Governor of Sakhalin Oblast
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Governor of Sakhalin Oblast is the head of the executive branch of the Government of Sakhalin Oblast and the highest official of the oblast. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws in the region and to approve bills passed by the Sakhalin Oblast Duma or to disapprove it.
Since the formation of the position in 1991 there had been eight persons to serve the office, of which six had been officially serves while two are interim. Igor Farkhutdinov was only the governor to died in office. The current governor is Valery Limarenko he is interim governor since December 7, 2018.
The longest serving governors were Igor Farkhtdinov and Aleksandr Khoroshavin both serves for 9 years in the office.
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Style | His Excellency, Mr. Governor |
Abbreviation | GSO |
Residence | Communist Avenue 32, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |
Seat | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |
Term length | 5 years |
Formation | 1991 |
First holder | Valentine Fedorov |
Powers
- Forms the government, appoint the main officials of the provincial government. Performs the power of the highest official of the oblast.
- Take decision on the strategic development of the oblast and make socio-economic policy of the oblast.
- Ensures the observence of rights and freedoms of the citizen living in the oblast. Implemention of Federal and oblast laws and the Russian legislation in the oblast.
- Solves the issue of civil service. He/she appoints or dismissed the main holders of post of the oblast government.
- Appoints the head of the districts of oblast.
- Holds meetings of the oblast government on serious issues.
- Issue decrees and orders to implement law in the oblast.
List of Governors
No. | Governors | Term in office | Term length |
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1. | Valentine Fedorov | 1991 - April 3, 1993 | 3 years |
2. | Evgeny A. Krasnoyarov | April 8, 1993 - April 24 1995 | 3 years |
3. | Igor Farkhutdinov | April 24, 1995 - August 20 - 2003 | 9 years |
4. | Ivan Malakhov | August 20, 2003 - August 7, 2007 | 5 years |
5. | Aleksandr Khoroshavin | August 7, 2007 - March 25, 2015 | 9 years |
6. | Oleg Kozhemyako | March 25, 2015 - September 27, 2018 | 4 years |
7. | Vera G. Shcherbina (Acting) | September 27 - December 7, 2018 | 2 months |
8. | Valery Limarenko (Acting) | December 7, 2018 - incumbment | 5 months |