Volodin about Mishustin: professional, knowledgeable regional specificity

the Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has disclosed to journalists details of the time of the Council meeting of the lower house, which came to Mikhail Mishustin, the President proposed today for the post of Prime Minister instead of the outgoing Dmitry Medvedev.

In particular, Volodin told journalists his opinion about the candidate. He described Michael mishustina, which is currently the post of head of the FTS as “a professional in the field of Finance and tax law, knowing the regional specifics”.

Volodin has reminded that Mishustin “proven, creating from scratch a high-tech Federal tax service with the use of modern technology and the digital economy”.

by Answering questions of journalists, Volodin said that the new government at a meeting with Mishustin was not discussed.

After the meeting it became known that the Duma will consider the candidacy mishustina Thursday, January 16, at approximately 14.00. At the meeting of the state Duma mishustina will present the Plenipotentiary of the President in the lower house Harry Minh.

Earlier today, Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to the state Duma the candidacy of Michael mishustina for the post of Prime Minister. With him the President had already met in person and got him to agree to take the post of head of the Cabinet.

Mikhail Mishustin was born in Moscow, he was 53 years old. He graduated from the Moscow machine tool Institute and the graduate school. In 1998, he entered the civil service. In April 2010 he was appointed head of the Federal tax service (FTS).