Head of the Republic of Buryatia
| Head of the Republic of Buryatia | |
|---|---|
Standard of the head of Buryatia | |
since 7 February 2017 | |
| Executive branch of the Republic of Buryatia | |
| Style | |
| Type | |
| Residence | Ulan-Ude |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable |
| Precursor | First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Buryatia |
| Formation | 1 July 1994 |
| First holder | Leonid Potapov |
| Website | Official website |
The head of the Republic of Buryatia,[a] (formerly president of the Republic of Buryatia),[b] is the highest state office within the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, as it is the head of state and government.[1] Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, three people have served in this position.
History of office
In October 1991, Leonid Potapov was elected chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Buryatia. He won the 1994 election, becoming the first President of the Republic. On 26 April 2011, the People's Khural (parliament) adopted amendments to the Constitution of Buryatia, renaming the office to the "Head of the Republic" from 2012.[2]
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Leonid Potapov (1935–2020) |
1 July 1994 | 10 July 2007 | 13 years, 9 days | Communist Party | 1994 1998 |
[3][4] | ||
| Independent | 2002 | ||||||||
| 2 | Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn (born 1956) |
10 July 2007 | 7 February 2017 | 9 years, 212 days | United Russia | 2007[c] 2012[c] |
[5][6] | ||
| – | Alexey Tsydenov (born 1976) |
7 February 2017 | 22 September 2017 | 227 days | United Russia | –[d] | [7] | ||
| 3 | 22 September 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 185 days | 2017 2022 | |||||
Timeline
Notes
- ^ Russian: Глава Республики Бурятия, romanized: Glava Respubliki Buryatiya; Buryat: Буряад Уласай Толгойлогшо, romanized: Burjaad Ulasaj Tolgojlogšo
- ^ Russian: Президент Республики Бурятия, romanized: Prezident Respubliki Buryatiya; Buryat: Буряад Уласай Юрэнхылэгшэ, romanized: Burjaad Ulasaj Jurenxylegše
- ^ a b Appointed by the President of Russia with the consent of the People's Khural.
- ^ Acting.
References
- ^ Constitution of the Republic of Buryatia, Article 69.
- ^ "Парламент Бурятии переименовал президента республики в главу" [The parliament of Buryatia renamed the president of the republic to the head]. Vesti.ru (in Russian). 2011-04-26.
- ^ Намсараева, Светлана (14 June 2017). "Голосуем за честного и порядочного человека!". Информ Полис (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Президентом Бурятии вновь избран Леонид Потапов". RFE/RL (in Russian). 24 June 2002.
- ^ "Новый президент Бурятии вступил в должность". Izvestia (in Russian). 10 July 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Вячеслав Наговицын вновь назначен главой Бурятии". RBC (in Russian). 12 May 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "В Улан-Удэ состоялась инаугурация Алексея Цыденова". Baikal Daily (in Russian). 22 September 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
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