Head of Mari El

The Head of the Republic of Mari El (formerly President of Mari El Republic) is the highest executive position in the Mari El Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.

Head of the Mari El Republic
  • Марий Эл Республикын Вуйлатышыже (Meadow Mari)
  • Глава Республики Марий Эл (Russian)
Standard of the head of the republic
Incumbent
Yury Zaitsev
since 10 May 2022
Executive branch of the Mari El Republic
Style
Type
AppointerDirect elections
Term length5 years;
Formation24 December 1991
First holderVladislav Zotin
WebsiteOfficial website

The first President of Mari El Republic was Vladislav Zotin when the position was created on 24 December 1991, two days before dissolution of the Soviet Union, replacing the First Secretary of the Mari Communist Party, the equivalent position of the Mari ASSR before it was succeeded by the Mari El Republic. The status and powers of the President were determined by Chapter 4 of the Constitution of the Mari El Republic. In December 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law that forbade calling the heads of federal subjects as "president", and must bring their constitutions or statutes in conformity with the law before 1 January 2015. The position of President of Mari El Republic was renamed to Head (Vuylatyshyzhe in Mari) in June 2011.

Since 10 May 2022 the Head of the Mari El Republic is Yury Zaitsev.[1]

List of Heads of the Mari El Republic
No. Portrait Name
(born–died)		 Term of office Political party Elected Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Vladislav Zotin
(born 1942)		 24 December 1991 5 January 1997 5 years, 12 days Communist Party
2 Vyacheslav Kislitsyn
(born 1948)		 5 January 1997 14 January 2001 4 years, 9 days Communist Party
3 Leonid Markelov
(born 1963)		 14 January 2001 6 April 2017 16 years, 82 days Liberal Democratic Party
United Russia
– Alexander Yevstifeyev
(born 1958)		 6 April 2017 21 September 2017 168 days United Russia –[lower-alpha 1]
4 21 September 2017 10 May 2022 4 years, 231 days 2017
– Yury Zaitsev
(born 1970)		 10 May 2022 23 September 2022 136 days United Russia –[lower-alpha 1]
5 23 September 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 33 days

Elections

The latest election for the office was held on 10 September 2017

Candidates Party Votes  %
Alexander YevstifeyevUnited Russia208,85588.27
Albert FyodorovLiberal Democratic Party11,9825.06
Natalia GlushenkoA Just Russia8,2323.48
Valentina ZlobinaParty of Pensioners4,1591.76
Source: Сводная таблица результатов выборов

Note
  1. Acting head of the republic

References
  1. Gorshkova, Elena (10 May 2022). "Acting governor appointed in protest region of Russia". URA (in Russian). Retrieved 10 May 2022.


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