List of chairmen of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia

The chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia is the presiding officer of that legislature.

It was preceded by the Supreme Soviet.

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (from 1991: The Republic of Karelia)

Name PeriodViktor StepanovApril 15, 1990–May 17, 1994

1994-2002 the legislature was bicameral.

Chairmen of the Chamber of the Republic of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia

Name PeriodIvan AlexandrovMay 17, 1994–January 17, 1998Natalia KotsyubaApril 26, 1998–January 13, 2000Vladimir ShilnikovJanuary 13, 2000–May 14, 2002

Chairmen of the Chamber of Representatives of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia

Name PeriodValentina PivnenkoMay 17, 1994–February 2000Nikolay LevinFebruary 2000–May 14, 2002

Chairmen of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia

Name PeriodNikolay LevinMay 14, 2002–July 10, 2009Alexander PereplesninJuly 10, 2009–December 4, 2011Vladimir Semenov December 4, 2011–October 6, 2016Elissan Shandalovich October 6, 2016–Present

Sources

The official website of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia