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Who is the prime minister of Russia?

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Answered on10/08/26

Mikhail Mishustin is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as of October 2026. He has held the post since 16 January 2020, and Russian President Vladimir Putin reappointed him to lead a new cabinet starting 10 May 2024, following that year's presidential inauguration. Recent government activity confirms he's still actively serving — he took part in the INNOPROM Belarus International Industrial Exhibition on 1 October 2026 and co-chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State the same day.

Quick background on the role

In Russia's system, the president holds the real executive power, while the prime minister runs the federal government and manages day-to-day economic and administrative policy. The prime minister is nominated by the president and then confirmed by the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament.

Who is Mikhail Mishustin?

Before becoming prime minister, Mishustin wasn't a typical career politician — he built his reputation as a tax administrator. He was born on 3 March 1966 and is a Russian politician and economist. He spent years modernizing Russia's Federal Tax Service, digitizing tax collection and cutting down on evasion, which is partly why Putin picked him for the top government job.

Putin nominated Mishustin to become prime minister on 15 January 2020, after Dmitry Medvedev resigned along with his entire government to make way for sweeping constitutional changes. That handover is worth remembering, since Medvedev was the long-serving prime minister before him and remains a prominent political figure today.

What happened to Dmitry Medvedev?

A lot of people searching for Russia's prime minister still expect the answer to be Medvedev, since he served as president from 2008 to 2012 and then as prime minister from 2012 to 2020. That's no longer accurate. Since 2020, Medvedev has served as deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council instead.

Mishustin's current cabinet, at a glance

Position

Current Holder

Prime Minister

Mikhail Mishustin

First Deputy PM

Denis Manturov

Deputy PM — Chief of Staff

Dmitry Grigorenko

Deputy PM (Far East envoy)

Yury Trutnev

Deputy PM

Tatyana Golikova

This cabinet, formally called Mikhail Mishustin's Second Cabinet, was formed on 10 May 2024 and remains the current federal government of Russia.

A quick note on how long he could stay in office

Under Russia's constitution, a prime minister serves at the president's discretion rather than for a fixed term — Putin can replace him at any point. For comparison, India's prime minister serves a defined five-year term tied to parliamentary elections, which is a structural difference worth knowing if you're comparing political systems.

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