Governor of Penza Oblast

Governor of Penza Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Пензенской области) is the head of the executive branch of the government of Penza Oblast, a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia.

Governor of Penza Oblast
Coat of arms of Penza Oblast
Incumbent
Oleg Melnichenko
since 28 September 2021
First holderAlexander Kondratyev

Election

The procedure for the election and inauguration of the governor of Penza is determined by the federal law,[1] the Charter of the Penza Region and the law on the election of a governor.

For the first time, the elections of the governor (head of administration) of the Penza region were held in April 1993, then were held in April 1998, and in April 2002. In December 2004, direct election of governors was abolished, instead governors were appointed by the president through the regional parliament. Thus, in May 2005 and April 2010, the Governor of the Penza Region was elected by the President of Russia and approved in the position by the Legislative Assembly. In 2012, direct elections of the heads of regions were returned, but with the condition that candidates pass through the municipal filter. According to these rules, the elections of the governor of the Penza region were held in September 2015 and September 2020.

List
NoGovernorPartyTenureComments
1 Alexander Kondratyev
(1947–2017) 		non-partisan October 24, 1991 – April 12, 1993 Appointed by President of the RSFSR Boris Yeltsin
2 Anatoly Kovlyagin
(1938–2009) 		non-partisan April 12, 1993 – April 18, 1998 Elected by popular vote
3 Vasily Bochkaryov
(1949–2016) 		non-partisan April 18, 1998 – April 14, 2002 Elected by popular vote
United Russia April 14, 2002 – May 26, 2005 Re-elected[2]
May 26, 2005 – May 26, 2010 Appointed by President Vladimir Putin, approved by the legislative assembly
May 26, 2010 – May 25, 2015 Appointed by President Dmitry Medvedev, approved by the legislative assembly
4 Ivan Belozertsev
(1958–) 		United Russia May 25, 2015
–
March 23, 2021[3]		 Appointed by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin as acting governor
Elected by popular vote
Re-elected. Removed from office by president
— Nikolay Simonov United Russia March 23-26, 2021 Interim
5 Oleg Melnichenko
(1973–) 		United Russia March 26, 2021— September 28, 2021 Appointed by the president of Russia Vladimir Putin acting governor
since September 28, 2021 Elected by popular vote

Notes
    1. Federal Law of December 11, 2004 No. 159-FZ "On Amendments to the Federal Law" On the General Principles of Organization of Legislative (Representative) and Executive Bodies of State Power of the Subjects of the Russian Federation” and the Federal Law “On the Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right to Participate in a Referendum of Citizens of the Russian Federation”
    2. "14 апреля 2002 года, выборы Губернатора Пензенской области" [14 April 2002, gubernatorial elections in Penza Oblast]. CEC (in Russian).
    3. "Decree on the early termination of the powers of the Governor of the Penza Region". President of Russia. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
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