Governor of Leningrad Oblast
| Governor of Leningrad Oblast | |
|---|---|
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Seal of Leningrad Oblast | |
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Incumbent Alexander Drozdenko since May 12, 2012 | |
| Residence | Saint Petersburg |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder |
Nikolai Komarov 1927 |
| Formation | 1927 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Leningrad Oblast |
| Website | Government of Leningrad Oblast |
The Governor of Leningrad Oblast (Губернатор Ленинградской области) is the head of executive branch for the Leningrad Oblast, considered as Prime Minister of Leningrad Oblast.
The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be elected to more than two consecutive terms.
The official residence for the Governor is located in Saint Petersburg. The current Governor is Alexander Drozdenko, who assumed office on May 11, 2012.
Governors
Chairman of Executive Committee of Leningrad Oblast
Further information: Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Nikolai Komarov / Fyodor Sobinov (1927-1930)
- Ivan Koatskiy (1930-1931)
- Fyodor Czarkov (1931—1932)
- Pyotr Strouppe (1932-1936)
- Alexey Grichmanov (1936-1937)
- Pyoter Tyurkin (1937)
- Anton Nikitin (1937)
- Nikolai Solovyov (1938-1946)
- Ilya Kharitonov (1946-1948)
- Ivan Dmitriev (1948-1950)
- Ivan Petrov (1950-1952)
- Vladimir Ponomaryov (1952-1954)
- Georgiy Vorobyov (1954-1957)
- Nikolay Smirnov (1957-1961)
- Grigoriy Kozlov (1961-1963, 1964-1968)
- Vasily Sominich (1963-1964) / Boris Popov (1963-1964)
- Alexander Shibalov (1968-1980)
- Ratmir Bobovikov (1980-1983)
- Nikolai Popov (1983-1989)
- Yuri Yarov (1989-1991)
Head of Leningrad Oblast Administration
- Alexander Belyakov (1991-1996)
Governor of Leningrad Oblast
- Vadim Gustov (1996-1998)
- Valery Serdyukov (1998-2012)
- Alexander Drozdenko (Since May 11, 2012)
Elections
The latest election for the office was held on 13 September 2015
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Gabitov | Civic Platform | 11,298 | 1.97 |
| Alexander Drozdenko | United Russia | 471,145 | 82.10 |
| Nikolay Kuzmin | Communist Party of the Russian Federation | 40,068 | 6.98 |
| Andrey Lebedev | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | 23,937 | 4.17 |
| Alexander Perminov | A Just Russia | 17,302 | 3.02 |
External links
- Government of Leningrad Oblast in Russian
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