The Governor of Saratov Oblast () is the

head of government In the Executive (government), executive branch, the head of government is the highest or the second-highest official of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presid ...

Saratov Oblast Saratov Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Saratov. As of the 2021 Russian cens ...

, a

federal subject The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation () or simply as the subjects of the federation (), are the administrative division, constituent entities of Russia, its top-level political division ...

of Russia. The position was introduced in 1991 as ''Head of Administration''. The title of office was changed to ''Governor'' after

Dmitry Ayatskov Dmitry Fyodorovich Ayatskov (; born 9 November 1950,) is a Russian politician, the head of administration (1996) and the Governor of the Saratov region (1996-2005). In 2005, after the abolition of elections of regional leaders, President Putin di ...

won the 1996 election.

List of officeholders

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

Saratov Saratov ( , ; , ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River. Saratov had a population of 901,361, making it the List of cities and tow ...