Governor of Kostroma Oblast

Governor of Kostroma Oblast
Coat of arms of Kostroma Oblast
since 13 April 2012
StatusHead of federal subject
SeatKostroma
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentCharter of Kostroma Oblast, Section 4
Formation1991
First holderValery Arbuzov
Websiteadm44.ru

The Governor of Kostroma Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Костромской области) is the head of government of Kostroma Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.

The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Kostroma Oblast. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years.

List of officeholders

No. Image Governor Tenure Time in office Party Election
1 Valery Arbuzov
(born 1939)
[1]		 14 December 1991[2] –
5 January 1997
(lost election)		 5 years, 22 days Independent Appointed
2 Viktor Shershunov
(1950–2007)
[3]		 5 January 1997[4] –
20 September 2007[5]
(died in office)		 10 years, 258 days Independent →
United Russia[6]		 1996
2000
2005
– Yury Tsikunov
(born 1947)
[7]		 20 September 2007 –
25 October 2007		 35 days Independent Acting[8]
3 Igor Slyunyayev
(born 1966)
 25 October 2007[9] –
13 April 2012
(resigned)		 4 years, 171 days United Russia 2007
– Sergey Sitnikov
(born 1963)		 13 April 2012 –
28 April 2012		 14 years, 138 days Independent Acting
4 28 April 2012 –
15 May 2015
(resigned)		 2012
– 15 May 2015 –
15 October 2015		 Acting
(4) 15 October 2015 –
present		 2015
2020
2025

Timeline

Sergey SitnikovIgor AlbinViktor Shershunov

References

  1. ↑ "Арбузов Валерий Петрович" [Arbuzov Valery Petrovich]. Kostroma Oblast Administration (in Russian). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Указ Президента РСФСР от 14.12.1991 г. № 274". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Шершунов Виктор Андреевич" [Shershunov Viktor Andreyevich]. Kostroma Oblast Administration (in Russian). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Удостоверение губернатора Костромской области вручено на заседании областной Думы Виктору Шершунову, избранному на этот пост в декабре". Itar-Tass (in Russian). 5 January 1997. Archived from the original on 21 January 1998.
  5. ↑ "Russian governor dies in car crash". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Медведь с "красным" прошлым". sampressa.ru (in Russian). 11 April 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Цикунов Юрий Фёдорович" [Tsikunov Yury Fyodorovich]. Kostroma Oblast Administration (in Russian). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Путин назначил врио костромского губернатора первого зама Шершунова". newsru.com (in Russian). 22 September 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Костромская область получила нового губернатора". Novye Izvestia (in Russian). 25 October 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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