Dmitry Ayatskov

Dmitry Fyodorovich Ayatskov (Дми́трий Фёдорович Ая́цков; born 9 November 1950, ) is a Russian politician, the head of administration (1996) and the Governor of the Saratov region (1996-2005).

In 2005, after the abolition of elections of regional leaders, President Putin did not propose the candidature of Dmitry Ayatskov to override the governor of the region. Instead, in March 2005 Ayatskov was appointed Russian ambassador to Belarus. However, on 19 July 2005 at a press conference in Saratov, which he gave after the receipt of agreement, that is an official agreement on the visit to Minsk as an ambassador, Ayatskov offered Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko "stop blowing cheeks". These words caused a scandal, and the appointment did not take place.

In autumn 2005 there was information that Dmitry Ayatskov will take the post of the President of Russia envoy assistant of Volga Federal District. In early 2006, Ayatskov opened in Saratov public reception and started writing his memoirs.

In the autumn of 2006 he was appointed assistant Kremlin Chief of Staff.

On 24 March 2014 he was appointed advisor to the unit counselors and assistants of the Governor of the Saratov region Valery Radaev on Agrarian Issues.