Vadim Vladimirovich Brovtsev ( os, Бровцеты Владимиры фырт Вадим, ''Brovtsête Vlâdimire fert Vâdim''; russian: Вадим Владимирович Бровцев, ka, ვადიმ ბროვცევი, ''Vadim Brovcevi''; born 26 July 1969Ministry of Press and Mass Communications of South Ossetia
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of the

Republic of South Ossetia South Ossetia, ka, სამხრეთი ოსეთი, ( , ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a partially recognised landlocked state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat ...

from 5 August 2009 to 26 April 2012, as well as Acting President from December 11, 2011 to April 19, 2012. Brovtsev had served in the

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. From 2005 until his appointment to a political post, Brovtsev was head of the board of directors of

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n construction company Vermikulit based in the city of

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Political life

Of Russian ethnicity, he was born in Chelyabinsk-65 (now Ozyorsk) in 1969. Despite having no previous connection to South Ossetia, Brovtsev became Prime Minister of S.Ossetia after his predecessor,

Aslanbek Bulatsev Aslanbek Soltanovich Bulatsev (russian: Асланбек Солтанович Булацев; born in 1963 in Mikhaylovskoye, Prigorodny District, North Ossetian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is an Ossetian politician and official. Bulatsev f ...

, was fired, according to the official decree, on health reasons, on 4 August 2009. 24 out of 27 MPs voted in favour of Brovtsev as the new PM. There were no other candidates.Georgia Times
Brovtsev was confirmed the PM of South Ossetia
(5 August 2009) In April 2010, Brovtsev came under heavy criticism from various sides. It was claimed that he did not manage Russia's monetary aid to rebuild destroyed South Ossetian buildings very well. Several members of the South Ossetian parliament called for Brovtsev to resign, and brought a

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to the parliamentary debating floor, which was discussed on 5 May. On 5 May, president

Eduard Kokoity Eduard Dzhabeyevich Kokoyty ( os, Кокойты Джабейы фырт Эдуард, Kokojty Ĝabejy fyrt Edward; born 31 October 1964) is an Ossetian politician who served as President of the partially recognized state of South Ossetia. His t ...

appeared before parliament, reiterating his support for Brovtsev. Parliament still passed a motion, creating a commission to review the government's activities. The commission is to be led by deputy chairman of parliament and former Prime Minister

Zurab Kokoyev Zurab Revazovich Kokoyev (russian: Зураб Ревазович Кокоев, born 14 February 1959 in Tskhinvali, South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union Caucasian KnotProfile of Zurab Revazovich Kokoyev(12 May 2009)) is a So ...

, and among its other members is also former Prime Minister

Merab Chigoev Merab Ilyich Chigoev (russian: Мера́б Ильи́ч Чиго́ев; os, Цгъойты Ильяйы фырт Мераб; ka, მერაბ ილიას ძე ჩიგოევი; 15 February 1951 – 9 January 2016) was a Georgian S ...

. Meanwhile, Brovtsev has hit back by pointing at recent polls taken by the International Center of Political Analysis (MTsPA), which show an approval rating for Kokoity of 12.4%, with 66.3% of respondents having a negative opinion. Brovtsev, on the other hand is credited 37.8% positive and 10.9% negative. Kokoity's advisor

Kosta Dzugaev Kosta Georgievich Dzugaev (russian: Коста Георгиевич Дзугаев; born 24 April 1956 in Tskhinvali, South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union), is a South Ossetian politician, who is a former chairman (speaker) ...

called the poll "lies", stating that the MTsPA had never done any actual research in South Ossetia. The MTsPA has been linked to the website rsoinform.com, a news agency reporting favorably about Brovtsev, which at first sight appears to be an official government information service. South Ossetian government press agency OSinform states, however, that it is not official and not registered in South Ossetia. It is speculated that Brovtsev himself is linked to these institutions. In an effort to defend himself against media attacks, Brovtsev has sued several media. Apparently the lawsuit at first included OSInform, leading to a somewhat embarrassing situation for Brovtsev, who did not know OSInform is the South Ossetian state information agency.

Personal life

Brovtsev is married and has two children.

Cabinet

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References

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