Dmitry Peskov
Dmitry Peskov | |
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| Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia — Presidential Press Secretary | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2012 | |
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| Born | Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov 17 October 1967 Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Alma mater | MSU Institute of Asian and African Studies |
Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov (Russian: Дмитрий Серге́евич Песков (born October 17, 1967) is a Russian diplomat, translator and turcologist. Since 2012, Peskov has been the Press Secretary for the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin.[1] Peskov speaks fluent German, English and Turkish.[2]
Early life and education
Peskov was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1967. His father, Sergey, headed the Soviet diplomatic mission in Pakistan.[2]
In 1989, Peskov graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Countries at the Moscow State University, specializing in History and Eastern studies. In the same year, Peskov joined the Soviet Foreign Ministry.
Career
From 1989 to 1999, Peskov rose through the ranks to become the First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey.
In 2000, Peskov returned to Russia to work at the press service of the Russian President, serving a number of positions, including a four-year term as First Deputy Press Secretary of the Russian President, from 2004 to 2008. Peskov has served as Putin’s spokesperson since April 2000.
Dmitry Peskov was named as Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov's Press Secretary on 25 April 2008,[3] putting him in place to lead Vladimir Putin's press operations when he moved to the job of Prime Minister under Dmitry Medvedev's presidency. In May 2012, when Putin again became President, Peskov succeeded Natalya Timakova as the presidential spokesperson.
Personal life
In July 2015, Peskov became engaged to the Olympic Champion ice dancer Tatiana Navka, with whom he has a daughter.[4] They married on 1 August 2015, after Peskov finalized the divorce with his second wife. During the wedding, Peskov was photographed wearing an exclusive $670,000 USD Richard Mille watch, greater than Peskov's declared income for all his years of service as a state employee. When this fact was discovered, this caused a media reaction, and Peskov replied that Navka had paid for the watch.[5]
Dmitry Peskov has four children from three different wives.
Footnotes
- ^ http://en.kremlin.ru/catalog/persons/309/biography
- ^ a b Pigareva, Olga. "Prominent Russians: Dmitry Peskov". RT Rrussiapedia. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Putin begins forming prime ministerial team, Reuters 25 April 2008
- ^ "Olympic Skating Champion to Marry Russian President Putin's Spokesman". The Moscow Times. The Moscow Times. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Oliphant, Ronald (3 August 2015). "Vladimir Putin's spokesman in luxury watch scandal". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 August 2015.