Governor of Irkutsk Oblast

Powers and responsiblities

• Promote or rejects the laws passed by the Irkutsk Oblast Duma.
• Submits a reports on the execution of regional budget to the Oblast Duma.
• Submits the draft strategies for the socio-economic development of the oblast and an annual report on the implementation and effectiveness of the state programs of Irkutsk Oblast.
• Attends the meetings of Oblast Duma and submits annual reports on the activity of the Government of Irkutsk Oblast, including the issues raised by the members of Oblast Duma.
• Decides on early termination of the Irkutsk Oblast Duma.
• Determines the structure of state powers of the Irkutsk Oblast in accordince with the charter of Irkutsk Oblast.
• With the coordination with Oblast Duma; He appoints the First Deputy Governor of Irkutsk Province.
• Can dismiss the First Deputy Governor of Irkutsk Oblast.
• Forms the government of Irkutsk Oblast and appoints the Chairman of the Government, First Deputy Chairman of the Government, and the government ministers of Irkutsk Oblast and can also dismissed them.
• Determines the main activities of the Government of Irkutsk Oblast.
• Had a right to call an emergency session of the Irkutsk Oblast Duma.
• Decides the dismissal of the Govermment of Irkutsk Oblast.
• Appoints a representative of the Government of Irkutsk Oblast to the Federation Council.
• Appoints the position of the Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs of the Irkutsk Oblast.
• Appoints the Prosecutor of Irkutsk Oblast.
• Submits the report to the President of Russia on the performance of the Executive bodies of Irkutsk Oblast.
• Has a right to conduct referendum in Irkutsk Oblast.
• Can dismissed the heads of local administration of Irkutsk Oblast.
• Give titles and awards of the Irkutsk Oblast.
• The Governor of Irkutsk Oblast exercises other powers in accordance with the Constitution of Russia and the Charter of Irkutsk Oblast.

  Distribution of duties

• Represents the Irkutsk Oblast in relations with federal state authorities, state authorities of other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, other state bodies of the Irkutsk Oblast, local governments and other municipal bodies of the municipal formations of the Irkutsk region, organizations, public associations and citizens, as well as international and foreign economic relations of the Irkutsk Oblast.
• Within the framework of determining the main areas of activity of the Government of the Irkutsk Oblast, issues instructions to the First Deputy Governor of the Irkutsk Oblast - the Chairman of the Government of the Irkutsk Oblast, Deputy Governors of the Irkutsk Oblast, Deputy Chairmen of the Government of the Irkutsk Oblast, Ministers of the Irkutsk Oblast.

  Term of office

Current cabinet

Current cabinet

List of Governors

Irkutsk Governorate (1783 - 1917)

Siberian Krai (1925 - 1930)

• 26. Robert Eikhe
• 27. Stepan Kuznetsov

  East Siberian Krai (1930 - 1937)

• 28. Nikolai Zimin
• 29.
• 30. Yakov Pakhomov

  Irkutsk Region (1937 - 1991)

Irkutsk Oblast (since 1991)