Named the main candidate for the post of chairman of the Accounts Chamber

Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuichenko became the main candidate for the post of chairman of the Accounts Chamber.

This is reported by Vedomosti, citing five sources.

The publication clarifies that it received this information from officials close to the Accounts Chamber, the government and the presidential administration. It is noted that Chuichenko is “the most logical candidate.”

On January 20, RBC wrote that the most likely candidate for the post of head of the Accounts Chamber is Dmitry Kozak, deputy head of the presidential administration. However, Vedomosti journalists found out that his candidacy is not being considered at the moment.

Russian legislation provides for at least three candidates for the position of head of the Accounts Chamber, proposed by the committees of the upper house of parliament, of which the president chooses one. One of the main tasks of the body is to control the targeted and efficient use of federal budget funds, as well as the budgets of state non-budgetary funds.

Former Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin left his post at the end of November 2022. Kudrin’s new job was Yandex, where he took the position of corporate development adviser. At the company, Kudrin will develop the corporate structure of the new holding, which, according to him, should “ensure the long-term and sustainable development of the company in all markets, including international ones.”