Ministry of Regional Development of Russia () was the federal ministry in the
Russian government
The Russian Government () or fully titled the Government of the Russian Federation () is the highest federal executive governmental body of the Russian Federation. It is accountable to the president of the Russian Federation and controlled by ...
that was responsible for regional social development. The last minister was
Igor Slyunyayev
Igor Nikolayevich Albin (, until 2014 Igor Slyunyayev (), born 4 October 1966) is a Russian politician, former Vice Governor of Saint Petersburg (2014–2018).
He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor ...
, who was appointed in 2012 as part of
Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet.
On 8 September 2014 President
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Ru ...
and Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician and lawyer who has served as Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020. Medvedev was also President of Russia between 2008 and 2012 and Prime Mini ...
approved the abolishing of the ministry with the competences being spread to a number of ministries.
Putin Grants Defense Ministry More Power After Reshuffle
''The Moscow Times'', 8 September 2014
Previous names
*Ministry for Regional Policy (Министерство региональной политики Российской Федерации) (1998—1999)
*Ministry for Nationality and Federation Affairs (Министерство РФ по делам федерации и национальностей) (1999—2000)
*Ministry for Nationality, Federation and Migratory Policy (Министерство по делам федерации, национальной и миграционной политики РФ) (2000—2001)
Ministers
* Vladimir Yakovlev (September 2004 — September 2007)
* Dmitry Kozak
Dmitry Nikolayevich Kozak (, ; ; born 7 November 1958) is a Russian politician who has served as the Deputy Kremlin Chief of Staff since 24 January 2020. He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 2008 to 2020. He has t ...
(September 2007 — October 2008)
* Viktor Vasargin (October 2008 — April 2012)
* Vladimir Tokarev (April – May 2012)
* Oleg Govorun (May – October 2012)
* Igor Slyunyaev (October 2012 – September 2014)
See also
* Ministry of Construction Industry, Housing and Utilities Sector
References
External links
Official website
(archived)
{{Authority control
Defunct organizations based in Russia
Regional Development
Regional development refers to a broad category of policies aimed at reducing regional disparities within an economy or across economies by devoting resources to underdeveloped areas. Regional development can be national or international in natur ...
2004 establishments in Russia
2014 disestablishments in Russia