Merab Ilyich Chigoev (; ; ; 15 February 1950 – 9 January 2016) was a Georgian South Ossetian politician and former Prime Minister, from August 1998 until June 2001. Labyrinth.ru: Profile of Merab I. ChigoevRulers.org: South Ossetia He was also Minister of Justice in Yury Morozov's cabinet. Caucasian Knot: South Ossetian government directory
Chigoev graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1973.
In the 2009 parliamentary election, Chigoev was a candidate for the Communist Party of South Ossetia. Communist Party, profile at the South Ossetian electoral commission Chigoev was number 8 on the list, and as the party received enough votes for 8 seats, Chigoev was entitled to a seat in the Parliament of South Ossetia. South Ossetian electoral commission: Summary of election results
Chigoev was killed in a traffic accident in Tskhinvali on 9 January 2016. At the time of his death Chigoev was on the committee that was drafting the new Constitution of South Ossetia.
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