Sergei Shamba Сергеи Шамба | |
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| Chairman of United Abkhazia | |
| Assumed office 27 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Aleksei Tania (Acting) Daur Tarba |
| Prime Minister of Abkhazia | |
| In office 13 February 2010 – 27 September 2011 | |
| President | Sergei Bagapsh Alexander Ankvab (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Alexander Ankvab |
| Succeeded by | Leonid Lakerbaia |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia | |
| In office 15 December 2004 – 26 February 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexander Ankvab |
| Preceded by | Igor Akhba |
| Succeeded by | Maxim Gvinjia |
| In office 7 May 1997 – 14 June 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Sergei Bagapsh Viacheslav Tsugba Anri Jergenia Gennady Gagulia Raul Khajimba |
| Preceded by | Konstantin Ozgan |
| Succeeded by | Gueorgui Otyrba (Acting) Igor Akhba |
| 2nd Chairman of Aidgylara | |
| In office 3 February 1990 – February 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Alexey Gogua |
| Succeeded by | Rauf Ebzhnou (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1951 Gudauta, Georgian SSR, Abkhaz ASSR Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Abkhazia (2004) Social-Democratic Party (2004–2005) United Abkhazia (2016–present) |
Sergei Shamba (Abkhaz: Сергеи Шамба, Georgian: სერგეი შამბა) is a senior politician from Abkhazia. He is currently a member of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia and Chairman of United Abkhazia. He was Prime Minister of Abkhazia under President Sergei Bagapsh from 13 February 2010 until 27 September 2011. Between 1997 and 2010 he had been Minister for Foreign Affairs under both Bagapsh and his predecessor Vladislav Ardzinba, with only a half-year interruption in 2004. Shamba has twice unsuccessfully participated in presidential elections, in 2004 and 2011. He has been a staunch proponent for dialogue between Abkhazia and Georgia.[1]