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Governor of Saint Petersburg

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Governor of the City of Saint Petersburg
Губернатор Санкт-Петербурга (Russian)
Flag of the City of Saint Peterburg
since 18 September 2019
Style
  • His Excellency
  • Mr. Governor
TypeGovernor
ResidenceSmolny Institute, Saint Petersburg
SeatSmolny Institute
AppointerPopular vote
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentCharter of Saint Petersburg
PrecursorChairpersons of the Executive Committee
Formation5 June 1996
First holderVladimir Yakovlev
DeputyDeputy Governor
Salary9.7 million rubles ($146,290)
The Smolny Institute, The governor's office

The Governor of Saint Petersburg (Russian: Губернатор Санкт-Петербурга, romanized: Gubernator Sankt-Peterburga) is the head of the executive branch of Saint Petersburg City Administration. The governor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within all districts of the City of Saint Petersburg. The governor's office is located in Smolny Institute and appoints many officials, including deputy governors and directors (heads of city departments).

History

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Under the Soviet regime, until 1991 the head of the city administration was called chairperson of the executive committee. Between 1991 and 1996, the head of the administration was called mayor after which they were called Governor. Between 1991 and 2006 the mayor/governor was elected by direct vote of city residents. Between 2004 and 2014, the governor was nominated by the President of Russia and approved (or disapproved) by the City Legislative Assembly,[1] and since 2014 the governor has been elected by popular vote of city residents.

List of heads of administration of Saint Petersburg

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Chairpersons of the Executive Committee (1917–1991)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Nikolay Chkheidze
(1864–1926)		 12 March 1917 22 September 1917 194 days Menshevik [2]
2 Leon Trotsky
(1879–1940)		 25 September 1917 26 December 1917 92 days Bolshevik →
Communist Party
3 Grigory Zinoviev
(1883–1936)		 26 December 1917 2 August 1920 2 years, 220 days
In 1920, the Petrograd City Soviet and Petrograd Governorate Soviet were replaced by a joint council, chaired by Zinoviev.
— Grigory Zinoviev
(1883–1936)		 2 August 1920 12 July 1926 5 years, 344 days Communist Party [3][4]
— Nikolay Komarov
(1886–1937)		 12 July 1926 7 January 1930 3 years, 179 days
— Ivan Kodatsky
(1893–1937)		 April 1930 13 December 1931 1 year, 256 days
4 Ivan Kodatsky
(1893–1937)		 13 December 1931 January 1937 5 years, 19 days Communist Party [2]
5 Vasily Shestakov
(1891–1956)		 January 1937 March 1937 59 days
6 Aleksey Petrovsky
(1889–1939)		 September 1937 October 1938 1 year, 30 days
7 Alexei Kosygin
(1904–1980)		 October 1938 6 January 1939 97 days
8 Pyotr Popkov
(1903–1950)		 6 January 1939 9 March 1946 7 years, 62 days
9 Pyotr Lazutin
(1905–1950)		 11 March 1946 22 February 1949 2 years, 348 days
10 Pyotr Ladanov
(1904–1989)		 2 March 1949 June 1954 5 years, 92 days
11 Nikolay Smirnov
(1906–1962)		 June 1954 17 June 1962 8 years, 16 days
12 Vasily Isayev
(1917–2008)		 June 1962 August 1966 4 years, 61 days
13 Aleksandr Sizov
(1913–1972)		 August 1966 December 1972 6 years, 122 days
14 Vasily Kazakov
(1927–2008)		 January 1973 June 1976 3 years, 152 days
15 Lev Zaykov
(1923–2002)		 June 1976 26 April 1983 6 years, 329 days
16 Vladimir Khodyrev
(1930–2024)		 26 April 1983 13 June 1990 7 years, 48 days
17 Aleksandr Shchelkanov
(born 1939)		 18 June 1990 28 June 1991 1 year, 10 days

Governors of Saint Petersburg (1991–present)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Election Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
—[a] Anatoly Sobchak
(1937–2000)		 26 June 1991 5 June 1996 4 years, 345 days Independent[b] 1991 [6]
1 Vladimir Yakovlev
(born 1944)		 5 June 1996 16 June 2003 7 years, 11 days Independent[c] 1996
2000		 [7]
— Alexander Beglov
(born 1956)		 16 June 2003 15 October 2003 121 days United Russia –[d] [8][9]
2 Valentina Matviyenko
(born 1949)		 15 October 2003 22 August 2011 7 years, 311 days Independent →
United Russia		 2003
2006[e]		 [10][11]
— Georgy Poltavchenko
(born 1953)		 22 August 2011 31 August 2011 7 years, 42 days United Russia –[d] [6]
3 31 August 2011 5 June 2014 2011[e]
— 5 June 2014 24 September 2014 –[d]
(3) 24 September 2014 3 October 2018 2014
— Alexander Beglov
(born 1956)		 3 October 2018 18 September 2019 7 years, 328 days –[d] [12]
4 18 September 2019 Incumbent 2019
2024

Timeline

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Alexander BeglovGeorgy PoltavchenkoValentina MatviyenkoVladimir Yakovlev (politician)Anatoly SobchakAleksandr ShchelkanovVladimir KhodyrevLev ZaykovVasily KazakovAleksandr SizovVasily IsayevNikolay SmirnovPyotr LadanovPyotr LazutinPyotr PopkovAlexei KosyginAleksey PetrovskyVasily ShestakovIvan KodatskyNikolay KomarovGrigory ZinovievLeon TrotskyNikolay Chkheidze

Latest election

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Summary of the 6–8 September 2024 Saint Petersburg gubernatorial election results
Candidate Party Votes %
Alexander Beglov (incumbent) United Russia 895,307 59.80
Maksim Yakovlev Liberal Democratic Party 274,516 18.34
Pavel Bragin The Greens 176,467 11.79
Sergey Malinkovich Communists of Russia 120,694 8.06
Valid votes 1,466,984 97.98
Blank ballots 30,185 2.02
Total 1,497,172 100.00
Turnout 1,497,172 37.50
Registered voters 3,992,070 100.00
Source: [13]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Mayor of Saint Petersburg
  2. ↑ In the 1993 Russian legislative election, Sobchak ran unsuccessfully as leading candidate on the Russian Democratic Reform Movement list.[5]
  3. ↑ In 1999, Yakovlev co-founded the All Russia movement, later part of a larger Fatherland – All Russia electoral alliance.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Acting governor
  5. 1 2 Appointed by the president of Russia with the consent of the Legislative Assembly

References

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  1. ↑ Text of Russian Federal Law of 2004 (in Russian)
  2. 1 2 "Петроград - Ленинград". knowbysight.info (in Russian). Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Петроградская - Ленинградская губерния". knowbysight.info (in Russian). Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ленинградская область". knowbysight.info (in Russian). Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Гельман, Владимир (1994). "Политические объединения Санкт-Петербурга: некоторые тенденции развития". igpi.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 June 2026. Даже А.Собчак, формально входящий в руководство Российского движения демократических реформ (РДДР) и возглавлявший список РДДР на выборах в Государственную Думу, похоже, менее всего соотносит свои политические шаги с позицией своей партии.
  6. 1 2 "История выборов губернатора Санкт-Петербурга". TASS (in Russian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Vladimir Yakovlev Sworn In As St.Petersburg Governor". RIA Novosti. 5 June 1996. Archived from the original on 8 January 1997.
  8. ↑ Kovalev, Vladimir (17 June 2003). "Yakovlev Gets a Top Post in Moscow". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 21 June 2026 – via yabloko.ru.
  9. ↑ В. Максимов; А. Цыганов; А. Соболев (15 September 2003). "Кандидатский Петербург". Kommersant-Vlast (in Russian). No. 36 (539). p. 14. Retrieved 7 August 2026. 16 июня <…> Яковлев предлагает <…> своего бывшего заместителя и главу местного отделения "Единой России" Александра Беглова. Предложение принимается.
  10. ↑ "Валентина Матвиенко официально вступила в должность губернатора Петербурга". newsru.com (in Russian). 15 October 2003.
  11. ↑ "Губернатор Петербурга вступила в партию «Единая Россия»" [Petersburg governor joins United Russia party]. gazeta.ru (in Russian). 21 November 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Kozin, Daniel (20 September 2019). "St. Petersburg's New Governor, Undeterred by Charges of Vote Fraud, Promises Moscow-Style Revival". The Moscow Times.
  13. ↑ "Выборы высшего должностного лица Санкт-Петербурга - Губернатора Санкт-Петербурга". izbirkom.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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