Aleksey Dyumin

Aleksey Dyumin
Алексей Дюмин
Official portrait, 2018
Secretary of the State Council
Assumed office
29 May 2024
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byIgor Levitin
Aide to the President of Russia
Assumed office
14 May 2024
PresidentVladimir Putin
5th Governor of Tula Oblast
In office
22 September 2016 – 14 May 2024
Preceded byVladimir Gruzdev
Succeeded byDmitry Milyaev
Deputy Minister of Defense
In office
24 December 2015 – 2 February 2016
MinisterSergey Shoygu
Succeeded byTimur Ivanov
Personal details
Born (1972-08-28) 28 August 1972 (age 52)
Kursk, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia
SpouseOlga Dyumina
Alma materVoronezh Higher Military Engineering School of Radio Electronics
Professionmilitary officer, politician
Awards


Military service
AllegianceRussia
Branch/service Special Operations Forces
 Russian Ground Forces
Years of service1994–2016
RankLieutenant 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]

  1. ^ A look at some of the Russian officials hit by US sanctions
  2. ^ Khristova, Karina (December 24, 2015). "Новым заместителем министра обороны назначен Герой России Алексей Дюмин" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved February 14, 2016.