Valeri Ramshukhovich Bganba (Russian: Валерий Рамшухович Бганба; born 26 August 1953) is an Abkhazian politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Abkhazia since 18 September 2018 and as the acting President of Abkhazia since 13 January 2020. Prior to that he was the Speaker of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia from 2012 until 2017. He was elected as speaker on 3 April 2012[1] and was succeeded by Valery Kvarchia on 12 April 2017.[2] Bganba became acting President on 1 June 2014, following the resignation of Alexander Ankvab as a result of the 2014 Abkhazian political crisis.