Head of Mari El (original) (raw)
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Highest-ranking official in Mari El, Russia
| Head of the Mari El Republic | |
|---|---|
| Марий Эл Республикын Вуйлатышыже (Meadow Mari)Глава Республики Марий Эл (Russian) | |
 Standard of the head of the republic |
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 IncumbentYury Zaitsevsince 10 May 2022 |
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| Executive branch of the Mari El Republic | |
| Style | His ExcellencyThe Honorable |
| Type | GovernorHead of stateHead of government |
| Appointer | Direct elections |
| Term length | 5 years; |
| Formation | 24 December 1991 |
| First holder | Vladislav Zotin |
| Website | Official website |
The Head of the Mari El Republic, formerly known as the President of Mari El Republic, is the highest executive position in Mari El, a federal subject of Russia.
The first president of Mari El was Vladislav Zotin when the position was created on 24 December 1991, two days before dissolution of the Soviet Union, replacing the First Secretary of the Mari Communist Party, the equivalent position of the Mari ASSR before it was succeeded by the Mari El Republic. The status and powers of the president were determined by Chapter 4 of the Constitution of the Mari El Republic.
In December 2010, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed a law that forbade calling the heads of federal subjects as "president", and must bring their constitutions or statutes in conformity with the law before 1 January 2015. The office was renamed to head (Vuylatyshyzhe in Mari) in June 2011.
Since 10 May 2022, the head is Yury Zaitsev.[1]
| No. | Portrait | Name(born–died) | Term of office | Political party | Elected | Ref. | | | |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | |
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | | | | | | | |
| 1 | 
| Vladislav Zotin(born 1942) | 24 December 1991 | 5 January 1997 | 5 years, 12 days | | Communist Party | | |
| 2 | 
| Vyacheslav Kislitsyn(born 1948) | 5 January 1997 | 14 January 2001 | 4 years, 9 days | | Communist Party | | |
| 3 | 
| Leonid Markelov(born 1963) | 14 January 2001 | 6 April 2017 | 16 years, 82 days | | Liberal Democratic Party | | |
| | United Russia | | | | | | | | | |
| – | 
| Alexander Yevstifeyev(1958–2024) | 6 April 2017 | 21 September 2017 | 168 days | | United Russia | –[a] | |
| 4 | 21 September 2017 | 10 May 2022 | 4 years, 231 days | 2017 | | | | | |
| – | | Yury Zaitsev(born 1970) | 10 May 2022 | 23 September 2022 | 136 days | | United Russia | –[a] | |
| 5 | 23 September 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 20 days | | | | | | |
The latest election for the office was held on 10 September 2017.
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Yevstifeyev | United Russia | 208,855 | |
| Albert Fyodorov | Liberal Democratic Party | 11,982 | |
| Natalia Glushenko | A Just Russia | 8,232 | |
| Valentina Zlobina | Party of Pensioners | 4,159 | |
| Source: Сводная таблица результатов выборов Archived 25 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine |
^ Gorshkova, Elena (10 May 2022). "Acting governor appointed in protest region of Russia". URA (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- Russian Administrative divisions Archived 28 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine