Governor of Kharkiv Oblast

Governor of Kharkiv Oblast
Seal of Kharkiv Oblast
Incumbent Ihor Raynin since February 3, 2015
Residence	Kharkiv
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Vasyl Kuzmenko 1932
Formation	1932 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Kharkiv Oblast
Website	Government of Kharkiv Oblast

The Governor of Kharkiv Oblast (Ukrainian: Голова Харківської обласної державної адміністрації) is the head of executive branch for the Kharkiv 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 Kharkiv. The current Governor is Ihor Raynin, who assumed office on February 3, 2015.

Governors

Chairman of Executive Committee of Kharkiv Oblast

• Vasyl Kuzmenko (1932-1933)
• Illya Shelekhes (1933-1934)
• Ivan Fedyayev (1934-1935)
• Grygoriy Pryadchenko (1935-1937)
• ? (1937-1938)
• Grygoriy Butenko (1938-1940)
• Petro Svynarenko (1940-1942)
• Nazi German occupation (1941-1943)
• Fyodor Artem (1942-1943?) (acting)
• Dmytro Zhila (1943) (acting)
• Ivan Voloshyn (1943-1954)
• Dmytro Pisnyachevsky (1954-1963)^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Kostyantyn Trusov (1963-1964)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• Dmytro Pisnyachevsky (1964-1968)
• Andriy Bezditko (1968-1983)
• Oleksandr Maselsky (1983-1992)

Representative of the President

• Oleksandr Maselsky (1992-1994)

Chairman of the Executive Committee

• Oleksandr Maselsky (1994-1995)

Heads of the Administration

• Oleksandr Maselsky (1995-1996)
• Oleh Dyomin (1996-2000)^{[lower-alpha 3]}
• Yevhen Kushnaryov (2000-2004)
• Stepan Maselsky (2004-2005)
• Arsen Avakov (2005-2010)
• Volodymyr Babayev (2010) (acting)
• Mykhailo Dobkin (2010-2014)
• Ihor Baluta (2014-2015)
• Ihor Raynin (Since February 3, 2015)

Notes

1. For Agriculture January 1963 - December 1964
2. For Industry
3. Acting to August 8, 1996

Source

• World Statesmen.org

External links

• Government of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukrainian