The Mayor of Moscow (russian: Мэр Москвы, Mer Moskvy) is the head and the highest-ranking official of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
, who leads the
Government of Moscow, the main executive body of the city.
Moscow is both a city and separate
federal subject, according to the
Constitution of Russia. Most federal subjects are
headed by governors, but the office of the head of Moscow is called ''Mayor of the City of Moscow'', according to the
Charter of the city of Moscow Charter of the City of Moscow (russian: Устав города Москвы) is the basic law of the federal city and capital of Russia, Moscow. In the hierarchy of normative acts of the city, the charter has supreme legal force: other city laws a ...
.
Sergey Sobyanin, the incumbent Mayor of Moscow, was re-elected for a new term in 2018.
Responsibilities
The separate office of the ''Premier of the Government of Moscow'' existed in 1991-2001 (
Yuri Luzhkov Yuri may refer to:
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was the only officeholder), but it was merged with the office of Mayor of Moscow.
1999 Moscow mayoral election was the last time when the mayor ran together with the vice-mayor.
Mayor of Moscow heads Government of Moscow. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
. The mayor's office is located in
Tverskaya Street and has jurisdiction over all
districts of the City of Moscow. The mayor appoints deputy mayors, directors (heads of city departments) and other officials.
The
Government of Moscow's budget is the largest regional budget in
Russia
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.
Elections
The position of Mayor of Moscow was elected between 1991 and 2004. In 2004,
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
suggested a law to abolish direct elections of governors, the Moscow mayor, and presidents of Russian regions. The law was swiftly adopted by the parliament. The new legislation moved the
election system to an
indirect one in which
parliamentary political parties and the
President of Russia
The president of the Russian Federation ( rus, Президент Российской Федерации, Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the head of state of the Russian Federation. The president leads the executive branch of the federa ...
nominated a candidate who must then have been approved by the
Moscow City Duma
The Moscow City Duma (russian: Московская городская дума, Moskovskaya gorodskaya duma) is the regional parliament ( city duma) of Moscow, a federal subject and the capital city of Russia. As Moscow is one of three fede ...
. Following the
2011–13 Russian protests which followed the
2011 parliamentary election, President
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...
offered to re-introduce the direct elections of the governors and the mayor of Moscow, and corresponding legislation was approved by the Parliament.
In the
2013 mayoral election, for the first time in 10 years, mayor was chosen by a popular vote.
A candidate to the office must be citizen of the Russian Federation over the age of 30. Candidates can be nominated both by
political parties
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and as self-nomination. In any case, candidates must pass the "municipal filter" (collection of signatures of municipal deputies).
Latest election
Sergey Sobyanin was re-elected for a new term in 2018.
Mayors of Moscow (1991–present)
Previous heads of Moscow government
Chairpersons of the Executive Committee (1917–1991)
See also
*
Governor of Saint Petersburg
*
Governor of Sevastopol (Russia)
The Governor of Sevastopol (russian: Губернатор Севастополя; uk, Губернатор Севастополя) is head of the executive branch of the political system in the city of Sevastopol. The governor's office administer ...
*
Government of Moscow
*
Moscow City Police
References
External links
Official Website
{{Authority control
Government of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
1991 establishments in Russia