Governor of Ryazan Oblast

The governor of Ryazan Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Рязанской области) is the highest official of Ryazan Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. The governor heads the executive branch in the region.

Governor of Ryazan Oblast
Standard of the Governor
Incumbent
Nikolay Lyubimov
since 18 September 2017
ResidenceRyazan
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderLev Bashmakov
Formation1991
Websitewww.ryazangov.ru

History of office

The office of the Head of Administration of Ryazan Oblast was introduced on 25 September 1991 by the decree of the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin. Lev Poliyevktovich Bashmakov was appointed to the post, who already headed the region in 1988–90 as Chairman of the Executive Committee.[1]

In December 1996, the first gubernatorial elections were held in the region. Member of the Communist Party Vyacheslav Lyubimov was the winner. The legislative election that followed a few months later also resulted in Communists' success, and Ryazan Oblast became a "red" region for the next 10 years.[1]

In August 2002, amendments were made to the Charter of Ryazan Oblast: the post of "Head of Administration" was replaced by "Governor", who was also allowed to run for a third term. In 2012, the term of office was extended from four to five years.[1]

List of officeholders
Governor Party Tenure Comments
1 Lev Bashmakov
(1938–2018)		 ind. 25 September 1991 – 25 January 1994 Appointed and removed from office by president
2 Gennady Merkulov
(1940–2015)		 NDR 25 January 1994 – 15 October 1996 Appointed and removed from office by president
— Igor Ivlev
(b. 1941)		 ind. 15 October 1996 – 6 January 1997 Acting governor
3 Vyacheslav Lyubimov
(b. 1947)		 CPRF 6 January 1997 – December 2000 Elected by popular vote
December 2000 – 12 April 2004 Re-elected
4 Georgy Shpak
(b. 1943)		 Rodina 12 April 2004 – 12 April 2008 Elected by popular vote[2]
5 Oleg Kovalyov
(1948–2020)		 UR 12 April 2008 – 10 July 2012 Appointed by president, approved by legislature[3]
10 July – 19 October 2012 Acting governor[4]
19 October 2012 – 14 February 2017 Elected by popular vote[5]
6 Nikolay Lyubimov
(b. 1971)		 UR 14 February – 18 September 2017 Acting governor[6]
from 18 September 2017 Elected by popular vote[7]

References
  1. "Николай Любимов официально вступит в должность 18 сентября" [Nikolay Lyubimov will officially take office on 18 September]. Novaya Gazeta-Ryazan (in Russian). 2017-09-16.
  2. "Генерал Шпак надел смокинг" [General Shpak put on a black tie]. Kommersant (in Russian). 2004-04-13.
  3. "Путин нашел замену Шпаку на посту рязанского губернатора" [Putin found a successor for Shpak as Ryazan governor]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). 2008-03-11.
  4. "On the early termination of powers of the Governor of Ryazan Oblast", Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 10 July 2012 No. 944
  5. "Состоялась инаугурация губернатора Рязанской области" [The inauguration of the governor of Ryazan Oblast took place]. MediaRyazan.ru (in Russian).
  6. "Николай Любимов назначен временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Рязанской области" [Nikolay Lyubimov appointed as acting governor of Ryazan Oblast]. Kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  7. "Николай Любимов вступил в должность губернатора Рязанской области" [Nikolay Lyubimov took office as governor of Ryazan Oblast]. TASS (in Russian). 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
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