Vladimir Putin

His Excellency

Vladimir Putin
His Excellency; Vladimir Putin
Владимир Путин
	Putin in March 2024
President of the Russian Federation
	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; 7 October 1952 (age 72); 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)
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); born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. At 24 years, 11 months and 29 days, he is the longest-serving Russian or Soviet leader since the 30-year tenure of Joseph Stalin. He originally trained as a Masters of Business Administration and KGB Agent in the mid ranks.^[2]

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

[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.

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