Merab Chigoev

Merab Ilyich Chigoev Мераб Ильич Чигоев
Prime Minister of South Ossetia
In office August 1998 – June 2001
President	Lyudvig Chibirov
Preceded by	Aleksandr Shavlokhov
Succeeded by	Dmitry Sanakoyev
Personal details
Born	15 February 1950 (1950-02-15) (age 61) Leningor district, Soviet Union
Political party	Communist Party of South Ossetia

Merab Ilyich Chigoev (Russian: Мераб Ильич Чигоев, born 15 February 1950 in Leningor district, South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union^[1]) is a South Ossetian politician and former Prime Minister, from August 1998 until June 2001.^[1][2] He was also Minister of Justice in Yury Morozov's cabinet.^[3]

Chigoev graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1973.^[1]

In the 2009 parliamentary election, Chigoev was a candidate for the Communist Party of South Ossetia.^[4] Chigoev was number 8 on the list, and as the party received enough votes for 8 seats, Chigoev was entitled to a seat in the Parliament of South Ossetia.^[5]

Cabinet

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Office	Incumbent
Prime Minister	Merab Ilyich Chigoev
First Deputy Prime Minister	Leonid Tibilov
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance	Evelina Gagloyeva
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Emergencies	Dmitry Ivanovich Sanakoyev
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Murat Kuzmich Dzhioev
Minister of Internal Affairs	Alan Guchmazov

Source: [1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} (Russian) Labyrinth.ru: Profile of Merab I. Chigoev
2. ^ Rulers.org: South Ossetia
3. ^ (Russian) Caucasian Knot: South Ossetian government directory
4. ^ (Russian) Communist Party, profile at the South Ossetian electoral commission
5. ^ (Russian) South Ossetian electoral commission: Summary of election results

Political offices
Preceded by Aleksandr Shavlokhov	Prime Minister of South Ossetia 1998–2001	Succeeded by Dmitry Sanakoyev

Persondata
Name	Chigoyev, Merab
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Short description
Date of birth	1950-02-15
Place of birth	Leningor district, Soviet Union
Date of death
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