Head of the Komi Republic

Head of the Komi Republic
  • Коми республикаса Юралысь (Komi)
  • Глава Республики Коми (Russian)
Standard of the head of the republic
since 5 November 2024
Executive branch of the Komi Republic
Style
Type
ResidenceSyktyvkar
AppointerDirect elections
Term length5 years;
no more than two consecutive terms
Formation1994
First holderYury Spiridonov
WebsiteOfficial website

Heads of the Komi Republic (Russian: Глава Республики Коми; Komi: Коми республикаса Юралысь) is the highest official of the Komi Republic, an autonomous region of Russia. The position was introduced in 1994. In previous years, from the establishment of the multi-party system in 1990, the Supreme Council of the Komi Republic was the highest authority, and its chairman acted as head of state. In 2012, term of office was increased from four to five years.

List of the Heads

Below is a list of the Heads of the Komi Republic:

No. Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Political party Elected Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Yury Spiridonov
(1938–2010) 		7 June 1994 15 January 2002 7 years, 222 days Independent 1994
1997 		[1]
2 Vladimir Torlopov
(born 1949) 		15 January 2002 15 January 2006 8 years, 0 days Independent 2001
15 January 2006 15 January 2010 United Russia –[a] [1]
3 Vyacheslav Gayzer
(born 1966) 		15 January 2010 14 January 2014 3 years, 364 days United Russia –[a]
– 14 January 2014 19 September 2014 248 days –[b]
(3) 19 September 2014 30 September 2015 1 year, 11 days 2014
– Sergey Gaplikov
(born 1970) 		30 September 2015 22 September 2016 358 days United Russia –[b]
4 22 September 2016 2 April 2020 3 years, 193 days 2016
– Vladimir Uyba
(born 1958) 		2 April 2020 23 September 2020 174 days Independent –[b]
5 23 September 2020 5 November 2024 4 years, 43 days United Russia 2020
– Rostislav Goldstein
(born 1969) 		5 November 2024 Incumbent 32 days

Timeline

Vladimir UybaSergey GaplikovVyacheslav GayzerVladimir TorlopovYury Spiridonov

Election results

Last election

Last election for the post was held on 13 September 2020.

Candidates Party Votes %
Vladimir Uyba Independent, supported by United Russia 145,058 73.18
Andrey Nikitin Liberal Democratic Party 21,463 10.83
Sergey Ponomaryov Communist Party of Social Justice 11,355 5.73
Victor Betekhtin Green Alternative 11,315 5.71
Turnout: 198,490 30.16

2016 elections

The 2016 elections were held on election day 18 September.

Candidates Party Votes %
Sergey Gaplikov United Russia 174,567 62.17
Ivan Filipchenko Liberal Democratic Party 29,579 10.53
Leonid Musinov Communist Party 29,122 10.37
Vyacheslav Popov A Just Russia 27,896 9.93
Andrey Pyatkov Patriots of Russia 7,115 2.53
Turnout: 281,141 40.67

2014 elections

The 2014 elections were held on election day 14 September.

Candidates Party Votes %
Vyacheslav Gayzer United Russia 324,439 78.97
Andrey Andreyev Communist Party 28,147 6.85
Mikhail Bragin Liberal Democratic Party 28,141 6.85
Ilya Velichko A Just Russia 12,342 3.00
Evgeny Vologin Right Cause 10,048 2.45
Turnout: 411,611 59.06

2001 elections

The 2001 elections were held on 16 December.[2]

Candidates Party Votes %
Vladimir Torlopov Independent 146,934 39.75
Yury Spiridonov Independent 129,078 34.92
Leonid Musinov Communist Party 23,032 6.23
Alexander Nekrasov Liberal Democratic Party 8,523 2.31
Mikhail Kodanev Independent 7,429 2.01
Ivan Ruban Unity 5,925 1.60
Leonid Kochanov Independent 1,728 0.47
Against all 35,652 9.64
Turnout: – 48.34

1997 elections

The 1997 elections were held on 30 November.

Candidates Party Votes %
Yury Spiridonov Independent – 57.19
Rita Chistokhodova Communist Party – 19.83
Vasily Kuznetsov Independent – 9.17
Vyacheslav Krusser Beer Lovers Party – 1.86
Valery Zlobin Liberal Democratic Party – 1.86
Against all – 5.43
Turnout: – 48.30

1994 elections

The 1994 elections were held on 8 May.

Candidates Party Votes %
Yury Spiridonov Independent – 50.98
Vyacheslav Khudyaev Communist Party – 33.14
Alexander Gladkov Independent – 8.39
Valery Markov Independent – 3.79
Turnout: – 36.80

Notes

  1. ^ a b Appointed
  2. ^ a b c Acting head of the republic

References

  1. ^ a b "History of elections and appointments of the head of the Komi Republic". TASS (in Russian). 2020-09-11.
  2. ^ How it was: the last gubernatorial elections 13 years ago

Sources