| Press-Secretary of President of the Russian Federation Пресс-Секретарь Президента Российской Федерации | |
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 logo of the Russian President | |
 IncumbentDmitry Peskov since 22 May 2012 | |
| Residence | Moscow Kremlin |
| Appointer | The President |
| Inaugural holder | Pavel Voshchanov |
| Formation | 20 July 1991 |
| Website | http://kremlin.ru/ (in 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
| # | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel Voshchanov | 20 July 1991 — 14 May 1992 | 299 days | Boris Yeltsin | |
| 2 | Vyacheslav Kostikov | 14 May 1992 — 14 March 1995 | 1 year, 304 days | ||
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Sergey Medvedev | 15 March 1995 — 13 August 1996 | 1 year, 151 days | |
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Sergey Yastrzhembsky | 13 August 1996 — 12 September 1998 | 2 years, 30 days | |
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Dmitry Yakushkin | 15 September 1998 — 3 January 2000 | 1 year, 110 days | |
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Alexey Gromov | 4 January 2000 — 12 May 2008 | 8 years, 129 days | Vladimir Putin |
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Natalya Timakova | 13 May 2008 — 21 May 2012 | 4 years, 8 days | Dmitry Medvedev |
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Dmitry Peskov | 22 May 2012 — Present | 12 years, 244 days | Vladimir Putin |
See also
- People's Commissariat for Posts and Telegraphs of the RSFSR
- Ministry of Communications (Soviet Union)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)
- Kremlin Chief of Staff
External links
- Kremlin Official Accreditations at the official Moscow Kremlin website
