Head of the Republic of Kalmykia

The Head of Kalmykia is the federal official appointed by the Kremlin who serves as the head of state of Kalmykia. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, three people have served as Heads of the Republic.

Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet

Name	Took office	Left office
Vladimir Basanov	1990	1992
Ilya Bugdayev	1992	23 April 1993

President

Name	Took office	Left office
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov	23 April 1993	24 October 2005

Head of the Republic

Name	Took office	Left office
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov	24 October 2005	24 October 2010
Alexey Orlov	24 October 2010	present

References

• Russian Administrative divisions