The third president of the Russian Federation (May 2008). Earlier - the first Deputy Prime Minister (2005-2008), Chairman of the Board of Directors of OAO "Gazprom" (2000-2001, 2002-2008), former head of presidential administration, the curator of the Board to implement national projects. State Councilor of the Russian Federation of the first class, a member of the Presidium of the coordinating council of the Russian Union of Lawyers. Candidate of Legal Sciences, an honorary Doctor of Law Faculty of Law, St. Petersburg State University.
Dmitry Medvedev was born September 14, 1965 in Leningrad. In 1987 he graduated from law school at Leningrad State University, in 1990 - postgraduate studies. Simultaneously with his studies in graduate school he worked as assistant chair of civil law at Leningrad State University. In 1990 he defended his Ph.D. thesis.
In June 1990, Medvedev became chairman of a group of assistants to the Leningrad City Council, Anatoly Sobchak (another assistant Sobchak at the time was Vladimir Putin). In 1991-1996, Medvedev was headed by Putin, legal expert Committee on Foreign Relations, St. Petersburg Mayor. In March 1994, Medvedev became an adviser to Putin, who took the post of first deputy mayor.
1990-1999: Medvedev taught law school at Leningrad State University (SPSU later), was associate professor of civil law. Also engaged in private legal practice. In 1990 he became one of the founders of the state of small businesses, "Uranus". In 1994, Medvedev, together with former classmates and Anton Ivanov, Ilya Eliseev established company "Consulting firm" Balfort. "According to several online media, in 90 years, Medvedev also worked briefly for an insurance company" Rus "Vladislav Reznik (in the future - Chairman of the Duma Committee on Credit Organizations and Financial Markets).
In 1993, Medvedev joined the Director of Legal Affairs in the timber industry SP "Ilim Pulp Enterprise" (IIE), in the same year he co-founded the company "Fintsell." In 1996, OSI has become a joint venture Joint-Stock Company, founded by 40 per cent gave "Fintsell", and 20 per cent stake in OSI was taken over by Medvedev. In 1998, Medvedev joined the Board of Directors of "Brotherly timber industry," but in autumn 1999 left the leadership of IIE and from the founders' Fintsella. " According to several publications, it happened at a time, when the number of checking the legality of privatization projects PTE.
In autumn 1999, Medvedev became the representation of the Prime Minister Putin was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government, headed by Dmitry Kozak. December 31, 1999 decree Putin Medvedev (who became acting president) was appointed deputy, Alexander Voloshin, chief of staff, and in January 2000 - released by the former government positions. In February-March 2000, Medvedev headed Putin's campaign headquarters, who ran for president of Russia. In June 2000, the decree of President Putin Medvedev was appointed first deputy chief of staff.
Also in June 2000, Medvedev became chairman of the board of directors of OAO "Gazprom", and in April 2001 and led the working group on liberalization of the market shares of the company. In June of that year, lost his post as chairman of the board of directors of "Gazprom" Rem Vyakhirev, shortly before his post lishivshemusya chairman of the gas company (the head of "Gazprom" Alexey Miller has become). In June 2002, following the departure of Vyakhirev, Medvedev was re-elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of OAO "Gazprom".
October 30, 2003 Medvedev was appointed to head the presidential administration, instead resigned Voloshin. November 13, 2003 became a member of the Security Council, and in April 2004 received the status of permanent member of the Russian Security Council.
In March 2004, against the background of the change of government Mikhail Kasyanov on Mikhail Fradkov's cabinet, Medvedev was again appointed Chief of Staff of the President, while he remained only two deputies - Igor Sechin and Vladislav Surkov, the other former deputies were called assistants to the president. October 21, 2005 Medvedev was promoted to curator of the Council for National Projects (general management authority of the new President Vladimir Putin left for you). The new appointment was to raise the political rating Medvedev as national projects at the time were one of the most popular initiatives of the authorities. November 14, 2005 Medvedev was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister and dismissed the head of presidential administration. In May 2006, Medvedev headed the commission for the development of broadcasting.
In July 2006, Medvedev joined the public debate with Surkov and another Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, criticizing in an interview with the magazine "Expert", the concept of "sovereign democracy" promoted by Surkov and actively to strengthen the positions of Ivanov as his successor Putin. In October 2006, a survey conducted by the Levada Center, Medvedev received the votes of 30 percent of respondents willing to participate in the presidential elections in 2008.
September 12, 2007 Medvedev became the Acting First Deputy Prime Minister in connection with the fact that Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov asked President Putin's resignation of his Cabinet as a whole. Prime substantiate its request for the desire to provide the president the freedom of personnel decisions on the eve of parliamentary and presidential elections. Putin accepted the resignation and asked the prime minister and other ministers temporarily perform their duties.
September 14, 2007 as Prime Minister has been approved Viktor Zubkov, and on September 24 became known to the new government: Medvedev stayed there as the first vice-premier.
December 10, 2007 the leaders of "United Russia", "Fair Russia", the Agrarian Party and the Party "Civil Force" nominated First Deputy Prime Minister Medvedev as Russia's president. Acting President Vladimir Putin upheld the decision. After that, Medvedev announced that if he wins intends to appoint Putin as prime minister. Putin said yes. January 20, 2008, Medvedev was officially registered as a candidate for president of Russia.
March 2, 2008 in Russian elections were held, the head of state. Medvedev won a landslide victory for them, gaining on them for more than 70 percent of the votes of Russian voters. May 7 of that year he took over as president of Russia.
In August 2008, strained relations in South Ossetia - the zone of the presence of Russian peacekeepers. Enter the Georgian troops in breakaway republic and its capital city shelling Tskhinvali, Medvedev said that an act of aggression against peacekeepers and civilians. August 9, he announced the start of operation "coerced by the world" - the same day entered into South Ossetia Russian tanks and armored personnel carriers, and the Russian air force struck air strikes on military targets in Georgia. The settlement plan in the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict, adopted during the talks between President Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, was signed in the same month. The press has a military conflict in South Ossetia subsequently referred to as the "five-day war." August 26 Medvedev officially declared that he had signed decrees on the recognition of independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia's independence.
November 5, 2008 during his first appeal to the Federal Assembly Medvedev proposed a nationwide referendum to change the Russian constitution, the president's powers extend to two years, the State Duma - for one year, as well as change the principle of forming the Federation Council, to extend its authority and obligation Government report to Parliament. These amendments were adopted by both Houses of Parliament, the President approved of December 30, 2008.
Medvedev - a valid state adviser of the Russian Class 1, a member of the Presidium of the coordinating council of the Russian Union of Lawyers. Since 2005 - Honorary Doctor of Law Law Faculty of SPSU. In 2001, a group of authors received the award of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education for the creation of a three-volume textbook "Civil Law to law school" and later reprinted several times. Medvedev is known in professional circles for his work in the field of transport law, legal entities and the legal regulation of credit and payment relations.
According to media reports, the Kremlin's Medvedev nickname - Vizier. In 2007-2008, appeared in the press about the fact that due to the low growth Medvedev also called Nanoprezidentom. Medvedev is married and has a son, Ilya born in 1996.
