The Governor of Kursk Oblast () is the head of government of Kursk Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.
The position was introduced in 1991 as Head of Administration of Kursk Oblast. The Governor is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years and can hold the position for two consecutive terms.
List of officeholders Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Took office Left office Time in office 1 Vasily Shuteyev(born 1942) 11 December 1991 23 October 1996 Independent – 2 Alexander Rutskoy(born 1947) 23 October 1996 18 November 2000 Derzhava 1996 3 Alexander Mikhailov(1951–2020) 18 November 2000 11 October 2018 Communist 2000200520102014 United Russia– Roman Starovoyt(1972–2025) 11 October 2018 16 September 2019 United Russia – 4 16 September 2019 12 May 2024 2019 – Alexei Smirnov(born 1973) 12 May 2024 16 September 2024 Independent – 5 16 September 2024 5 December 2024 United Russia 2024 – Alexander Khinstein(born 1974) 5 December 2024 21 September 2025 United Russia – 6 21 September 2025 Incumbent 2025
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