Yuri Mikhailovich Churbanov (Russian: Ю́рий Миха́йлович Чурба́нов; 11 November 1936 – 7 October 2013) was a Soviet politician and the son-in-law of longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev.
[1] His marriage to Galina was arranged by her father, General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev.
A friend of Galina has told the Russian media that there was no love between the two, and that they kissed only two times: the first at their wedding and the second when Churbanov was sent to jail.
When he married Galina he was working as a police officer, however, four years later he was First Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and held the military rank of General.
[3] Churbanov was arrested on charges of embezzlement and corruption along with Galina's brother, Yuri, for his involvement in the Uzbek cotton scandal.