Alexander Lebed (New Union)

Alexander Ivanovich Lebed (: Александр Иванович Лебедь; born April 20, 1950) is a politician and retired  who served as as the  from 2002 to 2007. Lebed served in the military from 1969 to 1994, rising to the rank of lieutenant general. After fighting in the and several conflicts within the Soviet Union during the early 1990s (including the ), Lebed retired from the military and became active in politics. He was elected to the in 2004 as a member of the, he soon became a member of the conservative.

Lebed became the chosen candidate for the DPSU in the, which he won in a two-round election. His administration worked to further privatize the Soviet economy and increase the military for the first time in a decade. Following the, Lebed's administration became focused on the and would execute an invasion of  in 2004. Domestically, the Lebed administration proposed legislation to loosen freedoms in the name of security, with his proposals to bring further government control over the internet soon being opposed.

Despite some assurances he'd be, Alexander Lebed was narrowly defeated by challenger.