Oleg Kovalev, whose biography is described in this article, is a Russian millionaire, Ryazan governor. He evaluates himself more as a manager than as a businessman. Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the third, fourth and fifth convocations. He loves sports, most of all he is attracted to basketball and tennis. Received the title of Honored Builder of the Russian Federation.
Childhood
Oleg Kovalev was born on September 7, 1948 in the Krasnodar Territory, in the village of Vannovskoye. His parents met during the war with the Nazis, by correspondence. Mother worked in a Stalingrad hospital, and father was a scout. They saw each other only after the war, but since then they have never parted. Oleg was the only child in the family.
He was very attracted to sports since childhood, and Kovalev wanted to take it seriously. But his life turned out differently. He planned in the future to get out of the village into the city and "break out into the people." Initially, his dreams were associated with the Institute of Physical Education or the Leningrad Polar School. But life decreed otherwise.
Military service
In 1967, Oleg Ivanovich Kovalev was drafted intoarmy for military service. He was assigned to the Strategic Missile Forces as a signalman. Engaged in the installation of automatic control systems and their adjustment. He was demobilized in the sixty-ninth year.
Education
Oleg Kovalev wanted to enter the Saratov Polytechnic Institute at the Faculty of Telemechanics and Automation. But I couldn't pass the entrance exams the first time. The second time he tried his luck after demobilization from the army. This time, Oleg Ivanovich Kovalev entered the Assembly College (from the Ministry of Assembly and Special Construction of the Soviet Union) in Saratov. Graduated from it in the seventy-first year.
When Oleg Ivanovich worked in Norilsk for five years, he simultaneously studied at the local industrial institute, at the correspondence department. But a sudden business trip prevented him from completing his studies. And he continued it already at the Rostov Civil Engineering Institute, after which he received another diploma in the speci alty of civil and industrial construction. He liked the profession, and Oleg decided to finally connect his life with construction. At that time, he did not even think about a political career.
Work activity
Having received a profession, Oleg Kovalev was assigned to Spetszhelezobetonstroy, which was engaged in the construction of reinforced concrete high-rise structures. At that time, Oleg Ivanovich had to travel a lot around the country on business trips. He took part in the construction of such large facilities as the Kashirsky State District Power Plant, the Volga Thermal Power Plant, the Norilsk Mining and Metallurgical Plant, the Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill, and manyothers.
For five years, Kovalev worked in Norilsk. Kovalev did not live long in Rostov. Times were hard. Highly qualified specialists were loaded "with a head". In order to go on a business trip, it was necessary to get a "go-ahead" from the secretary of the regional committee. After working in Siberia, where such highly qualified personnel were treated with great respect and attention, Oleg Ivanovich could hardly endure such working conditions. Finally, he received an invitation to Moscow, and then to Kashira. There he received long-awaited housing and registration.
In 1986, he first worked in the fourth Mosoblselstroy-trust. Then he became the head of the construction and installation organization "Kashira-agropromstroy", where he worked until the ninety-first year. Then he began to lead the administration of the Kashirsky district. And he worked in this position for the next eight years.
Political career
In the nineties, he was elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. In 1995, his candidacy in the Kolomna district was nominated by the Our Home - Russia party. But he lost the election. In March of the following year, he headed the Kashirsky district. In 1999, he was elected as a deputy from the Unity party and was a member from 2000 to the beginning of 2002. Was deputy chairman of the Local Government Committee.
In the spring of 2001 he joined the European Club faction. And he worked as vice chairman for geopolitics. Since January 2002 - in the same position on the organization and regulations of the State Duma. In 2003 he was elected to the deputies from the party"United Russia", became its member. In December 2007, he was again nominated to the State Duma from the same party. His candidacy was again approved for the post of head of the Committee on the organization and regulation of the work of the State Duma. Was a confidant of V. Putin during the election campaign in 2000.
As Governor of the Ryazan Region
In 2007, a new governor appeared in the Ryazan region - Oleg Kovalev. As soon as he took office, he immediately began to study the prospects for the development and economy of this region. It was hard, because a lot of alterations and changes were required. Residents grumbled, as they preferred to see a countryman at the head of power, and not a third-party person, who for them was Oleg Kovalev. The Ryazan region did not want to put up with his candidacy.
Kovalev was accused of inattention to the social problems of the region. The situation became very aggravated when the popular vote joined the results of the elections. Crowds of residents of the region came out to rallies with derogatory banners "Falsifier Governor".
In July 2012, Oleg Kovalev, whose resignation was clearly not far off, did not wait for the expiration of his term of office. And he resigned from the post of governor of his own free will. But he was immediately appointed by Vladimir Putin as acting head of the region. In October of the same year, Kovalev again decided to take part in the election of the governor of the Ryazan region and won them. The inauguration took place on the nineteenth of October in RyazanState Drama Theatre.
Private life
Oleg Kovalev, governor of the Ryazan region, is married to Mishina Olga Alekseevna. They had three children - two daughters (Natalya and Daria) and a son (Andrey). Oleg Ivanovich is already a grandfather three times.
His wife is a famous Russian politician. She worked in the government of the Moscow region, was an assistant to a State Duma deputy. As well as the head and vice president of two giant companies (Interregional Oil and Fuel Union). Olga Alekseevna is a co-founder of the Moscow branch of Opora Rossii. In 2006, she began working in the Russian Reserve.
Oleg Ivanovich's son, Andrei, is engaged in retail and wholesale of alcoholic beverages and the manufacture of dry mortars. He is a co-owner of several LLCs and OJSCs (Vin Gallery, Promstroy, Trading Company Kit, Stroymix and Kamayus).
Kovalev today
Oleg Kovalev is still fond of basketball and tennis. He continues his political and social activities. Develops an anti-crisis program for the Ryazan region. Actively participates in the fight against corruption. Initiator of the annual event "Together Against Drugs". To this day, he is working on creating conditions so that new qualified personnel can be trained.
Awards and titles
Oleg Ivanovich Kovalev was awarded the orders "For Merit to the Fatherland" of the third and fourth categories (for active and successful work inlawmaking, development and strengthening of the Russian state and many years of painstaking work). He also received the Order of Friendship and Honor and commemorative medals. He is the Honored Builder of Russia.
