Unlike Mr Zubkov, his career shows obvious signs of a period working for the security services.
ECONOMIST: Russia's government
Yet the grey Mr Zubkov is unlikely to prove a very different kind of prime minister.
On this basis, the unexpected choice of Mr Zubkov bears three possible interpretations.
He also reportedly angered his own father-in-law Viktor Zubkov, who is a former deputy prime minister and currently chairman of the state-owned gas giant Gazprom.
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Compared with Mr Ivanov and Mr Zubkov, he looks liberal.
ECONOMIST: Russia's presidency
His replacement there is former Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov.
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