State executive power in the Russian Federation, in accordance with Article 11 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, is exercised by the Russian government. Explaining the essence of this institution of power in our country in simple words, we can say that the government is engaged in "economic affairs", that is, the development of the federal budget (which is subsequently approved by the Parliament of the Russian Federation), economic activity, owns the state federal budget and has many other functions, about which You will learn more by reading this article.
Government structure
Members of the Russian government are ministers heading ministries subordinate to them, as well as civil servants who are members of various committees and commissions, federal agencies and departments.
If we consider the Russian government in its hierarchical section, then the first positions are ministries. The chairman (head) is the Prime Minister of Russia. He directs the activities of the entire government system and serves as a mediator between the executive branch and the president of the country. To date, the Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation is Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev.
List of ministries in the government of the Russian Federation
The ministry is a government body managing a specific area of activity. In the Russian Federation they are represented as follows:
- Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia - The Ministry of the Interior, which includes the police. The member of the government who heads it is Minister V. A. Kolokoltsev.
- EMERCOM of Russia - engaged in civil defense affairs, disaster management, etc.
- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the body responsible for Russia's foreign policy in international relations. Members of the government from the Foreign Ministry, which every Russian knows, are Maria Zakharova and Sergey Lavrov.
- The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation - is responsible for the military defense of the Russian Federation.
- Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.
- The Ministry of Health is the ministry responsible for providing mass health and medicine.
- The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation - ensuring the cultural leisure of the population.
- The Ministry of Education and Science - mass education and scientific activity.
- Ministry of Ecology - environmental protection.
- Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation - regulation of industrial activity and trade development.
- Ministry of Territorial Development of the Far East.
- The Ministry of Telecommunications and Communications - the implementation of activities to develop communications and communications in the territory of the Russian Federation.
- Ministry of Caucasus Affairs.
- Ministry of Agriculture - engaged in the development of agriculture in Russia.
- The Ministry of Sports is the Ministry of Sports Development.
- The Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation is a body engaged in public utilities and construction.
- Ministry of Labor - labor protection and social protection of citizens of the Russian Federation.
- Ministry of Finance - Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation - implementation of economic activities.
- Ministry of Economic Development - Ministry for the Development of Economic Development Programs of the Russian Federation.
- Migenenergo is the Ministry of Energy of the Russian industry.
Agencies, departments, services
The Government of the Russian Federation, as mentioned earlier, includes not only members of the government - ministers, but also other public servants working in federal agencies and departments. There are more than a dozen of them in Russia. A few of them will be presented below:
- FADN is a federal agency dealing with the affairs of nationalities (protecting the rights of national minorities, etc.).
- FAS is an antitrust service coordinating activities to counteract the monopolization of existing markets.
- FANO is an agency involved in accreditation of existing scientific organizations.
- GUSP - management of special programs developed by the President of the Russian Federation.
Other structures in the government of the Russian Federation
In addition, the government of the Russian Federation has extra-budgetary funds created primarily for the social welfare of the population. For example, the RF PF is a pension fund that accumulates a pension reserve for Russian citizens. There are also state corporations in selected “exotic” industries. For example, ROSATOM or ROSKOSMOS.
