List of heads of Roscosmos explained

Post:General Director
Body:Roscosmos
Insignia:Roscosmos logo en.svg
Insigniasize:150px
Incumbent:Yuriy Borisov
Incumbentsince:15 July 2022
Termlength:At the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Formation:25 February 1992 as successor for Soviet space program
Inaugural:Yuri Koptev

The General Director of Roscosmos is the highest-ranked official of Roscosmos, the space agency of the Russian Federation. The director serves as the senior space science adviser to the President of Russia.

The deputy director of Roscosmos serves as the agency's second in command and is responsible to the administrator for providing overall leadership, planning, and policy direction for the agency. They represent Roscosmos to the Presidential Administration, State Duma, heads of federal and other appropriate government agencies, international organizations, and external organizations and communities. They also oversee the day-to-day work of Roscosmos’ functional offices.

The first director was Yuri Koptev; who led the agency during a financial crisis, and established tourist flights to space, and was also the longest-running director, who held the post from 1992 to 2004.

The current director is Yuriy Borisov, was appointed by President Vladimir Putin on 15 July 2022.

Directors

PhotographNameTerm startTerm end
25 February 199211 March 2004
Anatoly Perminov12 March 200428 April 2011
29 April 201110 October 2013
10 October 201321 January 2015
21 January 201524 May 2018
24 May 2018[1] 15 July 2022
15 July 2022Incumbent

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Notes and References

  1. News: Дмитрий Рогозин назначен генеральным директором госкорпорации «Роскосмос». kremlin.ru. 24 May 2018 . ru.