Leonid Konstantinovich Polezhayev (; born 30 January 1940) is the former

governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

Omsk Oblast Omsk Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southwestern Siberia. The oblast has an area of . Its population is 1,977,665 (Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census) with the majority, 1.12 million, ...

. He is a hydro-engineer. In 1991 he became head of the administration of Omsk Oblast.

Honours and awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...

; **3rd class (30 January 2006) – for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and many years of honest work **4th class (11 December 2001) – for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and many years of honest work * Order of Honour (2 May 1996) – for services to the state and many years of diligent work *

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

Order of Friendship The Order of Friendship (, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds and efforts have been aimed at ...

, 2nd class (Kazakhstan) * Medal "For military cooperation" (

Russian Federal Security Service The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation �СБ, ФСБ России (FSB) is the principal security agency of Russia and the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's KGB; its immediate predecessor was the Federal Counterint ...

, 2006) * Medal "For promoting drug control bodies" (

Federal Drug Control Service of Russia The Federal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation or FSKN (in Russian language, Russian: Федеральная служба Российской Федерации по контролю за оборотом наркотиков, ФСК� ...

, 2007) * Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Engineering Sciences * Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Engineering Sciences * Honorary Professor, Omsk State University * Professor Emeritus of Omsk Academy of Interior Ministry

References

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