Leon Kovalsky

Leon Kovalsky
Kovalsky in 2008
Member of the Federation Council of Russia
In office 23 January 1996 – 25 January 2006
Preceded by	Vasily Tarasenko [ru]
Succeeded by	Valery Parfenov [ru]
Chairman of the Samara Regional Duma
In office 1994–2001
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Viktor Sazonov [ru]
Personal details
Born	Leon Iosifovich Kovalsky (1940-04-28)28 April 1940 Monastirok [ru], Dzerzhinsky District, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died	4 June 2023(2023-06-04) (aged 83) Samara, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Political party	CPSU (until 1991) NDR
Education	Volgograd State Agricultural University [ru]
Occupation	Engineer

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.

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

References

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.