Nikolay Kovalyov (politician)

Nikolay Kovalyov
Николай Ковалёв
Kovalyov in 1999
Member of the State Duma for
Oryol Oblast
In office
5 October 2016 – 5 April 2019
Preceded byconstituency re-established
Succeeded byOlga Pilipenko
ConstituencyOryol (No. 145)
Member of the State Duma
(Party List Seat)
In office
29 December 2003 – 5 October 2016
Member of the State Duma for Moscow
In office
18 January 2000 – 29 December 2003
Preceded byAndrey Makarov
Succeeded bySergey Osadchy
ConstituencySheremetyevo (No. 205)
Director of the Federal Security Service
In office
20 June 1996 – 25 July 1998
PresidentBoris Yeltsin
Preceded byMikhail Barsukov
Succeeded byVladimir Putin
Personal details
Born
Nikolay Dmitrievich Kovalyov

(1949-08-06)6 August 1949
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died5 April 2019(2019-04-05) (aged 69)
Moscow, Russia
Political partyUnited Russia
Children2
Alma materMoscow Institute of Electronic Machine Building (MIEM)
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russian Federation
Branch/service
Years of service1974–1998
RankArmy General
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War

Nikolay Dmitrievich Kovalyov (Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Ковалёв; 6 August 1949 – 5 April 2019)[1] was a Russian politician and member of the State Duma, where he chaired the Duma's Veterans' Committee. Kovalyov was the Director of the FSB from July 1996 to July 1998, when he was succeeded by Vladimir Putin.

  1. ^ "State Duma lawmaker, former FSB head Nikolay Kovalyov dies aged 69". TASS. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.