# Putin appoints RSPP chief Shokhin as business rights ombudsman

https://mins.news/en/item/86687

- TASS, 2026-10-05 15:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2197787

> Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs head Alexander Shokhin as presidential commissioner for the protection of entrepreneurs’ rights. A presidential-administration-backed nonprofit will support the ombudsman, with the government ordered to provide premises and dedicated federal funding before the New Year.