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Highest-ranking official in Leningrad Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Governor of Leningrad Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Ленинградской области) is the head of executive branch for the Leningrad Oblast, considered as Prime Minister of Leningrad Oblast.
Governor of Leningrad Oblast | |
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Seat | Saint Petersburg |
Term length | Five years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Alexander Belyakov |
Formation | 1991 |
Website | Government of Leningrad Oblast |
The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be elected to more than two consecutive terms.
The official residence for the Governor is located in Saint Petersburg. The current Governor is Aleksandr Drozdenko, who assumed office on May 11, 2012.
No. | Portrait | Governor | Tenure | Party | Election | |
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1 | Alexander Belyakov (born 1945) |
20 October 1991 – 3 October 1996 | Independent | |||
2 | Vadim Gustov (born 1948) |
3 October 1996 – 21 September 1998 | 1996 | |||
— | Valery Serdyukov (born 1945) |
21 September 1998 – 19 September 1999 Acting governor |
1999
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3 | 19 September 1999 – 28 May 2012 | United Russia | ||||
4 | Aleksandr Drozdenko (born 1964) |
since 28 May 2012 | 2012
2015 |
The latest election for the office was held on 13 September 2015
Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
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Alexander Gabitov | Civic Platform | 11,298 | 1.97 |
Aleksandr Drozdenko | United Russia | 471,145 | 82.10 |
Nikolay Kuzmin | Communist Party of the Russian Federation | 40,068 | 6.98 |
Andrey Lebedev | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | 23,937 | 4.17 |
Alexander Perminov | A Just Russia | 17,302 | 3.02 |
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