President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the RIOU Board of Trustees

Born on 7 October 1952 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg)

PhD in Economics

1975: graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University and started working for the State Security Committee (KGB)
1985-1990: worked for the KGB in East Germany
From 1990: assistant rector of Leningrad State University for international affairs, and adviser to the Mayor of Leningrad
From June 1991: Chairman of the St. Petersburg City Hall Committee for Foreign Relations; from 1994 also held the post of First Deputy Mayor of St. Petersburg
From August 1996: Deputy Chief of the Russian President's Business Administration Department
From March 1997: Deputy Chief of the Presidential Executive Office, Chief of the President's main control department
From May 1998: First Deputy Chief of the Presidential Executive Office
July 1998: Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB)
From March 1999: Secretary of the Russian Security Council
From August 1999: Prime Minister of Russia
From 31 December, 1999: Acting President of Russia
26 March 2000: elected President of Russia
7 May 2000: assumed office
14 March 2004: re-elected President of Russia for a second term
8 May 2008: appointed Prime Minister by Presidential Decree
4 March 2012: elected President of Russia