Governor of Kursk Oblast

Highest-ranking official in Kursk Oblast, Russia
Governor of Kursk Oblast
Coat of arms of Kursk Oblast
Incumbent
Roman Starovoyt
since 16 September 2019
SeatKursk
Term length5 years
Formation1991
Websitekursk.ru

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

The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Kursk 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 Vasily Shuteyev
(born 1942) 		11 December 1991 – 23 October 1996 Independent
2 Alexander Rutskoy
(born 1947) 		23 October 1996 – 18 November 2000 Derzhava 1996[1]
3 Alexander Mikhailov
(1951–2020) 		18 November 2000 – 17 May 2014 Communist 2000

2005[2]

2010[3]

2014

United Russia
— 17 May 2014[1] – 24 September 2014
(3) 24 September 2014 – 11 October 2018
— Roman Starovoyt
(born 1972) 		11 October 2018[4] – 16 September 2019 2019[5]
4 since 16 September 2019

References

  1. ^ a b "Выборы и назначения губернатора Курской области с 1996 г. Досье". TASS (in Russian). 28 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Михайлов утвержден на пост губернатора Курской области". Vedomosti (in Russian). 22 February 2005.
  3. ^ "Александр Михайлов утвержден губернатором Курской области". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). 1 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Роман Старовойт назначен временно исполняющим обязанности Губернатора Курской области". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 11 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Старовойт победил на выборах губернатора Курской области с 81,07% голосов". Kommersant (in Russian). 9 September 2019.
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  • 1Claimed by Ukraine and considered by most of the international community to be part of Ukraine
  • 2Administratively subordinated to Tyumen Oblast
  • 3Administratively subordinated to Arkhangelsk Oblast