Valentina Matviyenko

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Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko (Russian: Валенти́на Ива́новна Матвие́нко IPA: [vəlʲɪnˈtʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə mətvʲɪˈjenkə] née Tyutina (Тю́тина; IPA: [ˈtʲʉtʲɪnə]); born 7 April 1949) is the highest-ranking female politician in Russia the former governor of Saint Petersburg and the current Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation.

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active years end date

2011-08-22

active years start date

2003-10-15, 2011-09-21

birth date

1949-04-07

birth place

Soviet Union, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Shepetivka

nationality

Russia

office

Governor of Saint Petersburg, Chairman of the Federation Council

party

United Russia

president

Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev

successor

Georgy Poltavchenko