This was reported to Interfax by the press secretary of the head of government Oleg Osipov.
On October 3, Maxim Yakovenko, who headed the service since 2017, was relieved of his post.
Until now, Shumakov was deputy director of Roshydromet.
New Head of Roshydromet Appointed
2019-10-09T12:10:14.149Z
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Igor Shumakov as head of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet).
Source: russiart