Career
He was also Minister of Justice in Yury Morozov"s cabinet. Chigoev graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1973. In the 2009 parliamentary election, Chigoev was a candidate for the Communist Party of South Ossetia.
Chigoev was number 8 on the list, and as the party received enough votes for 8 seats, Chigoev was entitled to a seat in the Parliament of South Ossetia.
Chigoev was killed in a traffic accident in Tskhinvali on 9 January 2016.
