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Beslan Bartsits

Beslan Bartsits
13th Prime Minister of Abkhazia
Assumed office
5 August 2016
President Raul Khajimba
Preceded by Artur Mikvabia
Head of the Administration of the President of Abkhazia
In office
16 May 2016 – 5 August 2016
President Raul Khajimba
Preceded by Astamur Tania
Head of Gagra District
In office
22 October 2014 – 16 May 2016
President Raul Khajimba
Preceded by Grigori Enik
Succeeded by Zaur Bganba
Personal details
Born (1978-07-22) July 22, 1978 (age 38)
Gagra, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Abkhaz
Political party Independent
Alma mater Abkhazian State University, Rostov State University

Beslan Bartsits (born 22 July 1978) is the current Prime Minister of Abkhazia, having been appointed by President Raul Khajimba on 5 August 2016. In the past, he has served as Head of the Presidential Administration, Head of Gagra District and Member of Parliament.

Bartsits was born in Gagra. In 2000, he graduated in Jurisprudence from the Abkhazian State University, and between 2001 and 2004 he was a post-graduate student at Rostov State University. Between 2007 and 2009, he was assistant to Raul Khajimba in his capacity of Vice President of Abkhazia.

In the February 2011 local elections, Bartsits was elected deputy of the Gagra District Assembly in constituency no. 5 and became its Deputy Chairman.

In the March 2012 elections, he successfully ran for a seat of the 5th convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia in constituency no. 11 (Gagra). In a field of nine candidates, he obtained a narrow first-round plurality with 20.86% of the votes. In the second round, he defeated runner-up Vitali Azhiba.

In Parliament, Bartsits served as Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Legal Policy, State Building and Human Rights.

On 22 October 2014, following the May 2014 revolution, he was appointed acting head of Gagra District by newly elected President Raul Khajimba. The following year, he was confirmed in his post.

On 16 May 2016, Bartsits was appointed head of the Administration of the President of Abkhazia, to succeed Astamur Tania, who had resigned.


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