Mayor of Moscow Facts for Kids

"Governor of Moscow" redirects here. For heads of the federal subject before 1991, see List of heads of Moscow government.

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 located on Tverskaya Street.

Sergei Sobyanin with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at his inauguration ceremony in October 2010.

The Mayor of Moscow (Russian: Мэр Москвы, romanized: Mer Moskvy) is the top leader and official 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 is both a city and a separate federal subject (like a state or region) in Russia. Most federal subjects have leaders called governors. But in Moscow, the leader is called the Mayor of the City of Moscow. This is stated in the city's main rulebook, the Charter of the city of Moscow.

Sergei Sobyanin is the current Mayor of Moscow. He was re-elected for a new term in 2018 and again in 2023.

What the Mayor Does
How the Mayor is Chosen
- Latest Election Results
Mayors of Moscow (1991–Present)
Earlier Leaders of Moscow's Government
- Chairmen of the Executive Committee (1917–1991)
See also

What the Mayor Does

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

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

The Government of Moscow has the largest budget of any region in Russia. This means it has a lot of money to spend on city services and projects.

How the Mayor is Chosen

The Mayor of Moscow was chosen by voters from 1991 to 2004. In 2004, a new law changed this. It meant that the President of Russia and political parties in the State Duma (Russia's parliament) would suggest a candidate. This candidate then had to be approved by the Moscow City Duma (Moscow's local parliament).

After some protests in 2011, the direct election of governors and the Mayor of Moscow was brought back. So, in the 2013 Moscow mayoral election, people voted directly for the Mayor again. This was the first time in 10 years.

To become Mayor, a person must be a citizen of Russia and be over 30 years old. Candidates can be nominated by political parties. They can also run as independent candidates. However, all candidates must pass a "municipal filter." This means they need to collect signatures from local city council members to show they have support.

Latest Election Results

Sergei Sobyanin was re-elected as Mayor in 2023.

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sergey Sobyanin	United Russia	2,491,327	76.85
	Leonid Zyuganov	Communist Party	264,644	8.16
	Boris Chernyshov	Liberal Democratic Party	183,132	5.65
	Vladislav Davankov	New People	174,286	5.38
	Dmitry Gusev	A Just Russia	128,306	3.96

Total			3,241,695	100.00

Valid votes			3,241,695	99.40
Invalid/blank votes			19,718	0.60
Registered voters/turnout			7,604,055	42.89

Official results published by the Moscow City Electoral Commission

Mayors of Moscow (1991–Present)

This table shows the people who have been Mayor of Moscow since 1991.

No.	Election			Took office	Left office	Party	Vice Mayor
17	1991		Gavriil Popov	12 June 1991	6 June 1992	Democratic Russia	Yury Luzhkov
18	1991		Yury Luzhkov	6 June 1992	16 June 1996	Independent	vacancy
	1996	16 June 1996		19 December 1999	Valery Shantsev (1996–2005)	Independent
	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		United Russia
—			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

Earlier Leaders of Moscow's Government

Before the Mayor's office was created in 1991, Moscow was led by different officials. From 1917 to 1991, the main leaders were called Chairmen of the Executive Committee.

Chairmen of the Executive Committee (1917–1991)

This table lists the Chairmen of the Executive Committee who led Moscow before the Mayor's office was established.

No.	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 Saykin	3 January 1986	14 April 1990
16	Yury Luzhkov	26 April 1990	2 July 1991