Mikhail Fradkov
Mikhail Fradkov (Russian: Михаил Ефимович Фрадков; born September 1, 1950 in Kurumoch in Kuibyshev, Kuibyshev Oblast ) was on March 5, 2004 to September 14, 2007 Prime Minister of Russia.
After studying mechanical engineering Fradkov made a career in the Soviet and Russian Ministry of Foreign Trade and climbed under Vladimir Putin's predecessor Boris Yeltsin to minister to. Under Putin, Fradkov headed from 2001 to 2003 the newly established tax police. The former head of the tax police recently worked as Representative of Russia to the European Union.
Just two weeks before the Russian presidential election on March 14, 2004 has the appointment of the largely unknown bureaucrat who has no political power base, to a further concentration of power in the hands of Putin. Putin attested Fradkov 's ability to be a " good, strong administrator ".
On 12 September 2007 Putin took part in a surprisingly excepted of Fradkov 's resignation. In the public justification for his resignation Fradkov said that he would give Putin more discretion in terms of staffing. His successor Viktor Zubkov was determined, who took office on 14 September 2007.
On October 6, 2007 Fradkov was appointed head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence SWR.
Fradkov is the father of two sons.