Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai

The governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russian: Губернатор Красноярского края) heads the executive branch in Krasnoyarsk Krai, a federal subject of Russia.

Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coat of Arms of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Incumbent Mikhail Kotyukov (Acting) since 20 April 2023
Residence	Krasnoyarsk
Term length	5 years
Formation	1991
First holder	Arkady Veprev
Website	krskstate.ru

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Governor	Term of office	Party		Election
1		Arkady Veprev (1927–2006)	31 December 1991[3] – 27 January 1993[4]		Independent
—		Valery Zubov (1953–2016)	27 January 1993[5] – May 1993			1993
2			May 1993 – 4 June 1998		Our Home – Russia
3		Alexander Lebed (1950–2002)	4 June 1998 – 28 April 2002		NRPR	1998
—		Nikolay Ashlapov (born 1962)	28 April 2002 – 3 October 2002		Independent
—		Alexander Khloponin (born 1965)	3 October 2002 – 17 October 2002		United Russia	2002 2007[6]
4			17 October 2002 – 19 January 2010
—		Edkham Akbulatov (born 1960)	19 January 2010 – 17 February 2010[7]
5		Lev Kuznetsov (born 1965)	17 February 2010 – 12 May 2014[8]			2010
—		Viktor Tolokonsky (born 1953)	12 May 2014 – 26 September 2014			2014
6			26 September 2014 – 29 September 2017[9]
—		Aleksandr Uss (born 1954)	29 September 2017 – 21 September 2018			2018
7			21 September 2018 – 20 April 2023
—		Mikhail Kotyukov (born 1976)	(Acting) 20 April 2023 - incumbent		United Russia

References

1. "Экс-губернатор Красноярского края, депутат Госдумы Валерий Зубов скончался в Москве" [Former governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, State Duma deputy Valery Zubov dies in Moscow]. newsru.com (in Russian). 2016-04-28.
2. "История объединения субъектов России" [History of the unification of the subjects of Russia]. TASS (in Russian). 2020-05-13.
3. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 31 декабря 1991 г. № 337" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 31 December 1991 No. 337]. kremlin.ru (in Russian).
4. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 27 января 1993 г. № 128" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 27 January 1993 No. 128] (in Russian).
5. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации «О главе администрации Красноярского края» №128 от 27.01.1993" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation "On the head of Krasnoyarsk Krai administration" No. 128 dated 01/27/1993] (in Russian).
6. "Александр Хлопонин начал новую пятилетку" [Alexander Khloponin began a new five-year plan]. Kommersant (in Russian). 2007-06-05.
7. "Должность Хлопонина временно займет Эдхам Акбулатов" [Khloponin's office will be temporarily taken by Edkham Akbulatov]. Argumenty i Fakty (in Russian). 2010-01-19.
8. "Kuznetsov Lev Vladimirovich". TASS (in Russian).
9. "Виктор Толоконский официально вступил в должность губернатора" [Viktor Tolokonsky took office as governor]. Prima TV (in Russian). 2014-09-26.