Governor of Novgorod Oblast explained

Post:	Governor
Body:	Novgorod Oblast
Insignia:	Coat of arms of Novgorod Oblast.png
Insigniasize:	125px
Insigniacaption:	Coat of arms of Novgorod Oblast
Incumbent:	Andrey Nikitin
Seat:	Veliky Novgorod
Incumbentsince:	14 October 2017
Termlength:	5 years
Formation:	1991

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

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

List of officeholders

	Portrait	Governor	Tenure	Party		Election
1		Mikhail Prusak (born 1960)	24 October 1991 – 3 August 2007^[1]		Independent	1995----1999----2003
					NDR
					DPR
					United Russia
2		Sergey Mitin (born 1951)	7 August 2007^[2] – 8 August 2012			2007----2012
—			8 August – 20 October 2012
(2)			20 October 2012^[3] – 13 February 2017
—		Andrey Nikitin (born 1979)	13 February^[4] – 14 October 2017			2017----2022
3			since 14 October 2017

Notes and References

1. Web site: Новгородский губернатор досрочно уходит в отставку. RBC. ru. 3 August 2007.
2. Web site: Губернатором Новгородской обл. утвержден Сергей Митин. RBC. ru. 7 August 2007.
3. Web site: Сергей Митин вступил в должность губернатора Новгородской области. ru. RIA Novosti. 20 October 2012.
4. Web site: Андрей Никитин назначен временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Новгородской области. kremlin.ru. ru. 13 February 2017.