President of Russia

President of the Russian Federation Президент Российской Федерации
Russian Coat of Arms
Russian presidential standard
Incumbent Vladimir Putin since 7 May 2012
Governance of Russia Executive branch in Russian Politics
Style	Mr. President (formal) Comrade Supreme Commander (among the Military) His Excellency (international correspondence)
Status	Federal Head of State
Member of	State Council Security Council Supreme Eurasian Economic Council
Residence	Kremlin Senate (working) Grand Kremlin Palace (ceremonial) Novo-Ogaryovo (residential)
Seat	Moscow Kremlin, Moscow
Nominator	Political parties or self-nomination
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	six years, one consecutive re-election
Constituting instrument	Russian Constitution
Precursor	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
Formation	1991 Passage of presidency law: 24 April 1991 Constitutional amendments: 24 May 1991 First inauguration: 10 July 1991 (Modern status is defined by the Constitution, adopted on 12 December 1993)
First holder	Boris Yeltsin as first President of the Russian Federation (10 July 1991)
Salary	3.6 million rubles annually
Website	президент.рф (in Russian) eng.kremlin.ru (in English)

The President of Russia is the political leader of Russia. Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia. Boris Yeltsin was the first president of Russia, Vladimir Putin was second and fourth, and Dmitry Medvedev was the third. His duties are listed in the Russian Constitution.

Inauguration of the President of Russia is done six years after the last inauguration (since 2000, this 7 May).

In case if the President dies, resigns or is removed from office, the Prime Minister serves as acting President until a replacement is appointed.

List of presidents

Image	Name	Term of office	Length of term
	Boris Yeltsin	1991–1999	8 years, 174 days
	Vladimir Putin (1st & 2nd terms)	1999–2008	8 years, 128 days
	Dmitry Medvedev	2008–2012	4 years, 0 days
	Vladimir Putin (3rd & 4th terms)	2012–present	6 years, 337 days

Living former Presidents

As of 2018, there is only one living former president. The only death of a former president was that of Boris Yeltsin (1991–1999) on April 23, 2007, aged 76.

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  Dmitry Medvedev
  (2008–2012)
  (1965-09-14) September 14, 1965

Other websites

• Official site of the President of Russia