In the Government of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin served as the Chairman.
The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation ( Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации , Romanized : Predsedatel ' Pravitel ` stva Rossiyskoy Federatsii ) , colloquially referred to as the Prime Minister ( Премьер-министр , Romanized : Prem ` yer-ministr ) is the head of the Russian government and the second most powerful figure of the Russian Federation . Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin ( ˈ ; born 7 October 1952 ) is the current President of the Russian Federation , holding the office since 7 May 2012 . During his second term as Prime Minister , he was the Chairman of the ruling United Russia Party .