Head of the Altai Republic

The powers of The head of the Republic are regulated by chapters 10 and 11 of the Constitution of the Altai Republic. • Represents the Republic of Altai Republic in relations with Federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of subjects of the Russian Federation, bodies of local self-government and the implementation of foreign economic relations, the right to sign contracts and agreements on behalf of the Republic of Altai; • promulgates the laws of the Altai Republic, certifying their publication by signing, or rejects the laws adopted by the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic; • forms the Government of Altai Republic in accordance with the legislation of Altai Republic; • defines the structure of the Executive bodies of state power of the Altai Republic; • with the consent Of the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic appoints members of the government of the Altai Republic, the list of which is determined by the Constitution; • it has the right to demand the convening of an extraordinary session of the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic, as well as to convene a newly elected state Assembly-El Kurultai of the Altai Republic for the first session before the deadline established by the Constitution; • has the right to participate in the work of the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic with the right of consultative vote; • has the right of legislative initiative in the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic; • annually submits to the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic the draft budget of the Altai Republic and the report on its execution; • submits to the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic projects of socio - economic development programs of the Altai Republic and reports on their implementation; • has the right to make the decision on early termination of powers of the State Assembly — El Kurultay of Altai Republic on the bases and in the order provided by the legislation; • appoints and recalls representatives of the Altai Republic in the bodies of state power of the Russian Federation and its subjects; • appoint a Senator — representative from the Government of the Altai Republic; • appoints half the members of the Election Commission of the Altai Republic; • award state decorations of the Republic of Altai Republic and confer honorary titles of the Republic of Altai in accordance with the legislation; • appeals to the Constitutional Court of Russia; • submits to the State Assembly — El Kurultai of the Altai Republic annual reports on the situation in the Republic; • it has the right to decide on the resignation of the government of the Republic, some of its members, as well as voluntary resignation of members of the Government; • forms a unified apparatus of the head and the government of the Altai Republic; • provides coordination of activity of Executive authorities of the Republic of Altai with other public authorities of the Republic of Altai and according to the legislation of the Russian Federation can organize interaction of Executive authorities of the Republic of Altai with Federal Executive authorities and their territorial authorities, local governments and public associations; • exercises other powers in accordance with Federal laws, this Constitution and the laws of the Altai Republic. ==List==

Preceding offices Since the first free election of 1990, the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast, then a devolved entity within Altai Krai, was effectively governed as a parliamentary republic with chairman of the Council (Soviet) of People's Deputies serving as the head of state. In 1991, the oblast declared itself a separate federal subject of Russia, the Gorno-Altai ASSR, later renamed Altai Republic. Following a snap legislative election in December 1991, the Council of People's Deputies and the executive committee were replaced with the Supreme Soviet and Government of the Republic. Their respective chairmen, Valery Chaptynov and Vladimir Petrov, kept their positions. During the early 1990s Altai was an outlier among republics of Russia, as most of them were transformed into presidential republics, and former Supreme Soviet speakers usually emerged as the strongest contenders for presidency. In 1994, Chaptynov, unsure about his prospects in a hypothetical popular vote, proposed an amendment to create an indirectly elected office of the Head of the Republic combined with that of a speaker of the newly created State Assembly of the Altai Republic. In January 1997, Petrov was ousted from premiership and replaced by Chaptynov who was preparing to run in the election that was expected to be held later that year. He was succeeded as Head of the Republic by Vladilen Volkov, a former Soviet military advisor in Afghanistan and first secretary of Gorno-Altaysk Communist Party gorkom. In June 1997, a new constitution was adopted, where the positions of Head of the Republic and premier were effectively merged. Chaptynov's sudden death in August led to Volkov becoming the first executive Head while giving up the speakership. In the subsequent election, he lost to State Duma member and former financial controller Semyon Zubakin. Head of the Republic (as chief executive) ==Timeline==