Head of Kalmykia

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Head of the Republic of Kalmykia
  • Хальмг Таңһчин Толһач (Kalmyk)
  • Глава Республики Калмыкия (Russian)
Standard for the Head the Republic
Incumbent
Batu Khasikov
since 20 March 2019
Executive branch of the Republic of Kalmykia
Style
Type
Term length5 years, renewable
Formation12 September 1991[1]
First holderKirsan Ilyumzhinov
WebsiteOfficial website

The Head of Kalmykia is an elected official who serves as the head of state of Kalmykia. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, three people have served as Heads of the Republic.

List of officeholders

Preceding offices (1990–93)

Head of state[a]Term of officeHead of
government[b]		Term of officeRef.
Vladimir Basanov
(born 1948)		 April 1990 –
November 1992
(resigned)		 Batyr Mikhailov
(1941–2026)		 1989 –
October 1992
(resigned)		 [2][3][4]
Ilya Bugdayev
(1938–2011)		 November 1992 –
23 April 1993
(successor took office)		 Maksim Mukubenov
(1940–2024)		 October 1992 –
30 April 1993
(acting)

President/Head of the Republic (1993–present)

No. Portrait Name
(born–died)		 Term of office Political party Election Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
President (1993–2005)
1 Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
(born 1962)		 23 April 1993 24 October 2005 12 years, 184 days Independent 1993
1995
2002
United Russia
Head of the Republic (2005–present)
1 Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
(born 1962)		 24 October 2005 24 October 2010 5 years, 0 days United Russia 2005[c]
2 Aleksey Orlov
(born 1961)		 24 October 2010 20 March 2019 8 years, 147 days United Russia 2010[c]
2014
3 Batu Khasikov
(born 1980)		 20 March 2019 Incumbent 7 years, 102 days United Russia 2019
2024

The latest election for the office was held on 8 September 2024.

Timeline

Notes

  1. Chairman of the Supreme Soviet.
  2. Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
  3. Appointed by the President of Russia with the consent of the People's Khural.

References

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