Dmitry Kozak - Early Life and Career

Early Life and Career

Dmitry Kozak was born on 7 November 1958 in the village of Bondurovo in the Kirovohrad region of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Kozak graduated from Leningrad State University (now St Petersburg State University) in 1985 with a degree in law. From 1985-1989 he worked in the Leningrad prosecutor's office as a prosecutor and senior prosecutor. He moved into the business sector in 1989, working as head of the legal department at Monolit-Kirovstroy construction company and chief legal consultant for the Association of Trade Ports.

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