| Post: | Governor |
| Body: | Kirov Oblast |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Kirov Region.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Kirov Oblast |
| Incumbent: | Aleksandr Sokolov |
| Residence: | Kirov |
| Incumbentsince: | 23 September 2022 |
| Termlength: | 5 years |
| Formation: | 1991 |
| Inaugural: | Vasily Desyatnikov |
The Governor of Kirov Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Кировской области) is the governor of Kirov Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.
The title of Governor is given to the highest-ranking official and head of administration of the government of Kirov Oblast.
Aleksandr Sokolov became active governor on the 10 of May 2022 and assumed office on the 23 of September 2022, becoming the 6th Governor of the Kirov Oblast. Aleksandr Sokolov is also a member of the United Russia party.
| No. | Photo | Name | Tenure | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasily Desyatnikov (1942–2023)[1] | 15 January 2009 | 11 December 1991 – 20 October 1996 | Independent | ||
| 2 | Vladimir Sergeyenkov (1938–2014) | 20 October 1996 – 18 January 2004 | 1996----2000 | |||
| 3 | Nikolay Shaklein (1943–2023) | 14 January 2004 – 14 January 2009 | United Russia | 2004 | ||
| 4 | Nikita Belykh (born 1975) | 15 January 2009[2] – 14 January 2014 | Independent | 2009----2014 | ||
| — | 14 January – 23 September 2014 | |||||
| (4) | 23 September 2014[3] – 28 July 2016 | |||||
| — | Aleksey Kuznetsov (born 1971) | 27 June – 28 July 2016 | United Russia | |||
| — | Igor Vasilyev (born 1961) | 28 July 2016 – 19 September 2017 | 2017 | |||
| 5 | 19 September 2017 – 10 May 2022 | |||||
| — | Aleksandr Sokolov (born 1970) | 10 May – 23 September 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 6 | since 23 September 2022 | |||||