Governor of Ryazan Oblast
Highest-ranking official in Ryazan Oblast, Russia
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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.
| Governor of Ryazan Oblast | |
|---|---|
Standard of the Governor | |
| Seat | Ryazan |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Lev Bashmakov |
| Formation | 1991 |
| Website | ryazan |
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 | Tenure | Time in office | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Lev Bashmakov (1938–2018) |
25 September 1991[2] – 25 January 1994[3] (removed) |
2 years, 122 days | Independent | Appointed | |
| 2 |  |
Gennady Merkulov (1940–2015) |
25 January 1994[4] – 15 October 1996[5] (resigned) |
2 years, 264 days | |||
| – | |
Igor Ivlev (born 1941) |
15 October 1996[6] – 6 January 1997 (lost election) |
83 days | Agrarian[7] | Acting | |
| 3 |  |
Vyacheslav Lyubimov (born 1947) |
6 January 1997[7] – 12 April 2004 (lost re-election) |
7 years, 97 days | Communist | 1996 2000 | |
| 4 |  |
Georgy Shpak (born 1943) |
12 April 2004[8] – 12 April 2008 (was not renominated)[9] |
4 years, 0 days | Independent → United Russia[10] |
2004 | |
| 5 |  |
Oleg Kovalyov (1948–2020) |
12 April 2008 – 10 July 2012 (resigned) |
8 years, 308 days | United Russia | 2008 | |
| – | 10 July 2012[11] – 19 October 2012 |
Acting | |||||
| (5) | 19 October 2012[12] – 14 February 2017 (resigned) |
2012 | |||||
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Nikolay Lyubimov (born 1971) |
14 February 2017[13] – 18 September 2017 |
5 years, 85 days | Acting | ||
| 6 | 18 September 2017[14] – 10 May 2022 (resigned) |
2017 | |||||
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Pavel Malkov (born 1980) |
10 May 2022 – 22 September 2022 |
4 years, 13 days | Acting | ||
| 7 | 22 September 2022 – present |
2022 | |||||
Timeline
