Governor of Kamchatka Krai
| Governor of Kamchatka Krai | |
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 Coat of arms of Kamchatka Krai | |
| Inaugural holder | |
| Formation | July 2, 2007 |
| Website | www.kamgov.ru |
The Governor of Kamchatka Krai (Russian: Губернатор Камчатского края) is the governor of Kamchatka Krai, a federal subject of Russia.
The governor is the highest-ranking official and head of administration of the government of Kamchatka Krai, and is elected for a five-year term that is renewable once consecutively. The office of Governor of Kamchatka Krai was established when Kamchatka Krai was formed on 1 July 2007 as a result of the unification of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryak Autonomous Okrug.
The current governor is Vladimir Solodov of United Russia who took office on 3 April 2020.
Office-holders[]
| No. | Governor | Party | Took office | Left office | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Administration of Kamchatka Oblast | |||||||
| 1 | 
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Vladimir Biryukov (1933–2021) |
ind. | 16 November 1991 | December 1996 | Appointed by the president | |
| Governors of Kamchatka Oblast | |||||||
| 1 |
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Vladimir Biryukov (1933–2021) |
NDR | December 1996 | 28 December 2000 | Elected by popular vote. Retired | |
| 2 | 
|
Mikhail Mashkovtsev (b. 1947) |
CPRF | 28 December 2000 | 23 May 2007 | Elected by popular vote in 2000, reelected in 2004. Resigned from office | |
| — | 
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(b. 1967) |
UR | 23 May 2007 | 1 July 2007 | Acting governor | |
| Governors of Kamchatka Krai | |||||||
| 3 |
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(b. 1967) |
UR | 2 July 2007 | 25 February 2011 | Approved by outgoing legislatures of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryakia. Resigned from office | |
| 4 | 
|
Vladimir Ilyukhin (b. 1961) |
UR | 25 February 2011 | 13 May 2015 | Approved by the legislature. Resigned to call for an early election | |
| 13 May 2015 | 22 September 2015 | Acting governor | |||||
| 22 September 2015 | 3 April 2020 | by popular vote. Resigned from office | |||||
| 5 | 
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Vladimir Solodov (b. 1982) |
UR | 3 April 2020 | 21 September 2020 | Acting governor | |
| 21 September 2020 | incumbent | Elected by popular vote | |||||
Elections[]
Vladimir Solodov was appointed by the President of Russian Federation, an election was held on 13 September 2015 for the office:
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Ilyukhin | United Russia | 57,517 | 75.48 |
| Valery Kalashnikov | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | 6,206 | 8.14 |
| Alexander Ostrikov | Patriots of Russia | 2,657 | 3.49 |
| Mikhail Smagin | Communist Party of the Russian Federation | 7,589 | 9.96 |
Sources[]
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| Krais | |
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Categories:
- Governors of Kamchatka Krai
- Politics of Kamchatka Krai
- Lists of heads of the federal subjects of Russia