Governor of Donetsk Oblast

Governor of Donetsk Oblast
Seal of Donetsk Oblast
Incumbent Pavlo Zhebrivskyi[1] since June 11, 2015
Residence	Donetsk (de jure) Kramatorsk (de facto)
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Mykhailo Nalimov 1932
Formation	1932 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Donetsk Oblast
Website	Government of Donetsk Oblast

The Governor of Donetsk Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Donetsk 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 four year term.

The official residence for the Governor is located in Donetsk (currently relocated to Kramatorsk due to the War in Donbass^[2]). The current Governor is Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, who assumed office on June 11, 2015.^[1]

Governors

Chairman of Executive Committee of Donetsk Oblast

• Mykhailo Nalimov (1932)
• Mykhailo Chuvyrin (1932-1933)
• Mykola Ivanov (1933-1937)
• Volodymyr Vsevolozhsky (1937)
• Petro Schpilyovy (1937-1939)
• Anton Gayovy (1939-1940)
• Pylyp Reshetnyak (1940-1941)
• Nazi German occupation (1941-1943)
• Pylyp Reshetnyak (1943-1944)
• Oleksandr Struyev (1944-1947)
• M. Malyshev (1947) (acting)
• Mykola Alyshev (1957-1949)
• Mark Spivak (1949-1950)
• Viktor Kremenytsky (1950-1954)
• Danylo Adamets (1954-1956)
• Mykola Blyaton (Blagun) (1956-1959)
• Dmytro Grydasov (1959-1982)^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Viktor Pokhodin (1963-1964)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• Vasyl Myronov (1982)
• Anatoliy Statinov (1982-1987)
• Viktor Kucherenko (1987-1989)
• Yuriy Smirnov (1989-1990)
• Volodymyr Sheludchenko (1990)
• Yuriy Smirnov (1990-1992)

Representative of the President

• Yuriy Smirnov (1992-1994)

Chairman of the Executive Committee

• Volodymyr Shcherban (1994-1995)

Heads of the Administration

• Volodymyr Shcherban (1995-1996)
• Serhii Polyakov (1996-1997)
• Viktor Yanukovych (1997-2002)
• Anatolii Blyznyuk (2002-2005)
• Volodymyr Logvynenko (2005) (acting)
• Vadym Chuprun (2005-2006)
• Serhiy Dergunov (2006) (acting)
• Volodymyr Logvynenko (2006-2010)
• Anatolii Blyznyuk (2010-2011)
• Andriy Shyshatskiy (2011-2014)
• Serhiy Taruta (2014)
• Oleksandr Kikhtenko (2014-2015)
• Pavlo Zhebrivskyi (Since June 11, 2015)^[1]

Notes

1. For Industry 1963 - 1964
2. For Agriculture

References

1. Ukraine's president appoints new governor to conflict hit Donetsk region, Ukraine Today (11 June 2015)
   Березина, Настя (11 June 2015). "Порошенко уволил губернатора Донецкой области" (in Russian). rbc.ru. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
2. "Kikhtenko to move Donetsk administration to Kramatorsk and to leave power structures in Mariupol". Zerkalo Nedeli (in Russian). Retrieved 3 November 2014.

Sources

• World Statesmen.org

External links

• Government of Donetsk Oblast in Ukrainian