Leon Iosifovich Kovalsky (Russian: Леон Иосифович Ковальский; 28 April 1940 – 4 June 2023) was a Russian engineer politician. A member of Our Home – Russia, he served in the Federation Council from 1996 to 2006[1] and was Chairman of the Samara Regional Duma from 1994 to 2001.
Leon Kovalsky | |
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 Kovalsky in 2008 | |
| Member of the Federation Council of Russia | |
| In office 23 January 1996 – 25 January 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Vasily Tarasenko |
| Succeeded by | Valery Parfenov |
| Chairman of the Samara Regional Duma | |
| In office 1994–2001 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Sazonov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leon Iosifovich Kovalsky 28 April 1940 Monastirok, Dzerzhinsky District, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Died | 4 June 2023 (aged 83) Samara, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | CPSU (until 1991) NDR |
| Education | Volgograd State Agricultural University |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Kovalsky died in Samara on 4 June 2023, at the age of 83.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Представитель Самарской губернской думы в Совете Федерации уходит со своего поста". REGNUM News Agency (in Russian). Samara. 28 November 2005. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Vyushkina, Alisa (8 June 2023). "«Он был примером государственного человека, настоящего труженика»: в Самаре простились с первым председателем Губдумы Леоном Ковальским". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Samara. Retrieved 13 June 2023.