Messages to the Presidents of the World
| Vladimir PutinВладимир Путин | |
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| 2nd and 4th President of Russia | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Zubkov Dmitry Medvedev |
| Preceded by | Dmitry Medvedev |
| In office 7 May 2000 – 7 May 2008Acting: 31 December 1999 – 7 May 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Mikhail KasyanovMikhail Fradkov Viktor Zubkov |
| Preceded by | Boris Yeltsin |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Prime Minister of Russia | |
| In office 8 May 2008 – 7 May 2012 | |
| President | Dmitry Medvedev |
| First Deputy | Sergei Ivanov Viktor ZubkovIgor Shuvalov |
| Preceded by | Viktor Zubkov |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Medvedev |
| In office 16 August 1999 – 7 May 2000Acting: 9 August 1999 – 16 August 1999 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| First Deputy | Nikolai AksyonenkoViktor Khristenko Mikhail Kasyanov |
| Preceded by | Sergei Stepashin |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Kasyanov |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union State | |
| In office 27 May 2008 – 18 July 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Viktor Zubkov |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Leader of United Russia | |
| In office 7 May 2008 – 26 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Boris Gryzlov |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Secretary of the Security Council | |
| In office 9 March 1999 – 9 August 1999 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Bordyuzha |
| Succeeded by | Sergei Ivanov |
| Director of the Federal Security Service | |
| In office 25 July 1998 – 29 March 1999 | |
| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Kovalyov |
| Succeeded by | Nikolai Patrushev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin 7 October 1952 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1975–91)Our Home-Russia (1995–99)Unity (1999–2001)Independent (1991–95; 2001–08)United Russia (2008–present) |
| Other political affiliations | People's Front (2011–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Lyudmila Putina (m. 1983; div. 2014) |
| Children | 2 including Katerina Tikhonova |
| Residence | Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow, Russia |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Awards |
 Order of Honour
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| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union
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| Service/branch | KGB |
| Years of service | 1975–1991 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant colonel
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