page_title: Mikhail Mishustin
section_title: Appointment
hierarchical_section_title: Mikhail Mishustin / Prime Minister / Appointment
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Слушания по даче согласия президенту России на назначения М.Мишустина на пост председателя правительства
context_page_description: Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin is a Russian politician and economist serving as Prime Minister of Russia since 16 January 2020. He previously served as Director of the Federal Taxation Service from 2010 to 2020.
  He was nominated to become Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation by President Vladimir Putin on 15 January 2020, following the resignation of Dmitry Medvedev. Hearings on his appointment were held in the State Duma on 16 January, and he was confirmed to the office that day.
  On 30 April 2020, Mishustin announced that he tested positive for COVID-19, thus becoming the highest-ranking Russian official and the second head of government in the world after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be infected with the virus. On 19 May, Mishustin returned to the exercise of his powers after recovering.
context_section_description: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, along with his entire Cabinet, resigned on 15 January 2020, after President Vladimir Putin delivered the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, in which he proposed several amendments to the constitution. Medvedev stated that he was resigning to allow Putin to make the significant constitutional changes suggested by Putin regarding shifting power away from the presidency. Putin accepted the resignation.  However, on Putin's instructions, the Cabinet continued its work as a caretaker cabinet until the formation of a new government.
  On 15 January 2020, Putin nominated Mishustin for the post of Prime Minister. According to Putin, he was offered four candidates, but Mishustin was not among them. As a result, Putin independently decided to nominate Mishustin for the Prime Minister. The next day, he was confirmed by the State Duma to the post and appointed Prime Minister by Putin's decree. This was the first time ever that a PM was confirmed without any votes against.
caption: Mishustin at his confirmation hearing at the State Duma on 16 January 2020
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