Governor of Orenburg Oblast

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Governor of Orenburg Oblast
Coat of arms of Orenburg Oblast
since 17 September 2025
Type
SeatOrenburg
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentCharter of Orenburg Oblast, Section 5
Formation1991
Websiteorenburg-gov.ru

The Governor of Orenburg Oblast (Russian: Губернатор Оренбургской области) is the head of government of Orenburg Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.

The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Orenburg Oblast. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years.

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Governor Tenure Time in office Party Election
1 Vladimir Yelagin
(born 1955)		 24 October 1991[1] –
29 December 1999
(lost re-election)		 8 years, 66 days Independent Appointed

1995

2 Alexey Chernyshyov
(born 1939)		 29 December 1999 –
15 June 2010
(term end)		 10 years, 168 days Agrarian →
United Russia[2]		 1999
2003
2005[a]
3 Yury Berg
(born 1953)		 15 June 2010 –
17 May 2014
(resigned)		 8 years, 279 days United Russia 2010[a][3]
– 17 May 2014 –
26 September 2014		 Acting
(3) 26 September 2014 –
21 March 2019
(resigned)		 2014
– Denis Pasler
(born 1978)		 21 March 2019[4] –
18 September 2019		 6 years, 5 days Actng
4 18 September 2019 –
26 March 2025
(resigned)		 2019
2024
– Yevgeny Solntsev
(born 1980)		 26 March 2025 –
17 September 2025		 1 year, 98 days Acting
5 17 September 2025 –
present		 2025

Timeline

Notes

  1. Appointed by the President of Russia with the consent of the Legislative Assembly.

References

  1. "Указ Президента РСФСР от 24.10.1991 г. № 154". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. "Губернатор вступил в партию "Единая Россия"". orinfo.ru (in Russian). 1 December 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  3. "Ю.Берг утвержден главой Оренбургской области". RBC (in Russian). 22 May 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. Жилина, Оксана (21 March 2019). "Денис Паслер назначен врио губернатора Оренбургской области". oblgazeta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 January 2023.