Chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation: who held this post and what is the procedure for appointment?

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:42

From the moment of the establishment of the Russian Federation and until the end of 1993, the post of Chairman of the Council of Ministers existed in the state administration apparatus. Obviously, it no longer exists. Now the people who occupied or occupy it are called "chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation." This happened after the adoption of the new fundamental law of Russia - the Constitution. To the wider public, this position may be familiar as prime minister.

Responsibilities

Chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation have a fairly large list of immediate duties. This position can be compared with the post of chief engineer of a large enterprise, who must know everything that happens at the facility entrusted to him and competently manage everything that is under his command. In particular, it is the Prime Minister who develops the main vector of workministries entrusted to him. It is easy to guess that the well-being of the Russian Federation and its multi-million population depends on the well-coordinated and correct work of these bodies.

In addition, the Prime Ministers of the Russian Federation should regularly organize ministerial meetings, at which they are given detailed information about the state of affairs in the country. Based on this data, prime ministers draw up a plan of action and measures. Also, the duties of the Chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation include a report to the head of state - the President of the Russian Federation - on the activities of the government and the results of work. He can also independently raise the issue of no confidence in the composition of the body entrusted to him before the lower house of parliament. Plus, the head of government has the right to make proposals on modernizing the structure of the federal authorities (executive, because it is she who is represented by the Government of the Russian Federation) personally to the president.

By the way, in the case when the President of the Russian Federation cannot fulfill the direct duties entrusted to him, it is the Chairman of the Government who stands at the head of the country. True, he does not have the right to dissolve the State Duma, organize referendums and edit the Constitution of the Russian Federation during his tenure as acting head of state. If the President decides that the work of the Prime Minister is not effective, then he alone has no right to remove him from office. The head of state can only dissolve the government as a whole.

International offices

Among other things, the Chairman of the Government of the country is a member of various councils at the international and state levels. In particular, the Prime Minister is a member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS, the SCO and many other organizations.

Destination

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation is appointed by the head of state. True, the President alone cannot solve such a problem. He must coordinate this decision with the State Duma of Russia. Thus, the head of state is obliged to submit a candidate for the post of head of the Cabinet of Ministers to the lower house of the Parliament of the Russian Federation no later than two weeks after the President takes office, or from the moment the previous head of government resigns.

Thus, the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation is appointed to his post with the mutual consent of the President of the Russian Federation and deputies of the lower house of the Russian Parliament.

Who held this post?

Interestingly, the first to head the Government was the first President of Russia. This was in the period from 1991 to 1992, when there were radical changes in the economic structure of the country. Then this position was held by Yegor Timurovich Gaidar. True, this appointment did not last long. He was only acting from June to December 1992, after which he transferred this position to Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin.

Chernomyrdin held this post for almost six years: from 1992 to 1998. At the end of March 1998, Sergei Vladilenovich Kiriyenko took over as head of the Cabinet of Ministers. After that, it was occupied by several more people, but it is worth dwelling on such figures as V. V. Putin, D. A. Medvedev and Viktor Alekseevich Zubkov - it was they who in the last 10 years held the post of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. If the activities of V. V. Putin and D. A. Medvedev are known in some detail, thanks to the media, then many might not have heard about the work of V. A. Zubkov.

Viktor Alekseevich Zubkov: terms of office

It is necessary to recall exactly how V. A. Zubkov became the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. The fact is that Zubkov held the position of Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation for quite a long time, therefore, he took office most often just for a couple of days - until the candidacy of the new head of the Government of the Russian Federation was approved. True, there was one period when he led the Government for more than two days - from the beginning of autumn 2007 to the end of spring 2008.

After being Prime Minister of the Russian Federation for nine months, Viktor Alekseevich Zubkov moved to the Board of Directors of Gazprom, where he was appointed Chairman, and then joined the Board of Directors of Rosagroleasing. To this day, he holds a number of posts in various forums and in religious and public organizations. Now his official position is the Special Representative of the President for Cooperation with the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries, where he has been since the end of spring 2012.

Modern Government of the Russian Federation

Currently, the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation is Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev. He has held this position since May 2012 and at the same time is the leader of the United Russia party.