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Born in 1952 to a working-class family in Leningrad (now St.
Petersburg) |
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Graduated from the law faculty of Leningrad State University in 1975 |
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A fifteen-year career with the KGB’s foreign intelligence arm in
Leningrad and East Germany |
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Built a respectable career in reformist politics in the first half
of 1990s as deputy mayor to Anatoly Sobchak, St. Petersburg’s mayor |
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In 1996 moved to Moscow |
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In 1998 promoted to chief of the secret police, the Federal Security
Service (FSB) |
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In early 1999 Putin was made secretary of the Security Council |
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In early August 1999 Putin was made prime minister and was
“officially” named by Yeltsin heir apparent to the presidency |
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Became Acting President following Yeltsin’s resignation on 31
December 1999
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Elected President in March 2000 elections |
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Re-elected President for the second term in March
2004 |
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Appointed Prime Minister in May 2008 |
