The governor of Pskov Oblast () is the highest official of

Pskov Oblast Pskov Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the Classification of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Pskov. As of the Russian Census ...

, a

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. The

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heads the executive branch in the region.

History of office

On 15 November 1991, by the decree of

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, the director of Pskovnefteprodukt enterprise Anatoly Dobryakov was appointed Head of Administration of Pskov Oblast. In May 1992, Dobryakov was removed from office after being accused of involvement in illegal selling of fuel and non-ferrous metals to the

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. Deputy mayor of

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for economic reforms Vladislav Tumanov was appointed instead. In October 1996 he lost the election to

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, who became the first

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elected governor in Russia. The 2000 election was the only one to use the

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system. On 1 January 2006 the office of the ''Head of Administration'' was renamed into ''Governor'' of Pskov Oblast.

List of officeholders

References

{{Governors of federal subjects of Russia Politics of Pskov Oblast