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Head of Karachay-Cherkessia

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Head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
  • Къэрэшей-Шэрджэс Республикэм и Тхьэмадэ (Kabardian)
  • Къарачай-Черкес Республиканы Башчысы (Karachay-Balkar)
  • Глава Карачаево-Черкесской Республики (Russian)
Standard for the Head of the Republic
since 28 February 2011
Executive branch of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Style
Type
SeatCherkessk
NominatorPresident of Russia
Appointer
Term length
  • 5 years, renewable
Formation28 April 1995
First holderVladimir Khubiyev
WebsiteOfficial website

The position of the head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic[a] (formerly known as the president of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic) is the highest office within the Government of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in Russia. The Head is elected by citizens of Russia residing in the republic. Term of service is five years.[1]

History

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After the restoration of the Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast in 1957 as part of the Stavropol Krai and until the spring of 1990, the Karachay-Cherkess Regional Committee of the CPSU played a leading role in its leadership. From 1988 to July 1991, Valentin Lesnichenko was the first secretary of the regional committee.

In March 1990 there was a sharp decline of the one-party system connected with the abolition of the Article 6 of the Soviet Constitution, which defined the "leading and guiding role" of the Communist Party in USSR politics. Since that time Russian regions began to act as the de facto parliamentary republics. As a result, the head of the regional Council (soviet) became the major official in the region. Since March 1979, Vladimir Khubiev has been the chairman of the Executive committee of the Council of People's Deputies of the Karachay-Cherkessia.

On 22 March 1990, Lesnichenko was uncontestedly elected Speaker of the Council of People's Deputies, the new composition of which was elected in March 1990. On the same day, Vladimir Khubiyev was re-elected chairman of the Executive committee.

On 3 December 1991, the Council adopted a decision to re-establish the separate Karachay Republic. However, on December 5, the session of the Council decided to conduct a plebiscite on the preservation of the unity of Karachay-Cherkessia. On 13 January 1992, Russian president Boris Yeltsin appointed Khubiyev Acting Head of Administration of Karachay-Cherkessia. In January 1993, the former regional Council was transformed into the Supreme Soviet and the Council of Ministers was created with Khubiev as chairman. As a result, the region was headed by Vladimir Khubiyev for almost 20 years, from 1979 to 1999.

In April–May 1999, the first presidential elections in Karachay-Cherkessia were held. In the second round, the former commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Vladimir Semyonov, was elected. He received 75% of the votes against Stanislav Derev's 18%, but the opposition did not recognize the results and challenged them in courts for six months.

List of officeholders

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No. Portrait Name
(born–died)		 Term of office Political party Election Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Head of Administration of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
1 Vladimir Khubiyev
(1932–2004)		 13 January 1992 28 April 1995 3 years, 105 days Independent –[b] [2]
Head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
1 Vladimir Khubiyev
(1932–2004)		 28 April 1995 24 May 1999 4 years, 26 days Independent –[c] [3]
– Igor Ivanov
(1937–2000)		 24 May 1999 24 July 1999 61 days Independent –[d]
– Valentin Vlasov
(1946–2020)		 24 July 1999 24 September 1999[e] 62 days Independent –[d] [5][6]
2 Vladimir Semyonov
(born 1940)		 14 September 1999[e] 25 August 2000 346 days Independent 1999 [7]
President of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
2 Vladimir Semyonov
(born 1940)		 25 August 2000 4 September 2003 3 years, 10 days Independent –
3 Mustafa Batdyyev
(born 1950)		 4 September 2003 4 September 2008 5 years, 0 days Independent 2003
4 Boris Ebzeyev
(1950–2026)		 4 September 2008 28 February 2011 2 years, 177 days Independent 2008[c]
5 Rashid Temrezov
(born 1976)		 1 March 2011 7 April 2011 37 days United Russia 2011[c]
Head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
5 Rashid Temrezov
(born 1976)		 7 April 2011 27 February 2016 4 years, 326 days United Russia — [8]
– 27 February 2016 18 September 2016 204 days –[d]
5 18 September 2016 Incumbent 10 years, 22 days 2016[f]
2021[f]
2026[f]

Timeline

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Rashid TemrezovBoris EbzeyevMustafa BatdyyevVladimir SemyonovValentin VlasovIgor IvanovVladimir Khubiyev

Notes

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  1. ↑ Russian: Глава Карачаево-Черкесской Республики, romanized: Glava Karachayevo-Cherkesskoy Respubliki; Kabardian: Къэрэшей-Шэрджэс Республикэм и Тхьэмадэ, romanized: Q̇ărăšej-Šărǯʹăs Respublikăm i Tḥămadă; Karachay-Balkar: Къарачай-Черкес Республиканы Башчысы, romanized: Qaraçay-Çerkes Respublikanı Başçısı
  2. ↑ Appointed by the president of Russia with the consent of the Supreme Soviet of Karachay-Cherkessia.
  3. 1 2 3 Appointed by the president of Russia with the consent of the People's Assembly.
  4. 1 2 3 Appointed acting head of the republic by the president of Russia.
  5. 1 2 On 14 September 1999, president-elect Vladimir Semyonov was sworn in at a ceremony held in Ust-Dzheguta, although the outcome of the May 1999 election was still contested at that moment.[4] The federal government recognized Semyonov's victory on 24 September, withdrawing its interim head of the republic Valentin Vlasov.
  6. 1 2 3 Elected by the People's Assembly.

References

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  1. ↑ Constitution of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine, Article 63.
  2. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 13.01.1992 г. № 18 «О Главе администрации Карачаево-Черкесской ССР»". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 13 January 1992. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 28.04.1995 г. № 429 «О Главе Карачаево-Черкесской Республики»". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 24 April 1995. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Бондаренко, Мария (16 September 1999). "В Карачаево-Черкесии - неопределенность". Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-10-02.
  5. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 24.07.1999 г. № 899 «Об исполняющем обязанности Главы Карачаево-Черкесской Республики»". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 24 July 1999. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 24.09.1999 г. № 1257 «О Власове В.С.»". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 24 September 1999. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Барахова, Алла (15 September 1999). "Семенов вступил в должность". Kommersant Daily (in Russian). No. 167 (1811). p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "Депутаты Карачаево-Черкесии избрали Рашида Темрезова главой республики на четвертый срок" [Deputies of Karachay-Cherkessia elected Rashid Temrezov head of the republic for a fourth term]. RFE/RL (in Russian). 20 September 2026.
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