The Governor of Sevastopol (Russian: Губернатор Севастополя; Ukrainian: Губернатор Севастополя) is head of the executive branch of the political system in the city of Sevastopol. 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 Sevastopol.
Governor of Sevastopol | |
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Residence | 2 Lenin's Street, Sevastopol |
Appointer | Elected by deputies of Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol (before 2017) Elected by the citizens of Sevastopol (after 2017) |
Term length | 5 years |
Inaugural holder | Sergey Menyaylo |
Formation | February 7, 1872 |
Website | City State Administration |
The governor's office is located on Lenin Street. It has jurisdiction over all districts of Sevastopol. The governor appoints many officials, including Directors who head city departments and deputy governors.
Prior to the annexation of Sevastopol by Russia in 2014, the city administrator was called the Chairman of Sevastopol City State Administration, and was often[when?] referred to as the Mayor of Sevastopol[citation needed]. During this period in which Sevastopol functioned as a city with special status within Ukraine, the city administrator was appointed by the President of Ukraine.[1] Since the Russian annexation in 2014, the status of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol is under dispute between Russia and Ukraine; Ukraine and the majority of the international community considers the Crimea and Sevastopol an integral part of Ukraine, while Russia, on the other hand, considers the Crimea and Sevastopol an integral part of Russia, with Sevastopol functioning as a federal city within the Southern Federal District.[2][3][4]
No. | Governor | Party | Tenure | Comments | ||
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– | Aleksei Chaly (born 1961) |
Independent | 18 March 2014 | 1 April 2014 | Chairman of the Coordination Council for the Life Support under Sevastopol City Administration | |
1 April 2014 | 14 April 2014 | Acting governor | ||||
1 | Sergey Menyaylo (born 1960) |
14 April 2014 | 9 October 2014 | |||
9 October 2014 | 28 July 2016 | Elected by the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol. Resigned from office | ||||
2 | Dmitry Ovsyannikov (born 1977) |
United Russia | 28 July 2016 | 18 September 2017 | Acting governor[5] | |
18 September 2017 | 11 July 2019 | Elected by popular vote. Resigned from office | ||||
3 | Mikhail Razvozhayev (born 1980) |
11 July 2019 | 2 October 2020 | Acting governor[6] | ||
2 October 2020 | incumbent | Elected by popular vote |