The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities (Minstroy; ) is a

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in the Cabinet of Russia. The ministry is based on the federal construction agency Rosstroi, absorbs the functions of all the agencies overseeing the country's construction and utilities sectors according to the presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Background

In his announcement on the decision to create the ministry in Novo Ogaryovo residence,

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offered the post to the governor of

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, Mikhail Men and said that "construction is to a certain degree the economy driver. And with regard to housing, needless to say - we are already sick and tired of problems in this sphere”.

Minister

* Mikhail Men (1 November 2013 — 18 May 2018) * Vladimir Yakushev (18 May 2018 — 9 November 2020) * Irek Faizullin (since 10 November 2020)

References

External links

Official website
Construction, Housing and Utilities

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