Leonid Nikolayevich Brantov

Leonid Nikolayevich Brantov (Rod: Леонид Николаевич Брантов), commonly referred to by his diminutive name Lyonya (Rod: Леня), is a Trigunian politician serving as President of Trigunia since 1 May 4340. He has also served as the founding Chairman of the political party White Trigunia since 23 April 4337.

Lyonya was born in Rodshyadam, Chadonia. A welder by profession, Lyonya attained some fame as the head of a labor union at the Rodshyadam Steel Works, and later began a political career. He was elected to the Rodshyadam City Council in 4336 as an independent candidate and it was from this position that Lyonya advanced the creation of his political party White Trigunia. Lyonya was elected President of Trigunia in May 4340 in the second round of voting with a majority of 53.05%

In 4337, Lyonya authored and published the best selling Manifesto of the White Trigunians, better known by its popular title "What We Hold Dear", which outlined the platform of the White Trigunians and which was published free of charge in Rech Naroda, the newspaper of note in Trigunia

Lyonya has been a perpetually controversial figure in Trigunian politics, known for being "rough around the edges (...) and infamously abrasive", perhaps most infamously for, in 4338, calling then Foreign Minister of Trigunia Nikolai Ensky a "kozel" (goat, offensive in Rodshyan culture) and "a real Yeudi" while being recorded by a "hot" microphone.