Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia

Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia
Incumbent
Maxim Gvinjia
since 26 February 2010
Appointer President of Abkhazia
Term length no limit
Inaugural holder Said Tarkil
Formation 17 May 1993

The office of Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia was created on 17 May 1993, during the 1992-1993 war with Georgia.[1] Due to the diplomatic isolation of Abkhazia, which remains widely unrecognised, the role of the foreign minister has been restricted mostly to negotiations over resolving the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict.

List of people to hold the office

# Name Entered office Left office President Comments
1 Said Tarkil 17 May 1993 [1] December 1993 Vladislav Ardzinba Acting[1]
2 Sokrat Ajinjal December 1993 [1] November 1994 [1]
3 Leonid Ivan-ipa Lakerbaia 29 June 1995 [1] 31 July 1996
4 Konstantin Konstantin-ipa Ozgan 31 July 1996 [1] April 1997
5 Sergei Miron-ipa Shamba 7 May 1997 [1] 18 June 2004 [1] First time
6 Gueorgui Otyrba 18 June 2004 [1] 28 July 2004 [1] Acting[1]
7 Igor Murat-ipa Akhba 28 July 2004 [2] 14 December 2004 [3]
8 Sergei Miron-ipa Shamba 14 December 2004 [3] 21 March 2005 [4] Second time
21 March 2005 [5] 26 February 2010 Sergei Bagapsh
9 Maxim Gvinjia 26 February 2010 [6] Incumbent

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Предыдущие Министры и их Заместители". 2008. http://www.mfaabkhazia.net/ministry. Retrieved 20 February 2009. 
  2. ^ "Ахба Игорь Муратович". http://kavkaz.memo.ru/persontext/person/id/690532.html. Retrieved 13 December 2008. 
  3. ^ a b "В Абхазии назначены два вице-премьера правительства". Кавказский узел. 14 December 2004. http://kavkaz-uzel.ru/newstext/news/id/742624.html. Retrieved 13 December 2008. 
  4. ^ "Указ Президента Абхазии №1 от 14.02.2005". Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. 14 February 2005. http://www.abkhaziagov.org/ru/president/activities/decree/detail.php?ID=1454. Retrieved 17 December 2008. 
  5. ^ "Указ Президента Абхазии №44 от 21.03.2005". Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. 21 March 2005. http://www.abkhaziagov.org/ru/president/activities/decree/detail.php?ID=1745. Retrieved 17 December 2008. 
  6. ^ "New Abkhaz FM Appointed". Civil Georgia. 26 February 2010. http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=22028. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia