List of presidents of Russia

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Kremlin Senate - the official residence of the President of Russia

This is a list of Presidents of the Russian Federation formed in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union. This list includes only those persons who were sworn into office as President of the Russian Federation following the ratification of the Russian Constitution, which took effect in 1993. For a longer, but less detailed list, go to List of heads of state of Russia

History

Boris Yeltsin came to power with a wave of high expectations. On June 12, 1991 he was elected president of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic with 57% of the vote, becoming the first popularly elected president.[1] But Yeltsin never recovered his popularity after a series of economic and political crises in Russia in the 1990s. The Yeltsin era was marked by widespread corruption, economic collapse, and enormous political and social problems.[1] By the time he left office, Yeltsin had an approval rating of two percent by some estimates.[1]

Throughout his presidential terms and into his second term as Prime Minister, Putin has enjoyed high approval ratings amongst the Russian public. During his eight years in office, the economy bounced back from crisis, seeing GDP increase sixfold (72% in PPP),[2] poverty cut more than half[3] and average monthly salaries increase from $80 to $640, or by 150% in real rates.[4] At the same time, his conduct in office has been questioned by domestic dissenters, as well as foreign governments and human rights organizations, for his handling of internal conflicts in Chechnya and Dagestan, his record on internal human rights and freedoms, his relations with former Soviet Republics, and his relations with the so-called oligarchs: Russian businessmen with a high degree of power and influence within both the Russian Government and economy. This was seen by the Kremlin as a series of anti-Russian propaganda attacks orchestrated by western opponents and exiled oligarchs.[5]

Medvedev was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government on November 14, 2005. Formerly Vladimir Putin's chief of staff, he was also the Chairman of Gazprom's board of directors, a post he had held, for the second time, since 2000. On December 10, 2007, he was informally endorsed as a candidate for the forthcoming presidential elections by the largest Russian political party, United Russia, and officially endorsed on December 17, 2007. Medvedev's candidacy was supported by former President Vladimir Putin and pro-presidential parties.[6] A technocrat and political appointee, Medvedev had never held elective office before 2008.

Presidents

For Russian leaders prior to this ratification, see List of leaders of the Soviet Union, and List of leaders of the Russian SFSR

      Democratic Russia       Unity       United Russia       Non-partisan

№ Term Portrait Presidents Term of office Affiliation Presidential mandate Previous office Cabinet(s)
1 1 Boris Yeltsin
Борис Ельцин
February 1, 1931 — April 23, 2007(2007-04-23) (aged 76)
 July 10, 1991[lower-alpha 1] August 9, 1996 Supported by
Democratic Russia movement		 57.30%
45,552,041 votes
1991		 10th Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Russia
(1990–1991)		 Silayev II
(1991)
Yeltsin – Gaidar
(1991-1992)
Chernomyrdin I
(1992-1996)
2 August 9, 1996 December 31, 1999 None 53.80%
40,208,384 votes
(second round)
1996
Chernomyrdin II
(1996-1998)
Kiriyenko
(1998)
Primakov
(1998-1999)
Stepashin
(1999)
Putin I
(1999-2000)
2 3 Vladimir Putin
Владимир Путин
Born: October 7, 1952
 May 7, 2000 April 2001 Unity 52.94%
39,740,467 votes
2000		 5th Prime Minister of Russia
(1999–2000)		 Kasyanov
(2000-2004)
April 2001 May 7, 2004 None Fradkov I
(2004)
4 May 7, 2004 May 7, 2008 Supported by
United Russia		 71.31%
49,565,238 votes
2004
Fradkov II
(2004-2007)
Zubkov
(2007-2008)
3 5 Dmitry Medvedev
Дмитрий Медведев
Born: September 14, 1965
 May 7, 2008 September 24, 2011 Supported by
United Russia		 70.28%
52,530,712 votes
2008		 First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
(2005–2008)		 Putin II
(2008-2012)
September 24, 2011 May 7, 2012 United Russia
4 6 Vladimir Putin
Владимир Путин
Born: October 7, 1952
 May 7, 2012 Incumbent
Term expires
May 7, 2018		 United Russia 63.60%
46,602,075 votes
2012		 9th Prime Minister of Russia
(2008–2012)		 Medvedev
(2012-present)
  1. ↑ Served as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic de jure within the Soviet Union (but after state sovereignty and referendum) from 10 July 1991 – 25 Dec 1991 after which the office became President of Russia after renaming of country. There is no difference between these office names. 1st presidential term of Yeltsin started in July 1991 and ended in 1996.

Acting Presidents

      Non-partisan       Our Home – Russia       Unity

Portrait Name Affiliation Term of office Main post Notes
Alexander Rutskoy
Александр Руцкой
Born: September 16, 1947		 Non-partisan September 22, 1993 October 4, 1993 Vice President De facto, been acting President, during the 1993 constitutional crisis, at the same time with Boris Yeltsin.
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Виктор Черномырдин
April 9, 1938 — November 3, 2010(2010-11-03) (aged 72)		 Our Home – Russia November 5, 1996 November 6, 1996 Prime Minister Acting President during heart surgery Boris Yeltsin.
Vladimir Putin
Владимир Путин
Born: October 7, 1952		 Unity December 31, 1999 May 7, 2000 Prime Minister The acting president when Boris Yeltsin resigned early.

Timeline

Living former presidents

As of April 2016, there is only one living former president (except Vladimir Putin, who was president from 2000 to 2008, and became president again in 2012). The most recent death of a former president was that of Boris Yeltsin (1991–1999) on April 23, 2007, aged 76. Images:


(From Left:) President Putin with former president Dmitry Medvedev in Tuva. July 2013

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Transcripts of 'Insight' on CNN". CNN. 2002-10-07. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  2. ↑ GDP of Russia from 1992 to 2007 International Monetary Fund Retrieved on 12 May 2008
  3. ↑ Putin’s Eight Years Kommersant Retrieved on 4 May 2008
  4. ↑ Putin visions new development plans for Russia China View Retrieved on 8 May 2008
  5. ↑ Sergey Morozov, "Putin's Diplomacy: Russian Judo on World Tatami". – Saint Petersburg, publishing house "Krylov", 2008. – 288 pp. ISBN 978-5-9717-0630-4. Chapter "Dracula, Rotten Meat and Dr. Evil", p. 130: "... in the Kremlin they thought that Russia has become a subject of a series of political propaganda attacks orchestrated by the West and exiled oligarchs.", p. 139, Dmitry Peskov: "Things we observe in the British media relate more to a usual human hysteria rather than to journalism... President regards this calmly, understanding at the same time that this has nothing to do with journalism and analytics."
  6. ↑ Putin sees Medvedev as successor BBC News

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