title: Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai
text: # Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai
  
  The Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai (Russian: Губернатор Забайкальского края) is the head of the executive branch of government in Zabaykalsky Krai (former Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug).
  
  ## List of governors
  
  ### Chita Oblast (1991–2008)
  
  Styled as Head of Chita Oblast Administration before 2005.
  
  | # | Portrait | Governor | Tenure | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | Boris Ivanov (1941–) | 5 November 1991 – 1 February 1996 | PRES |
  | 2 | | Ravil Geniatulin (1955–) | 1 February 1996 – 1 March 2008 | Independent → United Russia |
  
  ### Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug (1991–2008)
  
  | # | Head | Tenure | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gurodarma Tsedashiyev (1948–2015) | 26 December 1991 – 13 January 1996 | Independent |
  | 2 | Bolot Ayushiyev (1949–) | 13 January 1996 – 6 February 1997 | Independent |
  | 3 | Bair Zhamsuyev (1959–) | 5 March 1997 – 1 March 2008 | Independent → United Russia |
  
  On 1 March 2008, Zabaykalsky Krai was formed as a new region of the Russian Federation, following a referendum of unification of Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug.
  
  ### Zabaykalsky Krai (2008–)
  
  | # | Governor | Tenure | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | (2) | Ravil Geniatulin (1955–) | 1 March 2008 – 1 March 2013 | United Russia |
  | 3 | Konstantin Ilkovsky (1964–) | 1 March – 18 September 2013 | A Just Russia |
  | 18 September 2013 – 17 February 2016 | Konstantin Ilkovsky (1964–) | | A Just Russia |
  | 4 | Natalia Zhdanova (1964–) | 18 February – 29 September 2016 | United Russia |
  | 29 September 2016 – 11 October 2018 | Natalia Zhdanova (1964–) | | United Russia |
  | - | Aleksandr Kulakov (1966–) | 11 – 25 October 2018 | United Russia |
  | 5 | Aleksandr Osipov (1969–) | 25 October 2018 – 19 September 2019 | Independent |
  | since 19 September 2019 | Aleksandr Osipov (1969–) | | Independent |
  
  ## Elections
  
  ### 8 September 2019
  
  | Place | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Aleksandr Osipov | Self-nominated | 248,580 | 89,61 |
  | 2. | Yelena Krauze | Party of Pensioners | 9,230 | 3,33 |
  | 3. | Vyacheslav Ushakov | Patriots of Russia | 7,173 | 2,59 |
  | 4. | Yana Shpak | Party of Growth | 5,739 | 2,07 |
  
  ### 18 September 2016
  
  | Place | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Natalia Zhdanova | United Russia | 165,472 | 54.39 |
  | 2. | Nikolay Merzlikin | Communist Party | 87,434 | 28.74 |
  | 3. | Anatoly Vershinin | Agrarian Party of Russia | 29,694 | 9.76 |
  | 4. | Tagir Aglyamov | Patriots of Russia | 10,154 | 3.34 |
  
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