Aleksey Dyumin | |
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Алексей Дюмин | |
Secretary of the State 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 |
5th Governor of Tula Oblast | |
In office 22 September 2016 – 14 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Vladimir Gruzdev |
Succeeded by | Dmitry Milyaev |
Deputy Minister of Defense | |
In office 24 December 2015 – 2 February 2016 | |
Minister | Sergey Shoygu |
Succeeded by | Timur Ivanov |
Personal details | |
Born | Kursk, Soviet Union | 28 August 1972
Political party | United Russia |
Spouse | Olga Dyumina |
Alma mater | Voronezh Higher Military Engineering School of Radio Electronics |
Profession | military officer, politician |
Awards | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Russia |
Branch/service | Special Operations Forces Russian Ground Forces |
Years of service | 1994–2016 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Battles/wars | |
Aleksey Gennadyevich Dyumin (Russian: Алексей Геннадьевич Дюмин; born 28 August 1972) is a Russian politician serving as Secretary of the State Council since 2024. Previously, he served as the chief security guard and assistant of Russian president Vladimir Putin before being promoted to lead the Russian military's Special Operations Forces, where he oversaw the annexation of Crimea in 2014. The following year, he became Deputy Minister of Defense.[1] From 2016 to 2024, he served as the Governor of Tula Oblast. He holds the rank of lieutenant general and was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.[2]