Political Career
He worked as a public prosecutor in Leningrad and after the collapse of the Soviet Union held various offices in the city’s administration, mostly in a legal department. In 1998 he became deputy governor of Saint-Petersburg.
In 1999, together with other officials from this city, he entered Putin’s government. He held the post of chief of staff from 1999 to 2000. Dmitry Kozak became deputy head of the presidential administration and remained in this position under various titles until 2004. In 2003 he briefly entered international politics and unsuccessfully attempted to solve the conflict between Transnistria and Moldova (see Kozak memorandum).
In September 2004 Kozak was appointed presidential plentipotenitary envoy to the Southern Federal District, replacing Vladimir Yakovlev. On September 24, 2007 he was appointed to the new Russian cabinet headed by Viktor Zubkov as regional development minister, succeeding Vladimir Yakovlev again, and leaving his previous position. On October 14, 2008 he became deputy prime minister of Russia.
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