Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Head of Military Civil Administration of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Seal of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Incumbent Ivan Fedorov since 4 February 2024 [1]
Residence	Zaporizhzhia
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Danylo Lezhenko 1939
Formation	1939 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Website	Government of Zaporizhzhia Oblast

The governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast is the head of state administration for the Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

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

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

Governors

Chairman of Executive Committee of Zaporizhzhia Oblast

• Danylo Lezhenko (1939)
• Zakhar Dorofeyev (1940–1941)
• Nazi German occupation (1941–1943)
• Zakhar Dorofeyev (1943–1944)
• Vasyl Ponomarenko (1944–1950) ^[a]
• Mykola Titov (1950–1951)
• Vasyl Ponomarenko (1951–1952)
• Volodymyr Skryabin (1952–1957)
• Fedir Mokrous (1957–1963)
• Oleksandr Guyva (1963–1964) ^[b]
• Pavlo Sklyarov (1963–1964) ^[c]
• Fedir Mokrous (1964–1969)
• Mykhailo Khorunzhy (1969–1976)
• Petro Moskalkov (1976–1988)
• Volodymyr Demyanov (1988–1992)

Representatives of the President

• Volodymyr Demyanov (1992)
• Yurii Bochkarev (1992–1994)

Chairman of the Executive Committee

• Vyacheslav Pokhvalsky (1994–1995)

Heads of the Administration

• Vyacheslav Pokhvalsky (1995–1998)
• Volodymyr Kuratchenko (1998–1999)
• Yevhen Kartashov (1999)
• Volodymyr Kuratchenko (1999–2000)
• Oleksii Kucherenko (2000–2001)
• Serhiy Sazonov (2001) (acting)
• Yevhen Kartashov (2001–2003)
• Volodymyr Berezovsky (2003–2005)
• Yuriy Artemenko (2005)
• Anatolii Holovko (2005) (acting)
• Yevhen Chervonenko (2005–2007)
• Valery Cherkaska (2007–2008) (acting)
• Oleksandr Starukh (2008–2010) ^[d]
• Borys Petrov (2010–2011)
• Oleksandr Peklushenko (2011–2014)
• Valeriy Baranov (2014)
• Hryhoriy Samardak (2014–2015) (acting)
• Valentyn Reznichenko (2015)
• Hryhoriy Samardak (06.04.2015–18.12.2015) ^[2]
• Kostiantyn Bryl (2016–2019)
• Ella Slepyan (11.06.2019–05.09.2019) (acting) ^[3]
• Vitaliy Turynok (2019–2020 ^{[4] [5]} )
• Vitaliy Bohovin (2020) ^{[5] [6]}
• Oleksandr Starukh (2020–2023) ^{[6] [7]}
• Yuriy Malashko (2023–2024) ^[8]
• Ivan Fedorov (2024–present ^[9] )

Notes

1. Acting to May 31, 1944
2. For Agriculture
3. For Industry
4. Acting to September 25, 2008

See also

• Zaporizhzhia Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine

References

1. [url=https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-replaces-zaporizhzhia-oblast-governor/ Zelensky replaces Zaporizhzhia Oblast governor], Kyiv Independent (4 February 2024)
2. President appointed Hryhoriy Samardak Head of Zaporizhzhya RSA, President.gov.ua (06 April 2015)
3. "Zelensky appoints acting heads of 12 regional state administrations". Interfax-Ukraine . June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
4. "Trofimov introduces new governor of Zaporizhzhia region". Ukrinform . September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
5. "Zelensky appoints new Zaporizhzhia region governor". Interfax-Ukraine . 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
6. Zelensky appoints new head of Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrinform (18 December 2020)
7. "Ukraine officials leave posts after corruption allegations – DW – 01/24/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
8. Zelenskyy appoints three chairmen of Oblast Military Administrations, Ukrainska Pravda (7 February 2023)
9. "Zelensky replaces Zaporizhzhia Oblast governor". The Kyiv Independent. 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-05.

External links

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