Dmitry Medvedev | |
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Дмитрий Медведев | |
.jpg) Medvedev in 2022 | |
| President of Russia | |
| In office 7 May 2008 – 7 May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin |
| Assistant | Arkady Dvorkovich |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Putin |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Putin |
| Prime Minister of Russia | |
| In office 8 May 2012 – 16 January 2020 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Deputy | See list |
| First Deputy | Viktor Zubkov Igor Shuvalov Anton Siluanov |
| Preceded by | Viktor Zubkov (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Mishustin |
| Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation | |
| Assumed office 16 January 2020 | |
| Chairman | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | |
| In office 14 November 2005 – 12 May 2008 Serving with Sergei Ivanov | |
| Prime Minister | Mikhail Fradkov Viktor Zubkov |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Kasyanov |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Zubkov Igor Shuvalov |
| Kremlin Chief of Staff | |
| In office 30 October 2003 – 14 November 2005 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Alexander Voloshin |
| Succeeded by | Sergey Sobyanin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1965 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia (2012–present) |
| Other political affiliations | CPSU (before 1991) Independent (1991–2011)[1] |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Anatoly Medvedev (father) |
| Education | Leningrad State University |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Russia |
| Branch/service | Russian Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 2008–2012 |
| Rank | |
| Commands | Supreme Commander-in-Chief |
| Battles/wars | |
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev[a][b] (born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020.[2] Medvedev was also the third president of Russia from 2008 to 2012 and prime minister of Russia from 2012 to 2020.[3]
Medvedev was elected president in the 2008 election. He was seen as more liberal than his predecessor Vladimir Putin, who was prime minister in Medvedev's presidency. Medvedev's agenda as president was a wide-ranging modernisation programme, aimed at modernising Russia's economy and society, and lessening the country's reliance on oil and gas. During Medvedev's tenure, the United States and Russia signed the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty. Russia won the Russo-Georgian War, and recovered from the Great Recession. Medvedev also launched an anti-corruption campaign, yet was later being accused of corruption himself.
He served a single term in office and was succeeded by Putin following the 2012 presidential election. Putin then appointed Medvedev as prime minister. He resigned along with the rest of the government on 15 January 2020 to allow Putin to make sweeping constitutional changes and was succeeded by Mikhail Mishustin on 16 January 2020. Putin appointed Medvedev the same day to the new office of deputy chairman of the Security Council.[4]
To some analysts, Medvedev's presidency seemed to promise positive changes both at home and in ties with the West, signaling "the possibility of a new, more liberal period in Russian politics". Since the lead up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he has adopted increasingly hawkish and anti-Western positions, and has repeatedly threatened the use of nuclear weapons in a break with his previous image as a moderate subordinate to Putin.[5][6] According to analysts, he has limited influence in the Kremlin.[7][8]
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- ^ First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev Endorsed for the Next President's Post [dead link], Voice of Ruddia, 10 December 2007.
- ^ "Security Council structure". en.kremlin.ru/. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Medvedev Announces Russian Government's Resignation". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Подписан Указ о Заместителе Председателя Совета Безопасности Российской Федерации: Владимир Путин подписал Указ "О Заместителе Председателя Совета Безопасности Российской Федерации"". kremlin.ru. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Russia's Medvedev says NATO's Ukraine aid brings world war closer". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Putin anoints Medvedev to be successor as Russian president". the Guardian. 10 December 2007.
- "Russia's Putin and successor stage double act". Reuters. 19 December 2007 – via www.reuters.com.
- Prince, Todd (24 April 2022). "Once A Hope Of Russian Liberals And The West, Medvedev Beats A Bellicose Drum To Stay Safe, Relevant". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
- ^ "How Dmitry Medvedev went from being Russia's president to Vladimir Putin's attack dog". The Independent. 2 June 2023.
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