Governor of Kostroma Oblast

Governor of Kostroma Oblast
Coat of arms of Kostroma Oblast
Incumbent Sergey Sitnikov since 13 April 2012
Seat	Kostroma
Term length	5 years
Formation	1991
Website	adm44.ru

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

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

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Governor	Tenure	Party		Election
1		Valery Arbuzov (born 1939)	14 December 1991[1] – 5 January 1997		Independent
2		Viktor Shershunov (1950–2007)	5 January 1997 – 20 September 2007[2]			1996 2000 2005
					United Russia[3]
—		Yury Tsikunov[4] (born 1947)	20 September 2007 – 25 October 2007		Independent
3		Igor Slyunyayev (born 1966)	25 October 2007[5] – 13 April 2012		United Russia	2007
–		Sergey Sitnikov (born 1963)	13 April 2012 – 28 April 2012		Independent	2012 2015 2020
4			28 April 2012 – 15 May 2015
—			15 May 2015 – 15 October 2015
(4)			since 15 October 2015

References

1. "Указ Президента РСФСР от 14.12.1991 г. № 274". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
2. "Russian governor dies in car crash". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
3. "Медведь с "красным" прошлым". sampressa.ru (in Russian). 11 April 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
4. "Цикунов Юрий Фёдорович (2013)". Администрация города Костромы (in Russian). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
5. "Костромская область получила нового губернатора". Novye Izvestia (in Russian). 25 October 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2023.