<P> After the fall of the Soviet Union , Boris Yeltsin , as the President of the Russian Federation , was automatically appointed as the Head of Government of the Russian Federation in the first two years of his mandate . The latter body took the previous name `` Council of Ministers '' , the chairman of which became Viktor Chernomyrdin from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation , replacing acting chairman Yegor Gaidar . According to the new constitution ratified on 25 December 1993 , those two entities were separated . Since then , the head of that office takes the formal title `` Chairmen of the Government '' or colloquially `` Prime Minister '' ( the only actual prime minister was Valentin Pavlov ) . 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 . Dmitry Medvedev has been the Chairman of the Government since 8 May 2012 . </P>
<P> After the fall of the Soviet Union , Boris Yeltsin , as the President of the Russian Federation , was automatically appointed as the Head of Government of the Russian Federation in the first two years of his mandate . The latter body took the previous name `` Council of Ministers '' , the chairman of which became Viktor Chernomyrdin from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation , replacing acting chairman Yegor Gaidar . According to the new constitution ratified on 25 December 1993 , those two entities were separated . Since then , the head of that office takes the formal title `` Chairmen of the Government '' or colloquially `` Prime Minister '' ( the only actual prime minister was Valentin Pavlov ) . 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 . Dmitry Medvedev has been the Chairman of the Government since 8 May 2012 . </P>
who is the head of the government in russia
who is the head of the government in russia
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin