Sergei Stepashin's Cabinet
Cabinet of Sergey Stepashin | |
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Status in legislature | Coalition |
Opposition party | Communist Party |
Opposition leader | Gennady Zyuganov |
History | |
Predecessor | Primakov |
Successor | Putin I |
Sergei Stepashin's Cabinet was the Cabinet of Russian Prime Minister Sergei Stepashin from May to August 1999. The Cabinet served under the presidency of Boris Yeltsin.
Upon his appointment as Prime Minister (by a Duma vote of 301 to 55), Stepashin publicly identified a series of problems that he said faced the country, including high rates of poverty, low industrial output, high
The Cabinet, and Stepashin's premiership, lasted only until August, when Yeltsin dismissed them. Stepashin stated upon his removal that "these three months haven't been wasted, we have managed to keep the situation in the country under control. The ruble hasn't plunged contrary to many predictions". Stepashin was replaced by Vladimir Putin.[3]
Members
Members of the Cabinet:[4]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Prime Minister | 19 May 1999 | 9 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Vladimir Putin (acting) | 9 August 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
First Deputy Prime Minister | 21 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Mikhail Zadornov | 25 May 1999 | 28 May 1999 | Independent | ||
First Deputy Prime Minister | 31 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | NDR | ||
First Deputy Prime Minister | 9 August 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Deputy Prime Minister | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Agriculture and Food | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Deputy Prime Minister | 31 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Antimonopoly Policy and Entrepreneurship Support | 31 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | DVR | ||
Minister of Atomic Energy | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister for Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Culture | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Defence | 21 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Economy | 31 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Education | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Sergey Shoygu | 21 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | NDR | ||
Minister of Federation and Nationalities Affairs | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Finance | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 21 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Fuel and Energy | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Health | 5 July 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Trade | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Internal Affairs | 21 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Justice | 21 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Labour and Social Development | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | LDPR | ||
Minister of Natural Resources | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism | 24 June 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Press, Broadcasting and Mass Media | 6 July 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of State Property | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Science and Technologies | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of Taxes and Duties | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | DVR | ||
Minister of Transport | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of the Russian Federation | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | PRES | ||
Minister of the Russian Federation | 28 June 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent | ||
Minister of the Russian Federation — Chief of Staff of the Government | 25 May 1999 | 19 August 1999 | Independent |