Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( ; ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪˈdvʲedʲɪf; born September 14, 1965 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) is a Russian politician, President-elect of Russia and the country's current First Deputy Prime Minister. He was elected President of Russia on March 2 2008. According to final election results, he won 70.28% of votes with the turnout of over 69.78% of registered voters. The official result of the election was proclaimed on March 7, when Medvedev formally became Russia's president-elect. He is expected to take office on May 7, 2008.

He was appointed first deputy prime minister of the Russian government on November 14, 2005. Formerly Vladimir Putin's chief of staff, he is also the Chairman of Gazprom's board of directors, a post he has held (for the second time) since 2000. On December 10, 2007, he was informally endorsed as a candidate for the forthcoming presidential elections by the largest Russian political party, United Russia, and officially endorsed on December 17, 2007. Medvedev's candidacy was supported by incumbent president Vladimir Putin and pro-presidential parties. A technocrat and political appointee, Medvedev has never held elective office before 2008.