Evgeny Velikhov re-elected secretary of the Public Chamber for a third time

The academician and director of the Kurchatov Institute, Yevgeny Velikhov, was re-elected to become the secretary of the Public Chamber of Russia for a third time today, RIA Novosti reports. Velikhov was the only candidate for the position. Yevgeny Velikhov has been the secretary of the Public Chamber for the past three years. This summer he announced his desire to leave the office.

Michael Ostrovsky was elected as Velikhov's deputy.

At the plenary session of the commission it was suggested to create 15 commissions within the Public Chamber dedicated to the issues of social policy, public safety and interaction with judicial and law enforcement agencies, as well as of tolerance and quality of education.