Governor of Saint Petersburg

Governor 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 offices

The Governor of the City of Saint Petersburg is head of the executive branch of Saint Petersburg City Administration. The mayor'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 mayor's office is located in Smolny Institute and has jurisdiction over all Saint Petersburg City. The mayor appoints a large number of officials, including directors, who head city departments, and deputy mayors.

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
1		Leon Trotsky	25 October 1917	11 December 1917	Communist Party
2	80px	Grigory Zinoviev	13 December 1917	12 July 1926	Communist Party
3		Nikolay Komarov	12 July 1926	7 January 1930	Communist Party
4		Ivan Kodatsky	April 1930	January 1937	Communist Party
5		Vasily Shestakov	January 1937	March 1937	Communist Party
6		Aleksey Petrovsky	September 1937	October 1938	Communist Party
7		Alexei Kosygin	October 1938	6 January 1939	Communist Party
8		Pyotr Popkov	6 January 1939	9 March 1946	Communist Party
9		Pyotr Lazutin	11 March 1946	22 February 1949	Communist Party
10		Pyotr Ladanov	2 March 1949	June 1954	Communist Party
11		Nikolay Smirnov	June 1954	17 June 1962	Communist Party
12		Vasily Isayev	June 1962	August 1966	Communist Party
13		Aleksandr Sizov	August 1966	December 1972	Communist Party
14		Vasily Kazakov	January 1973	June 1976	Communist Party
15		Lev Zaykov	June 1976	26 April 1983	Communist Party
16		Vladimir Khodyrev	26 April 1983	23 May 1990	Communist Party
17		Aleksandr Schelkanov	23 May 1990	12 June 1991	Communist Party

Mayors/Governors of Saint Petersburg (1991-present)

Mayor/Governor			Took office	Left office	Party
1		Anatoly Sobchak	12 June 1991	5 June 1996	Independent
2		Vladimir Yakovlev	5 June 1996	15 October 2003	Independent
3		Valentina Matviyenko	15 October 2003	31 August 2011	United Russia
4		Georgy Poltavchenko	31 August 2011	Incumbent	United Russia

See also

• Saint Petersburg City Administration
• Mayor of Moscow