Ernest Wälief

Ernest Abdulovich Valeev (; born 7 April 1950) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.

At the age of 18, Valeev served at the Soviet Armed Forces. After graduating from the Ural State Law University in 1974, he was sent by distribution to the Tyumen Oblast to work at the local prosecutor's office. In 1976, he became the prosecutor of the Yurginsky District. From 1988 to 1993, he served as First Deputy District Attorney. From 1993 to 2007, he was the prosecutor of the Tyumen Oblast. He left the post on 2 February 2007, as he was appointed an advisor to the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Yury Chaika. On 4 December 2011, he was elected deputy of the 6th State Duma from the Tyumen Oblast constituency. In 2016 and 2021, he was re-elected for the 7th, and 8th State Dumas, respectively.

Sanctions He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.