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Merab Ilyich Chigoev (Russian: Мера́б Ильи́ч Чиго́ев; Ossetian: Цгъойты Ильяйы фырт Мераб; Georgian: მერაბ ილიას ძე ჩიგოევი; 15 February 1951 – 9 January 2016) was a Georgian South Ossetian politician and former Prime Minister, from August 1998 until June 2001. He was also Minister of Justice in Yury Morozov's cabinet.

Chigoev graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1973.

In the 2009 parliamentary election, Chigoev was a candidate for the Communist Party of South Ossetia. Chigoev was number 8 on the list, and as the party received enough votes for 8 seats, Chigoev was entitled to a seat in the Parliament of South Ossetia.

Chigoev was killed in a traffic accident in Tskhinvali on 9 January 2016. At the time of his death Chigoev was on the committee that was drafting the new Constitution of South Ossetia.

References

1. ^ (in Russian) Labyrinth.ru: Profile of Merab I. Chigoev
2. Rulers.org: South Ossetia
3. (in Russian) Caucasian Knot: South Ossetian government directory
4. (in Russian) Communist Party, profile at the South Ossetian electoral commission Archived 26 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
5. (in Russian) South Ossetian electoral commission: Summary of election results Archived 15 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Памяти Мераба Ильича Чигоева". State Information Agency. State Information and Press Committee of South Ossetia. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
7. "Constitution of South Ossetia must clearly define the main priorities of the state development, - Zhanna Zasseeva". State Information Agency. Retrieved 1 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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