Sergei Stepashin's Cabinet

Sergei Stepashin's Cabinet was the Cabinet of Russian Prime Minister Sergei Stepashin from May to August 1999. The Cabinet served under the presidency of Boris Yeltsin.

Cabinet of Sergey Stepashin

47th Cabinet of Russia
Date formed19 May 1999
Date dissolved9 August 1999
People and organisations
Head of stateBoris Yeltsin
Head of governmentSergei Stepashin
Vladimir Putin (acting)
Deputy head of governmentNikolai Aksenenko
Viktor Khristenko
Vladimir Putin
No. of ministers33
Member partyOur Home - Russia
Democratic Choice of Russia
Liberal Democratic Party
Union of Right Forces[1]
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partyCommunist Party
Opposition leaderGennady Zyuganov
History
PredecessorPrimakov
SuccessorPutin I

Upon his appointment as Prime Minister (by a Duma vote of 301 to 55), Stepashin publicly identified a series of problems that he said faced the country, including high rates of poverty, low industrial output, high public debt and a weak legal environment.[2]

The Cabinet, and Stepashin's premiership, lasted only until August, when Yeltsin dismissed them. Stepashin stated upon his removal that "these three months haven't been wasted, we have managed to keep the situation in the country under control. The ruble hasn't plunged contrary to many predictions". Stepashin was replaced by Vladimir Putin.[3]

References
  1. Политическая принадлежность членов Правительства РФ
  2. Stepashin Confirmed as Russian Premier, Sharon LaFraniere, May 20, 1999
  3. Yeltsin sacks Stepashin, names new prime minister, 10.8.99
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