Mikhail Jefimowitsch Fradkov

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Mikhail Fradkov (2014)

Michail Jefimowitsch Fradkow ( Russian Михаил Ефимович Фрадков ; born September 1, 1950 in Kurumotsch near Kuibyshev , Kuibyshev Oblast ) was Prime Minister and thus Prime Minister of Russia from March 5, 2004 to September 14, 2007 .

After studying mechanical engineering , Fradkov made a career in the Soviet and Russian foreign trade ministries and rose to ministerial position under Boris Yeltsin . Under Vladimir Putin , Fradkov headed the newly established tax police from 2001 to 2003. The former head of the tax police most recently worked as a representative of Russia to the European Union .

Just two weeks before the presidential election on March 14, 2004, Fradkov was appointed Prime Minister of Russia. This indicated a further concentration of power in Putin's hands, since the little-known Fradkov had no political power. Putin attested Fradkov's ability to be a “good, strong administrator ”.

On September 12, 2007, Putin accepted Fradkov's surprising resignation. In the public justification for his resignation, Fradkov said that he wanted to give Putin more freedom to make decisions in terms of personnel. His successor was Viktor Zubkov determined, who took office on 14 September, 2007.

On October 6, 2007 Fradkow was appointed director of the foreign intelligence service SWR . He is a permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation .

On July 25, 2014, he was placed on the sanctions list of the European Union due to Russian policy in the war in Ukraine since 2014 .

Fradkow has two sons.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ After his resignation, Fradkow held the post of head of government until his successor was appointed on September 14, 2007.
  2. ↑ http://www.newsru.com/russia/12sep2007/fradkov.html
  3. ↑ Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 810/2014 of the Council of 25 July 2014 implementing the Regulation (EU) No. 269/2014 of the Council on restrictive measures in the face of acts that undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine or threaten In: Official Journal of the European Union .

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SURNAME Fradkow, Michail Eefimowitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fradkov, Mikhail
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian politician, Prime Minister of Russia
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Kurumoch near Kuibyshev , Kuibyshev Oblast