Kremlin Press Secretary

Press-Secretary of President of the Russian Federation
Пресс-Секретарь Президента Российской Федерации

logo of the Russian President
Incumbent
Dmitry Peskov
since 22 May 2012
Residence Moscow Kremlin
Appointer The President
Inaugural holder Pavel Voshchanov
Formation 20 July 1991
Website http://kremlin.ru/ (Russian)

The Kremlin Press Secretary or officially Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation (Russian: Пресс-Секретарь Президента Российской Федерации) is a senior official in the Presidential Administration of Russia whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the Russian Federation government administration, especially with regard to the President, senior executives, and policies. Sometimes described as Press Attache of the President of the Russian Federation.

The Press Secretary is responsible for collecting information about actions and events within the president's administration and issues the administration's reactions to developments around the world. The Press Secretary interacts with the media, and deals with the Kremlin pool.

Responsibilities

The Press Secretary is responsible for collecting information about actions and events within the president's administration and around the world, and interacting with the media. The information includes items such as a summary of the President's schedule, whom the president has seen, or had communication and the official position of the administration on the news.

List of Press Secretaries

Year(s) Press Secretary President
1991–1992 Pavel Voshchanov Boris Yeltsin
1992–1995 Vyacheslav Kostikov
1995-1996 Sergei Medvedev
1996–1998 Sergey Yastrzhembsky
1998–2000 Dmitry Yakushin
2000–2008 Alexey Gromov[1] Vladimir Putin
2008–2012 Natalya Timakova[2] Dmitry Medvedev
Since 2012 Dmitry Peskov[3] Putin

See also

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References

  1. ↑ After been resigned from office he was appointed as Presidential assistant.
  2. ↑ First female Press Secretary. Later, she was appointed as Dmitry Medvedev's spokesperson in the Government. Officially, The Prime Minister Press Secretary and Government Spokeswoman.
  3. ↑ Peskov become Putin personal spokesperson, as he served as Putin's spokesman during his office in the government since 2008 til 2012, while he was Russia's Prime Minister. In the 90's he was Turkish translator for President Yeltsin.
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