May 24, 2013
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Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is the tenth and current Prime Minister of Russia, incumbent since 2012. He previously served as the third President of Russia, from 2008 to 2012. When he took office at the age of 42, he was the youngest of the three Russian Presidents who have served.
Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987. He defended his dissertation in 1990 and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed to Saint Petersburg State University, where he taught civil and Roman law until 1999. Medvedev's political career began as the election campaign manager and later an adviser of St. Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak. During this time, Medvedev befriended Vladimir Putin. In November 1999, Medvedev was hired in the Russian presidential administration, where he worked as deputy chief of staff. In the 2000 Presidential elections, Medvedev was Putin's campaign manager. On 14 November 2005, Medvedev was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister and was tasked with overseeing National Priority Projects. He also worked as the Chairman of Gazprom's board of directors, a post which he held until 2008.
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![Russia slams support for Syrian opposition as power of jihadist groups grows [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-14382000/14382930/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=0f340e04185706d875529de997f45659 "Reuters/Zain Karam")
![Syria accepts Annan's ceasefire plan as Assad tours former rebel stronghold [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-2371000/2371595/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=4c019827a6b977829623d215d2737e91 "Kofi Annan listens as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (not pictured) speaks during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 27, 2012: REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool")
