Vladimir Putin's First Cabinet

Putin first cabinet
8th cabinet of Russia
Date formed	16 August 1999
Date dissolved	7 May 2000
People and organisations
Head of government	Vladimir Putin
Deputy head of government	Mikhail Kasyanov Nikolay Aksyonenko Viktor Khristenko
Head of state	Boris Yeltsin Vladimir Putin (Acting)
Number of ministers	16
Member party	Unity, Our Home - Russia and Fatherland – All Russia
Status in legislature	Coalition
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)	4 year
Predecessor	Stepashin
Successor	Kasyanov

This article contains information about the First Cabinet of Vladimir Putin, in effect from 16 August 1999^[1] to 7 May 2000.^[2]

Ministers

Minister	Period of office
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
First Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov	January 10, 2000 – May 7, 2000
First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolay Aksyonenko	August 19, 1999 – January 10, 2000
First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko	August 19, 1999 – January 10, 2000
Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Deputy Prime Minister Valentina Matvienko	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Sherback	August 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Deputy Prime Minister Nikolay Koshman	October 15, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Shoygu	January 10, 2000 – May 7, 2000
Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko	January 10, 2000 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Finance Mikhail Kasyanov	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Atomic Energy Yevgeny Adamov	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Agriculture Alexey Gordeyev	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister for Antimonopoly Policy and Support of Entrepreneurship Ilya Yuzhanov	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Fuel and Energy Viktor Kalyuzhny	August 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of the Interior Vladimir Rushaylo	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Emergencies Sergey Shoygu	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Mass Media Mikhail Lesin	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Federal, Ethnic and Migration Policy Vyacheslav Mikhailov	August 19, 1999 – January 6, 2000
Alexander Blokhin	January 6, 2000 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Health Yury Shevchenko	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Property Relations Farit Gazizullin	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of External Affairs Igor Ivanov	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Culture Vladimir Yegorov	August 19, 1999 – February 8, 2000
Mikhail Shvydkoy	February 8, 2000 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Taxes Alexander Pochinok	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Defence Igor Sergeev	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Education Vladimir Filippov	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Natural Resources Boris Yatskevich	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Industry, Science and Technologies Mikhail Kirpichnikov	August 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Railways Vladimir Starostenko	August 19, 1999 – September 16, 1999
Nikolay Aksyonenko	September 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Telecommunications and Informatization Leonid Reiman	November 12, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Transport Sergey Frank	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Labor and Welfare Development Sergey Kalashnikov	August 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Economy Andrey Shapoval'yants	August 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Trade Mikhail Fradkov	August 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Justice Yury Chaika	August 16, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister – Chief of Staff of the Government Dmitry Kozak	August 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister of Sports, Physical Culture and Tourism Boris Ivanyuzhenkov	August 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000
Minister for Commonwealth of Independent States Leonid Dpachevsky	August 19, 1999 – May 7, 2000

References

1. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 16.08.1999 № 1052 «About the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation», approved the appointment of Resolution of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation dated 16.08.1999 № 4276-II ГД «About consent to the President of the Russian Federation for the appointment of Vladimir Putin to the post of Prime Minister».
2. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 05.07.2000 № 647-р The Russian government gave its functions to the newly elected President of the Russian Federation.