Zubkov was a civil servant who held various positions in the Leningrad Oblast under the Soviet regime and a financial crime investigator until 12 September 2007, when he was nominated by President Vladimir Putin to replace Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, who had resigned earlier that day.
Zubkov was a civil servant who held various positions in the Leningrad Oblast under the Soviet regime and later served as advisor to Cabinet Ministers. A financial crime investigator until 12 September 2007, when he was nominated by President Vladimir Putin to replace Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, who had resigned earlier that day.