President of Russia

The President of Russia is the head of state and head of the executive of the central government of Russia and the commander in chief of the Russian Armed Forces.

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[broken anchor] Executive branch in Russian Politics
Style	Mr. President (formal) Comrade Supreme Commander (among the Military) His Excellency [1] (diplomatic)
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, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Russian Constitution
Precursor	President of the Soviet Union Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Russian SFSR
Formation	1991 Passage of presidency law: 24 April 1991 [2] Constitutional amendments: 24 May 1991 [3] 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 current president is Vladimir Putin. Boris Yeltsin was the first president of Russia, Vladimir Putin was second and fourth, and Dmitry Medvedev was the third. The President's duties are listed in the 1993 Russian Constitution. The president directs the foreign and domestic policy of the Russian Federation.

The first inauguration took place on 10 July 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev having to resign sealed the fate of the Soviet Union. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic became the Russian Federation.^[4]

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

In case of the President's death, resignation or removal from office, the Prime Minister serves as acting president until a replacement is appointed.

List of presidents

Number	Image	Name	Term of office	Length of term
1		Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)	July 12, 1991– December 31, 1999 (resign)	8 years, 174 days
2		Vladimir Putin (b. 1952)	December 31, 1999– May 7, 2008	8 years, 128 days
3		Dmitry Medvedev (b. 1965)	May 7, 2008– May 7, 2012	4 years, 0 days
(2)		Vladimir Putin (b. 1952)	May 7, 2012–present (mandate expires on May 7, 2024)	13 years, 102 days

Living former Presidents

As of August 2025, one former president is alive:

Image	Name	Term of office	Age
	Dmitry Medvedev	2008–2012	59 years, 337 days

The most recent president to die was Boris Yeltsin, who died on April 23, 2007.