The Government of Bashkortostan (; ) is a governing body of Bashkortostan in Russia which exercises executive power under the authority of the Republic Head whom appoints cabinet which is composed of the Prime Minister, the deputy prime ministers, and the ministers that are approved by the governing legislature is the State Assembly.
The government has its legal basis within the Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
On 20 December 1917, the supreme body of executive power of BashkurdistanâÂÂBashkir Government (Government of Bashkurdistan) was formed by the Pre-Parliament of the Kese Qoroltay. The government consisted of the chairman and heads of departments (military, internal affairs, agriculture, public education, communications, insurance, financial, economic, justice).
In March 1919, after the signing of the "Agreement of the central Soviet power with the Bashkir government on the Soviet Autonomous Bashkiria", on the basis of the Provisional Revolutionary Committee of the Republic, the Bashkir Military Revolutionary Committee (Bashrevkom) was formed. The structure of the Bashrevkom included the chairman, people's commissars of the ASBR, the chairman of the Economic Council of the ASBR, heads of the information-agitation-organizational and distribution departments.
In July 1920, in accordance with the decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR "On the state structure of the Autonomous Soviet Bashkir Republic", the Council of People's Commissars (Sovnarkom, Government) of the Bashkir ASSR was formed. The composition of the Council of People's Commissars was elected at the congresses of the Soviets of the Autonomous Republic. The Council of People's Commissars was accountable to the Congress of Soviets and the Central Executive Committee of the Bashkir ASSR.
By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Bashkir ASSR "On the transformation of the Council of People's Commissars of the Bashkir ASSR" dated 26 March 1946, the Council of People's Commissars was transformed into the Council of Ministers, and the People's Commissariats into the Ministries of the Autonomous Republic. The Council of Ministers was formed by the Supreme Soviet of the Bashkir ASSR. In 1990, the Council of Ministers of the Bashkir ASSR was transformed into the Council of Ministers of the Bashkir SSR, and in 1992âÂÂthe Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bashkortostan, in 1993âÂÂthe Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Bashkortostan, in 2002âÂÂthe Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
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