Mikhail Mishustin, who was reappointed as head of the new government, submitted candidates for deputy prime ministers and heads of ministries to the State Duma for consideration.
The new government does not include Andrei Belousov and Victoria Abramchenko, who held the posts of first deputy prime minister and deputy prime minister, respectively. Both of them are moving to a new job.
For the post of First Deputy Prime Minister, Mishustin proposed Denis Manturov, who held the position of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade. Alexander Novak was asked to oversee the economic block (issues of supporting the economy and anti-sanctions measures), which was in Belousov’s area of responsibility; he also remains in charge of the energy sector.
Instead of Victoria Abramchenko, Mishustin proposed appointing Dmitry Patrushev, the son of Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, who served as head of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Mishustin also proposed introducing the post of specialized Deputy Prime Minister for Transport. Vitaly Savelyev, who headed the Ministry of Transport and before that the Aeroflot airline, was proposed for this post.
Dmitry Chernyshenko, who is asked to add supervision of the Ministry of Education and Rosmolodezh, and Tatyana Golikova remain in the government - in addition to the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Culture, she will oversee the Federal Agency for National Affairs. Also, Alexey Overchuk, Yuri Trutnev and Marat Khusnullin will retain their positions as deputy prime ministers.
In addition, Mishustin proposed appointing four current governors to ministerial positions:
Among those who will retain their posts are the heads of the Ministry of Labor Anton Kotyakov, the Ministry of Natural Resources Alexander Kozlov, the Ministry of Education Sergei Kravtsov, the Ministry of Culture Olga Lyubimova, the Ministry of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov, the Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov, the Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko, the Ministry of Construction Irek Faizullin, the Ministry of Education Valery Falkov, the Ministry of Eastern Development Alexey Chekunkov and the Ministry of Digital Development Maksut Shadayev.