Governor of Volgograd Oblast

Governor of Volgograd Oblast
Coat of arms of Volgograd Oblast
Incumbent Andrey Bocharov since 4 April 2014
Seat	Volgograd
Term length	5 years
Formation	1991
Website	www.volgograd.ru

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

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

List of officeholders

#	Portrait	Governor	Tenure	Party		Election
1		Ivan Shabunin (1935–2006)	19 September 1991[1] – 6 January 1997		Independent
2		Nikolay Maksyuta (1947–2020)	6 January 1997[2] – 12 January 2010		Communist[2]	1996 2000[3] 2004
3		Anatoly Brovko (born 1966)	12 January 2010 – 17 January 2012		United Russia	2009[4]
—		Sergey Bozhenov (born 1965)	17 January 2012[5] – 2 February 2012			2012
4			2 February 2012 – 4 April 2014
—		Andrey Bocharov (born 1969)	4 April 2014 – 24 September 2014		Independent	2014 2019
5			since 24 September 2014

References

1. "Указ Президента РСФСР от 19.09.1991 г. № 125". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
2. "Волгоградская область в декабре 1996 года". International Institute for Humanities and Political Studies (in Russian). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
3. Серенко, Андрей (26 December 2000). "В Волгограде - опять коммунист". Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
4. "Губернатором Волгоградской обл. стал А.Бровко". RBC (in Russian). 29 December 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
5. "Принята отставка губернатора Волгоградской области Анатолия Бровко". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 17 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2023.