Governor of Samara Oblast

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

Governor of Samara Oblast
Standard of the Governor
Incumbent
Dmitry Azarov
since 17 September 2018
SeatSamara
Term length5 years
Formation1991
Websitewww.samregion.ru

The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Samara Oblast. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years and can hold the position for two consecutive terms.

List of officeholders
# Portrait Governor Tenure Party Election
1 Konstantin Titov
(born 1944)		 31 August 1991[1] – 6 April 2000[2] Independent 1996[3]
— Yury Logoydo
(born 1938)		 6 April – 9 July 2000[4]
(1) Konstantin Titov
(born 1944)		 9 July 2000 – 27 August 2007 SPS 2000[5]

2005[6]

United Russia
2 Vladimir Artyakov
(born 1959)		 29 August 2007 – 10 May 2012 2007[7]
3 Nikolay Merkushkin
(born 1951)		 12 May 2012 – 6 June 2014 2012[8]

2014[9]

— 6 June – 23 September 2014
(3) 23 September 2014 – 25 September 2017
— Dmitry Azarov
(born 1970)		 25 September 2017 – 17 September 2018 2018[10]
4 since 17 September 2018

References
  1. "Указ Президента РСФСР от 31.08.1991 г. № 98". kremlin.ru (in Russian).
  2. "Самарская областная Дума приняла отставку Титова". lenta.ru (in Russian). 7 April 2000.
  3. "Самарская область в декабре 1996 года". Institute of Humanities and Political Studies (in Russian).
  4. "Самарская область. Заседание организационного комитета по подготовке празднования 55-й годовщины Победы". Regnum (in Russian). 7 April 2000.
  5. "Самарская область. Итоги выборов губернатора и глав местного самоуправления". Regnum (in Russian). 3 July 2000.
  6. "Титов утвержден на посту губернатора Самарской области". Kommersant (in Russian). 26 April 2005.
  7. "Самарская дума одобрила Артякова на посту губернатора". URA.ru (in Russian). 29 August 2007.
  8. "Николай Меркушкин вступил в должность губернатора Самарской области". RIA Novosti (in Russian). 12 May 2012.
  9. "Николай Меркушкин остался при своих". Kommersant (in Russian). 16 October 2014.
  10. "Губернатора выбрали меньшинством". Kommersant (in Russian). 11 September 2018.
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