Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast

The Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast (Губернатор Калининградской области) is the head of executive branch for the Kaliningrad Oblast (former Königsberg, East Prussia), considered as Prime Minister of Kaliningrad Oblast.

Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast
Seal of Kaliningrad Oblast
Incumbent
Anton Alikhanov
since 6 October 2016
ResidenceKaliningrad
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Inaugural holderVasiliy Borisov
1946
Formation1946 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Kaliningrad Oblast
WebsiteGovernment of Kaliningrad Oblast

The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be elected to more than two consecutive terms.

The official residence for the Governor is located in Kaliningrad. The current Governor is Anton Alikhanov, who assumed office on 6 October 2016.

Governors

Chairman of Executive Committee of Kaliningrad Oblast
  • Vasiliy Borisov (1946-1948)
  • Aleksey Yegorov (1948-1951)
  • Zahar Slaykovsky (1951-1962)
  • Yakov Prushinsky (1962-1966)
  • Vladimir Vitkovsky (1966-1983)
  • Vasily Loginov (1983-1987)
  • Yury Malinkin (1987-1991)

Head of Kaliningrad Oblast Administration

Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast

Elections

The latest election for the office was held on 13 September 2015

Candidates Party Votes %
Vladimir Vukolov Russian Party of Pensioners for Justice 7,1712.31
Igor Revin Communist Party of the Russian Federation 31,72910.22
Alexander Starovoytov Liberal Democratic Party of Russia 24,3747.85
Pavel Fyodorov A Just Russia 21,3296.87
Nikolay Tsukanov United Russia 218,65270.41
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