Maxim Oreshkin

Background

Maxim Oreshkin serves as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration, a senior position within the executive apparatus that supports the Russian president and coordinates work across parts of the federal government. In this role, he is part of the presidential administration’s inner leadership and is involved in managing policy coordination and administrative oversight at the center of state power. His position makes him a significant figure in Russian public affairs because the Presidential Administration plays a central role in shaping and implementing major political and economic decisions.

Born on 21 July 1982, Oreshkin is a Russian economist and statesman. He previously served as Minister for Economic Development from 30 November 2016 to 15 January 2020, placing him among the principal officials responsible for national economic policy during that period. He also holds the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation, a senior bureaucratic rank within the Russian civil service system. His career path reflects a move from economic policy leadership into a high-level presidential administrative post.

Oreshkin is associated primarily with Russia’s economic governance and the structures that coordinate federal policy. As Minister for Economic Development, he was part of the government team responsible for economic planning, business conditions, and broader development policy, and he later moved into the presidential administration, where such experience remains relevant to interagency coordination. His background as an economist and senior state official places him among the officials who link technical economic management with the political leadership of the Russian state.