Yevgeny Primakov's Cabinet

Yevgeny Primakov's Cabinet (September 11, 1998, - May 12, 1999) was the seventh cabinet of government of the Russian Federation, preceded by Sergei Kiriyenko's Cabinet fallen as a result of the 1998 Russian financial crisis and followed by Sergei Stepashin's Cabinet. It was led by Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, proposed by President Boris Yeltsin on September 10, 1998, as Viktor Chernomyrdin had failed to be approved by the State Duma twice by September 7 (August 31: 94 in favor, 252 against, nobody abstained, September 7: 138 in favor, 273 against, 1 abstained) [1]; According to the Constitution of Russia, if parliament rejects the president's nomination three times, then parliament must be dissolved and a general election held. On September 11 Primakov was approved by the Duma as Prime Minister (317 in favor, 63 against, 15 abstained) and appointed Prime Minister by the President. In the State Duma only Vladimir Zhirinovsky's Liberal Democratic Party of Russia was both in favor of Chernomyrdin and against Primakov.

Cabinet of Yevgeny Primakov

46th Cabinet of Russia
Date formed11 September 1998
Date dissolved12 May 1999
People and organisations
Head of stateBoris Yeltsin
Head of governmentYevgeny Primakov
Sergey Stepashin (acting)
Deputy head of governmentYuri Maslyukov
No. of ministers34
Member partyOur Home - Russia
Fatherland – All Russia
Communist Party
Liberal Democratic Party
Agrarian Party[1]
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partyYabloko
Opposition leaderGrigory Yavlinsky
History
PredecessorKirienko
SuccessorStepashin

Fourteen ministers of the government out of thirty-one held positions in the previous cabinet: Primakov (Minister for External Affairs), Maslyukov (Minister of Industry and Trade), Bulgak (Minister of Science and Technology), Adamov, Stepashin, Gazizullin, Shoigu, Sergeyev, Aksyonenko, Semyonov, Generalov, Frank, Zadornov, Krasheninnikov (the same positions).

According to the Russian legislation, the ministers were appointed by the President.

On May 12, 1999 Yeltsin sacked the government and Prime Minister and claimed that Primakov had failed to improve the economy after the 1998 Russian financial crisis. By then Primakov had become the most popular Russian politician. The real reason of the government reshuffle was considered linked to the upcoming start of impeachment hearings against Yeltsin in the State Duma (Primakov refused to fire ministers belonging to the Communist Party).[2]

Ministers

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chairman of the Government11 September 199812 May 1999 Independent
12 May 199919 May 1999 Independent
First Deputy Chairman of the Government for Economy and Finance11 September 199819 May 1999 CPRF
First Deputy Chairman of the Government for Regions, Youth and Nationalities18 September 199827 April 1999 Independent
27 April 199919 May 1999 Independent
First Deputy Chairman of the Government12 May 199919 May 1999 Independent
Deputy Chairman of the Government16 September 199819 May 1999 NDR
21 September 199819 May 1999 APR
24 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
11 September 199828 September 1998 Independent
16 September 199830 September 1998 Independent
State Taxes Service,
Deputy Chairman of the Government
11 September 199828 September 1998 FR
Ministry of Foreign Affairs11 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Defence11 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Internal Affairs11 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Finance11 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Railways11 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of General and Professional Education30 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Emergency Situations11 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry for Antimonopoly Policy and Entrepreneurship Support28 October 199819 May 1999 CPRF
Ministry of Economics25 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Justice25 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs25 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Science and Technology25 September 199819 May 1999 NDR
Ministry of Transport11 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Fuel and Energy11 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Agriculture and Food11 September 199819 May 1999 APR
Ministry of State Property11 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Culture30 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Labour and Social Development30 September 199819 May 1999 LDPR
Ministry of Natural Resources6 October 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Atomic Energy30 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Health30 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of National Policy25 September 199819 May 1999 PRES
Ministry of Regional Policy30 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Trade25 September 199819 May 1999 Independent
Ministry of Taxes and Duties23 December 199819 May 1999 NDR
Head of the Apparatus of the Government of Russia14 September 199819 May 1999 Independent

References

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  1. ^ Политическая принадлежность членов Правительства РФ
  2. ^ "Europe Russia gripped by power struggle". BBC. 12 May 1999. Retrieved 26 August 2013.