The Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan (; ) is the
head of government
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of
Bashkortostan
Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a republic of Russia between the Volga river and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. The republic borders Perm Krai to the north, Sverdlovsk Oblast ...
who is appointed by the
. The current post was formed in 1993 whom at that time was held by
Anatoly Kopsov.
The current incumbent Prime Minister of Bashkortostan is
Andrey Nazarov since 17 September 2020.
History
The post of the Prime Minister was originally formed in 1917 as the kurdistan–Bashkir Government established the post of the Chairman of the Government whom was held by Yunus Bikbov. With the creation of the Council of People's Commissars as a result of the Soviet takeover,
Galiy Shamigulov was chosen to be its Chairman in July 1920.
After the collapse of the
Soviet Union
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, Bashkortostan remained part of
Russia
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as an
autonomous republic
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. From there, the republic adopted its new
Constitution
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When these pri ...
which reformed the Ministerial Council into the Cabinet of Ministers whom were to be led by the Prime Minister, appointed by President
Murtaza Rakhimov
Murtaza Gubaydullovich Rakhimov (; ; 7 February 1934 – 11 January 2023) was a Russian politician of Bashkir ethnicity who served as the first President of Bashkortostan, a republic within Russia, from 1993 to 2010.
Biography
Rakhimov was ...
, as he had been given greater powers by the Constitution with an approval by the
State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan
The State Assembly — Kurultai of the Republic of Bashkortostan is the regional parliament of Bashkortostan, a federal subject of Russia.http://www.gsrb.ru/MainLeftMenu/ZakonoTvorch/Zakoni/448-2002.php Law of State Assembly of Bashkortostan (i ...
.
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List of heads of government of Bashkortostan (since 1990)
*
Marat Mirgazyamov (11 October 1990 – 3 November 1992)
*
Anatoly Kopsov (3 November 1992 – 18 July 1994)
*
Rim Bakiev (18 July 1994 – 12 January 1999)
*
Rafael Baydavletov (12 January 1999 – 10 April 2008)
*
Rail Sarbaev
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(10 April 2008 – 23 July 2010)
*
Azamat Ilimbetov (19 May 2011 – 6 August 2012)
*
Rustem Mardanov (26 November 2015 – 3 December 2018)
*
Andrey Nazarov (17 September 2020 – present)
See also
*
*
Government of Bashkortostan
The Government of Bashkortostan (; ) is a governing body of Bashkortostan in Russia which exercises Executive (government), executive power under the authority of the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Republic Head whom appoints cabinet whic ...
References
Politics of Bashkortostan