| Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации | |
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| Style | Mr. Chairman By name and patronymic (currently Mikhail Vladimirovich) His Excellency (informal international correspondence) |
| 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 (as Prime Minister of Russian Empire) Georgy Lvov (as Chairman of the Russian Provisional Government) Vladimir Lenin (as Premier of the Soviet Union) Boris Yeltsin (as Prime Minister of Russian Federation) |
| 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 the same time as the President of Russia, and has a term of office of six years but may be appointed again.
The President appoints the Prime Minister and must be approved by the State Duma. Only two acting Prime Ministers: Yegor Gaidar and Viktor Chernomyrdin were appointed by the President, but not approved by the Duma. The most recent Prime Minister is Mikhail Mishustin since 16 January 2020.
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