Governor of Odesa Oblast

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Head of military administration of Odesa Oblast
Seal of Odesa Oblast
Incumbent Oleh Kiper since 30 May 2023
Residence	Odesa
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Valentyn Symonenko 1992
Formation	1992 as Presidential representative
Website	Government of Odesa Oblast

The governor of Odesa Oblast is the head of the executive branch of government for the Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. The office of governor is an appointed position, with officeholders being appointed by the president of Ukraine, on recommendation from the prime minister, to serve a four-year term.

The official residence for the governor is located in Odesa. Due to the current Russo-Ukrainian war, since 24 February 2022, the governor of Odesa Oblast is officially called Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration.

Governors

Representatives of the President

• Valentyn Symonenko (1992)
• Vladlen Ilyin (1992–1994)
• post eliminated, functions performed by the head of the executive committee ex officio (1994–1995)

Heads of the Administration

• Rouslan Bodelan (1995–1998)
• Serhiy Hrynevetsky (1998–2005)
• Vasyl Tsushko (2005–2006)
• Borys Zvyahintsev (2006) (acting)
• Ivan Plachkov (2006–2007)
• Mykola Serdyuk (2007–2010) ^[a]
• Eduard Matviychuk (2010–2013)
• Mykola Skoryk (2013–2014)
• Volodymyr Nemyrovsky (2014)
• Ihor Palytsia (2014–2015)
• Mikheil Saakashvili (2015–2016 ^[1] )
• Solomiia Bobrovska (2016–2017) (acting) ^[2]
• Maksym Stepanov (2017–2019) ^{[3] [4]}
• Serhiy Paraschenko (acting since 6 April to 11 June 2019) ^{[4] [5]}
• Svitlana Shatalova (acting since 14 June to 11 October 2019) ^{[6] [7]}
• Maksym Kutsyi (2019–2020) ^{[8] [9]}
• Vyacheslav Ovechkin (acting from 10 November 2020 to 27 November 2020) ^{[10] [11]}
• Serhiy Hrynevetsky (2020–2022) ^{[11] [12]}

Heads of military administration

• Maksym Marchenko (2 March 2022–15 March 2023) ^{[12] [13] [b]}
• Borys Voloshenkov (acting 16 March 2023–29 May 2023)
• Oleh Kiper (30 May 2023–present) ^[14]

Notes

1. Acting to December 6, 2007
2. Marchenko was appointed on the seventh day of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. ^[12]

References

1. (in Ukrainian) The President signed a decree on dismissal of Odesa Regional State Administration, president.gov.ua (9 November 2016)
   Poroshenko signs Odesa governor Saakashvili's resignation, UNIAN (10 November 2016)
2. "Одеську ОДА тимчасово очолила Соломія Бобровська".
3. Poroshenko appoints contest winner Stepanov as head of Odesa Regional State Administration, Interfax-Ukraine (12 January 2017)
4. Порошенко відсторонив главу Одеської ОДА
5. УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 371/2019 Про увільнення від тимчасового виконання обов’язків голови Одеської обласної державної адміністрації (in Ukrainian)
6. УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 412/2019 Про тимчасове виконання обов’язків голови Одеської обласної державної адміністрації (in Ukrainian)
7. УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 745/2019 Про увільнення від тимчасового виконання обов’язків голови Одеської обласної державної адміністрації (in Ukrainian)
8. "President introduced new Odesa RSA Head Maksym Kutsyi". Office of the President of Ukraine . October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
9. (in Ukrainian) Zelensky fired three heads of regional state administrations, Ukrainska Pravda (5 November 2020)
10. Zelensky appoints temporary heads of three regional state administrations, Ukrinform (10 November 2020)
11. (in Ukrainian) Zelensky appointed leaders of Kharkiv and Odesa regions, Ukrainska Pravda (27 November 2020)
12. Zelensky replaces heads of Odesa, Cherkasy regional state administrations, Ukrinform (2 March 2022)
13. "Zelensky fired Marchenko, Haidai and Hamalia from the positions of ODA leaders". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
14. "Zelensky appoints controversial official as governor of Odesa Oblast". The Kyiv Independent . 31 May 2023. Wikidata   Q118917482. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023.

External links

• World Statesmen.org
• Government of Odesa Oblast in Ukrainian