Viktor Chernomyrdin's Second Cabinet acted under President Boris Yeltsin from August 10, 1996, until March 23, 1998. The State Duma overwhelmingly confirmed reappointment of Chernomyrdin as head of the Cabinet, with 314 deputies voting in favor, far more than the simple majority of 216 needed for approval and 85 deputies were opposed.Communists Accept Yeltsin's Appointment, Chicago Tribune, August 11, 1996
Composition Post Image NameParty PeriodPrime Minister Viktor ChernomyrdinOur Home – Russia 10 August 1996 – 23 March 1998Deputy Prime MinistersFirst Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Bolshakov Independent 14 August 1996 – 17 March 1997First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Ilyushin Independent 14 August 1996 – 17 March 1997First Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Potanin Independent 14 August 1996 – 17 March 1997First Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Chubais Democratic Choice of Russia 17 March 1997 – 23 March 1998First Deputy Prime MinisterBoris Nemtsov Independent 17 March 1997 – 23 March 1998 Deputy Prime Minister – Chief of Staff of the GovernmentVladimir BabichevOur Home – Russia 10 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 Deputy Prime MinisterOleg Davydov 10 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 Deputy Prime MinisterVitaly Ignatenko 10 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 Deputy Prime MinisterAlexander Zaveryukha 10 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 Deputy Prime MinisterOleg Lobov 14 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 Deputy Prime MinisterAleksandr Livshits 14 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 Deputy Prime MinisterValery Serov 14 August 1996 – 28 February 1998 Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir FortovOur Home – Russia 17 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Kulikov 4 February 1997 – 23 March 1998 Deputy Prime Minister Our Home – Russia 17 March 1997 – 13 March 1998 Deputy Prime Minister Alfred Koch 17 March 1997 – 13 August 1997 Deputy Prime Minister Yakov Urinson 17 March 1997 – 23 March 1998 Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir BulgakOur Home – Russia 17 March 1997 – 23 March 1998 Deputy Prime Minister 19 May 1997 – 23 March 1998 Deputy Prime Minister Ramazan Abdulatipov Party of Russian Unity and Accord 1 August 1997 – 23 March 1998 Deputy Prime Minister 13 August 1997 – 15 November 1997 Deputy Prime Minister 20 December 1997 – 23 March 1998 Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Rybkin Socialist Party of Russia 2 March 1998 – 23 March 1998Federal Ministers Minister of Agriculture 10 August 1996 – 23 March 1998 Minister of Atomic EnergyViktor Mikhaylov14 August 1996 – 2 March 1998Yevgeny Adamov2 March 1998 – 23 March 1998 Minister of Communications Vladimir BulgakOur Home – Russia14 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 Minister for Cooperation with Member States of the CISAman TuleyevIndependent22 August 1996 – 1 July 1997Anatoly Adamishin28 August 1997 – 23 March 1998 Minister of CultureOur Home – Russia 22 August 1996 – 28 August 199728 August 1997 – 23 March 1998 Minister of DefenceIgor Rodionov 10 August 1996 – 22 May 1997Igor Sergeyev 22 May 1997 – 23 March 1998 Minister of Defence Industry14 August 1996 – 17 March 1997Minister of Economy Yevgeny Yasin 10 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 Yakov Urinson 17 March 1997 – 23 March 1998Ministry of General and Professional Education Vladimir KinelyovOur Home – Russia 14 August 1996 – 28 February 1998 2 March 1998 – 23 March 1998 Minister of Emergency Situations Sergei Shoigu Our Home – Russia 10 August 1996 – 23 March 1998 Minister for Ethnicities and Federal Relations 14 August 1996 – 23 March 1998Minister of Finance Aleksandr Livshits Independent 15 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 Anatoly Chubais Democratic Choice of Russia 17 March 1997 – 20 November 1997 Mikhail Zadornov Independent 20 November 1997 – 23 March 1998 Minister of Foreign Affairs Yevgeny Primakov Independent 10 August 1996 – 23 March 1998 Minister of Foreign Economic Relations Oleg Davydov 14 August 1996 – 1 April 1997 Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Mikhail Fradkov 16 April 1997 – 23 March 1998Minister of Fuel and Energy22 August 1996 – 9 April 1997Boris Nemtsov Independent 24 April 1997 – 20 November 1997 Sergey Kiriyenko Independent 20 November 1997 – 23 March 1998 Minister of Health and Social Development Tatyana DmitrievaOur Home – Russia22 August 1996 – 23 March 1998 Minister of Industry 10 August 1996 – 17 March 1997Minister of Internal Affairs Anatoly Kulikov Independent 10 August 1996 – 23 March 1998Minister of Justice Valentin Kovalyov 10 August 1996 – 2 July 1997 Sergey Stepashin 2 July 1997 – 23 March 1998Minister of Labour and Social DevelopmentGennady MelikyanOur Home – Russia14 August 1996 – 14 April 1997Our Home – Russia 14 April 1997 – 23 March 1998Minister of Natural ResourcesViktor Orlov22 August 1996 – 23 March 1998Minister of Railways Anatoly Zaytsev 22 August 1996 – 14 April 1997 Nikolay Aksyonenko 14 April 1997 – 23 March 1998 Minister of Science and Technology Vladimir FortovOur Home – Russia 17 March 1997 – 23 March 1998Minister of State Property 30 September 1997 – 15 November 1997 20 December 1997 – 23 March 1998 Minister of Transport 10 August 1996 – 28 February 1998Sergey Frank 28 February 1998 – 23 March 1998 Chief of Staff of the Government – Minister of the Russian FederationVladimir BabichevOur Home – Russia 17 March 1997 – 23 March 1998
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