The Pavlov's Government () was the last full-pledged and officially appointed government of the Soviet Union. As part of Gorbachev's restructuring reforms, "Perestroika", the government changed its name from the Council of Ministers to the Cabinet of Ministers.
The new Cabinet of Ministers was established on 26 December 1990, but the Law of the Soviet Union "About the Cabinet of Ministers of the Soviet Union" was adopted only on 20 March 1991.Кабинет министров СССР. bigenc.ru Appointments to ministerial positions were carried out by a presidential decree starting from 14 January 1991.
Following the dismissal of Pavlov's Government on 28 August 1991,Комитет четырех: хорошее правительство в отсутствие страны all members remained in office as acting officials until 26 November 1991, except the Premier-minister, Deputy Prime Ministers (except the first ones), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defense, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Chairman of the KGB.
Composition Ministry Minister Took office Left office Prime Minister of the Soviet UnionValentin Pavlov14 January 199128 August 1991Vitaly Doguzhiyev (acting)19 August 199128 August 1991 First Deputy Prime MinisterVladimir Velichko15 January 199128 August 1991Vitaly Doguzhiyev15 January 199128 August 1991Vladimir Scherbakov16 May 199128 August 1991 Deputy Prime MinisterNikolay Lavyorov15 January 199128 August 1991Yuri Maslyukov15 January 199128 August 1991Lev Ryabev1 March 199128 August 1991Fyodor Senko1 March 199128 August 1991Vladimir Scherbakov1 March 199116 May 1991Bikhodzhal Rakhimova16 May 199128 August 1991Ministry of Aviation IndustryAppolon Systsov (acting)––Ministry of Automobile [Industrial] and Agricultural Machine-building [Engineering]Nikolay Pugin5 April 199128 August 1991Ministry of Nuclear Power and IndustryVitaliy Konovalov1 March 199128 August 1991Minister of Foreign Economic RelationsKonstantin Katushev (acting)–– Ministry of Internal AffairsBoris Pugo15 January 199122 August 1991Vasiliy Trushin (acting)22 August 199123 August 1991Ministry of GeologyGrigoriy Gabrieliants1 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of Civil AviationBoris Panyukov5 April 199128 August 1991Ministry of HealthcareIgor Denisov9 April 199128 August 1991Ministry of Foreign AffairsAleksandr Bessmertnykh15 January 199128 August 1991Ministry of Information and PressMikhail Nenashev13 July 199128 August 1991Ministry of CultureNikolai Gubenko1 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of Material ResourcesStanislav Anisimov13 July 199128 August 1991Ministry of MetallurgyOleg Soskovets10 April 199128 August 1991Ministry of Sea [Merchant] FleetYuriy Volmer13 July 199128 August 1991Ministry of Oil and Gas IndustryLev Churilov22 June 199128 August 1991Ministry of Defense IndustryBoris Belousov5 April 199128 August 1991 Ministry of DefenseDmitry Yazov1 March 199128 August 1991Mikhail Moiseyev (acting)22 August 199123 August 1991Ministry of General Machine-Building [Engineering]Oleg Shishkin5 April 199128 August 1991Ministry of Use of Nature and Environment ProtectionNikolay Vorontsov1 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of Communication Routes [Railways]Leonid Matyukhin8 May 199128 August 1991Ministry of Radio TechnologyVladimir Shimko2 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of FisheriesNikolai Kotlyar13 May 199128 August 1991Ministry of Signal [Communications]Gennadiy Kudryavtsev2 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of Agriculture and FoodVyacheslav Chernoivanov2 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of Special Construction and Assembling OperationsAleksandr Mikhalchenko2 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of Shipbuilding IndustryIgor Koksanov2 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of TradeKondrat Terekh21 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of Transport ConstructionVladimir Brezhnev1 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of Labor and Social IssuesValeriy Paulman26 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of Coal IndustryMikhail Shchadov26 April 199128 August 1991Ministry of FinanceVladimir Orlov26 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of Chemical and Oil Refinery IndustriesSalambek Khadzhiyev9 April 199128 August 1991Ministry of Economy and ForecastingVladimir Scherbakov16 May 199128 August 1991Ministry of the Electronics IndustryVladislav Kolesnikov7 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of Electrical Industry and Instrument EngineeringOleg Anfimov9 April 199128 August 1991Ministry of Energy and ElectrificationYuriy Semyonov1 March 199128 August 1991Ministry of JusticeSergei Luschikov2 March 199128 August 1991 Committee for State Security (KGB)Vladimir Kryuchkov1 April 199128 August 1991Leonid Shebarshin (acting)22 August 199123 August 1991State Committee for the Procurement of Food ResourcesMikhail Timoshishin13 May 199128 August 1991State Committee on ForestsAleksandr Isayev7 May 199128 August 1991State Committee for Mechanical EngineeringGenrikh Stroganov10 April 199128 August 1991State Committee for Public EducationGennady Yagodin (acting)––State Committee for Science and TechnologyNikolay Lavyorov16 May 199128 August 1991State Committee on National Issuesno appointment––State Committee on StatisticsVadim Kirichenko1 April 199128 August 1991State Committee for Construction and InvestmentsValeriy Serov11 June 199128 August 1991State Committee for Chemistry and BiotechnologyVladimir Gusev11 June 199128 August 1991Managing the Cabinet of Ministers issues (in the status of Minister)Igor Prostyakov21 March 199128 August 1991
The heads of government of the Union republics could participate in the work of the Cabinet of Ministers with the right to vote.Закон СССР от 20 марта 1991 г. № 2033-I «О Кабинете Министров СССР»
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Постановление Верховного Совета СССР от 28 августа 1991 г. N 2367-I "О недоверии Кабинету Министров СССР" Указ Президента СССР от 26 ноября 1991 г. N УП-2884 «О членах бывшего Кабинета Министров СССР»