25 Years Of Putin...And Counting
Vladimir Putin became the prime minister of Russia 25 years ago and has been in positions of national leadership ever since. Here's how he compares to other leaders currently in power.
Time spent in office
(sum of years and months in positions of national leadership)
Whole year
Part of the year
2000
2020
2005
2024
2010
2015
1995
Emomali Rahmon
President of Tajikistan*
31 years, 8 months
Alyaksandr Lukashenka
Belarusian ruler
30 years
Vladimir Putin
President of Russia*
25 years
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
President of Turkey*
21 years, 4 months
Ilham Aliyev
President of Azerbaijan*
21 years
Shavkat Mirziyoev
President of Uzbekistan*
20 years, 7 months
Viktor Orban
Prime Minister of Hungary
14 years, 2 months
Kim Jong Un
Supreme Leader of North Korea
12 years, 7 months
Xi Jinping
President of China*
11 years, 8 months
Emmanuel Macron
President of France
7 years, 2 months
Time spent in office
(sum of years and months in positions of national leadership as some have held various offices)
Part of the year
Whole year
2000
2020
2005
2024
2010
2015
1995
Emomali Rahmon
President of Tajikistan*
31 years, 8 months
Alyaksandr Lukashenka
Belarusian ruler
30 years
Vladimir Putin
President of Russia*
25 years
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
President of Turkey*
21 years, 4 months
Ilham Aliyev
President of Azerbaijan*
21 years
Shavkat Mirziyoev
President of Uzbekistan*
20 years, 7 months
Viktor Orban
Prime Minister of Hungary
14 years, 2 months
Kim Jong Un
Supreme Leader of North Korea
12 years, 7 months
Xi Jinping
President of China*
11 years, 8 months
Emmanuel Macron
President of France
7 years, 2 months
Time spent in office
(sum of years and months in positions of national leadership
as some have held various offices)
Whole year
Part of the year
2000
2020
2005
2024
2010
2015
1995
Emomali Rahmon
President of Tajikistan*
31 years, 8 months
Alyaksandr Lukashenka
Belarusian ruler
30 years
Vladimir Putin
President of Russia*
25 years
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
President of Turkey*
21 years, 4 months
Ilham Aliyev
President of Azerbaijan*
21 years
Shavkat Mirziyoev
President of Uzbekistan*
20 years, 7 months
Viktor Orban
Prime Minister of Hungary
14 years, 2 months
Kim Jong Un
Supreme Leader of North Korea
12 years, 7 months
Xi Jinping
President of China*
11 years, 8 months
Emmanuel Macron
President of France
7 years, 2 months