Vladislav Surkov

Date of Birth: 21.09.1964

Vladislav Yuryevich Surkov - Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation (2004-2008), Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation for socio-economic cooperation with the CIS countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia (2013-2018, 2018-2020). Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation - Head of the Government Administration of the Russian Federation (2012-2013).

Place of Birth. Education. Born in the village of Solntsevo, Lipetsk region. Graduate of the International University of Moscow. Master of Economics.

Career. In the 1980s to the early 1990s (after serving in the Soviet Army from 1983-1985), he was the head of several organizations and companies in the non-state sector.

On May 14, 2008 - First Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev (Head of the Administration - Sergei Naryshkin).

On December 27, 2011, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation (for Putin), from May 21, 2012, for Medvedev.

On May 8, 2013, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, signed a decree to release Vladislav Surkov from the position of Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Government Apparatus at his own request.

On September 20, 2013, Surkov returned to the Kremlin and was appointed Assistant to the President of Russia for relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

On June 13, 2018, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin appointed Vladislav Surkov again as his assistant by his order.

On February 18, 2020, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed a decree to release Vladislav Surkov from the position of Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation.

Involvement in Russia's Aggression Against Ukraine. On March 17, 2014, international sanctions were imposed on Surkov due to Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The US government banned him from entering the country and placed assets and property in the United States under arrest, as he was one of the key senior officials in the Russian government responsible for the violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Similar measures were taken by the Canadian government. He is also included in the sanctions lists of the European Union, Australia, Switzerland, and Ukraine.

Family. Surkov is married. He has three children.

21.09.2023