Leonid Melnykov
Леонід Мельников
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine
In office 16 December 1949 – 4 June 1953
Preceded by	Nikita Khrushchev
Succeeded by	Aleksey Kirichenko
Full member of the 19th Presidium
In office 16 October 1952 – 6 March 1953
Candidate member of the 19th Presidium
In office 6 March 1953 – 7 July 1953
Personal details
Born	31 May [O.S. 18 May] 1906 Mglinsky Uyezd, Chernihiv Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	16 April 1981(1981-04-16) (aged 74) Moscow, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Leonid Heorhiyovych Melnykov (Ukrainian: Леонід Георгійович Мельников; 31 May 1906 – 16 April 1981) was a Soviet and Ukrainian politician and diplomat.

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