Olga Valerievna Petrova has been appointed Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The corresponding order was signed by Mikhail Mishustin.
In the ministry, Olga Petrova will supervise the work of the Department of State Youth Policy and Educational Activities.
Olga Petrova is a candidate of sociological sciences. Previously, she served as Minister of Education, Science and Youth Policy of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. She also worked at the National Research Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N. I. Lobachevsky, including in leadership positions.
