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

Leonid Melnykov
Леонід Мельников
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine
In office
16 December 1949 – 4 June 1953
Preceded byNikita Khrushchev
Succeeded byAleksey 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
Born31 May [O.S. 18 May] 1906
Mglinsky Uyezd, Chernihiv Governorate, Russian Empire
Died16 April 1981(1981-04-16) (aged 74)
Moscow, Soviet Union
NationalitySoviet
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union

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Political offices
Preceded by
Post established
Chairman of Committee in Supervision for Work Safety
1966–1981
Succeeded by
Ivan Vladychenko
Preceded by
Post established
Minister of Construction of the Coal Industry
1955–1957
Succeeded by
Post abolished
Preceded by
Anatoliy Lavrentiev
Soviet Ambassador to Romania
1953–1955
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by 1st Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine
1949–1953
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Mikhail Drozhin
1st Secretary of the Communist Party of Stalino Oblast
1944–1947
Succeeded by
Aleksandr Struyev
Preceded by
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1st Secretary of the Communist Party of Karaganda Oblast
1942–1944
Succeeded by
Gregory Galaydin
Preceded by
Semyon Zadiochenko
1st Secretary of the Communist Party of Stalino Oblast (acting)
1941–1942
Succeeded by
German occupation