Kirill Kovalenko
Kirill Kovalenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| People's Deputy from Norindzhik Oblast's 1st District | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office August 1, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Natalia Ivanova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayor of Kovdor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office August 6, 2012 – August 1, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sergei Melnyk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Viktor Shevchenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Kirill Andreyevich Kovalenko November 14, 1975 Poltovka, Shimanovsk Oblast, Volkia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Social Democratic Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Irina Solovyova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Norindzhik State University (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kirill Andreyevich Kovalenko (born November 14, 1975), also known colloquially as "KK", is a Volkian former professional ice hockey player and politician who played his entire 18-season Volkian Hockey League (VHL) career with the Kovdor Falcons from 1993 to 2011. Kovalenko tallied 295 goals and 682 assists, for 977 points, in 1,009 VHL games, ranking him as the Falcons' all-time leading points scorer.
Following his retirement from hockey, Kovalenko was elected mayor of Kovdor in 2012, a position he held until 2020. He was then elected to serve in the Chamber of Deputies from Norindzhik Oblast's 1st District in 2020; he was re-elected in 2022. In April 2024 Kovalenko was selected as the Social Democratic Union's candidate for the 2024 Volkian presidential election.