Head of the Chuvash Republic

The position of the Head of the Chuvash Republic,[a] (formerly the President of the Chuvash Republic[b] until 2011), is the highest office within the Government of the Chuvash Republic in Russia. The Head is elected directly by the people. Term of service is five years.[2]

Head of the Chuvash Republic
  • Чăваш Республикин Президенчĕ (Chuvash)
  • Глава Чувашской Республики (Russian)
Flag of the Head of the Republic
Incumbent
Oleg Nikolayev
since 29 January 2020
Executive branch of the Chuvash Republic
Style
Type
ResidenceCheboksary
Term length5 years
PrecursorFirst Secretary of the Chuvash Communist Party
Formation17 October 1991[1]
First holderNikolay Fyodorov
Websiteglava.cap.ru

List of officeholders

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No.PortraitName
(born–died)
Term of officePolitical partyElectionRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Nikolay Fyodorov
(born 1958)
21 January 199429 August 201018 years, 221 daysIndependent1993
1997
2001
United Russia2005
2 Mikhail Ignatyev
(1962–2020)
29 August 201029 January 20209 years, 153 daysUnited Russia2010
2015
Oleg Nikolayev
(born 1969)
29 January 202022 September 2020237 daysA Just Russia — For Truth[c]
322 September 2020Incumbent3 years, 275 days2020

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

CandidatesPartyVotes[3]%
Oleg NikolayevIndependent[d]386,43675.61
Aleksandr AndreyevCommunist Party52,58010.29
Konstantin StepanovLiberal Democratic Party28,1805.51
Nikolay StepanovParty of Pensioners18,0393.53
Sergey MatveyevPatriots of Russia10,8702.13
Invalid ballots15,0012.94
Registered voters921,397100
Turnout511,43255.51

References

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  1. ^ "Закон Чувашской ССР от 17 октября 1991 г. "О Президенте Чувашской ССР"" [Law of the Chuvash SSR of 17 October 1991 "On the President of the Chuvash SSR"]. base.garant.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Constitution of the Chuvash Republic, Article 68.
  3. ^ "Election results". Central Election Commission (in Russian).

Notes

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  1. ^ Russian: Глава Чувашской Республики, romanizedGlava Chuvashskoy Respubliki; Chuvash: Чӑваш Республикин Пуçлӑхӗ, romanized: Çăvaş Respublikin Puślăhĕ
  2. ^ Russian: Президент Чувашской Республики, romanizedPrezident Chuvashskoy Respubliki; Chuvash: Чăваш Республикин Президенчĕ, romanized: Çăvaş Respublikin Prezidençĕ
  3. ^ Acting.
  4. ^ Endorsed by United Russia and A Just Russia — For Truth.
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