[1] Between 24 June 2013 and 15 November 2016, he held the office of Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation[2] in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet.

He served part of an eight-year prison term in a penal colony on the outskirts of Tver for soliciting a large bribe.

In June 2013 Ulyukaev was appointed Minister of Economic Development and held this position until his arrest in November 2016.

[4] The Investigative Committee of Russia announced that Ulyukaev had been detained in November 2016 due to allegations that he received a $2 million bribe for an assessment that led to the Kremlin-controlled oil company Rosneft's acquisition of a 50% stake in Bashneft.

On 15 December 2017, Ulyukaev was found guilty and sentenced to eight years in a strict-regime labour colony and fined 130 million roubles.