Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet
| Medvedev cabinet | |
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 45th cabinet of Russia |
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| Date formed | 21 May 2012 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Vladimir Putin |
| Head of government | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Deputy head of government | Igor Shuvalov |
| No. of ministers | 32 |
| Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal) |
12 |
| Total no. of ministers | 43 |
| Member party | United Russia |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | Communist Party |
| Opposition leader | Gennady Zyuganov |
| History | |
| Election(s) | Appointed by the President of Russia, approved by the State Duma |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
| Predecessor | Putin II |
Dmitry Medvedev was appointed as Prime Minister of Russia on 8 May 2012. His Cabinet was formed after President Vladimir Putin approved the nominations to the Federal ministries posts.
On 8 May 2012, The State Duma, the lower house of the bicameral Russian Parliament, voted in favor of the appointment of former President Dmitry Medvedev as the head of government, and for the first time in the past 12 years, Prime Minister candidate has not received a constitutional majority. PM Medvedev promised to update 80% of the cabinet, but he would not change its structure.
On 8 May 2013, Medvedev's first deputy Vladislav Surkov was relieved of duty after Putin reprimanded the government for failing to carry out all his presidential decrees from the previous year.
The Government structure was formed on 21 May 2012, shortly after the Prime Minister returned from his visit to the G-8 Summit at Camp David.
Under Medvedev, only six ministers remain in their previous offices, from 22 Ministers:Anatoly Serdyukov kept the position of the Minister of Defense; Sergey Lavrov kept his position as Minister for Foreign Affairs (and become the Longest-serving minister). Anton Siluanov kept his position as Minister of Finance. Vitaly Mutko kept his position as Minister of Sport and Alexander Konovalov kept his position as Minister of Justice while Vladimir Puchkov was appointed as new Minister for Emergency Situations and Vladimir Kolokoltsev became the Minister for Internal Affairs, responsible for the Russian police reform.
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