Head of Karachay-Cherkessia

The position of the Head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic[lower-alpha 1] (formerly known as the President of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic) is the highest office within the Government of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in Russia. The Head is elected by citizens of Russia residing in the republic. Term of service is five years.[1]

Head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Coat of arms of Karachay-Cherkessia
Standard of the Head of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia
Incumbent
Rashid Temrezov
since 28 February 2011
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderVladimir Khubiyev
Formation28 April 1995
Websitekchr.ru

History

After the restoration of the Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast in 1957 as part of the Stavropol Krai and until the spring of 1990, the Karachay-Cherkess Regional Committee of the CPSU played a leading role in its leadership. From 1988 to July 1991, Valentin Lesnichenko was the first secretary of the regional committee.

In March 1990 there was a sharp decline of the one-party system connected with the abolition of the Article 6 of the Soviet Constitution, which defined the "leading and guiding role" of the Communist Party in USSR politics. Since that time Russian regions began to act as the de facto parliamentary republics. As a result, the head of the regional Council (soviet) became the major official in the region. Since March 1979, Vladimir Khubiev has been the chairman of the Executive committee of the Council of People's Deputies of the Karachay-Cherkessia.

On 22 March 1990, Lesnichenko was uncontestedly elected Speaker of the Council of People's Deputies, the new composition of which was elected in March 1990. On the same day, Vladimir Khubiyev was re-elected chairman of the Executive committee.

On 3 December 1991, the Council adopted a decision to re-establish the separate Karachay Republic. However, on December 5, the session of the Council decided to conduct a plebiscite on the preservation of the unity of Karachay-Cherkessia. On 13 January 1992, Russian President Boris Yeltsin appointed Khubiyev Acting Head of Administration of Karachay-Cherkessia. In January 1993, the former regional Council was transformed into the Supreme Soviet and the Council of Ministers was created with Khubiev as chairman. As a result, the region was headed by Vladimir Khubiyev for almost 20 years, from 1979 to 1999.

In April–May 1999, the first presidential elections in Karachay-Cherkessia were held. In the second round, the former commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Vladimir Semyonov, was elected. He received 75% of the votes against Stanislav Derev's 18%, but the opposition did not recognize the results and challenged them in courts for six months.

List
No. Image Name Took office Left office Notes
Head of Administration of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
1 Vladimir Khubiyev
(1932–2004)		 13 January 1992 28 April 1995 Appointed by president of Russia Boris Yeltsin
Heads of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
(1) Vladimir Khubiyev
(1932–2004)		 28 April 1995 24 May 1999 Re-appointed by president of Russia Boris Yeltsin
— Igor Ivanov
(1937–2000)		 24 May 1999 24 July 1999 Appointed by president Yeltsin as acting head of the republic
—
Vladimir Putin with Valentin Vlasov.jpg
 Valentin Vlasov
(1946–2020)		 24 July 1999 24 September 1999 Appointed by president Yeltsin as acting head of the republic
2 Vladimir Semyonov
(b. 1940)		 14 September 1999 25 August 2000 Elected by popular vote in May 1999, recognised by the federal government in October 1999
Presidents of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
(2) Vladimir Semyonov
(b. 1940)		 25 August 2000 4 September 2003 Office restyled
3 Mustafa Batdyyev
(b. 1950)		 4 September 2003 4 September 2008 Elected by popular vote
4 Boris Ebzeyev
(b. 1950)		 4 September 2008 28 February 2011 Appointed by president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, approved by the People's Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia
5 Rashid Temrezov
(b. 1976)		 1 March 2011 7 April 2011 Appointed by president Medvedev, approved by the People's Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia
Head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
(5) Rashid Temrezov
(b. 1976)		 7 April 2011 27 February 2016 Office restyled
— 27 February 2016 18 September 2016 Acting head of the republic
(5) 18 September 2016 19 September 2021 Elected by the People's Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia
19 September 2021 incumbent Re-elected

Notes
  1. Russian: Глава Карачаево-Черкесской Республики, romanized: Glava Karachayevo-Cherkesskoy Respubliki; Kabardian: Къэрэшей-Шэрджэс Республикэм и Тхьэмадэ, romanized: Qereshey-Sherjes Respublikem i Tkh'emade; Karachay-Balkar: Къарачай-Черкес Республиканы Башчысы, romanized: Qarachay-Cherkes Respublikany Bashchysy

References
  1. Constitution of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Article 63.
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