Head of the Chuvash Republic
| Head of the Chuvash Republic | |
|---|---|
Flag of the Head of the Republic | |
since 29 January 2020 | |
| Executive branch of the Chuvash Republic | |
| Style |
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| Type | |
| Residence | Cheboksary |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Precursor | First Secretary of the Chuvash Communist Party |
| Formation | 17 October 1991[1] |
| First holder | Nikolay Fyodorov |
| Website | glava |
The position of the Head of the Chuvash Republic,[a] (formerly the President of the Chuvash Republic[b] until 2011), is the highest office within the Government of the Chuvash Republic in Russia. The Head is elected directly by the people. Term of service is five years.[2]
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Nikolay Fyodorov (born 1958) |
21 January 1994 | 29 August 2010 | 18 years, 221 days | Independent | 1993 1997 2001 |
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| United Russia | 2005[c] | ||||||||
| 2 | Mikhail Ignatyev (1962–2020) |
29 August 2010 | 9 June 2015 | 4 years, 284 days | United Russia | 2010[c] | [3] | ||
| – | 9 June 2015 | 21 September 2015 | 104 days | —[d] | |||||
| (2) | 21 September 2015 | 29 January 2020 | 4 years, 130 days | 2015 | |||||
| – | Oleg Nikolayev (born 1969) |
29 January 2020 | 22 September 2020 | 237 days | A Just Russia | —[d] | |||
| 3 | 22 September 2020 | Incumbent | 5 years, 181 days | 2020 2025 | |||||
The latest election for the office was held on 14 September 2025.
Timeline
References
- ^ "Закон Чувашской ССР от 17 октября 1991 г. "О Президенте Чувашской ССР"" [Law of the Chuvash SSR of 17 October 1991 "On the President of the Chuvash SSR"]. base.garant.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Constitution of the Chuvash Republic, Article 68.
- ^ "Михаил Игнатьев назначен временно исполняющим обязанности главы Чувашской Республики" [Mikhail Ignatyev appointed acting head of the Chuvash Republic]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 9 June 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
Notes
- ^ Russian: Глава Чувашской Республики, romanized: Glava Chuvashskoy Respubliki; Chuvash: Чӑваш Республикин Пуçлӑхӗ, romanized: Çăvaş Respublikin Puślăhĕ
- ^ Russian: Президент Чувашской Республики, romanized: Prezident Chuvashskoy Respubliki; Chuvash: Чăваш Республикин Президенчĕ, romanized: Çăvaş Respublikin Prezidençĕ
- ^ a b Appointed by the President of Russia with the consent of the State Council.
- ^ a b Acting.