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Highest-ranking official in Buryatia, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The head of the Republic of Buryatia,[lower-alpha 1] (formerly president of the Republic of Buryatia), is the highest state office within the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, as it is the head of state and government.[1] Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, three people have served in this position.
Head of the Republic of Buryatia | |
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Executive branch of the Republic of Buryatia | |
Style | |
Type | |
Residence | Ulan-Ude |
Term length | 5 years, renewable |
Precursor | First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Buryatia |
Formation | 1 July 1994 |
First holder | Leonid Potapov |
Website | Official website |
In October 1991, Leonid Potapov was elected chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Buryatia. He won the 1994 election, becoming the first President of the Republic. On 26 April 2011, the People's Khural (parliament) adopted amendments to the Constitution of Buryatia, renaming the office to the "Head of the Republic" from 2012.[2]
No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Ref. | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
1 | Leonid Potapov (1935–2020) |
1 July 1994 | 10 July 2007 | 13 years, 9 days | Communist Party of the Russian Federation | 1994 1998 |
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Independent | 2002 | ||||||||
2 | Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn (born 1956) |
10 July 2007 | 7 February 2017 | 9 years, 212 days | United Russia | —[lower-alpha 2] | |||
– | Alexey Tsydenov (born 1976) |
7 February 2017 | 10 September 2017 | 184 days | United Russia | —[lower-alpha 3] | |||
3 | 1 October 2019 | Incumbent | 7 years, 67 days | 2017 |
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