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The prime minister of the Russian Federation, [3] also domestically stylized as the chairman of the government of the Russian Federation [a] and widely recognized as the prime minister, [b] is the head of government of Russia and the second highest ranking political office in Russia.
Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin [b] [c] (born 3 March 1966) is a Russian politician and economist serving as the current prime minister of Russia since 16 January 2020. He previously served as the director of the Federal Taxation Service from 2010 to 2020.
Top right: In 1917, Vladimir Lenin became the first prime minister of Soviet Russia and later the Soviet Union (1922). Bottom left: In 1992, Viktor Chernomyrdin became the first prime minister of post-soviet Russia. Bottom right: Mikhail Mishustin is the current prime minister.
According to the 1991 amendment to the 1978 constitution, the President of Russia was the head of the executive branch and headed the Council of Ministers of Russia. According to the current 1993 constitution, the president is not a part of the government of Russia, which exercises executive power. However, the president appoints the prime ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a surprise new defence minister, nominating civilian Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics, for the job more ...
On 16 August, the State Duma approved his appointment as prime minister with 233 votes in favor (vs. 84 against, 17 abstained), [86] while a simple majority of 226 was required, making him Russia's fifth prime minister in fewer than eighteen months. On his appointment, few expected Putin, virtually unknown to the general public, to last any ...
Armenia will leave a Russia-led security bloc, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed on Wednesday for the first time, accusing members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation of having ...
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in September 2024.