Governor of Novgorod Oblast

Governor of Novgorod Oblast
Coat of arms of Novgorod Oblast
Incumbent Andrey Nikitin since 14 October 2017
Seat	Veliky Novgorod
Term length	5 years
Formation	1991
Website	www.novreg.ru

The Governor of Novgorod Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Новгородской области) is the head of government of Novgorod Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.

The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Novgorod Oblast. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years.

List of officeholders

#	Portrait	Governor	Tenure	Party		Election
1		Mikhail Prusak (born 1960)	24 October 1991 – 3 August 2007[1]		Independent	1995 1999 2003
					NDR
					DPR
					United Russia
2		Sergey Mitin (born 1951)	7 August 2007[2] – 8 August 2012			2007 2012
—			8 August – 20 October 2012
(2)			20 October 2012[3] – 13 February 2017
—		Andrey Nikitin (born 1979)	13 February[4] – 14 October 2017			2017 2022
3			since 14 October 2017

References

1. "Новгородский губернатор досрочно уходит в отставку". RBC (in Russian). 3 August 2007.
2. "Губернатором Новгородской обл. утвержден Сергей Митин". RBC (in Russian). 7 August 2007.
3. "Сергей Митин вступил в должность губернатора Новгородской области". RIA Novosti (in Russian). 20 October 2012.
4. "Андрей Никитин назначен временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Новгородской области". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 13 February 2017.