Governor of Vladimir Oblast
# Governor of Vladimir Oblast

The governor of Vladimir Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Владимирской области) is the highest official of Vladimir Oblast, a region in Central Russia. He heads the supreme executive body of the region — the Administration of Vladimir Oblast.

## History of office

At the initial stage of post-Soviet history of Russia, it was assumed that the elections of regional leaders would be introduced in all regions. In August 1991, Russian President Boris Yeltsin promised an early elections. For the transition period, a new institution was created — the head of the regional administration appointed by the president. On 25 September, by presidential decree, Yury Vlasov, 30-year-old deputy head of Vladimir City Executive Committee, was appointed Head of Administration of Vladimir Oblast. He became the youngest governor in Russia.

The 1st Legislative Assembly of Vladimir Oblast (March 1994 — December 1996) led by Communist Nikolay Vinogradov tried to get the Russian president to set gubernatorial elections in the region. In September 1996, Boris Yeltsin signed a decree "On the election of the head of administration of Vladimir Oblast", which allowed the election in December that year. Vlasov lost this election to Vinogradov. In 2000 the office of the head of administration was renamed into governor of Vladimir Oblast.

## List of office-holders

This is a list of governors of Vladimir Oblast:

| No. | Governor | Tenure | Party | Election |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yury Vlasov (1961–2019) | 25 September 1991 — 17 December 1996 | Independent | |
| 2 | Nikolay Vinogradov (born 1947) | 17 December 1996 — 24 March 2013 | Communist | 1996 2000 2005 2009 |
| — | Svetlana Orlova (born 1954) | 24 March 2013 — 23 September 2013 | United Russia | 2013 |
| 3 | Svetlana Orlova (born 1954) | 23 September 2013 — 8 October 2018 | United Russia | 2013 |
| 4 | Vladimir Sipyagin (born 1970) | 8 October 2018 — 4 October 2021 | Liberal Democratic | 2018 |
| — | Aleksandr Avdeyev (b. 1975) | 4 October 2021 – 16 September 2022 | United Russia | 2022 |
| 5 | Aleksandr Avdeyev (b. 1975) | since 16 September 2022 | United Russia | 2022 |
