Government of Russia

The Government of the Russian Federation (Russian Правительство Российской Федерации / Transcription: Prawitelstwo Rossijskoi Federazii ) in Russia is the highest executive institution in the system of government. Your status (Article 110-117 ) codified the Russian Constitution in chapter 6. The head of government is the Prime Minister of Russia, also referred to as Prime Minister.

General

The Government of the Russian Federation is composed of the Prime Minister as head of government, the Deputy Prime Minister ( Deputy Prime Minister ) and ministers together. The government is subordinate part of the state system of the ministries as well as the so-called federal services and federal agencies. These include, for example, the financial, the transport, health and the Ministry of Education. Another part of this system is in turn directly to the president, including that of interior, the exterior and the Department of Defense. In this case, all ministers are members of the government, regardless of who is under the respective Ministry.

The Prime Minister is nominated by the President under Article 111 of the Constitution and must be confirmed by the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament. Discards the Duma three times consecutively drawn up by the President from candidates, 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 the following:

Preparation of the state budget, its submission to the Duma to confirm as well as accountability to the Duma regarding the use of the state budget;
Implementation of federation -wide financial, credit and monetary policy;
Implementation of unified state policy in the field of culture, science, education, health, social care and environmental protection;
Management of state property;
Measures for the enforcement of existing legislation, granting the rights and freedoms of citizens, monitoring of property and public order, combating of crime;
Exercise of other powers according to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws and decrees of presidential.

Current composition

The current composition of the Russian government has existed since May 21, 2012. It was formed shortly after the inauguration of former president Medvedev as prime minister. Until the appointment of the new government the old cabinet remained provisionally in office. Some members, including the Foreign Minister Lavrov maintained even after the change of government in their posts.

Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister

Dmitry Medvedev: Prime Minister
Igor Shuvalov: First Deputy Prime Minister (since May 2008)
Alexander Chloponin: Deputy Prime Minister (since January 2010)
Arkady Dvorkovich: Deputy Prime Minister
Olga Golodez: Deputy Prime Minister
Dmitry Kozak: Deputy Prime Minister (since October 2008)
Sergei Prikhodko: Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the government apparatus (since May 2013)
Dmitri Rogozin: Deputy Prime Minister (since December 2011)
Yuri Trutnev: Deputy Prime Minister ( since August 2013)

Minister

( Unless otherwise indicated, since the change of government in 2012 in this office )

Mikhail Abysow: Minister for relations with the "Open Government "
Sergei Donskoi: Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology
Nikolai Fyodorov: Minister of Agriculture
Alexander Galuschka: Minister for Development of the Far East ( since September 2013)
Vladimir Kolokoltsev: Interior Minister
Alexander Konovalov: Minister of Justice (since 2008)
Sergei Lavrov: Foreign Minister (since 2004)
Dmitry Livanov: Minister of Education and Science
Denis Manturow: Minister of Industry and Trade
Vladimir Medinski: Minister of Culture
Mikhail Men: Minister of Construction, Housing and Communal Economy ( since November 2013)
Vitaly Mutko: Minister of Sport (2008-2012 Ministry of Sport, Youth and Tourism)
Nikolai Nikiforov: Minister of Communications and Media
Alexander Nowak: Energy Minister
Vladimir Puchkov: Minister of Civil Defence and Civil Protection
Oleg Savelyev: Minister of Crimean affairs (since March 2014)
Sergei Shoigu: defense minister ( since November 2012)
Anton Siluanow: Minister of Finance (since December 2011)
Weronika Skworzowa: Health Minister
Igor Sljunjajew: Minister for Regional Development (since October 2012)
Maxim Sokolov: Transport Minister
Maxim Topilin: Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
Alexei Ulyukayev: Minister of Economic Development (since June 2013)

Earlier known members of the government (selection)

Yevgeny Adamov, Minister of Atomic Energy (1998-2001, post now disbanded )
Boris Fyodorov, Finance Minister (1993-1994)
Alexei Gordeev, Minister of Agriculture (1999-2009)
Pavel Grachev, Defense Minister (1992-1996)
German Gref, Minister of Economic Development and Trade (2000-2007)
Boris Gryzlov, Minister of the Interior (2001-2003)
Igor Ivanov, Foreign Minister (1998-2004)
Sergei Ivanov, Defense Minister (2001-2007)
Andrei Kozyrev, Foreign Minister (1990-1996)
Alexei Kudrin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (2000-2011)
Boris Nemtsov, Deputy Prime Minister (1997-1998)
Anatoly Serdyukov, Minister of Defence (2007-2012)
Vladislav Surkov, deputy prime minister (2011-2013) and Chairman of the machinery of government (2012-2013)
Yuri Chaika, Minister of Justice (1999-2006)
Anatoly Chubais, Deputy Prime Minister (1994-1996)

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