Mikhail Fradkov | |
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Михаил Фрадков | |
![]() Fradkov in 2016 | |
Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies | |
Assumed office 4 January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Leonid Reshetnikov |
Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service | |
In office 6 October 2007 – 5 October 2016 | |
President | Vladimir Putin Dimitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin |
Preceded by | Sergei Lebedev |
Succeeded by | Sergey Naryshkin |
Prime Minister of Russia | |
In office 5 March 2004 – 14 September 2007 | |
President | Vladimir Putin |
Preceded by | Mikhail Kasyanov |
Succeeded by | Viktor Zubkov |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union State | |
In office 11 March 2004 – 15 October 2007 | |
Preceded by | Mikhail Kasyanov |
Succeeded by | Viktor Zubkov |
Personal details | |
Born | Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov 1 September 1950 Kuybyshev, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Citizenship | Russia |
Political party | CPSU (until 1991) Fatherland – All Russia (1998—2002) United Russia (from 2004) |
Spouse | Elena Ludenko-Fradkova |
Children | Petr, Pavel |
Alma mater | STANKIN |
Awards | Order of Honour |
Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov (Russian: Михаи́л Ефи́мович Фрадко́в, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ frɐtˈkof]; born 1 September 1950) is a Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia from 2004 to 2007. An Independent, he was the longest serving director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service from 2007 to 2016.[1][2] Since 4 January 2017, Fradkov has been Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies.[3]
The cabinet of Fradkov was the first government in the history of Russia that voluntarily resigned in accordance with part 1 of Article 117 of the constitution.[4][5][6][7][8]
He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[9]