Government of South Ossetia
The Government of the Republic of South Ossetia is the political leadership of the only partially recognized, but de facto independent, Republic of South Ossetia.
Executive branch
South Ossetia's head of state is the president, the current president is Leonid Tibilov. The head of government is the prime minister, who is supported by a cabinet of ministers. The current prime minister is Domenty Kulumbegov.In August, 2009, then-president Eduard Kokoity dismissed Aslanbek Bulatsev's cabinet. It was said that Bulatsev had long been sick and had repeatedly sought to resign. All ministers kept their posts for some time and work with new PM Vadim Brovtsev, though some were replaced after a while.
Current cabinet
Source:Abolished ministries
Per August 24, 2009, several ministries were abolished. The following ministries were merged into the new Ministry of Youth, Education and Science, which was to be headed by Kusraev:| Office | Last incumbent |
| Minister of Youth, Sport and Tourism | Eleonora Hristoforovna Bedoeva |
| Minister of Education and Science | Anatoly Georgievich Kusraev |
The following ministries were abolished, their tasks being taken over by the Ministry of Economic Development:
| Office | Last incumbent |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade | Taimuraz Arahmatovich Chochiev |
| Minister of Transport and Road Management | Alan Hadzhimurzaevich Koliev |
| Minister of Communications and Information | Georgij Sergeevich Kabisov |
| Minister of state property and land relations | Sergei Vladimirovich Parastaev |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology | Vitaly Grigorievich Dzeranov |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | Dzhambolat Iosivovich Kozaev |
| Minister of Press and Mass Communications | Irina Yureva Gagloeva |
Past ministers
Office: MINISTER OF JUSTICE| Name of Minister | Years of Service |
| Anatoly Illarionovich Khugaev | First minister |
| Alan Ivanovich Parastaev | c. 2001 |
| Alan Rostomovich Dzhikayez | c. 2002-2003 |
| Merab Illyich Chigoyev | c. 2004-2008 |
| Atsamaz Ivanovich Bichenov | c. 2008-2010 |
| Tamazi Sikoyevich Doguzov | c. 2010-2012 |
| Murat Vaneev | c. 2012 |
| Alan Nikolayevich Dzhioyev | c. 2014-2015 |
| Marina Bestaeva | c. 2015-2017 |
| Zalina Yuryevna Laliyeva | c. 2017- |