Governor of Amur Oblast

Governor of Amur Oblast
Coat of arms of Amur Oblast
Standard of the governor
Incumbent
Vasily Orlov
since 30 May 2018
ResidenceBlagoveshchensk
Term lengthFive years
Constituting instrumentCharter of Amur Oblast, Section 5
Inaugural holderAlbert Krivchenko
Formation1991
Websitewww.amurobl.ru

The Governor of Amur Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Амурской области) is the head of the executive branch of the government of Amur Oblast, a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia.

The current governor is Vasily Orlov, who has held the position since 30 May 2018.

List of governors

No. Image Governor Tenure Time in office Party Election
1 Albert Krivchenko
(1935–2021)

[1]

8 October 1991 –
11 May 1993
(lost election)
1 year, 215 days Independent Appointed
2 Aleksandr Surat
(1947–2016)
[2]
11 May 1993 –
5 October 1993
(removed)
147 days 1993
Vladimir Polevanov
(born 1949)
[2][3]
5 October 1993 –
18 December 1993
1 year, 40 days Acting
3 18 December 1993 –
14 November 1994
(resigned)
Appointed
Vladimir Dyachenko
(1948–2024)
[4][5][6]
14 November 1994 –
3 December 1994
1 year, 185 days Acting
4 3 December 1994 –
17 May 1996
(removed)
Appointed
Aleksandr Surat
(1947–2016)
17 May 1996 –
3 June 1996
17 days Acting
5 Yury Lyashko
(1943–2015)
[7][8]
3 June 1996 –
29 March 1997
(lost election)
299 days Appointed
6 Anatoly Belonogov
(1939–2019)
[9]
29 March 1997 –
21 April 2001
(lost re-election)
4 years, 23 days Communist Party 1996
1997
7 Leonid Korotkov
(born 1965)
[10]
21 April 2001 –
10 May 2007
(removed)
6 years, 19 days Independent[11] 2001
2005
Aleksandr Nesterenko
(born 1947)
[12]
10 May 2007 –
1 June 2007
22 days United Russia Acting
8 Nikolay Kolesov
(born 1956)
[13]
1 June 2007 –
16 October 2008
(resigned)
1 year, 137 days 2007
Oleg Kozhemyako
(born 1962)
16 October 2008 –
20 October 2008
6 years, 160 days Acting
9 20 October 2008 –
25 March 2015
(resigned)
2008
2012
Alexander Kozlov
(born 1981)
[14][15]
25 March 2015 –
20 September 2015
3 years, 54 days Acting
10 20 September 2015 –
18 May 2018
(resigned)
2015
Vasily Orlov
(born 1975)
[16]
30 May 2018 –
27 September 2018
7 years, 208 days Acting
11 27 September 2018 –
present
2018
2023

Timeline

Elections

2018

2015

Results of the 13 September 2015 election for the office.

Candidates Party Votes %
Ivan Abramov Liberal Democratic Party of Russia 60,545 28.30
Mikhail Dragunov Communist Party of Social Justice 7,764 3.63
Roman Kobyzov Communist Party of the Russian Federation 31,822 14.87
Alexander Kozlov United Russia 108,363 50.64

References

  1. ^ "Указ Президента РСФСР от 08.10.1991 г. № 139 О главах администраций краев и областей РСФСР". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 05.10.1993 г. № 1582 О главе администрации Амурской области". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 18.12.1993 г. № 2210 О главах администраций Амурской, Белгородской, Брянской, Новосибирской областей". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Постановление от 24 ноября 1994 года N 1033 О создании в области Амурского регионального хозрасчетного маркетингового центра". docs.cntd.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 03.12.1994 г. № 2148 О главе администрации Амурской области". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17.05.1996 г. № 734 О Дьяченко В.Н." kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 03.06.1996 г. № 798 О главе администрации Амурской области". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11.04.1997 г. № 337 О Ляшко Ю.Г." kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Белоногов, Анатолий Николаевич". TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Как выбирали и назначали губернатора Амурской области". TASS (in Russian). 6 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Единая Россия отказала Леониду Короткову в принятии его в партию" [United Russia refuses to allow Leonid Korotkov to join the party]. Regnum (in Russian). 10 May 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Нестеренко Александр Васильевич (до 09.04.2012)". Legialstive Assembly of Amur Oblast (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Владимир Путин предложил кандидатуру Николая Колесова для наделения его полномочиями губернатора Амурской области". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 24 May 2007.
  14. ^ "Александр Козлов назначен временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Амурской области". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 25 March 2015.
  15. ^ "Александр Козлов официально вступил в должность губернатора Амурской области". amur.info (in Russian). 20 September 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Указ «Об исполняющем обязанности губернатора Амурской области»". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 30 May 2018.

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