Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov (Russian: Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в; b. September 15, 1941, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union) is the current Prime Minister of Russia. He was a financial crime investigator until September 12, 2007, when he was nominated by President Vladimir Putin to replace Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, who resigned earlier that day.^[1][2] The nomination was approved in the Duma on September 14, 2007.^[3] is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast (Russian: , Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in the Urals Federal District. ... The Prime Minister of Russia is the current Head of Government of the Russian Federation. ... Financial Crimes are defined as a crime against property, involving the unlawful conversion of property belonging to another to one’s own personal use and benefit. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The President of Russia (ru: Президент России is the highest position within the Government of Russia. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the current President of the Russian Federation. ... The Prime Minister of Russia is the current Head of Government of the Russian Federation. ... Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov (Russian: ) (born September 1, 1950) is a Russian politician who has been the Prime Minister of Russia since March 2004. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with State Duma. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Biography

Zubkov graduated from the Economic Department of the Leningrad Agriculture Institute in 1965. Leningrad (Russian: Ленинград) may mean: St. ...

In 1966 he was drafted to the Soviet Army for a 18-month term. In 1967 to 1985 he worked on leading positions in kolkhozes of Leningrad Oblast. In 1985 to 1991 he occupied several leading positions in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in Leningrad Oblast, in 1989 to 1991 a First Deputy Chairman of the Leningrad Oblast Executive Committee of the Party. This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ... A kolkhoz (Russian: IPA: ), plural kolkhozy, was a form of collective farming in the Soviet Union that existed along with state farms (sovkhoz). ... Leningrad Oblast (Russian: , tr. ... The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за = КПСС) was the name used by the successors of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party from 1952 to 1991, but the wording Communist Party was present in the partys name since 1918 when the Bolsheviks became the Russian...

In January 1992 to November 1993 he was a deputy Chairman of the External Relations Committee of the Saint Petersburg Mayor Office led by Vladimir Putin. The Saint Petersburg City Administration is the superior executive body of Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russian Federation. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the current President of the Russian Federation. ...

From November 3, 1993, to November 30, 1998, Zubkov was the Chief of the Saint Petersburg Department of the State Tax Inspection and simultaneously a Deputy Chairman of the State Tax Inspection for Saint Petersburg. is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

In December 1998, during the term of Yevgeny Primakov's Cabinet the State Tax Inspection was reorganized into the Tax Ministry of Russia and Zubkov's deputy head position was abolished, but he was immediately reappointed Chief of the Saint Petersburg Directorate of the Tax Ministry. On July 23, 1999, Zubkov was appointed Deputy Tax Minister of Russia for the Northwestern region. In a few days he was also appointed Chief of the Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast Directorate of the Tax Ministry. Yevgeny Primakovs Cabinet (September 11, 1998, - May 12, 1999) was the seventh cabinet of government of the Russian Federation, preceded by Sergei Kiriyenkos Cabinet fallen as a result of the Russian financial crisis and followed by Sergei Stepashins Cabinet. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

On August 12, 1999, he was registered as a contender in the Leningrad Oblast governor election, assisted by Boris Gryzlov as his election campaign manager, but lost the election to Valery Serdyukov on September 19, 1999, with 8.64 percent of the vote (4th place out of 16). is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Leningrad Oblast (Russian: , tr. ... Boris Gryzlov Boris Vyacheslavovich Gryzlov or Boris Grizlov (Russian: Борис Вячеславович Грызлов) (b. ... Valeriy Pavlovich Serdyukov (Russian: ) (born November 9, 1945, in Horoshevka, Homiel Voblast, Belarus) is the current governor of Leningrad Oblast. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

On November 5, 2001, he left his positions in the Tax Ministry and was appointed First Deputy Finance Minister of Russia and Chairman of the Financial Monitoring Committee of the ministry, aimed to fight money laundering. is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government. ... Money laundering is the practice of engaging in financial transactions in order to conceal the identity, source and destination of the money in question. ...

On March 16, 2004, after the dismissal of Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet, the Financial Monitoring Committee was renamed to Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Finance Ministry, but Zubkov retained his position in Mikhail Fradkov's First Cabinet and Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet. March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mikhail Kasyanovs Cabinet (May 2000 - March 2004) was a cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation during most of Vladimir Putins first presidential term. ... The Federal Financial Monitoring Service of Russia (Russian: ) is a subdivision of the Finance Ministry of Russia created by a decree of President Vladimir Putin of November 1, 2001, and aimed to fight money laundering. ... Mikhail Fradkovs First Cabinet (March - May 2004) was a cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation during the presidential election of 2004, preceded by the cabinet of Mikhail Kasyanov, who had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2004, and followed by Mikhail Fradkovs Second... Mikhail Fradkovs Second Cabinet (since May 2004) is the twelfth cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation, preceded by Mikhail Fradkovs First Cabinet, which followed the cabinet led by Mikhail Kasyanov, who had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2004 shortly before the presidential...

In a 2006 survey of political experts, Zubkov was ranked as Russia's 84th most influential politician.^[4]

Zubkov's daughter is married to Anatoliy Serdyukov, the Russian Defense Minister.^[5] Anatoliy Eduardovich Serdyukov (Russian: ) (b. ...

Tenure as Prime Minister

Some political analysts consider the promotion of Zubkov as possibly Putin's choice of successor to the post of President of Russia. If so, this would follow a precedent established by then-President Boris Yeltsin, who appointed Putin as Prime Minister on August 9, 1999, then resigned on the last day of 1999, appointing Putin in his stead. Others, in turn, view Zubkov as one more technical Prime Minister, interpreting the move as a way to renew a competition between possible successors.^[6] On September 13, Zubkov himself said he may run for President of Russia next year. ^[7] “Yeltsin” redirects here. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

References

External links

• Biography by Vladimir Pribylovsky (Russian)