Governor of Kirov Oblast

The Governor of Kirov Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Кировской области) is the governor of Kirov Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.

Governor of Kirov Oblast
Coat of arms of Kirov Oblast
Incumbent Aleksandr Sokolov since 23 September 2022
Residence	Kirov
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Vasily Desyatnikov
Formation	1991
Website	kirovreg.ru

The title of Governor is given to the highest-ranking official and head of administration of the government of Kirov Oblast.

Aleksandr Sokolov became active governor on the 10 of May 2022 and assumed office on the 23 of September 2022, becoming the 6th Governor of the Kirov Oblast. Aleksandr Sokolov is also a member of the United Russia party.

List of officeholders

No.	Photo	Name	Term start	Term end	Party		Election
1		Vasily Desyatnikov (1942–2023)[1]	11 December 1991	20 October 1996		Independent	none
2		Vladimir Sergeyenkov (1938–2014)	20 October 1996	18 January 2004			1996 2000
3		Nikolay Shaklein (1943–2023)	14 January 2004	14 January 2009		United Russia	2004
4		Nikita Belykh (born 1975)	15 January 2009[2]	14 January 2014		Independent	2009 2014
—			14 January 2014	23 September 2014
(4)			23 September 2014[3]	28 July 2016
—		Aleksey Kuznetsov (born 1971)	27 June 2016	28 July 2016		United Russia	none
—		Igor Vasilyev (born 1961)	28 July 2016	19 September 2017			2017
5			19 September 2017	10 May 2022
—		Aleksandr Sokolov (born 1970)	10 May 2022	23 September 2022			2022
6			23 September 2022	incumbent

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