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Chernomyrdin resumed chairing the government, followed up by non-partisans and acting office holders. On 8 May 2008, Vladimir Putin took the office for a second term, now as a member of United Russia. Current Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin took the office on 16 January 2020.
- President, (with the approval of the State Duma)
- No fixed term
- US$105,000 annually
Top left: In 1905, Sergei Witte became the first prime minister of the Russian Empire. Top right: In 1917, Vladimir Lenin became the first prime minister of the Soviet Russia and later the Soviet Union (1922). Bottom left: In 1992, Viktor Chernomyrdin became the first prime minister of post-soviet Russia.
PortraitPortraitName (birth–death)Term Of OfficeCount and Prince Alexander Danilovich ...8 February 17268 September 1727Catherine I (1725–1727) Peter II ...Count Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin ...8 February 172610 November 1728Catherine I (1725–1727) Peter II ...Count Gavriil Ivanovich Golovkin ...8 February 17266 May 1727Catherine I (1725–1727) Peter II ...Count Andrey Ivanovich Osterman ...8 February 17266 May 1727Catherine I (1725–1727) Peter II ...According to the constitution, the prime minister becomes the acting president when the incumbent steps down. On 31 December 1999, Yeltsin announced his resignation, and Vladimir Putin, who held the position of prime minister, automatically became the acting president.
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