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Highest-ranking official in Chuvashia, Russia
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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
First holderNikolay Fyodorov
Websiteglava.cap.ru

The position of the Head of the Chuvash Republic, (formerly the President of the Chuvash Republic 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.

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Political party Election Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Nikolay Fyodorov
(born 1958) 		21 January 1994 29 August 2010 18 years, 221 days Independent 1993
1997
2001
United Russia 2005
2 Mikhail Ignatyev
(1962–2020) 		29 August 2010 29 January 2020 9 years, 153 days United Russia 2010
2015
– Oleg Nikolayev
(born 1969) 		29 January 2020 22 September 2020 237 days A Just Russia — For Truth —
3 22 September 2020 Incumbent 4 years, 90 days 2020

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

Candidates Party Votes %
Oleg Nikolayev Independent 386,436 75.61
Aleksandr Andreyev Communist Party 52,580 10.29
Konstantin Stepanov Liberal Democratic Party 28,180 5.51
Nikolay Stepanov Party of Pensioners 18,039 3.53
Sergey Matveyev Patriots of Russia 10,870 2.13
Invalid ballots 15,001 2.94
Registered voters 921,397 100
Turnout 511,432 55.51

References

  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). Archived from the original on 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2023-03-05.

Notes

  1. Russian: Глава Чувашской Республики, romanized: Glava Chuvashskoy Respubliki; Chuvash: Чӑваш Республикин Пуçлӑхӗ, romanized: Çăvaş Respublikin Puślăhĕ
  2. Russian: Президент Чувашской Республики, romanized: Prezident 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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Russia Heads (governors) of federal subjects of Russia
Republics
Krais
Oblasts
Federal cities
Autonomous oblast
Autonomous okrugs
  • Claimed by Ukraine and considered by most of the international community to be part of Ukraine
  • Administratively subordinated to Tyumen Oblast
  • Administratively subordinated to Arkhangelsk Oblast
Heads of the Chuvash Republic
  1. Nikolay Fyodorov (1994—2010)
  2. Mikhail Ignatyev (2010—2020)
  3. Oleg Nikolayev (2020—present)
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