First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia

A First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the First Deputy Prime Minister, is a member of the Russian Government.[1] The First Deputy is to be proposed by the Prime Minister, and approved by the President.[2]

This article is about First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. It is not to be confused with Deputy Prime Minister of Russia.
First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation
Первый Заместитель Председателя Правительства Российской Федерации
Incumbent
Andrey Belousov
since 21 January 2020
StyleMr/Ms Deputy Prime Minister (External/informal); By name and patronymic (Internal/formal)
(currently Andrey Removich)
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerPresident
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderGennady Kulik
Formation26 December 1991

However, this office is not provisioned by Constitution and it is not separate office. The Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Russia says, that "The Government of the Russian Federation consists of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal ministries". First of all, First Vice-Premier is Vice-Premier, all others are distribution of responsibilities among Vice-Premiers inside the Government. There can be more than one First Vice-Premier, therefore written distribution of responsibilities is the most important document.

The Federal constitutional law "On the Government of the Russian Federation" says "in the case of temporary absence of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, his duties are performed by one of the Deputy Chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation in accordance with a written distribution of responsibilities". It's automatically and President's Executive Order is not required in that moment.[3]

List
First Deputy PM Party Term of Office Prime Minister
Gennady Kulik Communist Party 14 July 1990 10 July 1991 Ivan Silayev
Yury Skokov Independent 8 September 1990 10 July 1991
Oleg Lobov Independent 18 April 1991 15 November 1991
Gennady Burbulis Independent 26 December 1991 14 April 1992 Boris Yeltsin
(as President)
Yegor Gaidar Independent 2 March 1992 15 December 1992
Yegor Gaidar
(acting)
Vladimir Shumeyko Independent 2 June 1992 20 January 1994
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Yegor Gaidar Democratic Choice of Russia 17 March 1993 20 January 1994
Oleg Lobov Independent 15 April 1993 18 September 1993
Oleg Soskovets Independent 30 April 1993 20 June 1994
Anatoly Chubais Democratic Choice of Russia 5 November 1994 16 January 1996
Vladimir Kadannikov Independent 25 January 1996 9 August 1996
Oleg Lobov Independent 18 June 1996 14 August 1996
Alexei Bolshakov Independent 14 August 1996 17 March 1997
Viktor Ilyushin Independent 14 August 1996 17 March 1997
Vladimir Potanin Independent 14 August 1996 17 March 1997
Anatoly Chubais Democratic Choice of Russia 17 March 1997 23 March 1998
Boris Nemtsov Independent 17 March 1997 18 April 1998
Sergey Kiriyenko
Sergey Kiriyenko Independent 23 March 1998 24 April 1998
Yuri Maslyukov Communist Party 11 September 1998 12 May 1999 Yevgeny Primakov
Vadim Gustov Independent 18 September 1998 27 April 1999
Sergey Stepashin Independent 27 April 1999 12 May 1999
Nikolay Aksyonenko Independent 21 May 1999 10 January 2000 Sergey Stepashin
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Zadornov Independent 25 May 1999 28 May 1999 Sergey Stepashin
Viktor Khristenko Independent 31 May 1999 10 January 2000
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin Unity 9 August 1999 16 August 1999
Mikhail Kasyanov Independent 10 January 2000 17 May 2000
Dmitry Medvedev Independent 14 November 2005 7 May 2008 Mikhail Fradkov
Viktor Zubkov
Sergei Ivanov United Russia 15 February 2007 7 May 2008
Viktor Zubkov United Russia 12 May 2008 7 May 2012 Vladimir Putin
Igor Shuvalov Independent 12 May 2012 18 May 2018 Dmitry Medvedev
Anton Siluanov United Russia 18 May 2018 15 January 2020
Andrey Belousov Independent 21 January 2020 Incumbent Mikhail Mishustin

References
  1. Статья №110 от 12 декабря 1993 «Глава 6. Правительство Русской Федерации». (Article #110 of 12 December 1993 Chapter 6. The Government of the Russian Federation. ).
  2. Статья №112 от 12 декабря 1993 «Глава 6. Правительство Русской Федерации». (Article #112 of 12 December 1993 Chapter 6. The Government of the Russian Federation. ).
  3. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4335704

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