Nikolay Kovalyov | |
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Николай Ковалёв | |
![]() Kovalyov in 1999 | |
Member of the State Duma for Oryol Oblast | |
In office 5 October 2016 – 5 April 2019 | |
Preceded by | constituency re-established |
Succeeded by | Olga Pilipenko |
Constituency | Oryol (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 by | Andrey Makarov |
Succeeded by | Sergey Osadchy |
Constituency | Sheremetyevo (No. 205) |
Director of the Federal Security Service | |
In office 20 June 1996 – 25 July 1998 | |
President | Boris Yeltsin |
Preceded by | Mikhail Barsukov |
Succeeded by | Vladimir Putin |
Personal details | |
Born | Nikolay Dmitrievich Kovalyov 6 August 1949 Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR |
Died | 5 April 2019 Moscow, Russia | (aged 69)
Political party | United Russia |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Moscow Institute of Electronic Machine Building (MIEM) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1974-1998 |
Rank | Army General |
Battles/wars | Soviet-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.