Cabinet of Boris Yeltsin and Yegor Gaidar

Date formed6 November 1991

Date dissolved23 December 1992

Head of stateBoris Yeltsin

Head of governmentBoris Yeltsin
Yegor Gaidar (acting)

Cabinet of Boris Yeltsin and Yegor Gaidar
42nd Cabinet of Russia
Date formed	6 November 1991
Date dissolved	23 December 1992
People and organisations
Head of state	Boris Yeltsin
Head of government	Boris Yeltsin Yegor Gaidar (acting)
Head of government's history	1991–1999
Deputy head of government	Yegor Gaidar Gennady Burbulis Vladimir Shumeyko
No. of ministers	34
Member party	Independent
Status in legislature	Majority 920 / 1,068
History
Predecessor	Silayev II
Successor	Chernomyrdin I

Cabinet of Boris Yeltsin and Yegor Gaidar was Russian Cabinet of Ministers under the leadership of President Boris Yeltsin and First Deputy Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar, which was in office from 6 November 1991^[1][2] to 23 December 1992.

Yeltsin led the Council of Ministers to carry out radical economic reforms aimed at liberalizing the Russian economy. He headed the Cabinet since 6 November 1991 to 15 June 1992.^[2] From 15 June to 14 December 1992, the Cabinet was directed by the acting Prime Minister Gaidar.^[3]

In December 1992, Boris Yeltsin proposed to the Congress of People's Deputies of Russia Gaidar's candidacy for the post of Prime Minister of Russia, however, he was denied by the people's deputies.^[3]

23 December Gaidar was replaced by the cabinet of Viktor Chernomyrdin.^[4][5]