Born March 15, 1965, in Leningrad.
Graduated from the Leningrad Financial and Economics Institute in 1987 as a specialist in analysis of companies" economic activities. Worked in her specialist area in parallel to her studies.
Married Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev in 1993.
Stopped work after the birth of her son in 1995.
Svetlana Medvedeva is involved in supporting social and cultural programmes in Russia and a number of European cities.
In 2006 she initiated the Russian Arts Festival in Bari, Italy, which now takes place as an annual event.
Svetlana Medvedeva is Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the targeted comprehensive programme "Spiritual and Moral Culture for the Youth of Russia", established with the blessing of Patriarch Alexii II.
In 2008 she headed the public initiative to celebrate Day of the Family in Russia.
Svetlana Medvedeva speaks French.
The Medvedevs have one son, Ilya (born 1995).
12.09.2008
http://kremlin.ru/eng/articles/S_Medvedeva.shtml
