NIZHNY NOVGOROD, November 30. Senator from the government of the Nizhny Novgorod region Vladimir Lebedev died at the age of 62, Governor Gleb Nikitin reported on his Telegram channel.
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"Vladimir Albertovich Lebedev, a senator from the government of the Nizhny Novgorod region, has died. In the region, he worked in senior positions at Nizhnovenergo, Lukoil, and as deputy governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region. He was Deputy Federal Minister of Natural Resources and headed the Federal Forestry Agency. Legend of the region. Professional. Partial. Positive. Creator… Just on a personal note — a very good person! “I have no words,” wrote the head of the region.
According to him, for everyone who knew Lebedev well and was friends with him, the news of his death came as a shock and tragedy.
How said the head of the Federation Council Committee on Regulations, Vyacheslav Timchenko, the senator died of a heart attack.
“He will be buried in Nizhny Novgorod, on Saturday or Sunday, when his relatives decide,” he added.
Vladimir Lebedev was born on April 23, 1962 of the year. In 1987 he graduated from the Gorky Polytechnic Institute named after A. A. Zhdanov. Since September 2014, he has been a representative of the government of the Nizhny Novgorod region in the Federation Council. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment — Head of the Federal Forestry Agency.