title: Governor of Perm Krai
text: # Governor of Perm Krai
  
  The governor of Perm Krai (Russian: Губернатор Пермского края) is the highest official of Perm Krai, a federal subject of Russia. The governor heads the executive branch in the region.
  
  ## History of office
  
  On 7 December 2003, a referendum was held, at which the residents of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug supported the unification of these two regions. The united Perm Krai was established on 1 December 2005. On the same day acting governor of Perm Oblast Oleg Chirkunov took office as governor of Perm Krai.
  
  ## List of officeholders
  
  | No. | Governor | Tenure | Party | Election |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Perm Oblast |||||||
  | 1 | Boris Kuznetsov (1935–2013) | 24 December 1991 — 6 January 1996 | Independent | |
  | 2 | Gennady Igumnov (1936–2021) | 12 January 1996 — 28 December 2000 | Independent | 1996 |
  | 3 | Yury Trutnev (born 1956) | 28 December 2000 — 12 March 2004 | United Russia | 2000 |
  | — | Oleg Chirkunov (born 1958) | 25 March 2004 — 1 December 2005 | Independent | |
  | Governors of Perm Krai |||||||
  | 4 | Oleg Chirkunov (born 1958) | 1 December 2005 — 28 April 2012 | Independent | 2005 2010 |
  | — | Viktor Basargin (born 1957) | 28 April 2012 — 5 May 2012 | Independent | 2012 |
  | 5 | Viktor Basargin (born 1957) | 5 May 2012 — 6 February 2017 | Independent | 2012 |
  | — | Maxim Reshetnikov (born 1979) | 6 February 2017 — 18 September 2017 | United Russia | 2017 |
  | 6 | Maxim Reshetnikov (born 1979) | 18 September 2017 — 21 January 2020 | United Russia | 2017 |
  | — | Olga Antipina (born 1963) | 21 January — 6 February 2020 | Independent | |
  | — | Dmitry Makhonin (born 1982) | 6 February 2020 — 7 October 2020 | Independent | 2020 |
  | 7 | Dmitry Makhonin (born 1982) | since 7 October 2020 | Independent | 2020 |
  
  ## Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug
  
  In 1992, Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was proclaimed separate subject of the federation, at the same time continuing to be part of Perm Oblast, being in contractual relations with it. For 14 years of Komi-Permyakia's semi-independent existence two persons were holding the office of Head of Administration.
  
  | No. | Image | Governor | Tenure | Party | Party | Election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | Nikolay Poluyanov (born 1952) | 14 December 1991 — December 2000 | | Independent | 1996 |
  | 2 | | Gennady Savelyev (born 1945) | December 2000 — 1 December 2005 | | Independent | 2000 |
  
  After 2005 unification, the former autonomy was continued by Komi-Permyak Okrug, a special territory within Perm Krai. Its head is ranked as Minister for Komi-Permyak Okrug Affairs and is appointed by the governor.
  
  