| Post: | Head |
| Body: | the Republic of Karelia |
| Flag: | Standard of the Head of the Republic of Karelia.svg |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Standard of the Head of the Republic |
| Incumbent: | Artur Parfenchikov |
| Incumbentsince: | 15 February 2017 |
| Department: | Executive branch of the Republic of Karelia |
| Residence: | Petrozavodsk |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable |
| Precursor: | Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet |
| Formation: | 1 June 1998 |
| First: | Sergey Katanandov |
| Salary: | $ 68,000 |
The Head of the Republic of Karelia (Russian: Глава Республики Карелия) is the highest-ranking official of the Republic of Karelia, a federal subject of Russia. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, four people have served as heads of the republic.
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990–1994) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Viktor Stepanov | 18 April 1990 | 17 May 1994 | Independent | – | |||||
| Chairman of the Government (1994–2002) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Viktor Stepanov | 17 May 1994 | 1 June 1998 | Independent | – | |||||
| 2 | Sergey Katanandov | 1 June 1998 | 12 May 2002 | Fatherland – All Russia | – | |||||
| Head of the Republic (2002–present) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Sergey Katanandov | 12 May 2002 | 30 June 2010 | United Russia | – | |||||
| 3 | Andrey Nelidov | 1 July 2010 | 22 May 2012 | United Russia | – | |||||
| 4 | Aleksandr Hudilainen | 22 May 2012 | 15 February 2017 | United Russia | – | |||||
| 5 | Artur Parfenchikov | 15 February 2017 | Incumbent | United Russia | – | |||||