Vladimir Delba
{{Short description | Abkhazian politician, acting Prime Minister}}
{{Infobox Officeholder
| name = Vladimir Delba
| office = Prime Minister of Abkhazia
| president = Badra Gunba
| term_start = 3 April 2025
{{small|Acting: 3 March – 3 April 2025}}
| term_end =
| predecessor = Valeri Bganba (acting)
| successor =
| primeminister2 =
| president2 = Valeri Bganba (acting)
| term_start2 = 2 June 2014
| term_end2 = 29 September 2014
| predecessor2 = Leonid Lakerbaia
| successor2 = Beslan Butba
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|9|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sukhumi, Soviet Union
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Independent
| termstart3 = 10 October 2011
| termend3 = 17 October 2014
| office3 = Minister for Finance of Abkhazia
| predecessor3 = Beslan Kubrava
| successor3 = Amra Kvarandzia
| president3 = Alexander Ankvab
Valeri Bganba {{small|(Acting)}}
| primeminister3 = Leonid Lakerbaia
Himself {{small|(Acting)}}
| term_label2 = Acting
| term_label1 = Acting
}}
Vladimir Valerevich Delba is a politician from Abkhazia, who serves as Prime Minister of Abkhazia since 3 April 2025,{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=De facto president of occupied Abkhazia appoints new "prime minister" - FrontNewsENG |url=https://frontnews.ge/en/de-facto-president-of-occupied-abkhazia-appoints-new-prime-minister/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=en-US}} being first appointed by Badra Gunba as acting Prime Minister on 3 March 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-03 |title=Badra Gunba Wins De-Facto Abkhazian Presidential Elections |url=https://caucasuswatch.de/en/news/badra-gunba-wins-de-facto-abkhazian-presidential-elections.html |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Caucasus Watch |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=nikama |date=2025-04-07 |title=Opinion: 'Kremlin now sets course for Abkhazia’s development' |url=https://jam-news.net/opinion-kremlin-now-sets-course-for-abkhazias-development/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Jamnews in English |language=en-US}} He also served Finance Minister and Vice Premier in the Government of President Ankvab, and a brief stint as Prime Minister in 2014.
Political career
After serving as Deputy Minister for Finance in the Government of President Bagapsh, Delba was appointed Finance Minister and Vice Premier by Alexander Ankvab on 10 October 2011.{{cite news|title=Президент Александр Анкваб издал Указы о назначении вице-премьеров|url=http://apsnypress.info/news/4448.html|access-date=30 December 2011|newspaper=Apsnypress|date=10 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601034112/http://apsnypress.info/news/4448.html|archive-date=1 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
On 2 June 2014, following Leonid Lakerbaia's resignation as a result of the 2014 Abkhazian political crisis, Vladimir Delba was appointed acting Prime Minister.{{cite news|title=Исполняющий обязанности президента Абхазии Валерий Бганба ознакомил членов Кабинета министров со своим первым указом|url=http://apsnypress.info/news/12142.html|access-date=7 June 2014|agency=Apsnypress|date=2 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713071820/http://apsnypress.info/news/12142.html|archive-date=13 July 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} After the Election of President Raul Khajimba, he was succeeded by Beslan Butba on 29 September.
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{{Prime Ministers of Abkhazia}}
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Category:Prime ministers of Abkhazia
Category:Vice premiers of Abkhazia
Category:Ministers for finance of Abkhazia
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