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Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet (since May 2004) is 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 is the current government of Russia. It has been 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. Seven 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.

Contents 1 Further development 2 Activities 3 Notes 4 External links 5 Ministers

• 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 poistion of Chief of Staff of the Government.^[5]

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.

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

	Cabinets of the Government of the Russian Federation
	Viktor Chernomyrdin's First Cabinet (1992-1996) | Viktor Chernomyrdin's Second Cabinet (1996-1998) | Sergei Kiriyenko's Cabinet (1998) | Yevgeny Primakov's Cabinet (1998-1999) | Sergei Stepashin's Cabinet (1999) | Vladimir Putin's Cabinet (1999) | Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet (2000-2004) | Mikhail Fradkov's First Cabinet (2004) | Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet (since 2004)

Minister	Period of office
Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov	since May 12, 2004
First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev	since November 14, 2005
First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov	since February 15, 2007
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov	since May 20, 2004
Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov	November 14, 2005 – February 15, 2007
Sergei Naryshkin	since February 15, 2007
Minister of the Interior Rashid Nurgaliyev	since May 20, 2004
Minister of Emergencies Sergei Shoigu	since May 20, 2004
Minister of Health and Welfare Development Mikhail Zurabov	since May 20, 2004
Minister of External Affairs Sergey Lavrov	since May 20, 2004
Minister of Information Technologies and Telecommunications Leonid Reiman	since May 20, 2004
Minister of Culture and Mass Media Alexander Sokolov	since May 20, 2004
Minister of Defence Sergei Ivanov	May 20, 2004 – February 15, 2007
Anatoly Serdyukov	since February 15, 2007
Minister of Education and Science Andrei Fursenko	since May 20, 2004
Minister of Natural Resources Yury Trutnev	since May 20, 2004
Minister of Regional Development Vladimir Yakovlev	since September 13, 2004
Minister of Agriculture and Fishing Alexey Gordeyev	since May 20, 2004
Minister of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko	since May 20, 2004
Minister of Transport Igor Levitin	since May 20, 2004
Minister of Finance Alexey Kudrin	since May 20, 2004
Minister of Economic Development and Trade German Gref	since May 20, 2004
Minister of Justice Yury Chaika	May 20, 2004 – June 23, 2006
Vladimir Ustinov	since June 23, 2006
Minister, Chief of Staff of the Government Dmitry Kozak	May 20, 2004 – September 13, 2004
Sergei Naryshkin	since September 13, 2004