Alexey Sambuevich Tsydenov (born March 16, 1976) is a Russian politician who has been the Head of the Republic of Buryatia since 7 February 2017.

[4] Between 2006 and 2009, Tsydenov served as deputy director of the railway policy department at the Ministry of Transport.

In 2011, he pursued additional education at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

On 7 February 2017, President Vladimir Putin appointed Tsydenov as the acting head of the Republic of Buryatia until the newly elected individual took office.

[5] Tsydenov's official civil service rank is "Active State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, 2nd class adviser," and he declared a total income of 3.3 million rubles for 2015.