# Dmitry Peskov becomes Kremlin press secretary

Date: 2012

In May 2012 [Vladimir Putin](/people/vladimir-putin) appointed [Dmitry Peskov](/people/dmitry-peskov), his spokesman during his time as prime minister, as presidential press secretary and deputy head of the presidential administration.

## People

- Dmitry Peskov: https://factrail.ai/people/dmitry-peskov

## Sources

- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-announces-historic-round-of-sanctions-15-march-2022

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/peskov-appointed-kremlin-press-secretary-2012-05-22