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Leonid KosakovskiyUkrainian politician.
Date of Birth: 21.01.1950
Country:  Ukraine |
Content:
- Education and Early Career
- - Became Representative of the President of Ukraine in Kyiv in 1993
- - Also served as Head of the City Executive Committee from 1994-1995
- Achievements as Mayor
- - Revitalized the Kyiv Contract Fair
- - Expanded metro lines and telephone access
Education and Early Career
- Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1973- Completed Kyiv Higher Party School in 1989
- Served in the Air Defense Forces from 1973-1975
- Worked at the "Arsenal" plant for five years
Political Rise
- Demcratically elected First Secretary of the Pechersky District Party Committee in 1988
- Elected Head of Pechersky District Council of People's Deputies in 1990
- Became Chairman of Pechersky District Council and Executive Committee in 1991
- Appointed Representative of the President of Ukraine in Pechersky District in 1992
- Became Representative of the President of Ukraine in Kyiv in 1993
Mayor of Kyiv (1994-1997)- Elected Chairman of the Kyiv City Council in 1994, the first-ever direct mayoral elections in the city
- Also served as Head of the City Executive Committee from 1994-1995
- Simultaneously held the position of Head of the Kyiv State City Administration from July 1995 to July 1996
Achievements as Mayor
- Restored essential goods to stores and eliminated ration cards- Converted the city to a market economy and implemented democratic reforms
- Supported industry and science, signing cooperation agreements with key institutions
- Revitalized the Kyiv Contract Fair
- Improved public transportation, investing in domestic bus and trolleybus production
- Expanded metro lines and telephone access
- Revived the construction industry, creating the "Kyivgorstroy" holding company and initiating the reconstruction of "Khrushchev" buildings
- Launched a major housing construction program in 1995, leading to a significant increase in housing availability
- Built 13 schools, 22 kindergartens, and 41.4 million square meters of new housing from 1993 to 1995
