Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has approved the allocation of responsibilities among his deputies. This decision was made to ensure the efficient functioning of the new Cabinet of Ministers in implementing the President’s instructions, achieving the objectives of national projects, and advancing the nation’s development goals.
First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has been assigned comprehensive coordination of efforts in technological development, the implementation of the National Technology Initiative, and fostering the adoption of innovative outputs. His responsibilities further encompass state policy for industry and technical regulation, the execution of development programmes for the aviation, shipbuilding, electronics, nuclear and aerospace sectors, the state defence order, and digitalisation within his designated sectors.
“Efforts in these domains are directed at securing Russia’s technological supremacy, which can produce a multiplier effect for the enhancement of key industries and act as a potent catalyst for the economy. The objective of attaining technological leadership, as encapsulated in the President’s new May executive order, ranks among the Cabinet’s foremost priorities,” emphasised Boris Belyakov, the Prime Minister’s press secretary.
Denis Manturov’s remit also includes the development, implementation, and oversight of the International Cooperation and Exports national project. He will handle state policy on trade, both domestic and foreign, as well as matters pertaining to the arrangement of the state border, civil defence, and the protection of the population and territories from emergencies.
The First Deputy Prime Minister will coordinate the activities of federal executive bodies, including the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Federal Agency for State Reserves, the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology, the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (within the designated area of responsibility), the Russian Export Centre, Roscosmos, and Rosatom (concerning the corporation’s involvement in the state defence order, development programmes for the defence and aerospace sectors, and atomic oversight within the designated area of responsibility). He will also oversee the Foundation for the Development of the Centre for Research and Commercialisation of New Technologies.
Additionally, the First Deputy Prime Minister will supervise the socioeconomic development of the regions comprising the Urals Federal District.
Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova has been entrusted with responsibility for the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs.
She will continue to oversee healthcare, research in genetics and medicine, the circulation of medicinal products and medical devices, sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population, federal sanitary and epidemiological oversight, and federal state oversight in consumer rights protection.
Furthermore, Tatyana Golikova is accountable for state policy on social development, employment, labour relations, demography, social and medical insurance, pension provision, and state ethnic policy (excluding matters involving interaction with religious organisations). Her portfolio also includes state policy on culture, encompassing the state regulation of the arts, cinematography, copyright and related rights, as well as the preservation of Russia’s cultural heritage.
“Preserving traditional spiritual, moral, and cultural values, as well as cultural heritage, is a fundamental condition for strengthening interethnic and interfaith harmony. As a long-standing overseer of social policy, Ms Golikova will ensure that work in this area is conducted to the highest standard,” underscored Boris Belyakov.
Tatyana Golikova is authorised to coordinate the development, implementation, and oversight of three national projects: Demography, Healthcare, and Culture.
The ministries and agencies under Tatyana Golikova’s jurisdiction include the Ministry of Healthcare, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Labour, the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs (excluding matters involving interaction with religious organisations), the Federal Service for Supervision of Healthcare, the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, the Federal Service for Labour and Employment, the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation, and the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund.
Furthermore, Tatyana Golikova has been assigned oversight of the comprehensive socioeconomic development of the regions comprising the Northwestern Federal District.
Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko will coordinate digital development and communications, the implementation of AI technologies, and antitrust policy.
He will be responsible for state policy with regard to the provision of government and municipal services, the creation of state information resources, the improvement of licensing and oversight activities, obligatory requirements, the creation of conditions for the digital transformation of economic sectors and the social sphere, and ensuring stable demand for the national electronic industry products.
Dmitry Grigorenko will be in charge of creating, implementing and monitoring the Digital Economy national project.
Dmitry Grigorenko is also authorised to monitor the implementation of national projects jointly with the projects’ curators, streamline the drafting of laws, Government decisions, and instructions from the Prime Minister, interaction with the houses of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the work of federal executive authorities when it comes to enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of budgetary spending, the management of the national debt and financial assets, and the shaping of the National Wealth Fund.
The list of federal ministries and agencies that Dmitry Grigorenko will monitor includes the Finance Ministry, the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, the Federal Treasury, the Federal Customs Service, the Federal Taxation Service, and the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (within the designated area of responsibility).
In addition, he will supervise the comprehensive socioeconomic development of the constituent entities of the Central Federal District.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak will remain in charge of the electricity and fuel and energy sectors but will also supervise the economic block.
As per the approved functions, Alexander Novak will coordinate the work of federal executive authorities with regard to the drafting of key areas of Russia’s socioeconomic development, countersanctions, investment policy, government support for small and medium-sized enterprises, a unified financial, lending and monetary policy, state regulation of financial markets, intellectual property, antitrust policy and the development of competitiveness, the tariff policy, the state policy of creating and ensuring the operation of free and special economic zones, and government statistics and foreign economic activities.
“While working in various positions in business and in the Government, Alexander Novak has successfully coordinated financial and economic issues, and has demonstrated strategic vision of implementing the tasks set before him. As per the President’s instructions, Russia is to join the group of the world’s top four economies by 2030. Considering his functions, managerial experience, skills and competencies, Alexander Novak has organised activities at the highest level,” Boris Belyakov pointed out.
Alexander Novak will be responsible for drafting a single plan for achieving Russia’s national development goals through 2030 and for the future until 2036, assessing the influence of the budgetary and taxation policy on socioeconomic development and accelerated economic growth, as well as for coordinating the drafting and implementing national projects in coordination with their curators.
The Deputy Prime Minister will be directly responsible for the national projects Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship, Atom, and Labour Efficiency, as well as for drafting, implementing and monitoring a comprehensive plan for modernising and expanding backbone energy infrastructure until 2024.
Alexander Novak will coordinate the performance of federal executive authorities, namely, the Energy Ministry, the Economic Development Ministry (excluding tourism), the State Statistics Service, the Federal Accreditation Service, and the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (within its sphere of responsibility).
He will supervise the North Caucasus Federal District and continue to monitor the comprehensive socioeconomic development of the constituent entities within the Federal District.
He will coordinate the activities of development institutes: the Management Company of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, the Federal Corporation for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SME Corporation), and the Russian Venture Company.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk will continue to monitor state policy with regard to Eurasian integration, Russia’s involvement in integration processes within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the Union State of Russia and Belarus, as well as cooperation with the CIS member states.
He will also coordinate the activities of BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the G20, and will be responsible for Russia’s interaction with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and other international organisations, as well as efforts aimed at promoting international development.
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev will oversee state policy for the agriculture and agro-industrial sectors. This includes viticulture, winemaking, agricultural land relations, sustainable rural development, fisheries, aquaculture, forestry, and the timber industry.
His remit will also extend to the study, use, and conservation of natural resources. This encompasses subsoil resources, water bodies, wildlife, and habitats; hunting and game management; state environmental monitoring and impact assessments; animal welfare; protected natural areas and environmental protection; hydrometeorology and related fields; and the state regulation of mineral fertiliser production and distribution. Additionally, he will be responsible for climate policy, including limiting greenhouse gas emissions and developing climate projects, as well as measures to prevent forest fires, floods, and other natural disasters.
“The agricultural sector is currently demonstrating robust growth. Russia is fully self-sufficient in food security, and this momentum must be maintained. The same is true about environmental projects – much has been accomplished, but further effort is essential. Dmitry Patrushev’s experience and expertise as Deputy Prime Minister will ensure the achievement of these goals,” noted Boris Belyakov.
In his new role, Dmitry Patrushev will be tasked with the development, implementation, and supervision of the Ecology national project.
He will coordinate the work of the Ministry of Agriculture, which he previously led, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Ministry of Economic Development (specifically on climate policy and emissions). He will also oversee the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor), the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet), the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor), the Federal Agency for Water Resources (Rosvodresursy), the Federal Agency for Forestry (Rosleskhoz), the Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo), and the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources (Rosnedra).
Furthermore, Dmitry Patrushev will now be responsible for monitoring the socioeconomic development of the Siberian Federal District.
Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev has been assigned the transport portfolio by Mikhail Mishustin.
His responsibilities will include building and maintaining an efficient national transport system. This involves developing a unified backbone transport network, enhancing the overall security and resilience of transport infrastructure, ensuring the availability of high-quality transport services, long-term planning and maintenance of the trunk road network, and developing roadside services.
Vitaly Savelyev is also authorised to coordinate state policy on the establishment, enhancement, and operation of border crossing points and other facilities along the state border of the Russian Federation. He will regulate the activities of natural monopoly entities within the designated area of responsibility, including the approval of their investment programmes.
As Deputy Prime Minister, he will be responsible for the Unmanned Aerial Systems national project, the transport component of the Comprehensive Plan for Modernising and Expanding Trunk Infrastructure until 2024, and the transport development strategy for trunk infrastructure.
Vitaly Savelyev will oversee the Ministry of Transport, the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia), the Federal Service for Supervision of Transport (Rostransnadzor), the Federal Road Agency (Rosavtodor), and the Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport (Rosmorrechflot).
Yury Trutnev, who serves as both Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, continues to be responsible for the Far East and the Arctic. He oversees the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East.
His duties involve coordinating state policy for the comprehensive socioeconomic growth and advancement of Russia’s Far Eastern and Arctic regions, managing financial aid to Far Eastern regions, and overseeing the implementation of state programmes, national projects, federal targeted programmes and state investment programmes within the district.
Yury Trutnev will also be responsible for the advancement of priority territories, including territories of priority socioeconomic development, the special economic zone in the Magadan Region, and the South Kuril, Kuril, and North Kuril urban districts in the Sakhalin Region.
Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin will be responsible for state housing policy and civil real estate turnover, as well as mortgage lending within the designated area.
In addition, he will be in charge of construction, architecture and urban development, land relations, state registration of real estate, state registration of rights to real estate and real estate transactions, housing and utility services, geodesy, cartography and spatial data, and the naming of geographical objects.
The Deputy Prime Minister will also coordinate the drafting and implementation of a comprehensive plan, based on the unified digital cartographic framework of the Russian Federation, for the development of the transport, energy, telecommunication, social and other infrastructure until 2036 aimed at attaining national goals.
In addition, the responsibilities of Marat Khusnullin include monitoring road construction, maintenance, renovation and repair, transport activities and road safety, as well as the development of public transport.
The Deputy Prime Minister will coordinate the drafting, implementation and monitoring of the national projects Housing and Urban Environment, Safe Quality Roads, and Ecology when it comes to the implementation of federal projects Pure Water and Recovery of the Volga.
A separate block of Marat Khusnullin’s responsibilities pertains to regional development. He has been authorised to coordinate the comprehensive socioeconomic development of the constituent and municipal entities of Russia and the provision of government support to regions.
In addition, he will monitor the socioeconomic development of the Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol and the new regions – the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. In this capacity, he will be responsible for the comprehensive socioeconomic development of the Southern Federal District.
Marat Khusnullin will coordinate the activities of federal ministries, specifically, the Construction Ministry (excluding the implementation of the national project Tourism and the Hospitality Industry), the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography, the Federal Service for Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision, the Federal Agency for State Property Management, and the Federal Road Agency.
The responsibilities of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko will include general and secondary vocational education and youth policy.
At the same time, he will continue to supervise innovative activities, support for AI research and development, personnel training and competency enhancement with regard to the use of AI technologies, as well as higher education and science.
“The coordination of our education system, including higher education, support of research and youth policy will help create the necessary foundation for attaining the goal of technological leadership set by the President,” Boris Belyakov noted.
Dmitry Chernyshenko will also continue to supervise the travel industry, state policy in the field of communications and mass media, physical training and sports, including high-performance sports, the training of sports reserves and the organisation of major sports events, and interaction with international and Russian public sports organisations, as well as with religious organisations.
Dmitry Chernyshenko will be responsible for drafting, implementing and monitoring the national projects Science and Universities, Education, and Tourism and the Hospitality Industry.
He will supervise the operation of federal ministries, in particular, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Sport, the Ministry of Construction (with regard to the implementation of the national project Tourism and the Hospitality Industry), the Ministry of Economic Development (with regard to the drafting and implementation of state policy in the sphere of tourism), the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media (with regard to the drafting and implementation of state policy in the sphere of communications and mass media), the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs, the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs (with regard to interaction with religious organisations), and the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science.
Dmitry Chernyshenko will also continue to monitor the comprehensive development of the Volga Federal District.
