Valentin Yumashev

Valentin Yumashev
Валентин Юмашев
Yumashev in 2015
Kremlin Chief of Staff
In office
11 March 1997  7 December 1998
PresidentBoris Yeltsin
Preceded byAnatoly Chubais
Succeeded byNikolay Bordyuzha
Personal details
Born (1957-12-15) 15 December 1957
Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Spouses
Irina Vedeneyeva
(divorced)
    (m. 2001)
    Children2

    Valentin Borisovich Yumashev (Russian: Валентин Борисович Юмашев; born 15 December 1957) is a Russian journalist, politician and businessman-developer, who is the son-in-law of former President Boris Yeltsin and a member of his inner circle. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.

    He was Editor-in-Chief of Ogonyok from 1995 to 1996. In 1996, he was appointed adviser to President Boris Yeltsin for public relations. In March 1997, Yumashev succeeded Anatoly Chubais in the powerful position of the Chairman of the Presidential Executive Office. In December 1998, he was dismissed from that position. He now works in real estate development.