Aleksandr Kovalyov (politician)

Aleksandr Kovalyov
Александр Ковалёв
2nd Mayor of Voronezh
In office
October 2000 – 4 November 2003
Preceded byAleksandr Tsapin
Succeeded byBoris Skrynnikov
2nd Governor of Voronezh Oblast
In office
8 March 1992 – 17 September 1996
Preceded byViktor Kalasnikov
Succeeded byAleksandr Tsapin (acting)
Chairman of the Voronezh City Executive Committee
In office
29 August 1991 – 1992
Personal details
Born
Aleksandr Yakoblyevich Kovalyov

(1942-09-13)13 September 1942
Vorobyovka, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR[1]
Died7 April 2024(2024-04-07) (aged 81)

Aleksandr Yakovlevich Kovalyov (Russian: Александр Яковлевич Ковалёв; 13 September 1942 – 7 April 2024) was a Russian politician who last served as the 2nd Head of Voronezh from 2000 to 2003. Kovalyov also served as the 2nd Governor of Voronezh Oblast from 1992 to 1996.

Throughout the entire period of Kovalyov's rule, the region had the lowest crime rate in the country.[2]