Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet

Fradkov second cabinet
11th Cabinet of Russia
Date formed	12 May 2004
Date dissolved	13 September 2007
People and organisations
Head of government	Mikhail Fradkov
Deputy head of government	Sergei Ivanov Dmitry Medvedev
Head of state	Vladimir Putin
Number of ministers	22
Member party	United Russia
Status in legislature	Absolute majority
Opposition party	Communist Party
Opposition leader	Gennady Zyuganov
History
Election(s)	Appointed by the President of Russia, approved by the State Duma
Legislature term(s)	4 year
Predecessor	Fradkov I
Successor	Zubkov

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Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet (May 2004 - September 2007) was the twelfth cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation, preceded by Mikhail Fradkov's First Cabinet, which followed the cabinet led by Mikhail Kasyanov, who had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2004 shortly before the presidential election. It was led by Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, proposed by President Vladimir Putin for the approval by the State Duma on May 7, 2004, the day Putin entered into his second presidential term. On May 12 Fradkov was approved by the State Duma and appointed Prime Minister by the President.^[1] Other 17 ministers of the cabinet were appointed by presidential decrees on May 20, 2004. The prime minister and 16 ministers occupied the same positions in Mikhail Fradkov's First Government. Only Leonid Reiman assumed the reestablished position of Information Technologies and Telecommunications Minister of Russia. Eight of the ministers took part in Kasyanov's Cabinet, all on the same positions: Yury Chaika, Alexey Gordeyev, German Gref, Sergei Ivanov, Viktor Khristenko, Alexey Kudrin, Leonid Reiman, and Sergei Shoigu.

Further development

• September 13, 2004:

The Ministry of Regional Development was reestablished. Vladimir Yakovlev was fired from the position of Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District in the aftermath of the Beslan school hostage crisis and was appointed Minister of Regional Development by the President.^[2]

Dmitry Kozak was replaced by the President with Sergei Naryshkin as Minister – Chief of Staff of the Government and became Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District instead of Yakovlev.

• November 14, 2005:

Two more Deputy Prime Minister positions were created. Dmitry Medvedev was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister, Sergei Ivanov was appointed Deputy Prime Minister by the President, retaining his Defence Minister position.^[3]

• June 23, 2006:

President Vladimir Putin replaced Yury Chaika with former Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov as Justice Minister of Russia. Chaika in turn assumed the Prosecutor General position for the second time in his career.^[4]

• February 15, 2007:

The President introduced the second position of First Deputy Prime Minister assumed by Sergei Ivanov and appointed Sergei Naryshkin Deputy Prime Minister. Former Chief of the Federal Tax Service of Russia Anatoly Serdyukov was appointed Defence Minister instead of Ivanov. Naryshkin retained his position of Chief of Staff of the Government.^[5]

• September 12, 2007:

President Putin accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. According to Russian legislation, his cabinet was also dismissed. Fradkov, however, remained acting Prime Minister until September 14, when the new Prime Minister, Viktor Zubkov, was appointed. German Gref, Vladimir Yakovlev and Mikhail Zurabov were dismissed on September 24, when the new cabinet was formed.

Ministers

Notes

1. ↑ Duma confirms Fradkov as premier, BBC News, May 12, 2004.
2. ↑ Russia: Putin Seeking Government Changes To Strengthen Fight Against Terror, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, September 13, 2004.
   Putin tightens grip on security, BBC News, September 13, 2004.
3. ↑ Putin boosts allies in reshuffle, BBC News, November 14, 2005.
   Semi-Successors by Dmitry Kamyshev and Kirill Rogov, Kommersant, November 15, 2005.
4. ↑ Putin names ex-prosecutor Ustinov justice minister, RIA Novosti, June 23, 2006.
   Ustinov Is Appointed New Justice Minister by Anatoly Medetsky, The Moscow Times, June 26, 2006.
5. ↑ Ivanov and Kadyrov Promoted in Shakeup by Nabi Abdullaev, The Moscow Times, February 16, 2007.
   A Shuffle in High Places by Dmitry Butrin, Petr Netreba and Maxim Shishkin, Kommersant, February 16, 2007.
   Russian Defense Minister Promoted, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, February 15, 2007.
   Wrap: Putin promotes Ivanov, reshuffles govt., changes Chechnya pres., RIA Novosti, February 16, 2007.
   What the Russian papers say, RIA Novosti, February 16, 2007.

External links

• Fradkov's Second Cabinet, Politika.su (in Russian).

Cabinets of the Government of Russia Chernomyrdin I (1992–1996) Chernomyrdin II (1996–1998) Kiriyenko (1998) Primakov (1998–1999) Stepashin (1999) Putin I (1999) Kasyanov (2000–2004) Fradkov I (2004) Fradkov II (2004–2007) Zubkov (2007–2008) Putin II (2008–2012) Medvedev (since 2012)