Ministry of Regional Development (Russia)

Ministry of Regional Development of Russia (Russian: Министерство регионального развития Российской Федерации – Минрегион России) was the federal ministry in the Russian government that was responsible for regional social development. The last minister was Igor Slyunyayev, who was appointed in 2012 as part of Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet.

Ministry of Regional Development, MinRegion
Министерство регионального развития Российской Федерации
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 13, 2004 (2004-09-13)
DissolvedSeptember 8, 2014 (2014-09-08)
JurisdictionGovernment of Russia
HeadquartersKrasnaya Presnya, D. 3, Moscow
Employees639
Annual budget~6.5 billion U.S. dollars
Minister responsible
Child agency

On 8 September 2014 President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved the abolishing of the ministry with the competences being spread to a number of ministries.[which?][1]

Previous names

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  • Ministry for Regional Policy (Министерство региональной политики Российской Федерации) (1998—1999)
  • Ministry for Nationality and Federation Affairs (Министерство РФ по делам федерации и национальностей) (1999—2000)
  • Ministry for Nationality, Federation and Migratory Policy (Министерство по делам федерации, национальной и миграционной политики РФ) (2000—2001)

Ministers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Putin Grants Defense Ministry More Power After Reshuffle, The Moscow Times, 8 September 2014
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