Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unveiled a new Cabinet lineup

"The structure has been updated to cater to economic and social needs of the state administration."

President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with the new Cabinet

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to St Petersburg

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin opened an exhibition “Mstislav Rostropovich and Galina Vishnevskaya’s Collection” at the Constantine Palace during a visit to St Petersburg.

The State Duma approved Vladimir Putin as Russian Prime Minister

«There is no doubt in my mind that the Government can only be genuinely strong and effective if it can fully rely on the legislative branch».

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree appointing Vladimir Putin Prime Minister

Vladimir Putin's closing speech at the State Duma session on May 8, 2008

"It is our duty to live up to people's hope for dramatic improvements in their lives. The level and scale of the tasks that lie ahead of us sets the highest requirements to our work."

President Dmitry Medvedev submitted Vladimir Putin's candidacy for the post of Prime Minister to the State Duma

In accordance with Article 111 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and Article 7 of the Federal Constitutional Law On the Government of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin’s candidacy was submitted to the State Duma for the post of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.