Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin[b][c] (born 3 March 1966) is a Russian politician and economist serving as the current prime minister of Russia since 16 January 2020.

President Vladimir Putin nominated Mishustin to become Prime Minister on 15 January 2020, following the resignation of Dmitry Medvedev and the rest of the government to allow for sweeping constitutional changes.

He spent two years as the president of UFG Asset Management, an investment fund, before resigning to become head of the Federal Tax Service.

[17] In 2004, by order of then Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, Mishustin headed the Federal Agency for Real Estate Cadastre (Rosnedvizhimost), which was subordinate to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Russia.

Also in 2005, Rosnedvizhimost announced its intention to begin disclosing cadastral valuation data on privately owned land plots via the Internet.

[27][28][29] As head of the FTS, Mishustin declared war on "dirty data" and targeted problems with unjustified value-added tax (VAT) refunds.

[33] Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, along with his entire Cabinet, resigned on 15 January 2020, after President Vladimir Putin delivered the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, in which he proposed several amendments to the constitution.

[47][48] On 26 March 2020, Mishustin proposed to restore the Government's Presidium, a body in the structure of the Cabinet formed to solve operational issues.

[58] Since February 2020, Mishustin has started traveling around the country to make a real assessment of living conditions in various regions and identify issues on which it is necessary to strengthen work.

In July 2020, after a decline in the active spread of the virus and the lifting of restrictions related to the pandemic, Mishustin resumed his trips, visiting Tatarstan.

[64] The next day, by presidential decree, a working group of the State Council was created, headed by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.

[66] Mishustin furthermore announced the closure of the border with Belarus for the movement of people, for which he was criticized by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and an entry ban for foreigners imposed from 18 March to 1 May.

[76][77] On 1 April, Mishustin and the Minister of Communications Maxut Shadayev announced creating a system of tracking quarantine violation based on data of mobile network operators.

[78] After testing positive for COVID-19 on 30 April, he suggested to President Putin that his deputy Andrey Belousov be appointed to take over for him as the acting Prime Minister.

Putin signed a decree to that effect, appointing Belousov to the role on an acting basis, following Mishustin's recommendation.

[79] After recovering, Mishustin resumed discharging his duties as Prime Minister on 19 May, following Putin signing a decree permitting him to do so.

[83] In June 2020, Mishustin proposed a tax maneuver for IT companies in order to reduce the load and create a comfortable competitive regime in this area.

"[89] On 10 July 2020, during his trip to Tatarstan, Mishustin launched the construction of the Moscow – Kazan highway, which will become part of the route Europe - Western China.

During his speech at the forum, Mishustin spoke about plans to increase the intensity of flights in Russia by 1.5 times over the next six years.

[95] As part of the reform, it is planned to reduce the number of civil servants (mainly at the expense of positions that remain vacant), and bring the structure of Federal Executive bodies to uniform standards.

[97] On 23 November 2020, Mishustin also announced the optimization of the so-called development institutions (state funds, agencies and companies engaged in stimulating innovation processes using public-private partnership mechanisms).

According to him, emissions of dangerous pollutants are being reduced, landfills are being eliminated, public transport is being converted to alternative fuels, a modern waste recycling infrastructure is being created, and a transition to a closed-loop economy is being ensured.

During his speech at the conference session, Mishustin said that Russia has managed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than half compared to 1990 levels.

According to him, by 2060, Russia is planning to become carbon neutral, with an emphasis on improving energy efficiency, developing electric transport, and introducing modern solutions to agriculture and forestry.

[104] According to the BBC, "Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has the unenviable task of rescuing the economy but has little say over" the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[105] According to sources close to the Kremlin, Mishustin was unaware of Putin's plans to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and does not want to be associated with the war.

[106] In May 2023, Mishustin and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak visited Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"[107] In April 2024, Mishustin emphasized the preservation and strengthening of Russia's presence in key regional international organizations such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

According to him, Russia is working hard to develop cooperation with its strategic partners against the background of unprecedented sanctions from Western countries.

[125][126][127] According to Alexei Navalny, Udodov was the beneficial owner of several apartments in the 20 Pine Street building in New York City that were purchased in December 2009 within three weeks of when Denis Katsyv's Prevezon Holdings, which was stolen from Sergei Magnitsky, acquired several properties in the same building near Wall Street in the New York City Financial District.