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The Government of the Russian Federation (Russian: Правительство Российской Федерации) is an executive governmental body that brings together the principal officers of the Executive Branch of the Russian government. The juridical ground of the Government consists of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and Federal Law "About the Government of the Russian Federation".^[1]

Contents 1 Overview 2 Responsibility 3 Structure development 3.1 Pre-1991 3.2 1991 3.3 1992 3.4 2004 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Overview

After the fall of the Soviet Union the Russian Council of Ministers became the chief body of administration for the President of the Russian Federation. At times it consisted of as many as 60 ministries and state committees and up to 12 Vice-Premiers. After the 2004 reform, Government duties were split between 17 Ministries, 7 Federal Services and over 30 governmental Agencies.

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of the Russian Federation and confirmed by the State Duma. The Chairman is second in line to succeed to the Presidency of Russia if the current President dies, is incapacitated or resigns. The current head of the Government is Mikhail Fradkov.

[edit] Responsibility

The Government is a subject of the 6th chapter of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. According it, the Government of the Russian Federation shall:

1. work out and submit to the State Duma the federal budget and ensure its implementation, submit to the State Duma a report on the implementation of the federal budget;
2. ensure the implementation in the Russian Federation of a single financial, credit and monetary policy;
3. ensure the implementation in the Russian Federation of a single state policy in the sphere of culture, science, education, health protection, social security and ecology;
4. manages the federal property;
5. carry out measures to secure the defence of the country, the state security, and the implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation;
6. implement measures to ensure the rule of law, human rights and freedoms, protection of property and public order, and crime control;
7. exercise other powers vested in it by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the federal laws and decrees of the President of the Russian Federation.^[2]

[edit] Structure development

[edit] Pre-1991

Further information: Russian Council of Ministers

[edit] 1991

On 28 November 1991 the President of the RSFSR Boris Yeltsin signed the ukaz № 242 "On reorganization of the government bodies of the RSFSR" (Russian: "О реорганизации центральных органов государственного уравления РСФСР").^[3] This ukaz established structure of the Government of the RSFSR, included following structures:

• Ministry of architecture, construction and housing and communal services of the RSFSR
• Ministry of public health of the RSFSR
• Ministry of foreign affairs of the RSFSR
• Ministry of culture of the RSFSR
• Ministry of science, high school and technical policy of the RSFSR
• Ministry of education of the RSFSR
• Ministry of press and information of the RSFSR
• Ministry of industry of the RSFSR
• Ministry of communications of the RSFSR
• Ministry of agriculture of the RSFSR
• Ministry of social protection of the RSFSR
• Ministry of fuel and energy of the RSFSR
• Ministry of trade and material resources of the RSFSR
• Ministry of transport of the RSFSR
• Ministry of labor and employment of the RSFSR
• Ministry of ecology and natural resources of the RSFSR
• Ministry of economics and finances of the RSFSR
• Ministry of justice of the RSFSR
• State committee of the RSFSR for antimonopoly policy and supporting of new structures
• State committee of the RSFSR for national policy
• State committee of the RSFSR for defense
• State committee of the RSFSR for social protection for victims of Chernobyl and other radiation disasters
• State committee of the RSFSR for social and economical development of the North
• State committee of the RSFSR for management the federal property
• State tax committee of the RSFSR
• State Customs committee of the RSFSR
• Head direction of the special construction of the RSFSR
• Committee for the archives of the Government of the RSFSR
• Committee for state reserves of the RSFSR
• Committee for assistance to the Olympic movement in the RSFSR
• Head direction for staff training for the Government of the RSFSR

[edit] 1992

[edit] 2004

Further information: Administrative Reform (2004)

The current structure of the Government is described in President's ukaz of 28 July 2004 (with later corrections) "About structure of the federal executive bodies".^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site

	Cabinets of the Government of the Russian Federation
	Viktor Chernomyrdin's First Cabinet (1992-1996) | Viktor Chernomyrdin's Second Cabinet (1996-1998) | Sergei Kiriyenko's Cabinet (1998) | Yevgeny Primakov's Cabinet (1998-1999) | Sergei Stepashin's Cabinet (1999) | Vladimir Putin's Cabinet (1999) | Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet (2000-2004) | Mikhail Fradkov's First Cabinet (2004) | Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet (since 2004)