Oleg Kovalev, whose biography is described in this article, is a Russian millionaire, the Ryazan governor. He values himself more as a manager than as a businessman. Deputy 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 the Stalingrad hospital, and father was a scout. They saw only after the war, but since then they have not parted. Oleg was the only child in the family.
Since childhood, he was very attracted to sports, and Kovalev wanted to seriously deal with it. But his life was different. In the future, he planned to get out of the village to the city and "get out of people." Initially, his dreams were connected with the Institute of Physical Education or the Leningrad Polar School. But life decreed differently.
Military service
In 1967, Kovalev Oleg Ivanovich was drafted into the army for military service. He was identified in the strategic missile troops signalman. He was 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 could not pass the entrance exams the first time. The second time he tried his luck after demobilization from the army. This time, Kovalev Oleg Ivanovich entered the Mounting College (from the Ministry of Montazhspetsstroy of the Soviet Union) in Saratov. He graduated in the seventy-first year.
When Oleg Ivanovich worked for five years in Norilsk, he simultaneously studied at the local industrial institute, in 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 civil and industrial construction. He liked the profession, and Oleg decided to finally connect his life with the construction site. At that time, he did not even think about a political career.
Labor 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, Volzhskaya TPP, Norilsk MMC, Arkhangelsk PPM, and many others.
For five years, Kovalev worked in Norilsk. Kovalev did not live long in Rostov. Times were hard. Highly qualified specialists were loaded "with the head." In order to go on a business trip, it was required to get "good" 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 hardly endured such working conditions. Finally, he received an invitation to Moscow, and then to Kashira. There he received the 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 Kashira 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 nominee for the Kolomna district was nominated by the party Our Home - Russia. But he lost the election. In March of the following year, he headed the Kashira district. In 1999, he was elected as a deputy from the Unity party and was a member from 2000 to the beginning of 2002. He was the deputy chairman of the Local Government Committee.
In the spring of 2001, he joined the European Club faction. And he worked as deputy 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 of the United Russia party and became a member of it. 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 State Duma. He was a confidant of V. Putin when the election campaign took place in 2000.
As the governor of the Ryazan region
In 2007, a new governor, Oleg Kovalev, appeared in the Ryazan Region. As soon as he took office, he immediately began to study the prospects for development and economy of this region. It was hard, as many alterations and changes were required. Residents grumbled, because they preferred to see a fellow countryman at the head of the government, rather than an outsider, who Oleg Kovalev was for them. 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 worsened greatly when a popular vote joined the election results. Inhabitants of the region in crowds went to rallies with derogatory banners "Governor-forger".
In July 2012, Oleg Kovalev, whose resignation was clearly already around the corner, did not wait for his term to expire. And he resigned as 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 elections of the governor of the Ryazan region and won them. The inauguration took place on October 19 at the Ryazan State Drama Theater.
Personal life
Oleg Kovalev, Governor of the Ryazan Region, is married to Olga Mishina. They had three children - two daughters (Natalya and Daria) and a son (Andrey). Oleg Ivanovich is already three times a grandfather.
His wife is a famous Russian politician. She worked in the government of the Moscow region, was an assistant to the State Duma deputy. As well as the head and vice president of two giant companies (Interregional Oil and Fuel Union). Olga Alekseevna - co-founder of the Moscow branch of "Support of Russia". In 2006, she began working in the Russian reserve.
Oleg Ivanovich’s son, Andrei, is engaged in the retail and wholesale of alcohol products and the manufacture of dry construction mixtures. He is a co-owner of several LLC and OJSC (Gallery Vin, Promstroi, Trading Company Kit, Stroymix and Kamayus).
Kovalev today
Oleg Kovalev is still fond of basketball and tennis. He continues political and social activities. Develops anti-crisis program for the Ryazan region. Actively involved in the fight against corruption. The initiator of the annual event “Together Against Drugs”. To this day, he is working to create conditions so that new qualified personnel can be trained.
