The Head of the Mari El Republic, formerly known as the President of Mari El Republic, is the highest executive position in Mari El, a federal subject of Russia.
The first president of Mari El was Vladislav Zotin when the position was created on 24 December 1991, two days before dissolution of the Soviet Union, replacing the First Secretary of the Mari Communist Party, the equivalent position of the Mari ASSR before it was succeeded by the Mari El Republic. The status and powers of the president were determined by Chapter 4 of the Constitution of the Mari El Republic.
In December 2010, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed a law that forbade calling the heads of federal subjects as "president", and must bring their constitutions or statutes in conformity with the law before 1 January 2015. The office was renamed to head (Vuylatyshyzhe in Mari) in June 2011.
Since 10 May 2022, the head is Yury Zaitsev.
List of heads Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Took office Left office Time in office 1 Vladislav Zotin 24 December 1991 14 January 1997 Independent 1991 2 Vyacheslav Kislitsyn 14 January 1997 14 January 2001 Communist Party 1996–97 3 Leonid Markelov 14 January 2001 14 January 2015 LDPR → Independent → United Russia 200020042009 – 14 January 2015 21 September 2015 – (3) 21 September 2015 6 April 2017 2015 – Alexander Yevstifeyev 6 April 2017 21 September 2017 Independent – 4 21 September 2017 10 May 2022 2017 – Yury Zaitsev 10 May 2022 23 September 2022 United Russia – 5 23 September 2022 Incumbent 2022
Timeline
Elections The latest election for the office was held on 10 September 2017.
Candidates Party Votes %Alexander YevstifeyevUnited Russia208,85588.27Albert FyodorovLiberal Democratic Party11,9825.06Natalia GlushenkoA Just Russia8,2323.48Valentina ZlobinaParty of Pensioners4,1591.76Source: Сводная таблица результатов выборов
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References
Sources Russian Administrative divisions