Kozhemyako appointed deputy prime minister and Far East presidential envoy

Vladimir Putin has appointed Oleg Kozhemyako deputy prime minister and presidential envoy to Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District, according to a presidential decree.

Kozhemyako moves to the federal post from his position as governor of Primorsky Krai. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin had proposed his nomination, which the State Duma approved.

He succeeds Yuri Trutnev as Far East envoy. Putin has appointed Trutnev a presidential aide.