英語名人堂：梅德韋杰夫

德米特里·阿納托利耶維奇·梅德韋杰夫，現(xiàn)任俄羅斯聯(lián)邦政府總理、統(tǒng)一俄羅斯黨主席，曾擔(dān)任俄羅斯聯(lián)邦政府第一副總理、俄羅斯聯(lián)邦第3任總統(tǒng)。

梅德韋杰夫1965年9月14日出生于列寧格勒(現(xiàn)為圣彼得堡)。1987年于列寧格勒大學(xué)(現(xiàn)為圣彼得堡國立大學(xué))畢業(yè)，并獲得法律學(xué)位。1990年畢業(yè)于列寧格勒大學(xué)研究生院，是法學(xué)副博士、副教授。[1]

2008年5月7日宣誓就任俄第三任總統(tǒng)，[2] 在任期間，推動反腐、削減進(jìn)攻性戰(zhàn)略武器條約、重啟俄美關(guān)系、統(tǒng)一夏令時等。2012年5月8日起梅德韋杰夫由普京提名擔(dān)任俄羅斯聯(lián)邦總理，2012年5月22日加入統(tǒng)一俄羅斯黨，并于2012年5月26日當(dāng)選為統(tǒng)一俄羅斯黨主席。[3]

2015年2月26日，俄羅斯獨立民調(diào)機構(gòu)“列瓦達(dá)中心”公布的民調(diào)結(jié)果顯示，64%的受訪者對俄總理梅德韋杰夫的工作給予正面評價。[4]

Dmitry Medvedev is the third and current President of Russia. He took office in May 2008 after winning the presidential election with 70% of the vote. He was formerly Deputy Prime Minister and Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff and right-hand man. Medvedev has a business background, serving as chairman of Russia’s energy giant Gazprom. Many believe his youthfulness willenergize Russia’s role in the world.

Medvedev was born in 1965 to university professor parents. He was brought up in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) in the former Soviet Union. He was a grade-A student throughout school and went on to study law at Leningrad State University. In 1990, he received his Ph.D. in private law. His first job was in Leningrad’s government. His supervisor was Vladimir Putin.

Between 1991 and 1996 Medvedev was a lawyer for the Saint Petersburg mayor. He specialized in international relations and once again, his boss was Vladimir Putin. While working for the mayor, Medvedev was also the legal affairs director of a timber company. He was a shrewd businessman and ended up owning fifty per cent of the company’s shares.

In 1999, Medvedev’s connection with Vladimir Putin continued. Putin invited Medvedev to take up a top government position in Moscow as deputy head of the presidential staff. Medvedev became one of President Putin’s closest advisors. In November 2005, he was appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister. After becoming President, he promised the Russian people he would “protect civil and economic freedoms”.