Head of the Chechen Republic

Head of the Chechen Republic
Coat of arms of the Chechen Republic
Incumbent Ramzan Kadyrov since 15 February 2007
Term length	Seven years, unlimited
Inaugural holder	Akhmad Kadyrov
Formation	5 October 2003

The Head of the Chechen Republic (formerly President of the Chechen Republic or President of Chechnya) is the highest office within the political system of the Chechen Republic. The office was instituted in 2003 during the course of the Second Chechen War, when the Russian federal government regained control over the region and after a constitutional referendum approved the current Constitution of the Chechen Republic.

Eligibility

According to the article 66 of the Constitution of the Chechen Republic, a citizen of Russia, no younger than thirty years old, may be elected Head. The term is for seven years, with no limits on serving multiple terms (prior to the 2007 constitutional referendum the Head was elected for five years, with a two term limit). The Head is not allowed to be at the same time a deputy of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic, or deputy of a representative body of local self-government.

Presidents and Heads of the Chechen Republic

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
			Took Office	Left Office
1		Akhmad Kadyrov (1951–2004)	5 October 2003	9 May 2004	Independent
—		Sergey Abramov (1972–) Acting President	9 May 2004	30 August 2004	Independent
2		Alu Alkhanov (1957–)	30 August 2004	15 February 2007	Independent
3		Ramzan Kadyrov (1976–)	15 February 2007	Incumbent	United Russia

The latest election for the post was held on 18 September 2016.

See also

• Politics of Chechnya
• List of leaders of Communist Chechnya
• President of Ichkeria - list of presidents of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a movement with de facto control of the region in 1991–1999.

Sources

• World Statesmen.org