Leonid Kosakivsky

Leonid Hryhorovych Kosakivsky (Ukrainian: Леонід Григорович Косаківський) (born 21 January 1950, in Chernivtsi, Ukraine), is a Ukrainian politician. In 1993 to 1998, he was a leading figure in a political life of Kyiv city and became the first publicly elected mayor in the city in modern times.

Leonid Kosakivsky
Леонід Косаківський
Kosakivsky in 2002
Head of Kyiv City (Mayor of Kyiv)
In office 12 June 1997 – 12 May 1998
Preceded by	post created
Succeeded by	regular elections in 1998 were not held; Oleksandr Omelchenko (since 1999)
Head of the Kyiv City State Administration
In office 10 July 1995 – 19 July 1996
Preceded by	post created
Succeeded by	Oleksandr Omelchenko
Head of the Kyiv City Council
In office 10 July 1994 – 12 June 1997
Preceded by	Vasyl Nesterenko
Succeeded by	post abolished; Oleksandr Omelchenko (since 1998)
Head of the Executive committee of the Kyiv City Council
In office 10 July 1994 – 10 July 1995
Preceded by	Ivan Dankevych
Succeeded by	post liquidated
Presidential representative in Kyiv — Head of the Kyiv City State Administration
In office 29 April 1993 – 10 July 1994
Preceded by	Ivan Saliy
Succeeded by	post liquidated
Personal details
Born	Leonid Hryhorovych Kosakivsky (1950-01-21) 21 January 1950 Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Political party	Non-partisan
Spouse	Iryna
Alma mater	Kyiv University Higher Party School
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See also

• List of mayors of Kyiv

External links

Media related to Leonid Kosakivskyi at Wikimedia Commons

• Kosakivsky
• Fedorova, L. Leonid Kosakivsky: "Omelchenko came to power in Kyiv absolutely illegally (Леонид Косаковский: «Омельченко пришел к власти в Киеве абсолютно незаконно»). Glavred. 13 March 2006
• Website of Leonid Kosakivskyi