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The Head of the Republic of Mordovia[a] (formerly known as the President of the Republic of Mordovia) is the highest office within the Government of the Republic of Mordovia in Russia. The Head is elected by citizens of Russia residing in the republic. Term of service is five years.[1]
| Head of the Republic of Mordovia | |
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 Coat of arms of the Mordovia | |
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| Executive branch of the Republic of Mordovia | |
| Style | |
| Type | |
| Residence | Saransk |
| Nominator | Political parties |
| Appointer | Direct elections |
| Term length | 5 years; |
| Formation | 22 September 1995 |
| First holder | Nikolay Merkushkin |
| Website | Official website |
History
editThe post of the Head of Mordovia was introduced in 1995. Before that (1991–93) the President of Mordovia was the highest official of the Republic. In December 1991, Vasily Guslyannikov was elected as the first and last President of Mordovia. In 1993, the Supreme Soviet of Mordovia removed him and abolished this position following Guslyannikov's accusation of abuse and corruption brought by the MPs headed by the speaker and ex-candidate for the presidency Nikolay Biryukov. The Council of Ministers, headed by Valery Shvetsov, was created as the governing body of Mordovia.
In November 1995, elections to the State Assembly of Mordovia and local self-government took place. In January 1995 Nikolay Merkushkin, former leader of Mordovian Komsomol branch, became the Chairman of the State Assembly. On 22 September 1995 the Constitutional Assembly elected him as the Head of the Republic.
List
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| President of the Mordovian SSR | |||||||||
| 1 | 
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Vasily Guslyannikov (born 1949) |
26 December 1991 | 7 April 1993 | 1 year, 102 days | Democratic Russia | 1991 | ||
| Heads of the Republic of Mordovia | |||||||||
| 2 | 
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Nikolay Merkushkin (born 1951) |
22 September 1995 | 10 May 2012 | 16 years, 262 days | Independent | 1995[b] 1998 2003 –[c] |
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| United Russia | |||||||||
| – | 
|
Vladimir Volkov (born 1954) |
10 May 2012 | 14 May 2012 | 4 days | United Russia | –[d] | ||
| 3 | 14 May 2012 | 12 April 2017 | 4 years, 333 days | –[c] | |||||
| — | 12 April 2017 | 19 September 2017 | 160 days | –[d] | |||||
| (3) | 19 September 2017 | 18 November 2020 | 3 years, 60 days | 2017 | |||||
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Artyom Zdunov (born 1978) |
18 November 2020 | 29 September 2021 | 315 days | United Russia | –[d] | ||
| 4 | 29 September 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 82 days | 2021 | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ Russian: Глава Республики Мордовия, romanized: Glava Respubliki Mordoviya; Moksha: Мордовия Республикть Оцюняц, romanized: Mordoviya Respublikt′ Otsyunyats; Erzya: Мордовия Республикань Прявт, romanized: Mordoviya Respublikan′ Pryavt
- ^ Elected by the Constitutional Assembly of Mordovia.
- ^ a b Appointed by the President of the Russian Federation.
- ^ a b c Acting head of the republic.
References
edit- ^ Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 64.