De facto Government of South Ossetia
Central government of De facto South Ossetia
The Government of the Republic of South Ossetia is the political leadership of the partially recognised Republic of South Ossetia.
Executive branch
South Ossetia's head of state is the president, the current president is Alan Gagloev. The head of government is the prime minister, who is supported by a cabinet of ministers. The current prime minister is Konstantin Dzhussoev.
In August, 2009, then-president Eduard Kokoity dismissed Aslanbek Bulatsev's cabinet. It was said that Bulatsev had long been sick and had repeatedly sought to resign. All ministers kept their posts for some time and work with new PM Vadim Brovtsev, though some were replaced after a while.
Current cabinet
(Cabinet 2014-2017)
Source: [1]
Abolished ministries
Per August 24, 2009, several ministries were abolished. The following ministries were merged into the new Ministry of Youth, Education and Science, which was to be headed by Kusraev:
The following ministries were abolished, their tasks being taken over by the Ministry of Economic Development:
Past ministers
Office: MINISTER OF JUSTICE
Legislative branch
The Parliament of South Ossetia is the parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia.
See also
Government of Georgia (country)
Politics of South Ossetia
Politics of Georgia (country)
External links
Ministry of Press and Mass Communications of the Republic of South Ossetia.
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