VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
Born November 4, 1955 in Jyväskylä, Central Finland.
Studied political science at the University of Helsinki. Master of Social Sciences degree.
1985-1988: correspondent at local newspaper Kehäsanomat.
1988-1991: editor-in-chief at Kehäsanomat.
1981-1984: Espoo City Council, member.
1989: Nurmijärvi Municipal Council, member.
1997-2000: Uusimaa Regional Council, board member.
1976-2000: Centre Party, member.
1980-1983: Centre Party, chairman of the party's Youth Union.
2000-2003: Centre Party, deputy chairman.
2003 to present: Centre Party, chairman.
1991 to present: Member of Parliament.
1994-2001: Centre Party parliamentary group, vice chairman.
1991-1995: Parliamentary Environment Committee, vice chairman.
2000-2001: Parliamentary Grand Committee, chairman.
2002-2003: European Convention on the Future of the European Union, representative of Finland.
April -June 2003: Minister of Defence.
June 24, 2003: appointed Prime Minister of Finland.
March 2007: re-elected Prime Minister after Centre Party victory in parliamentary election.
Divorced, two children with Merja Hannele Vanhanen.
