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Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast

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Residence
  
Kaliningrad

Inaugural holder
  
Vasiliy Borisov 1946

Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast

Term length
  
Four years, renewable once

Formation
  
1946 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Kaliningrad Oblast

Website
  
Government of Kaliningrad Oblast

The Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast (Губернатор Калининградской области) is the head of executive branch for the Kaliningrad Oblast (former Königsberg, East Prussia), considered as Prime Minister of Kaliningrad Oblast.

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The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be elected to more than two consecutive terms.

The official residence for the Governor is located in Kaliningrad. The current Governor is Anton Alikhanov, who assumed office on 6 October 2016.

Chairman of Executive Committee of Kaliningrad Oblast

  • Vasiliy Borisov (1946-1948)
  • Aleksey Yegorov (1948-1951)
  • Zahar Slaykovsky (1951-1962)
  • Yakov Prushinsky (1962-1966)
  • Vladimir Vitkovsky (1966-1983)
  • Vasily Loginov (1983-1987)
  • Yury Malinkin (1987-1991)
  • Head of Kaliningrad Oblast Administration

  • Yuri Matochkin (1991)
  • Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast

  • Yuri Matochkin (1991-1996)
  • Leonid Gorbenko (1996-2000)
  • Vladimir Yegorov (2000-2005)
  • Georgy Boos (2005-2010)
  • Nikolay Tsukanov (2010-2016)
  • Evgeny Zinichev (28 July 2016 - 6 October 2016)
  • Anton Alikhanov (from 6 October 2016)
  • Elections

    The latest election for the office was held on 13 September 2015

    References

    Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast Wikipedia