Valentin Borisovich Yumashev (russian: link=no, Валентин Борисович Юмашев; born 15 December 1957) is a Russian journalist, politician and businessman-

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, who is the son-in-law of former President

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and a member of his inner circle. He was Editor-in-Chief of

Ogonyok ''Ogoniok'' ( rus, Огонёк, t=Spark, p=ɐɡɐˈnʲɵk, a=Ru-огонёк.ogg; pre-reform orthography: ''Огонекъ'') was one of the oldest weekly illustrated magazines in Russia. History and profile ''Ogoniok'' has issued since . I ...

from 1995 to 1996. In 1996, he was appointed adviser to President

for public relations. In March 1997, Yumashev succeeded

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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

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Biography

From his first marriage with Irina Vedeneyeva, he has a daughter, Polina. In 2001, Polina married Oleg Deripaska. Yumashev and his second wife Tatyana Yumasheva (daughter of the first president of Russia

) own half of the

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in " Moscow International Business Center" and half of the business center of "CITY" (49.58% of shares). It was reported that he, along with his wife and their daughter, have been citizens of

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since 2009. News of Yumashev's resignation, in April 2022, from an unpaid post as adviser to

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, became widely known at the end of May 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yumashev, Valentin Living people 1957 births 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation Politicians from Perm, Russia Russian journalists Kremlin Chiefs of Staff Writers from Perm, Russia Naturalised citizens of Austria Family of Boris Yeltsin Russian activists against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Businesspeople from Perm, Russia