Sergey Kiriyenko's Cabinet

Sergei Kiriyenko's Cabinet (March 23, 1998 - August 23, 1998) was the sixth cabinet of government of the Russian Federation, preceded by Viktor Chernomyrdin's Second Cabinet and followed by Yevgeny Primakov's Cabinet. It was led by Prime Minister Sergey Kiriyenko, appointed acting Prime Minister on March 23 and proposed to the State Duma for approvement on March 27, 1998. On April 10 and April 17 Duma disapproved him as Prime Minister twice (April 10: 143 in favor, 186 against, 5 abstained, April 17: 115 in favor, 271 against, 11 abstained), but on the third time on April 24 he was approved by the State Duma (251 in favor, 25 against) and appointed Prime Minister by the President. According to the Constitution of Russia, if the State Duma rejects the President's nomination three times, it must be dissolved and a parliamentary election held.

Cabinet of Sergei Kirienko

45th Cabinet of Russia
Date formed24 April 1998
Date dissolved23 August 1998
People and organisations
Head of stateBoris Yeltsin
Head of governmentSergei Kirienko
Viktor Chernomyrdin (acting)
Deputy head of governmentBoris Nemtsov
No. of ministers27
Member partyOur Home - Russia
Democratic Choice
Communist Party (special conditions)[1]
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partyCommunist Party
Opposition leaderGennady Zuganov
History
PredecessorChernomyrdin II
SuccessorPrimakov

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

On August 23, 1998, Yeltsin sacked the government after the 1998 Russian financial crisis had taken a dramatic turn on August 17, replaced Kiriyenko with Viktor Chernomyrdin as acting Prime Minister, although he had been neither a deputy nor even a member of the cabinet of Kiriyenko as required by law, and reappointed all the other ministers as acting ministers.

Fourteen ministers survived the reshuffle (see Yevgeny Primakov's Cabinet).

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Ministers

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chairman of the Government24 April 199823 August 1998 Independent
23 August 199811 September 1998 NDR
Deputy Chairman of the Government28 April 199828 August 1998 Independent
28 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
30 April 199811 September 1998 NDR
State Taxes Service,
Deputy Chairman of the Government
29 May 1998
DChG since 17 August
28 August 1998 FR
Ministry of Foreign Affairs24 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Defence24 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Internal Affairs24 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Finance24 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Railways24 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of General and Professional Education24 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Emergency Situations24 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Land Policy, Construction and Housing and Communal Services5 May 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Economics24 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Science and Technology30 April 199811 September 1998 NDR
Ministry of Justice30 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Transport24 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Energy30 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Agriculture and Food30 April 199811 September 1998 APR
Ministry of State Property24 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Culture24 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Labour and Social Development30 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Natural Resources30 April 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Atomic Energy8 May 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Health8 May 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Regional and National Policy8 May 199811 September 1998 Independent
Ministry of Industry and Trade8 May 199823 July 1998 Independent
23 July 199811 September 1998 CPRF
Head of the Apparatus of the Government of Russia
(as Minister until 28 August 1998)
Nikolay Khvatkov
8 May 199828 August 1998 Independent
28 August 199811 September 1998 Independent

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