governor of Samara Oblast

{{Short description|Highest-ranking official in Samara Oblast, Russia}}

{{Infobox Political post

| post = Governor

| body = Samara Oblast

| insignia = Standard of the Governor of Samara Oblast.svg

| insigniasize = 125px

| insigniacaption = Standard of the Governor

| image = Vyacheslav Fedorishchev official portrait, 2024.jpg

| incumbent = Vyacheslav Fedorishchev

| acting =

| seat = Samara

| incumbentsince = 13 September 2024

| termlength = 5 years

| formation = 1991

| website = [https://www.samregion.ru/authorities/government/gubernator/ www.samregion.ru]

}}

The Governor of Samara Oblast ({{langx|ru|Губернатор Самарской области}}) is the head of government of Samara Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.

The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Samara Oblast. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years and can hold the position for two consecutive terms.

List of officeholders

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background:#cccccc" bgcolor=#E6E6AA ! # ! Portrait ! Governor ! Tenure ! colspan="2"\|Party ! Election
1 \| 80px \| Konstantin Titov (born 1944) \| 31 August 1991{{cite web\|url=http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/163\|title=Указ Президента РСФСР от 31.08.1991 г. № 98\|lang=ru\|website=kremlin.ru}} – 6 April 2000{{cite web\|url=https://lenta.ru/news/2000/04/06/titov/\|title=Самарская областная Дума приняла отставку Титова\|lang=ru\|website=lenta.ru\|date=7 April 2000}} \| style="background: {{party color\|Independent politician}};"\| \| rowspan=2\|Independent \| 1996{{cite web\|url=http://www.igpi.ru/monitoring/1047645476/1996/1296/63.html\|title=Самарская область в декабре 1996 года\|lang=ru\|website=Institute of Humanities and Political Studies}}
— \| 80px \| Yury Logoydo (born 1938) \| 6 April – 9 July 2000{{cite web\|url=https://regnum.ru/news/1558.html\|title=Самарская область. Заседание организационного комитета по подготовке празднования 55-й годовщины Победы\|website=Regnum\|lang=ru\|date=7 April 2000}} \| style="background: {{party color\|Independent politician}};"\| !
rowspan=2\|(1) \| rowspan=2\|80px \| rowspan=2\|Konstantin Titov (born 1944) \| rowspan=2\|9 July 2000 – 27 August 2007 \| style="background: {{party color\|Union of Right Forces}};"\| \| Union of Right Forces \| rowspan=2\|2000{{cite web\|url=https://regnum.ru/news/2466.html\|title=Самарская область. Итоги выборов губернатора и глав местного самоуправления\|lang=ru\|website=Regnum\|date=3 July 2000}} ---- 2005{{cite web\|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/982962\|title=Титов утвержден на посту губернатора Самарской области\|lang=ru\|website=Kommersant\|date=26 April 2005}}
style="background: {{party color\|United Russia}};"\| \| rowspan=9\|United Russia
2 \| 80px \| Vladimir Artyakov (born 1959) \| 29 August 2007 – 10 May 2012 \| style="background: {{party color\|United Russia}};"\| \| 2007{{cite web\|url=https://ura.news/news/26459\|title=Самарская дума одобрила Артякова на посту губернатора\|lang=ru\|website=URA.ru\|date=29 August 2007}}
3 \| rowspan=3\|80px \| rowspan=3\|Nikolay Merkushkin (born 1951) \| 12 May 2012 – 6 June 2014 \| style="background: {{party color\|United Russia}};"\| \| rowspan=3\|2012{{cite web\|url=https://ria.ru/20120512/647551507.html\|title=Николай Меркушкин вступил в должность губернатора Самарской области\|lang=ru\|website=RIA Novosti\|date=12 May 2012}} ---- 2014{{cite web\|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2590449\|title=Николай Меркушкин остался при своих\|lang=ru\|website=Kommersant\|date=16 October 2014}}
— \| 6 June – 23 September 2014 \| style="background: {{party color\|United Russia}};"\|
(3) \| 23 September 2014 – 25 September 2017 \| style="background: {{party color\|United Russia}};"\|
— \| rowspan=2\|80px \| rowspan=2\|Dmitry Azarov (born 1970) \| 25 September 2017 – 17 September 2018 \| rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color\|United Russia}};"\| \| 2018{{cite web\|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3738038\|title=Губернатора выбрали меньшинством\|lang=ru\|website=Kommersant\|date=11 September 2018}}
4 \| 17 September 2018 – 31 May 2024 \| 2023
— \| rowspan=2\|80px \| rowspan=2\|Vyacheslav Fedorishchev (born 1989) \| 31 May 2024 – 13 September 2024 \|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color\|United Russia}};"\| \|rowspan=2\| 2024
5 \| Since 13 September 2024

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style="background:#cccccc" bgcolor=#E6E6AA

! #

! Portrait

! Governor

! Tenure

! colspan="2"|Party

! Election

| 80px

| Konstantin Titov
(born 1944)

| 31 August 1991{{cite web|url=http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/163|title=Указ Президента РСФСР от 31.08.1991 г. № 98|lang=ru|website=kremlin.ru}} – 6 April 2000{{cite web|url=https://lenta.ru/news/2000/04/06/titov/|title=Самарская областная Дума приняла отставку Титова|lang=ru|website=lenta.ru|date=7 April 2000}}

| style="background: {{party color|Independent politician}};"|

| rowspan=2|Independent

| 1996{{cite web|url=http://www.igpi.ru/monitoring/1047645476/1996/1296/63.html|title=Самарская область в декабре 1996 года|lang=ru|website=Institute of Humanities and Political Studies}}

—

| 80px

| Yury Logoydo
(born 1938)

| 6 April – 9 July 2000{{cite web|url=https://regnum.ru/news/1558.html|title=Самарская область. Заседание организационного комитета по подготовке празднования 55-й годовщины Победы|website=Regnum|lang=ru|date=7 April 2000}}

| style="background: {{party color|Independent politician}};"|

rowspan=2|(1)

| rowspan=2|80px

| rowspan=2|Konstantin Titov
(born 1944)

| rowspan=2|9 July 2000 – 27 August 2007

| style="background: {{party color|Union of Right Forces}};"|

| Union of Right Forces

| rowspan=2|2000{{cite web|url=https://regnum.ru/news/2466.html|title=Самарская область. Итоги выборов губернатора и глав местного самоуправления|lang=ru|website=Regnum|date=3 July 2000}}

----

2005{{cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/982962|title=Титов утвержден на посту губернатора Самарской области|lang=ru|website=Kommersant|date=26 April 2005}}

style="background: {{party color|United Russia}};"|

| rowspan=9|United Russia

| 80px

| Vladimir Artyakov
(born 1959)

| 29 August 2007 – 10 May 2012

| style="background: {{party color|United Russia}};"|

| 2007{{cite web|url=https://ura.news/news/26459|title=Самарская дума одобрила Артякова на посту губернатора|lang=ru|website=URA.ru|date=29 August 2007}}

| rowspan=3|80px

| rowspan=3|Nikolay Merkushkin
(born 1951)

| 12 May 2012 – 6 June 2014

| style="background: {{party color|United Russia}};"|

| rowspan=3|2012{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20120512/647551507.html|title=Николай Меркушкин вступил в должность губернатора Самарской области|lang=ru|website=RIA Novosti|date=12 May 2012}}

----

2014{{cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2590449|title=Николай Меркушкин остался при своих|lang=ru|website=Kommersant|date=16 October 2014}}

—

| 6 June – 23 September 2014

| style="background: {{party color|United Russia}};"|

(3)

| 23 September 2014 – 25 September 2017

| style="background: {{party color|United Russia}};"|

—

| rowspan=2|80px

| rowspan=2|Dmitry Azarov
(born 1970)

| 25 September 2017 – 17 September 2018

| rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|United Russia}};"|

| 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3738038|title=Губернатора выбрали меньшинством|lang=ru|website=Kommersant|date=11 September 2018}}

| 17 September 2018 – 31 May 2024

| 2023

—

| rowspan=2|80px

| rowspan=2|Vyacheslav Fedorishchev
(born 1989)

| 31 May 2024 – 13 September 2024

|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|United Russia}};"|

|rowspan=2| 2024

| Since 13 September 2024

References

Category:Politics of Samara Oblast

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