Governor of Orenburg Oblast explained

Post:Governor
Body:Orenburg Oblast
Insignia:Coat of arms of Orenburg Oblast.svg
Insigniasize:125px
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Orenburg Oblast
Incumbent:Denis Pasler
Seat:Orenburg
Incumbentsince:21 March 2019
Termlength:5 years
Formation:1991

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

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

List of officeholders

PortraitGovernorTenurePartyElection
1Vladimir Yelagin
(born 1955)
24 October 1991[1] – 29 December 1999Independent1995
2Alexey Chernyshyov
(born 1939)
29 December 1999 – 15 June 2010Communist[2] 1999----2003----2005
United Russia
3Yury Berg
(born 1953)
15 June 2010 – 17 May 20142010[3] ----2014
17 May 2014 – 26 September 2014
(3)26 September 2014 – 21 March 2019
Denis Pasler
(born 1978)
21 March 2019[4] – 18 September 20192019
4since 18 September 2019

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Указ Президента РСФСР от 24.10.1991 г. № 154. ru. kremlin.ru. 9 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Оренбургские коммунисты штудируют труды Грызлова. Оксана. Фабричная. ru. Nezavisimaya Gazeta. 24 May 2007. 9 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Ю.Берг утвержден главой Оренбургской области. ru. RBC. 22 May 2010. 9 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Денис Паслер назначен врио губернатора Оренбургской области. Оксана. Жилина. ru. oblgazeta.ru. 21 March 2019. 9 January 2023.