Mikhail Mikhailovitch Kasyanov (Михаи́л Миха́йлович Касья́нов) (born 8 December 1957) was the Prime Minister of Russia from January 2000 to February 2004. Official portrait of Mikhail Kasyanov. ... The Prime Minister of Russia is the current Head of Government of the Russian Federation. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (128th in leap years). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the incumbent President of Russia. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the incumbent President of Russia. ... Viktor Khristenko (Russian: ) (born August 28, 1957 in Chelyabinsk[1]) was the acting prime minister of Russia from 24 February to 5 March, 2004. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Solntsevo (Russian: ) is a district in Western Administrative Okrug of the Russian capital city of Moscow. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prime Minister of Russia is the current Head of Government of the Russian Federation. ...

Kasyanov is considered aligned to the 'family' allied to Boris Yeltsin and the Russian oligarchs who built business empires under his government. The arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky highlighted the split within the Kremlin between the family and the forces allied with the security forces and military called siloviki. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (Russian: ) (February 1, 1931 – April 23, 2007[1]) was the first president of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999. ... Business oligarch, a synonym of business magnate, describes wealthy people that significantly influence the life of a state. ... The quality of this article or section may be compromised by peacock terms. You can help Wikipedia by removing peacock terms. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... A Silovik (силови́к, plural: siloviks or siloviki, силовики́, from a Russian word for force) is a Russian politician from the old security or military services, often the KGB and military officers or other security services...

In 2006 Kasyanov stated his desire to run for President of Russia in 2008.[1]
He has a pretty unknown son named Sergei who has his own blog. The Russian Presidential election of 2008, scheduled to be held in March 2008, is widely expected to be a three-horse race between the official Kremlin-backed candidate, the candidate of the left-wing nationalist forces and the nominee of the democratic opposition. ...

Political career

The last member of the Russian government closely associated with Yeltsin, Kasyanov was dismissed, along with the entire Russian cabinet, by President Vladimir Putin on 24 February 2004. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the incumbent President of Russia. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During his term as the Deputy Minister of Finance, Kasyanov earned a nickname "Misha Two Percent." ^[1] Allegedly, he has demanded a two-percent kickback for authorizing government-backed loans to private enterprises. The allegation was never explored beyond rumors. Nevertheless, the nickname stuck throughout his tenure as Prime Minister.

On the first anniversary of his dismissal (24 February 2005) Kasyanov gave a press-conference where he said that he might run for president in the 2008 elections. His bid has been very tentatively supported by billionaires Leonid Nevzlin [2] and Boris Berezovsky [3] (both in exile after corruption indictments against them in Russia) and former chess champion Garry Kasparov. On March 3, 2007, Kasparov and Kasyanov spoke to thousands of supporters against Putin's government at Saint Petersburg Dissenters' March. [4] February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leonid Nevzlin is a former Russian oligarch and the former CEO of the Russian oil company Yukos. ... Boris Abramovich Berezovsky (Бори́с Абра́мович Березо́вский) a. ... Garry Kimovich Kasparov (Russian: ; IPA: ) (born April 13, 1963, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) (now Azerbaijan) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... The Saint Petersburg March of the Discontented [1] (Russian: Марш несогласных) was a major political opposition protest that took place on Saturday, March 3, 2007, in St. ...

Investigation

On July 11th, 2005, the Russian Office of Public Prosecutor announced that it is investigating a privatization of two houses that were formerly owned by the government. According to the allegations first made by the journalist and State Duma member Aleksandr Hinshtein [5], two luxury government houses have been put up for sale in 2003 by Kasyanov's decree. On March 16, 2007 a court judgement has been made affirming that he will have to return the house and will also have to pay the government 108,135,000 rubles in damages for using the property illegally (approx. USD 4,150,000 or €3,130,000). Kasyanov is planning to appeal. [6] For other uses, see State Duma (disambiguation). ... Alexander Khinshtein (Александр Хинштейн) (born October 26, 1974) is a Russian politician and journalist. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (76th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

Timeline

• 1981-90: Engineer; Leading Economist; Senior Specialist; Head of Section, Department of Foreign Economic Relations of the State Planning Committee of the RSFSR.
• 1990: appointed Head of Section, Sub-department of Foreign Economic Relations of the State Planning Committee of the RSFSR.
• 1991: Deputy Head, Sub-department, then Head, Sub-department of Foreign Economic Relations of the Ministry of Economy of the Russian Federation.
• 1992-93: Head, Consolidation Department of the Ministry of Economy of the Russian Federation.
• 1993-95: Head, Department of Foreign Credits and External Debt of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and Member of the Board of the Ministry of Finance.
• 1995: appointed Deputy Minister of Finance.
• 1999: appointed First Deputy Minister of Finance.
• May 1999: appointed Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.
• January 2000: appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
• May 2000: Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
• February 2004: Sacked by President Putin along with the entire cabinet.

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External link

• "The Empire of Freedom", op-ed by Mikhail Kasyanov in Kommersant, August 29, 2006.