Cabinet of Ministers (Soviet Union)

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Soviet Union
Cabinet of Ministers

Agency overview
Formed	14 January 1991
Preceding agency	Council of Ministers
Dissolved	28 August 1991[1]
Superseding agency	Committee on the Operational Management of the Soviet Economy
Jurisdiction	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Headquarters	Moscow Kremlin in Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union later moved to former headquarters of the State Committee for Construction
Employees	55 members (February 1991)
Minister responsible	Valentin Pavlov, Prime Minister of the Soviet Union

The Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR (Russian: Кабинет Министров СССР) served as the administrative and executive body of the Soviet Union after the dissolution of the previous Council of Ministers. Established on January 14, 1991, it was composed of the Prime Minister, seven deputies (including two first deputy prime ministers), and 36 ministers, alongside one state committee. The Cabinet's key decision-making organ was the Presidium, which included the Prime Minister, his deputies, and an Administrator of affairs.