Radiy Khabirov announced new government structure

UFA, 28 October 2019. /Bashinform News Agency, Azat Gizatullin/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.

Today, the Head of Bashkortostan, Radiy Khabirov, at a briefing session in the Government of the republic, announced a new composition of the government. Radiy Khabirov himself will head the regional government. He will have two new first deputies - these are Andrei Nazarov and Ilshat Tazhitdinov. The main task of Andrei Nazarov will be to coordinate the work of the government to achieve the national projects’ goals and targets set in the decree on strategic directions of the socio-economic development of the republic until 2024. Ilshat Tazhitdinov will be the Government Chief of Staff, will supervise the issues of ensuring its activities, and monitor the implementation of government decisions by the authorities, coordinate the regional project office.

The government will have seven deputy prime ministers. Raif Abdrakhimov, Ilshat Fazrakhmanov, Lenara Ivanova, Boris Belyaev retained their posts. Fanur Yagafarov, Irek Sagitov, and Rustam Muratov were appointed new deputy prime ministers of the government.

Raif Abdrakhimov, as before, will oversee the republic’s construction complex and road facilities. Ilshat Fazrakhmanov retained the post of the Minister of Agriculture. The Boris Belyaev’s scope of activity will cover issues of housing and public utilities, the Ministry of Nature Management and the Environment, as well as tariff policy. Lenara Ivanova became not only the Deputy Prime Minister but also the Minister of Family, Labor, and Social Protection. She will supervise the activities of the Ministry of Health RB. New Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Muratov was also appointed the Minister of Economic Development and Investment Policy. He will monitor the activities of the Ministry of Digital Development, state committees for entrepreneurship, tourism, and foreign economic relations. Irek Sagitov will be responsible for the work of the Ministry of Youth Policy and Sports, state committees for emergencies, and justice. Now, the former press secretary of the Head of Bashkortostan, Fanur Yagafarov, will oversee the activities of the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Culture, the Department for Control and Supervision of Education, the Press and Media Agency of the republic.