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Dmitry Medvedev's Second Cabinet was the composition of the Russian government from 18 May 2018 to 15 January 2020 under the leadership of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. [ 1 ] The Cabinet resigned on 15 January 2020, in response to significant constitutional changes suggested by Vladimir Putin regarding shifting power away from the presidency.
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev [a] [b] (born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020. Medvedev was also the president of Russia from 2008 to 2012 and prime minister of Russia from 2012 to 2020. [2] [3] Medvedev was elected president in the 2008 election.
An April 2017 Levada poll found that 45% of surveyed Russians support the resignation of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, [9] while 33% of respondents were against. Newsweek reported that "An opinion poll by the Moscow-based Levada Center indicated that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption".
Medvedev rose with him, coming to serve as Russia’s president between 2008 and 2012, an interval that would allow Putin to return as Russia’s leader after a constitutionally mandated hiatus.
Medvedev and Putin during the announcement of the Cabinet's resignation. A few hours after the message, during a meeting of the Russian government, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced his resignation, along with his entire Cabinet. According to Medvedev, this is necessary so that Putin can make all the necessary decisions to change the ...
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FILE - Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, reacts on the court after defeating Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during the men's singles final of the US Open tennis championships, Sept. 12, 2021, in New York.
The ceremony was attended by Yeltsin's family, including his widow, Naina, Russian President Vladimir Putin, the president-elect Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergey Sobyanin, government members, friends, colleagues and others who worked with Yelstin.