# Yevgeny Primakov's Cabinet

Yevgeny Primakov's Cabinet (11 September, 1998, - 12 May, 1999) was the seventh cabinet of government of the Russian Federation, preceded by Sergei Kiriyenko's Cabinet fallen as a result of the 1998 Russian financial crisis and followed by Sergei Stepashin's Cabinet. It was led by Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, proposed by President Boris Yeltsin on 10 September, 1998, as Viktor Chernomyrdin had failed to be approved by the State Duma twice by 7 September (31 August: 94 in favor, 252 against, nobody abstained, 7 September: 138 in favor, 273 against, 1 abstained) ; According to the Constitution of Russia, if parliament rejects the president's nomination three times, then parliament must be dissolved and a general election held. On September 11 Primakov was approved by the Duma as Prime Minister (317 in favor, 63 against, 15 abstained) and appointed Prime Minister by the President. In the State Duma only Vladimir Zhirinovsky's Liberal Democratic Party of Russia was both in favor of Chernomyrdin and against Primakov.
Fourteen ministers of the government out of thirty-one held positions in the previous cabinet: Primakov (Minister for External Affairs), Maslyukov (Minister of Industry and Trade), Bulgak (Minister of Science and Technology), Adamov, Stepashin, Gazizullin, Shoigu, Sergeyev, Aksyonenko, Semyonov, Generalov, Frank, Zadornov, Krasheninnikov (the same positions).
According to the Russian legislation, the ministers were appointed by the President.
On 12 May, 1999 Yeltsin sacked the government and Prime Minister and claimed that Primakov had failed to improve the economy after the 1998 Russian financial crisis. By then Primakov had become the most popular Russian politician. The real reason of the government reshuffle was considered linked to the upcoming start of impeachment hearings against Yeltsin in the State Duma (Primakov refused to fire ministers belonging to the Communist Party).

## Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chairman of the Government | Yevgeny Primakov | 11 September 1998 | 12 May 1999 | Independent |
| Chairman of the Government | Sergei Stepashin | 12 May 1999 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| First Deputy Chairman of the Government for Economy and Finance | Yuri Maslyukov | 11 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | CPRF |
| First Deputy Chairman of the Government for Regions, Youth and Nationalities | Vadim Gustov | 18 September 1998 | 27 April 1999 | Independent |
| First Deputy Chairman of the Government for Regions, Youth and Nationalities | Sergei Stepashin | 27 April 1999 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| First Deputy Chairman of the Government | Nikolay Aksyonenko | 12 May 1999 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Deputy Chairman of the Government | Vladimir Bulgak | 16 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | NDR |
| Deputy Chairman of the Government | Gennady Kulik | 21 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | APR |
| Deputy Chairman of the Government | Valentina Matviyenko | 24 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Deputy Chairman of the Government | Viktor Khristenko | 11 September 1998 | 28 September 1998 | Independent |
| Deputy Chairman of the Government | Alexander Shokhin | 16 September 1998 | 30 September 1998 | Independent |
| State Taxes Service, Deputy Chairman of the Government | Boris Fyodorov | 11 September 1998 | 28 September 1998 | FR |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Igor Ivanov | 11 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Defence | Igor Sergeyev | 11 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Internal Affairs | Sergei Stepashin | 11 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Finance | Mikhail Zadornov | 11 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Railways | Nikolay Aksyonenko | 11 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of General and Professional Education | Vladimir Filippov | 30 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Emergency Situations | Sergei Shoigu | 11 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry for Antimonopoly Policy and Entrepreneurship Support | Gennady Khodyrev | 28 October 1998 | 19 May 1999 | CPRF |
| Ministry of Economics | Andrey Shapovalyants | 25 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Justice | Pavel Krasheninnikov | 25 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs | Boris Pastukhov | 25 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Science and Technology | Mikhail Kirpichnikov | 25 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | NDR |
| Ministry of Transport | Sergey Frank | 11 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Fuel and Energy | Sergey Generalov | 11 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Food | Viktor Semyonov | 11 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | APR |
| Ministry of State Property | Farit Gazizullin | 11 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Culture | Vladimir Yegorov | 30 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Development | Sergey Kalashnikov | 30 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | LDPR |
| Ministry of Natural Resources | Viktor Orlov | 6 October 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Atomic Energy | Yevgeny Adamov | 30 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Health | Vladimir Starodubov | 30 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of National Policy | Ramazan Abdulatipov | 25 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | PRES |
| Ministry of Regional Policy | Valery Kirpichnikov | 30 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Trade | Georgiy Gabunia | 25 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |
| Ministry of Taxes and Duties | Georgy Boos | 23 December 1998 | 19 May 1999 | NDR |
| Head of the Apparatus of the Government of Russia | Yuri Zubakov | 14 September 1998 | 19 May 1999 | Independent |