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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.
The members of the government are the prime minister, the deputy prime ministers, and the federal ministers. [1] It has its legal basis in the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the federal constitutional law "On the Government of the Russian Federation". [2]
Kasyanov became prime minister in 2000 after Putin was elected to the presidency and served through 2004, when he was dismissed. He was primarily responsible for economic reforms, including Russia ...
Since then, the head of that office takes the formal title "Chairmen of the Government" or colloquially "Prime Minister." Current Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin took the office on 16 January 2020. The youngest head of government by his accession to office was Sergey Kiriyenko (1998), at age 35, and the oldest Ivan Goremykin (1914), at age 74.
On 16 August, the State Duma approved his appointment as prime minister with 233 votes in favor (vs. 84 against, 17 abstained), [85] 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 ...
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 ...
Medvedev's nomination to the office of prime minister was approved by the State Duma in a 299–144 vote. [135] [better source needed] Medvedev with Latvian PM Valdis Dombrovskis, April 2013. Medvedev took office as prime minister of Russia also on 8 May 2012, after President Vladimir Putin signed the decree formalising his appointment to the ...