Born
7 October 1952 (age 69)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Political party
Independent
(1991–1995, 2001–2008, 2012–present)
Other political
affiliations
All-Russia People's Front
(2011–present)
United Russia[1]
(2008–2012)
Unity
(1999–2001)
Our Home – Russia (1995–1999)
CPSU
(1975–1991)
Spouse(s)
Lyudmila Shkrebneva
​
​(m. 1983; div. 2014)​[a]
Children
At least 2, Maria and Katerina[b]
Parents
Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin (father)
Maria Ivanovna Putina (mother)
Relatives
Spiridon Putin (grandfather)
Residence(s)
Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow
Alma mater
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg Mining Institute
Awards
Order of Honour

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin[c] (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has been serving as the president of Russia since 2012, having previously served between 2000 and 2008.[7][d] He was the prime minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.