Governor of Kostroma Oblast
Coat of arms of Kostroma Oblast
Incumbent
Sergey Sitnikov
since 13 April 2012
SeatKostroma
Term length5 years
Formation1991
Websiteadm44.ru

The Governor of Kostroma Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Костромской области) is the head of government of Kostroma Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.

The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Kostroma Oblast. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years.

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Governor Tenure Party Election
1 Valery Arbuzov
(born 1939)		 14 December 1991[1] – 5 January 1997 Independent
2 Viktor Shershunov
(1950–2007)		 5 January 1997 – 20 September 2007[2] 1996

2000

2005

United Russia[3]
— Yury Tsikunov[4]
(born 1947)		 20 September 2007 – 25 October 2007 Independent
3 Igor Slyunyayev
(born 1966)		 25 October 2007[5] – 13 April 2012 United Russia 2007
– Sergey Sitnikov
(born 1963)		 13 April 2012 – 28 April 2012 Independent 2012

2015

2020

4 28 April 2012 – 15 May 2015
— 15 May 2015 – 15 October 2015
(4) since 15 October 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Указ Президента РСФСР от 14.12.1991 г. № 274". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Russian governor dies in car crash". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Медведь с "красным" прошлым". sampressa.ru (in Russian). 11 April 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Цикунов Юрий Фёдорович (2013)". Администрация города Костромы (in Russian). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Костромская область получила нового губернатора". Novye Izvestia (in Russian). 25 October 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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