The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea is the

head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, ...

of the

Republic of Crimea The Republic of Crimea, translit. ''Respublika Krym'' ; uk, Республіка Крим, translit. ''Respublika Krym'' ; crh, , is an unrecognized federal subject ( republic) of Russia, located in the Crimean Peninsula. Its territory ...

(previously the Autonomous Republic of Crimea located in the southern region of

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

). Until 2014, the Prime Minister, whose nomination was proposed by the Speaker of the

Verkhovna Rada of Crimea Verkhovna Rada of Crimea or the Supreme Council of Crimea, officially the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea ( uk, Верховна Рада Автономної Республіки Крим, Verkhovna Rada Avtonomnoï Respubl ...

(Crimean parliament) with the approval of the

President of Ukraine The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, condu ...

and then the Crimean parliament, presided over the

Council of Ministers of Crimea The Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea ( uk, Рада міністрів Автономної Республіки Крим; russian: Совет министров Автономной Республики Крым), brief ...

. Since 2014, the Prime Minister has been appointed by the

Head of the Republic of Crimea The Head of the Republic of Crimea is the highest official and the head of the executive power of the Republic of Crimea; an internationally disputed federal subject of the Russian Federation located on the Crimean Peninsula. Crimean Head's pol ...

, once a candidate for Prime Minister has been approved by the

State Council of Crimea The State Council of Crimea (russian: Госуда́рственный Сове́т Респу́блики Крым, uk, Державна Рада Республіки Крим, crh, Къырым Джумхуриетининъ Девлет Ш ...

(Crimean parliament). The Head of the Republic of Crimea could lead the

, but he must also be approved by the State Council.Constitution of Crimea
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List

Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Russian annexation of Crimea ("independent Crimea")

Republic of Crimea

Notes

References

External links

Official website

*Avdeyev, Yu.
History of the Crimean Premier Office (История крымского премьерства)
'. Krymskaya Pravda. 1 March 2016 {{DEFAULTSORT:Prime Minister Of Crimea * Politics of Crimea