Head of the Republic of Karelia

The Head of the Republic of Karelia (Russian: Глава Республики Карелия) is the highest-ranking official of the Republic of Karelia, a federal subject of Russia. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, four people have served as heads of the republic.

Head of the Republic of Karelia
Глава Республики Карелия (Russian)
Flag of Karelia with coat of arms
Incumbent Artur Parfenchikov since 15 February 2017
Executive branch of the Republic of Karelia
Style	His Excellency The Honorable
Type	Governor Head of state Head of government
Residence	Petrozavodsk
Term length	5 years, renewable
Precursor	Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
Formation	1 June 1998
First holder	Sergey Katanandov
Salary	$ 68,000
Website	Official website

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Political party		Election	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990–1994)
1		Viktor Stepanov (born 1947)	18 April 1990	17 May 1994	4 years, 29 days		Independent	–
Chairman of the Government (1994–2002)
1		Viktor Stepanov (born 1947)	17 May 1994	1 June 1998	4 years, 15 days		Independent	–
2		Sergey Katanandov (born 1955)	1 June 1998	12 May 2002	3 years, 345 days		Fatherland – All Russia	–
Head of the Republic (2002–present)
2		Sergey Katanandov (born 1955)	12 May 2002	30 June 2010	8 years, 49 days		United Russia	–
3		Andrey Nelidov (born 1957)	1 July 2010	22 May 2012	1 year, 326 days		United Russia	–
4		Aleksandr Hudilainen (born 1956)	22 May 2012	15 February 2017	4 years, 269 days		United Russia	–
5		Artur Parfenchikov (born 1964)	15 February 2017	Incumbent	8 years, 191 days		United Russia	–