Mikhail Fradkov

Mikhail Fradkov
Михаил Фрадков
Fradkov in 2016
Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies
Assumed office
4 January 2017
Preceded byLeonid Reshetnikov
Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service
In office
6 October 2007 – 5 October 2016
PresidentVladimir Putin
Dimitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
Preceded bySergei Lebedev
Succeeded bySergey Naryshkin
Prime Minister of Russia
In office
5 March 2004 – 14 September 2007
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byMikhail Kasyanov
Succeeded byViktor Zubkov
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
of the Union State
In office
11 March 2004 – 15 October 2007
Preceded byMikhail Kasyanov
Succeeded byViktor Zubkov
Personal details
Born
Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov

(1950-09-01) 1 September 1950 (age 74)
Kuybyshev, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipRussia
Political partyCPSU (until 1991)
Fatherland – All Russia (1998—2002)
United Russia (from 2004)
SpouseElena Ludenko-Fradkova
ChildrenPetr, Pavel
Alma materSTANKIN
AwardsOrder of Honour

Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov (Russian: Михаи́л Ефи́мович Фрадко́в, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ frɐtˈkof]; born 1 September 1950) is a Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia from 2004 to 2007. An Independent, he was the longest serving director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service from 2007 to 2016.[1][2] Since 4 January 2017, Fradkov has been Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies.[3]

The cabinet of Fradkov was the first government in the history of Russia that voluntarily resigned in accordance with part 1 of Article 117 of the constitution.[4][5][6][7][8]

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[9]

  1. ^ "Meeting with Sergei Naryshkin and Mikhail Fradkov". President of Russia. Presidential Press Service. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Executive Order on Mikhail Fradkov". President of Russia. Presidential Press Service. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Fradkov was appointed director of RISI". Interfax. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Правительство России ушло в отставку: почему это произошло и что означает". 15 January 2020.
  5. ^ "История отставок правительства России".
  6. ^ "President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of the Government of the Russian Federation". 12 September 2007.
  7. ^ "Владимир Путин принял отставку Правительства России". 12 September 2007.
  8. ^ "In accordance with Article 83 (c) and part 1 of Article 117 of the Russian Federation Constitution..."
  9. ^ О присвоении квалификационных разрядов федеральным государственным служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 1359) (in Russian). President of Russia. 25 July 2000.