Governor of Ryazan Oblast

Governor of Ryazan Oblast
Standard of the Governor
Incumbent
Pavel Malkov
since 22 September 2022
SeatRyazan
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderLev Bashmakov
Formation1991
Websitewww.ryazangov.ru/gubernator/

The governor of Ryazan Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Рязанской области) is the highest official of Ryazan Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. The governor heads the executive branch in the region.

History of office

The office of the Head of Administration of Ryazan Oblast was introduced on 25 September 1991 by the decree of the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin. Lev Poliyevktovich Bashmakov was appointed to the post, who already headed the region in 1988–90 as Chairman of the Executive Committee.[1]

In December 1996, the first gubernatorial elections were held in the region. Member of the Communist Party Vyacheslav Lyubimov was the winner. The legislative election that followed a few months later also resulted in Communists' success, and Ryazan Oblast became a "red" region for the next 10 years.[1]

In August 2002, amendments were made to the Charter of Ryazan Oblast: the post of "Head of Administration" was replaced by "Governor", who was also allowed to run for a third term. In 2012, the term of office was extended from four to five years.[1]

List of officeholders

No. Picture Governor Party Tenure Election
1 Lev Bashmakov
(1938–2018) 		Independent 25 September 1991
–
25 January 1994 		none
2 Gennady Merkulov
(1940–2015) 		Our Home – Russia 25 January 1994
–
15 October 1996
Between 15 October 1996 and 6 January 1997 Igor Ivlev served as acting governor.
3 Vyacheslav Lyubimov
(born 1947) 		CPRF 6 January 1997
–
12 April 2004 		1996

2000

4 Georgy Shpak
(born 1943) 		Rodina 12 April 2004[2]
–
12 April 2008 		2004
5 Oleg Kovalyov
(1948–2020) 		United Russia 12 April 2008
–
10 July 2012 		2008[3]
Between 10 July 2012 and 19 October 2012 Oleg Kovalyov served as acting governor.[4]
(5) Oleg Kovalyov
(1948–2020) 		United Russia 19 October 2012
–
14 February 2017 		2012[5]
Between 14 February 2017 and 18 September 2017 Nikolay Lyubimov served as acting governor.[6]
6 Nikolay Lyubimov
(born 1971) 		United Russia 18 September 2017[7]
–
10 May 2022 		2017
Between 10 May 2022 and 22 September 2022 Pavel Malkov served as acting governor.
7 Pavel Malkov
(born 1980) 		Independent since 22 September 2022 2022

References

  1. ^ a b c "Николай Любимов официально вступит в должность 18 сентября" [Nikolay Lyubimov will officially take office on 18 September]. Novaya Gazeta-Ryazan (in Russian). 2017-09-16.
  2. ^ "Генерал Шпак надел смокинг" [General Shpak put on a black tie]. Kommersant (in Russian). 2004-04-13.
  3. ^ "Путин нашел замену Шпаку на посту рязанского губернатора" [Putin found a successor for Shpak as Ryazan governor]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). 2008-03-11.
  4. ^ "On the early termination of powers of the Governor of Ryazan Oblast", Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 10 July 2012 No. 944
  5. ^ "Состоялась инаугурация губернатора Рязанской области" [The inauguration of the governor of Ryazan Oblast took place]. MediaRyazan.ru (in Russian).
  6. ^ "Николай Любимов назначен временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Рязанской области" [Nikolay Lyubimov appointed as acting governor of Ryazan Oblast]. Kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  7. ^ "Николай Любимов вступил в должность губернатора Рязанской области" [Nikolay Lyubimov took office as governor of Ryazan Oblast]. TASS (in Russian). 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-18.