Sergey Leonov

Sergey Dmitrievich Leonov (Russian: Сергей Дмитриевич Леонов; born 9 May 1983) is a Russian politician who has served as Chairman of the State Duma committee on health care from 26 November 2024 year. He has represented Roslavl constituency in the State Duma since the 2021 election. Sergey Dmitriyevich Leonov was born on 9 May 1983, in the town of Suvorov, Tula Oblast. Since 1990, his family has been residing in the city of Smolensk. In 2000, he graduated from the N. M. Przhevalsky Gymnasium in Smolensk, and in 2006 — from the Faculty of Medicine of the Smolensk State Medical Academy. In 2009, he graduated with honors from the Non-State Higher Professional Education Institution "Institute of Business and Entrepreneurship", majoring in Organization Management. From 2008 to 2011, he served as Deputy Coordinator of the LDPR's Smolensk Regional Branch, while also working as a public assistant to State Duma Deputy A. V. Ostrovsky in the Smolensk region (2009–2012). In 2010, Sergey Leonov was elected deputy of the Smolensk District Duma of the Municipal District “Smolensky District” in Smolensk Oblast representing LDPR. In 2013, he was elected deputy of the Smolensk Regional Duma of the 5th convocation on the LDPR list and became Chairman of the Regional Duma Committee on Local Self-Government, Civil Service, and Relations with Public Organizations. At the time of his election, he was Director of the "Scientific Research Center for Biotechnology" LLC.