Viktor Chernomyrdin's First Cabinet

First cabinet of Viktor Chernomyrdin
First cabinet of Viktor Chernomyrdin
; 43rd Cabinet of Russia
Date formed	23 December 1992
Date dissolved	9 August 1996
People and organisations
Head of state	Boris Yeltsin
Head of government	Viktor Chernomyrdin
Deputy head of government	Vladimir Shumeyko; Yegor Gaidar; Oleg Soskovets; Anatoly Chubais; Vladimir Kadannikov; Oleg Lobov
No. of ministers	30
Member party	Our Home - Russia; Russia's Choice; Agrarian Party; Party of Russian Unity and Accord; Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Coalition ; 231 / 450 ;
Opposition party	Liberal Democratic Party (1993-1995); Communist Party (1995-1996)
Opposition leader	Vladimir Zhirinovsky (1993-1995); Gennady Zyuganov (1995-1996)
History
Predecessor	Yeltsin – Gaidar
Successor	Chernomyrdin II

Viktor Chernomyrdin's First Cabinet acted under President of Russia Boris Yeltsin from 23 December 1992 to August 9, 1996. Until December 25, 1993 the official name was Council of Ministers, and since that date, with the coming into law of the Constitution of Russia under the term "Government".^[3]

During the formation of the cabinet, a number of Gaidar loyalists resigned from their posts.^[4]

Composition[]

Post	Name		Period
Prime Minister	Viktor Chernomyrdin	Independent (1992–95)	14 December 1992 – 9 August 1996
Prime Minister	Viktor Chernomyrdin	Our Home – Russia (1995–96)	14 December 1992 – 9 August 1996
Deputy Prime Ministers
First Deputy Prime Minister	Vladimir Shumeyko	Independent	23 December 1992 – 12 December 1993
First Deputy Prime Minister	Oleg Lobov	Independent	15 April 1993 – 18 September 1993 18 June 1996 – 14 August 1996
First Deputy Prime Minister	Oleg Soskovets	Independent	30 April 1993 – 20 June 1996
First Deputy Prime Minister	Yegor Gaidar	Independent (1993–94)	18 September 1993 – 12 December 1993
First Deputy Prime Minister	Yegor Gaidar	Democratic Choice of Russia (1994)	18 September 1993 – 12 December 1993
First Deputy Prime Minister	Anatoly Chubais	Democratic Choice of Russia	5 November 1994 – 16 January 1996
First Deputy Prime Minister	Vladimir Kadannikov	Independent	25 January 1996 – 9 August 1996
Deputy Prime Minister	Alexander Shokhin		23 December 1992 – 20 January 1994
Deputy Prime Minister	Georgy Khizha		2 December 1992 – 11 May 1993
Deputy Prime Minister	Boris Saltykov		23 December 1992 – 25 March 1993
Deputy Prime Minister	Sergey Shakhray		23 December 1992 – 20 January 1994
Deputy Prime Minister	Yury Yarov		23 December 1992 – 24 July 1996
Deputy Prime Minister	Boris Fyodorov		23 December 1992 – 20 January 1994
Deputy Prime Minister	Alexander Zaveryukha		10 February 1993 – 9 August 1996
Federal Ministers
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture	Alexander Zaveryukha (acting)	Agrarian Party of Russia	12 January 1996 – 14 May 1996
Minister of Defence	Pavel Grachev		23 December 1992 – 18 June 1996
Minister of Defence	Igor Rodionov		17 July 1996 – 9 August 1996
Minister of Economy	Andrey Nechaev		23 December 1992 – 25 March 1993
	Oleg Lobov		15 April 1993 — 18 September 1993
	Alexander Shokhin		20 January 1994 — 6 November 1994
	Yevgeny Yasin		8 November 1994 — 9 August 1996
Minister of Education
Minister of Emergency Situations	Sergey Shoygu	Independent (1992–95)	23 December 1992 — 9 August 1996
Minister of Emergency Situations	Sergey Shoygu	Our Home – Russia (1995–96)	23 December 1992 — 9 August 1996
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Andrey Kozyrev	Independent	23 December 1992 — 5 January 1996
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Yevgeny Primakov	Independent	10 January 1996 — 9 August 1996
Minister of Health and Social Development
Minister of Industry, Science and Technologies
Minister of Internal Affairs	Viktor Yerin	Independent	23 December 1992 — 30 June 1995
Minister of Internal Affairs	Anatoly Kulikov	Independent	6 July 1995 — 9 August 1996
Minister of Justice	Nikolay Fyodorov		23 December 1992 — 24 March 1993
	Yuri Khamzatovich Kalmykov		13 April 1993 — 7 December 1994
	Valentin Alekseevich Kovalyov		5 January 1995 — 9 August 1996
Minister of Railways	Gennady Fadeyev		23 December 1996 – 9 August 1996
Minister of Transport	Vitaly Yefimov		23 December 1992 – 10 January 1996
Minister of Transport	Nikolai Tsakh		12 January 1996 – 9 August 1996
	Viktor Barannikov		23 December 1992 – 27 July 1993
	Nikolai Golushko (acting)		28 July 1993 – 21 December 1993
Chief of Staff of the Government — Minister of the Russian Federation		Independent	12 January 1993 — 11 November 1994
	Vladimir Babichev	Our Home – Russia	15 November 1994 — 9 August 1996

References[]

^ Первое Правительство Черномырдина. 1992-1996
^ Политическая принадлежность членов Правительства РФ
^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 23 декабря 1993 г. № 2277 «О преобразовании и реорганизации Совета Министров — Правительства Российской Федерации»
^ Bohlen, Celestine (December 12, 1992). "Some Continuity in Reshaped Russia Cabinet". The New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

[1] Первое Правительство Черномырдина. 1992-1996

[2] Политическая принадлежность членов Правительства РФ

[3] Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 23 декабря 1993 г. № 2277 «О преобразовании и реорганизации Совета Министров — Правительства Российской Федерации»

[4] Bohlen, Celestine (December 12, 1992). "Some Continuity in Reshaped Russia Cabinet". The New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

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First cabinet of Viktor Chernomyrdin
43rd Cabinet of Russia

Date formed	23 December 1992^[1]
Date dissolved	9 August 1996
People and organisations
Head of state	Boris Yeltsin
Head of government	Viktor Chernomyrdin
Deputy head of government	Vladimir Shumeyko Yegor Gaidar Oleg Soskovets Anatoly Chubais Vladimir Kadannikov Oleg Lobov
No. of ministers	30
Member party	Our Home - Russia Russia's Choice Agrarian Party Party of Russian Unity and Accord Democratic Party^[2]
Status in legislature	Coalition 231 / 450
Opposition party	Liberal Democratic Party (1993-1995) Communist Party (1995-1996)
Opposition leader	Vladimir Zhirinovsky (1993-1995) Gennady Zyuganov (1995-1996)
History
Predecessor	Yeltsin – Gaidar
Successor	Chernomyrdin II