Leonid Maltsev

Leonid Maltsev
  • Леанід Мальцаў
  • Леонид Мальцев
Maltsev in 2009
Minister of Defence of Belarus
In office
15 October 1995 – 1 November 1996
PresidentAlexander Lukashenko
Preceded byAnatoly Kostenko
Succeeded byAleksandr Chumakov
In office
24 September 2001 – 4 December 2009
Preceded byAleksandr Chumakov
Succeeded byYuri Zhadobin
Personal details
Born (1949-08-29) 29 August 1949 (age 75)
Grodno Region, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Belarus
Branch/service Soviet Army
 Belarusian Ground Forces
Years of service1967–2009
RankColonel general

Colonel General Leonid Semyonovich Maltsev (Russian: Леонид Семёнович Мальцев, Belarusian: Леанід Сямёнавіч Мальцаў; born August 29, 1949) is a retired Belarusian Ground Forces officer. He served as the Minister of Defence of Belarus twice (1995–1996 and 2001–2009) and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus (1994–1995).[1]

  1. ^ Presidential Decree No. 569 (2009-12-05). "On the appointment of L. Maltsev State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus (О назначении Л.С.Мальцева Государственным секретарем Совета Безопасности Республики Беларусь)" (in Russian). Sovetskaya Belorussia. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-01-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)