Vladimir Putin's First Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:First cabinet of Vladimir Putin
Cabinet Number:48th
Jurisdiction:Russia
Flag:Flag of Russia.svg
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:16 August 1999
Date Dissolved:7 May 2000
Government Head:Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Kasyanov (Acting)
Government Head History:1999–present
Deputy Government Head:Mikhail Kasyanov
Nikolay Aksyonenko
Viktor Khristenko
State Head:Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin (Acting)
Current Number:16
Political Party:Unity
Our Home - Russia
Democratic Choice of Russia[1]
Legislature Status:Coalition
Opposition Party:Communist Party
Opposition Leader:Gennady Zyuganov
Previous:Stepashin
Successor:Kasyanov

This article contains information about the First Cabinet of Vladimir Putin, in effect from 16 August 1999[2] to 7 May 2000.[3] It was followed by Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet.

Ministers

OfficeMinisterPeriod of office
Prime MinisterVladimir PutinAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
First Deputy Prime MinisterMikhail KasyanovJanuary 10, 2000 – May 7, 2000
First Deputy Prime MinisterNikolay AksyonenkoAugust 19, 1999 – January 10, 2000
First Deputy Prime MinisterViktor KhristenkoAugust 19, 1999 – January 10, 2000
Deputy Prime MinisterIlya KlebanovAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Deputy Prime MinisterValentina MatvienkoAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Deputy Prime MinisterVladimir SherbackAugust 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Deputy Prime MinisterNikolay KoshmanOctober 15, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Deputy Prime MinisterSergey ShoyguJanuary 10, 2000 – May 7, 2000
Deputy Prime MinisterViktor KhristenkoJanuary 10, 2000 – May 7, 2000
Minister of FinanceMikhail KasyanovAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Atomic EnergyYevgeny AdamovAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of AgricultureAlexey GordeyevAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister for Antimonopoly Policy and Support of EntrepreneurshipIlya YuzhanovAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Fuel and EnergyViktor KalyuzhnyAugust 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of the InteriorVladimir RushayloAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of EmergenciesSergey ShoyguAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Mass MediaMikhail LesinAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Federal, Ethnic and Migration PolicyVyacheslav MikhailovAugust 19, 1999 – January 6, 2000
Alexander BlokhinJanuary 6, 2000 – May 7, 2000
Minister of HealthYury ShevchenkoAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Property RelationsFarit GazizullinAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Foreign AffairsIgor IvanovAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of CultureAugust 19, 1999 – February 8, 2000
Mikhail ShvydkoyFebruary 8, 2000 – May 7, 2000
Minister of TaxesAlexander PochinokAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of DefenceIgor SergeevAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of EducationVladimir FilippovAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Natural ResourcesBoris YatskevichAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Industry, Science and TechnologiesMikhail KirpichnikovAugust 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of RailwaysVladimir StarostenkoAugust 19, 1999 – September 16, 1999
Nikolay AksyonenkoSeptember 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Telecommunications and InformatizationLeonid ReimanNovember 12, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of TransportSergey FrankAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Labor and Welfare DevelopmentSergey KalashnikovAugust 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of EconomyAndrey Shapoval'yantsAugust 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of TradeMikhail FradkovAugust 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of JusticeYury ChaikaAugust 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister – Chief of Staff of the GovernmentDmitry KozakAugust 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Sports, Physical Culture and TourismBoris IvanyuzhenkovAugust 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister for Commonwealth of Independent StatesLeonid DrachevskyAugust 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000

Notes and References

  1. http://www.politika.su/prav/pr5polit.html Политическая принадлежность членов Правительства РФ
  2. http://www.lawmix.ru/pprf/125520 Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 16.08.1999 № 1052 «About the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation»
  3. http://www.lawmix.ru/pprf/70038 Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 05.07.2000 № 647-р