The Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast () is the head of

Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast ( rus, Архангельская область, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲskəjə ˈobɫəsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz ...

, the

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. Governor is elected by the people for five years. The current governor is Alexander Tsybulsky.

History of the office

Until 1991, the actual highest official of the region was the First Secretary of the Arkhangelsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party. The executive functions were carried out by the ''

ispolkom Ispolkom (), literally executive committee was an executive elected collegial organ at various stages of the history of Russia and the Soviet Union. Of early note were ispolkoms of the Russian Provisional Government in various regions of the R ...

'' (regional executive committee) formed by the regional council. The chairman of ''ispolkom'' was the nominal head of the region. In the spring of 1990, after the cancellation of

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and free elections of local councils, the role of the regional council and ispolkom has significantly increased. In the Arkhangelsk region, the post of chairman of the regional council during this period was held by Pavel Balakshin, while Anatoly Gromoglasov was the first secretary of the CPSU regional committee. After the August coup of 1991, executive committees of all levels began to be replaced by administrations. On 19 September 1991, Pavel Balakshin was appointed Head of Administration of Arkhangelsk Oblast.

List

Timeline

Elections

2020

The latest election for the office was held on 13 September 2020.

2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Governors of Arkhangelsk Oblast Politics of Arkhangelsk Oblast

Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near its mouth into the White Sea. The city spreads for over along the ...