Aleksey Lebed

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Lebed.

Aleksey Lebed
Алексей Лебедь
2nd Head of the Republic of Khakassia
In office 8 January 1997 – 14 January 2009
Preceded by	Yevgeny Smirnov
Succeeded by	Viktor Zimin
Personal details
Born	Aleksey Ivanovich Lebed (1955-04-14)April 14, 1955 Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	April 27, 2019(2019-04-27) (aged 64) Moscow, Russia
Resting place	Khovanskoye Cemetery
Party	United Russia (2005–2011)
Spouse	Yelizaveta Lebed
Children	3
Education	Ryazan Airborne Command School
Military service
Allegiance	USSR→Russia
Branch/service	Airborne Forces
Years of service	1976–1996
Rank	Colonel
Unit	300th Guards Parachute-Landing Regiment
Awards

Aleksey Ivanovich Lebed (Russian: Алексей Иванович Лебедь; 14 April 1955 – 27 April 2019) was a Russian politician and military officer who served as professional officer with the Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces, like his more prominent older brother, the late Alexander Lebed. After quitting military service in 1995 with the rank of colonel, he was elected chairman of the government of Khakassia Administrative Republic. He came to the post in 1997, and was re-elected in 2000. Shortly after he came to power in 1997, the transmitter of the Sayansk television and radio company was cut off. Station chief Veniamin Striga said Lebed was responsible. In 2006 criminal charges were brought against Lebed related to claims of abuse of power. In 2009 Viktor Zimin took Lebed's position as the head of the government of Khakassia.

Aleksey Lebed died on 27 April 2019 in Moscow, at the age of 64. He is buried at the Khovanskoye Cemetery in Moscow next to his wife Elizaveta.