MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to relieve Dmitry Kozak of his duties as the deputy head of the presidential a...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to relieve Dmitry Kozak of his duties as the deputy head of the presidential administration.
The document says that Dmitry Kozak "is to be relieved of his duty of the deputy head of the Russian president’s administration."
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters earlier in the day that Kozak had resigned.
Kozak is one of the "long-serving" members of the Russian presidential administration. He began working in the Kremlin in 1999 as the deputy head of legal affairs. At the time, Boris Yeltsin was president and Alexander Voloshin was the head of his administration.
After Vladimir Putin was appointed prime minister, Kozak moved to the government, where he headed the apparatus. In 2000, Kozak returned to the Kremlin, becoming first deputy head of the administration.
From 2008 to 2020, he served as the Russian deputy prime minister. He oversaw issues related to the socio-economic development of regions, state policy in the field of construction and architecture, housing and utilities, and the division of powers between federal and regional authorities. He also coordinated preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Since 2018, he has been responsible for issues related to the fuel and energy complex, industry, trade, and technological supervision.
Since 2020, Kozak has served as deputy head of the presidential administration.
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