for a five-year term, and 100 members in the Senate, 84 of whom are elected at the sessions of the district, regional and city deputies, and 16 appointed by the president. Political parties and elections Administrative divisions Uzbekistan is divided in 12 viloyatlar (singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (respublikasi), and 1 city** (shahri): Andijon Viloyati (Andijan) Buxoro Viloyati (Bukhara) Fargʻona Viloyati (Fergana) Jizzax Viloyati (Jizzakh) Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch) Namangan Viloyati (Namangan) Navoiy Viloyati (Navoi) Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi) Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi* (Nukus) Samarqand Viloyati (Samarkand) Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston) Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz) Toshkent Shahri** (Tashkent) Toshkent Viloyati note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions and alternate spellings have the administrative center name following in parentheses) Cabinet of Ministers Aripov Government Ministry of Economy – led by Botir Xoʻjayev Ministry of Finance – led by Anvar Qoʻchqorov Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources – led by Zoir Mirzayev Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population – led by Sherzod Qudbiyev Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education – led by Inom Madzhidov Ministry of Public Education – led by Sherzod Shermatov Ministry of Public Health – led by Alisher Shodmonov Ministry of Internal Affairs – led by Pulat Bobojonov Ministry of Defense – led by Bakhodir Kurbanov Ministry of Emergency Situations – led by Tursinhan Xudayberganov Ministry of Foreign Affairs – led by Abdulaziz Kamilov Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments, and Trade – led by Sardor Umurzakov Ministry of Justice – led by Ruslanbek Davletov Ministry of Culture and Sports – Bakhtior Saifullaev Ministry of Innovative Development – led by Ibrohim Abdurahmonov Ministry of Energy – led by Alisher Sultanov International organization participation AsDB, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, UNWTO, WTO (observer) References External links Government of Uzbekistan Alliance with Moscow: Tashkent makes its geopolitical choice Uzbekistan to ignore ruling on investment Uzbekistan to return to CSTO