Viktor Zubkov
| Viktor Zubkov Ви́ктор Зубко́в |
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| Prime Minister of Russia | |
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In office September 14, 2007 – May 8, 2008 Acting May 7-8 2012 |
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| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Deputy | Igor Shuvalov |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Putin |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Medvedev |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
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In office 7 May 2008 – 21 May 2012 Serving with Igor Shuvalov |
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| Prime Minister |
Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev |
| Preceded by | Dmitry Medvedev Sergei Ivanov |
| Succeeded by | Igor Shuvalov |
| Personal details | |
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Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov 15 September 1941 Arbat, Kushva, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union (present-day Russia) |
| Political party |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1960s–1991) Independent (1991–1995) Our Home – Russia (1995–2001) United Russia (2001–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Zoe Zubkova |
| Children | Julia Serdyukova |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
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Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov (Russian: Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в; IPA: [ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ zʊpˈkof]; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian politician and businessman who served as the Prime Minister of Russia from September 2007 to May 2008. He was Vladimir Putin's First Deputy Prime Minister during the Presidency of Dmitry Medvedev.
Zubkov was a financial crime investigator until 12 September 2007, when he was nominated by President Vladimir Putin to replace Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, who had resigned earlier that day. The nomination was approved in the Duma on 14 September 2007. On 7 May 2008 Zubkov's cabinet was automatically dismissed. This procedure, following an inauguration of the President of Russia is required by the Russian Constitution. After Putin became Prime Minister, Zubkov was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister.
Zubkov is also the current chairman of the board of directors of Gazprom, Russia's largest corporation and one of the largest oil and natural gas companies in the world.
Born in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Zubkov graduated from the Economic Department of the Leningrad Agriculture Institute in 1972.
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