Governor of Astrakhan Oblast

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Governor of Astrakhan Oblast
Coat of arms of Astrakhan Oblast
since 17 September 2019
StatusHead of federal subject
SeatAstrakhan
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentCharter of Astrakhan Oblast, Section 3
Inaugural holderAnatoly Guzhvin
Formation1991
Websitewww.astrobl.ru

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

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

List of officeholders

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No. Portrait Governor Tenure Time in office Party Election
1 Anatoly Guzhvin
(1946–2004)
[1][2] 		28 August 1991 –
17 August 2004
(died in office) 		12 years, 355 days Independent Appointed

1996
2000

— Alexander Zhilkin
(born 1959)
[3] 		17 August 2004 –
2 November 2004
(resigned to run for a full term) 		77 days Acting
— Alexander Glazkov
(born 1951)
[4] 		2 November 2004 –
23 December 2004
(successor took office) 		51 days
2 Alexander Zhilkin
(born 1959) 		23 December 2004 –
26 September 2018
(resigned) 		13 years, 277 days United Russia 2004
2009
2014
— Sergey Morozov
(born 1973)
[5] 		26 September 2018 –
5 June 2019
(resigned) 		252 days Acting
— Igor Babushkin
(born 1970)
[6][7] 		5 June 2019 –
17 September 2019 		6 years, 176 days Independent Acting
3 17 September 2019 –
present 		2019
2024

Timeline

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Igor BabushkinSergey MorozovAlexander GlazkovAlexander ZhilkinAnatoly Guzhvin

References

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  1. ^ "Указ Президента РСФСР от 28.08.1991 г. № 97". kremlin.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Скончался губернатор Астраханской области А.Гужвин". RBC (in Russian). 17 August 2004.
  3. ^ "Путин назначил и.о. губернатора Астраханской области Александра Глазкова" (in Russian). newsru.com. 3 November 2004. Archived from the original on 22 December 2004.
  4. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 02.11.2004 г. № 1383 «О временном исполнении обязанностей губернатора Астраханской области»". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Сергей Морозов назначен врио губернатора Астраханской области". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 26 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Путин за три месяца до выборов сменил врио астраханского губернатора". RBC (in Russian). 5 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Бабушкин вступил в должность губернатора Астраханской области". Interfax (in Russian). 17 September 2019.