Viktor Chernomyrdin's First Cabinet

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].

First cabinet of Viktor Chernomyrdin

43rd Cabinet of Russia
Date formed23 December 1992[1]
Date dissolved9 August 1996
People and organisations
Head of stateBoris Yeltsin
Head of governmentViktor Chernomyrdin
Deputy head of governmentVladimir Shumeyko
Yegor Gaidar
Oleg Soskovets
Anatoly Chubais
Vladimir Kadannikov
Oleg Lobov
No. of ministers30
Member partyOur Home - Russia
Russia's Choice
Agrarian Party
Party of Russian Unity and Accord
Democratic Party[2]
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partyLiberal Democratic Party (1993-1995)
Communist Party (1995-1996)
Opposition leaderVladimir Zhirinovsky (1993-1995)
Gennady Zyuganov (1995-1996)
History
PredecessorYeltsin – Gaidar
SuccessorChernomyrdin II

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

Composition
Post Image Name Party Period
Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin Independent (1992-95) 14 December 1992 – 9 August 1996
Our Home – Russia (1995-96)
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
Democratic Choice of Russia (1994)
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
Alexander Zaveryukha (acting) Agrarian Party of Russia 12 January 1996 – 14 May 1996
Minister of Defence Pavel Grachev 23 December 1992 – 18 June 1996
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
Our Home – Russia (1995-96)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrey Kozyrev Independent 23 December 1992 — 5 January 1996
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
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
Nikolai Tsakh 12 January 1996 – 9 August 1996
Minister of Security Viktor Barannikov 23 December 1992 – 27 July 1993
Nikolai Golushko (acting) 28 July 1993 – 21 December 1993

References
  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". www.nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
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