Governor of Tver Oblast
Highest-ranking official in Tver Oblast, Russia
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The Governor of Tver Oblast is the head of Tver Oblast, the federal subject of Russia. Governor is elected by the people of Tver Oblast for five years.
| Governor of Tver Oblast Губернатор Тверской области | |
|---|---|
Flag of Tver Oblast | |
| Status | Head of Federal Subject |
| Seat | Tver |
| Nominator | Political parties |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | five years, one consecutive re-election |
| Constituting instrument | Charter of Tver Oblast, Section 5 |
| Formation | 1991 |
| First holder | Vladimir Suslov |
| Website | tverreg |
List
| No. | Image | Governor | Tenure | Time in office | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Vladimir Suslov (born 1939) |
20 October 1991[1] – 26 December 1995 (lost election) |
4 years, 67 days | Independent | Appointed | |
| 2 |  |
Vladimir Platov (1946–2012) |
26 December 1995 – 30 December 2003 (lost re-election) |
8 years, 4 days | 1995 1999–2000 | ||
| 3 |  |
Dmitry Zelenin (born 1962) |
30 December 2003[2] – 16 June 2011[3] (resigned) |
7 years, 168 days | United Russia | 2003 2007 | |
| – |  |
Andrey Shevelyov (born 1970) |
16 June 2011[3] – 7 July 2011 |
4 years, 260 days | Acting | ||
| 4 | 7 July 2011 – 2 March 2016 (resigned) |
2011 | |||||
| – |  |
Igor Rudenya (born 1968) |
2 March 2016 – 23 September 2016 |
9 years, 211 days | Acting | ||
| 5 | 23 September 2016 – 29 September 2025 (resigned) |
2016 2021 | |||||
| – | .jpg) |
Marina Podtikhova (born 1971) [4] |
29 September 2025 – 5 November 2025 |
37 days | Independent | Acting[5][6] | |
| – | .jpg) |
Vitaly Korolyov (born 1980) |
5 November 2025[7] – present |
208 days | Acting | ||
Timeline
Elections
1995
| Candidate | Description[8] | Votes[9] | %[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Platov | Head of Bezhetsk and Bezhetsky District administration | 442,920 | 50.50 |
| Vladimir Suslov | Incumbent head of administration | 308,339 | 35.16 |
| Yury Dontsov | Entrepreneur | 41,659 | 4.75 |
| Viktor Linov | Chairman of Staritsky District consumers' co-operative | 13,570 | 1.55 |
| Against all | 6.73 | ||
| Total | 880,971 | 100 | |
| Eligible voters/turnout | 71.2 | ||
1999–2000
2003
| Candidate | Party | Description | 1st round | 2nd round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Dmitry Zelenin | United Russia | Deputy Chairman of the state committee for physical culture and sports | 291,533 | 42.49% | 283,438 | 57.42% | |
| Igor Zubov | Independent | Former deputy minister of internal affairs | 100,119 | 14.59% | 167,074 | 33.85% | |
| Tatyana Astrakhankina | Communist Party | Member of the State Duma | 88,160 | 12.85% | |||
| Vladimir Platov | Independent | Incumbent governor | 85,455 | 12.45% | |||
| Aleksandr Kharchenko | Independent | Mayor of Rzhev | 33,894 | 4.94% | |||
| Yury Krasnov | Independent | 26,808 | 3.91% | ||||
| Yury Tseberganov | Independent | Chief federal inspector for Tver Oblast | 11,566 | 1.69% | |||
| Aleksandr Ipatov | Independent | Deputy governor | 5,293 | 0.77% | |||
| Konstantin Fokin | Independent | 4,953 | 0.72% | ||||
| Aleksandr Anzhinovsky | Independent | 3,477 | 0.51% | ||||
| Viktor Isakov | Independent | 911 | 0.13% | ||||
| Against all | 34,028 | 4.96% | 43,124 | 8.74% | |||
| Source:[11][12] | |||||||
2007
| Candidate | Party | Description | For | Against | Abstained | Did not vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Zelenin | United Russia | Incumbent governor | 28 / 33 |
1 / 33 |
1 / 33 |
3 / 33 | |
| Source:[13] | |||||||
2011
| Candidate | Party | Description | For | Against | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrey Shevelyov | United Russia | Acting governor, former deputy governor of Ryazan Oblast | 30 / 40 |
10 / 40 | |
| Source:[14][15] | |||||
2016
| Candidate | Party | Description | Votes | % | Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Rudenya | United Russia | Acting governor | 322,997 | 72.1% |  | |
| Anton Morozov | Liberal Democratic Party | Member of the State Duma | 66,042 | 14.74% | ||
| Ilya Kleymenov | Communists of Russia | Member of Konakovsky District Assembly of Deputies | 43,509 | 9.71% | ||
| Valid ballots | 432,548 | 100% | ||||
| Source:[16] | ||||||