Nikolay Kirillovich Maksyuta (russian: Николай Кириллович Максюта; 26 May 1947 – 1 November 2020) was a Russian politician who was governor of
Volgograd Oblast
Volgograd Oblast (russian: Волгогра́дская о́бласть, ''Volgogradskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an oblast) of Russia, located in the Volga region, Volga region of Southern Russia. Its adminis ...
from 1997–2010.
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, ''Kommersant
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'', 26 July 2006 In 1996 he won
the election for governor. He won his last re-election in 2004, and left office at the end of 2009.
On 1 November 2020, Maksyuta died from
COVID-19
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in a Moscow hospital. His wife had also died from COVID-19 on 8 October 2020.
Family
Maksyuta was married. He had a son and daughter.
References
Governors of Volgograd Oblast
1947 births
2020 deaths
People from Kirovohrad Oblast
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)
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