The Governor of Saint Petersburg (Russian: Губернатор Санкт-Петербурга, romanized: Gubernator Sankt-Peterburga) is the head of the executive branch of Saint Petersburg City Administration. The governor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within all districts of the City of Saint Petersburg. The governor's office is located in Smolny Institute and appoints many officials, including deputy governors and directors (heads of city departments).
Under the Soviet regime, until 1991 the head of the city administration was called chairperson of the executive committee. Between 1991 and 1996, the head of the administration was called Mayor after which they were called Governor. Between 1991 and 2006 the mayor/governor was elected by direct vote of city residents. Between 2004 and 2014, the governor was nominated by the President of the Russian Federation and approved (or disapproved) by the City Legislative Assembly,[1] and since 2014 the governor has been elected by popular vote of city residents.
Source: Decision of the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission dated September 11, 2019 No. 143-2 "On the results of the election of the highest official of St. Petersburg - the Governor of St. Petersburg on September 8, 2019"[2]
^"Решение Санкт-Петербургской избирательной комиссии от 11.09.2019 № 143-2 О результатах выборов высшего должностного лица Санкт-Петербурга – Губернатора Санкт-Петербурга 8 сентября 2019 года" (PDF). Вестник Санкт-Петербургской избирательной комиссии. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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The Governor of Saint Petersburg Russian Gubernator Sankt Peterburga romanized Gubernator Sankt Peterburga is the head of the executive branch of Saint Petersburg City Administration The governor s office administers all city services public property police and fire protection most public agencies and enforces all city and state laws within all districts of the City of Saint Petersburg The governor s office is located in Smolny Institute and appoints many officials including deputy governors and directors heads of city departments Governor of the City of Saint PetersburgGubernator Sankt Peterburga Russian Flag of the City of Saint PeterburgIncumbentAlexander Beglovsince 18 September 2019StyleHis ExcellencyMr GovernorTypeGovernorResidenceSmolny Institute Saint PetersburgSeatSmolny InstituteNominatorPresident of RussiaAppointerPopular voteTerm length5 yearsConstituting instrumentCharter of Saint PetersburgPrecursorChairpersons of the Executive CommitteeFormation5 June 1996First holderVladimir YakovlevDeputyDeputy GovernorSalary9 7 million rubles 146 290 The Smolny Institute The governor s officeUnder the Soviet regime until 1991 the head of the city administration was called chairperson of the executive committee Between 1991 and 1996 the head of the administration was called Mayor after which they were called Governor Between 1991 and 2006 the mayor governor was elected by direct vote of city residents Between 2004 and 2014 the governor was nominated by the President of the Russian Federation and approved or disapproved by the City Legislative Assembly 1 and since 2014 the governor has been elected by popular vote of city residents Contents 1 List of heads of administration of Saint Petersburg 1 1 Chairpersons of the Executive Committee 1917 1991 1 2 Governors of Saint Petersburg 1991 present 2 Timeline 3 Latest election 4 See also 5 ReferencesList of heads of administration of Saint Petersburg editFor the period during the Russian Empire see Saint Petersburg Governorate Chairpersons of the Executive Committee 1917 1991 edit Further information Leningrad City Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union No Portrait Name birth death Term of office Political party Ref Took office Left office Time in office1 nbsp Leon Trotsky 25 October 1917 11 December 1917 47 days Communist Party2 nbsp Grigory Zinoviev 13 December 1917 12 July 1926 8 years 211 days3 nbsp Nikolay Komarov 12 July 1926 7 January 1930 3 years 179 days4 nbsp Ivan Kodatsky April 1930 January 1937 6 years 9 months5 nbsp Vasily Shestakov January 1937 March 1937 2 months6 nbsp Aleksey Petrovsky September 1937 October 1938 1 year 1 month7 nbsp Alexei Kosygin October 1938 6 January 1939 3 months8 nbsp Pyotr Popkov 6 January 1939 9 March 1946 7 years 62 days9 nbsp Pyotr Lazutin 11 March 1946 22 February 1949 2 years 348 days10 nbsp Pyotr Ladanov 2 March 1949 June 1954 5 years 3 months11 nbsp Nikolay Smirnov June 1954 17 June 1962 8 years12 nbsp Vasily Isayev June 1962 August 1966 4 years 2 months13 nbsp Aleksandr Sizov August 1966 December 1972 6 years 4 months14 nbsp Vasily Kazakov January 1973 June 1976 3 years 5 months15 nbsp Lev Zaykov June 1976 26 April 1983 6 years 10 months16 nbsp Vladimir Khodyrev 26 April 1983 23 May 1990 7 years 27 days17 nbsp Aleksandr Schelkanov 23 May 1990 12 June 1991 1 year 20 daysGovernors of Saint Petersburg 1991 present edit No Portrait Name birth death Term of office Political party Ref Took office Left office Time in office nbsp Anatoly SobchakMayor of Saint Petersburg 12 June 1991 5 June 1996 4 years 359 days Independent1 nbsp Vladimir Yakovlev 5 June 1996 15 June 2003 7 years 10 days nbsp Alexander BeglovActing 16 June 2003 5 October 2003 111 days2 nbsp Valentina Matviyenko 5 October 2003 31 August 2011 7 years 330 days United Russia3 nbsp Georgy Poltavchenko 31 August 2011 3 October 2018 7 years 33 days nbsp Alexander Beglov 3 October 2018 18 September 2019 350 days Independent4 18 September 2019 Incumbent 4 years 80 daysTimeline editLatest election editMain article 2019 Saint Petersburg gubernatorial election CandidatePartyVotes Alexander BeglovUnited Russia734 90366 22Nadezhda TikhonovaA Just Russia192 11417 31Mikhail AmosovCivic Platform182 79716 47Total1 109 814100 00Valid votes1 109 81497 30Invalid blank votes30 8402 70Total votes1 140 654100 00Registered voters turnout3 814 87729 90Source Decision of the St Petersburg Electoral Commission dated September 11 2019 No 143 2 On the results of the election of the highest official of St Petersburg the Governor of St Petersburg on September 8 2019 2 See also editMayor of Moscow Governor of Sevastopol Russia Saint Petersburg City Administration Saint Petersburg PoliceReferences edit Text of Russian Federal Law of 2004 in Russian Reshenie Sankt Peterburgskoj izbiratelnoj komissii ot 11 09 2019 143 2 O rezultatah vyborov vysshego dolzhnostnogo lica Sankt Peterburga Gubernatora Sankt Peterburga 8 sentyabrya 2019 goda PDF Vestnik Sankt Peterburgskoj izbiratelnoj komissii 11 September 2019 Retrieved 19 September 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Governor of Saint Petersburg amp oldid 1166072148 List of heads of administration of Saint Petersburg, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
