Zurab Revazovich Kokoyev Зураб Ревазович Кокоев | |
Office: | Prime Minister of South Ossetia |
President: | Eduard Kokoity |
Term Start: | May 2005 |
Term End: | 5 July 2005 |
Predecessor: | Igor Sanakoyev |
Successor: | Yury Morozov |
Birth Date: | 14 February 1959 |
Birth Place: | Tskhinvali, South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
Party: | Unity |
Zurab Revazovich Kokoyev (ru|Зураб Ревазович Кокоев, born 14 February 1959[1]) is a South Ossetian politician and was a member of South Ossetia's parliament, where he was one of three vice-speakers, and Chairman of the Committee for construction, industry, transport and communications.[2] He is the leader of the Unity Party,[3] which is allied with former President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity.
Kokoyev was first deputy prime minister from October 2003 until 31 December 2005 and acting Prime Minister from May until July 2005.[1] [4] Before this, he was head of the administration of Tskhinvali district since 2002.[1]
Kokoyev is married and has a daughter.[1]