On 26 March 1997, President Boris Yeltsin appointed Putin deputy chief of Presidential Staff, which he remained until May 1998, and chief of the Main Control Directorate of the Presidential Property Management Department (until June 1998).
Pada 26 Maret 1997, Presiden Boris Yeltsin melantik Putin menjadi ketua deputi Staf Presidensial, sebuah jabatan yang ia pegang sampai Mei 1998, dan kepala Direktorat Kendali Utama Departemen Manajemen Properti Presidensial (sampai Juni 1998).