Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Standard of the Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
since 9 September 2018
TypeHead of federal subject
SeatSalekhard
NominatorPresident of Russia
AppointerLegislative Assembly
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentCharter of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Section 4
Formation1991
First holderLev Bayandin
Websiteyanao.ru

The Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Губернатор Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа) is the head of government of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, a federal subject of Russia.

The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and was restyled in October 1995. The Governor is elected indirectly for a term of five years.[1]

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Governor Tenure Time in office Party Election
1 Lev Bayandin
(1942–2018)
23 October 1991[2] –
12 February 1994[3]
(removed)
2 years, 112 days Independent Appointed
– Yury Neyolov
(born 1952)
12 February 1994[3] –
4 August 1994
16 years, 32 days Independent →
United Russia
Acting
2 4 August 1994[4] –
16 March 2010
(term end)[5]
Appointed

1996
2000
2005[6]

3 Dmitry Kobylkin
(born 1971)
16 March 2010 –
12 March 2015
(term end)
8 years, 63 days United Russia 2010
– 12 March 2015[7] –
1 October 2015
Acting
(3) 1 October 2015 –
18 May 2018
(resigned)
2015
Between 18 and 29 May 2018, vice governor Irina Sokolova served as acting head of government.[8]
– Dmitry Artyukhov
(born 1988)
29 May 2018 –
9 September 2018
8 years, 91 days United Russia Acting
4 9 September 2018 –
present
2018
2023

Timeline

Dmitry ArtyukhovDmitry KobylkinLev Bayandin

References

  1. ↑ "Как ямальцы будут выбирать губернатора: сроки и порядок". Krasny Sever (in Russian). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Указ Президента РСФСР от 23.10.1991 г. № 152". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 12.02.1994 г. № 294". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 04.08.1994 г. № 1588". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Самоотвод с Ямала. Губернатор ЯНАО уступает место следующим по списку". gazeta.ru (in Russian). 17 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Юрий Неелов стал "равным среди равных"". Kommersant (in Russian). 17 March 2005.
  7. ↑ "Дмитрий Кобылкин назначен временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 12 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Как изменится расклад сил в Тюмени и ЯНАО после ухода губернаторов". RBC (in Russian). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2026.