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Russia's Government Shake-Up: Key Personnel Changes on the Horizon

Vice premiers will continue their duties until presidential decrees are issued, as new candidates are submitted to the State Duma for review.

Russia's Government Shake-Up: Key Personnel Changes on the Horizon
Author
Democracy News Live Desk
Date
19 Oct 2026
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2 min
The Announcement

Premier Mikhail Mishustin presented personnel changes to President Vladimir Putin, who approved them.

Coverage
Key Appointments

The changes include appointing Oleg Kozhemyaiko as the First Deputy Prime Minister and Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Russia in the Far Eastern Federal District; Andrei Nikitin as First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia; Irina Okladnikova as First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and Head of the Government Apparatus; Anton Siluanov as First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and Minister of Finance; and Dmitry Yarovy as Minister of Transport.

Continuation of Duties

All vice-premiers in Russia will continue their duties until presidential decrees are issued, as confirmed by Dmitry Peskov.

The submission of new cabinet candidates to the State Duma and the issuance of presidential decrees are the next steps in the process.

State Duma Review

The State Duma will review the proposed candidates within a week.

Next Steps

The submission of new cabinet candidates to the State Duma and the issuance of presidential decrees are the next steps in the process.

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