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Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin proposed Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and three other officials for deputy prime minister posts after discussing government personnel changes with President Vladimir Putin on October 19. The Kremlin said Putin supported the proposals, but the State Duma must confirm the candidates under Russia’s Constitution.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin proposed four officials for deputy prime minister posts on October 19, including Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, after presenting personnel changes to President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said Putin supported the proposals, but the nominees must still be confirmed by the State Duma.
Mishustin and Putin discussed the proposed changes at a meeting on the morning of Monday, October 19, according to the Kremlin press service. The proposals would place Siluanov, Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin, Primorsky Governor Oleg Kozhemyako and First Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova in deputy prime minister roles. The report did not specify the portfolios or responsibilities each would hold in those roles.
The proposed appointments include related changes elsewhere in government. Mishustin nominated Kozhemyako to become both a deputy prime minister and presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, replacing Yuri Trutnev, who currently holds the envoy position. He also proposed Dmitry Yadrov, head of the Federal Air Transport Agency, known as Rosaviatsia, to replace Nikitin as transport minister.
Okladnikova was nominated to become deputy prime minister and head of the government’s staff. That staff post is currently held by Dmitry Grigorenko. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said the president backed Mishustin’s proposals. Under the Russian Constitution, however, candidates nominated by the prime minister must be approved by the State Duma; the announcement does not itself complete the appointments.
Four Deputy Roles Reshape Government
The proposed moves would change leadership across finance, transport and government administration, while also assigning a new presidential envoy to the Far East. If approved, the nominations would combine several senior appointments with transfers among officials already serving in government or regional posts.
Siluanov’s proposed return to a deputy prime minister position is a notable element of the reshuffle because he would retain the finance ministry portfolio while taking on an additional senior government role. The source report gives no detail about how duties would be divided or whether the proposals signal a change in economic policy. The confirmed development is a set of nominations backed by Putin, not a completed reorganization.
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Siluanov’s Previous Deputy Role
Siluanov has held a senior deputy prime minister position before. According to the report, he served as first deputy prime minister from 2018 to 2020, while also heading the Finance Ministry. The proposal would therefore return him to a government role he previously held, though the report does not say whether the new position would carry the same title or remit.
The current officeholders named in the proposals provide the immediate context for the changes: Trutnev is the existing presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, and Grigorenko currently heads the government staff. Nikitin leads the Transport Ministry, while Yadrov heads Rosaviatsia. The proposed appointments would shift those responsibilities if the State Duma confirms the nominees.
“These proposals have received the support of President Putin.”
— Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov
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Parliamentary Approval Still Pending
The State Duma has yet to confirm the candidates, and the report does not give a timetable for votes or other confirmation steps. Until that process is completed, the proposed appointments should be treated as nominations rather than finalized changes.
The announcement also leaves several practical details unanswered. It does not describe the nominees’ specific deputy prime minister portfolios, explain how Siluanov’s duties would be divided if he keeps the finance ministry, or say who might fill any roles left vacant by confirmed appointments. No explanation of the reshuffle’s policy aims was provided in the source report.
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State Duma Confirmation Ahead
The next formal step is consideration of the prime minister’s nominees by the State Duma, as required by the Russian Constitution. The source report does not state when the chamber will consider the candidates or whether the nominations will be presented together or separately.
Further announcements or parliamentary decisions should clarify whether the proposed appointments take effect, when any changes begin, and how responsibilities will be assigned. Until then, Putin’s support is confirmed, but the reshuffle remains subject to the required approval process.
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Key Questions
Who did Mishustin nominate for deputy prime minister posts?
He nominated Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin, Primorsky Governor Oleg Kozhemyako and First Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova.
Has Putin approved the proposed appointments?
Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said the proposals had Putin’s support. They still require confirmation by the State Duma.
What other changes were proposed?
Mishustin nominated Dmitry Yadrov, head of Rosaviatsia, to become transport minister. Kozhemyako was also nominated as presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, and Okladnikova was proposed to head the government staff.
When will the nominations take effect?
The report gives no date. Under the Russian Constitution, the State Duma must confirm the candidates, and the timing of that process has not been announced in the source material.
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