Mikhail Fradkov

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. Since 4 January 2017, Fradkov has been Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies.

Mikhail Fradkov
Михаил Фрадков
Fradkov in 2016
Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies
Assumed office
4 January 2017
Preceded byLeonid Reshetnikov
Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service
In office
6 October 2007  5 October 2016
PresidentVladimir Putin
Dimitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
Preceded bySergei Lebedev
Succeeded bySergey Naryshkin
Prime Minister of Russia
In office
5 March 2004  14 September 2007
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byMikhail Kasyanov
Succeeded byViktor Zubkov
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
of the Union State
In office
11 March 2004  15 October 2007
Preceded byMikhail Kasyanov
Succeeded byViktor Zubkov
Personal details
Born
Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov

(1950-09-01) 1 September 1950
Kuybyshev, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyCPSU (until 1991)
Fatherland – All Russia (1998—2002)
United Russia (from 2004)
SpouseElena Ludenko-Fradkova
ChildrenPetr, Pavel
AwardsOrder of Honour

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.

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.

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