Viktoria Alexandrovna Mitina ( Russian: Виктория Александровна Митина, born 1949 in Kiev) [1] is a Russian politician.
A former Komsomol activist and engineer at Zelenograd Institute of Molecular Electronics, she went into politics in 1989, joining Boris Yeltsin's support team for the Congress of People's Deputies election. [2] From 1991 to 1997, she was first deputy prefect of Zelenograd Administrative Okrug for science, industry and entrepreneurship development. [3]
In 1998, 1991 and 1996 she was a representative of Boris Yeltsin during the parliamentary and presidential elections. [4] [5] [6] [7]
In November 1997 – May 1998 she was a Deputy Chief of the Presidential Staff for regions, succeeded in 1998 by Vladimir Putin, in November 1998 – January 1999 she was President Yeltsin's adviser.
She has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. [8]
Now[ when?] she is a Deputy Head of Moscow Oblast. [9]
She is a friend of Tatyana Dyachenko, Yeltsin's daughter. [10]