Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast

Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast
Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast
	Standard of the Governor
	Incumbent; Aleksey Russkikh; since 4 October 2021
Seat	Ulyanovsk
Term length	5 years
Formation	1991
Website	ulgov.ru

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

History of office

The position of the Head of Administration was introduced in late 1991. Valentin Malafeyev, director of "Contactor" electrical equipment plant, was named the first post-Soviet leader of Ulyanovsk Oblast.^[1] He failed to gain any support from local elites, and as a result, the former communist party functionary Yury Goryachev was appointed instead.^[2]^[3] Goryachev's administration ensured a smooth transition to market economy. In December 1996 Goryachev won the first gubernatorial election in the region, distancing both from Kremlin and from communists.^[4] Four years later Goryachev was defeated by lieutenant general Vladimir Shamanov, then-commander of the 58th Army. In 2005 mayor of Dimitrovgrad Sergey Morozov became the next governor. In March 2006 the title of office was formally changed from Head of Administration to Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast.^[5]

List of officeholders

#	Governor	Tenure		Election
—	Valentin Malafeyev (born 1938)^[6]	24 October 1991^[7] – 2 November 1991^[8]^[3]	Independent
1	Yury Goryachev (1938–2010)	9 January 1992^[9]^[10] – 19 January 2001	Independent	1996
2	Vladimir Shamanov (born 1957)	19 January 2001^[11] – 22 November 2004	United Russia	2000
—	Maria Bolshakova (born 1947)	22 November 2004 – 14 January 2005	Independent
3	Sergey Morozov (born 1959)	14 January 2005 – 7 April 2016	United Russia	2004 2006^[12] 2011 2016
—		7 April 2016 – 1 October 2016^[13]
(3)		1 October 2016 – 8 April 2021
—	Aleksey Russkikh (born 1968)	8 April 2021 – 4 October 2021^[14]	Communist	2021
4	Aleksey Russkikh (born 1968)	from 4 October 2021^[15]	Communist	2021

Timeline

References

^ Ivanov 2019, p. 183.
^ Ivanov 2019, p. 197.
^ ^a ^b "Региону — 77. Кто руководил Ульяновской областью с момента её основания". Media73 (in Russian). 2020-01-18.
^ Ivanov 2019, p. 445.
^ "Самые влиятельные люди региона / Губернатор Ульяновской области Морозов Сергей Иванович". Ulgrad.ru (in Russian).
^ ""Контактор" станет французским". Ulpressa / Simbirskiye Izvestiya (in Russian). 2007-06-27.
^ "Указ Президента РСФСР от 24.10.1991 г. № 154" (in Russian).
^ "Указ Президента РСФСР от 02.11.1991 г. № 165" (in Russian).
^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 09.01.1992 г. № 12" (in Russian).
^ "На 72-м году жизни скончался Юрий Фролович Горячев". ulgov.ru (in Russian). 2010-01-20.
^ "В Ульяновске состоялась инаугурация губернатора области Владимира Шаманова". newsru.com (in Russian).
^ "Сергей Морозов вступил в должность губернатора Ульяновской области". Vesti.ru (in Russian). 2006-04-08.
^ "Сергей Морозов назначен временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Ульяновской области". Kremlin.ru (in Russian). 2016-04-07.
^ "Путин назначил нового главу Ульяновской области". RBC (in Russian). 2021-04-08.
^ "Алексей Русских вступил в должность Губернатора Ульяновской области". ulgov.ru (in Russian). 2021-10-04.

Sources

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). ISBN 978-5-907250-14-7.