Head of Karachay-Cherkessia

Head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Coat of arms of Karachay-Cherkessia
Standard of the Head of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia
Incumbent Rashid Temrezov since 28 February 2011
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder
Formation	28 April 1995
Website	kchr.ru

The position of the Head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic^[a] (formerly known as the President of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic) is the highest office within the Government of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in Russia. The Head is elected by citizens of Russia residing in the republic. Term of service is five years.^[1]

History[]

After the restoration of the Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast in 1957 as part of the Stavropol Krai and until the spring of 1990, the Karachay-Cherkess Regional Committee of the CPSU played a leading role in its leadership. From 1988 to July 1991, Valentin Lesnichenko was the first secretary of the regional committee.

In March 1990 there was a sharp decline of the one-party system connected with the abolition of the Article 6 of the Soviet Constitution, which defined the "leading and guiding role" of the Communist Party in USSR politics. Since that time Russian regions began to act as the de-facto parliamentary republics. As a result, the head of the regional Council (soviet) became the major official in the region. Since March 1979, Vladimir Khubiev has been the chairman of the Executive committee of the Council of People's Deputies of the Karachay-Cherkessia.

On 22 March 1990, Lesnichenko was uncontestedly elected Speaker of the Council of People's Deputies, the new composition of which was elected in March 1990. On the same day, Vladimir Khubiyev was re-elected chairman of the Executive committee.

On 3 December 1991, the Council adopted a decision to re-establish the separate Karachay Republic. However, on December 5, the session of the Council decided to conduct a plebiscite on the preservation of the unity of Karachay-Cherkessia. On 13 January 1992, Russian President Boris Yeltsin appointed Khubiyev Acting Head of Administration of Karachay-Cherkessia. In January 1993, the former regional Council was transformed into the Supreme Soviet and the Council of Ministers was created with Khubiev as chairman. As a result, the region was headed by Vladimir Khubiyev for almost 20 years, from 1979 to 1999.

In April-May 1999, the first presidential elections in Karachay-Cherkessia were held. In the second round, the former commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Vladimir Semyonov, was elected. He received 75% of the votes against Stanislav Derev's 18%, but the opposition did not recognize the results and challenged them in courts for six months.

List[]

No.	Image	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Head of Administration of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
1		(1932–2004)	13 January 1992	28 April 1995	Appointed by president of Russia Boris Yeltsin
Heads of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
1		(1932–2004)	28 April 1995	24 May 1999	Re-appointed by president of Russia Boris Yeltsin
—		Igor Ivanov (1937–2000)	24 May 1999	24 July 1999	Appointed by president Yeltsin as acting head of the republic
—		Valentin Vlasov (1946–2020)	24 July 1999	24 September 1999	Appointed by president Yeltsin as acting head of the republic
2		Vladimir Semyonov (b. 1940)	14 September 1999	25 August 2000	Elected by popular vote in May 1999, recognised by the federal government in October 1999
Presidents of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
2		Vladimir Semyonov (b. 1940)	25 August 2000	4 September 2003	Office restyled
3		Mustafa Batdyyev (b. 1950)	4 September 2003	4 September 2008	Elected by popular vote
4		Boris Ebzeyev (b. 1950)	4 September 2008	28 February 2011	Appointed by president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, approved by the People's Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia
5		Rashid Temrezov (b. 1976)	1 March 2011	7 April 2011	Appointed by president Medvedev, approved by the People's Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia
Head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
5		Rashid Temrezov (b. 1976)	7 April 2011	27 February 2016	Office restyled
—			27 February 2016	18 September 2016	Acting head of the republic
5			18 September 2016	19 September 2021	Elected by the People's Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia
			19 September 2021	incumbent	Re-elected

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External links[]

• Russian republics