The Head of Tambov Oblast () is the head of government of that region of Russia.
History of office In the late 1991, the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin appointed the first heads of the newly established post-Soviet executive authorities in the regions. On 11 December 1991 Vladimir Babenko, chief of Tambov regional hospital and people's deputy of the RSFSR, was appointed head of administration of Tambov Oblast. Later this region refused to rename the office into governor, as most of other oblasts did.
The title of office was changed to head of Tambov Oblast in 2022.
List # Portrait Head Tenure Time in officeParty Election1Vladimir Babenko(1931–1996)11 December 1991 – 24 March 1995(resigned) IndependentAppointed2Oleg Betin(1950–2023)24 March 1995 – 29 December 1995(lost election) Our Home – Russia3Aleksandr Ryabov(1936–2019)29 December 1995 – 31 December 1999(lost re-election) Communist Party1995(2) Oleg Betin(1950–2023)31 December 1999 – 25 May 2015(resigned) Independent1999200320052010 United Russia—Aleksandr Nikitin(born 1976)25 May 2015 – 22 September 2015 Acting422 September 2015 – 4 October 2021(resigned)20152020—Maksim Yegorov(born 1977)4 October 2021 – 28 September 2022 Acting528 September 2022 – 4 November 2024(resigned)2022—Yevgeny Pervyshov(born 1976)4 November 2024 – 23 September 2025 Acting623 September 2025 –present2025
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