Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast

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

Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Seal of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Incumbent
Oleksandr Starukh
since 18 December 2020
ResidenceZaporizhzhia
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderDanylo Lezhenko
1939
Formation1939 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
WebsiteGovernment of 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.

The official residence for the Governor is located in Zaporizhzhia. On 18 December 2020 Oleksandr Starukh was (again) appointed as Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast by President Volodymyr Zelensky.[1]

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)[lower-alpha 1]
  • Mykola Titov (1950-1951)
  • Vasyl Ponomarenko (1951-1952)
  • Volodymyr Skryabin (1952-1957)
  • Fedir Mokrous (1957-1963)
  • Oleksandr Guyva (1963-1964)[lower-alpha 2]
  • Pavlo Sklyarov (1963-1964)[lower-alpha 3]
  • 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

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

See also

References
  1. Zelensky appoints new head of Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrinform (18 December 2020)
  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.
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