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Head of the Chuvash Republic

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Head of the Chuvash Republic
  • Чӑваш Республикин Пуҫлӑхӗ (Chuvash)
  • Глава Чувашской Республики (Russian)
Flag of the Head of the Republic
since 29 January 2020
Executive branch of the Chuvash Republic
Style
Type
ResidenceCheboksary
Term length
  • 5 years
PrecursorFirst Secretary of the Chuvash Communist Party
Formation21 January 1994
First holderNikolay Fyodorov
Websiteglava.cap.ru

The position of the Head of the Chuvash Republic,[a] (formerly the President of the Chuvash Republic[b] until 2011), is the highest office within the Government of the Chuvash Republic in Russia. The Head is elected directly by the people. Term of service is five years.[1]

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
1 Nikolay Fyodorov
(born 1958)		 21 January 1994 29 August 2010 18 years, 221 days Independent 1993
1997
2001
United Russia 2005[c]
2 Mikhail Ignatyev
(1962–2020)		 29 August 2010 9 June 2015 4 years, 284 days United Russia 2010[c] [2]
– 9 June 2015 21 September 2015 104 days —[d]
(2) 21 September 2015 29 January 2020 4 years, 130 days 2015
– Oleg Nikolayev
(born 1969)		 29 January 2020 22 September 2020 237 days A Just Russia —[d]
3 22 September 2020 Incumbent 6 years, 15 days 2020
2025

The latest election for the office was held on 14 September 2025.

Timeline

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Oleg Nikolayev (politician)Mikhail Ignatyev (politician)Nikolay Fyodorov (politician)

References

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  1. ↑ Constitution of the Chuvash Republic, Article 68.
  2. ↑ "Михаил Игнатьев назначен временно исполняющим обязанности главы Чувашской Республики" [Mikhail Ignatyev appointed acting head of the Chuvash Republic]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 9 June 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2025.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Russian: Глава Чувашской Республики, romanized: Glava Chuvashskoy Respubliki; Chuvash: Чӑваш Республикин Пуҫлӑхӗ, romanized: Çăvaş Respublikin Puşlăhĕ
  2. ↑ Russian: Президент Чувашской Республики, romanized: Prezident Chuvashskoy Respubliki; Chuvash: Чӑваш Республикин Президенчӗ, romanized: Çăvaş Respublikin Prezidençĕ
  3. 1 2 Appointed by the President of Russia with the consent of the State Council.
  4. 1 2 Acting.
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