The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities (Minstroy; Russian: Министерство строительства и жилищно-коммунального хозяйства Российской Федерации (Минстрой России)) is a government ministry in the Cabinet of Russia.[1]
| Министерство строительства и жилищно-коммунального хозяйства Российской Федерации (Минстрой России) | |
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| Formed | 1 November 2013 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Russia |
| Headquarters | Sadovaya-Samotechnaya str., 10/23, building 1, Moscow, Russia 55°46′22″N 37°36′55″E / 55.77278°N 37.61528°E / 55.77278; 37.61528 |
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| Website | Minstroyrf.gov.ru |
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.[2]
In his announcement on the decision to create the ministry in Novo Ogaryovo residence, President of Russia Vladimir Putin offered the post to the governor of Ivanovo Oblast, Mikhail Men[3] 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”.[4]
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