Government of the Russian Federation

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The White House in Moscow , now the main building of the Russian government

The Government of the Russian Federation ( Russian : Прави́тельство Росси́йской Федера́ции  / Transcription: Prawitelstwo Rossijskoi Federazii ) is the highest executive institution in the government system in Russia . Their status is set out in Chapter 6 (Articles 110–117) of the Russian Constitution . The head of government is the Prime Minister of Russia , also known as the Prime Minister.

General

Logo of the Government of the Russian Federation

The government of the Russian Federation consists of the prime minister as head of government , the deputy prime minister (deputy prime minister) and the ministers. Subordinate to the government is part of the state system of ministries as well as the so-called federal services and federal agencies. These include, for example, the finance, transport, health and education ministries. Another part of this system, in turn, reports directly to the President , including the Ministry of the Interior , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense . All ministers are members of the government, regardless of who the respective ministry reports to.

According to Article 111 of the Constitution, the Prime Minister is proposed by the President and must be approved by the Duma , the lower house of the Russian Parliament. If the Duma rejects the candidates nominated by the President three times in a row, the President has the right to dissolve the Duma and to order new elections.

The tasks of the Government of the Russian Federation, according to Article 114 of the Constitution, are as follows:

  • Drafting the state budget, submitting it to the Duma for approval and reporting to the Duma regarding the use of the state budget;
  • Implementation of the uniform federal finance, credit and monetary policy;
  • Implementation of the unified state policy in the field of culture, science, education, health, social care and environmental protection;
  • Administration of state property;
  • Measures to enforce the law, grant the rights and freedoms of citizens, monitor property and public order, fight against crime;
  • Exercise other powers under the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws and presidential decrees.

Current composition

The current composition of the Russian government has existed since January 21, 2020. The current Prime Minister was appointed by the Russian President by decree shortly after the resignation of ex-President Medvedev .

Prime Minister and Vice Prime Minister

minister

(unless otherwise noted, in this office since the change of government in 2020)

Former known members of government (selection)

See also

Web links

Commons : Government of Russia  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Russia: Mikhail Mishustin is the new Prime Minister - DER SPIEGEL - Politics. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Russian government resigns. In: Der Spiegel. Retrieved January 15, 2020 .