The Government of President Alexander Ankvab was the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia from 2011 until 2014.

Composition PresidentAlexander Ankvab26 September 2011 – 1 June 2014Valeri Bganba1 June – 25 September 2014Vice PresidentMikhail Logua26 September 2011 – 25 December 2013Head of the Presidential AdministrationBeslan Kubrava10 October 2011 – 3 June 2014Astamur Tania9 June – 29 September 2014Secretary of the Security CouncilStanislav Lakoba7 December 2011 – 28 October 2013Nugzar Ashuba29 October 2013 – 3 June 2014Avtandil Gartskia9 June – 28 October 2014Head of the State Security ServiceAslan Bzhania26 September 2011 – 29 September 2014Cabinet leadership:Prime MinisterLeonid Lakerbaia27 September 2011 – 2 June 2014Vladimir Delba2 June – 29 September 2014First Vice PremierIndira Vardania10 October 2011 – 3 June 2014Vice PremiersVladimir Delba10 October 2011 – 15 October 2014Alexander Stranichkin10 October 2011 – 15 October 2014 Beslan Eshba30 April 2013 – 3 June 2014Beslan Butba13 June - 15 October 2014Chief of the Cabinet StaffMarina Ladaria20 October 2011 – 22 October 2014Ministers:DefenceMirab Kishmaria11 October 2011 – 15 October 2014Internal AffairsOtar Khetsia20 October 2011 – 4 August 2014Raul Lolua4 August – 15 October 2014Foreign AffairsViacheslav Chirikba11 October 2011 – 17 October 2014JusticeYekaterina Onishchenko31 October 2011 – 17 October 2014FinanceVladimir Delba10 October 2011 – 17 October 2014EconomyDavid Iradyan27 October 2011 – 15 October 2014Taxes and FeesRauf Tsimtsba11 October 2011 – 15 October 2014AgricultureBeslan Jopua18–15 October 2014EducationDaur Nachkebia20 October 2011 – 15 October 2014CultureBadr Gunba13 October 2011 – 15 October 2014HealthZurab Marshan28 October 2011 – 15 October 2014Labour and Social SecurityOlga Koltukova20 October 2011 – 15 October 2014Emergency Situations Lev Kvitsinia21 July – 17 October 2014Chairmen of State Committees:CustomsSaid Tarkil14 October 2011 – 21 October 2014Property Management and PrivatisationKonstantin Katsia28 October 2011 – 23 October 2014Resorts and TourismTengiz Lakerbaia14 October 2011 – 15 October 2014Youth Affairs and SportsShazina Avidzba 28 October 2011 – 15 October 2014RepatriationZurab Adleiba14 October 2011 – 18 April 2013Akhmad Marshan18 April – 14 June 2013Khrips Jopua14 June 2013 – 21 October 2014Ecology and NatureRoman Dbar14 October 2011 – 21 October 2014

Formation President Alexander Ankvab and Vice President Mikhail Logua were elected on 26 August 2011 after the death of previous President Sergei Bagapsh, and sworn in on 26 September 2011. Ankvab had been Vice President under Bagapsh and became Acting President following his death. During the election, he competed with Prime Minister Sergei Shamba and opposition leader Raul Khajimba. Mikhail Logua was Head of the Gulripshi District Administration before his election.

On 27 September, Ankvab appointed as Prime Minister Leonid Lakerbaia, his long-time ally and First Vice-Premier under President Bagapsh. Ankvab tasked Lakerbaia with the formation of the cabinet, which took place over the course of October. In comparison to the Government of President Bagapsh, the number of Vice-Premiers was reduced by one, but otherwise Government structure remained unchanged.

Several government members were re-appointed to their previous positions: Alexander Stranichkin as Vice-Premier on 10 October, Mirab Kishmaria and Rauf Tsimtsba as Ministers for Defence and Taxes and Fees on 11 October, Said Tarkil, Zurab Adleiba, Tengiz Lakerbaia and Roman Dbar as Chairmen of the State Committees for Customs, for Repatriation, for Resorts and Tourism and for Ecology and Nature on 14 October, Olga Koltukova as Minister for Labour and Social Development on 20 October and on 28 October Zurab Marshan as Minister for Health and Konstantin Katsia as Chairman of the State Committee for State Property and Privatisation. Finally, Aslan Bzhania remained in place as head of the State Security Service.

Two people were appointed to a position they had previously held during President Bagapsh's first term in office: Secretary of the Security Council Otar Khetsia was appointed Interior Minister on 20 October, and on 7 December he was succeeded as Security Council Secretary by historian Stanislav Lakoba.

Besides the appointment of Leonid Lakerbaia as prime minister, there were three instances where Ministers of the Government of President Bagapsh were succeeded by their deputies: on 10 October, Vladimir Delba was appointed vice-premier and finance minister, on 13 October Badr Gunba was appointed Culture Minister and on 27 October, David Iradyan was appointed Minister for the Economy.

Two appointments had up until that point served in an unrelated government position: on 10 October, Leonid Lakerbaia was succeeded as First Vice-Premier by Education Minister Indira Vardania and Vice-Premier and Finance Minister Beslan Kubrava was made Head of the Presidential Staff.

The remaining positions were filled with people from outside the central government. On 11 October, diplomat and academic Viacheslav Chirikba was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs. On 18 October, MP Beslan Jopua became Minister for Agriculture. On 20 October, Marina Ladaria was appointed Chief of the Cabinet Staff and the writer Daur Nachkebia Minister for Education. On 28 October, Shazina Avidzba was appointed Chairman of the State Committee for Youth and Sports, she had up until then held a similar position in the Sukhumi City administration. Finally, on 31 October, Sukhumi Municipal Court Judge Yekaterina Onishchenko was appointed Minister for Justice.

Changes On 16 April 2013, Chairman of the State Committee for Repatriation Zurab Adlaiba handed in his resignation, which President Ankvab accepted on 18 April, temporarily appointing his Deputy Akhmad Marshan in his stead. On 14 June, Khrips Jopua was officially appointed as the new Chairman. On 30 April 2013, President Ankvab appointed Member of Parliament Beslan Eshba as Vice-Premier. On 28 October 2013, President Ankvab dismissed Stanislav Lakoba as Security Council Secretary, and the next day, he appointed former Parliament Speaker Nugzar Ashuba as his replacement. On 25 December 2013, Vice President Mikhail Logua announced his resignation for health reasons. On 1 June 2014, as a result of the 2014 Abkhazian political crisis, Alexander Ankvab resigned as President. He was succeeded in an acting fashion by People's Assembly Speaker Valeri Bganba. On 2 June, Leonid Lakerbaia resigned as prime minister and was temporarily succeeded by Vice Premier Vladimir Delba. On 3 June, Beslan Arshba resigned as Vice Premier. Bganba accepted his resignation and also dismissed Indira Vardania as First Vice Premier. On 4 June, Head of the Presidential Administration Beslan Kubrava and Security Council Secretary Nugzar Ashuba resigned, accusing the opposition of carrying out a witch hunt and imposing its decisions on the interim authorities. On 9 June, Bganba appointed Astamur Tania as acting Head of the Presidential Administration and Avtandil Gartskia as acting Security Council Secretary. On 13 June, Bganba appointed Beslan Butba as acting Vice Premier. On 21 July, Bganba transformed the Office for Emergency Situations into a full-fledged Ministry, and appointed its head Lev Kvitsinia as Acting Minister. On 4 August, Bganba dismissed Otar Khetsia as Minister of Internal Affairs and appointed First Deputy Minister Raul Lolua as Acting Minister. Lolua, previously Head of the State Security Service's Special Forces Centre, had been appointed First Deputy Minister on 9 June, following Ankvab's resignation, to carry out the duties of Khetsia, who was (put) on paid leave.

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