Head of the Altai Republic
| Head of the Altai Republic | |
|---|---|
Standard of the head of Altai Republic | |
since 3 October 2024 | |
| Executive branch of the Altai Republic | |
| Style | |
| Type | |
| Seat | Gorno-Altaysk |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Precursor | Chairman of the Altai Autonomous Oblast's ispolkom |
| Formation | 1 February 1994 |
| First holder | Valery Chaptynov |
| Salary | $1,839 per month |
| Website | Official website |
The head of the Altai Republic (Russian: Глава Республики Алтай, romanized: Glava Respubliki Altay, Altay: Алтай Республиканыҥ башкарузы, romanized: Altay Respublikanıñ başqaruzı) is the head of the republic and government of Altai Republic, the federal subject of Russia. The head of the Republic is elected by the citizens of Altai Republic for five years.
Powers
The powers of The head of the Republic are regulated by chapters 10 and 11 of the Constitution of the Altai Republic.[1][2]
- Represents the Republic of Altai Republic in relations with Federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of subjects of the Russian Federation, bodies of local self-government and the implementation of foreign economic relations, the right to sign contracts and agreements on behalf of the Republic of Altai;
- promulgates the laws of the Altai Republic, certifying their publication by signing, or rejects the laws adopted by the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic;
- forms the Government of Altai Republic in accordance with the legislation of Altai Republic;
- defines the structure of the Executive bodies of state power of the Altai Republic;
- with the consent Of the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic appoints members of the government of the Altai Republic, the list of which is determined by the Constitution;
- it has the right to demand the convening of an extraordinary session of the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic, as well as to convene a newly elected state Assembly-El Kurultai of the Altai Republic for the first session before the deadline established by the Constitution;
- has the right to participate in the work of the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic with the right of consultative vote;
- has the right of legislative initiative in the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic;
- annually submits to the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic the draft budget of the Altai Republic and the report on its execution;
- submits to the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic projects of socio - economic development programs of the Altai Republic and reports on their implementation;
- has the right to make the decision on early termination of powers of the State Assembly — El Kurultay of Altai Republic on the bases and in the order provided by the legislation;
- appoints and recalls representatives of the Altai Republic in the bodies of state power of the Russian Federation and its subjects;
- appoint a Senator — representative from the Government of the Altai Republic;
- appoints half the members of the Election Commission of the Altai Republic;
- award state decorations of the Republic of Altai Republic and confer honorary titles of the Republic of Altai in accordance with the legislation;
- appeals to the Constitutional Court of Russia;
- submits to the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic annual reports on the situation in the Republic;
- it has the right to decide on the resignation of the government of the Republic, some of its members, as well as voluntary resignation of members of the Government;
- forms a unified apparatus of the head and the government of the Altai Republic;
- provides coordination of activity of Executive authorities of the Republic of Altai with other public authorities of the Republic of Altai and according to the legislation of the Russian Federation can organize interaction of Executive authorities of the Republic of Altai with Federal Executive authorities and their territorial authorities, local governments and public associations;
- exercises other powers in accordance with Federal laws, this Constitution and the laws of the Altai Republic.
List
Preceding offices
Since the first free election of 1990, the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast, then a devolved entity within Altai Krai, was effectively governed as a parliamentary republic with chairman of the Council (Soviet) of People's Deputies serving as the head of state. In 1991, the oblast declared itself a separate federal subject of Russia, the Gorno-Altai ASSR, later renamed Altai Republic. Following a snap legislative election in December 1991, the Council of People's Deputies and the executive committee were replaced with the Supreme Soviet and Government of the Republic. Their respective chairmen, Valery Chaptynov and Vladimir Petrov, kept their positions.
During the early 1990s Altai was an outlier among republics of Russia, as most of them were transformed into presidential republics, and former Supreme Soviet speakers usually emerged as the strongest contenders for presidency. In 1994, Chaptynov, unsure about his prospects in a hypothetical popular vote, proposed an amendment to create an indirectly elected office of the Head of the Republic combined with that of a speaker of the newly created State Assembly of the Altai Republic.[3]
In January 1997, Petrov was ousted from premiership and replaced by Chaptynov who was preparing to run in the election that was expected to be held later that year.[4] He was succeeded as Head of the Republic by Vladilen Volkov, a former Soviet military advisor in Afghanistan and first secretary of Gorno-Altaysk Communist Party gorkom.
| No. | Portrait | Head of state | Term of office | Portrait | Head of government |
Term of office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Valery Chaptynov (1945–1997) |
27 March 1990 – 5 February 1992[a] |
Vladimir Petrov (born 1942) |
27 March 1990 – 9 February 1992[b] |
[5][4] | ||
| 5 February 1992 – 1 February 1994[c] |
9 February 1992 – 23 January 1997[d] | ||||||
| 1 | 1 February 1994 – 30 January 1997[e] | ||||||
| 2 | Vladilen Volkov (born 1939) |
30 January 1997 – 19 August 1997[e] |
Valery Chaptynov (1945–1997) |
30 January 1997 – 10 August 1997[d] (died in office) |
[3] |
In June 1997, a new constitution was adopted, where the positions of Head of the Republic and premier were effectively merged.[6] Chaptynov's sudden death in August led to Volkov becoming the first executive Head while giving up the speakership.[3] In the subsequent election, he lost to State Duma member and former financial controller Semyon Zubakin.[6]
Head of the Republic (as chief executive)
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 2 | Vladilen Volkov (born 1939) |
19 August 1997 | 13 January 1998 | 147 days | Independent | 1997[f] | [6] | ||
| 3 | Semyon Zubakin (born 1952) |
13 January 1998 | 19 January 2002 | 4 years, 6 days | Democratic Choice | 1997 | [6] | ||
| Union of Right Forces | |||||||||
| 4 | Mikhail Lapshin (1934–2006) |
19 January 2002 | 20 January 2006 | 4 years, 1 day | Agrarian Party | 2001 | [7] | ||
| 5 | Alexander Berdnikov (born 1953) |
20 January 2006 | 18 January 2014 | 7 years, 363 days | United Russia | 2005[g] 2010[g] |
[8][9][10] | ||
| – | 18 January 2014 | 30 September 2014 | 255 days | –[h] | |||||
| (5) | 30 September 2014 | 20 March 2019 | 4 years, 171 days | 2014 | |||||
| – | Oleg Khorokhordin (born 1972) |
20 March 2019 | 1 October 2019 | 195 days | Independent | –[h] | [11] | ||
| 6 | 1 October 2019 | 4 June 2024 | 4 years, 247 days | 2019 | |||||
| – | Andrey Turchak (born 1975) |
4 June 2024 | 3 October 2024 | 121 days | United Russia | –[h] | [12] | ||
| 7 | 3 October 2024 | Incubment | 1 year, 172 days | 2024 | |||||
Timeline
Notes
- ^ Chairman of the Council of People's Deputies of the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast
- ^ Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast
- ^ Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Altai Republic
- ^ a b Chairman of the Government (premier)
- ^ a b Head of the Republic, Chairman of the State Assembly
- ^ Indirect election
- ^ a b Appointed by the President of Russia with the consent of the State Assembly
- ^ a b c Acting head of the republic
References
- ^ Глава X. Глава Республики Алтай, Председатель Правительства Республики Алтай
- ^ Глава XI. Исполнительная власть в Республике Алтай. Правительство Республики Алтай
- ^ a b c Kynev, Alexander (2020). Губернаторы в России: между выборами и назначениями [Governors in Russia: Between Elections and Appointments] (in Russian). p. 255–6. ISBN 978-5-903135-68-4.
- ^ a b "30 января Республика Алтай из парламентской фактически превратилась в президентскую". bankfax.ru (in Russian). 30 January 1997. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Ойратская - Ойротская - Горно-Алтайская автономная область - Горно-Алтайская Советская Социалистическая Республика - Республика Горный Алтай - Республика Алтай" [Oirat - Oirot - Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast - Gorno-Altai Soviet Socialist Republic - Gorny Altai Republic - Altai Republic]. knowbysight.info (in Russian). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d "История выборов и назначений главы Республики Алтай" [History of elections and appointments of the head of the Altai Republic]. TASS (in Russian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Михаил Лапшин вступил в должность главы Республики Алтай" [Mikhail Lapshin took office as head of the Altai Republic]. newsru.com (in Russian). 19 January 2002.
- ^ Кобзев, Дмитрий (21 January 2006). "Александр Бердников вступил в должность без особых церемоний". Kommersant (in Russian). No. 10 (3341). p. 2. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Курултай утвердил главу Алтая А.Бердникова на второй срок". RBC (in Russian). 12 January 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Alexander Berdnikov has been appointed Acting Head of the Altai Republic". kremlin.ru. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Путин принял отставку Бердникова и назначил Хорохордина врио главы Республики Алтай". Interfax (in Russian). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ Лавский, Валерий (4 October 2024). "Андрей Турчак собрался с духами. Новый губернатор Горного Алтая вступил в должность предпоследним". Kommersant (in Russian). No. 182. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2026.