Sergei Prikhodko appointed Chief of RF Government Staff

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has issued a decree appointing Sergei Prikhodko a Deputy Chairman of the Government, the Chief of RF Government Staff, Kremlin press release says. The decree is effective from the date of signing.

Sergei Prikhodko was born in 1957. In 1980 he graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of USSR. In 2004 - 2012 he worked as RF President aid. From May 22, 2012 – First Deputy to the Chief of RF Government Staff. On May 9, 2013 Sergei Prikhodko was appointed Acting Chief of RF Government Staff.