| Cabinet Name: | Second Cabinet of Dmitry Medvedev |
| Cabinet Number: | 55th |
| Jurisdiction: | Russia |
| Flag: | Flag of Russia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Incumbent: | 2018–2020 |
| Date Formed: | 18 May 2018 |
| Date Dissolved: | 15 January 2020 |
| Government Head: | Dmitry Medvedev |
| State Head: | Vladimir Putin |
| Current Number: | 32 |
| Political Party: | United Russia Independent |
| Legislature Status: | Majority with support from LDPR and Rodina |
| Opposition Parties: | Communist Party A Just Russia |
| Opposition Leaders: | Gennady Zyuganov Sergey Mironov |
| Previous: | 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]
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]
On 8 May, Dmitry Medvedev was confirmed by the State Duma as Prime Minister.
| Members | Yes | No | Abstained | Did not vote | Vacant | |||||
| United Russia | 339 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| Communist Party | 42 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Liberal Democratic Party | 40 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| A Just Russia | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rodina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Civic Platform | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| All factions | 446 | 374 | 56 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||||
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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]
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]
| Post | Image | Name | Party | Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
| Deputy Prime Ministers | ||||||
First Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance | Anton Siluanov | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister for Agro-Industrial Complex, Natural Resources and Ecology | Alexey Gordeyev | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister – Chief of Staff of the Government | Konstantin Chuychenko | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister for Construction and Regional Development | Vitaly Mutko | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Space Industry | Yury Borisov | Independent | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister for Fuel–Energy Complex and Industry | Dmitry Kozak | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister – Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District | Yury Trutnev | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister for Social Policy | Tatyana Golikova | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister for Tourism, Sport and Culture | Olga Golodets | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister for Transport, Communications and Digital Economy | Maxim Akimov | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
| Federal Ministers | ||||||
Minister of Agriculture | Dmitry Patrushev | Independent | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media | Konstantin Noskov | Independent | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
Minister for Construction and Housing | Vladimir Yakushev | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
Minister of Culture | Vladimir Medinsky | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
Minister of Defence | Sergey Shoygu | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister for Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic | Alexander Kozlov | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister of Economic Development | Maxim Oreshkin | United Russia | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
Minister of Education | Olga Vasilieva | Independent | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
Minister of Emergency Situations | Yevgeny Zinichev | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister of Energy | Alexander Novak | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Sergey Lavrov | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister of Health | Veronika Skvortsova | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister of Industry and Trade | Denis Manturov | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister of Internal Affairs | Vladimir Kolokoltsev | Independent | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | |||
Minister of Justice | Aleksandr Konovalov | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Maxim Topilin | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology | Dmitry Kobylkin | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister for North Caucasus Affairs | Sergey Chebotaryov | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister of Science and Higher Education | Mikhail Kotyukov | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister of Sport | Pavel Kolobkov | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||
Minister of Transport | Yevgeny Dietrich | 18 May 2018 — 15 January 2020 | ||||