Dmitry Medvedev Дмитрий Медведев |
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39th Prime Minister of Russia | |
Assumed office 8 May 2012 |
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President | Vladimir Putin |
First Deputy |
Viktor Zubkov Igor Shuvalov |
Preceded by | Vladimir Putin |
3rd President of Russia | |
In office 7 May 2008 – 7 May 2012 |
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Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin |
Preceded by | Vladimir Putin |
Succeeded by | Vladimir Putin |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union State | |
Assumed office 18 July 2012 |
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Preceded by | Vladimir Putin |
Leader of United Russia | |
Assumed office 30 May 2012 |
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Preceded by | Vladimir Putin |
First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
In office 14 November 2005 – 12 May 2008 Serving with Sergei Ivanov |
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Prime Minister |
Mikhail Fradkov Viktor Zubkov |
Preceded by | Mikhail Kasyanov |
Succeeded by | Viktor Zubkov Igor Shuvalov |
Kremlin Chief of Staff | |
In office 30 October 2003 – 14 November 2005 |
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President | Vladimir Putin |
Preceded by | Alexander Voloshin |
Succeeded by | Sergey Sobyanin |
Personal details | |
Born |
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev 14 September 1965 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now St Petersburg, Russian Federation) |
Nationality | Russian |
Political party |
Soviet Communist (before 1991) Independent (1991–2011) United Russia (2011–present) |
Spouse(s) | Svetlana Linnik (m. 1993) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Leningrad State University |
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Website | da-medvedev.ru |
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (/mɪdˈvɛdɪf/) (Russian: Дми́трий Анато́льевич Медве́дев, tr. Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev; IPA: [ˈdʲmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf], born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician, currently the Prime Minister of Russia. From 2008 to 2012, Medvedev served as the third President of Russia.
Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Leningrad State University Law Department in 1987. Medvedev defended his dissertation in 1990, and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed the Saint Petersburg State University, where he taught Civil and Roman Law until 1999. Medvedev's political career began as the Election Campaign Manager, and later as an adviser of the St. Petersburg Mayor, Anatoly Sobchak. During this time, Medvedev befriended Vladimir Putin.
In November 1999, Medvedev was hired by the Russian Presidential Administration, where he worked as the Deputy Chief of Staff. In the 2000 Russian Presidential Elections, Medvedev was Putin's Campaign Manager.
On 14 November 2005, Medvedev was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister, and was tasked with overseeing National Priority Projects. Medvedev worked as the Chairman of Gazprom's Board of Directors, a post that he held until 2008.