Leonid Markelov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leonid Markelov
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 25, 1963(1963-06-25)
Age	61
Birthplace	Moscow
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Gemini

Leonid Markelov Biography

Leonid Markelov is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 25, 1963 in Moscow, Russia. Markelov was born into an Russian Orthodox family living in Moscow as the sole child. He was the son of Igor Markelov was the director in the USSR Ministry of Agriculture, and his mother was an economist. The death of his father occurred at the age of nine years old, leaving Markelov without a father. old, which left him dependent on her for the duration the time of his life. He attended the Military University of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation and earned an academic degree in 1986. He was part of the Communist Party of the USSR between 1981 and 1991, and was at the same time , he was a soldier within the Soviet army. He became an attorney in 1992 and joined politics in 1999. Markelov is Russian in ethnicity. The couple is Irina Konstantinova Markelova. They together they have two children: a son and a daughter.

In the beginning of 2005, Markelov attracted the anger of the world media after it was reported that his officials attacked political dissidents and opposition members of his government by using iron pipes. Numerous opposition members were beaten badly. The police did not bring charges in the incident, nor for other violent crimes.

In 2005, the Mari leader and editor Vladimir Kozlov was badly beaten by Markelov’s enforcers when he wrote a critique of Leonid Markelov’s policies.

Leonid Markelov Net Worth

Leonid Markelov is one of the richest Politician from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leonid Markelov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Markelov has been elected as president of Russia in November 2000 during one of the more tense elections that took place during the time between 1991 and 2005, when the leaders in Russian administration divisions had to be elected directly. In the initial second round Markelov had a slight advantage over incumbent Vyacheslav Kislitsyn, with Markelov getting 29% of the vote and Kislitsyn gaining 25% from an array of other candidates. In the runoff, two weeks after, Markelov was elected with 59% of the votes. in 1996 Markelov lost to Kislitsyn and received 38 percent of the votes. Markelov was elected for a second four-year election in the year 2004 with five-six percent of votes.

Leonid Igorevich Markelov (Russian: Leonid Igorevich Markelov ) (Meadow Mari Markelov Leonid Igorevich ) (born 1963) is a Russian politician and lawyer who was the former president of Mari El Republic in Russia. He assumed office the 14th of January, 2001. He was removed from office on April 6 2017. Markelov was later arrested on suspicion of taking bribes.

April 6, 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed him as the head of Mari El, upon Markelov’s request.

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Who is Leonid Markelov Dating?

According to our records, Leonid Markelov married to Irina Markelova. As of December 1, 2023, Leonid Markelov’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Leonid Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Leonid Markelov celebrates birthday on June 25 of every year.