The Presidium of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North is the executive body which provides operational management of the RAIPON between meetings of the Coordinating Council for the implementation of decisions of the Congress and the Coordinating Council.
The Presidium carries out current and long-term planning of the RAIPON's activities; organizes and develops cooperation and relations of the Association with state, public, and other organizations; considers issues of preparation for the planned activities of the Association; considers proposals for awarding certificates of merit of the Association's activists; monitors the implementation of the planned activities of the Association.
The decisions of the Presidium are made by a simple majority of the votes of the Presidium members, with the presence of the quorum. The meetings of the Presidium are convened by the President of the RAIPON.
The Presidium consists of the President and Vice-Presidents
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Aleksander Noviukhov
President of the RAIPON
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First Vice President of the RAIPON
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Vice President of the RAIPON for Culture, Education and Science
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Vice President of the RAIPON for development of traditional economic activities of indigenous peoples
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Vice President of the RAIPON for the Northwestern Federal District
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Vice President of the RAIPON for Social Issues and Human Rights Activities
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Vice President of the RAIPON for the Far Eastern Federal District and International Activities
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Vice President of the RAIPON for the Ural Federal District and Arctic issues, nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples