Igor Komarov | |
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Игорь Комаров | |
 Komarov in 2020 | |
| Presidential Envoy to the Volga Federal District | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Igor Panshin (acting) Mikhail Babich |
| Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education | |
| In office 10 July 2018 – 7 September 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Minister | Mikhail Kotyukov |
| Director General of Roscosmos | |
| In office 21 January 2015 – 24 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Oleg Ostapenko |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Rogozin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 25, 1964 Engels, Saratov Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
Igor Anatolyevich Komarov (born 25 May 1964) is a Russian politician, industrialist, financier and manager. He has served as Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Russian President to the Volga Federal District since 18 September 2018 (acting from 7 September to 18 September). In this position, he is a member of the Security Council of Russia.
In March 2014, he was appointed the head of the United Rocket and Space Corporation (ORKK). Komarov has served as Director General of the State Corporation for Space Activities "Roscosmos" between 21 January 2015 and 24 May 2018.
He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[1]
After the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine he was placed under sanctions in 2022 by the UK, US and other governments.