List of presidents of Russia

This is a list of presidents of the Russian Federation after the Soviet Union's fall of 1991. The institution of presidency in Russia was planned in 1917 after the February Revolution and once again in 1990 during Mikhail Gorbachev's unsuccessful reforms of Soviet Union's one-party authoritarian system.

For Russian leaders prior to introduction of presidency, see List of leaders of Russia
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Presidents
President Term of office Term Previous office Prime Minister(s)
  Nonpartisan (2)   United Russia (2)
1 Boris Yeltsin
Борис Ельцин
1931–2007
(aged 76)
 10 July 1991 – 31 December 1999
(Resigned from office)		 1
(1991)		 People's Deputy of Russia
(1990–1991)
Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of Russia
(1990–1991)
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Russia
(1990–1991)		 I. Silayev
Himself
V. Chernomyrdin
2
(1996)
S. Kiriyenko
Y. Primakov
S. Stepashin
V. Putin
2 Vladimir Putin
Владимир Путин
Born 1952
(age 67)
 7 May 2000[note 1] – 7 May 2008 1
(2000)		 Prime Minister of Russia
(1999–2000)
Acting President of Russia
(1999–2000)		 M. Kasyanov
M. Fradkov
2
(2004)
V. Zubkov
3 Dmitry Medvedev
Дмитрий Медведев
Born 1965
(age 54)
 7 May 2008 – 7 May 2012 1
(2008)		 First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
(2005–2008)		 V. Putin
4 Vladimir Putin
Владимир Путин
Born 1952
(age 67)
 7 May 2012 – Incumbent
(term expires 7 May 2024)		 3
(2012)		 Prime Minister of Russia
(2008–2012)		 D. Medvedev
4
(2018)
M. Mishustin

Acting Presidents
Main article: Acting President of Russia
See also: President of the Soviet Union § Acting President
Acting President Term of office Main post Notes
  Nonpartisan   NDR   Unity
Alexander Rutskoy
Александр Руцкой
Born 1947
(age 72)		 22 September 1993 – 4 October 1993 Vice President Acting president during the 1993 constitutional crisis.
His powers were not recognized by Boris Yeltsin.
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Виктор Черномырдин
1938–2010
(aged 72)		 5 November 1996 – 6 November 1996 Prime Minister Acting president during Boris Yeltsin's heart surgery.
Vladimir Putin
Владимир Путин
Born 1952
(age 67)		 31 December 1999 – 7 May 2000 Prime Minister Acting president after Yeltsin's early resignation.

Timeline
Dmitry MedvedevVladimir PutinViktor ChernomyrdinAlexander RutskoyBoris Yeltsin

Subsequent public service

Two presidents held other high offices after leaving the presidency.

President Presidency Subsequent service
Vladimir Putin 2000–2008 Prime Minister (2008–2012)
President (2012–present)
Dmitry Medvedev 2008–2012 Prime Minister (2012–2020)
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council (2020–present)

Living former presidents

As of August 2020, there is only one living former de jure president and one former acting president. The most recent death of a former de jure president was that of Boris Yeltsin (1991–1999) on 23 April 2007, aged 76 and the most recent death of a former acting president was that of Viktor Chernomyrdin (1996) on 3 November 2010, aged 72. Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union, is also living.

List by age
No. President Born Age at start or presidency

(first term)

 Age at end or presidency

(last term)

 Post-presidency timespan Date of death Life span
1 Boris Yeltsin Feb 1, 1931 60 years, 159 days 68 years, 333 days 7 years, 113 days Apr 23, 2007 76 years, 81 days
2, 4 Vladimir Putin Oct 7, 1952 47 years, 213 days 67 years, 311 days(incumbent) 4 years[1] (living) 67 years, 316 days
3 Dmitry Medvedev Sep 14, 1965 42 years, 236 days 46 years, 236 days 8 years, 98 days (living) 54 years, 334 days

The youngest person to assume the presidency was Dmitri Medvedev, who succeeded to the office at the age of 42 years.

The oldest person to be elected to a first term was Boris Yeltsin, who became president at the age of 60 years. To date he is also the longest-lived president, dying at the age of 76.

Of currently living presidents, the oldest is technically Alexander Rutskoy (72 years old), who was formally acting president during the 1993 coup, but apart from Rutskoy the oldest is Vladimir Putin (67 years old). The youngest is Dmitry Medvedev (54 years old).

See also

Notes
  1. Putin de facto took this position on 31 December 1999, when he became Acting President after the resignation of Boris Yeltsin. Elected President on 26 March 2000, officially took office on 7 May 2000.

References
  1. Putin was president for 2 nonconsecutive terms; this is his post presidency retirement counting from ending his second term in 2008 to beginning his third term in 2012.
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