Government_of_President_Ankvab

Government of President Ankvab

Government of President Ankvab

Government of Abkhazia


The Government of President Alexander Ankvab was the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia from 2011 until 2014.

Composition

PresidentAlexander Ankvab
26 September 2011 – 1 June 2014
Valeri Bganba
1 June – 25 September 2014
Vice PresidentMikhail Logua
26 September 2011 – 25 December 2013
Head of the Presidential AdministrationBeslan Kubrava
10 October 2011 – 3 June 2014
Astamur Tania
9 June – 29 September 2014
Secretary of the Security CouncilStanislav Lakoba
7 December 2011 – 28 October 2013
Nugzar Ashuba
29 October 2013 – 3 June 2014
Avtandil Gartskia
9 June – 28 October 2014
Head of the State Security ServiceAslan Bzhania
26 September 2011 – 29 September 2014
Cabinet leadership:
Prime MinisterLeonid Lakerbaia
27 September 2011 – 2 June 2014
Vladimir Delba
2 June – 29 September 2014
First Vice PremierIndira Vardania
10 October 2011 – 3 June 2014
Vice PremiersVladimir Delba
10 October 2011 – 15 October 2014
Alexander Stranichkin
10 October 2011 – 15 October 2014
Beslan Eshba
30 April 2013 – 3 June 2014
Beslan Butba
13 June - 15 October 2014
Chief of the Cabinet StaffMarina Ladaria
20 October 2011 – 22 October 2014
Ministers:
DefenceMirab Kishmaria
11 October 2011 – 15 October 2014
Internal AffairsOtar Khetsia
20 October 2011 – 4 August 2014
Raul Lolua
4 August – 15 October 2014
Foreign AffairsViacheslav Chirikba
11 October 2011 – 17 October 2014
JusticeYekaterina Onishchenko
31 October 2011 – 17 October 2014
FinanceVladimir Delba
10 October 2011 – 17 October 2014
EconomyDavid Iradyan
27 October 2011 – 15 October 2014
Taxes and FeesRauf Tsimtsba
11 October 2011 – 15 October 2014
AgricultureBeslan Jopua
18–15 October 2014
EducationDaur Nachkebia
20 October 2011 – 15 October 2014
CultureBadr Gunba
13 October 2011 – 15 October 2014
HealthZurab Marshan
28 October 2011 – 15 October 2014
Labour and Social SecurityOlga Koltukova
20 October 2011 – 15 October 2014
Emergency SituationsLev Kvitsinia
21 July – 17 October 2014
Chairmen of State Committees:
CustomsSaid Tarkil
14 October 2011 – 21 October 2014
Property Management and PrivatisationKonstantin Katsia
28 October 2011 – 23 October 2014
Resorts and TourismTengiz Lakerbaia
14 October 2011 – 15 October 2014
Youth Affairs and SportsShazina Avidzba
28 October 2011 – 15 October 2014
RepatriationZurab Adleiba
14 October 2011 – 18 April 2013
Akhmad Marshan
18 April – 14 June 2013
Khrips Jopua
14 June 2013 – 21 October 2014
Ecology and NatureRoman Dbar
14 October 2011 – 21 October 2014

Formation

President Alexander Ankvab and Vice President Mikhail Logua were elected on 26 August 2011 after the death of previous President Sergei Bagapsh, and sworn in on 26 September 2011. Ankvab had been Vice President under Bagapsh and became Acting President following his death. During the election, he competed with Prime Minister Sergei Shamba and opposition leader Raul Khajimba. Mikhail Logua was Head of the Gulripshi District Administration before his election.

On 27 September, Ankvab appointed as Prime Minister Leonid Lakerbaia, his long-time ally and First Vice-Premier under President Bagapsh.[1] Ankvab tasked Lakerbaia with the formation of the cabinet, which took place over the course of October. In comparison to the Government of President Bagapsh, the number of Vice-Premiers was reduced by one, but otherwise Government structure remained unchanged.

Several government members were re-appointed to their previous positions: Alexander Stranichkin as Vice-Premier on 10 October,[2] Mirab Kishmaria and Rauf Tsimtsba as Ministers for Defence and Taxes and Fees on 11 October,[3] Said Tarkil, Zurab Adleiba, Tengiz Lakerbaia and Roman Dbar as Chairmen of the State Committees for Customs, for Repatriation, for Resorts and Tourism and for Ecology and Nature on 14 October,[4][5] Olga Koltukova as Minister for Labour and Social Development on 20 October[6] and on 28 October Zurab Marshan as Minister for Health[7] and Konstantin Katsia as Chairman of the State Committee for State Property and Privatisation.[8] Finally, Aslan Bzhania remained in place as head of the State Security Service.

Two people were appointed to a position they had previously held during President Bagapsh's first term in office: Secretary of the Security Council Otar Khetsia was appointed Interior Minister on 20 October,[6] and on 7 December he was succeeded as Security Council Secretary by historian Stanislav Lakoba.[9]

Besides the appointment of Leonid Lakerbaia as prime minister, there were three instances where Ministers of the Government of President Bagapsh were succeeded by their deputies: on 10 October, Vladimir Delba was appointed vice-premier and finance minister,[2] on 13 October Badr Gunba was appointed Culture Minister[10] and on 27 October, David Iradyan was appointed Minister for the Economy.[11]

Two appointments had up until that point served in an unrelated government position: on 10 October, Leonid Lakerbaia was succeeded as First Vice-Premier by Education Minister Indira Vardania[2] and Vice-Premier and Finance Minister Beslan Kubrava was made Head of the Presidential Staff.[12]

The remaining positions were filled with people from outside the central government. On 11 October, diplomat and academic Viacheslav Chirikba was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs.[3] On 18 October, MP Beslan Jopua became Minister for Agriculture.[13] On 20 October, Marina Ladaria was appointed Chief of the Cabinet Staff[14] and the writer Daur Nachkebia Minister for Education.[6] On 28 October, Shazina Avidzba was appointed Chairman of the State Committee for Youth and Sports, she had up until then held a similar position in the Sukhumi City administration.[8] Finally, on 31 October, Sukhumi Municipal Court Judge Yekaterina Onishchenko was appointed Minister for Justice.[15]

Changes

  • On 16 April 2013, Chairman of the State Committee for Repatriation Zurab Adlaiba handed in his resignation, which President Ankvab accepted on 18 April, temporarily appointing his Deputy Akhmad Marshan in his stead.[16] On 14 June, Khrips Jopua was officially appointed as the new Chairman.[17]
  • On 30 April 2013, President Ankvab appointed Member of Parliament Beslan Eshba as Vice-Premier.[18]
  • On 28 October 2013, President Ankvab dismissed Stanislav Lakoba as Security Council Secretary,[19] and the next day, he appointed former Parliament Speaker Nugzar Ashuba as his replacement.[20]
  • On 25 December 2013, Vice President Mikhail Logua announced his resignation for health reasons.[21]
  • On 1 June 2014, as a result of the 2014 Abkhazian political crisis, Alexander Ankvab resigned as President. He was succeeded in an acting fashion by People's Assembly Speaker Valeri Bganba. On 2 June, Leonid Lakerbaia resigned as prime minister and was temporarily succeeded by Vice Premier Vladimir Delba.[22] On 3 June, Beslan Arshba resigned as Vice Premier.[23] Bganba accepted his resignation and also dismissed Indira Vardania as First Vice Premier.[24][25] On 4 June, Head of the Presidential Administration Beslan Kubrava and Security Council Secretary Nugzar Ashuba resigned, accusing the opposition of carrying out a witch hunt and imposing its decisions on the interim authorities.[26] On 9 June, Bganba appointed Astamur Tania as acting Head of the Presidential Administration and Avtandil Gartskia as acting Security Council Secretary.[27][28] On 13 June, Bganba appointed Beslan Butba as acting Vice Premier.[29]
  • On 21 July, Bganba transformed the Office for Emergency Situations into a full-fledged Ministry, and appointed its head Lev Kvitsinia as Acting Minister.[30]
  • On 4 August, Bganba dismissed Otar Khetsia as Minister of Internal Affairs and appointed First Deputy Minister Raul Lolua as Acting Minister.[31] Lolua, previously Head of the State Security Service's Special Forces Centre, had been appointed First Deputy Minister on 9 June, following Ankvab's resignation, to carry out the duties of Khetsia, who was (put) on paid leave.[32]

References

  1. "Леонид Лакербая назначен премьер-министром Республики Абхазия". Apsnypress. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  2. "Назначения в правительстве". Apsnypress. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  3. "Зураб Маршан назначен министром здравоохранения". Apsnypress. 28 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  4. "Бадра Гунба назначен министром культуры". Apsnypress. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  5. "Вице-президент Михаил Логуа намерен оставить свой пост". Apsnypress. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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