Governor of Astrakhan Oblast

The Governor of Astrakhan Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Астраханской области) is the head of government of Astrakhan Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.

Governor of Astrakhan Oblast
Coat of arms of Astrakhan Oblast
Incumbent Igor Babushkin since 17 September 2019
Seat	Astrakhan
Term length	5 years
Formation	1991
Website	www.astrobl.ru

The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Astrakhan Oblast. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years.

List of officeholders

#	Portrait	Governor	Term start	Term end	Party		Election
1		Anatoly Guzhvin (1946–2004)	28 August 1991[1]	17 August 2004[2]		Independent	1996 2000
—		Alexander Zhilkin (born 1959)	17 August 2004	2 November 2004	none
—		Alexander Glazkov	2 November 2004	23 December 2004
2		Alexander Zhilkin (born 1959)	23 December 2004	26 September 2018		United Russia	2004 2009 2014
—		Sergey Morozov (born 1973)	26 September 2018[3]	5 June 2019	none
—		Igor Babushkin (born 1970)	5 June 2019[4]	17 September 2019		Independent	2019 2024
3			17 September 2019[5]	incumbent

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