Dmitry Medvedev
President of Russia from 2008 to 2012, Prime Minister of Russia (2012-2020) and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020.
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Dmitry Medvedev is a President of Russia from 2008 to 2012, Prime Minister of Russia (2012-2020) and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020. Born on 14 September 1965 in Saint Petersburg, Medvedev is 61.
Positions held include Deputy Kremlin Chief of Staff (1999–2000), Kremlin Chief of Staff (2003–2005) and First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (2005–2008). Medvedev studied at Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University and Saint Petersburg State University. Honours include Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education, Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" and Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, among 16 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 169 languages, Dmitry Medvedev is No. 1,339 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 14 September 1965, Saint Petersburg (age 61)
- Country
- Russia
- Known as
- Jurist, politician, businessperson
- Field
- Politics
- Party
- United Russia, Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Education
- Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg State University
- Height
- 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
- Languages
- Russian, English
- Children
- 1
- Wikipedia editions
- 169
Did you know
Was 34 when first deputy Kremlin Chief of Staff (1999).
Shares a birthday with Leo XIV and Alexander von Humboldt.
One of 384 people in the Index born in Saint Petersburg, with Vladimir Nabokov.
Has a Wikipedia article in 169 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1999–2000Deputy Kremlin Chief of Staff
- 2003–2005Kremlin Chief of Staff
- 2005–2008First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation
- 2008–2012President of Russia
- 2010Chairman of the Council of CIS Heads of State
- 2012–2020Prime Minister of Russia
- 2012–Leader of United Russia party
- 2018Prime Minister of Russia
- 2020–Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation
- 2020Prime Minister of Russia
- —Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation
Connections
- FatherAnatoly Medvedev
- MotherYulia Medvedeva
- SpouseSvetlana Medvedeva
One has a profile here.
Honours and works
Awards
- Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education2001
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan"2005
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class2005
- Order of the Liberator2008
- Medal "10 years of Astana"2008
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru2008
- Order of St. Sava2009
- Order of Glory2011
- Order of the Star of Palestine2011
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class2015
- Order "Danaker"2015
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class2020
- Registered firearms
- Commemorative medal of A. M. Gorchakov
- Uatsamonga Order
- Maroon beret
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