Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
| Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast | |
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| Residence | Birobidzhan |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder |
Iosif Liberberg 1934 |
| Formation | 1934 as Chairman of Executive Committee of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast |
| Website | Government of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast |
The Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Губернатор Еврейской автономной области) is the head of executive branch for the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, considered as Prime Minister of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.
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 Birobidzhan. The current Governor is Alexander Vinnikov, who assumed office on February 25, 2010.
Governors
Chairman of Executive Committee of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
- Iosif Liberberg (1934-1936)
- Mikhail Kattel (1936-1937)
- Miron Geller (1937-1938) (acting)
- Nikolay Bigler (1938-1939) (acting)
- ? (1939-1940)
- Mikhail Zilbershteyn (1940-1947)
- Mikhail Levitin (1947-1949)
- Lew Benkovich (1949-1955)
- F.T. Klimenko (1955-1961)
- Grigory Podgayev (1961-1962)
- Andrey Okovitov (1962-1971)
- Sergey Duvakin (1971-1985)
- Mark Kaufman (1985-1990)
- Boris Korsunsky (1990-1991)
Head of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Administration
- Nikolay Volkov (1991)
Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
- Nikolay Volkov (1991-2010)
- Alexander Vinnikov (Since February 25, 2010)
External links
- Government of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in Russian