Governor of Bryansk Oblast

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Governor of Bryansk Oblast
Coat of Arms of Bryansk Oblast.svg
Coat of arms of Bryansk Oblast
Alexander Bogomaz (2015-02-27).jpg
Incumbent
Alexander Bogomaz
since 28 September 2015
ResidenceBryansk
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderVladimir Barabanov
Formation1991
Websitewww.bryanskobl.ru

The governor of Bryansk Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Брянской области) is the highest official of Bryansk Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. The governor heads the executive branch in the region and is elected by direct popular vote for the term of five years.

History of office[]

The first post-Soviet head of Bryansk Oblast was Vladimir Barabanov, people's deputy of the RSFSR, deputy chairman of the Navlinsky District council and presidential representative in the region. On 14 December 1991, he took the position of acting Head of Administration, and he was approved in office a month later.[1]

In April 1993 Barabanov lost the first gubernatorial elections to Communist people's deputy Yury Lodkin. Five months later, during the final stage of the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis Lodkin expressed his support to the Supreme Soviet and anti-Yeltsinist forces. He was sacked by president on 25 September, and governor's office was stormed by the police. For the next three years Yury Lodkin unsuccessfully contested his removal in courts. The next governor-appointee Vladimir Karpov fell in the summer of 1995, as a result of conflict between his alleged patron businessman Oleg Kibalchich and other powerful figures in the region.[2]

Vladimir Barabanov was appointed again, but his second reign did not last long. In May 1996 an address of pro-Yeltsin Bryansk politicians appeared, in which Barabanov was accused of disloyalty to the federal government, close cooperation with the Communists and Lodkin. Barabanov allegedly created "a situation for the defeat of democracy", meaning possible low results of Yeltsin in Bryansk Oblast in the upcoming presidential election.[3] Barabanov's deputy and successor Alexander Semernyov was defeated by Lodkin in December 1996. In 2000, Lodkin's main competitors were businessmen Nikolay Denin and Yury Dyomochkin. Lodkin received 29% of the vote and was declared winner as the first-past-the-post system was used that year.[4]

In 2004 Yury Lodkin was nominated for a third term with support from Communist and Agrarian parties, but he was removed from registration "for abuse of office". Lodkin linked his removing from ballot with his Communist Party membership. He accused the United Russia party of “unwillingness to win legally” and called his supporters to vote against all. Nikolay Denin was elected next governor of Bryansk Oblast.[5]

In 2007, Denin was appointed for a second term, as gubernatorial elections were not held in Russia from 2005 to 2012. After reform of the federal legislature, Bryansk Oblast became one of the five regions to hold elections in 2012. On 5 October Denin was removed from ballot due to invalid signatures of his supporters' submitted to the election commission.[6] Six days later, the decision of the regional court was canceled by the Supreme Court, and United Russia's candidate successfully re-elected on 14 October. In 2014, Denin was dismissed by Vladimir Putin due to the "loss of president's trust."[7]

List of officeholders[]

Governor Party Tenure Comments
1 Vladimir Barabanov.jpg
(b. 1951) 		ind. 14 December 1991 — 22 January 1992 Acting head of administration
22 January 1992 – 26 April 1993 Appointed by president. Lost election
2 Yuri Lodkin.jpg
(b. 1938) 		CPRF 26 April – 25 September 1993 Elected by popular vote. Removed from office by president[8]
3 Blank.png
(1948–2015) 		ind. 25 September – 18 December 1993 Acting head of administration
18 December 1993 – 16 August 1995 Appointed and removed from office by president
4 Vladimir Barabanov.jpg
(b. 1951) 		ind. 16 August 1995 – 29 May 1996 Appointed and removed from office by president
5 Alexander Semernyov.jpg
(b. 1958) 		ind. 19 June – December 1996 Appointed by president. Lost election
6 Yuri Lodkin.jpg
(b. 1938) 		CPRF December 1996 – 22 December 2000 Elected by popular vote
22 December 2000 – 28 December 2004 Re-elected
7 2010-12-24 Николай Денин (cropped).jpeg Nikolay Denin
(b. 1958) 		UR 28 December 2004 – 18 October 2007 Elected by popular vote
18 October 2007 – 21 October 2012 Appointed by president, approved by legislature
21 October 2012 – 9 September 2014 Elected by popular vote. Removed from office by president[7]
8 Alexander Bogomaz (2015-02-27).jpg Alexander Bogomaz
(b. 1961) 		UR 9 September 2014 – 28 September 2015 Acting governor[9]
28 September 2015 – 22 September 2020 by popular vote[10]
from 22 September 2020 Re-elected[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "История выборов и назначений губернатора Брянской области" [History of elections and appointments of the governor of Bryansk Oblast]. TASS (in Russian). 2020-09-11.
  2. ^ Ivanov, Vitaly (2019). Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов. Том I. Книга I [Head of the subject of the Russian Federation. History of governors. Volume I. Book I] (in Russian). p. 293. ISBN 978-5-907250-14-7.
  3. ^ Ivanov, Vitaly (2019). Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов. Том I. Книга I [Head of the subject of the Russian Federation. History of governors. Volume I. Book I] (in Russian). p. 399. ISBN 978-5-907250-14-7.
  4. ^ Ivanov, Vitaly (2020). Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов. Том I. Книга II [Head of the subject of the Russian Federation. History of governors. Volume I. Book II] (in Russian). p. 75.
  5. ^ Chronicle of Bryansk Oblast elections, Regnum (6 December 2004)
  6. ^ "Суд признал незаконной регистрацию Денина кандидатом в губернаторы" [The court declared illegal Denin's registration as a candidate for governor]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 2012-10-05.
  7. ^ a b "Указ Президента Российской Федерации № 614" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 614]. Kremlin.ru (in Russian). 2014-09-09.
  8. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.09.1993 г. № 1453" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 09/25/1993 No. 1453]. Kremlin.ru (in Russian).
  9. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации № 615" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 615]. Kremlin.ru (in Russian). 2014-09-09.
  10. ^ "Александр Богомаз вступил в должность брянского губернатора" [Alexander Bogomaz took office as Bryansk governor]. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). 2015-09-28.
  11. ^ "Александр Богомаз вступил в должность губернатора Брянской области" [Alexander Bogomaz took office as governor of Bryansk Oblast]. TASS (in Russian). 2020-09-22.
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