Governor of Pskov Oblast
| Governor of Pskov Oblast | |
|---|---|
Coat of arms of Pskov Oblast | |
since 17 September 2018 | |
| Seat | Pskov |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Anatoly Dobryakov |
| Formation | 1991 |
| Website | www.pskov.ru |
The governor of Pskov Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Псковской области) is the highest official of Pskov Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. The governor heads the executive branch in the region.
History of office
On 15 November 1991, by the decree of president Boris Yeltsin, the director of Pskovnefteprodukt enterprise Anatoly Dobryakov was appointed Head of Administration of Pskov Oblast. In May 1992, Dobryakov was removed from office after being accused of involvement in illegal selling of fuel and non-ferrous metals to the Baltic states.[1] Deputy mayor of Pskov for economic reforms Vladislav Tumanov was appointed instead. In October 1996 he lost the election to Yevgeny Mikhailov, who became the first Liberal Democrat elected governor in Russia.[2] The 2000 election was the only one to use the first-past-the-post system. On 1 January 2006 the office of the Head of Administration was renamed into Governor of Pskov Oblast.[3]
List of officeholders
| No. | Image | Governor | Tenure | Time in office | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoly Dobryakov (1939–2003) [4] |
24 October 1991[5] – 5 May 1992[6] (removed) |
194 days | Independent | Appointed | ||
| — | Yury Shmatov[7] (1937–2023) |
5 May 1992 – 22 May 1992 (successor took office) |
17 days | Acting | |||
| 2 | Vladislav Tumanov (born 1958) [8] |
22 May 1992[9] – 10 November 1996 (lost election) |
4 years, 172 days | Appointed | |||
| 3 | Yevgeny Mikhailov (born 1963) [10] |
10 November 1996 – 17 December 2004 (lost re-election) |
8 years, 37 days | Liberal Democratic → United Russia |
1996 2000 | ||
| 4 | Mikhail Kuznetsov (born 1968) [11] |
17 December 2004 – 16 February 2009 (resigned) |
4 years, 61 days | Independent → United Russia |
2004 | ||
| — | Andrey Turchak (born 1975) [12] |
16 February 2009 – 27 February 2009 |
8 years, 238 days | United Russia | Acting | ||
| 5 | 27 February 2009 – 27 February 2014 (term end) |
2009 | |||||
| — | 27 February 2014[13] – 25 September 2014 |
Acting | |||||
| (5) | 25 September 2014 – 12 October 2017 (resigned) |
2014 | |||||
| — | Mikhail Vedernikov (born 1975) |
12 October 2017 – 17 September 2018 |
8 years, 160 days | Independent | Acting | ||
| 6 | 17 September 2018[14] – present |
2018 2023 | |||||
References
- ^ Ivanov, Vitaly (2019). Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов [Head of the subject of the Russian Federation. History of governors] (in Russian). p. 233. ISBN 978-5-907250-14-7.
- ^ "Губернские выборы" [Regional elections]. Kommersant (in Russian). 1996-11-05.
- ^ "Law On Amendments to the Law "On the System of Executive Power Bodies of Pskov Oblast"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Добряков Анатолий Алексеевич". pskoviana.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Указ Президента РСФСР от 24.10.1991 г. № 154 О главах администраций Вологодской, Оренбургской, Пензенской, Псковской, Ульяновской и Челябинской областей, Ставропольского и Хабаровского краев". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 24 October 1991. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 05.05.1992 г. № 433 Об освобождении от занимаемой должности Главы администрации Псковской области". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 5 May 1992. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Псков и Псковская область в мае-июне 1992 года". igpi.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
И.о. главы областной администрации Ю.А.Шматов издал три очень показательных распоряжения.
- ^ "Туманов Владислав Николаевич". pskoviana.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 22.05.1992 г. № 519 О Главе администрации Псковской области". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 22 May 1992. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Михайлов Евгений Эдуардович". pskoviana.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Кузнецов Михаил Варфоломеевич". pskoviana.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Турчак Андрей Анатольевич". pskoviana.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Andrei Turchak appointed Acting Governor of Pskov Region". kremlin.ru. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Михаил Ведерников вступил в должность губернатора Псковской области" [Mikhail Vedernikov took office as Governor of Pskov Oblast]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 2018-09-17.