Dmitry Medvedev

**Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev** (born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician. He was the tenth and Prime Minister of Russia from 2012 through 2020. He previously served as the third President of Russia from 2008 to 2012. He is a close ally of the  current Russian President Vladimir Putin. He is the leader of the Pro-Kremlin United Russia party.

Medvedev was born in 1965 in Leningrad, Soviet Union. His parents were teachers. He studied law in the university there. In 1992, he became the law adviser to the Mayor.

In 2005, he was appointed as the Head of the Kremlin Staff under president Vladimir Putin and in 2008 he was elected as third Russian President and the youngest Russian Leader since Alexander Kerensky 1917.

In 2012, he was appointed as Prime Minister of Russia and Leader of United Russia.

He is known for his modernisation reforms in Russian society, especially in economy and politics.

In January 2020, Medvedev announced his resignation as Prime Minister.

## Other websites

- 24smi.org
- gazeta.ru
- ria.ru
- premier.gov.au

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: His Excellency
- **name**: Dmitry Medvedev
- **image**: Dmitry Medvedev (09-05-2021).jpg
- **office**: Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Security Council
- **1blankname**: Chairman
- **1namedata**: Vladimir Putin
- **term start**: 16 January 2020
- **predecessor**: _Position established_
- **office1**: Prime Minister of Russia
- **president1**: Vladimir Putin
- **1blankname1**: First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, First Deputy
- **1namedata1**: Viktor Zubkov
Igor Shuvalov
Anton Siluanov
- **term start1**: 8 May 2012
- **term end1**: 16 January 2020
- **predecessor1**: Vladimir Putin
- **successor1**: Mikhail Mishustin
- **office2**: President of Russia
- **primeminister2**: Vladimir Putin
- **term start2**: 7 May 2008
- **term end2**: 7 May 2012
- **predecessor2**: Vladimir Putin
- **successor2**: Vladimir Putin
- **office3**: Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union State
- **1namedata3**: Pavel Borodin
- **term start3**: 18 July 2012
- **term end3**: 16 January 2020
- **predecessor3**: Vladimir Putin
- **successor3**: Mikhail Mishustin
- **office4**: Leader of United Russia
- **1namedata4**: Andrey Turchak
- **term start4**: 30 May 2012
- **predecessor4**: Vladimir Putin
- **office5**: First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
- **alongside5**: Sergei Ivanov
- **primeminister5**: Mikhail Fradkov
Viktor Zubkov
- **term start5**: 14 November 2005
- **term end5**: 12 May 2008
- **predecessor5**: Mikhail Kasyanov
- **successor5**: Viktor Zubkov
Igor Shuvalov
- **office6**: Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office (Russia), Chief of Staff of the Kremlin
- **president6**: Vladimir Putin
- **term start6**: 30 October 2003
- **term end6**: 14 November 2005
- **predecessor6**: Alexander Voloshin
- **successor6**: Sergey Sobyanin
- **birth name**: Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev
- **birth place**: Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
- **party**: Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Communist Party (Before 1991)
Independent politician, Independent (1991–2011)
United Russia (2011–present)
- **children**: 1
- **education**: Saint Petersburg State University, Leningrad State University
- **signature**: Signature of Dmitry Medvedev.svg
- **caption**: Medvedev in 2021