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Erik Georgiyevich Pukhayev (Russian Эрик Георгиевич Пухаев; born 5 May 1957) was the Prime Minister of South Ossetia from 2017 to 2020.

He studied at South Ossetian Pedagogical Institute from 1977 to 1982 and became Maths and Physics teacher. In 2005 he was nominated as director of Statistical Institute. From 2014 to 2017 he served as Vice-Prime Minister.

He is married and has 3 children.

Pukhayev resigned from the post of Prime Minister on August 29, during the crisis following the Murder of Inal Djabiev, where a suspect in police custody was tortured to death, resulting in thousand strong protests in Tskhinvali.

References

1. ^ "Новым премьером Южной Осетии стал Эрик Пухаев" (in Russian). Osinform.org. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
2. "Sources report brutal beatings of two more detainees in South Ossetia". Caucasian Knot. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

v t e Prime ministers of South Ossetia
	Oleg Teziev Gerasim Khugayev (1) Feliks Zassiev Vladislav Gabarayev Valeriy Hubulov * Aleksandr Shavlokhov Merab Chigoev Dmitry Sanakoyev Gerasim Khugayev (2) Igor Sanakoyev Zurab Kokoyev * Yury Morozov Boris Chochiev * Aslanbek Bulatsev Vadim Brovtsev Rostislav Khugayev Domenty Kulumbegov Erik Pukhayev Gennady Bekoyev Konstantin Dzhussoev
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