Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on Thursday appointing five senior government officials in a Cabinet reshuffle that expands the number of deputy prime ministers and introduces changes to the country’s economic and administrative leadership.
The Kremlin announced the appointments after Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, approved the candidates on Wednesday.
Under the presidential decrees, Anton Siluanov was appointed deputy prime minister and finance minister, a newly established combined position.
Andrey Nikitin was named deputy prime minister, while Irina Okladnikova became deputy prime minister and chief of the government staff.
Oleg Kozhemyako was appointed deputy prime minister and presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, and Dmitry Yadrov was named transport minister.
The restructuring increases the number of deputy prime ministers from 10 to 11, reflecting changes in the organisation of the Russian government.
Siluanov, who has led Russia’s Finance Ministry since December 2011, will now combine responsibility for the ministry with the additional duties of deputy prime minister.
His previous appointment as finance minister was formally terminated as part of the transition to the newly created position.
The move places Siluanov in a broader coordinating role within the government’s economic leadership at a time when Russia continues to face extensive Western sanctions.
Meanwhile, Okladnikova, previously Russia’s first deputy finance minister, will take charge of the government’s administrative staff alongside her new responsibilities as deputy prime minister.
As part of the reshuffle, Putin dismissed Dmitry Grigorenko from his position as deputy prime minister and chief of the government staff.
Russian banking giant Sberbank subsequently announced that its supervisory board would consider appointing Grigorenko as deputy chairman on November 10.
According to the bank, Grigorenko is expected to supervise strategic initiatives, including cooperation with federal and regional authorities on digital transformation and the introduction of artificial intelligence in public administration.
Putin also relieved Yury Trutnev of his responsibilities as deputy prime minister and presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, appointing him instead as a presidential aide.
Nikitin, who had served as transport minister since July 2025, will move into his new role as deputy prime minister.
He will be replaced at the Transport Ministry by Yadrov, who previously headed Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsiya, from September 2023.
Kozhemyako, meanwhile, moves into the federal government after serving as governor of Primorsky Krai.
He has extensive experience in regional administration, having previously governed three other regions in Russia’s Far East.
His appointment as deputy prime minister and presidential envoy gives him responsibility for coordinating federal policies concerning the strategically important Far Eastern Federal District.
According to the Russian government’s press service, the newly restructured Cabinet is scheduled to hold its first meeting on Thursday.
Some analysts have interpreted the changes as an effort to strengthen coordination within the government’s economic leadership as Russia faces continuing Western sanctions and related financial pressures.
The reshuffle also brings changes to transport administration, regional development and the government’s internal management structure.