Governor of Kemerovo Oblast Aman Tuleyev served as head of the region for 21 years – from 1997 to 2018 – during his rule consolidating Kuzbass political and economic resources.

Tuleyev resigned from the post on 1 April 2018 after a deadly fire in Kemerovo shopping mall, which led to 60 casualties.

[1] Sergey Tsivilyov, a coal mining businessman, who was appointed Deputy Governor less than 2 months prior, was elevated to the gubernatorial position.

[3] Sergey Tsivilyov held solid ratings during his term and was even rumoured to be considered for higher office – Presidential Envoy to the Siberian Federal District[4] or Minister of Energy.

Governor Tsivilyov re-appointed incumbent Senator Aleksei Sinitsyn to the Federation Council.