Yury Lodkin

Yury Yevgenyevich Lodkin (; born 26 March 1938), is a Russian politician who served two terms as governor of Bryansk Oblast, the first in 1993, and the second from 1996 to 2004.

Lodkin was also a member of the State Duma's second convocation, from 1995 to 1996, as a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.

Biography

Yury Lodkin was born in the city of Dyatkovo, Oryol Oblast, in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, on 26 March 1938. That decision was disputed by the Congress of People's Deputies of Russia.

On 12 December 1993, he was elected to the Federation Council, and was a member of the Committee on Social Policy, and a member of the Credentials Commission. After Lodkin's removal, about 20% of voters in the first round voted against all candidates.