Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai
{{Short description|Highest-ranking official in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Governor
| body = Krasnoyarsk Krai
| image = Mikhail Kotjukov 2018.jpg
| incumbent = Mikhail Kotyukov
| insignia = Coat of arms of Krasnoyarsk Krai.svg
| insigniacaption = Coat of Arms of Krasnoyarsk Krai
| incumbentsince = 19 September 2023
| residence = Krasnoyarsk
| termlength = 5 years
| formation = 1991
| first = Arkady Veprev
| website = [http://www.krskstate.ru/governor krskstate.ru]
}}
The governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai ({{langx|ru|Губернатор Красноярского края}}) heads the executive branch in Krasnoyarsk Krai, a federal subject of Russia.
History of office
On 29 December 1991 the president of Russia Boris Yeltsin appointed Arkady Veprev as the head of Krasnoyarsk Krai Administration. Veprev, a 64-year old former sovkhoz chairman, who was hostile to privatization, went on a conflict with local legislature and was forced to resign less than 13 months after his appointment. Veprev named economist Valery Zubov as his successor. In April 1993 Zubov was elected governor. Five years later, he lost to General Alexander Lebed, who received about 60% of the vote in the runoff.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsru.com/russia/28apr2016/zubov.html|title=Экс-губернатор Красноярского края, депутат Госдумы Валерий Зубов скончался в Москве|lang=ru|trans-title=Former governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, State Duma deputy Valery Zubov dies in Moscow|website=newsru.com|date=2016-04-28}}
After Lebed died in a helicopter crash in April 2002, the early election was set up for 8 September. Alexander Khloponin, governor of Taymyr, won that campaign. In 2007 he was reappointed by president Vladimir Putin as Krasnoyarsk Krai was reorganized by annexation of Taymyr and Evenk Autonomous Okrugs.{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/info/8463307|title=История объединения субъектов России|lang=ru|trans-title=History of the unification of the subjects of Russia|website=TASS|date=2020-05-13}}
