The Governor of Irkutsk Oblast () is the highest official of Irkutsk Oblast. The office of governor of Irkutsk Governorate was established in 1783 as part of the Russian Empire. In 1926, under the Soviet Union, the governorate became part of the newly created Siberian Krai, which lasted until its division in 1930 into East and West Siberian Krais. The area of the former Irkutsk Governorate became part of the East Siberian Krai. In 1936 East Siberian Krai was further divided up, and in 1937 the remaining area was split into Chita Oblast and Irkutsk Oblast. Since then Irkutsk Oblast has been an independent federal subject of Russia.
Powers and responsibilities
Promote or rejects the laws passed by the Irkutsk Oblast Duma. Submits a reports on the execution of regional budget to the Oblast Duma. Submits the draft strategies for the socio-economic development of the oblast and an annual report on the implementation and effectiveness of the state programs of Irkutsk Oblast. Attends the meetings of Oblast Duma and submits annual reports on the activity of the Government of Irkutsk Oblast, including the issues raised by the members of Oblast Duma. Decides on early termination of the Irkutsk Oblast Duma. Determines the structure of state powers of the Irkutsk Oblast in accordance with the charter of Irkutsk Oblast. With the coordination with Oblast Duma; He appoints the First Deputy Governor of Irkutsk Province. Can dismiss the First Deputy Governor of Irkutsk Oblast. Forms the government of Irkutsk Oblast and appoints the Chairman of the Government, First Deputy Chairman of the Government, and the government ministers of Irkutsk Oblast and can also dismissed them. Determines the main activities of the Government of Irkutsk Oblast. Had a right to call an emergency session of the Irkutsk Oblast Duma. Decides the dismissal of the Government of Irkutsk Oblast. Appoints a representative of the Government of Irkutsk Oblast to the Federation Council. Appoints the position of the Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs of the Irkutsk Oblast. Appoints the Prosecutor of Irkutsk Oblast. Submits the report to the President of Russia on the performance of the Executive bodies of Irkutsk Oblast. Has a right to conduct referendum in Irkutsk Oblast. Can dismissed the heads of local administration of Irkutsk Oblast. Give titles and awards of the Irkutsk Oblast. The Governor of Irkutsk Oblast exercises other powers in accordance with the Constitution of Russia and the Charter of Irkutsk Oblast.
Distribution of duties
Represents the Irkutsk Oblast in relations with federal state authorities, state authorities of other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, other state bodies of the Irkutsk Oblast, local governments and other municipal bodies of the municipal formations of the Irkutsk region, organizations, public associations and citizens, as well as international and foreign economic relations of the Irkutsk Oblast. Within the framework of determining the main areas of activity of the Government of the Irkutsk Oblast, issues instructions (instructions) to the First Deputy Governor of the Irkutsk Oblast - the Chairman of the Government of the Irkutsk Oblast, Deputy Governors of the Irkutsk Oblast, Deputy Chairmen of the Government of the Irkutsk Oblast, Ministers of the Irkutsk Oblast (hereinafter - members of the Government of the Irkutsk Oblast).
Term of office Since May 2003 the governor has been elected for a five-year term. Prior to this it was a four-year term.
Current cabinet All cabinet ministers are appointed by the Governor.
Current cabinet As of March 2020, the cabinet members are as follows: Kobzev CabinetOfficeOffice-holderGovernorIgor KobzevFirst Deputy GovernorKonstantin Borisovich ZaitsevFirst Deputy GovernorDmitry Viktorovich Berdnikov Deputy GovernorVladimir Yuryevich Dorofeyev Deputy GovernorAndrey Vladimirovich Kozlov Deputy GovernorAnatoly Andriyanovich Prokopyev Deputy Chairman of the GovernmentRuslan Leonidovich Sitnikov Deputy Chairman of the GovernmentShamil Abdulaevich Baulov Deputy Chairman of the GovernmentYevgeny Pavlovich Levchenko Deputy Chairman of the GovernmentValentina Feofanovna Voblikova Deputy Chairman of the GovernmentTeymur Talekhovich Magomedov Minister of Property RelationsMarina Alexandrovna Bargazova Minister of CultureMinister of Housing, Energy and TransportMinister of Construction and Road ManagementSvetlana Dmitrievna Svirkina Minister of FinanceNatalia Veniaminovna Boyarinova Minister of ForestryDmitry Valerevich Petrenev Minister of Youth PolicyYegor Alexandrovich Lukovnikov Minister of Natural Resources and EcologyMinister of Social DevelopmentVladimir Anatolyevich Rodionov Minister of HealthNatalia Petrovna Ledyaeva Minister of SportsIlya Yuryevich Reznik Minister of AgricultureIlya Pavlovich Sumarokov Minister of Labour and EmploymentNatalya Vladimirovna Vorontsova Minister of EducationElena Vladimirovna Apanovich
List of governors since 1991 PortraitGovernor Tenure Time in officeParty Election 1Yury Nozhikov(1934–2010) – 25 April 1997(resigned) Independent Appointed
1994 – – 27 May 1997 Acting – Vitaly Ivanov(born 1946) – 20 August 1997(successor took office) Acting 2 Boris Govorin(born 1947) – 8 September 2005(was not renominated) 19972001 3 Alexander Tishanin(born 1966) – 15 April 2008(resigned) United Russia 2005 –Igor Yesipovsky(1960–2009) – 13 December 2008 Acting 4 – 10 May 2009(died in office)2008 – Sergey Sokol(born 1970) – 8 June 2009(successor took office) Acting 5 Dmitry Mezentsev(born 1959) – 18 May 2012(resigned) 2009 –Sergey Yeroshchenko(born 1961) – 29 May 2012 Acting 6 – 13 May 2015(resigned)2012 – – 2 October 2015(lost election)Acting 7 Sergey Levchenko(born 1953) – 12 December 2019(resigned) Communist Party 2015 –Igor Kobzev(born 1966) – 18 September 2020 Independent →United Russia Acting 8 – present 20202025
Heads of the region in previous eras Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire (1783–1917) #Governor Took office Left office Comments117831787Governors General21787 1793317971798Military Governors417981800518001803618031806Governors General of Siberia7180618198Mikhail Mikhailovich Speransky18191822918221835Governors10Aleksandr Nikolaevich Yevsevyev18351838111838183912Andrey Vasilyevich Pyatnitsky 1839184813184818511418511859151859186216Nikolay Fedorovich Shcherbatsky186218641718641880181880188219Sergey Ivanovich Nosovich1882 18862018861889211889189722189719082319081911241911191325Aleksandr Nikolaevich Yugan19131917
Soviet Union Siberian Krai (1925–1930) #Ispolkom chairmanTook officeLeft office1Robert Eikhe192519302Stepan Kuznetsov19291930
East Siberian Krai (1930–1937) #Ispolkom chairmanTook officeLeft office1Nikolai Zimin193019322193219343Yakov Pakhomov19341937
Irkutsk Oblast (1937–1991) #Ispolkom chairmanTerm 1 (acting) 1937–1938 2 1939–1942 3 Nikolay Komissarov 1942–1944 4 1944–1947 5 1947–1952 6 1952–1956 7 1956–1957 8 1957–1962 – (rural) and (industrial) 1962–1964 8 1964–1965 9 1965–1967 10 1967–1976 11 1976–1984 12 1984–1988 13 Yury Nozhikov 1988–1991#Obkom First SecretaryTerm 1Aleksandr Shcherbakov1937–193821938–193931939–194441944–194951949–195561955–195771957–196881968–198391983–1988101988–1990111990–1991
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External links
Government of Irkutsk Oblast Governors of Irkutsk Oblast since 2001 Irkutsk Regional Party Committee Handbook of the History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1898 - 1991: Irkutsk Oblast