Maxim Topilin put in charge of pensions

Russia's former minister of labor and social protection Maxim Topilin was appointed the board chairman of the Russian Pension Fund by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Anton Drozdov was relieved of his duties as the head of the Russian Pension Fund and appointed deputy finance minister by the PM’s decree. Deputy Finance Minister Anton Kotyakov was appointed as Minister of Labor and Social Protection.

The prime minister also appointed former Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova head of the Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency. Instead, Mikhail Murashko was appointed as Minister of Health.