Ministry of Defence (Transnistria)

Ministry of Defence of Transnistria
Emblem of the armed forces.
Formation 1991 (1991)
Type military agency
Headquarters Tiraspol
Location
Official language
Russian
Minister of Defense
 Major General Oleg Obruchlov
Website

The Ministry of Defense of Transnistria (Russian: Министерство обороны Приднестровской Молдавской Республики) is a government agency of the partially recognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. It is the executive body in implementing defense policies in of the Armed Forces of Transnistria. The current Minister of Defense is Major General Oleg Obruchlov.

Tasks

  • To implement state policy on defense and military development
  • To coordinate the activities of state bodies and local self-government bodies from the preparation of the state for defense
  • To ensure the combat readiness, and capability of the armed forces to perform their functions and tasks
  • To interact with state bodies, public organizations and citizens, international organizations to provide training and education in the military

Leadership

Minister of Defense

Minister of Defence of Transnistria
Minister of defense Oleg Obruchkov during a parade in 2018.
Incumbent
Oleg Obruchkov
since December 26, 2016
Appointer President of Transnistria
Inaugural holder Stefan Kitzac
Formation 1991

The Minister of Defense is the executive minister responsible for the management of the ministry as well as the armed forces.

The following is a list of Ministers of Defence of Transnistria from 1991 – present:

  • Major General Stefan Kitzac (September 1991 – September 1992)
  • Colonel General Stanislav Hazheev (September 1992 – January 24, 2012)[1][2]
  • Major General Alexander Lukyanenko (January 24, 2012 – December 30, 2015)
  • Major General Oleg Gomenyuk (December 30, 2015 – August 18, 2016)
  • Major General Ruslan Paulesko (August 18, 2016 – December 26, 2016)
  • Major General Oleg Obruchkov (December 26, 2016 – Present)

Chiefs of the General Staff of the Armed Forces

The following is a list of Chiefs of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of from 1992 – present:

  • Major General Vladimir Prosovetskiy (January 22, 1993 – August 14, 1998)
  • Major General Nikolai Lepikhov (August 1998 – May 13, 2006)
  • Lieutenant General Vladimir Atamanyuk (June 2006 – January 2012)
  • Colonel Valery Orzhekhovsky (January 2012 – July 2013)
  • Major General Oleg Gomenyuk (July 2013 – December 30, 2015)
  • Major General Ruslan Paulesko (January 19, 2016 – August 18, 2016)
  • Colonel Sergey Gerasyutenko (September 6, 2016 – Present)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ". www.olvia.idknet.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  2. ↑ "6 сентября 2006 года исполняется 15-я годовщина образования Вооружённых Сил Приднестровской Молдавской Республики". www.olvia.idknet.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
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