Dmitry Kozak
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Dmitry Kozak | |
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Дмитрий Козак | |
Vladimir Yakovlev | |
Succeeded by | Viktor Basargin |
Personal details | |
Born | Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 7 November 1958
Political party | United Russia |
Dmitry Nikolayevich Kozak (Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Кóзак, IPA:
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
Early life and career
Dmitry Kozak was born on 7 November 1958 in the village of Bandurove, in the
From 1976 to 1978, Kozak served in the
After Spetsnaz, he studied at the Vinnitsa Polytechnic Institute[a] before he moved to Leningrad.[3]
Kozak graduated from
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.[13]
In 1999, along with other St. Petersburg city officials, he joined the government of
In September 2004, Kozak was appointed Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the
According to Stanislav Belkovsky, Kozak is not well liked by Putin's entourage, but Vladimir Putin does like Kozak, apparently wanting to appoint Kozak as prime minister in 2004 and tapping Kozak as the successor to Putin as president in 2008, however, Dmitry Medvedev won the presidential race. Alexei Makarkin of the Center for Political Technologies said that Putin trusts Kozak as one of his men.[10]
Dmitry Kozak was the main overseer for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.[21]
Following Russia's intervention into Crimea, Kozak was appointed to greatly strengthen Crimea's social, political, and economic ties to Russia.[10][22]
On the first day of
Sanctions
On 28 April 2014, following the
On 29 April 2014, Kozak was added to the European Union sanctions list due to his role in the
Sanctioned by the
Honours and awards
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland
- 1st class (2014)[35]
- 2nd class (6 November 2008)
- invasion of Ukraine)[36]
Notes
- ^ From 1976–1989, Ivan Vasilyevich Kuzmin, an expert in cybernetics, was the head of the Vinnitsa Polytechnic Institute (Russian: Винницкий политехнический институт; Ukrainian: Вінницький Національний Технічний Університет), which is now known as the Vinnitsa National Technical University (Russian: Винницкий Национальный Технический Университет) at Vinnytsia, Ukraine.[11]
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"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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- ^ a b c Sukhov, Oleg (28 March 2014). "From Olympics to Crimea, Putin Loyalist Kozak Entrusted with Kremlin Mega-Projects". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "История университета" [History Institute]. Винницкий Национальный Технический Университет website (vntu.edu.ua/ru/home) (in Russian). 22 November 2019.
- ^ Дмитрий Козак. Биография [Biography of Dmitry Kozak] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 24 September 2007. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Ответственный за все". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 22 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Socor, Vladimir (5 February 2020). "Dmitry Kozak, Russia's New Conflict-Management Viceroy". jamestown.org.
- ^ "Кремль пускает по второму кругу "план Козака"". www.ng.ru. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Дмитрий Козак: он просил прощения и называл себя обманщиком". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 25 November 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ ЗВЕРЕВ, Никита (9 September 2018). "Дмитрий Козак: в 2003-м Воронин уговаривал Путина поскорее приехать и подписать меморандум с Приднестровьем!". kp.md (in Russian). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Владимира Яковлева вернули из ссылки". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 1 December 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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- ^ "Factbox: EU targets politicians, military chiefs in sanctions on Russia". Reuters. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Council Implementing Decision 2014/238/CFSP of 28 April 2014 implementing Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (EUR-Lex - 32014D0238 - EN)". EUR-Lex. 29 April 2014.
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- ^ Награждённые государственными наградами Российской Федерации. Kremlin.ru (in Russian). 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "IOC EB recommends no participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials".
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