Governor of Saint Petersburg

Governor of the City of Saint Petersburg
Flag of the City of Saint Peterburg
Incumbent Georgy Poltavchenko since 31 August 2011
Residence	Kamenny Island, Saint Petersburg
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Mikhail Menshikov
Formation	1703
Website	Office of the Governor

The Smolny Institute, The governor's office

The Governor of the City of Saint Petersburg is head of the executive branch of Saint Petersburg City Administration. The governor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Saint Petersburg.

The governor's office is located in Smolny Institute and has jurisdiction over all districts of the City of Saint Petersburg. The governor appoints a large number of officials, including deputy governors and directors (heads of city departments).

List of heads of Saint Petersburg government

For the period during the Russian Empire, see Saint Petersburg Governorate.

Chairpersons of the Executive Committee (1917–1991)

Further information: Leningrad City Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Chairperson			Took office	Left office	Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 1		Leon Trotsky	25 October 1917	11 December 1917	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 2		Grigory Zinoviev	13 December 1917	12 July 1926	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 3		Nikolay Komarov	12 July 1926	7 January 1930	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 4		Ivan Kodatsky	April 1930	January 1937	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 5		Vasily Shestakov	January 1937	March 1937	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 6		Aleksey Petrovsky	September 1937	October 1938	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 7		Alexei Kosygin	October 1938	6 January 1939	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 8		Pyotr Popkov	6 January 1939	9 March 1946	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 9		Pyotr Lazutin	11 March 1946	22 February 1949	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 10		Pyotr Ladanov	2 March 1949	June 1954	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 11		Nikolay Smirnov	June 1954	17 June 1962	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 12		Vasily Isayev	June 1962	August 1966	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 13		Aleksandr Sizov	August 1966	December 1972	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 14		Vasily Kazakov	January 1973	June 1976	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 15		Lev Zaykov	June 1976	26 April 1983	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 16		Vladimir Khodyrev	26 April 1983	23 May 1990	Communist Party
style="background: Template:Communist Party of the Soviet Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 17		Aleksandr Schelkanov	23 May 1990	12 June 1991	Communist Party

Governors of Saint Petersburg (1991–present)

Mayor/Governor			Took office	Left office	Party
style="background: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;" | 1		Anatoly Sobchak	12 June 1991	5 June 1996	Independent
style="background: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;" | 2		Vladimir Yakovlev	5 June 1996	15 October 2003	Independent
style="background: Template:United Russia/meta/color; color:white;" | 3		Valentina Matviyenko	15 October 2003	31 August 2011	United Russia
style="background: Template:United Russia/meta/color; color:white;" | 4		Georgy Poltavchenko	31 August 2011	Incumbent	United Russia

See also

• Mayor of Moscow
• Governor of Sevastopol (Russia)
• Saint Petersburg City Administration
• Saint Petersburg Police