Prime Minister of Crimea
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Republic of Crimea | |
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since 1 October 2019 | |
| Nominator | Head of the Republic of Crimea |
| Appointer | State Council of Crimea |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Vitaliy Kurashyk (in 1991) Sergey Aksyonov (in 2014) |
| Formation | March 22, 1991 (as Prime Minister of Autonomous Republic of Crimea (in Ukraine)) March 18, 2014 (as Prime Minister of Republic of Crimea (in Russia)) |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea |
| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of |
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Republic of Crimea (territory occupied by Russia 2014–present) |
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Autonomous Republic of Crimea (within Ukraine, 1991–present) |
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| See also |
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Political status of Crimea Politics of Russia • Politics of Ukraine |
The chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea (prime minister of Crimea), is the head of government of the Republic of Crimea.
Until 2014, the position was called the Prime Minister of Crimea (ARC), whose nomination was proposed by the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea (Crimean parliament) with the approval of the President of Ukraine and then the Crimean parliament, presided over the Council of Ministers of Crimea.
Prime minister has been appointed by the head of the Republic of Crimea, once a candidate for the prime minister has been approved by the State Council of Crimea (Crimean parliament). The head of the Republic of Crimea could lead the Council of Ministers of Crimea, but he must also be approved by the State Council.
After March 2014, the position of Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea was established.