英语名人堂：梅德韦杰夫
梅德韦杰夫1965年9月14日出生于列宁格勒(现为圣彼得堡)。1987年于列宁格勒大学(现为圣彼得堡国立大学)毕业，并获得法律学位。1990年毕业于列宁格勒大学研究生院，是法学副博士、副教授。[1]
2008年5月7日宣誓就任俄第三任总统，[2] 在任期间，推动反腐、削减进攻性战略武器条约、重启俄美关系、统一夏令时等。2012年5月8日起梅德韦杰夫由普京提名担任俄罗斯联邦总理，2012年5月22日加入统一俄罗斯党，并于2012年5月26日当选为统一俄罗斯党主席。[3]
2015年2月26日，俄罗斯独立民调机构“列瓦达中心”公布的民调结果显示，64%的受访者对俄总理梅德韦杰夫的工作给予正面评价。[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”.
