The Governor of Rostov Oblast (russian: Губернатор Ростовской 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 ...

Rostov Oblast Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a populati ...

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

List of officeholders

References

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

Rostov Rostov ( rus, Росто́в, p=rɐˈstof) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, northeast of Moscow. Population: While t ...