Sergey Ivanov became deputy prime minister
The Kremlin and beyond major reshuffle.
By his decree, Vladimir Putin dismissed the plenipotentiaries in the Volga and Far Eastern Federal Districts of Sergei Kiriyenko and Konstantin Pulikovsky.
Sergei Ivanov and Dmitry Medvedev, appointed vice-premier of the Russian government.
According to presidential decree, the new Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov and retain the post of defense minister.
Served as head of the presidential administration, Dmitry Medvedev became deputy prime minister.
Sergei Sobyanin, the now former governor of the Tyumen region, became the new head of the presidential administration, according to Pravda.ru and Interfax
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