Governor of Samara Oblast

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

Governor of Samara Oblast
Standard of the Governor
Incumbent Vyacheslav Fedorishchev since 13 September 2024
Seat	Samara
Term length	5 years
Formation	1991
Website	www.samregion.ru

The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Samara Oblast. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years and can hold the position for two consecutive terms.

List of officeholders

#	Portrait	Governor	Tenure	Party		Election
1		Konstantin Titov (born 1944)	31 August 1991[1] – 6 April 2000[2]		Independent	1996[3]
—		Yury Logoydo (1938–2023)	6 April – 9 July 2000[4]
(1)		Konstantin Titov (born 1944)	9 July 2000 – 27 August 2007		Union of Right Forces	2000[5] 2005[6]
					United Russia
2		Vladimir Artyakov (born 1959)	29 August 2007 – 10 May 2012			2007[7]
3		Nikolay Merkushkin (born 1951)	12 May 2012 – 6 June 2014			2012[8] 2014[9]
—			6 June – 23 September 2014
(3)			23 September 2014 – 25 September 2017
—		Dmitry Azarov (born 1970)	25 September 2017 – 17 September 2018			2018[10]
4			17 September 2018 – 31 May 2024			2023
—		Vyacheslav Fedorishchev (born 1989)	31 May 2024 – 13 September 2024			2024
5			Since 13 September 2024