Governor of Leningrad Oblast

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Governor of Leningrad Oblast
Coat of arms of Leningrad Oblast
since May 28, 2012
SeatSaint Petersburg
Term lengthFive years, renewable
Inaugural holderAleksandr Belyakov
Formation1991
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The Governor of Leningrad Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Ленинградской области) is the head of executive branch for the Leningrad Oblast, considered as Prime Minister of Leningrad Oblast.

The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be elected to more than two consecutive terms.

The official residence for the Governor is located in Saint Petersburg. The current Governor is Aleksandr Drozdenko, who assumed office on May 11, 2012.

List of office-holders

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No. Portrait Governor Tenure Party Election
1 Aleksandr Belyakov
(born 1945)
[1] 		20 October 1991 –
3 October 1996
(lost election) 		Independent Appointed
2 Vadim Gustov
(born 1948)
[2] 		3 October 1996 –
21 September 1998
(resigned) 		1996
— Valery Serdyukov
(born 1945) 		21 September 1998 –
19 September 1999 		Acting
3 19 September 1999 –
28 May 2012 		United Russia 1999
2003
2007
4 Aleksandr Drozdenko
(born 1964)
[3] 		28 May 2012 –
12 May 2015
(resigned) 		2012
— 12 May 2015 –
13 September 2015 		Acting
(4) 13 September 2015 –
Incumbent 		2015
2020
2025

Chairmen of Executive Committee of Leningrad Oblast (1927–1991)

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Further information: Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
  1. Nikolay Komarov (1927–1930)
  2. Ivan Kodatsky (1930–1931)
  3. Fyodor Tsarkov (1931—1932)
  4. Pyotr Strouppe (1932–1936)
  5. Alexey Grichmanov (1936–1937)
  6. Pyoter Tyurkin (1937)
  7. Anton Nikitin (1937)
  8. Nikolai Solovyov (1938–1946)
  9. Ilya Kharitonov (1946–1948)
  10. Ivan Dmitriev (1948–1950)
  11. Ivan Petrov (1950–1952)
  12. Vladimir Ponomaryov (1952–1954)
  13. Georgiy Vorobyov (1954–1957)
  14. Nikolay Smirnov (1957–1961)
  15. Grigoriy Kozlov (1961–1963, 1964–1968)
  16. Vasily Sominich (1963–1964) / Boris Popov (1963–1964)
  17. Alexander Shibalov (1968–1980)
  18. Ratmir Bobovikov (1980–1983)
  19. Nikolai Popov (1983–1989)
  20. Yury Yarov (1989–1991)

Timeline

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Aleksandr DrozdenkoValery SerdyukovVadim GustovAleksandr Belyakov (politician)Yury YarovNikolai PopovRatmir BobovikovAlexander ShibalovGrigoriy KozlovBoris PopovVasily SominichNikolay SmirnovGeorgiy VorobyovVladimir PonomaryovIvan PetrovIvan DmitrievIlya KharitonovNikolai SolovyovAnton NikitinPyoter TyurkinAlexey GrichmanovPyotr StrouppeFyodor TsarkovIvan KodatskyNikolay Komarov (politician)

Elections

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See also: 2025 Leningrad Oblast gubernatorial election

References

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  1. ^ "Указ Президента от 20.10.1991 года № 148 "О главах администраций Ленинградской, Томской и Тульской областей"". yeltsin.ru. 20 October 1991. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Постановление губернатора Ленинградской области от 03.10.1996 N 144-пг "О вступлении в должность губернатора Ленинградской области"". lawru.info (in Russian). 3 October 1996. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Дрозденко вступил в должность губернатора Ленинградской области" [Drozdenko took office as Governor of Leningrad Oblast]. TASS (in Russian). 17 September 2020.