Head of Mari El
* Governor * Head of state * Head of government
PostHead
Bodythe Mari El Republic
IncumbentYury Zaitsev
Incumbentsince10 May 2022
DepartmentExecutive branch of the Mari El Republic
Style
AppointerDirect elections
Termlength5 years;
Formation24 December 1991
FirstVladislav Zotin
WebsiteOfficial website

The Head of the Mari El Republic, formerly known as the President of Mari El Republic, is the highest executive position in Mari El, a federal subject of Russia.

The first president of Mari El was Vladislav Zotin when the position was created on 24 December 1991, two days before dissolution of the Soviet Union, replacing the First Secretary of the Mari Communist Party, the equivalent position of the Mari ASSR before it was succeeded by the Mari El Republic. The status and powers of the president were determined by Chapter 4 of the Constitution of the Mari El Republic.

In December 2010, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed a law that forbade calling the heads of federal subjects as "president", and must bring their constitutions or statutes in conformity with the law before 1 January 2015. The office was renamed to head (Vuylatyshyzhe in Mari) in June 2011.

Since 10 May 2022, the head is Yury Zaitsev.[1]

List of heads

No.PortraitName
(born–died)		Term of officePolitical partyElectedRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Vladislav Zotin
(born 1942)		24 December 19915 January 1997Independent1991
2Vyacheslav Kislitsyn
(born 1948)		5 January 199714 January 2001Communist Party1996–97
3Leonid Markelov
(born 1963)		14 January 200114 January 2015Liberal Democratic Party2000
2004
2009[a]
–14 January 201521 September 2015United Russia–[b]
(3)21 September 20156 April 20172015
–Alexander Yevstifeyev
(1958–2024)		6 April 201721 September 2017Independent–[b]
421 September 201710 May 20222017
–Yury Zaitsev
(born 1970)		10 May 202223 September 2022United Russia–[b]
523 September 2022Incumbent2022

Elections

The latest election for the office was held on 10 September 2017.

CandidatesPartyVotes%
Alexander YevstifeyevUnited Russia208,85588.27
Albert FyodorovLiberal Democratic Party11,9825.06
Natalia GlushenkoA Just Russia8,2323.48
Valentina ZlobinaParty of Pensioners4,1591.76
Source: Сводная таблица результатов выборов Archived 25 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine

Note

  1. ^ Appointed by federal president.
  2. ^ Acting head of the republic

References

  1. ^ Gorshkova, Elena (10 May 2022). "Acting governor appointed in protest region of Russia" (in Russian). URA. Archived 10 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 May 2022.