List of culture ministers of Russia

This is a list of ministers of culture of Russia.

## Russian SFSR

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### Ministers of Culture (1953–1992)

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Minister  | Political party  | Term of office

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|  | Tatyana Zuyeva | Communist Party | 1 April 1953  | 24 May 1958
|  | Alexey Popov | Communist Party | 24 May 1958  | 17 November 1965
|  | Nikolay Kuznetsov | Communist Party | 17 November 1965  | 28 February 1974
|  | Yury Melentyev | Communist Party | 28 February 1974  | 14 July 1990
|  | Yury Solomin | Independent | 8 September 1990  | 5 December 1991
|  | Yevgeny Sidorov | Independent | 5 February 1992  | 27 March 1992[1]

## Russian Federation

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### Minister of Culture and Tourism (1992)

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Minister  | Political party  | Term of office  | Cabinet

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|  | Yevgeny Sidorov | Independent | 27 March 1992  | 30 September 1992  | Yeltsin–Gaidar

### Ministers of Culture (1992–2004)

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Minister  | Political party  | Term of office  | Cabinet

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|  | Yevgeny Sidorov | Independent | 23 December 1992  | 28 August 1997  | Chernomyrdin I
Chernomyrdin II
|  | Natalia Dementieva | Independent | 28 August 1997  | 30 September 1998
Kiriyenko
|  | Vladimir Yegorov [ru] | Independent | 30 September 1998  | 8 February 2000  | Primakov
Stepashin
Putin I
|  | Mikhail Shvydkoy | Independent | 8 February 2000  | 9 March 2004
Kasyanov

### Minister of Culture and Mass Media (2004–2008)

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Minister  | Political party  | Term of office  | Cabinet

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|  | Alexander Sokolov | Independent | 9 March 2004  | 12 May 2008  | Fradkov I
Fradkov II
Zubkov

### Ministers of Culture (since 2008)

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Minister  | Political party  | Term of office  | Cabinet

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|  | Alexander Avdeyev | Independent | 12 May 2008  | 21 May 2012  | Putin II
|  | Vladimir Medinsky | United Russia | 21 May 2012  | 21 January 2020  | Medvedev I
Medvedev II
|  | Olga Lyubimova | Independent | 21 January 2020  | Incumbent  | Mishustin

## References

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1. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 27.03.1992 г. № 311". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-22.

## External links

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* Ministry of Culture official website