| Post: | Governor |
| Body: | Ulyanovsk Oblast |
| Insignia: | Standard of the Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 125px |
| Insigniacaption: | Standard of the Governor |
| Incumbent: | Aleksey Russkikh |
| Seat: | Ulyanovsk |
| Incumbentsince: | 4 October 2021 |
| Termlength: | 5 years |
| Formation: | 1991 |
The Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Ульяновской области) is the head of government of Ulyanovsk Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.
The position of the Head of Administration was introduced in late 1991. Valentin Malafeyev, director of "Contactor" electrical equipment plant, was named the first post-Soviet leader of Ulyanovsk Oblast. He failed to gain any support from local elites, and as a result, the former communist party functionary Yury Goryachev was appointed instead. Goryachev's administration ensured a smooth transition to market economy. In December 1996 Goryachev won the first gubernatorial election in the region, distancing both from Kremlin and from communists. Four years later Goryachev was defeated by lieutenant general Vladimir Shamanov, then-commander of the 58th Army. In 2005 mayor of Dimitrovgrad Sergey Morozov became the next governor. In March 2006 the title of office was formally changed from Head of Administration to Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast.[1]
| Portrait | Governor | Tenure | Party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Valentin Malafeyev (born 1938)[2] | 24 October 1991[3] – 2 November 1991[4] [5] | Independent | |||
| 1 | Yury Goryachev (1938–2010) | 9 January 1992[6] [7] – 19 January 2001 | 1996 | |||
| 2 | Vladimir Shamanov (born 1957) | 19 January 2001[8] – 22 November 2004 | United Russia | 2000 | ||
| — | Maria Bolshakova (born 1947) | 22 November 2004 – 14 January 2005 | Independent | |||
| 3 | Sergey Morozov (born 1959) | 14 January 2005 – 7 April 2016 | United Russia | 2004----2006[9] ----2011----2016 | ||
| — | 7 April 2016 – 1 October 2016[10] | |||||
| (3) | 1 October 2016 – 8 April 2021 | |||||
| — | Aleksey Russkikh (born 1968) | 8 April 2021 – 4 October 2021[11] | Communist | 2021 | ||
| 4 | from 4 October 2021[12] | |||||