Alexey Dyumin

Alexey Dyumin
Алексей Дюмин
Governor of Tula Oblast
Assumed office
19 September 2016
Acting: 2 February 2016 – 19 September 2016
President Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
Preceded by Vladimir Gruzdev
Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation
In office
December 24, 2015  February 2, 2016
President Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
Personal details
Born (1972-08-28) August 28, 1972
Kursk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Russian
Political party United Russia
Religion Russian Orthodox Church
Awards


Military service
Allegiance Russia
Service/branch Russian Armed Forces
Rank Lieutenant General
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Gennadyevich and the family name is Dyumin.

Alexey Gennadyevich Dyumin (Russian: Алексей Геннадьевич Дюмин, born 28 August 1972) is a Russian statesman and career officer. He holds the rank of lieutenant general and is a Hero of the Russian Federation.[1] In 2016, Dyumin became an acting Governor of Tula Oblast: he held this office until the gubernatorial elections in September 2016, which he won with 84.17% of votes cast.[2][3]

Life and career

Alex Dyumin was born August 28, 1972 in Kursk.

In 1994, he graduated from the Voronezh Higher Military Engineering School of Radio Electronics. It was distributed in the Moscow Military District, a small military unit, which was engaged in countering enemy reconnaissance technical means.[4]

In 1995, he served in the Russian Federal Security Service. Then - in the service of the Presidential Security Service (FSO unit). In 2007, Alexey Dyumin became head of security of the Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov.

In 2012, Dyumin became the deputy head of the presidential security service FSO of Russia.

In 2014 Dyumin became the deputy chief of the GRU, Russian special operations forces, which has played a key role in the operation of the Crimea to Russia, what they say in the film "Crimea. The Way Home". According to the newspaper "Kommersant", Dyumin developed and performed the emergency evacuation of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to Russia, on the night of February 23, 2014.[5] However, Alexey Dyumin himself, called it a myth and declined to comment.

Since 2015 – Chief of Staff of the Russian Ground Forces - First Deputy Commander of the Russian Ground Forces.

December 11, 2015 was promoted to Lieutenant General.[6]

December 24, 2015, by decree of President Vladimir Putin, Lieutenant-General Alexey Dyumin was appointed Deputy Defense Minister of Russia Sergey Shoygu.[7]

Governor of Tula Oblast

February 2, 2016, President Vladimir Putin appointed Alexey Dyumin Acting Governor of the Tula Oblast. In this position, he was succeeded by Vladimir Gruzdev, who left the post at his own request. For the most Dyumin appointment was unexpected.

February 4, 2016 Dyumin assumed the duties of the Governor.[8]

On February 9 he announced plans to participate in the election of the governor, which were held on September 18, 2016. He won the election with 84.17% of the votes.[3]

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