Prime Minister of Russia
| Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации | |
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| Style | Mr. Chairman By name and patronymic (currently Dmitry Anatolyevich) |
| Member of | Government Security Council |
| Reports to | President State Duma |
| Residence | White House (working) |
| Seat | Moscow |
| Appointer | President of Russia, with the consent of the State Duma |
| Term length | No fixed term Resigns before the newly elected President, but may be reappointed again |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Russia |
| Inaugural holder | Count Sergei Witte |
| Formation | 6 November 1905 |
| Deputy | First Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Prime Ministers |
| Website | Official website |
The Prime Minister of Russia (Russian: Премьер-министр России, Prem'er-ministr Rossii) is Russia's head of government. He is the second most powerful leader in the Russian Federation.
The Prime Minister serves their time in office along with the President of Russia and are limited to a term of six years.
The President appoints the Prime Minister and must be approved by the State Duma. Only two acting Prime Minister: Yegor Gaidar and Viktor Chernomyrdin were appointed by the President, but not approved by the Duma. The current Prime Minister is Dmitry Medvedev since 8 May 2012.
Living former Prime Ministers[change | change source]
As of 2018, there are seven living former Prime Ministers. The most recent death of a former Prime Minister was that of Yevgeny Primakov (1998–1999) on 26 June 2015, aged 85.
Ivan Silayev
served 1990–1991
Born 21 October 1930
Sergey Kiriyenko
served 1998
Born 26 July 1962
Sergei Stepashin
served 1999
Born 2 March 1952
Vladimir Putin
served 1999–2000 and 2008–2012
Born 7 October 1952
Mikhail Kasyanov
served 2000–2004
Born 8 December 1957
Mikhail Fradkov
served 2004–2007
Born 1 September 1950
Viktor Zubkov
served 2007–2008
Born 15 September 1941
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