Russian President Vladimir Putin made a number of appointments in the government, and also signed a decree “On the Structure of Federal Executive Bodies”. The relevant documents are published on the Kremlin website.
According to the decree, now the prime minister will have nine deputies, including one first deputy prime minister. There were one more in the cabinet of Dmitry Medvedev.
The decree abolishes the Ministry of Northern Caucasus Affairs, and its functions are transferred to the Ministry of Economic Development. The management of Rosreestr, Roszdravnadzor and the Federal Medical and Biological Agency will be carried out by the government, and the functions for managing the Rosimushchestvo are transferred from the Ministry of Economic Development to the Ministry of Finance.
The first vice-premier, Vladimir Putin appointed Andrei Belousov, who served as assistant to the president of Russia on economic issues since 2013.
“In accordance with paragraph“ e ”of Article 83 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, appoint Belousov Andrey Removich First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, relieving him of his post,” the text of the decree says.
The deputy head of the Federal Tax Service Dmitry Grigorenko was appointed head of the government apparatus. Yuri Trutnev remained the plenipotentiary of the president in the Far Eastern Federal District.
Viktor Abramchenko, who previously held the post of head of the Rosreestr, Alexey Overchuk, who served as deputy head of the Federal Tax Service, now the former vice mayor of Moscow for urban planning and construction, Marat Khusnullin, as well as general director and chairman of the board, also became vice-presidents in the renewed government. Gazprom-Media Holding Dmitry Chernyshenko. The posts of deputy prime ministers were also retained by Yuri Borisov and Tatyana Golikova.
The position of the head of the Ministry of the Interior was retained by Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the Minister for Civil Defense and Emergencies - Yevgeny Zinichev, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu.
The Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology remained Dmitry Kobylkin, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade - Denis Manturov, the Minister for Development of the Far East and the Arctic - Alexander Kozlov, the Minister of Agriculture - Dmitry Patrushev. The posts were also retained by the Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services Vladimir Yakushev, the head of the Ministry of Transport Yevgeny Dietrich, the head of the Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov and the Minister of Energy Alexander Novak.
The head of the Ministry of Culture, Vladimir Putin appointed Olga Lyubimova, who served as head of the cinematography department in this department. Valery Falkov, who served as rector of the Tyumen State University, and was also a deputy of the Tyumen Regional Duma, became the Minister of Science and Higher Education. Former Deputy Prime Minister Konstantin Chuychenko became the head of the Ministry of Justice.
Mikhail Murashko, who had previously been the head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Healthcare, was appointed the head of the Ministry of Health. The Minister of Education was the head of Rosobrnadzor Sergey Kravtsov, and the head of the International University Sports Federation, Oleg Matytsin, became the Minister of Sports. Former Minister of Finance Anton Kotyakov has been appointed Minister of Labor and Social Protection. Maksut Shadaev, who worked in Rostelecom, became the head of the Ministry of Communications, the Minister of Economic Development, the ex-governor of the Perm Territory Maxim Reshetnikov.
Recall, on January 15, during the annual message to the Federal Assembly, President Vladimir Putin proposed a number of amendments to the Russian Constitution. After that, former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced the resignation of his government. The Russian leader submitted to the State Duma the candidacy of the head of the Federal Tax Service, Mikhail Mishustin, for the post of chairman of the government, which the lower house approved on January 16.
During his speech to the deputies, Mishustin spoke about the goals and objectives facing the future cabinet. He noted that the priority will be the implementation of the innovations voiced by the president, and "the care of children, the family, the growth of their prosperity and improving the quality of life" is at the forefront. Mishustin added that the means to achieve the goals set by Vladimir Putin are thanks to a stable economy and a budget surplus, and also stressed the importance of creating a favorable climate for business.