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Putin names new Russian government

MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday the country's new government. Newly appointed Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will have nine deputies, instead of 10 that his predecessor had. Defense Deputy Yury Borisov and Social Affairs Deputy Tatyana Golikova retained their posts. The Cabinet will comprise of 21 ministers. Of them, 10 retained their positions, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu. The Russian government resigned on Jan. 15 after Putin proposed constitutional changes. The new Russian government includes: Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. Cabinet: Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov Minister for Development of the Far East Alexander Kozlov Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Dmitry Kobylkin Minister of Interior Vladimir Kolokoltsev Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuychenko Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Manturov Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova Minister of Construction and Communal Services Vladimir Yakushev Minister of Digital Development and Mass Communications Maksut Shadayev Energy Minister Alexander Novak Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov Minister for Civil Defense and Emergency Situations Evgeny Zinichev Finance Minister Anton Siluanov Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko Minister of Transport Evgeny Dietrich Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin

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