The position of the head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic (formerly known as the president of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic) is the highest office within the Government of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in Russia. The Head is elected by citizens of Russia residing in the republic. Term of service is five years.Constitution of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic , Article 63.
History After the restoration of the Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast in 1957 as part of the Stavropol Krai and until the spring of 1990, the Karachay-Cherkess Regional Committee of the CPSU played a leading role in its leadership. From 1988 to July 1991, Valentin Lesnichenko was the first secretary of the regional committee.
In March 1990 there was a sharp decline of the one-party system connected with the abolition of the Article 6 of the Soviet Constitution, which defined the "leading and guiding role" of the Communist Party in USSR politics. Since that time Russian regions began to act as the de facto parliamentary republics. As a result, the head of the regional Council (soviet) became the major official in the region. Since March 1979, Vladimir Khubiev has been the chairman of the Executive committee of the Council of People's Deputies of the Karachay-Cherkessia.
On 22 March 1990, Lesnichenko was uncontestedly elected Speaker of the Council of People's Deputies, the new composition of which was elected in March 1990. On the same day, Vladimir Khubiyev was re-elected chairman of the Executive committee.
On 3 December 1991, the Council adopted a decision to re-establish the separate Karachay Republic. However, on December 5, the session of the Council decided to conduct a plebiscite on the preservation of the unity of Karachay-Cherkessia. On 13 January 1992, Russian president Boris Yeltsin appointed Khubiyev Acting Head of Administration of Karachay-Cherkessia. In January 1993, the former regional Council was transformed into the Supreme Soviet and the Council of Ministers was created with Khubiev as chairman. As a result, the region was headed by Vladimir Khubiyev for almost 20 years, from 1979 to 1999.
In April–May 1999, the first presidential elections in Karachay-Cherkessia were held. In the second round, the former commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Vladimir Semyonov, was elected. He received 75% of the votes against Stanislav Derev's 18%, but the opposition did not recognize the results and challenged them in courts for six months.
List of officeholders Portrait Name Term of office Political party Election Took office Left office Time in office Head of Administration of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic 1 Vladimir Khubiyev 13 January 1992 28 April 1995 Independent – Head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic 1 Vladimir Khubiyev 28 April 1995 24 May 1999 Independent – – Igor Ivanov 24 May 1999 24 July 1999 Independent – – Valentin Vlasov 24 July 1999 24 September 1999 Independent – 2 Vladimir Semyonov 14 September 1999 25 August 2000 Independent 1999 President of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic 2 Vladimir Semyonov 25 August 2000 4 September 2003 Independent – 3 Mustafa Batdyyev 4 September 2003 4 September 2008 Independent 2003 4 Boris Ebzeyev 4 September 2008 28 February 2011 Independent 2008 5 Rashid Temrezov 1 March 2011 7 April 2011 United Russia 2011 Head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic 5 Rashid Temrezov 7 April 2011 27 February 2016 United Russia — – 27 February 2016 18 September 2016 – 5 18 September 2016 Incumbent 201620212026
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