Mishustin appoints Kadochnikov and Kurbanov as Deputy Finance Ministers of the Russian Federation

New appointments at the Finance Ministry

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has appointed Pavel Kadochnikov as First Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation and Kurban Kurbanov as Deputy Head of the ministry. The relevant government decrees were published on November 9 on the official internet portal of legal information, reports Life.ru. One of the documents states, in particular: 'To appoint Kadochnikov Pavel Anatolyevich as First Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation, releasing him from his current position.'

What changes in the staffing arrangements

Kadochnikov previously held the post of Deputy Finance Minister, meaning this is a promotion within the ministry. According to the outlet, he will oversee budget matters and interbudgetary relations — as previously announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. The appointments fit into a series of reshuffles in the government's financial bloc: earlier, State Duma deputies supported Siluanov's promotion to Deputy Prime Minister while retaining the post of Finance Minister. The changes also affected Irina Okladnikova, who held the position of First Deputy Head of the Finance Ministry: her candidacy was proposed for the post of Deputy Prime Minister — Head of the Government Staff. At the same time, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin emphasized that Okladnikova will continue to participate in work on the federal budget.

Context

Thus, the position of First Deputy Finance Minister, which Okladnikova held, passes to Kadochnikov, while she herself is being moved to the level of Deputy Prime Minister. The published materials do not report the full list of Kurbanov's duties in his new post or the exact dates on which the appointments take effect.