Viktor Chernomyrdin's Second Cabinet

Date formed10 August 1996

Date dissolved23 March 1998

Head of stateBoris Yeltsin
Viktor Chernomyrdin (briefly acting)

Head of governmentViktor Chernomyrdin
Sergey Kiriyenko (acting)

Second cabinet of Viktor Chernomyrdin
44th Cabinet of Russia
Date formed	10 August 1996
Date dissolved	23 March 1998
People and organisations
Head of state	Boris Yeltsin Viktor Chernomyrdin (briefly acting)
Head of government	Viktor Chernomyrdin Sergey Kiriyenko (acting)
Deputy head of government	Anatoly Chubais
No. of ministers	27
Member party	Our Home – Russia Democratic Choice of Russia Socialist Party Congress of Russian Communities[1]
Status in legislature	Coalition
Opposition party	Communist Party
Opposition leader	Gennady Zuganov
History
Predecessor	Chernomyrdin I
Successor	Kiriyenko

Viktor Chernomyrdin's Second Cabinet acted under President Boris Yeltsin from August 10, 1996, until March 23, 1998. The State Duma overwhelmingly confirmed reappointment of Chernomyrdin as head of the Cabinet, with 314 deputies voting in favor, far more than the simple majority of 216 needed for approval and 85 deputies were opposed.^[2]