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past, Siluanov was the Minister of Finance. He belongs to the liberal and competent camp.
Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova. A big promotion for the former head of the Audit Chamber. She will supervise social policy, including the issue of pension reform. She is seen as belonging to the liberal and competent camp.
Vice-Premier Dmitry Kozak. The sphere of responsibility is the fuel and energy complex and industry (except for defence enterprises). In the past, the government as vice prime minister was responsible for preparing Sochi for the Olympics, developing regions and housing and communal services. He is seen as a neutral and effective technocrat, who is a long-standing Putin ally.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Gordeyev. Will engage in agriculture. In 1999-2009 years he already served as Minister of Agriculture. After that he was governor of the Voronezh region. Since December 2017, he held the post of plenipotentiary representative of the president in the Central Federal District.
Vice Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko . Will be responsible for the construction sector and the development of regions. In the past, the government first served as the minister of sports and was in charge during the whole doping scandal.
Vice Prime Minister Yuri Borisov . Will become the curator of the military-industrial complex. Previously, as deputy minister of defence, he oversaw procurement of weapons.
Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov. Will be responsible for transport, communications and digitalization of the economy. He left the post of deputy head of the government apparatus.
Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets . Responsibility for culture and sport. Previously served in the government as vice prime minister overseeing social policy.
Vice Prime Minister and Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev . The only vice-premier from the previous Cabinet to retain the same rank and job.
Vice Prime Minister and Head of the Government Staff Konstantin Chuichenko . Will supervise the legislative work of the government and personnel issues. Since 2008, he was an assistant to the president - head of the control department of the presidential administration. A classmate of Medvedev.
Federal Ministers Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin . Retained the post.
Minister of Energy Alexander Novak. Retained the post.
Minister of Transport Eugene Dietrich . Previously, he was the first deputy
minister of transport.
Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov . Retained the post.
Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev . Previously, he held the post of chairman of the board of Rosselkhozbank.
Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Dmitry Kobylkin. Previously, he held the post of governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District.
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