Head of the Republic of Karelia

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Head of the Republic of Karelia
Глава Республики Карелия (Russian)
Flag of Karelia with coat of arms
Incumbent Artur Parfenchikov since 15 February 2017
Executive branch of the Republic of Karelia
Style	His Excellency The Honorable
Type	Governor Head of state Head of government
Residence	Petrozavodsk
Term length	5 years, renewable
Precursor	Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
Formation	1 June 1998
First holder	Sergey Katanandov
Salary	$ 68,000
Website	Official website

The Head of the Republic of Karelia (Russian: Глава Республики Карелия) is the highest-ranking official of the Republic of Karelia, a federal subject of Russia. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, four people have served as heads of the republic.