Dmitry Kozak
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Dmitry Nikolayevich Kozak (Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Козак) (b. November 7, 1958 in Kirovograd, Ukrainian SSR), is a Russian politician. On September 24, 2007 he was appointed to the new Russian cabinet headed by Viktor Zubkov as a Russian regional development minister.[1] Up to that point, he served as a special representative of the Russian president in the Southern Federal District (North Caucasus and southern European Russia).
Dmitry Kozak is known as a close ally of President Vladimir Putin and one of the key figures in the presidential team. During the 2004 Russian election he was official head of Vladimir Putin’s election team.
Dmitry Kozak graduated from Leningrad State University in 1985 with a degree in law. He worked as a public prosecutor in Leningrad and after the collapse of the Soviet Union held various offices in the city’s administration mostly in a legal department. In 1998 became vice-governor of Saint-Petersburg.
In 1999 together with some other officials from this city entered Putin’s government. He held the post of the Chief of Staff from 1999 to 2000. Dmitry Kozak became a Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration and remained in this position under various titles until 2004. In 2003 he briefly entered international politics and unsuccessfully attempted to solve the conflict between Transnistria and Moldova (see Kozak memorandum).
In September 2004 Dmitry Kozak was appointed Presidential Plentipotenitary envoy to the Southern Federal District instead of Vladimir Yakovlev. On September 24, 2007 he was appointed to the new Russian cabinet headed by Viktor Zubkov as Russian regional development minister, succeeding Vladimir Yakovlev again, and left the previous position.
Dmitry Kozak is married and has two sons. It was at times suggested that he might become President Putin's successor.
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- Dmitry Kozak Biography on the Presidential web site
- Dmitry Kozak Biography on Renaissance Capital web site
| Preceded by Vladimir Yakovlev |
Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District September 13, 2004 - September 24, 2007 |
Succeeded by Grigory Rapota |
