Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order appointing Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister of the Russian government, the Kremlin press service said.
Putin had previously proposed Mishustin to the State Duma as a candidate for government prime minister. The State Duma (lower house of parliament) approved Mishustin's candidacy at a plenary session on Friday and submitted a resolution of approval to Putin.
Earlier, the State Duma plenary session adopted a draft resolution on the approval of Mikhail Mishustin as Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
After the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Mishustin government resigned immediately, and the new nomination for prime minister will be approved at the State Duma plenary session on May 10. According to the law, candidates for prime minister of the Russian government are appointed by the president after approval by the State Duma. The new prime minister should submit a cabinet formation plan to the president within one week after taking office, and submit a list of candidates for deputy prime minister and ministers except for powerful ministries and foreign affairs to the State Duma within 14 days. The Duma will make a decision on the candidate nominated by the prime minister within a week, after which the relevant personnel will be appointed by the Russian President. The heads of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Federal Security Service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are appointed by the Russian President in consultation with the Federation Council.
Mikhail Mishustin is 58 years old and has served as Prime Minister of Russia since January 2020 for a total of 4 years, 3 months and 21 days. Before taking over from Medvedev, he served as the head of the Russian Federal Tax Service. Mishustin is one of the three longest-serving prime ministers in modern Russian history, second only to Medvedev’s 7 years, 8 months and 8 days (2012-2020) and Chernomyrdin’s 5 Years, 3 months and 9 days (1992-1998).
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