The Governor of Astrakhan Oblast (russian: Губернатор Астраханской области) is the

head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a gro ...

Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan Oblast (russian: Астраха́нская о́бласть, ''Astrakhanskaya oblast'', , ''Astrakhan oblysy'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southern Russia. Its administrative center ...

, a

federal subject The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation (russian: субъекты Российской Федерации, subyekty Rossiyskoy Federatsii) or simply as the subjects of the federation (russian ...

of Russia. The position was introduced in 1991 as ''

Head of Administration Head of Administration (russian: Глава администрации, ''Glava administratsii'') is the one of the official titles for appointed or elected head of a local government in Russian Federation. In many Federal Districts, regions and c ...

of Astrakhan Oblast''. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years.

List of officeholders

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{{Governors of federal subjects of Russia Politics of Astrakhan Oblast

Astrakhan Astrakhan ( rus, Астрахань, p=ˈastrəxənʲ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in Southern Russia. The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of the ...