Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako, Head of Russia's Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) Dmitry Yadrov, Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin, First Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attend a meeting between members of the A Just Russia faction and candidates for the posts of deputy prime ministers and transport minister at the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia. On October 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed a government reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Okladnikova has been nominated for the posts of deputy prime minister and chief of the government's staff, Nikitin for deputy prime minister overseeing transport, and Kozhemyako for deputy prime minister and presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District. Yadrov may become transport minister, while Siluanov has been nominated for the post of deputy prime minister, retaining his position as finance minister.
