Vladimir Putin

His Excellency Vladimir Putin
Владимир Путин
Putin on 8 March 2024
2nd and 4th President of Russia
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2012
Prime Minister	Viktor Zubkov Dmitry Medvedev Mikhail Mishustin
Preceded by	Dmitry Medvedev
In office 7 May 2000 – 7 May 2008 Acting: 31 December 1999 – 7 May 2000
Prime Minister	Mikhail Kasyanov Mikhail Fradkov Viktor Zubkov
Preceded by	Boris Yeltsin
Succeeded by	Dmitry Medvedev
Prime Minister of Russia
In office 8 May 2008 – 7 May 2012
President	Dmitry Medvedev
Deputy	Igor Shuvalov
Preceded by	Viktor Zubkov
Succeeded by	Viktor Zubkov
In office 9 August 1999 – 7 May 2000 Acting: 9 August 1999 – 16 August 1999
President	Boris Yeltsin
Deputy	Viktor Khristenko Mikhail Kasyanov
Preceded by	Sergei Stepashin
Succeeded by	Mikhail Kasyanov
Leader of the United Russia Party
In office 1 January 2008 – 30 May 2012
Preceded by	Boris Gryzlov
Succeeded by	Dmitry Medvedev
Director of the Federal Security Service
In office 25 July 1998 – 29 March 1999
President	Boris Yeltsin
Preceded by	Nikolay Kovalyov
Succeeded by	Nikolai Patrushev
Personal details
Born	Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (1952-10-07) 7 October 1952 (age 71) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1975-1991) Our Home-Russia (1995–1999) Unity (1999–2001) Independent (1991–1995; 2001–2008) United Russia (2008–present)
Other political affiliations	People's Front for Russia (2011–present)
Spouse(s)	Lyudmila Putina ​ ​ (m. 1983⁠–⁠2014)​ [1]
Children	Mariya Yekaterina
Alma mater	Leningrad State University
Awards
Signature
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Years of service	1975–1991
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин, listen (help·info)) is the current President of Russia. Putin was born in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, on the 7 of October in 1952. He was the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000, then President of Russia from March 2000 to May 2008, and Prime Minister again from 2008 to 2012. He became president again in 2012. He originally trained as a Masters of Business Administration and KGB Agent in the mid ranks ^[2]

1. ↑ Allen, Cooper (2 April 2014). "Putin divorce finalized, Kremlin says". USA Today. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
2. ↑ "Amazon.com: Putin (Audible Audio Edition): Philip Short, Jonathan Keeble, Macmillan Audio: Books". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.