Governor of Pskov Oblast
# Governor of Pskov Oblast

The governor of Pskov Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Псковской области) is the highest official of Pskov Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. The governor heads the executive branch in the region.

## History of office

On 15 November 1991, by the decree of president Boris Yeltsin, the director of Pskovnefteprodukt enterprise Anatoly Dobryakov was appointed Head of Administration of Pskov Oblast. In May 1992, Dobryakov was removed from office after being accused of involvement in illegal selling of fuel and non-ferrous metals to the Baltic states. Deputy mayor of Pskov for economic reforms Vladislav Tumanov was appointed instead. In October 1996 he lost the election to Yevgeny Mikhailov, who became the first Liberal Democrat elected governor in Russia. The 2000 election was the only one to use the first-past-the-post system. On 1 January 2006 the office of the Head of Administration was renamed into Governor of Pskov Oblast.

## List of officeholders

| No. | Governor | Tenure | Party | Election |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anatoly Dobryakov (1939–2003) | 24 October 1991 — 7 May 1992 | Independent | |
| 2 | Vladislav Tumanov (born 1958) | 23 May 1992 – 10 November 1996 | Independent | |
| 3 | Yevgeny Mikhailov (born 1963) | 10 November 1996 – 17 December 2004 | LDPR | 1996 2000 |
| 3 | Yevgeny Mikhailov (born 1963) | 10 November 1996 – 17 December 2004 | United Russia | 1996 2000 |
| 4 | Mikhail Kuznetsov (born 1968) | 17 December 2004 – 16 February 2009 | United Russia | 2004 |
| — | Andrey Turchak (born 1975) | 16 February 2009 – 27 February 2009 | United Russia | 2009 2014 |
| 5 | Andrey Turchak (born 1975) | 27 February 2009 – 27 February 2014 | United Russia | 2009 2014 |
| — | Andrey Turchak (born 1975) | 27 February 2014 – 25 September 2014 | United Russia | 2009 2014 |
| (5) | Andrey Turchak (born 1975) | 25 September 2014 – 12 October 2017 | United Russia | 2009 2014 |
| — | Mikhail Vedernikov (born 1975) | 12 October 2017 – 17 September 2018 | Independent | 2018 |
| 6 | Mikhail Vedernikov (born 1975) | from 17 September 2018 | Independent | 2018 |
