Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev dismissed the Cousin Igor from the post of Deputy agriculture Minister, said on 5 February, the press service of the Russian government.
"Release Cousin Igor R. from the post of Deputy Minister of agriculture of Russia, at his request," — said in the decree of the head of the government.
We will remind, Igor Kuzin held the position of Deputy head of the Ministry of agriculture of Russia from August 2016.
To cousin office moved from the Ministry of Finance, where for five years he headed the Department of budget policy in the sphere of transport, road economy, natural resources and agriculture.
As the Deputy Minister of agriculture Igor Kuzin also oversaw the financing of agriculture.