Mikhail Mishustin's First Cabinet

First Cabinet of Mikhail Mishustin

56th Cabinet of Russia
2020–2024
Meeting of the Cabinet on 21 January 2020
Date formed21 January 2020
Date dissolved7 May 2024
People and organisations
Head of stateVladimir Putin
Head of governmentMikhail Mishustin
Andrey Belousov (acting)
Member partyUnited Russia
Independent
Status in legislatureMajority
with support from LDPR, A Just Russia and Rodina
Opposition partiesCommunist Party
Opposition leadersGennady Zyuganov
History
Legislature terms7th State Duma
8th State Duma
Budget2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
PredecessorMedvedev II
SuccessorMishustin II

The Mikhail Mishustin's First Cabinet (Russian: Первое правительство Мишустина) was the federal government of Russia from 2020 to 2024, led by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

The Cabinet was formed between 16 and 21 January 2020 and is the last one following the constitutional reform of 2020 which has significantly changed the order of government formation.

On 30 April 2020 Mishustin tested positive for COVID-19. Mishustin confirmed his test results in a video conference with President Vladimir Putin, and nominated his deputy to take over for him as acting Prime Minister. Putin signed a decree appointing Andrey Belousov to the role on an acting basis, following Mishustin's recommendation.[1] In May, three more ministers also tested positive for coronavirus and were temporarily replaced by their deputies.

Due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, all of Mishustin's cabinet was entirely sanctioned by a number of countries and organizations such as the United States, the European Union, France, Ukraine, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Germany.

The Cabinet resigned on 7 May 2024 after the inauguration of Vladimir Putin. However on Putin's instructions the Cabinet continued its work as a caretaker cabinet.[2]

  1. ^ "Russian Prime Minister tests positive for Covid-19". CNN. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Путин подписал указ об отставке правительства". 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.