Ministry of Defence (Transnistria)

Minister of Defence of Transnistria
Minister of Defence of Transnistria
	Incumbent; ; since 26 December 2016
Appointer	President of Transnistria
Formation	1991
First holder	Stefan Kitzac
Deputy	Chief of the General Staff

Ministry of Defence of Transnistria
	Emblem of the armed forces
Formation	6 September 1991; 30 years ago
Type	military agency
Headquarters	Tiraspol
Location	Transnistria;
Official language	Russian
Minister of Defense	Major General
Website	[1]

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 .

Tasks[]

Cadets of the Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense.

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

History[]

On September 6, 1991, a year after the formation of the PMR, the Supreme Soviet adopted a decree "On measures to protect the sovereignty and independence of the republic", which determined the creation of the Republican Guard. On September 3, 1992, the Supreme Council approved a concept by the military agencies and organizations. By the end of 1992, all the main structures within the defence ministry were formed, including departments, units and subunits. On March 14, 1993, the entire staff of the defense ministry took an oath of allegiance to the country. The professional holiday of the ministry is on 6 September, days after the Republic Day celebrations.^[1]

Leadership[]

Minister of Defense[]

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 (September 1991 – September 1992)
Colonel General Stanislav Hazheev (September 1992 – January 24, 2012)^[2]^[3]
Major General Alexander Lukyanenko (January 24, 2012 – December 30, 2015)
Major General (December 30, 2015 – August 18, 2016)
Major General (August 18, 2016 – December 26, 2016)
Major General (December 26, 2016 – Present)

Chief of Staff[]

References[]

^ О министерстве обороны ПМР^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ". www.olvia.idknet.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
^ "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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[1] О министерстве обороны ПМР^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ". www.olvia.idknet.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2017-07-22.

[3] "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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