Governor of Voronezh Oblast | |
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since 15 September 2018 | |
Residence | Voronezh |
Term length | 5 years, one reelection possible |
Inaugural holder | Viktor Kalashnikov |
Formation | 1991 |
Website | www |
The governor of Voronezh Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Воронежской области) is the highest official of Voronezh Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. The governor heads the executive branch in the region.
Until 1996, the head of the regional administration was the highest official in Voronezh Oblast. From 1996 to 2005, the governor was elected by the residents of Voronezh Oblast. From 2005 to 2012, elections were abolished and governor was appointed by the Voronezh Oblast Duma on the proposal of the President of Russia.[1]
# | Portrait | Governor | Tenure | Party | Election | |
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1 | Viktor Kalasnikov (1940–2023) |
16 October 1991[2] – 18 March 1992[3] | Independent | |||
2 | Aleksandr Kovalyov (1942–2024) |
10 April 1992[4] – 16 September 1996 | ||||
3 | Aleksandr Tsapin (born 1949) |
24 September 1996[5] – 19 December 1996 | ||||
4 | Ivan Shabanov (born 1939) |
19 December 1996 – 29 December 2000 | Communist | 1996 | ||
5 | Vladimir Kulakov (born 1944) |
29 December 2000 – 12 March 2009 | United Russia | 2000
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6 | Alexey Gordeyev (born 1955) |
12 March 2009[7] – 7 March 2014 | 2009
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— | 7 March – 14 September 2014 | |||||
(6) | 14 September 2014 – 25 December 2017 | |||||
— | Aleksandr Gusev (born 1963) |
25 December 2017 – 15 September 2018 | 2018 | |||
7 | from 15 September 2018[8] |