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
Kovalsky in 2008
Member of the Federation Council of Russia
In office
23 January 1996 – 25 January 2006
Preceded byVasily Tarasenko [ru]
Succeeded byValery Parfenov [ru]
Chairman of the Samara Regional Duma
In office
1994–2001
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byViktor Sazonov [ru]
Personal details
Born
Leon Iosifovich Kovalsky

(1940-04-28)28 April 1940
Monastirok [ru], Dzerzhinsky District, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died4 June 2023(2023-06-04) (aged 83)
Samara, Russia
NationalityRussian
Political partyCPSU (until 1991)
NDR
EducationVolgograd State Agricultural University [ru]
OccupationEngineer

Kovalsky died in Samara on 4 June 2023, at the age of 83.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.