The Federation Council approved the candidacy of Alexander Kurenkov for the post of head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations

Putin proposed to appoint his former adjutant Alexander Kurenkov as Minister of Emergency Situations, RBC sources said.All 159 senators voted for his candidacy Alexander Kurenkov

The Federation Council unanimously supported the candidacy of Major General Alexander Kurenkov for the post of Minister of Emergency Situations. The meeting was broadcast on the YouTube channel of the upper chamber.

Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko noted that the Federation Council would immediately send a resolution on support to President Vladimir Putin.

“Thank you for your trust, I will try to justify both your trust and the trust of voters and citizens. I'll try to understand, honestly," said Kurenkov.

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Former Minister of Emergency Situations Yevgeny Zinichev died in September 2021 in the Putoransky Reserve in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Since then, Alexander Chupriyan has been acting as interim. He will remain in the position of first deputy, said a RBC source close to the department.

In mid-May, RBC sources in the Federation Council said that Putin proposed appointing Alexander Kurenkov, a former employee of the Federal Security Service, as head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. “He worked as a senior adjutant to Putin,” the source said. An acquaintance of the candidate confirmed this information.

Kurenkov began to work in the protection of the first persons of the state during field events, including guarding the Prime Minister of 2007-2008, Viktor Zubkov. He became Putin's adjutant around 2015.

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In the fall of 2021, Kurenkov became an adviser to the head of the Russian Guard, Viktor Zolotov. what became part of the preparation for the federal department, the interlocutors explained.

In December 2021, Alexander Kurenkov received the rank of major general, said a RBC source close to the Ministry of Emergency Situations. At the same time, he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. Then he was already called a candidate for the post of minister.

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Meanwhile, the former deputy head of the State Duma committee on security, head of the information policy committee Alexander Khinshtein reported that Kurenkov served in the FSB and the FSO. Until now, he was the deputy DIRECTOR of the Russian Guard and oversaw combat training. According to the source, before his appointment, Kurenkov participated in the military operation in Ukraine as part of the National Guard.

“Putin knows Kurenkov personally well. And the choice means that, in the opinion of the head of state, Kurenkov’s personal, official, professional qualities will allow him to perform these functions in the best possible way,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained the choice of candidate.

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