|Federal Attorney's Office]] in Volkgoroda, before being elected Ozyoretsk minister of justice and attorney general in 2000, replacing Vadim Ikanov where she served two terms. She ran for [[Federal Council (Volkia)|Federal Council]] in the 2008 elections and won one of Ozyoretsk's seats. Surkova served almost two full terms as a Federal Councilor before securing her party's nomination for the [[2016 Volkian presidential election]].
Surkova won 52.71% of the vote in the third round of voting and became the first woman to hold the office of the presidency, as well as becoming the youngest person to hold the office. In the [[2020 Volkian presidential election|2020 presidential election]] Surkova was elected to a second term with 51.28% of the vote following the third round of counting.
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After five years with the Zuyevka DA, Surkova joined the Federal Attorney's Office in Volkgoroda and continued her work as a prosecutor for another three years, mostly focusing on fraud cases.
==Ozyoretsk Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2000 - 2008)==
Surkova was the [[Social Democratic Union]]'s candidate for Ozyoretsk Oblast's minister of justice and attorney general and won with 50.09% of the vote in 2000. She was reelected in 2004 with 54.81% of the vote.
In 2004, Surkova's office launched an investigation into allegations of the misappropriation of campaign funds by [[Poltovka]] mayoral candidate Yulian Tretyakov. Tretyakov was accused of using money from his campaign for alimony payments, a vacation to [[Lopatino Oblast]], and bribes to several state electoral officials. Tretyakov denied the allegations but was ultimately charged and found guilty on fraud charges. Tretyakov spent eight years in prison and lost the election overwhelmingly, only winning 9.48% of the vote.
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In 2007 Surkova's office began investigating [[Volkia Union Bank]], accusing the company of increasing interest rates on troubled borrowers in Ozyoretsk Oblast. The province sued Volkia Union Bank for deceptive lending practices and false advertising. The lawsuit grew to include four other provinces and sparked a federal investigation, leading to federal charges against several individuals within the bank's management and investors, including COO Matvei Khigir. Volkia Union Bank issued a statement apologizing for the wrongdoing and settled the lawsuit for Ӄ1 billion (roughly $700 million).
Surkova announced she would run for one of Ozyoretsk Oblast's [[Federal Council (Volkia)|Federal Council]] seats in late 2007, winning the election and becoming the first female Federal Councilor from Ozyoretsk Oblast. Surkova resigned as minister of justice and attorney general the day before she was sworn in as Federal Councilor.
== Federal Council (2008 - 2016) ==
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