Vladimir Kozhin (businessman)

Vladimir Igorevich Kozhin during an official visit to the State of Palestine in 2011

Vladimir Igorevich Kozhin (Russian: Влади́мир И́горевич Ко́жин, born February 28, 1959 in Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Soviet Union) is a Russian businessman and official. He is an Aide to the President of Russia and head of the Control Directorate of the Presidential Administration of Russia.^[1]

Political career

In March 1993 he became the Director General of the Saint Petersburg Association of Joint Ventures. In October 1994 – September 1999 he was the Chief of the Northwestern Center of the Federal Directorate for Currency and Export Control of Russia. From September 20, 1999 until January 12, 2000, he led the Russian Federal Service for Currency and Export Control (VEK).

Since January 12, 2000, Kozhin has been the Head of the Presidential Property Management Department of the Russian Federation, appointed by President Vladimir Putin. 2008 President Dmitry Medvedev appointed him as a member of the Presidential Executive Office.^[2]

In 2010 Kozhin was suggested to succeed chucked out Yury Luzhkov as the Mayor of Moscow.^[3]

Sanctions

On March 20th 2014, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published that Kozhin and 19 other men have been added to the Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN), a list of individuals sanctioned as “members of the Russian leadership’s inner circle.”.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Honours and awards (selection)

• Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 3rd class (2002)^[10]
• State Prize of the Russian Federation (2003; for his efforts on the renovation of the Constantine Palace in Strelna as a new presidential residence)^[11]
• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 2nd class (2006);^[12] 4th class (2009)^[13]
• Order of Alexander Nevsky (2014)^[14]

External links

• Official biography

References and notes

1. "Dmitry Medvedev had a working meeting with Head of the Presidential Control Directorate Konstantin Chuychenko". kremlin.ru. 2009-03-26.
2. "Dmitry Medvedev announced the new appointees to the Presidential Administration". kremlin.ru. 2008-05-13.
3. Kremlin Eyes Moscow Mayoral Candidates. rferl.org, 2010-10-01
4. "Treasury Sanctions Russian Officials, Members Of The Russian Leadership's Inner Circle, And An Entity For Involvement In The Situation In Ukraine". US Department of the treasury.
5. "Executive Order - Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine". The White House - Office of the Press Secretary.
6. www.treasury.gov
7. Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN)
8. Shuklin, Peter (March 21, 2014). "Putin's inner circle: who got in a new list of US sanctions". liga.net. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
9. President of The United States (March 19, 2016). "Ukraine EO13661" (PDF). Federal Register. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
10. "Село Одинцово — ЦЕРКОВЬ УТОЛИ МОЯ ПЕЧАЛИ" (in Russian). domod.ru. 2002-11-17. Archived from the original on March 18, 2005. Retrieved 2005-03-18.
11. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 09.09.2004 г. № 1154 — О присуждении Государственных премий Российской Федерации 2003 года в области науки и техники" (in Russian). kremlin.ru. 2004-09-09. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
12. "Указ Президента РФ от 30 октября 2006 г. N 1199 — "О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации работников Управления делами Президента Российской Федерации"" (in Russian). bazazakonov.ru. 2006-10-30. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
13. "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 15.10.2009 N 1161 — "О НАГРАЖДЕНИИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫМИ НАГРАДАМИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ"" (in Russian). kremlin.ru. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
14. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 05.03.2014 № 112 — "О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации"" (in Russian). pravo.gov.ru. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-09.