| Post: | Head |
| Body: | the Republic of Mordovia |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Mordovia.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of the Mordovia |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Standard of the head of the republic |
| Incumbent: | Artyom Zdunov |
| Incumbentsince: | 29 September 2021 |
| Department: | Executive branch of the Republic of Mordovia |
| Residence: | Saransk |
| Nominator: | Political parties |
| Appointer: | Direct elections |
| Termlength: | 5 years; |
| Formation: | 22 September 1995 |
| First: | Nikolay Merkushkin |
The Head of the Republic of Mordovia (formerly known as the President of the Republic of Mordovia) is the highest office within the Government of the Republic of Mordovia in Russia. The Head is elected by citizens of Russia residing in the republic. Term of service is five years.[1]
The post of the Head of Mordovia was introduced in 1995. Before that (1991–93) the President of Mordovia was the highest official of the Republic. In December 1991, Vasily Guslyannikov was elected as the first and last President of Mordovia. In 1993, the Supreme Soviet of Mordovia removed him and abolished this position following Guslyannikov's accusation of abuse and corruption brought by the MPs headed by the speaker and ex-candidate for the presidency Nikolay Biryukov. The Council of Ministers, headed by Valery Shvetsov, was created as the governing body of Mordovia.
In November 1995, elections to the State Assembly of Mordovia and local self-government took place. In January 1995 Nikolay Merkushkin, former leader of Mordovian Komsomol branch, became the Chairman of the State Assembly. On 22 September 1995 the Constitutional Assembly elected him as the Head of the Republic.
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| President of the Mordovian SSR | |||||||||
| 1 | Vasily Guslyannikov | 26 December 1991 | 7 April 1993 | Democratic Russia | 1991 | ||||
| Heads of the Republic of Mordovia | |||||||||
| 2 | Nikolay Merkushkin | 22 September 1995 | 10 May 2012 | Independent | 1995 1998 2003 – | ||||
| United Russia | |||||||||
| – | Vladimir Volkov | 10 May 2012 | 14 May 2012 | United Russia | – | ||||
| 3 | 14 May 2012 | 12 April 2017 | – | ||||||
| — | 12 April 2017 | 19 September 2017 | – | ||||||
| (3) | 19 September 2017 | 18 November 2020 | 2017 | ||||||
| — | Artyom Zdunov | 18 November 2020 | 29 September 2021 | United Russia | – | ||||
| 4 | 29 September 2021 | Incumbent | 2021 | ||||||