Vladimir Putin releases Rogozin from the position of Roscosmos director

Russian President Vladimir Putin has released Dmitry Rogozin from his role as head of the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos.

Yury Borisov has been appointed the new director of the state corporation. With his decree, Putin has released Borisov from his position as Deputy Prime Minister. 

Thus, Putin has reduced the number of Deputy Prime Ministers from 11 to 10. On 12 July, just three days ago, he signed a decree stating that the number of Deputy Prime Ministers would increase from 10 to 11.

Earlier, the State Duma’s deputies approved the candidature of Denis Manturov as Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of Industry and Trade.

The 58-year-old Rogozin has been at the helm of Roscosmos since May 2018. 

Before that, he served as Deputy Prime Minister for Defence and Space Industry, and chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission, of the Supervisory Board of Roscosmos, of the Supervisory Board of the Foundation for Advanced Research Projects in the Defence Industry, of the government Marine Board, of the Arctic Development Commission, of the Border Commission, and of the Commission on Export Control.

In April 2016, Rogozin received a reprimand after the failed launch of the rocket Soyuz-2.1a from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, which Putin personally attended.