Dmitry Kozak
| Dmitry Nikolayevich Kozak Дмитрий Николаевич Козак | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 14, 2008 | |
| Minister of Regional Development | |
| In office September 24, 2007 – October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Yakovlev |
| Succeeded by | Victor Basargin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1958 Bandurovo, Kirovograd, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Dmitry Nikolayevich Kozak (Russian: Дми́трий Никола́евич Коза́к; IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ kɐˈzak]; born November 7, 1958), is a Russian politician, serving since October 2008 as deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
He was previously a regional development minister in the Russian cabinet, headed by Viktor Zubkov. From 2004 to 2007, he served as Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Southern Federal District (North Caucasus and Southern European Russia).[1]
Dmitry Kozak is known as 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 was head of Putin’s election campaign team.[2] Kozak was one of several members of Putin's circle touted in the media as a possible candidate to succeed Putin as president in 2008.[3]
Kozak is married and has two sons.
Early life and career
Dmitry Kozak was born on 7 November 1958 in the village of Bandurovo, in the Kirovograd region of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (part of the USSR).[4]
Kozak graduated from Leningrad State University (now St. Petersburg State University) in 1985 with a degree in law. From 1985 to 1989 he worked in the Leningrad prosecutor's office as a Prosecutor and Senior Prosecutor. He moved into the business sector in 1989, working as head of the legal department at Monolit-Kirovstroy construction company and chief legal consultant for the Association of Trade Ports.[5]
Political career
Kozak worked as a public prosecutor in Leningrad and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, holding various legal offices in the city’s administration. In 1998 he became Deputy Governor of Saint Petersburg.
In 1999, along with other St. Petersburg city officials, he joined the government of Vladimir Putin. He was Chief of Staff from 1999 to 2000. Dmitry Kozak became 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 Kozak was appointed Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District, replacing Vladimir Yakovlev. On September 24, 2007 he was appointed to the new Russian cabinet headed by Viktor Zubkov as regional development minister, succeeding Vladimir Yakovlev again, and leaving his previous position. On October 14, 2008 he became deputy prime minister of Russia.
Honours and awards
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland
- 1st class (2014)[6]
- 2nd class (November 6, 2008)
References
- ↑ "Putin announces new Russian government line-up". Reuters. September 24, 2007. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
- ↑ "Putin ally takes charge of 2014 Olympics preparations". Russia Today. October 14, 2008. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ↑ "Russia's Medvedev: Expect surprises in Kremlin race". Reuters. September 30, 2007. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Biography of Dmitry Kozak". Kommersant (in Russian). September 25, 2007. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- ↑ Дмитрий Козак. Биография [Biography of Dmitry Kozak] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. September 24, 2007. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012.
- ↑ Награждённые государственными наградами Российской Федерации. Kremlin.ru (in Russian). March 24, 2014. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dmitry Kozak. |
- Dmitry Kozak: Biography on Russian government website (in Russian)
- Dmitry Kozak: Biography on Renaissance Capital website
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| Preceded by Vladimir Yakovlev |
Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District September 13, 2004 - September 24, 2007 |
Succeeded by Grigory Rapota |
