Ministry of Crimean Affairs

Ministry of Crimean Affairs
Министерство Российской Федерации по делам Крыма
Agency overview
FormedMarch 31, 2014 (2014-03-31)
Preceding agency
  • none
DissolvedJuly 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)
JurisdictionGovernment of Russia
HeadquartersMoscow
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Websitemincrimea.gov.ru

The Ministry of Crimean Affairs (Russian: Министерство Российской Федерации по делам Крыма (Минкрым России), romanizedMinisterstvo Rossiyskoy Federatsii po delam Kryma (Minkrym Rossii)) was a federal ministry in Dmitry Medvedev's government which was established on March 31, 2014;[citation needed] and dissolved on July 15, 2015.[1]

The ministry was responsible for the integration of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol into Russia's economic, financial, credit and legal systems, and as well as the economic and social development of Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol City. The ministry was formed by Presidential decree of Vladimir Putin, who appointed the economist Oleg Savelyev as the federal minister with responsibility for the economic and social development of the region.[2]

  1. ^ http://en.kremlin.ru/acts/news/copy/49998}[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Executive Order establishing the Ministry of Crimean Affairs and appointing Oleg Savelyev to the post of minister". Presidential Administration of Russia. March 31, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.