The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic (russian: Министерство Российской Федерации по развитию Дальнего Востока и Арктики) is a

ministry Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ...

of the

Government of Russia The Government of Russia exercises executive power in the Russian Federation. The members of the government are the prime minister, the deputy prime ministers, and the federal ministers. It has its legal basis in the Constitution of the Russia ...

responsible for the economic and social development of the

Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in Northeast Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asian continent; and is admini ...

and Russian

Arctic The Arctic ( or ) is a polar regions of Earth, polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Danish Realm (Greenla ...

. The Ministry for Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic was established on 21 May 2012 by the

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. ...

. It was known as the Ministry for Development of the Russian Far East until 26 February 2019.

Aleksey Chekunkov Aleksey Olegovich Chekunkov (russian: Алексе́й Оле́гович Чекунко́в; born 3 October 1980) is a Belarusian-born Russian politician serving as the Minister of Development of the Far East and the Arctic since 10 November ...

has served as the Minister of the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic since 10 November 2020.

List of Ministers of the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic

Viktor Ishayev Victor Ivanovich Ishayev (russian: Виктор Иванович Ишаев, born 16 April 1948) is a Russian politician. He had been the Presidential plenipotentiary envoy in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia from 2009 to 2012, the gov ...

(21 May 2012 – 31 August 2013) * Alexander Galushka (31 August 2013 – 7 May 2018) *

Alexander Kozlov Alexander Alexandrovich Kozlov (russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Козло́в; born 2 January 1981) is a Russian politician serving as the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia since 10 November 2020. ...

(18 May 2018 – 10 November 2020) *

(10 November 2020 – present)

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* Federal ministries of Russia Russian Far East Indigenous affairs ministries {{Russia-gov-stub