Second Medvedev cabinet

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Second Cabinet of Dmitry Medvedev
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55th Cabinet of Russia
2018–2020
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Meeting of the Cabinet on 6 June 2018
Date formed18 May 2018
Date dissolved15 January 2020
People and organisations
Head of state Vladimir Putin
Head of government Dmitry Medvedev
No. of ministers32
Member party United Russia
Independent
Status in legislature Majority
with support from LDPR and Rodina
Opposition parties Communist Party
A Just Russia
Opposition leaders Gennady Zyuganov
Sergey Mironov
History
Predecessor Medvedev I
Successor Mishustin I

Dmitry Medvedev's Second Cabinet was the composition of the Russian government from 18 May 2018 to 15 January 2020 under the leadership of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. [1]

The Cabinet resigned on 15 January 2020, in response to significant constitutional changes suggested by Vladimir Putin regarding shifting power away from the presidency. However on Putin's instructions the Cabinet continued its work as a caretaker cabinet. [2] [3]

Formation

The government began to form after Vladimir Putin's inauguration on 7 May 2018, when Putin nominated Medvedev as Prime Minister. [4] On the same day, United Russia decided to support Medvedev. Since United Russia had more than half of the seats in the State Duma, this means Medvedev would become Prime Minister even if all other parties opposed him. [5] On 8 May, the Liberal Democratic Party also expressed support for Dmitry Medvedev and nominated six candidates for Ministerial posts. [6] On the same day, after a meeting with Dmitry Medvedev, the Communist Party and A Just Russia refused to support Medvedev. [7] [8]

For the first time since 1991 candidates for Deputy Prime Ministers were nominated before the hearings in the State Duma. [9]

State Duma confirmation

Medvedev at his confirmation hearing on 8 May 2018 Dmitry Medvedev in the State Duma 2018-05-08.jpg
Medvedev at his confirmation hearing on 8 May 2018

On 8 May, Dmitry Medvedev was confirmed by the State Duma as Prime Minister.

FactionMembersYesNoAbstainedDid not voteVacant
United Russia 339330009
Communist Party 4203705
Liberal Democratic Party 4039001
A Just Russia 2341900
Rodina 11000
Civic Platform 10001
All factions446374560164
Source

Structure and composition

On 15 May, Dmitry Medvedev presented to President Vladimir Putin a draft structure of the Cabinet. [10] Thus Ministry of Education and Science was divided into the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.The Ministry of Communications and Mass Media was renamed to the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media. In addition it was established that the Prime Minister would have ten deputies. On the same day Putin signed a decree "On the Structure of Federal Executive Bodies". [11]

On 18 May 2018, Dmitry Medvedev presented the composition of the Cabinet, and on the same day Putin approved the composition. [12]

In general almost a third of the composition of the government was changed. Their posts retained 13 members. Four people who were in the previous Cabinet remained in the government and took new positions. Two were past members of the government and returned to the government after a break. The remaining 12 members of the government were new to their positions. [13]

Subsequent changes

Resignation

Medvedev and Putin during the announcement of the cabinet's resignation Medvedev and Putin 2020-01-15.jpg
Medvedev and Putin during the announcement of the cabinet's resignation

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. Medvedev stated that he was resigning to allow President Putin to make the significant constitutional changes suggested by Putin regarding shifting power away from the presidency. [15] Medvedev said that the constitutional changes would "significantly change Russia's balance of power". [16] Putin accepted the resignation. However on Putin's instructions, the Cabinet continued its work as a caretaker cabinet until the formation of a new government. [17] [18] [19]

Composition

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Prime Minister 		Dmitry Medvedev govru.png Dmitry Medvedev United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
Deputy Prime Ministers
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First Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Finance 		Anton Siluanov official portrait.png Anton Siluanov United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
Deputy Prime Minister
for Agro-Industrial Complex,
Natural Resources and Ecology		 Alexey Gordeyev official portrait.png Alexey Gordeyev United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
Deputy Prime Minister –
Chief of Staff of the Government		 Konstantin Chuychenko official portrait.png Konstantin Chuychenko United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
Deputy Prime Minister
for Construction and Regional Development		 Vitaly Mutko official portrait.png Vitaly Mutko United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
Deputy Prime Minister
for Defense and Space Industry		 Yury Borisov official portrait.png Yury Borisov Independent 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
Deputy Prime Minister
for Fuel–Energy Complex and Industry		 Dmitry Kozak official portrait.png Dmitry Kozak United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
Deputy Prime Minister –
Presidential Envoy to the
Far Eastern Federal District 		Yury Trutnev official portrait.png Yury Trutnev United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
Deputy Prime Minister
for Social Policy		 Tatyana Golikova official portrait.png Tatyana Golikova United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
Deputy Prime Minister
for Tourism, Sport and Culture		 Olga Golodets official portrait.png Olga Golodets United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
Deputy Prime Minister
for Transport, Communications
and Digital Economy		 Maxim Akimov official portrait.png Maxim Akimov United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
Federal Ministers
Rus Ministry of Agriculture logo.png
Minister of Agriculture 		Dmitriy Patrushev govru.png Dmitry Patrushev Independent 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Digital Development,
Communications and Mass Media 		Konstantin Noskov govru.png Konstantin Noskov Independent 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister for Construction and Housing 		Vladimir Yakushev govru.png Vladimir Yakushev United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Culture 		Vladimir Medinsky govru.png Vladimir Medinsky United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Defence 		Sergey Shoigu govru.png Sergey Shoygu United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister for Development
of the Russian Far East and Arctic 		Alexander Kozlov govru.png Alexander Kozlov United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Economic Development 		Maxim Oreshkin govru.png Maxim Oreshkin United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Education 		Olga Vasilyeva govru.png Olga Vasilieva Independent 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Emergency Situations 		Yevgeny Zinichev govru.png Yevgeny Zinichev Independent 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Energy 		Alexander Novak govru.png Alexander Novak United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Foreign Affairs 		Sergey Lavrov govru.png Sergey Lavrov United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Health 		Veronika Skvortsova govru.png Veronika Skvortsova Independent 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Industry and Trade 		Denis Manturov official portrait.png Denis Manturov United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Internal Affairs 		Vladimir Kolokoltsev govru.png Vladimir Kolokoltsev Independent 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Justice 		Alexander Konovalov govru.png Aleksandr Konovalov United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Labour and Social Affairs 		Maksim Topilin govru.png Maxim Topilin United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
Ministerstvo prirodnykh resursov i ekologii Rossiiskoi Federatsii (Minprirody Rossii).png
Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology 		Dmitry Kobylkin govru.png Dmitry Kobylkin United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister for North Caucasus Affairs		 Sergey Chebotarjov govru.png Sergey Chebotaryov Independent 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Science and Higher Education 		Mikhail Kotjukov govru.png Mikhail Kotyukov United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Sport 		Pavel Kolobkov govru.png Pavel Kolobkov Independent 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020
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Minister of Transport 		Yevgeny Dietrich govru.png Yevgeny Dietrich United Russia 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020

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