Governor of Luhansk Oblast

Governor of Luhansk Oblast
Seal of Luhansk Oblast
Incumbent
Yuriy Harbuz
since 29 April 2016
Residence Luhansk (de jure)
Sievierodonetsk (de facto)
Term length Four years
Inaugural holder Petro Bogynya
1938
Formation 1938 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Luhansk Oblast
Website Government of Luhansk Oblast
The administrative building in Luhansk at Teatralna Square

The Governor of Luhansk Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Luhansk Oblast. Due to the current War in Donbass Luhansk Oblast is since 5 March 2015 assigned as a civil–military administration.[1] Hence the Governor of the Oblast is officially called Head of the Regional Military Civil Administration.[2]

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 four year term.

The official residence for the Governor is located in Luhansk (currently relocated to Sievierodonetsk due to the War in Donbass[3]). Since 29 April 2016 the current Governor is Yuriy Harbuz.[4]

Governors

Chairman of Executive Committee of Luhansk Oblast

  • Petro Bogynya (1938)
  • Mykhailo Shevchenko (1938-1942)
  • Nazi German occupation (1942-1943)
  • Mykhailo Shevchenko (1943)
  • Ivan Oreshko (1943-1947)
  • ? (1947-1948)
  • Stepan Stetsenko (1948-1950)
  • Pylyp Reshetnyak (1950-1960)
  • Mykola Gureyev (1960-1963)
  • Ivan Ivanenko (1963-1964)[lower-alpha 1]
  • Mykola Davydenko (1963-1964)[lower-alpha 2]
  • Mykola Gureyev (1964-1971)
  • Mykola Davydenko (1971-1974)
  • Viktor Lysytsyn (1974-1981)
  • Albert Merzlenko (1981-1986)
  • Rid Zveryev (1986-1987)
  • Anatoliy Kasyanov (1987-1990)
  • Eduard Khananov (1990-1991)
  • Anatoliy Kasyanov (1991-1992)

Representative of the President

  • Eduard Khananov (1992-1994)

Chairman of the Executive Committee

  • Petro Kupin (1994-1995)

Heads of the Administration

Head of the Regional Military Civil Administration[1][2]

Notes

  1. ↑ For Industry
  2. ↑ For Agriculture

References

  1. 1 2 "Poroshenko created civil-military administrations in two oblasts". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 5 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 President receives notice of resignation from Donetsk Regional Administration head, to be considered by Cabinet on Wed – Zhebrivsky, Interfax-Ukraine (11 June 2018)
  3. ↑ "In Severodonetsk, Petro Poroshenko presented Luhansk RSA Head Hennadiy Moskal". President of Ukraine, official website. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18.
  4. 1 2 Poroshenko appoints MP Harbuz as governor of Luhansk region instead of Tuka, Interfax-Ukraine (29 April 2016)
  5. ↑ Poroshenko appoints volunteer Heorhiy Tuka head of Luhansk Regional State Administration, Ukraine Today (22 July 2015)
  6. ↑ Poroshenko dismisses head of Luhansk regional military and civil administration Tuka, Interfax-Ukraine (29 April 2016)

Sources

  • World Statesmen.org
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