Borys Deich

Borys Davydovych Deich (; 23 August 1938 – 7 February 2022) was a Ukrainian politician. Deich served as the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Crimea from 2002 to 2006 and as a member of the Verkhovna Rada from 2006 to 2014 as a member of the Party of Regions. He voted in favor of the referendum for the annexation of Crimea by Russia.

Biography Deich was born on 23 August 1938 in the village of Sighetu Marmației, which was then part of the Kingdom of Romania. After moving to the Crimea in 1955, he started working at the Simferopol District Industrial Plant and at the Azov District Industrial Combine. By 1998, he had worked his way up to Director of the Sudak Holiday House and General Director of the JSC "Tourist and Health Complex, Sudak". He supported the annexation of Crimea by Russia, voting in favour of the referendum.

Deich died from COVID-19 in Moscow on 7 February 2022, at the age of 83. He had been transported there from his residence in Crimea after his condition worsened.