Governor of Perm Krai

Governor of Perm Krai
Standard of the governor
since 7 October 2020
SeatPerm
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderBoris Kuznetsov (as governor of Perm Oblast)
Formation24 December 1991
1 December 2005 (current form)
Websitewww.permkrai.ru

The governor of Perm Krai (Russian: Губернатор Пермского края) is the highest official of Perm Krai, a federal subject of Russia. The governor heads the executive branch in the region.

History of office

On 7 December 2003, a referendum was held, at which the residents of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug supported the unification of these two regions. The united Perm Krai was established on 1 December 2005. On the same day acting governor of Perm Oblast Oleg Chirkunov took office as governor of Perm Krai.

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Governor Tenure Time in office Party Election
1 Boris Kuznetsov
(1935–2013)
24 December 1991[1] –
6 January 1996
(resigned)
4 years, 13 days Independent →
Our Home – Russia
Appointed
2 Gennady Igumnov
(1936–2021)
12 January 1996[2] –
14 December 2000
(lost re-election)
4 years, 337 days Independent Appointed

1996[1]

3 Yury Trutnev
(born 1956)
14 December 2000[3] –
12 March 2004
(resigned)
3 years, 89 days 2000[1]
– Oleg Chirkunov
(born 1958)
12 March 2004[4][5] –
25 March 2004
(re-appointed)
1 year, 264 days Acting
25 March 2004[6] –
1 December 2005
On 1 December 2005, Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug were merged into Perm Krai.
4 Oleg Chirkunov
(born 1958)
1 December 2005[7] –
28 April 2012[8]
(resigned)
6 years, 149 days Independent[9] 2005[a]
2010[b]
– Viktor Basargin
(born 1957)
28 April 2012[8] –
5 May 2012
4 years, 284 days Acting
5 5 May 2012 –
6 February 2017[11]
(resigned)
2012[b]
– Maxim Reshetnikov
(born 1979)
6 February 2017 –
18 September 2017
2 years, 349 days Independent →
United Russia[12]
Acting
6 18 September 2017 –
21 January 2020
(resigned)
2017
– Olga Antipina[13]
(born 1963)
21 January 2020[14] –
6 February 2020
16 days Independent Acting
premier
– Dmitry Makhonin
(born 1982)
6 February 2020[15] –
7 October 2020
6 years, 201 days Independent →
United Russia[16]
Acting
7 7 October 2020 –
present
2020
2025

Timeline

Dmitry MakhoninMaxim ReshetnikovViktor BasarginOleg ChirkunovYury TrutnevGennady IgumnovBoris Kuznetsov (politician)

Notes

  1. ↑ Appointed by the president of Russia with the consent of the Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast and the Legislative Assembly of Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug.[10]
  2. 1 2 Appointed by the president of Russia with the consent of the Legislative Assembly of Perm Krai.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "История выборов и назначений губернатора Пермского края" [History of elections and appointments of the governor of Perm Krai]. TASS (in Russian). 2020-09-11.
  2. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 12.01.1996 г. № 32" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 01/12/1996 No. 32]. Kremlin.ru (in Russian).
  3. ↑ "Юрий Трутнев вступил в должность губернатора Пермской области". Новый Компаньон (in Russian). 19 December 2000. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Трутнев ответил на вопросы пермских журналистов". Новый компаньон (in Russian). 16 March 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Сидоров, Максим (13 March 2004). "Сенатор пересел в губернаторское кресло". Kommersant (in Russian). Perm. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.03.2004 г. № 395 «О временно исполняющем обязанности губернатора Пермской области»". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "В РФ появился новый субъект Федерации и новый губернатор". RBC (in Russian). 1 December 2005.
  8. 1 2 "Dmitry Medvedev accepted resignation of Perm Territory Governor Oleg Chirkunov". kremlin.ru. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Врио губернатора планирует оставаться беспартийным". Kommersant (in Russian). Perm. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2026. Виктор Басаргин и Олег Чиркунов сотрудничали с правящей партией, но оставались беспартийными.
  10. ↑ "О.Чиркунов одобрен на пост губернатора Пермского края" [O. Chirkunov approved for the governor of Perm Krai]. RBC (in Russian). 10 October 2005.
  11. ↑ "Губернатор Прикамья Виктор Басаргин объявил о досрочном уходе в отставку". Business-class.su (in Russian). 2017-02-06.
  12. ↑ "Глава Пермского края вступил в «Единую Россию»". Новый компаньон (in Russian). 22 December 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Antipina Olga Vladimirovna Archived 2021-11-10 at the Wayback Machine, Government of Perm Krai
  14. ↑ "И.о. председателя правительства края назначена Ольга Антипина" [Olga Antipina appointed acting chair of the regional government]. Vesti Perm (in Russian). 22 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Врио губернатора Пермского края назначен Дмитрий Махонин" [Dmitry Makhonin appointed Acting Governor of Perm Krai]. Kommersant (in Russian). 2020-02-06.
  16. ↑ Анна Ташлыкова (10 November 2023). "Губернатор Махонин вступил в «Единую Россию». Инсайд URA.RU подтвердился". ura.ru (in Russian).