Governor (Russia)
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The highest official of the subject of the Russian Federation, also known as the holder of the highest office of subject of the Russian Federation (
The office is defined by the
The certain title of office is defined by the federal subject's Constitution or Charter. The names include: Governor,
A head of the subject in Russia is said to serve a administration or executive office, colloquially referred to as gubernatorial administration.
Role and powers
The
The governor thus heads the executive branch in the federal subjects and, depending on the individual jurisdiction, may have considerable control over government budgeting, the power of appointment of many officials (including many judges), and a considerable role in legislation. The governor may also have additional roles, and in many territories the governor has partial or absolute power to
. All governors serve five-year terms for no more than two terms in a row.In all federal subjects, the governor is directly elected, and in most cases has considerable practical powers, though this may be moderated by the legislature and in some cases by other elected executive officials.
A governor may give an annual address about his achievements in order to satisfy a constitutional stipulation that a governor must report annually (or in older constitutions described as being "from time to time") on the territory or condition of the republic/oblast. Governors of oblasts may also perform ceremonial roles, such as greeting dignitaries, conferring state decorations, issuing symbolic proclamations. The governor may also have an official residence.
History
In modern Russia, the governor - is the highest official figure in the Russian Federation (territory, region, autonomous region, city), heads the executive branch in the Republics and oblasts of the Russian Federation.
On November 30, 1991, Presidential decree of Yeltsin, appointed Boris Nemtsov to the post of governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region in and the first week of work at the new location, Nemtsov then issued a decree according to which he, the head of the regional government, is to be officially called the governor. Thus, he became the first governor of the new Russia.
From 1995 to 2005, governors were elected by the residents of the Russian Federation in the framework of direct, equal and secret ballot. From 2005 to 2012, governors were appointed by the legislative (representative) bodies of subjects of the Russian Federation by the recommendation of the President of Russia.
On June 1, 2012, an Act came into force, which returns the direct election of senior officials in the regions. In 2015, governors were restricted to a term of five years, with no more than two consecutive terms.
Demographics
Party
As of September 2021 there are 57 members of
Tenure
For each term, governors serve five years in office.
The longest-serving current governor is Ramzan Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen Republic, in office since 2007. Overall longest-serving governor is Yevgeny Savchenko of Belgorod Oblast, who has served seven consecutive terms from 1993 to 2020.
Name | Title | Took office | Left office | Term length |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yevgeny Savchenko | Governor of Belgorod Oblast | 11 October 1993 | 22 September 2020 | 26 years, 11 months and 11 days |
Aman Tuleyev | Governor of Kemerovo Oblast | 1 July 1997 | 1 April 2018 | 20 years and 9 months |
Leonid Polezhayev | Governor of Omsk Oblast | 11 November 1991 | 30 May 2012 | 20 years, 6 months and 19 days |
Oleg Korolyov | Head of Administration of Lipetsk Oblast
|
14 April 1998 | 2 October 2018 | 20 years, 5 months and 18 days |
Viktor Kress | Governor of Tomsk Oblast | 20 October 1991 | 17 March 2012 | 20 years, 4 months and 26 days |
Anatoly Artamonov | Governor of Kaluga Oblast | 18 November 2000 | 13 February 2020 | 19 years, 2 months and 26 days |
Mintimer Shaimiev | President of Tatarstan
|
4 July 1991 | 25 March 2010 | 18 years, 8 months and 21 days |
Vladimir Chub | Governor of Rostov Oblast | 8 October 1991 | 14 June 2010 | 18 years, 8 months and 6 days |
Yury Luzhkov | Mayor of Moscow | 6 June 1992 | 28 September 2010 | 18 years, 3 months and 22 days |
Alexander Filipenko | Governor of Khanty-Mansi AO
|
18 November 1991 | 1 March 2010 | 18 years, 3 months and 11 days |
Nikolay Volkov | Governor of Jewish AO
|
14 December 1991 | 24 February 2010 | 18 years, 2 months and 10 days |
Gender
The first female governor was
External links
- Президент подписал закон о сокращении сроков выдвижения и рассмотрения кандидатур высших должностных лиц субъектов Федерации
- (in Russian) Иванов В. В. Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов. Том I. История. Книга I. — М., 2019. — 600 с.
- (in Russian) Иванов В. В. Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов. Том I. История. Книга II. — М., 2019. — 624 с.