Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities
Nativename:Министерство строительства и жилищно-коммунального хозяйства Российской Федерации (Минстрой России)
Seal:MinstroyRF.png
Formed:1 November 2013
Preceding1:Rosstroy
Minister1 Name:Irek Faizullin
Minister1 Pfo:Minister
Jurisdiction:Government of Russia
Headquarters:Sadovaya-Samotechnaya str., 10/23, building 1, Moscow, Russia
Coordinates:55.7728°N 37.6153°W

The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities (Minstroy; Russian: Министерство строительства и жилищно-коммунального хозяйства Российской Федерации (Минстрой России)) is a government ministry in the Cabinet of Russia.[1]

The ministry is based on the federal construction agency Rosstroi, absorbs the functions of all the agencies overseeing the country's construction and utilities sectors according to the presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.[2]

Background

In his announcement on the decision to create the ministry in Novo Ogaryovo residence, President of Russia Vladimir Putin offered the post to the governor of Ivanovo Oblast, Mikhail Men[3] and said that "construction is to a certain degree the economy driver. And with regard to housing, needless to say - we are already sick and tired of problems in this sphere”.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities. Government of the Russian Federation. 16 October 2020.
  2. Web site: New Ministry to Oversee Russia’s Troubled Utilities Sector. RIA Novosti. 2 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Михаил Мень возглавил Минстрой. Interfax. 1 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Putin orders to set up Ministry of Construction Industry, Housing and Utilities Sector. Itar Tass. 1 November 2013.