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Aleksey Dyumin | |
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| Алексей Дюмин | |
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| Secretary of theState Council | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2024 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Igor Levitin |
| Aide to the President of Russia | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2024 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| 5thGovernor of Tula Oblast | |
| In office 22 September 2016 – 14 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Gruzdev |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Milyaev |
| DeputyMinister of Defense | |
| In office 24 December 2015 – 2 February 2016 | |
| Minister | Sergey Shoigu |
| Succeeded by | Timur Ivanov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1972-08-28)28 August 1972 (age 53) Kursk, Soviet Union |
| Party | United Russia |
| Spouse | Olga Dyumina |
| Alma mater | Voronezh Higher Military Engineering School of Radio Electronics Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia |
| Profession | military officer, politician |
| Awards |          .png)       .png)  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Russia |
| Branch/service |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1994–2016 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Commands |  Special Operations Forces |
| Battles/wars | |
Aleksey Gennadyevich Dyumin (Russian:Алексей Геннадьевич Дюмин; born 28 August 1972) is a Russian politician serving as Secretary of theState Council since 2024. Previously, he served as the chief security guard and assistant of Russian presidentVladimir Putin before being promoted to lead the Russian military'sSpecial Operations Forces, where he oversaw theannexation of Crimea in 2014. The following year, he becameDeputy Minister of Defense.[1] From 2016 to 2024, he served as theGovernor of Tula Oblast. He holds the rank oflieutenant general and was awarded the title ofHero of the Russian Federation.[2]
Aleksey Dyumin was born August 28, 1972, inKursk. His father, Gennady Vasilyevich Dyumin, is a military medic and general, who heads the 4th Department of the Main Military Medical Department of theMinistry of Defence. As a child, Dyumin's family lived in bothKaluga andVoronezh as a result of his father's military transferrals. His mother worked as a teacher.
In 1994, he graduated from Voronezh Higher Military Engineering School of Radio Electronics. The school was a part of theMoscow Military District, which was engaged in countering enemy reconnaissance efforts.[3] In 2009 he graduated with honors PhD in Pollical Science from theRussian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, defending his dissertation on "Political Aspects of Global Governance within the Framework of G8 Cooperation." In 2013, he completed professional retraining at theMilitary Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.[4][5]
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In 1995, he served in the RussianFederal Security Service, followed by theFederal Protective Service. In August 1999 he started working as a personalbodyguard of Vladimir Putin. In 2007, Dyumin became head of security ofPrime MinisterViktor Zubkov. In 2012, Dyumin became the deputy head of thePresidential Security Service.
In 2014 Dyumin became the deputy chief of theGRU,Russian special operations forces, which has played a key role in theRussian annexation of Crimea. According to the newspaper "Kommersant", Dyumin orchestrated the evacuation ofUkrainian PresidentViktor Yanukovych on February 23, 2014.[6] Dyumin personally declined to comment on it and called all speculation as "myths".[7]
In 2015 Dyumin has served as Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of theRussian Ground Forces.
On December 11, 2015, Dyumin was promoted toLieutenant General.[8] On December 24, 2015, by decree of President Vladimir Putin, Dyumin was appointed Deputy ofDefense Minister of RussiaSergey Shoigu.[9]
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On February 2, 2016, President Vladimir Putin appointed Dyumin as ActingGovernor of Tula Oblast. He succeededVladimir Gruzdev, who left the post at his own request. Dyumin assumed the duties of Governor of Tula Oblast on February 4, 2016.[10] For Dyumin, the appointment was a surprise.[11]
On February 9, 2016, Dyumin announced plans to participate in the gubernatorial election, which was held on September 18, 2016. He decided to run for governor as an independent candidate, but he was supported byUnited Russia and the far-rightLiberal Democratic Party. Tula Oblast was the only region in 2016 where United Russia did not hold a primary for the selection of a candidate for governor.[12]
Dyumin won the election with a reported 84.17% of the vote.[13] Dyumin took office as governor on 22 September 2016.[14]
On 29 November 2017, at the III Congress of Railway Workers, Dyumin announced the planned construction of a high–speed railway betweenMoscow andTula as part of the high–speed railway "South" (Moscow —Rostov on Don —Adler). Since 2017, according to Dyumin, preparatory work has been launched with the participation ofRussian Railways, thePresident and thePrime Minister. Upon completion of the high speed rail link, the time required to cover the 194 km distance between Moscow and Tula will decrease from the current two hours to only 55 minutes.[15]
In 2018, Dyumin was listed as the sixth most-powerful governor in Russia.[16] He was reelected as an Independent candidate for Governor on 19 September 2021 with 83.58% of the vote. In 2021 Dyumin was promoted to the rank of Colonel General.[17] Following theWagner rebellion, Russian media began discussing the possibility of Dyumin replacing controversial defense ministerSergei Shoigu, one of the targets of the uprising.[18] Dyumin is also said to have been a member of the negotiations forYevgeny Prigozhin during the rebellion.[19]
In May 2024, Putin appointed Dyumin as secretary of the advisoryState Council. On 30 September 2024, Putin appointed him to theSecurity Council of Russia.[20] He has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the Rostec state-owned defense conglomerate since May 2024.[21]
Dyumin is married. His wife Olga was born on 8 January 1977 in Moscow. He has a son, Nikita, who is studying at school.[22] His younger brother, Artyom, is a businessman who headsJSC TPK "Prodmarket" as well asLLC "Turbo."[citation needed]
Dyumin has been interested in hockey since early school years and played as a goalkeeper on the school team. As an adviser included in the management of the hockey clubSKA Saint Petersburg. In October 2011, together withRoman Rotenberg andGennady Timchenko, he participated in a charity friendly hockey match for the SKA Legends team.[23] On 7 October 2015, Dyumin participated in the Night Hockey League match, which took place inSochi and was dedicated to the birthday of Russian PresidentVladimir Putin.[24][25]
According to Dyumin, he once saved Putin from a bear attack.[26]
In April 2018, the United States imposed sanctions on him and 23 other Russian nationals.[27][28] Dyumin was also personally sanctioned by the British government in 2023 following theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[29]
Aleksey Dyumin with his son and wife[30]
He is married and has a son.[30] His wife, Olga, was born on 8 January 1977 in Moscow.[31] Dyumin met her during a walk at VDNKh, and in the late 1990s they married.[30] Olga Dyumina has an education in economics and speaks foreign languages. She is engaged in sports, particularly running: she participates in marathons and runs both long and short distances.[32] She also takes part in charity runs of 5–7 kilometers.[33] His younger brother, Artyom Dyumin, is the former general director of the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex and an investor in the construction of a luxury residential complex in the center of Moscow.[34][35][36]
Leadership of theRussian Ground Forces | ||
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| Commander-in-Chief Chief of the Main Directorate(1998–2001) |  | |
| Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate(1998–2001) | ||
| Deputy Commander-in-Chief | ||
