Head of the Republic of Buryatia

The Head of the Republic of Buryatia,[lower-alpha 1] formerly President of the Republic of Buryatia, is the highest state office within the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, as it is the Head of State and Government.[1] Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, three people have served in this position.

Head of the Republic of Buryatia
Standard of the Head of Buryatia
Incumbent
Alexey Tsydenov
since February 8, 2017
ResidenceUlan-Ude
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderLeonid Potapov
Formation1 July 1994
Websiteegov-buryatia.ru

History of office

In October 1991, Leonid Potapov was elected chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Buryatia. He won the 1994 election, becoming the first President of the Republic. On 26 April 2011, the People's Khural (parliament) adopted amendments to the Constitution of Buryatia, renaming the office to the "Head of the Republic" from 2012.[2]

List of officeholders
No. Image Name Party Tenure Comments
1 Leonid Potapov
(1935–2020)		 CPRF 1 July 1994 — 21 June 1998 Elected by popular vote
21 June 1998 — 23 June 2002 Re-elected
ind. 23 June 2002 — 10 July 2007 Re-elected
2 Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn
(b. 1956)		 UR 10 July 2007 — 12 May 2012 Appointed by president, approved by the People's Khural
12 May 2012 — 7 February 2017 Re-approved
3 Alexey Tsydenov
(b. 1976)		 7 February — 10 September 2017 Acting head of the republic
from 10 September 2017 Elected by popular vote

Timeline
Alexey TsydenovVyacheslav NagovitsynLeonid Potapov

Notes
  1. Russian: Глава Республики Бурятия, romanized: Glava Respubliki Buryatiya; Buryat: Буряад Уласай Толгойлогшо, romanized: Buryaad Ulasay Tolgoylogsho

References
  1. Constitution of the Republic of Buryatia, Article 69.
  2. "Парламент Бурятии переименовал президента республики в главу" [The parliament of Buryatia renamed the president of the republic to the head]. Vesti.ru (in Russian). 2011-04-26.


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