The State Duma Committee recommends approving Oleg Kozhemyako as Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District

© RIA Novosti / Pelagiya TikhonovaPrimorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako
Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako
The State Duma Committee on the Development of the Far East and Arctic has recommended the State Duma to approve Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako for appointment as Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, the committee reported on social media.
Committee Chair Nikolai Kharitonov highlighted extensive management experience of Oleg Kozhemyako, who has headed four regions: the Koryak Autonomous Area, Amur and Sakhalin regions, and the Primorye Territory. He also stressed the importance of constructive cooperation with the Committee on the Development of the Far East and Arctic.
© Telegram channel of the State Duma Committee on the Development of the Far East and Arctic Meeting of the State Duma Committee on the Development of the Far East and Arctic
Заседание Комитета Госдумы РФ по развитию Дальнего Востока и Арктики
Meeting of the State Duma Committee on the Development of the Far East and Arctic
State Duma Deputy Speaker Alexander Zhukov has also endorsed the nomination put forward by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
“Oleg Kozhemyako has an outstanding understanding of all the specific challenges facing the Far Eastern region and, most importantly, has a clear idea of how to address them ,” Alexander Zhukov said.