First Lady of Russia

First Lady of the Russian Federation
Incumbent Vacant since June 6, 2013
Residence	Kremlin Senate
Inaugural holder	Naina Yeltsina
Formation	June 12, 1991

First Lady of the Russian Federation is the unofficial title given to the wife of the President of Russia. The post is highly ceremonial.

Role of the First Lady

The first lady is not an elected position, carries no official duties and brings no salary. Nonetheless she attends many official ceremonies and functions of state either along with or in place of the president. There is a strict taboo against the First Lady holding outside employment while occupying the office.

First Ladies of Russia

This is a list of the post-Soviet era First Ladies of the Russian Federation. To view the list of the first wife of the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire to watch: Spouses of the heads of state of the Soviet Union and List of consorts of the Russian Empire.

№	Portrait	Name	Years of life	Marriage	Age at tenure start	Period	Length of retirement	President
1		Naina Yeltsina (née Girina)	Born: March 14, 1932	1956	59 years, 120 days	July 12, 1991 – December 31, 1999 [1]	5,959 days	Boris Yeltsin
2		Lyudmila Putina (née Shkrebneva)	Born: January 6, 1958	July 28, 1983[2]	42 years, 122 days	May 7, 2000 – May 7, 2008	1,461 days	Vladimir Putin
3		Svetlana Medvedeva (née Linnik)	Born: March 15, 1965	December 24, 1993[3]	43 years, 53 days	May 7, 2008 – May 7, 2012	1,448 days	Dmitry Medvedev
4		Lyudmila Putina (née Shkrebneva)	Born: January 6, 1958	July 28, 1983	54 years, 122 days	May 7, 2012 – June 6, 2013[4]	1,053 days	Vladimir Putin
V	Vacant					Since June 6, 2013

References

1. Boris Yeltsin was the first President of Russia elected by popular vote.
2. Lyudmila Shkrebneva (Putina) - Rodovid
3. Biography of Svetlana Medvedeva
4. Putin has divorced his wife