Governor of Vologda Oblast

Governor of Vologda Oblast
Coat of arms of Vologda Oblast
Incumbent Georgy Filimonov since 26 September 2024
Seat	Vologda
Term length	5 years
Formation	1991
Website	gov35.ru

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

The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Vologda Oblast. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years.^[1]

List of officeholders

#	Portrait	Governor	Tenure	Party		Election
1		Nikolay Podgornov (born 1949)	24 October 1991[2] – 23 March 1996		Independent
—		Vyacheslav Pozgalyov (born 1946)	23 March 1996 – 3 June 1996			1996 1999 2003 2007
2			3 June 1996[3] – 14 December 2011
					United Russia
—		Oleg Kuvshinnikov (born 1965)	14 December 2011 – 28 December 2011			2011[4] 2014 2019[5]
3			28 December 2011 – 17 May 2014
—			17 May 2014 – 23 September 2014
(3)			23 September 2014 – 31 October 2023
—		Georgy Filimonov (born 1980)	since 31 October 2023		United Russia

References

1. "Governor's Powers". vologda-oblast.ru. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
2. "Указ Президента РСФСР от 24.10.1991 г. № 154". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
3. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 03.06.1996 г. № 797". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
4. "Губернатором Вологодской обл. стал О.Кувшинников". RBC (in Russian). 28 December 2011.
5. "Кувшинников победил на выборах губернатора Вологодской области с 60,79%". Kommersant. 9 September 2019.