Results of our studies

IN BRIEF

As before, Russians highly appreciate the performance of Shoigu (78%), Lavrov (56%) and Ivanov (42%).

MOSCOWJuly 5, 2010. Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) presents the rating of Russian Government Ministers.

Sergey Shoigu has most approval ratings among all Russian ministers: his work is assessed positively by 78% of respondents; and the share of such respondents has been increasing since March this year (from 73%). The second place is still held by Sergey Lavrov (56%), followed by the Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov (from 39 to 42%).

Rashid Nurgaliev is also among top popular Russian ministers, and his approval rating keeps growing (from 30% in March to 35% in June). More Russians approve of the work of Tatiana Golikova (from 31% in March to 34% in June), Anatoly Serdyukov (from 23 to 30% respectively), Alexey Kudrin (from 24% in May to 30% in June). Victor Zubkov`s performance is also evaluated positively (32%), but less positively than a year ago (in 2009 - 42%).  More Russians express favorable views towards Alexandr Zhukov (from 18 to 23%), Igor Schegolev (from 15 to 20%), Dmitry Kozakh (from 17 to 20%), Alexandr Khloponin (from 15 to 20%).

Although Andrey Fursenko`s performance is disapproved by Russians (37% of negative views), the share of positive attitudes towards his work is gradually increasing (from 16% in March to 19% in June). The performance of Vitaly Mutko is assessed less negative (31% of negative assessments versus 39% in March), whereas the level of favorable views is increasing (from 11% in March to 18% in June). According to VCIOM Deputy Director General K.Abramov, "Post Olympics shock that had an impact on the rating of the Minister of Sport has almost passed away: his approval rating is increasing, and the number of negative attitudes decreasing". The performance of Elvira Nabiullina is also assessed in different ways: her work is negatively evaluated by 26%, but at the same time more and more Russians assess her performance positively (from 19% in March to 22% in June). This is followed by Viktor Khristenko (approved by 26%), Elena Skrinnik (25%), Yury Trutnev (24%), Sergei Shmatko (23%), Igor Levitin (22%), and Alexandr Konovalov (20%).

Least popular Russian government ministers are Igor Sechin (74% do not know who he is), Igor Shuvalov (70%), Sergei Sobyanin (69%), and Viktor Basargin (68%).

The initiative Russian opinion polls were conducted on June 26-27, 2010. 1600 respondents were interviewed at 140 sampling points in 42 regions of Russia. The margin of error does not exceed 3.4%.

 

Do you approve of the performance of the following Russian Government ministers? 
(close-ended question, one answer per  each line,

"+" -  approve,  " - " - disapprove, "0" - hard to tell / do not know who he is)

 

March 2010

May 2010

June 2010

+

-

0

+

-

0

+

-

0

Minister for health and social development, Golikova Tatiana (2008-2009), Zurabov Mikhail (2005-2007)

31

26

43

33

29

39

34

31

34

Deputy prime-minister,

Ivanov Sergey

39

14

47

40

15

45

42

14

44

Deputy prime-minister,

 Kudrin Alexey (Minister of finance)

27

28

45

24

28

48

30

27

43

Minister of foreign affairs,

Lavrov Sergey

53

11

36

53

11

37

56

10

34

Economic Development Minister,

Nabiullina Elvira ( 2008-2009),

Gref German (2005-2007)

19

21

60

20

23

57

22

26

52

Minister of Internal Affairs,

Nurgaliev Rachid

30

28

42

34

27

40

35

30

35

Minister for Civil Defense, Emergences and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, Shoigu Sergey

73

8

18

77

8

15

78

7

15

Minister of Defense: Serdyukov Anatoly (since 2008), Ivnaov Sergei (2005-2007)

23

20

57

25

20

55

30

20

51

Deputy Prime Minister , Zubkov Victor

32

17

51

30

16

54

32

13

54

Minister of Agriculture: Skrinnik Elena (since  2009),  Gordeev Alexei (till 2009)

13

21

66

14

25

61

17

25

58

Deputy Prime Minister,  Zhukov Alexandr

18

15

68

22

15

64

23

15

62

Minister for Regional Development, Basargin Viktor (since  2009 ), Kozakh Dmitry (2008), Yakovlev Vladimir (2005-2007)

10

16

74

9

17

73

12

19

68

Minister of Transport,  

Levitin Igor

15

22

63

17

21

62

19

22

58

Minister for Information Technology and Communications, Schegovel Igor (since 2008), Reiman Leonid (2005-2008)

15

14

70

15

12

72

20

13

67

Minister for Culture and Mass Communications, Avdeev Alexandr since  2008 ), Sokolov Alexandr (2005-2008)

12

19

69

14

17

69

17

18

65

Minister of Natural Resources, Trutnev Yury

11

21

68

9

24

66

12

24

64

Minister of Justice, Konovalov Alexandr (data for 2009), Ustinov Vladimir (2007-2008), Chaika Yury (2005-2006)

13

20

67

11

19

70

15

20

65

Minister of Education and Science,

Fursenko Andrey

16

33

51

17

35

49

19

37

44

Minister of Trade and Industry,  Khristenko Vikor

15

25

60

15

24

61

17

26

57

Deputy Prime Minister, 

Kozakh Dmitry

17

14

69

19

16

65

20

14

66

Minister for Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy,

 Mutko Vitaly

11

39

51

13

30

56

18

31

51

Deputy Prime Minister,

Sechin Igor

12

13

75

11

14

75

15

12

74

Deputy Prime Minister ,

Sobyanin Sergey

16

15

69

14

14

72

19

12

69

Minister of Energy, Shmatko Sergey

14

25

61

14

23

62

17

23

60

First Deputy Prime Minister,

Shuvalov Igor

15

14

71

14

14

72

16

14

70

Deputy Prime Minister , Khloponin Alexandr

15

12

72

17

13

70

20

14

66

Note: Using materials from the site www.wciom.ru or wciom.com, as well as distributed by VCIOM, the reference to the source (or hyperlink for the electronic media) is obligatory!

 

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