Mikhail Kasyanov

Mikhail Mikhailovich Kasyanov Russian Михаил Михайлович Касьянов IPA mʲɪxɐˈil mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ kɐˈsʲjanəf born 8 December 1957 is a Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia from 2000 to 2004 Previously he had served as First Deputy Prime Minister in 2000 and Minister of Finance from 1999 to 2000 During the 1990s he worked in President Boris Yeltsins administration in different positions before joining President Vladimir Putins first administration He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation Since leaving the government over disagreements on economic policy in 2004 he has become one of the leading critics of President Putin and an opposition leader In 2008 Kasyanov was a candidate in the election of President of Russia but in the middle of the campaign was denied participation on political grounds In 2010 he cofounded the coalition Peoples Freedom Party For Russia without Lawlessness and Corruption and became one of the leaders of the Peoples Freedom Party He was an active speaker during the 20112013 Russian protests for fair elections Since 2015 he has served as the leader of the political party Peoples Freedom Party PARNAS From 2005 to 2007 he was one of the leaders of the opposition coalition The Other Russia and democratic protest movement Description above from the Wikipedia article Mikhail Kasyanov licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia