The prime minister of Abkhazia is the de facto head of government of the partially recognized Republic of Abkhazia,that is de jure part of Georgia.
Sergei Shamba is a senior politician from Abkhazia. He is currently a member of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia and Chairman of United Abkhazia. He was Prime Minister of Abkhazia under President Sergei Bagapsh from 13 February 2010 until 27 September 2011. Between 1997 and 2010 he had been Minister for Foreign Affairs under both Bagapsh and his predecessor Vladislav Ardzinba,with only a half-year interruption in 2004. Shamba has twice unsuccessfully participated in presidential elections,in 2004 and 2011. He has been a staunch proponent for dialogue between Abkhazia and Georgia.
The Government of the Republic of Abkhazia governs the partially recognised Republic of Abkhazia.
Gagra District is a district of Abkhazia. It corresponds to the Georgian district by the same name. In medieval times,it was known as the southern part of Sadzen. It is located in the western part of Abkhazia,and the river Psou serves as a border with Krasnodar Krai of Russia. Its capital is Gagra,the town by the same name. The population of the Gagra town zone in 1989 was 77,079,but this number dropped dramatically following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the 1992-1993 war in Abkhazia,,to 37,002 at the time of the 2003 census. Ethnic Armenians now constitute a plurality in the district.
Gudauta District is a district of Abkhazia,Georgia's breakaway republic. It corresponds to the eponymous Georgian district. Its capital is Gudauta,the town by the same name. The population of the district was 34,869 at the time of the 2003 census,down from 57,334 in 1989. By the time of the 2011 Census,the population had increased to 36,775.
Gulripshi District is a district of Abkhazia,one of Georgia’s breakaway republics. It corresponds to the eponymous Georgian district. Its capital is Gulripshi,the town by the same name. Until the August 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley,the north-eastern part of Gulripshi district was part of Upper Abkhazia,the corner of Abkhazia controlled by Georgia until the Battle of the Kodori Valley during the August 2008 South Ossetia War. Upper Abkhazia was home to 1,956 of the district's 19,918 inhabitants,most of whom were ethnic Svans. Most of these fled before the battle and have not yet returned.
Ochamchira District is a district of the partially recognised Abkhazia. Its capital is Ochamchire,the town by the same name. The district is smaller than the Ochamchire district in the de jure subdivision of Georgia,as some of its former territory is now part of Tkvarcheli District,formed by de facto Abkhaz authorities in 1995. The population of the Ochamchira district is 24,629 according to the 2003 census. Until the August 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley,some mountainous parts of the district were still under Georgian control,as part of Upper Abkhazia.
The Public Chamber of Abkhazia is an advisory body to the President of the internationally partially recognised Republic of Abkhazia.
The Government of President Alexander Ankvab was the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia from 2011 until 2014.
The Ministry for Culture and the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Abkhazia is a government agency of Abkhazia which holds an ministerial position in the Abkhazian government.
Otar Mikhailovich Khetsia has twice been Minister of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia.
Badr Gunba was the Minister for Culture and the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Abkhazia from 2011 until 2014. He was appointed by newly elected President Alexander Ankvab on 13 October 2011. Following the May 2014 revolution and the election of President Raul Khajimba,Gunba was replaced as minister by Elvira Arsalia.
Vladimir Valerevich Delba is a politician from Abkhazia,who served as acting Prime Minister,Finance Minister and Vice Premier in the Government of President Ankvab.
The Minister for Internal Affairs holds a ministerial position in the government of the Republic of Abkhazia. The post existed in the Soviet period within the Council of Ministers of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic,and since then has been occupied by 10 politicians,of whom three have occupied it twice. The current Minister is Aslan Kobakhia.
Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Abkhazia on 24 August 2014. The sixth such elections since the post of President of Abkhazia was created in 1994,they were held early due to the resignation of President Alexander Ankvab on 1 June 2014 following the 2014 Abkhazian political crisis. Four candidates contested the elections,which were won by Raul Khadjimba,who received just over 50% of the vote.
The Government of President Raul Khajimba was the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia from 2014 until 2020.
Rauf Aslanovich Tsimtsba was the third Minister for Taxes and Fees of Abkhazia,serving between 2011 and 2016 in the Governments of President Bagapsh,President Ankvab and President Khajimba. Tsimtsba was originally appointed on 4 April 2011 by Sergei Bagapsh to succeed Vakhtang Pipia,who had been appointed Vice Premier on 30 March. Before that,Tsimtsba had headed the Department for the Taxation of Legal Entities within the ministry. Following the Death of Bagapsh one month later and the election of Alexander Ankvab,Tsimtsba was re-appointed on 11 October.
Shamil Adzynba is the current First Vice Premier of Abkhazia in the Government of President Khajimba,and a two-time acting Prime Minister.
Avtandil Gartskia is the current Minister for Resorts and Tourism of Abkhazia.
Raul Lolua is a former Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia.
