Russian Prime Minister
| Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Премьер-Mинистр Российской Федерации |
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| Style | Mr. Chairman By name and patronymic (currently Dmitry Anatolyevich) |
| Member of |
Government Security Council |
| Reports to |
President State Duma |
| Residence | White House |
| 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 |
| Formation | 6 November 1905 |
| Deputy |
First Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Prime Ministers |
| Website | Official website |
The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (Russian: Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации, Romanized: Predsedatel' Pravitel'stva Rossiyskoy Federatsii), colloquially referred to as the Prime Minister (Russian: Премьер-министр, Romanized: Prem'yer-ministr) is the head of the Russian government and the second most powerful figure of the Russian Federation. The official residence of the prime minister is Gorki-9 in Odintsovsky District, Moscow Oblast, but his working residence is in Moscow (Russian White House). Under Article 24 of the Federal Constitutional Law On the Government of the Russian Federation, "heads the Government of the Russian Federation". The Russian Prime Minister is considered the second highest position in the government, after the President.
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 by the Russian Constitution, Federal Laws and other laws.
The current prime minister is Dmitry Medvedev of United Russia, who was appointed on May 8, 2012.
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