Prime Minister of Russia

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Chairman of the Government
of the Russian Federation
Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации (Russian)
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Incumbent
Mikhail Mishustin
since 16 January 2020
Council of Ministers of Russia
Government of Russia
Style
Type Head of government
AbbreviationPMOR, PMORF
Member of
Reports to
Seat White House, Moscow
Nominator President
AppointerPresident
(with the approval of the State Duma)
Term length No fixed term
Constituting instrument Constitution of Russia
Precursor Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1923–1991)
Formation
  • 6 November 1905;118 years ago (1905-11-06) (original)
  • 12 December 1993;30 years ago (1993-12-12) (current form)
First holder Sergei Witte
Unofficial namesPrime Minister
Deputy
SalaryUS$105,000 annually [2]
Website premier.gov.ru OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The chairman of the government of the Russian Federation, [lower-alpha 1] also informally known as the prime minister, [lower-alpha 2] is the head of government of Russia and the second highest ranking political office in Russia. Although the post dates back to 1905, its current form was established on 12 December 1993 following the introduction of a new constitution.

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Due to the central role of the president of Russia in the political system, the activities of the executive branch (including the prime minister) are significantly influenced by the head of state (for example, it is the president who appoints and dismisses the prime minister and other members of the government; the president may chair the meetings of the cabinet and give obligatory orders to the prime minister and other members of the government; the president may also revoke any act of the government). The use of the term prime minister is strictly informal and is never used in the constitution.

Mikhail Mishustin is the current prime minister. He was appointed on 16 January 2020 after Dmitry Medvedev and the rest of the government resigned the previous day.

Historical background

Imperial period

Early Russian prime ministers

Until 1905, the head of government was the emperor. In the absence of the emperor, the ministers one by one, starting with the oldest in the rank, each acted as head of government for four sessions.

In 1810, the chairmanship was granted to the state chancellor, Count Nikolay Rumyantsev, the former then chairman of the State Council. Since 1812, as chairman of the committee has evolved into an independent position, which until 1865 necessarily coincide with the presidency of the Council of State.

Traditionally, the chairmanship of the committee was last in the public service honorary position appointed by the dignitaries that have become too old to execution of the duties of the minister. A number of committee chairmen (especially duke Alexander Chernyshyov, count Alexey F. Orlov, count Dmitry Bludov) was characterized by contemporaries as "barely alive", "miserable". Count Modest Korf jokingly wrote about count Chernyshov: "Look, just live!" Duke Pavel Gagarin died in office at the age of 83 years.

1905–1917

Count Sergei Witte, the first prime minister of Russia SergeiWitte01548v.jpg
Count Sergei Witte, the first prime minister of Russia

The modern post of prime minister appeared in 1905. A decree of Emperor Nicholas II on 19 October 1905 established the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire, bringing together the Ministers in one Cabinet (previously each Minister had reported directly to the Emperor on the affairs of his department). The Chairman of the Council of Ministers officially became a fully-fledged head of government. Nicholas appointed Graf Sergei Witte as his first "prime minister". [3]

From 1905 the prime minister received extensive powers, with the opportunity to pursue his own policies and reforms. Pyotr Stolypin (in office: 1906–1911) gained a reputation as one of the strongest prime ministers - during his premiership he made several major (though controversial) reforms.

Though the Russian Constitution of 1906 established the State Duma (a representative house of parliament), the Government was not responsible to it. Although Sergei Witte and Pyotr Stolypin (at the beginning of his Premiership) each tried to form a coalition government of the largest political organizations, they did not succeed. The State Duma nevertheless tried to gain influence over the government. Conflict between the State Duma and the government became particularly evident during the first Premiership of Ivan Goremykin in 1906. [4]

The position of Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire lasted 12 years; during this time seven people took this post (one twice). The position lapsed after the February Revolution of March 1917, following the abdication of Nicholas II from the throne on 15 March [ O.S. 2 March] 1917 and the formation that same day of the Provisional Government.

Provisional Government

Georgy Lvov, the 8th prime minister of Russia (1st Minister-Chairman of the Russian Provisional Government) Georgy Lvov 1917.jpg
Georgy Lvov, the 8th prime minister of Russia (1st Minister-Chairman of the Russian Provisional Government)

During the Russian Provisional Government, the prime minister de facto headed the Russian state and was officially called the “Minister-Chairman of the Russian Provisional Government". This position was held by only two people, Georgy Lvov and Alexander Kerensky.

The position lasted about six months, and after the October Revolution, was replaced by Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR.

Soviet period

During the reign of Vladimir Lenin, the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars was the de facto leader of the RSFSR (from 1922 to 1991).

In 1946, the post of head of government was renamed Chairman of the Council of Ministers. People who held those positions are sometimes referred to as the prime ministers. They may have also been referred to as premier of ministers, or simply premier.

Post-Soviet period

Viktor Chernomyrdin, the 29th prime minister of Russia (1st chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation) ChERNOMYRDIN Viktor Stepanovich.jpg
Viktor Chernomyrdin, the 29th prime minister of Russia (1st chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation)

Currently, the formal title of the prime minister is "Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation".

In modern Russia, the prime minister is appointed by the president, with the consent of the State Duma. The prime minister is responsible to the president and regularly reports to him, however, he only reports to the State Duma once a year.

After the election of Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia, the head of the government was Yeltsin himself. He headed the Russian SFSR Government (16 May 1992, the Government of the Russian Federation) for about six months. In fact, Yeltsin was the first Head of Government of Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union; however, he was not the prime minister. After Yeltsin, Yegor Gaidar became acting prime minister, but the Russian Supreme Soviet refused to approve him as prime minister. On 14 December 1992, the prime minister appointed was Viktor Chernomyrdin.

The Russian political system is similar to the modern French system. For the appointment of the prime minister the president needs a majority in the state Duma. If the party president does not have the majority and fails to form a coalition, the president may need to appoint a loyalist to the position of prime minister. For example, this occurred in 1998 when the state Duma (which had most of the opposition to the president of the party) twice refused to appoint Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, and Boris Yeltsin appointed Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, who supported the left opposition.

In the mid-1990s in Russia there was a term "technical prime minister". This term refers to the prime minister, who is not an independent political figure, is only the nominal head of government, and in fact the activities of the government are headed by the president. [5]

Duties and competences

Prime Minister Vladimir Kokovtsov reading a government report in the State Duma. 5 December 1912 Count Kokovtsov's speech in Duma.jpeg
Prime Minister Vladimir Kokovtsov reading a government report in the State Duma. 5 December 1912

In general, the prime minister serves more of an administrative role, nominating members of the Cabinet and taking the lead in fully implementing domestic and foreign policy as formulated by the president. In accordance with the federal constitutional law "On the Government of the Russian Federation" the prime minister exercises the following duties:

The prime minister is ex officio a member of:

Appointment

Dmitry Medvedev at his confirmation hearing on 8 May 2018 Dmitry Medvedev in the State Duma 2018-05-08.jpg
Dmitry Medvedev at his confirmation hearing on 8 May 2018

Initially, the prime minister was appointed by the Emperor of Russia, without the consent of the candidate to the State Duma.

In Soviet times, the prime minister of the Russian SFSR was appointed by the Supreme Council after each election. [7] [8]

Currently the prime minister is appointed by the president of Russia, subject to the consent of the State Duma (before 1993 the Supreme Soviet). Unlike most other "prime ministers", who are also elected members of the legislative body or parliament, the Chairman of the Government of Russia can be any Russian citizen, as long as they do not also hold citizenship of another country.

Under law, the president shall nominate a new Chairman of the Government within two weeks of the resignation of a previous government or inauguration ceremony of president. The State Duma is to discuss the matter within two weeks of the nomination and make a decision. The procedure of granting consent by the parliament is usually preceded by several days of comprehensive consultations and interviews of the candidate by the parliamentary factions. Should the State Duma decide to give the president its approval, the president may immediately sign the respective appointment decree. Should the State Duma refuse to give its approval, the president will have to nominate another (or the same) candidate within one week of the rejection of the previous candidate. [9]

Should the State Duma reject candidates nominated by the president for three times consecutively, the president shall dissolve it and call a new election, while the prime minister shall be appointed by the president without participation of the Duma. The State Duma may not be dissolved on these grounds during the first year after parliamentary elections, the last six months of the incumbent president's term, as well as in time of emergency, or war and in the event that the State Duma has initiated the impeachment of the incumbent president.

Results of confirmations voting

CandidateDateTotal deputiesYesNoAbstainingNo voteResult
Supreme Soviet confirmations
Yegor Gaidar 9 December, 1992104046744.9%4862661Not approved
Viktor Chernomyrdin 14 December, 1992104072169.3%172481Approved
State Duma confirmations
Viktor Chernomyrdin 10 August 199644331470.9%85348Approved [10]
Sergey Kirienko 10 April, 199844314332.3%1865116Not approved [11]
17 April, 199844311525.9%27111153Not approved [12]
24 April, 199844325156.7%2539135Approved [13]
Viktor Chernomyrdin 31 August, 19984439421.2%253098Not approved
7 September, 199844313831.2%273132Not approved
Yevgeny Primakov 11 September, 199844331771.6%631549Approved
Sergei Stepashin 19 May, 199944330167.9%551470Approved
Vladimir Putin 16 August, 199944323352.6%8417105Approved
Mikhail Kasyanov 17 May, 200044132572.7%551552Approved
Mikhail Fradkov 5 March, 200444535279.1%582413Approved
12 May, 200444535680%72811Approved
Viktor Zubkov 14 September, 200744538185.6%4789Approved
Vladimir Putin 8 May, 200845039287.1%5600Approved
Dmitry Medvedev 8 May, 201245029966.4%14400Approved
8 May, 201844637483.9%56014Approved [14]
Mikhail Mishustin 16 January, 202044938304125Approved [15]

Removal from office

The prime minister may be dismissed by the president at any time at the president's discretion. The prime minister may also tender his resignation to the president on his own initiative. The president may reject such resignation and oblige him to continue his work. The prime minister and the whole government are constitutionally obliged to resign after the inauguration of a newly elected president. At the same time, the president has the right to dismiss both the entire government together with the prime minister, and only prime minister, retaining the government. [16]

Under certain circumstances, the president may also theoretically be forced to dismiss the chairman and the whole government under the pressure of the State Duma. For that to happen, the State Duma has to pass a censure motion against the government twice within three months. Normally, in this case the president has the right to choose whether to sack the government or to dissolve the Duma (and if the Duma passes the censure motion just once, the president may also choose "not to agree" with the decision of the Duma, which technically means that neither the cabinet nor the Duma are dismissed).

However, within one year after parliamentary elections the dissolution of the State Duma is impossible on these grounds. That is why in this case the president does not have any other option but to dismiss the government (even if he totally supports it).

Term of office

Initially, the term of office of the prime minister was not formally established. The head of the government served in his post for as long as the Emperor thought necessary.

In Soviet times, the term of the prime minister was also unlimited. The Chairman Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR served in the position until he was dismissed by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

A term limit was introduced after the creation of the post of the president of Russia. Government became subordinate to the president, so the prime minister must resign along with the president, but may be appointed again. From 1991 to 1996, the maximum term of office of the prime minister was 5 years. After the new Constitution of Russia was created, the term of office of the president, and therefore the term of office of the prime minister, was shortened to 4 years. In 2012, after amendments to the Constitution the term of the president and prime minister was increased to 6 years.

Acting prime minister

Temporary absence

The Federal constitutional law "On the Government of the Russian Federation" says "in the case of temporary absence of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, his duties are performed by one of the deputy chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation in accordance with a written distribution of responsibilities". It's automatically and President's Executive Order is not required in that moment. The Federal constitutional law "On the Government of the Russian Federation" does not limit the term of "temporary absence" of the prime minister and the term of work of the acting prime minister. [17]

There can be more than one First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, therefore written distribution of responsibilities is the most important document. The office of First Vice-Premier is not provisioned by Constitution and it is not separate office. The Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Russia says, that "The Government of the Russian Federation consists of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal ministries".

When the whole of government resigned

The prime minister can leave his post at his own request or if it is impossible for him to exercise his powers. The Federal constitutional law "On the Government of the Russian Federation" says that the dismissal of the prime minister entails the resignation of the entire government. If the prime minister resigns, the president has the right to delegate his duties to one of his Vice-premiers. This situation cannot continue for more than two months – this period is reserved for the head of state to select a candidate for a new prime minister and submit it to The state Duma. [17]

Very often, the acting prime minister later proposed the State Duma as the new prime minister.

Succession of the presidency

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin became acting president after the resignation of Boris Yeltsin. Vladimir Putin official portrait (1) (cropped).jpg
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin became acting president after the resignation of Boris Yeltsin.

In case of the president's death, resignation or impeachment, the prime minister becomes a temporary president until new presidential elections which must take place within three months. The prime minister as acting president may not dissolve the State Duma, announce a referendum or propose amendments to the Constitution.

The Russian Constitution does not explicitly specify who should become acting president if the prime minister is not appointed or is unable to perform his or her duties. Some believe that in the case of incapacity of the president and prime minister, the chairman of the Federation Council should become acting head of state. [18] [19] [20] [21] However, nowhere in the legislation is this fixed.

List of prime ministers of Russia

Approximately 99 people have been head of the Russian government since its establishment in 1726. The chairman of government was a member of the Supreme Privy Council, which was created on 8 (19) February 1726 by Empress Catherine, and from 8 (20) September 1802 ministerial duties were allocated by the Committee of Ministers, which was established on in accordance with the proclamation of Emperor Alexander II. Beginning with Count Aleksandr Romanovich Vorontsov, the eldest of the officers was de facto chairman of the committee. Eight years after the inauguration of the manifest, the first de jure office holder was Count Nikolay Rumyantsev. The Council of Ministers was unofficially formed in October 1857, as a result of Emperor Alexander II's reforms; its first session began on 19 (31) December 1857. Before the actual formation of that body on 12 (24) November 1861, the Emperor himself was in charge. The Council of Ministers consisted of chairman of the State Council and the Committee of Ministers, as well as high-ranking officers appointed by the Emperor. The first session ended on 11 (23) December 1882, after the number of files to the Council greatly decreased.

The Committee of Ministers functioned simultaneously with the second session of the Council of Ministers for six more months; Count Sergei Witte participated on both entities until the abolition of the committee on 23 April (5 May) 1906. Following that event, the duties of the committee were left to the Council of Ministers, until the formation of the Small Council in 1909, which also included deputy ministers. By the order of Emperor Nicholas II, the second session of the Council of Ministers began on 19 October (1 November) 1905, following the formation of the State Duma. Shortly after the February Revolution and the inception of the Russian Provisional Government on 2 (15) March 1917, Georgy Lvov from the Constitutional Democratic Party and Alexander Kerensky from the Socialist Revolutionary Party became joint Minister-Chairmen. The provisional Russian Republic was eventually replaced by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) and the governmental body by the Council of People's Commissars, which was chaired from 1917 to 1924 by Vladimir Lenin. That body was renamed Council of Ministers following a decree of the Supreme Council on 23 March 1946.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin, as the President of the Russian Federation, was automatically appointed as the Head of Government of the Russian Federation in the first two years of his mandate. The latter body took the previous name "Council of Ministers", the chairman of which became Viktor Chernomyrdin, replacing acting chairman Yegor Gaidar. According to the new constitution ratified on 25 December 1993, those two entities were separated. Since then, the head of that office takes the formal title "Chairmen of the Government" or colloquially "Prime Minister" (the only actual prime minister was Valentin Pavlov). Chernomyrdin resumed chairing the government, followed up by non-partisans and acting office holders. On 8 May 2008, Vladimir Putin took the office for a second term, now as a member of United Russia. Current Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin took the office on 16 January 2020.

The youngest head of government by his accession to office was Count Karl-Fridrikh Golshteyn-Gottorpsky, at age 26, and the oldest Count Pyotr Andreyevich Tolstoy, at age 81.

List below includes Prime Ministers since 1991

List of Heads of Government of Russia since 1991
No.Name
(Lifespan)
PortraitPolitical partyTerm of officeState DumaGovernment
NameParty affiliation of ministers
1 Boris Yeltsin
(1931–2007)
Boris Nikolaevich El'tsin-1 (cropped) (cropped).jpg Independent 26 December 199115 June 1992 12th Supreme Soviet Yeltsin-Gaidar Independents [lower-alpha 3]
Yegor Gaidar
(1956–2009)
Ba-gaidar-e-t-1999-square (cropped).jpg Independent [lower-alpha 4] 15 June 199214 December 1992

2
Viktor Chernomyrdin
(1938–2010)
Viktor Chernomyrdin meeting to sign credit agreement 1994 (cropped) 1.jpg Independent 14 December 19929 August 1996 [lower-alpha 5] Chernomyrdin I
Independents
1993 (1st) NDRDVRAPRPRESDPR
Our Home – Russia [lower-alpha 6] 1995 (2nd)
10 August 199623 March 1998 Chernomyrdin II NDRDVRPRES
Sergey Kiriyenko
(born 1962)
Sergei Kirienko - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2000 (cropped).jpg Independent [lower-alpha 7] 23 March 199824 April 1998
324 April 199823 August 1998 Kiriyenko NDRDVR
Viktor Chernomyrdin
(1938–2010)
Viktor Chernomyrdin meeting to sign credit agreement 1994 (cropped) 1.jpg Our Home – Russia 23 August 199811 September 1998
4 Yevgeny Primakov
(1929–2015)
E Primakov 03 (cropped).jpg Independent [lower-alpha 8] 11 September 199812 May 1999 Primakov OVRNDRCPRF
Sergei Stepashin
(born 1952)
SStepashin.jpg Independent [lower-alpha 9] 12 May 199919 May 1999
519 May 19999 August 1999 Stepashin NDRDVRLDPR
Vladimir Putin
(born 1952)
Vladimir Putin (1).jpg Independent 9 August 199919 August 1999
619 August 19997 May 2000 Putin I UnityNDRDVR
Unity 1999 (3rd)
Mikhail Kasyanov
(born 1957)
Mikhail Kasyanov (2007) (cropped).jpg Independent [lower-alpha 10] 7 May 200017 May 2000
717 May 200024 February 2004 Kasyanov UnityNDROVRAPR
2003 (4th) United RussiaAPR
Viktor Khristenko
(born 1957)
Victor Khristenko.jpg Independent 24 February 20045 March 2004
8 Mikhail Fradkov
(born 1950)
Mikhail Fradkov (Brasilia, 04 April 2006).jpeg Independent 5 March 20047 May 2004 Fradkov I United Russia
7 May 200412 May 2004
(8)12 May 200412 September 2007 Fradkov II
12 September 200714 September 2007
9 Viktor Zubkov
(born 1941)
Viktor Zoebkov cropped.jpg Independent [lower-alpha 11] 14 September 20077 May 2008 Zubkov
7 May 20088 May 2008 2007 (5th)
(6) Vladimir Putin
(born 1952)
2008-08-29 Vladimir Putin (4).jpeg United Russia 8 May 20087 May 2012 Putin II
Viktor Zubkov
(born 1941)
Viktor Zoebkov cropped.jpg Independent [lower-alpha 11] 7 May 20128 May 2012 2011 (6th)
10 Dmitry Medvedev
(born 1965)
Dmitry Medvedev official portrait (05).jpg United Russia 8 May 20127 May 2018 Medvedev I
2016 (7th)
7 May 20188 May 2018
(10)8 May 201815 January 2020 Medvedev II
15 January 202016 January 2020
11 Mikhail Mishustin
(born 1966)
Mikhail Mishustin (30-03-2022) (cropped).jpg Independent 16 January 202030 April 2020 [lower-alpha 12] Mishustin
Andrey Belousov
(born 1959)
Andrey Belousov govru - 2 (cropped).png Independent 30 April 2020 [lower-alpha 13] 19 May 2020 [lower-alpha 13]
(11) Mikhail Mishustin
(born 1966)
Mikhail Mishustin (30-03-2022) (cropped).jpg Independent 19 May 2020Incumbent
2021 (8th)

Notes

  1. Russian: Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации
  2. Russian: Премьер-министр
  3. A large number of ministers are former members of the CPSU, like Yeltsin
  4. Later became the founder and leader of Democratic Choice of Russia
  5. On 2 October 1993, by decree of Vice President Alexander Rutskoy, who was considered by the Russian Parliament as the acting President of Russia, Chernomyrdin was dismissed from the post of prime minister. However, the decree was not implemented due to the events of 3-4 October 1993
  6. since 1995
  7. Later became the leader of the Union of Right Forces
  8. Later became the leader of the Fatherland – All Russia
  9. Later became the member of the Yabloko, but left shortly after the 1999 legislative election
  10. Later became the leader of the Russian People's Democratic Union
  11. 1 2 officially affiliated with United Russia
  12. De facto termination of duties, de jure remained in office
  13. 1 2 Temporarily Acting Prime Minister in connection with the diagnosed COVID-19 of the current Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin

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