First Medvedev cabinet
Dmitry Medvedev's First Cabinet (May 2012 – May 2018) was a cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation following the 2012 Russian presidential election that resulted in the election of Vladimir Putin as the fourth President of Russia.
First Cabinet of Dmitry Medvedev | |
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54th Cabinet of Russia | |
| Date formed | 21 May 2012 |
| Date dissolved | 7 May 2018 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Vladimir Putin |
| Head of government | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Deputy head of government | Igor Shuvalov |
| No. of ministers | 32 |
| Ministers removed | 12 |
| Total no. of members | 43 |
| Member party | United Russia (With support from LDPR) |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | Communist Party A Just Russia |
| Opposition leader | Gennady Zyuganov Sergey Mironov |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Putin II |
| Successor | Medvedev II |
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On 8 May 2012, The State Duma, the lower house of the bicameral Russian Parliament, voted in favor of the appointment of former President Dmitry Medvedev as the head of government. For the first time in the past 12 years, Prime Minister candidate has not received a constitutional majority. PM Medvedev promised to update 80% of the cabinet, but he would not change its structure.
On 8 May 2013, Medvedev's first deputy Vladislav Surkov, was relieved of duty after Putin reprimanded the government for failing to carry out all his presidential decrees from the previous year.
The government was dissolved on 7 May 2018, following Putin's inauguration for his 4th term as president, but continued to work as a Caretaker Cabinet until the formation of the new Cabinet.