The Government of the Republic of South Ossetia is the political leadership of the only partially recognized, but de facto

De facto

De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...

 independent, Republic of South Ossetia.

Executive branch

South Ossetia's head of state

Head of State

A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

 is the president

President of South Ossetia

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia is the de facto head of state of the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia that is de jure part of Georgia...

, the incumbent is Eduard Kokoity

Eduard Kokoity

Eduard Dzhabeyevich Kokoity is the de facto President of South Ossetia.-Early life:Eduard Kokoity was born on 31 October 1964 in Tskhinvali, in the Georgian SSR, a part of the Soviet Union at the time. Kokoity was a member, and champion, of the Soviet Union's national wrestling team...

. The head of government

Head of government

Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

 is the prime minister

Prime Minister of South Ossetia

The Prime Minister of South Ossetia is the head of government of the Republic of South Ossetia.-List of Prime Ministers of the Republic of South Ossetia :-Sources: * Osinform:...

, who is supported by a cabinet of ministers. The current prime minister is Vadim Brovtsev

Vadim Brovtsev

Vadim Vladimirovich Brovtsev is a Russian businessman who has been Prime Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia since 5 August 2009.Brovtsev had served in the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces...

.

In August, 2009, Kokoity dismissed Aslanbek Bulatsev

Aslanbek Bulatsev

Aslanbek Soltanovich Bulatsev is an Ossetian politician and official. Bulatsev formerly worked as a tax chief in the Russian region of North Ossetia. On October 22, 2008, he was appointed Prime Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia by the South Ossetian parliament. Bulatsev was fired,...

's cabinet. It was said that Bulatsev had long been sick and had repeatedly sought to resign. All ministers will keep their posts for now and work with new PM Vadim Brovtsev.

Current cabinet

Office	Incumbent
Prime Minister Prime Minister of South Ossetia The Prime Minister of South Ossetia is the head of government of the Republic of South Ossetia.-List of Prime Ministers of the Republic of South Ossetia :-Sources: * Osinform:...	Vadim Brovtsev Vadim Brovtsev Vadim Vladimirovich Brovtsev is a Russian businessman who has been Prime Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia since 5 August 2009.Brovtsev had served in the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces...
Head of Administration of the President	Arsene Alanovich Gagloev
First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government	Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zelig
Deputy Prime Minister	Domentiy Sardionovich Kulumbegov
Minister of Finance	Irina Andreevna Sytnik
Minister of Youth, Education and Science	Arjana Konstantinovna Dzhioeva
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Murat Kuzmich Dzhioev
Minister of Defence	Valery Adamovich Yahnovtsev (from 27 July 2010)
Minister of Internal Affairs	Valery Pavlovich Valiev
Minister for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Management	Anatoly Ilich Bibilov
Minister of Justice	Tamaz Sikoevich Doguzov (from 20 October 2010)
Minister of Economic Development	Konstantin Mikhailovich Koliyev (from 19 October 2010)
Minister of Culture	Maharbeg Rutenovich Kokoyev
Minister of Health and Social Development	Otarbeg Mikhailovich Gassiev (post created 15 September 2010)
Minister of the Capital, Road Construction and Architecture	Chermen Pavlovich Hugaev (post created 24 January 2011)

Source: http://presidentrso.ru/government/

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:

Office	Last incumbent
Minister of Youth, Sport and Tourism (also deputy PM)	Eleonora Hristoforovna Bedoeva
Minister of Education and Science	Anatoly Georgievich Kusraev

The following ministries were abolished, their tasks being taken over by the Ministry of Economic Development:

Office	Last incumbent
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade	Taimuraz Arahmatovich Chochiev
Minister of Transport and Road Management	Alan Hadzhimurzaevich Koliev
Minister of Communications and Information	Georgij Sergeevich Kabisov
Minister of state property and land relations	Sergei Vladimirovich Parastaev
Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology	Vitaly Grigorievich Dzeranov
Minister of Agriculture and Food	Dzhambolat Iosivovich Kozaev
Minister of Press and Mass Communications	Irina Yureva Gagloeva

Legislative branch

The Parliament of South Ossetia

Parliament of South Ossetia

The Parliament of South Ossetia is the unicameral legislature of the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia. Members are elected using a system of Party-list proportional representation. South Ossetia has a multi-party system, and currently 3 political parties are represented in parliament....

 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

President of the Republic of South Ossetia. Official site Ministry of Press and Mass Communications of the Republic of South Ossetia. Official site