The Governor of Oryol Oblast (russian: Губернатор Орловской области) is the highest official of

Oryol Oblast Oryol Oblast (russian: Орло́вская о́бласть, ''Orlovskaya oblast''), also known as Orlovshchina (russian: Орловщина) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is th ...

. They head the highest executive body of state power in the region - the Administration of Oryol Oblast.

History

Initially, Oryol Oblast was headed by the head of the regional administration. Since 1993, this was

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. On 26 February 1996, the post of the head of the administration was changed to the governor's one, with Yegor Stroyev becoming the first governor of the region. On 16 February 2009, Yegor Stroyev voluntarily left the post of governor.

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Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...

accepted his resignation and appointed the interim governor Aleksandr Kozlov (a member of the

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party). On the same day, President Medvedev submitted to the Oryol Oblast Council of People's Deputies the candidacy of Kozlov to give him the powers of governor. On 27 February at a meeting of the Oryol Regional Council of People's Deputies, the issue of vesting Alexander Kozlov with the powers of the governor was considered. According to the results of the vote, Kozlov was unanimously approved as the governor of Oryol Oblast. At the end of the meeting, the inauguration ceremony took place. After the end of his term of office, Vadim Potomsky was appointed acting governor for the period before the elections. On 4 October 2017, Russian President

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signed a decree terminating the powers of the Governor of Oryol Oblast, Vadim Potomsky. He appointed the deputy of the

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Andrey Klychkov Andrey Yevgenyevich Klychkov (Russian: Андрей Евгеньевич Клычков; born on 2 September 1979), is a Russian state and political figure, and a lawyer. He is currently serving as the Governor of Oryol Oblast since 5 October 20 ...

as the acting governor of the region. On 14 September 2018, Andrey Klychkov won the

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for the head of the region, with 83.55 percent of the vote.

Governors of Oryol Oblast

References

External links

Oryol Region Governor's page on the region's website

List of powers of the governor of the Oryol region on the region's website
{{Governors of federal subjects of Russia

Politics of Oryol Oblast