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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin proposed Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and three other officials for deputy prime minister posts after meeting President Vladimir Putin on October 19. Putin supported the proposals, but the State Duma must confirm the candidates. The reshuffle also includes nominees for transport minister and the government’s chief of staff.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin proposed four officials for deputy prime minister posts on October 19, including Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, following a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said Putin supported the proposals, which still require confirmation by the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament.
The proposed appointments would add deputy prime minister responsibilities to Siluanov’s role as finance minister. Mishustin also nominated Primorsky Governor Oleg Kozhemyako to become deputy prime minister and presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, replacing Yuri Trutnev in that envoy post if approved.
Two other deputy prime minister nominees are Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin and First Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova. Mishustin proposed that Okladnikova also lead the government’s staff, a position currently held by Dmitry Grigorenko.
The reshuffle proposals include changes beyond the deputy prime minister roles. Mishustin nominated Dmitry Yadrov, who heads Rosaviatsia, Russia’s federal air transport agency, to become transport minister. The announcement describes nominations, not completed appointments: the State Duma must confirm candidates put forward by the prime minister.
Four Posts Await Duma Approval
The proposals could redistribute senior responsibilities across Russia’s government, linking changes in finance, transport and Far Eastern affairs. If the candidates are confirmed, Siluanov would combine the finance portfolio with a deputy prime minister role, while Kozhemyako would take on a federal position alongside a change in the Far East’s presidential envoy.
The transport nomination is also part of a wider personnel change: Nikitin is proposed for deputy prime minister, while Yadrov is nominated to replace him as transport minister. These moves could affect how the government assigns oversight of those policy areas, although the announcement does not specify what duties each nominee would receive beyond the titles named.
The immediate institutional step is parliamentary confirmation. Until that process takes place, the proposed candidates should not be described as having assumed their new posts. The announcements provide a personnel plan, but not a full account of how responsibilities or working arrangements might change.
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Previous Roles and Current Officeholders
Siluanov has held a senior government leadership role before: according to the report by Meduza, he served as first deputy prime minister from 2018 to 2020 while also heading the Finance Ministry. His proposed return to a deputy prime minister post would therefore restore a role he previously held, though the current proposal describes him as a deputy prime minister rather than specifying the first deputy title.
The nominations would also affect several offices already held by named officials. Yuri Trutnev currently holds the presidential envoy post for the Far Eastern Federal District, and Dmitry Grigorenko currently heads the government’s staff. Nikitin leads the Transport Ministry, while Yadrov heads Rosaviatsia. The report does not say whether these officials have been offered other roles or what arrangements would apply if the nominees are confirmed.
The Kremlin said Mishustin and Putin discussed the personnel changes at a meeting on the morning of Monday, October 19. The government presented the proposals through the prime minister, and the president’s support was reported before the nominations proceed to the State Duma.
“Mikhail Mishustin presented Vladimir Putin with “proposals for a number of personnel changes in the government.””
— The Kremlin’s press service
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Confirmation and Handover Details Pending
The announcement does not say when the State Duma will consider the nominations, whether lawmakers have scheduled votes, or what the outcome will be. Presidential support is not parliamentary confirmation, so all the appointments remain proposed at this stage.
It is also unclear when any approved officials would take office, how portfolios would be divided among the deputy prime ministers, or whether Trutnev and Grigorenko would receive other assignments. The report gives no further detail on the process or timetable for replacing the officials currently in the affected posts.
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State Duma Vote Is the Next Step
The next formal step is consideration of the candidates by the State Duma, which must confirm nominees put forward by the head of government under the Russian Constitution. The announcement does not provide a date for that consideration.
Further official statements or parliamentary records would establish whether the nominees are approved and when any changes take effect. Until then, Siluanov, Kozhemyako, Nikitin, Okladnikova and Yadrov remain nominees for the posts described, rather than confirmed appointees.
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Key Questions
Who are the four proposed deputy prime ministers?
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin nominated Anton Siluanov, Oleg Kozhemyako, Andrei Nikitin and Irina Okladnikova for deputy prime minister posts. The announcement does not specify a separate portfolio for each nominee beyond the additional roles it lists.
Has President Putin approved the appointments?
Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said Putin supported Mishustin’s proposals. That support is not the final appointment: the State Duma must confirm the candidates.
Who is proposed to become Russia’s transport minister?
Mishustin nominated Dmitry Yadrov, head of Rosaviatsia, to become transport minister. The current transport minister, Andrei Nikitin, is proposed for a deputy prime minister role.
What other posts are included in the reshuffle?
Kozhemyako is proposed to become presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, a post currently held by Yuri Trutnev. Okladnikova is proposed to lead the government’s staff, currently headed by Dmitry Grigorenko.
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