MOSCOW, May 11. Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin proposed appointing acting First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut as head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported.
“The State Duma will consider the candidacy of Oksana Lut as the new Minister of Agriculture,” the message says.
Lut has held various positions at Rosselkhozbank since 2010, in July 2018 she became Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, and in December 2021 she was appointed first deputy.
Since 2018, the post of Minister of Agriculture has been held by Dmitry Patrushev.