Mayor of Moscow facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mayor of Moscow
Flag of the City of Moscow
Coat of arms of Moscow
Incumbent Sergei Sobyanin since 21 October 2010
Style	His Excellency Mr. Mayor
Seat	Moscow City Hall Building
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Gavriil Popov
Formation	12 June 1991
Website	Office of the Mayor

The Moscow City Hall Building is where the Mayor of Moscow works. It's on Tverskaya Street.

Sergei Sobyanin at his inauguration in October 2010.

The Mayor of Moscow (Russian: Мэр Москвы, romanized: Mer Moskvy) is the top leader of Moscow. This person is in charge of the Government of Moscow, which is the main group that runs the city.

Moscow is special because it's both a big city and a separate federal region in Russia. Most regions are led by people called governors. But in Moscow, the leader is called the Mayor of the City of Moscow. This is written in the city's rules, called the Charter of the city of Moscow.

The current Mayor of Moscow is Sergei Sobyanin. He was chosen again for a new term in 2018 and then again in 2023.

What the Mayor Does

The Mayor of Moscow leads the Government of Moscow. This means they manage all the city's services. These include things like public property, police, and fire protection. The mayor also makes sure all city and state laws are followed in Moscow.

The mayor's main office is in the Moscow City Hall Building. This building is on Tverskaya Street. The mayor is responsible for all the different areas of Moscow. The mayor also chooses other important officials. These include deputy mayors and the heads of city departments.

The Government of Moscow has the biggest budget of any region in Russia. This means they have a lot of money to spend on city projects.

How the Mayor is Chosen

From 1991 to 2004, the Mayor of Moscow was chosen by people voting directly. In 2004, a new law changed this. People no longer voted directly for the mayor. Instead, the President of Russia and political parties suggested a candidate. This candidate then had to be approved by the Moscow City Duma (Moscow's parliament).

Later, after protests in 2011, direct elections were brought back. So, in the 2013 Moscow mayoral election, people voted for the mayor again. This was the first time in 10 years.

To become mayor, a person must be a Russian citizen. They also need to be older than 30. Candidates can be suggested by political parties. They can also choose to run on their own. However, all candidates must get signatures from local city officials to be on the ballot. This is called the "municipal filter."

Latest Election Results

Sergei Sobyanin was re-elected as Mayor in 2023.

Mayors of Moscow (1991–Present)

No.	Election	Mayor			Took office	Left office	Party	Vice Mayor
17	1991			Gavriil Popov	12 June 1991	6 June 1992	Democratic Russia	Yury Luzhkov
18				Yury Luzhkov	6 June 1992	16 June 1996	Independent	vacancy
	1996		16 June 1996		19 December 1999	Valery Shantsev (1996–2005)
	1999				19 December 1999		17 December 2003	OVR → UR
	2003				17 December 2003		6 July 2007	United Russia
	No Direct Election		6 July 2007		28 September 2010	position abolished
—				Vladimir Resin Acting	28 September 2010	21 October 2010	United Russia
19				Sergei Sobyanin	21 October 2010	5 June 2013	United Russia
—			5 June 2013		12 September 2013
(19)	2013		12 September 2013		18 September 2018
	2018		18 September 2018		18 September 2023
	2023		18 September 2023		Incumbent

Other Leaders of Moscow's Government

Before the Mayor's job was created, Moscow was led by people called Chairmen of the Executive Committee. This was from 1917 to 1991.

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party
1		Viktor Nogin	September 1917	November 1917	Communist Party
2		Mikhail Pokrovsky	November 1917	March 1918
3		Pyotr Smidovich	March 1918	October 1918
4		Lev Kamenev	October 1918	16 January 1926
5		Konstantin Ukhanov	16 January 1926	1931
6		Nikolai Bulganin	1931	22 July 1937
7		Ivan Sidorov	22 July 1937	3 November 1938
8		Alexander Yefremov	3 November 1938	14 April 1939
9		Vasily Pronin	14 April 1939	7 December 1944
10		Georgy Popov	7 December 1944	18 January 1950
11		Mikhail Yasnov	18 January 1950	2 February 1956
12		Nikolai Bobrovnikov	2 February 1956	1961
13		Nikolai Dygai	1961	1963
14		Vladimir Promyslov	1963	1986
15		Valery Saikin	3 January 1986	14 April 1990
16		Yury Luzhkov	26 April 1990	2 July 1991

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Alcaldes de Moscú para niños

• Governor of Saint Petersburg
• Governor of Sevastopol (Russia)
• Government of Moscow
• Moscow City Police