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Vladimir Kozhin | |
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Владимир Кожин | |
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| Russian Federation Senator fromMoscow | |
| Assumed office 19 September 2018 Serving with Inna Svyatenko | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Dolgikh |
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| Born | Vladimir Igorevich Kozhin (1959-02-28)28 February 1959 (age 66) |
| Party | United Russia |
Vladimir Igorevich Kozhin (Russian:Влади́мир И́горевич Ко́жин, born 28 February 1959) is a Russian businessman and politician. Senator fromMoscow since 2018.[1] Previously he was an Aide to thePresident of Russia and head of the Control Directorate of thePresidential Administration of Russia.[2] He has the federal state civilian service rank of1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[3]
In March 1993, he became the Director General of the Saint Petersburg Association of Joint Ventures. From October 1994 until September 1999, he was the Chief of the Northwestern Center of the Federal Directorate for Currency and Export Control of Russia. From 20 September 1999 until 12 January 2000, he led theRussian Federal Service for Currency and Export Control (VEK).
Since 12 January 2000, Kozhin has been the Head of the Presidential Property Management Department of the Russian Federation, appointed by PresidentVladimir Putin. In 2008, PresidentDmitry Medvedev appointed him as a member of thePresidential Executive Office.[4]
In 2010, Kozhin was suggested to succeed chucked outYury Luzhkov as theMayor of Moscow.[5]
Since 2018, a member of the Federation Council from Moscow. IfSergey Sobyanin wins the mayoral election in the fall of 2023, he will retain his post.[6]
On 20 March 2014, theOffice of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published that Kozhin and 19 other men have been added to theSpecially Designated Nationals List (SDN), alist of individuals sanctioned as “members of the Russian leadership’s inner circle.”[7][8][9][10][11][12]
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| Preceded by | Chief of the Russian Federal Service for Currency and Export Control 20 September 1999 – 12 January 2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Head of the Russian Presidential Property Management Department 12 January 2000 – present | Incumbent |