title: Governor of Murmansk Oblast
text: # Governor of Murmansk Oblast
  
  The Governor of Murmansk Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Мурманской области) is the head of the executive branch of government in Murmansk Oblast, in northwestern Russia. The position of governor under the current Charter of Murmansk Oblast was created in 1997. Until the adoption of the current charter, the head of Murmansk oblast was titled Head of the Murmansk Oblast Administration.
  
  ## Governors of Murmansk Oblast
  
  | No. | Governor | Tenure | Party | Party | Election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yevgeny Komarov (born 1942) | 10 November 1991 — 7 December 1996 | | Independent | |
  | 2 | Yury Yevdokimov (born 1945) | 7 December 1996 – 25 March 2009 | 1996 2000 2004 2007 | Independent |
  | 2 | Yury Yevdokimov (born 1945) | 7 December 1996 – 25 March 2009 | 1996 2000 2004 2007 | | United Russia |
  | 3 | Dmitry Dmitriyenko (born 1963) | 25 March 2009 – 4 April 2012 | | 2009 | United Russia |
  | — | Marina Kovtun (born 1962) | 4 April 2012 – 13 April 2012 | | 2012 2014 | United Russia |
  | 4 | Marina Kovtun (born 1962) | 13 April 2012 – 5 May 2014 | | 2012 2014 | United Russia |
  | — | Marina Kovtun (born 1962) | 5 May 2014 – 8 October 2014 | | 2012 2014 | United Russia |
  | (4) | Marina Kovtun (born 1962) | 8 October 2014 – 21 March 2019 | | 2012 2014 | United Russia |
  | — | Andrey Chibis (born 1979) | 21 March 2019 – 27 September 2019 | | 2019 | United Russia |
  | 5 | Andrey Chibis (born 1979) | since 27 September 2019 | | 2019 | United Russia |
  
  ## Elections
  
  ### 2019
  
  The latest election for the office was held on 8 September 2019.
  
  ### 2014
  
  The first election for the office after the countrywide restoration of direct gubernatorial elections was held on 14 September 2014.
  
  | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Mikhail Antropov | Communist Party of the Russian Federation | 22,252 | 11.29 |
  | Maxim Belov | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | 10,845 | 5.50 |
  | Marina Kovtun | United Russia | 127,539 | 64.69 |
  | Alexander Makarevich | A Just Russia | 21,234 | 10.77 |
  | Igor Morar | Civic Platform | 10,824 | 5.49 |
  
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