Head of the Republic of Crimea

Head of the Republic of Crimea
Глава Республики Крым (Russian) Глава Республіки Крим (Ukrainian) Къырым Джумхурийетининъ Къафа (Crimean Tatar)
Coat of arms of Crimea
Incumbent Sergey Aksyonov since 9 October 2014[a]
Executive branch of the Republic of Crimea
Style	His Excellency The Honorable
Type	Governor Head of state Head of government
Residence	Simferopol
Nominator	President of the Russian Federation
Appointer	State Council
Term length	Five years, no more than two consecutive terms
Precursor	President of Crimea
Formation	9 October 2014
First holder	Sergey Aksyonov
Website	Official website

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of
Crimea
Autonomous Republic of Crimea (within Ukraine, 1991–present)
Constitution Presidential representative: Tamila Tasheva Verkhovna Rada (dissolved) Chairman (vacant) Council of Ministers Chairman: (vacant) Prosecutor Elections Parliamentary: 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 Presidential: 1994 Referendums: 1991 1994 2014
Republic of Crimea (territory occupied by Russia 2014–present)
Constitution State Council Head: Sergey Aksyonov Prime Minister: Yury Gotsanyuk Recent elections Parliamentary: 2014 2019 Political parties
See also
Political status of Crimea Politics of Russia • Politics of Ukraine
Other countries
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The Head of the Republic of Crimea is the highest official and the head of the executive power of the Republic of Crimea; an internationally disputed federal subject of the Russian Federation located on the Crimean Peninsula.^[1]

Crimean Head's policy is to ensure compliance with the Constitution and federal laws and the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Crimea, as well as the equality of nations and the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, and the preservation of the coordinated functioning of state bodies of the Republic. Person under 30 cannot be a head of the Republic.

Term of office is five years. Appointed by the State Council of the Republic on nomination of President of the Russian Federation. Interim Head of the Republic is appointed directly by President.

The current Head of the Republic Sergey Aksyonov was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2019.

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