# Russian lawmakers approve Mishustin’s cabinet reshuffle appointments

https://mins.news/en/item/109855

- Meduza, 2026-10-21 17:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/21/russian-lawmakers-approve-four-new-deputy-prime-ministers-and-a-transport-minister-in-mikhail-mishustin-s-cabinet-reshuffle

> The State Duma approved all Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s nominees for a government reshuffle. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov will also serve as deputy prime minister; Primorsky Krai Governor Oleg Kozhemyako will become deputy prime minister and presidential envoy to the Far East. Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin will take a deputy prime minister post overseeing transport, while Dmitry Yadrov will lead the Transport Ministry. Irina Okladnikova will become deputy prime minister and government chief of staff, replacing Dmitry Grigorenko. Vladimir Putin backed the proposal.

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