Viktor Chernomyrdin's First Cabinet

Viktor Chernomyrdin's First Cabinet acted under President of Russia Boris Yeltsin from 23 December 1992^[2][3] 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".^[4]

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[1]
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

During the formation of the cabinet, a number of Gaidar loyalists resigned from their posts.^[5]

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Viktor Chernomyrdin	14 December 1992	9 August 1996		NDR
First Deputy Prime Ministers	Vladimir Shumeyko	23 December 1992	12 December 1993		Independent
	Oleg Lobov	15 April 1993 18 June 1996	18 September 1993 14 August 1996		Independent
	Oleg Soskovets	30 April 1993	20 June 1996		NDR
	Yegor Gaidar	18 September 1993	12 December 1993		Independent
	Anatoly Chubais	5 November 1994	16 January 1996		DVR
	Vladimir Kadannikov	25 January 1996	9 August 1996		NDR
Deputy Prime Ministers	Alexander Shokhin	23 December 1992	20 January 1994		Independent
	Georgy Khizha	2 December 1992	11 May 1993		Independent
	Boris Saltykov	23 December 1992	25 March 1993		Independent
	Sergey Shakhray	23 December 1992	20 January 1994		Independent
	Yury Yarov	23 December 1992	24 July 1996		DVR
	Boris Fyodorov	23 December 1992	20 January 1994		Independent
	Alexander Zaveryukha	10 February 1993	9 August 1996		APR
Minister of Agriculture	Viktor Khlystun	20 January 1994	27 October 1994		Independent
	Aleksandr Nazarchuk	27 October 1994	12 January 1996		APR
	Alexander Zaveryukha	12 January 1996	14 May 1996		APR
	Viktor Khlystun	14 May 1996	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Atomic Energy	Viktor Mikhaylov	23 December 1992	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Communications	Vladimir Bulgak	23 December 1992	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Construction	Yefim Basin	12 July 1994	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister for Cooperation with CIS Member States	Vladimir Mashits (acting)	27 January 1994	16 February 1995		Independent
	Valery Serov	16 February 1995	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Culture	Yevgeny Sidorov	23 December 1992	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Defence	Pavel Grachev	23 December 1992	18 June 1996		Independent
	Igor Rodionov	17 July 1996	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Defence Industry	Zinovy Pak	8 May 1996	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Economy	Andrey Nechaev	23 December 1992	25 March 1993		Independent
	Oleg Lobov	15 April 1993	18 September 1993		Independent
	Alexander Shokhin	20 January 1994	6 November 1994		PRES
	Yevgeny Yasin	8 November 1994	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Education	Yevgeny Tkachenko	23 December 1992	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Emergency Situations	Sergey Shoygu	23 December 1992	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources	Viktor Danilov-Danilyan	23 December 1992	9 August 1996		KEDR
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Andrey Kozyrev	23 December 1992	5 January 1996		Independent
	Yevgeny Primakov	10 January 1996	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Foreign Economic Relations	Sergey Glazyev	23 December 1992	22 September 1993		DPR
	Oleg Davydov	22 September 1993	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Fuel and Energy	Yury Shafranik	12 January 1993	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Health	Eduard Nechayev	23 December 1992	28 November 1995		Independent
	Aleksandr Tsaregorodtsev	5 December 1995	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Internal Affairs	Viktor Yerin	23 December 1992	30 June 1995		Independent
	Anatoly Kulikov	6 July 1995	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Justice	Nikolay Fyodorov	23 December 1992	24 March 1993		Independent
	Yury Kalmykov	13 April 1993	7 December 1994		PRES
	Valentin Kovalyov	5 January 1995	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Labour	Gennady Melikyan	23 December 1992	9 August 1996		PRES
Minister of Nationalities	Sergey Shakhray	20 January 1994	16 May 1994		PRES
	Nikolai Yegorov	16 May 1994	30 June 1995		Independent
	Vyacheslav Mikhailov	5 July 1995	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Railways	Gennady Fadeyev	23 December 1992	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Science	Boris Saltykov	25 March 1993	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Security	Viktor Barannikov	23 December 1992	27 July 1993		Independent
	Nikolai Golushko (acting)	28 July 1993	21 December 1993		Independent
Minister of Social Protection	Ella Pamfilova	23 December 1992	2 March 1994		Independent
	Lyudmila Bezlepkina	4 May 1994	9 August 1996		Independent
Minister of Transport	Vitaly Yefimov	23 December 1992	10 January 1996		Independent
	Nikolai Tsakh	12 January 1996	9 August 1996		Independent
Chief of Staff of the Government	Vladimir Kvasov	12 January 1993	11 November 1994		Independent
	Vladimir Babichev	15 November 1994	9 August 1996		NDR
Member of the Government	Nikolay Travkin	29 April 1994	10 January 1996		DPR
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