Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) –– The Legislative Chamber approved candidates for government.

The Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan at a meeting on 22 January examined and approved candidates for membership in the Cabinet of Ministers.

The list of candidates was presented by Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, approved by the Parliament on 21 January.

Nominations were previously considered in the responsible committees of the lower house of parliament, and then in the factions of five political parties.

Members of the Cabinet of Ministers will take up duties after approval by the president.

Cabinet members

The First Deputy Prime Minister - Achilbai Jumaniyazovich Ramatov

Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Finance - Jamshid Anvarovich Kuchkarov

Deputy Prime Minister - Chairman of the State Committee for Tourism Development - Aziz Abdukaharovich Abdukhakimov

The Deputy Prime Minister - Chairman of the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan - Elmira Irkinovna Basithanova

Ministers

Minister of Transport - Elyor Majidovich Ganiev

Minister of Construction - Batir Irkinovich Zakirov

The Minister of Housing and Communal Services - Muzaffar Kholdarbaevich Saliev

The Minister of Economics and Industry - Botir Asadillaevich Khodjaev

Minister of Employment and Labor Relations - Nozim Bakhtiyorovich Khusanov

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade - Sardor Uktamovich Umurzakov

The Minister of Energy - Alisher Saidabbasovich Sultanov

Minister of Agriculture - Jamshid Abduhakimovich Khodjaev

The Minister of Water Resources - Shavkat Rakhimovich Hamraev

Minister of Justice - Ruslanbek Kuroltayevich Davletov

The Minister of Higher and Secondary Special Education - Inom Urishevich Majidov

Minister of Education - Sherzod Khotamovich Shermatov

The Minister of Preschool Education is Agrippina Vasilievna Shin

Minister of Health - Alisher Kayumovich Shadmanov

Minister of Physical Culture and Sports - Dilmurod Khamidullaevich Nabiev

Minister of Innovation Development - Ibrohim Yulchievich Abdurakhmonov

Minister for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications - Shukhrat Muhamadjanovich Sadikov

Minister of Culture - Ozodbek Akhmadovich Nazarbekov

Minister of Defense - Bakhodir Nizamovich Kurbanov

The Minister of the Interior is Pulat Razzakovich Bobojonov

Minister of Emergency Situations - Tursinkhan Aidarovich Khudaibergenov

Foreign Minister - Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov

Chairmen of State Committees

The Chairman of the State Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection - Bahrom Tulkinovich Kuchkarov

The chairman of the State Committee for Defense Industry - Oybek Ortikovich Ismoilov

The Chairman of the State Statistics Committee - Bakhodir Abdusalomovich Begalov

The Chairman of the State Tax Committee is Behzod Anvarovich Musaev.

Chairman of the State Committee for Geology and Mineral Resources - Bobir Farhadovich Islamov

The Chairman of the State Customs Committee - Murotjon Berdialievich Azimov

Chairman of the State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy, Cartography and the State Cadastre - Abdushukur Hamidovich Abdullaev

The Chairman of the State Forestry Committee - Nizomiddin Jalilovich Bakirov

The Chairman of the State Veterinary Committee is Bahromjon Turaevich Norkobilov (b. 1973, Chairman of the State Veterinary Committee since March 2019).

The chairman of the State Industrial Safety Committee is Bakhtiyor Vakhabovich Gulyamov