Yury Borisov

Yury Borisov
Юрий Борисов
Borisov in 2018
Director General of Roscosmos
Assumed office
15 July 2022
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byDmitry Rogozin
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Defence and Space Industry
In office
18 May 2018 – 15 July 2022
Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev
Mikhail Mishustin
Preceded byDmitry Rogozin
Succeeded byDenis Manturov
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
15 November 2012 – 18 May 2018
MinisterSergey Shoygu
Personal details
Born (1956-12-31) December 31, 1956 (age 67)
Vyshny Volochyok, Kalinin Oblast, Soviet Union
(now Russia)
Political partyIndependent
Alma materMoscow State University
AwardsOrder for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Branch/service Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Years of service1978–present
RankClass 1 Active State Advisor of the Russian Federation

Yury Ivanovich Borisov (Russian: Юрий Иванович Борисов; born 31 December 1956) is a Russian politician, former military strategist, and mathematician currently serving as Director General of Roscosmos.

From 2018 to 2022, he served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, and from 2012 to 2018, as the Deputy Minister of Defence. He is a recipient of Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd degree.[1]

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[2]

  1. ^ "Borisov, Yuriy Ivanovich". Federal Press Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации и классных чинов юстиции федеральным государственным гражданским служащим (Decree 770) (in Russian). President of Russia. 7 October 2013.