The President appoints Oleg Kozhemyako and Yury Trutnev to new positions

© RIA Novosti / Kirill Zykov, Vitaliy BelousovDeputy Prime Minister – Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Oleg Kozhemyako and Presidential Aide Yury Trutnev
Deputy Prime Minister – Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Oleg Kozhemyako and Presidential Aide Yury Trutnev
Vladimir Putin has appointed Oleg Kozhemyako Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District. Yury Trutnev, who previously held the envoy post, has been appointed Presidential Aide. The relevant documents have been published on the official website for publishing legal acts.
Oleg Kozhemyako has served as Governor of the Primorye Territory since 2018. Over the course of his career, he has headed four regions in the Russian Far East: the Primorye Territory, the Koryak Autonomous Area, and the Amur and Sakhalin regions.
Yury Trutnev served as Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District from August 2013.
Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako
The State Duma Committee recommends approving Oleg Kozhemyako as Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District