The governor of Khabarovsk Krai () is the highest official of Khabarovsk Krai, a federal subject of Russia, situated in the Far Eastern region of the country. The governor is elected by direct popular vote for the term of five years.
History of office After the August putsch of 1991 in the USSR, the democratic leadership of Russia began to create new executive structures in the regions: Soviet-era ispolkoms (executive committees) were replaced by administrations. On 24 October 1991 president of Russia Boris Yeltsin appointed former first deputy chairman of Khabarovsk Krai ispolkom Viktor Ishayev as Head of Administration of Khabarovsk Krai. From 1 November 2001 the office is styled as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai.
List of officeholders No. Portrait Governor Tenure Time in officeParty Election 1 Viktor Ishayev(born 1948) – 30 April 2009(resigned) Independent → United Russia Appointed
1996200020042007 —Vyacheslav Shport(born 1954) – 6 May 2009 United Russia Acting 2 – 30 April 2013(term end) 2009— – 17 September 2013Acting(2) – 28 September 2018(lost re-election) 2013 3 Sergey Furgal(born 1970) – 20 July 2020(removed) Liberal Democratic 2018 —Mikhail Degtyarev(born 1981) – 24 September 2021 Acting4 – 14 May 2024(resigned) 2021 — Aleksandr Nikitin(born 1987) – 15 May 2024 United Russia Acting —Dmitry Demeshin(born 1976) – 13 September 2024 Independent Acting 5 – present 2024
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