title: Governor of Volgograd Oblast
text: # Governor of Volgograd Oblast
  
  The Governor of Volgograd Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Волгоградской области) is the head of government of Volgograd Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.
  
  The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Volgograd Oblast. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years.
  
  ## List of officeholders
  
  | # | Governor | Tenure | Party | Election |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ivan Shabunin (1935–2006) | 19 September 1991 – 6 January 1997 | Independent | |
  | 2 | Nikolay Maksyuta (1947–2020) | 6 January 1997 – 12 January 2010 | Communist | 1996 2000 2004 |
  | 3 | Anatoly Brovko (born 1966) | 12 January 2010 – 17 January 2012 | United Russia | 2009 |
  | — | Sergey Bozhenov (born 1965) | 17 January 2012 – 2 February 2012 | United Russia | 2012 |
  | 4 | Sergey Bozhenov (born 1965) | 2 February 2012 – 4 April 2014 | United Russia | 2012 |
  | — | Andrey Bocharov (born 1969) | 4 April 2014 – 24 September 2014 | Independent | 2014 2019 |
  | 5 | Andrey Bocharov (born 1969) | since 24 September 2014 | Independent | 2014 2019 |
  