| Post | Governor |
|---|---|
| Body | Astrakhan Oblast |
| Insignia | Coat of Arms of Astrakhan Oblast.svg |
| Insigniasize | 125px |
| Insigniacaption | Coat of arms of Astrakhan Oblast |
| Incumbent | Igor Babushkin |
| Seat | Astrakhan |
| Status | Head of federal subject |
| Incumbentsince | 17 September 2019 |
| Termlength | 5 years |
| Formation | 1991 |
| Inaugural | Anatoly Guzhvin |
| Constituting instrument | Charter of Astrakhan Oblast, Section 3 |
| Website | www.astrobl.ru |
The Governor of Astrakhan Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Астраханской области) is the head of government of Astrakhan Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.
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
| No. | Portrait | Governor | Tenure | Time in office | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoly Guzhvin (1946–2004) [1][2] | 28 August 1991 – 17 August 2004 (died in office) | Independent | Appointed | |||
| — | Alexander Zhilkin (born 1959) [3] | 17 August 2004 – 2 November 2004 (resigned to run for a full term) | Acting | ||||
| — | Alexander Glazkov (born 1951) [4] | 2 November 2004 – 23 December 2004 (successor took office) | |||||
| 2 | Alexander Zhilkin (born 1959) | 23 December 2004 – 26 September 2018 (resigned) | United Russia | 2004 2009 2014 | |||
| — | Sergey Morozov (born 1973) [5] | 26 September 2018 – 5 June 2019 (resigned) | Acting | ||||
| — | Igor Babushkin (born 1970) [6][7] | 5 June 2019 – 17 September 2019 | Independent | Acting | |||
| 3 | 17 September 2019 – present | 2019 2024 | |||||
References
- ^ "Указ Президента РСФСР от 28.08.1991 г. № 97" (in Russian). kremlin.ru
- ^ "Скончался губернатор Астраханской области А.Гужвин" (in Russian). RBC. 17 August 2004.
- ^ "Путин назначил и.о. губернатора Астраханской области Александра Глазкова" (in Russian). newsru.com. 3 November 2004. Archived 22 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 02.11.2004 г. № 1383 «О временном исполнении обязанностей губернатора Астраханской области»" (in Russian). kremlin.ru. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Сергей Морозов назначен врио губернатора Астраханской области" (in Russian). kremlin.ru. 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Путин за три месяца до выборов сменил врио астраханского губернатора" (in Russian). RBC. 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Бабушкин вступил в должность губернатора Астраханской области" (in Russian). Interfax. 17 September 2019.