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Viktor Chernomyrdin's Second Cabinet

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Chernomyrdin second cabinet

4th Cabinet of Russia
Date formed10 August 1996
Date dissolved23 March 1998
People and organisations
Head of stateBoris Yeltsin
Head of governmentViktor Chernomyrdin
Deputy head of governmentAnatoly Chubais
No. of ministers27
Member partyOur Home - Russia
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partyCommunist Party
Opposition leaderGennady Zuganov
History
ElectionsAppointed by the President of Russia, approved by the State Duma
Legislature term4 year
PredecessorChernomyrdin I
SuccessorKiriyenko

Viktor Chernomyrdin's Second Cabinet acted under President Boris Yeltsin from August 10, 1996 until March 23, 1998. The State Duma overwhelmingly confirmed reappointment of Chernomyrdin as head of the Cabinet, with 314 deputies voting in favor, far more than the simple majority of 216 needed for approval and 85 deputies were opposed.[1]

References

  1. ^ Communists Accept Yeltsin's Appointment, Chicago Tribune, August 11, 1996
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