Governor of Kamchatka Krai explained

Post:Governor
Body:Kamchatka Krai
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Kamchatka Krai.svg
Insigniasize:125px
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Kamchatka Krai
Incumbent:Vladimir Solodov
Incumbentsince:3 April 2020
Formation:July 2, 2007
Inaugural:Aleksey Kuzmitsky
Website:www.kamgov.ru

The Governor of Kamchatka Krai (Russian: Губернатор Камчатского края) is the governor of Kamchatka Krai, a federal subject of Russia.

The governor is the highest-ranking official and head of administration of the government of Kamchatka Krai, and is elected for a five-year term that is renewable once consecutively. The office of Governor of Kamchatka Krai was established when Kamchatka Krai was formed on 1 July 2007 as a result of the unification of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryak Autonomous Okrug.

The current governor is Vladimir Solodov of United Russia who took office on 3 April 2020.

Office-holders

ImageGovernorTenurePartyElection
Kamchatka Oblast
1Vladimir Biryukov
(1933–2021)
16 November 1991 – 28 December 2000Independent1996
2Mikhail Mashkovtsev
(1947–2022)
28 December 2000 – 23 May 2007Communist2000----2004
Aleksey Kuzmitsky
(born 1967)
23 May 2007 – 1 July 2007United Russia
Kamchatka Krai
3Aleksey Kuzmitsky
(born 1967)
2 July 2007 – 25 February 2011United Russia2007
4Vladimir Ilyukhin
(born 1961)
25 February 2011 – 13 May 20152011----2015
13 May 2015 – 22 September 2015
(4)22 September 2015 – 3 April 2020
Vladimir Solodov
(born 1982)
3 April 2020 – 21 September 20202020
5since 21 September 2020

Elections

Vladimir Solodov was appointed by the President of Russian Federation, an election was held on 13 September 2015 for the office:

CandidatesPartyVotes%
Vladimir IlyukhinUnited Russia57,51775.48
Valery KalashnikovLiberal Democratic Party of Russia6,2068.14
Alexander OstrikovPatriots of Russia2,6573.49
Mikhail SmaginCommunist Party of the Russian Federation7,5899.96

Sources