The head of the Republic of Buryatia, (formerly president of the Republic of Buryatia), is the highest state office within the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, as it is the head of state and government.Constitution of the Republic of Buryatia, Article 69. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, three people have served in this position.
History of office In October 1991, Leonid Potapov was elected chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Buryatia. He won the 1994 election, becoming the first President of the Republic. On 26 April 2011, the People's Khural (parliament) adopted amendments to the Constitution of Buryatia, renaming the office to the "Head of the Republic" from 2012.
List of officeholders Portrait Name Term of office Political party Election Took office Left office Time in office 1 Leonid Potapov 1 July 1994 10 July 2007 Communist Party 19941998 Independent 2002 2 Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn 10 July 2007 7 February 2017 United Russia 20072012 – Alexey Tsydenov 7 February 2017 22 September 2017 United Russia – 3 22 September 2017 Incumbent 20172022
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