Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai
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| Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai | |
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 Coat of Arms of Zabaykalsky Krai | |
| Status | Head of federal subject |
| Residence | Chita |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Boris Ivanov / Ravil Geniatulin |
| Formation | 1991 2008 (current form) |
| Website | 75 |
The Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai (Russian: Губернатор Забайкальского края) is the head of the executive branch of government in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia (former Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug).
List of officeholders
[edit]The office of the Head of Administration of Chita Oblast was introduced in November 1991, when Russian president Boris Yeltsin appointed then-chairman of Chita Oblast executive committee Boris Ivanov to serve in this position[1] until a successor is elected by popular vote. In February 1996, Ivanov resigned from office as well as several governors seemed by Yeltsin administration as weak and unpopular.[2] Ivanov was replaced by mayor of Chita Ravil Geniatulin, who then went on to win the election of October 1996, and was re-elected twice in 2000 and 2004. He had remained a nonpartisan politician throughout his term, although he led United Russia party list in the 2008 legislative election.[3] The style of office was changed to "governor of Chita Oblast" in 2005 following an amendment to the regional Charter (constitution).[4]
In 2008, a new federal subject of Russia, Zabaykalsky Krai, was created following a regional referendum. Effectively, Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug was annexed into Chita Oblast. Before the merger, the autonomous okrug had an unclear status, recognised both as a part of Chita Oblast and a federal subject in its own right. Zabaykalsky Krai became the fifth and last case of merger of remote and underpopulated autonomous okrugs with their mother regions. Following the merger, Ravil Geniatulin was reappointed for a five-year term, as gubernatorial elections were abolished countrywide at that moment. He retired in 2013, replaced by State Duma member Konstantin Ilkovsky from A Just Russia party.[5]
| No. | Image | Governor | Tenure | Time in office | Party | Election | |
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| 1 |  |
Boris Ivanov (born 1941) |
30 November 1991 – 22 January 1996 (resigned) |
4 years, 53 days | Independent | Appointed | |
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Ravil Geniatulin (born 1955) |
1 February 1996 – 1 March 2008 (unification) |
12 years, 29 days | Independent | Appointed
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| On 1 March 2008, Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug were merged into Zabaykalsky Krai. | |||||||
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Ravil Geniatulin (born 1955) |
1 March 2008 – 1 March 2013 (retired) |
5 years, 0 days | Independent | 2008 | |
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Konstantin Ilkovsky (born 1964) |
1 March 2013 – 18 September 2013 |
2 years, 353 days | A Just Russia | Acting | |
| 3 | 18 September 2013 – 17 February 2016 (resigned) |
2013 | |||||
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Natalia Zhdanova (born 1964) |
18 February 2016 – 29 September 2016 |
2 years, 235 days | United Russia | Acting | |
| 4 | 29 September 2016 – 11 October 2018 (resigned) |
2016 | |||||
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Aleksandr Kulakov (born 1966) |
11 October 2018 – 25 October 2018 |
14 days | Acting | ||
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Aleksandr Osipov (born 1969) |
25 October 2018 – 19 September 2019 |
7 years, 287 days | Independent[6] | Acting | |
| 5 | 19 September 2019 – present |
2019 2024 | |||||
Timeline
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Elections
[edit]8 September 2019
[edit]| Place | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aleksandr Osipov | Self-nominated | 248,580 | 89,61 | ||
| 2. | Yelena Krauze | Party of Pensioners | 9,230 | 3,33 | ||
| 3. | Vyacheslav Ushakov | Patriots of Russia | 7,173 | 2,59 | ||
| 4. | Yana Shpak | Party of Growth | 5,739 | 2,07 | ||
18 September 2016
[edit]| Place | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Natalia Zhdanova | United Russia | 165,472 | 54.39 | ||
| 2. | Nikolay Merzlikin | Communist Party | 87,434 | 28.74 | ||
| 3. | Anatoly Vershinin | Agrarian Party of Russia | 29,694 | 9.76 | ||
| 4. | Tagir Aglyamov | Patriots of Russia | 10,154 | 3.34 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Указ Президента РСФСР от 30.11.1991 г. № 243 О Главах администраций Читинской области, Ненецкого автономного округа Архангельской области". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ Ivanov, Vitaly (2019). Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов. Том I. Книга I [Head of the subject of the Russian Federation. History of governors. Vol. I. Book I] (in Russian). pp. 394–5. ISBN 978-5-907250-14-7.
- ↑ Kynev, Aleksandr (2009). Выборы парламентов российских регионов 2003-2009: Первый цикл внедрения пропорциональной избирательной системы [Elections of Russian regional parliaments 2003-2009: First cycle of implementation of the proportional electoral system] (PDF) (in Russian). Moscow: Панорама. p. 190. ISBN 978-5-94420-036-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2024.
При этом лидер списка ЕР губернатор Равиль Гениатулин является беспартийным.
- ↑ "Закон Читинской области № 675-ЗЧО О внесении изменений в Устав - Основной Закон Читинской области". docs.cntd.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "Губернатор двух партий". gazeta.ru (in Russian). 28 February 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ Прах, Андрей; Никифоров, Влад (6 June 2024). "Самовыдвижение в порядке исключения. Из глав регионов лишь глава Забайкалья пойдет на выборы не от «Единой России»". Kommersant (in Russian). Retrieved 28 March 2026.
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