[9] Ivanteyevka was founded in 1586 as a settlement of Vanteyevo (Ванте́ево), which belonged to the Trinity Lavra of St.

[citation needed] For 18 years, from 1991 to 2009, the city of Ivanteevka was led by Yelena Vasilyevna Sukhanova.

However, in November 1991, it was decided that the heads of the local administration would be appointed by the corresponding head of the higher administration (in accordance with the resolution of the Fifth (extraordinary) Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation dated 1 November 1991 "On the organization of executive power during the period of radical economic reform" and the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 25 November 1991 adopted on its basis "On the procedure for appointing heads of administration").

In the elections of the head of the city in March 2009, Sergei Gennadyevich Gridnev (United Russia) won, receiving 44.40% of the vote.

From December 2016 to November 2018, the head of the city was Yelena Vladimirovna Kovaleva (United Russia).