Dmitry Kozak

Dmitry Kozak
Дмитрий Козак
Deputy Kremlin Chief of Staff
Assumed office
24 January 2020
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
In office
14 October 2008 – 15 January 2020
Minister of Regional Development
In office
24 September 2007 – 14 October 2008
Preceded byVladimir Yakovlev
Succeeded byViktor Basargin
Personal details
Born (1958-11-07) 7 November 1958 (age 65)
Bandurove, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia

Dmitry Nikolayevich Kozak (Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Кóзак, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ ˈkozək], Ukrainian: Дмитро Миколайович Козак; born 7 November 1958) is a Russian politician who has served as the Deputy Kremlin Chief of Staff since 24 January 2020. He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 2008 to 2020. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[1]

Known as the Cheshire Cat (Russian: Чеширский кот) because of his smile, Kozak is part of the Vlast' (Russian: Власть) or power group from St. Petersburg close to Putin.[2][3][4][5][6]

He served previously as the Regional Development Minister in the Russian cabinet headed by Viktor Zubkov from 2007 to 2008. From 2004 to 2007, he served as Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Southern Federal District (North Caucasus and Southern European Russia).[7]

Dmitry Kozak is a close ally of Vladimir Putin, having worked with him in the St Petersburg city administration during the 1990s and later becoming one of the key figures in Putin's presidential team. During the 2004 Russian presidential election, he worked as the head of Putin's election campaign team. Kozak was one of several members of Putin's circle touted in the media[which?] as a possible candidate to succeed Putin as president in 2008.[8]

  1. ^ О присвоении квалификационного разряда федеральным государственным служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 2040) (in Russian). President of Russia. 23 December 2000.
  2. ^ Работнова, Виктория владимировна (10 November 2003). "В ПИТЕРЕ ЕГО СРАВНИВАЛИ С ЧЕШИРСКИМ КОТОМ: Казалось, улыбка Дмитрия Козака оставалась висеть в воздухе даже после того, как ее хозяин уже попрощался и убежал". Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Moscow. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Козак Дмитрий Николаевич" (in Russian). Перебежчик.ру. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. ^ Илья, Булавинов. "Колода РФ. "Питерские" (трефы)" (in Russian). Компромат.Ru. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. ^ Булавинов, Илья (12 January 2003). "Колода Российской Федерации". Kommersant (in Russian). Moscow. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  6. ^ ""Вертикаль власти" становится тверже: Путин и Козак будут выявлять неугодных губернаторов, составляя рейтинг" (in Russian). Moscow: NEWSru. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Putin announces new Russian government line-up". Reuters. 24 September 2007. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
  8. ^ Compare: "Russia's Medvedev: Expect surprises in Kremlin race". Reuters. 30 September 2007. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2009. Putin's close ally Dmitry Kozak, recently promoted to the post of regional development minister, will not run, Russian media reported on Sunday.

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