Governor of Sakhalin Oblast

The Governor of Sakhalin Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Сахалинской области) is the head of the executive branch of the Government of Sakhalin Oblast and the highest official of the oblast. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws in the region and to approve bills passed by the Sakhalin Oblast Duma or to disapprove it.

Governor of the Sakhalin Oblast
Coat of Arms of Sakhalin Oblast
Flag of Sakhalin Oblast
Incumbent
Valery Limarenko
since September 12, 2019
Government of Sakhalin Oblast
StyleHis Excellency, Mr. Governor
ResidenceCommunist Avenue 32, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
SeatYuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Term length5 years
Formation1991
First holderValentin Fyodorov

Since the formation of the position in 1991 there have been eight governors, including two interim governors. Igor Farkhutdinov was the only governor to die in office. The current governor, Valery Limarenko, has been interim governor since December 7, 2018.

The longest serving governors were Igor Farkhtdinov and Aleksandr Khoroshavin, who both served for 8 years in the office.

Powers

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  • Forms the government, appoint the main officials of the provincial government. Performs the power of the highest official of the oblast.
  • Take decision on the strategic development of the oblast and make socio-economic policy of the oblast.
  • Ensures the observance of rights and freedoms of the citizen living in the oblast. Implementation of Federal and oblast laws and the Russian legislation in the oblast.
  • Solves the issue of civil service. He/she appoints or dismissed the main holders of post of the oblast government.
  • Appoints the head of the districts of oblast.
  • Holds meetings of the oblast government on serious issues.
  • Issue decrees and orders to implement law in the oblast.

List of governors

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NoImageGovernorTook officeLeft officePartyElection
1 Valentin Fyodorov
(1939–2021)
8 October 1991[1]8 April 1993Independent
2 Yevgeny Krasnoyarov
(born 1939)
8 April 199325 April 1995
3 Igor Farkhutdinov
(1950–2003)
25 April 199520 August 20031996

2000

Ivan Malakhov
(born 1953)
20 August 2003December 2003United Russia2003[2]
4December 20037 August 2007[3]
Aleksandr Khoroshavin
(born 1959)
7 August 20079 August 20072007

2011

59 August 200725 March 2015[4]
Oleg Kozhemyako
(born 1962)
25 March 201513 September 20152015
613 September 201527 September 2018
Vera Shcherbina
(born 1958)
27 September 20187 December 2018
Valery Limarenko
(born 1960)
7 December 201812 September 2019Independent2019
712 September 2019Incumbent

Timeline

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Valery LimarenkoVera ShcherbinaOleg KozhemyakoAleksandr KhoroshavinIvan MalakhovIgor FarkhutdinovYevgeny KrasnoyarovValentin Fyodorov

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Указ Президента РСФСР от 08.10.1991 г. № 139 «О главах администраций краев и областей РСФСР»". Archived from the original on 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ Губернатором Сахалинской области стал Иван Малахов, lenta.ru (22 December 2003)
  3. ^ Губернатор Сахалина поплатился за землетрясение должностью
  4. ^ Путин подписал указ об отставке Хорошавина