page_title: Prime Minister of Russia
section_title: Duties and competences
hierarchical_section_title: Prime Minister of Russia / Duties and competences
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Заседание 4-й Государственной Думы 5 декабря 1912 года. Председатель Совета министров граф В.Н. Коковцов читает декларацию правительства.
context_page_description: The Prime Minister of Russia, is the head of the Russian government, the chief executive of the Russian Cabinet 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/her working residence is in Moscow. Under Article 24 of the Federal Constitutional Law 'On the Government of the Russian Federation', the prime minister "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 are significantly influenced by the head of state. The use of the term "Prime Minister" is strictly informal and is never used by the Russian Constitution or laws.
context_section_description: In general, the Prime Minister serves more of an administrative role, nominating members of the Cabinet and taking the lead in fully implementing domestic and foreign policy as formulated by the President. In accordance with the federal constitutional law "On the Government of the Russian Federation" the Prime Minister exercises the following duties:
  determines the operating priorities of the Government and organizes its work in accordance with the Constitution, federal constitutional laws, federal laws and Presidential decrees, aside from running the day-to-day affairs of the government, in general.
  submits to the President proposals on the structure and functions of the central institutions of the executive branch (e.g. ministries and federal agencies);
  nominates the Vice Prime Ministers, Federal Ministers and other officers and presents them to the President;
  submits to the President proposals on punishment and rewards of the Government members;
  represents the Government as an institution in foreign relations and inside the country;
  heads the sessions of the Government and its Presidium where he has the decisive vote;
  signs the acts of the Government;
  report annually to the State Duma about the Government activities;
  distributes duties among members of the Government;
  systematically informs the President about the Government activities;
  The Prime Minister is ex officio a member of:
  The Security Council of the Russian Federation;
  The Council of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States;
  The Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus;
  The Council of the Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization;
  The Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC);
caption: Prime Minister Vladimir Kokovtsov reading a government report in the State Duma. December 5, 1912
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