First Lady of the
Russian Federation
Incumbent
Vacant
since 2 April 2014
AbbreviationFLOR
ResidenceTerem Palace
Inaugural holderNaina Yeltsina
Formation10 July 1991
Websiteпрезидент.рф (in Russian)
eng.kremlin.ru (in English)

The First Lady of the Russian Federation is the unofficial title given to the wife of the president of Russia. The post is highly ceremonial. The first lady position is currently vacant, since the divorce of the current president Vladimir Putin and Lyudmila Putina.

First ladies of Russia

  Denotes spouses of acting presidents
No. Portrait Name Marriage Period President
1 Naina Yeltsina
(née Girina)
Born: 14 March 1932
28 September 1956 10 July 1991 31 December 1999 Boris Yeltsin
2 Lyudmila with Putin Lyudmila Putina
(née Shkrebneva)
Born: 6 January 1958
28 July 1983[1] 31 December 1999 7 May 2000 Vladimir Putin
(Acting)
7 May 2000 7 May 2008 Vladimir Putin
3 Svetlana Medvedeva
(née Linnik)
Born: 15 March 1965
24 December 1993[2] 7 May 2008 7 May 2012 Dmitry Medvedev
4 Lyudmila Putina
(née Shkrebneva)
Born: 6 January 1958
28 July 1983 7 May 2012 2 April 2014
Suspended: 6 June 2013 – 2 April 2014[3]
Vladimir Putin
Vacant
Vladimir Putin and Lyudmila Putina are now divorced.
2 April 2014 Present

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