The Governor of Saint Petersburg (Russian: Губернатор Санкт-Петербурга, romanized: Gubernator Sankt-Peterburga) is the head of the executive branch of Saint Petersburg City Administration. The governor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within all districts of the City of Saint Petersburg. The governor's office is located in Smolny Institute and appoints many officials, including deputy governors and directors (heads of city departments).
| Governor of the City of Saint Petersburg | |
|---|---|
| Губернатор Санкт-Петербурга (Russian) | |
| |
Alexander Beglov since 18 September 2019 | |
| Style |
|
| Type | Governor |
| Residence | Smolny Institute, Saint Petersburg |
| Seat | Smolny Institute |
| Nominator | President of Russia |
| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Constituting instrument | Charter of Saint Petersburg |
| Precursor | Chairpersons of the Executive Committee |
| Formation | 5 June 1996 |
| First holder | Vladimir Yakovlev |
| Deputy | Deputy Governor |
| Salary | 9.7 million rubles ($146,290) |
Under the Soviet regime, until 1991 the head of the city administration was called chairperson of the executive committee. Between 1991 and 1996, the head of the administration was called Mayor after which they were called Governor. Between 1991 and 2006 the mayor/governor was elected by direct vote of city residents. Between 2004 and 2014, the governor was nominated by the President of the Russian Federation and approved (or disapproved) by the City Legislative Assembly,[1] and since 2014 the governor has been elected by popular vote of city residents.
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
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Leon Trotsky (1879–1940) |
25 October 1917 | 11 December 1917 | 47 days | Communist Party | |
| 2 | 
|
Grigory Zinoviev (1883–1936) |
13 December 1917 | 12 July 1926 | 8 years, 211 days | ||
| 3 | 
|
Nikolay Komarov (1886–1937) |
12 July 1926 | 7 January 1930 | 3 years, 179 days | ||
| 4 | 
|
Ivan Kodatsky (1893–1937) |
April 1930 | January 1937 | 6 years, 9 months | ||
| 5 | 
|
Vasily Shestakov (1891–1956) |
January 1937 | March 1937 | 2 months | ||
| 6 | 
|
Aleksey Petrovsky (1889–1939) |
September 1937 | October 1938 | 1 year, 1 month | ||
| 7 | 
|
Alexei Kosygin (1904–1980) |
October 1938 | 6 January 1939 | 3 months | ||
| 8 | 
|
Pyotr Popkov (1903–1950) |
6 January 1939 | 9 March 1946 | 7 years, 62 days | ||
| 9 |
|
Pyotr Lazutin (1905–1950) |
11 March 1946 | 22 February 1949 | 2 years, 348 days | ||
| 10 |
|
Pyotr Ladanov (1904–1989) |
2 March 1949 | June 1954 | 5 years, 3 months | ||
| 11 |
|
Nikolay Smirnov (1906–1962) |
June 1954 | 17 June 1962 | 8 years | ||
| 12 |
|
Vasily Isayev (1917–2008) |
June 1962 | August 1966 | 4 years, 2 months | ||
| 13 |
|
Aleksandr Sizov (1913–1972) |
August 1966 | December 1972 | 6 years, 4 months | ||
| 14 |
|
Vasily Kazakov (1927–2008) |
January 1973 | June 1976 | 3 years, 5 months | ||
| 15 | 
|
Lev Zaykov (1923–2002) |
June 1976 | 26 April 1983 | 6 years, 10 months | ||
| 16 | 
|
Vladimir Khodyrev (born 1930) |
26 April 1983 | 23 May 1990 | 7 years, 27 days | ||
| 17 |
|
Aleksandr Schelkanov (born 1939) |
23 May 1990 | 12 June 1991 | 1 year, 20 days | ||
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
|
Anatoly Sobchak (1937–2000) Mayor of Saint Petersburg |
12 June 1991 | 5 June 1996 | 4 years, 359 days | Independent | ||
| 1 | 
|
Vladimir Yakovlev (born 1944) |
5 June 1996 | 15 June 2003 | 7 years, 10 days | ||
| — | 
|
Alexander Beglov (born 1956) Acting |
16 June 2003 | 5 October 2003 | 111 days | ||
| 2 | 
|
Valentina Matviyenko (born 1949) |
5 October 2003 | 31 August 2011 | 7 years, 330 days | United Russia | |
| 3 | 
|
Georgy Poltavchenko (born 1953) |
31 August 2011 | 3 October 2018 | 7 years, 33 days | ||
| — | 
|
Alexander Beglov (born 1956) |
3 October 2018 | 18 September 2019 | 350 days | Independent | |
| 4 | 18 September 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 290 days | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Beglov | United Russia | 734,903 | 66.22 | |
| Nadezhda Tikhonova | A Just Russia | 192,114 | 17.31 | |
| Mikhail Amosov | Civic Platform | 182,797 | 16.47 | |
| Total | 1,109,814 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,109,814 | 97.30 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 30,840 | 2.70 | ||
| Total votes | 1,140,654 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,814,877 | 29.90 | ||
| Source: Decision of the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission dated September 11, 2019 No. 143-2 "On the results of the election of the highest official of St. Petersburg - the Governor of St. Petersburg on September 8, 2019"[2] | ||||
