Leonid Polezhayev

Leonid Konstantinovich Polezhayev (Леонид Константинович Полежаев; born 30 January 1940) is the former governor of Omsk Oblast. He is a hydro-engineer. In 1991 he became head of the administration of Omsk Oblast.

Honours and awards

 * Order "For Merit to the Fatherland";
 * 3rd class (30 January 2006) – for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and many years of honest work
 * 4th class (11 December 2001) – for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the field and many years of honest work
 * Order of Honour (2 May 1996) – for services to the state and many years of diligent work
 * Order of the Badge of Honour
 * Order of the Red Banner of Labour
 * Order of Friendship, 2nd class (Kazakhstan)
 * Medal "For military cooperation" (Russian Federal Security Service, 2006)
 * Medal "For promoting drug control bodies" (Federal Drug Control Service of Russia, 2007)
 * Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Engineering Sciences
 * Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Engineering Sciences
 * Honorary Professor, Omsk State University
 * Professor Emeritus of Omsk Academy of Interior Ministry