Second Medvedev cabinet
Second Cabinet of Dmitry Medvedev | |
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 55th Cabinet of Russia | |
| 2018–present | |
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| Date formed | 18 May 2018 |
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| Head of state | Vladimir Putin |
| Head of government | Dmitry Medvedev |
| No. of ministers | 32 |
| Member party | United Russia Independent |
| Status in legislature | Majority with support from LDPR and Rodina |
| Opposition parties | Communist Party A Just Russia |
| Opposition leaders | Main: Gennady Zyuganov Other: Sergey Mironov |
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| Predecessor | Medvedev I |
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Dmitry Medvedev's Second Cabinet is the current composition of the Russian government under the leadership of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The cabinet was approved on 18 May 2018.[1]
Formation
The government began to form after Vladimir Putin's inauguration on 7 May 2018, when Putin nominated Medvedev as Prime Minister.[2] On the same day, United Russia decided to support Medvedev. Since United Russia has more than half of the seats in the State Duma, this means that Medvedev would become Prime Minister, even if all other parties voted against it.[3] On 8 May, the Liberal Democratic Party also expressed support for Dmitry Medvedev and nominated six candidates for Ministerial posts.[4] On the same day, after a meeting with Dmitry Medvedev, the Communist Party and A Just Russia refused to support Medvedev.[5][6]
For the first time since 1991, candidates for Deputy Prime Ministers were nominated before the hearings in the State Duma.[7]
State Duma confirmation
On 8 May, Dmitry Medvedev was confirmed by the State Duma as Prime Minister.
| Faction | Members | Yes | No | Abstained | Did not vote | Vacant |
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| 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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Structure and Composition
On 15 May, Dmitry Medvedev presented to President Vladimir Putin a draft structure of the Cabinet.[8] Thus, Ministry of Education and Science was divided into the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education; 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 will have ten deputies. On the same day, Putin signed a Decree "On the Structure of Federal Executive Bodies".[9]
On 18 May 2018, Dmitry Medvedev presented the composition of the Cabinet, and on the same day President Vladimir Putin approved the composition.[10]
In General, the composition of the Government has been updated by almost a third. Their posts retained 13 members. 4 people who were in the previous Cabinet remained in the government, but took new positions. Two were members of the government in the past and returned to the government after a break. The remaining 12 members of the government are completely new.[11]
Composition
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References
- ^ "Putin Leaves Russian Cabinet Little-Changed, Brings In Close Ally's Son". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Путин внес в Госдуму кандидатуру Медведева на пост премьер-министра". Российская газета (in Russian). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ ntv.ru. "«Единая Россия» поддержала кандидатуру Медведева на пост премьера". НТВ. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ ria.ru. "ЛДПР предложила шесть кандидатов в новое правительство". РИА Новости. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ interfax.ru. ""Справедливая Россия" решила проголосовать против назначения Медведева на пост премьера". Интерфакс (in Russian). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ gazeta.ru. "В КПРФ не поддержат кандидатуру Медведева на пост премьера". Газета.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Медведев предложил кандидатов в новый состав правительства". РИА Новости (in Russian). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Медведев на встрече с Путиным передал ему предложения по структуре кабмина". ТАСС (in Russian). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Указ «О структуре федеральных органов исполнительной власти»". Kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Президент подписал указы о составе нового Правительства". Kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Знакомьтесь, новые лица: российское правительство обновилось на треть
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