Governor of Astrakhan Oblast
Coat of arms of Astrakhan Oblast
Incumbent
Igor Babushkin
since 17 September 2019
SeatAstrakhan
Term length5 years
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

# Portrait Governor Tenure Party Election
1 Anatoly Guzhvin
(1946–2004)		 28 August 1991[1] – 17 August 2004[2] Independent 1996

2000

— Alexander Zhilkin
(1959–)		 17 August – 2 November 2004
— Alexander Glazkov 2 November – 23 December 2004
2 Alexander Zhilkin
(1959–)		 23 December 2004 – 26 September 2018 United Russia 2004

2009

2014

— Sergey Morozov
(1973–)		 26 September 2018[3] – 5 June 2019
— Igor Babushkin
(1970–)		 5 June[4] – 17 September 2019 Independent 2019
3 since 17 September 2019[5]

References

  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. ↑ "Сергей Морозов назначен врио губернатора Астраханской области". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 26 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Путин за три месяца до выборов сменил врио астраханского губернатора". RBC (in Russian). 5 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Бабушкин вступил в должность губернатора Астраханской области". Interfax (in Russian). 17 September 2019.
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