Mikhail Fradkov's First Cabinet
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Mikhail Fradkov's First Cabinet (March - May 2004) was a cabinet of the government
of the Russian Federation
during the presidential election
of 2004, preceded by the cabinet
of Mikhail Kasyanov
, who had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin
on February 24, 2004, and followed by Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet
immediately after Vladimir Putin
's second inauguration. It was led by Prime Minister
Mikhail Fradkov
, proposed by President Vladimir Putin for the approval by the State Duma
on March 1, 2004. On March 5 Fradkov was approved by the State Duma and appointed Prime Minister by the President. Other 16 ministers of the cabinet were appointed by presidential decrees on March 9. Seven of the ministers occupied the same positions in Mikhail Kasyanov's Government: Yury Chaika
, Alexey Gordeyev
, German Gref
, Sergei Ivanov
, Viktor Khristenko
, Alexey Kudrin, and Sergei Shoigu
. The cabinet underwent no reshuffles and resigned on May 7. It was a temporary cabinet, as Russian legislation stipulates that a new government has to be formed in the beginning of a new presidential term, so the ministers remained acting and were reappointed with minor changes as Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet
few days later.
Government of Russia
The Government of the Russian Federation exercises executive power in the Russian Federation. The members of the government are the prime minister , the deputy prime ministers, and the federal ministers...
of the Russian Federation
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
during the presidential election
Russian presidential election, 2004
Presidential elections were held in Russia on 14 March 2004. Incumbent Vladimir Putin was seeking a second full four-year term. He was re-elected with 71.31% of the vote.-Sergey Glazyev:...
of 2004, preceded by the cabinet
Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet
Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet was a cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation during most of Vladimir Putin's first presidential term. It followed Vladimir Putin's Cabinet after Vladimir Putin became President of Russia and was replaced with Mikhail Fradkov's First Cabinet shortly before...
of Mikhail Kasyanov
Mikhail Kasyanov
Mikhail Mikhailovich Kasyanov - was the Prime Minister of Russia from May 2000 to February 2004.He is the leader of the People's Democratic Union and an ex-member of the opposition coalition "The Other Russia".-Political career:...
, who had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
on February 24, 2004, and followed by Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet
Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet
Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet was the twelfth cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation, preceded by Mikhail Fradkov's First Cabinet, which followed the cabinet led by Mikhail Kasyanov, who had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2004 shortly before the...
immediately after Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
's second inauguration. It was led by Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Russia
The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation The use of the term "Prime Minister" is strictly informal and is not allowed for by the Russian Constitution and other laws....
Mikhail Fradkov
Mikhail Fradkov
Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov is a Russian politician and statesman who was the Prime Minister of Russia from March 2004 to September 2007. Fradkov has been the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service since 2007.-Early life:...
, proposed by President Vladimir Putin for the approval by the State Duma
State Duma
The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
on March 1, 2004. On March 5 Fradkov was approved by the State Duma and appointed Prime Minister by the President. Other 16 ministers of the cabinet were appointed by presidential decrees on March 9. Seven of the ministers occupied the same positions in Mikhail Kasyanov's Government: Yury Chaika
Yury Chaika
Yury Yakovlevich Chaika is the current Prosecutor General of Russia.-Career:Chaika began his career as an electrician in a shipyard. After serving in the army, he graduated from Sverdlovsk Institute of Law in 1976 and began work at Irkutsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office where he served as an...
, Alexey Gordeyev
Alexey Gordeyev
Alexey Vasiliyevich Gordeyev ]] in the German Democratic Republic) is a Russian politician and is the current Governor of Voronezh Oblast.He previously was Minister of Ariculture under Vladimir Putin's presidency.-External links:...
, German Gref
German Gref
German Oskarovich Gref , born February 8, 1964) is a Russian economist of German ethnicity, the founder of Center of the Strategic Development. He was the Minister of Economics and Trade of Russia from May 2000 to September 2007...
, Sergei Ivanov
Sergei Ivanov
Sergei Borisovich Ivanov is a Russian senior official and statesman. He was Minister of Defence from March 2001 to February 2007, Deputy Prime Minister from November 2005 to February 2007, and the First Deputy Prime Minister from February 2007 to May 2008...
, Viktor Khristenko
Viktor Khristenko
Viktor Borisovich Khristenko is the current Russian Minister of Industry and former First Deputy Prime Minister.-Personal life:...
, Alexey Kudrin, and Sergei Shoigu
Sergei Shoigu
Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu is a Russian political figure who has been Minister of Emergency Situations since 1994. He is a ethnic Tuvan and holds the military rank of General of the Army. He is also the President of the International Sport Federation of Firefighters and Rescuers...
. The cabinet underwent no reshuffles and resigned on May 7. It was a temporary cabinet, as Russian legislation stipulates that a new government has to be formed in the beginning of a new presidential term, so the ministers remained acting and were reappointed with minor changes as Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet
Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet
Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet was the twelfth cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation, preceded by Mikhail Fradkov's First Cabinet, which followed the cabinet led by Mikhail Kasyanov, who had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2004 shortly before the...
few days later.
Ministers
| Minister | Period of office |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov Mikhail Fradkov Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov is a Russian politician and statesman who was the Prime Minister of Russia from March 2004 to September 2007. Fradkov has been the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service since 2007.-Early life:... |
March 5 – May 12, 2004 |
| Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov Alexander Zhukov Alexander Dmitriyevich Zhukov is a Russian economist and politician, member of the State Duma . He is the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation since 9 March 2004.-Family:... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of the Interior Rashid Nurgaliyev Rashid Nurgaliyev Rashid Gumarovich Nurgaliyev is a Russian general and politician of the Tatars descent. Since 2002, he has been the minister of the Internal Affairs of Russia.-Early years:... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of Emergencies Sergei Shoigu Sergei Shoigu Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu is a Russian political figure who has been Minister of Emergency Situations since 1994. He is a ethnic Tuvan and holds the military rank of General of the Army. He is also the President of the International Sport Federation of Firefighters and Rescuers... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of Health and Welfare Development Mikhail Zurabov Mikhail Zurabov Mikhail Yuryevich Zurabov is the current ambassador of Russia to Ukraine and Russia's former Minister of Health and Social Development . He held the post of Minister of Health and Social Development from 9 March 2004 to 24 September 2007... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of External Affairs Sergey Lavrov Sergey Lavrov Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is the Foreign Minister of Russia. Prior to that, Lavrov was a Soviet diplomat and Russia's ambassador to the United Nations from 1994 to 2004. Lavrov speaks Russian, English, French and Sinhala.... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of Culture and Mass Media Alexander Sokolov Alexander Sokolov Alexander Sokolov is a direct-carving or taille directe marble sculptor. He has spent about half his life in Spain, which has led to the distribution of his more central continental style within Iberia... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of Defence Sergei Ivanov Sergei Ivanov Sergei Borisovich Ivanov is a Russian senior official and statesman. He was Minister of Defence from March 2001 to February 2007, Deputy Prime Minister from November 2005 to February 2007, and the First Deputy Prime Minister from February 2007 to May 2008... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of Education and Science Andrei Fursenko Andrei Fursenko Andrei Aleksandrovich Fursenko is a Russian politician, scientist and businessman. Currently he is the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.-Family and education:... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of Natural Resources Yury Trutnev |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fishing Alexey Gordeyev Alexey Gordeyev Alexey Vasiliyevich Gordeyev ]] in the German Democratic Republic) is a Russian politician and is the current Governor of Voronezh Oblast.He previously was Minister of Ariculture under Vladimir Putin's presidency.-External links:... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko Viktor Khristenko Viktor Borisovich Khristenko is the current Russian Minister of Industry and former First Deputy Prime Minister.-Personal life:... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Igor Levitin Igor Levitin Igor Yevgeniyevich Levitin is a Russian political figure who has been Minister of Transport since March 9, 2004.Between 1973 and 1980 Levitin served in the Soviet armed forces in Odessa and then with the Armies Southern Division... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of Finance Alexey Kudrin |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of Economic Development and Trade German Gref German Gref German Oskarovich Gref , born February 8, 1964) is a Russian economist of German ethnicity, the founder of Center of the Strategic Development. He was the Minister of Economics and Trade of Russia from May 2000 to September 2007... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister of Justice Yury Chaika Yury Chaika Yury Yakovlevich Chaika is the current Prosecutor General of Russia.-Career:Chaika began his career as an electrician in a shipyard. After serving in the army, he graduated from Sverdlovsk Institute of Law in 1976 and began work at Irkutsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office where he served as an... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
| Minister, Chief of Staff of the Government Dmitry Kozak Dmitry Kozak Dmitry Nikolayevich Kozak , is a Russian politician, serving since October 2008 as deputy Prime minister of the Russian Federation.... |
March 9 – May 20, 2004 |
External links
- Fradkov's First Cabinet, Politika.su (in Russian).