Putin nominated Belousov for the post of head of the Ministry of Defense instead of Shoigu
The current Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu will leave his post; Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed former Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov in his place. This was reported in the Federation Council.
The Federation Council received candidates proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the positions of heads of a number of federal ministries and departments. For consultations, Andrey Removich Belousov has been proposed for the post of Minister of Defense
It is clarified that senators will hold consultations on the candidates proposed by the head of state at committee meetings on May 13 and at a meeting of the Federation Council on May 14.
Earlier it became known that Andrei Belousov, who held the position of First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia until May 7, 2024, would leave the government and move to a new job. The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, has been proposed to replace Belousov, who oversaw the economic bloc, in the government.
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The Kremlin explained the reasons for Belousov’s appointment
Kremlin official Dmitry Peskov explained Vladimir Putin’s decision to nominate Belousov for the post of Russian Defense Minister. According to him, appointing a civilian as head of the defense department will increase the openness of the Ministry of Defense to innovation and innovative ideas.
The Ministry of Defense must be absolutely open to innovation, to introduce all advanced ideas, to create conditions for economic competitiveness. This, apparently, is why the president chose the candidacy of Andrei Removich Belousov
Peskov recalled that in the past Belousov successfully headed the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and for a long time was the president’s assistant on economic issues.
The Russian President’s press secretary also noted that the appointment of a new defense minister will not change the existing coordinate system, since no personnel changes are expected in the General Staff.
This assignment does not change the coordinate systems. The military component will be the prerogative of the head of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, no changes are envisaged here
The head of the State Duma Committee on Defense, Andrei Kartapolov, noted in a conversation with RIA Newsthat the president’s decision to appoint Belousov as Minister of Defense indicates that today the department needs just such a person.
What position will Shoigu be offered?
Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed the country’s former defense minister Sergei Shoigu to the post of secretary of the country’s Security Council.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Decree “On the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.” Appoint Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu as Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation
Sergei Shoigu will oversee the work of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, said Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.
Putin dismissed the former Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev from his post by decree.
Peskov said that Patrushev was relieved of his post as Secretary of the Security Council due to a transfer to another job. A Kremlin official promised to announce his new appointment within the next few days.
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What is Andrey Belousov famous for?
Andrey Belousov is a Russian statesman, Doctor of Economics, former First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
In 1981, he graduated with honors from the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University with a degree in cybernetics economist and was engaged in scientific activities for a long time. In 2006, he defended his dissertation on the topic “Contradictions and prospects for the development of the reproduction system of the Russian economy” and received a doctorate.
From 2006 to 2008, Belousov was Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Deputy Minister of Economic Development. In 2012-2013, he headed the Ministry of Economic Development.
From 2013 to 2020, the statesman was assistant to the President of Russia on economic issues. In January 2020, he was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and held this position until May 7, 2024.
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