Vladimir Putin nominated Elvira Nabiullina for the post of Central Bank Governor 2017-03-22 15:45:00 According to Article 83 (c) of the Russian Federation Constitution and Article 14 of the Federal Law On the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (the Bank of Russia), the President presented Elvira Nabiullina as a nominee for Central Bank Governor starting June 24, 2017, to the State Duma.