Governor of Saint Petersburg

{{Short description|Highest-ranking official in Saint Petersburg, Russia}}

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| post = Governor

| body = the City of Saint Petersburg

| native_name = {{native name|ru|Губернатор Санкт-Петербурга}}

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| flag = Flag of Saint Petersburg Russia.svg

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| flagcaption = Flag of the City of Saint Peterburg

| image = Александр Беглов (02-05-2023) (cropped).jpg

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| incumbent = Alexander Beglov

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| incumbentsince = 18 September 2019

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| type = Governor

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| residence = Smolny Institute, Saint Petersburg

| seat = Smolny Institute

| nominator = President of Russia

| appointer = Popular vote

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| termlength = 5 years

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| constituting_instrument = Charter of Saint Petersburg

| precursor = Chairpersons of the Executive Committee

| formation = 5 June 1996

| first = Vladimir Yakovlev

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| deputy = Deputy Governor

| salary = 9.7 million rubles ($146,290)

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The Governor of Saint Petersburg ({{langx|ru|Губернатор Санкт-Петербурга|Gubernator Sankt-Peterburga}}) is the head of the executive branch of Saint Petersburg City Administration. The governor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within all districts of the City of Saint Petersburg. The governor's office is located in Smolny Institute and appoints many officials, including deputy governors and directors (heads of city departments).

Under the Soviet regime, until 1991 the head of the city administration was called chairperson of the executive committee. Between 1991 and 1996, the head of the administration was called Mayor after which they were called Governor. Between 1991 and 2006 the mayor/governor was elected by direct vote of city residents. Between 2004 and 2014, the governor was nominated by the President of the Russian Federation and approved (or disapproved) by the City Legislative Assembly,[http://www.rg.ru/2004/12/15/gubernatory-dok.html Text of Russian Federal Law of 2004] (in Russian) and since 2014 the governor has been elected by popular vote of city residents.

List of heads of administration of Saint Petersburg

{{for|the period during the Russian Empire|Saint Petersburg Governorate}}

=Chairpersons of the Executive Committee (1917–1991)=

{{see|Leningrad City Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan=2\| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! rowspan=2\| Portrait ! rowspan=2\| Name {{small\|(Birth–Death)}} ! colspan=3\| Term of office ! rowspan=2\| Political party ! rowspan=2\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Refences}}
Took office ! Left office ! Time in office
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 1 \| 80px \| Leon Trotsky {{small\|(1879–1940)}} \| 25 October 1917 \| 11 December 1917 \| {{ayd\|25 October 1917\|11 December 1917}} \| rowspan="17" \| Communist Party
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 2 \| 80px \| Grigory Zinoviev {{small\|(1883–1936)}} \| 13 December 1917 \| 12 July 1926 \| {{ayd\|13 December 1917\|12 July 1926}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 3 \| 80px \| Nikolay Komarov {{small\|(1886–1937)}} \| 12 July 1926 \| 7 January 1930 \| {{ayd\|12 July 1926\|7 January 1930}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 4 \| 80px \| Ivan Kodatsky {{small\|(1893–1937)}} \| April 1930 \| January 1937 \| {{age in years and months\|1930\|04\|1\|1937\|01\|1}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 5 \| 80px \| Vasily Shestakov {{small\|(1891–1956)}} \| January 1937 \| March 1937 \| {{age in years and months\|1937\|01\|1\|1937\|03\|1}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 6 \| 80px \| Aleksey Petrovsky {{small\|(1889–1939)}} \| September 1937 \| October 1938 \| {{age in years and months\|1 September 1937\|1 October 1938}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 7 \| 80px \| Alexei Kosygin {{small\|(1904–1980)}} \| October 1938 \| 6 January 1939 \| {{age in years and months\|1938\|10\|1\|1939\|01\|06}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 8 \| 80px \| Pyotr Popkov {{small\|(1903–1950)}} \| 6 January 1939 \| 9 March 1946 \| {{ayd\|6 January 1939\|9 March 1946}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 9 \| 80px \| Pyotr Lazutin {{small\|(1905–1950)}} \| 11 March 1946 \| 22 February 1949 \| {{ayd\|11 March 1946\|22 February 1949}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 10 \| 80px \| Pyotr Ladanov {{small\|(1904–1989)}} \| 2 March 1949 \| June 1954 \| {{age in years and months\|1949\|03\|1\|1954\|06\|1}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 11 \| 80px \| Nikolay Smirnov {{small\|(1906–1962)}} \| June 1954 \| 17 June 1962 \| {{age in years and months\|1954\|06\|1\|1962\|06\|17}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 12 \| 80px \| Vasily Isayev {{small\|(1917–2008)}} \| June 1962 \| August 1966 \| {{age in years and months\|1962\|06\|1\|1966\|08\|1}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 13 \| 80px \| Aleksandr Sizov {{small\|(1913–1972)}} \| August 1966 \| December 1972 \| {{age in years and months\|1966\|08\|1\|1972\|12\|1}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 14 \| 80px \| Vasily Kazakov {{small\|(1927–2008)}} \| January 1973 \| June 1976 \| {{age in years and months\|1973\|01\|1\|1976\|06\|1}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 15 \| 80px \| Lev Zaykov {{small\|(1923–2002)}} \| June 1976 \| 26 April 1983 \| {{age in years and months\|1976\|06\|1\|1983\|04\|26}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 16 \| 80px \| Vladimir Khodyrev {{small\|(1930–2024)}} \| 26 April 1983 \| 23 May 1990 \| {{ayd\|26 April 1983\|23 May 1990}}
style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"\| 17 \| 80px \| Aleksandr Schelkanov {{small\|(born 1939)}} \| 23 May 1990 \| 12 June 1991 \| {{ayd\|23 May 1990\|12 June 1991}}

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Governor of Saint Petersburg

List of heads of administration of Saint Petersburg

=Chairpersons of the Executive Committee (1917–1991)=

=Governors of Saint Petersburg (1991–present)=

Timeline

Latest election

See also

References