Governor of Kherson Oblast

The governor of Kherson Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Kherson Oblast in Ukraine.

Governor of Kherson Oblast
Seal of Kherson Oblast
Incumbent
Oleksandr Prokudin
since 7 February 2023[1]
ResidenceKherson
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderPylyp Pasenchenko-Demydenko
1944
Formation1944 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Kherson Oblast
WebsiteGovernment of Kherson 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 Kherson.

Governors

Chairman of Executive Committee of Kherson Oblast

Representative of the President
  • Oleksandr Melnykov (1992–1994)

Chairman of the Executive Committee

Heads of the Administration

Notes
  1. For Agriculture January 1963 – December 1964
  2. For Industry
  3. Acting to August 8, 1996
  4. Serhiy Kozyr was the candidate of Servant of the People in the 31 October 2021 early election, called to replace mayor of Kherson Ihor Kolykhaiev, in constituency 184 (located in Kherson Oblast).[6] He was dismissed as acting Governor on 27 October 2021.[7] Kozyr won the early election with 62.6% of the vote (21,365 votes).[8]

References
  1. Zelenskyy appoints three chairmen of Oblast Military Administrations, Ukrainska Pravda (7 February 2023)
  2. Poroshenko appoints MP Andriy Hordeyev Kherson regional governor, Interfax-Ukraine (28 April 2016)
  3. УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 142/2019 Про тимчасове виконання обов'язків голови Херсонської обласної державної адміністрації(in Ukrainian)
  4. УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 375/2019 Про увільнення від тимчасового виконання обов’язків голови Херсонської обласної державної адміністрації(in Ukrainian)
  5. Zelensky appoints Husev as Ukroboronprom director general, Ukrinform (3 December 2020)
    (in Ukrainian) Zelensky appointed new head of Ukroboronprom, Ukrayinska Pravda (3 December 2020)
    "President appointed Yurii Husiev to the post of Kherson RSA". president.gov.ua. July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  6. (in Ukrainian) "Servant of the people" decided on a candidate for by-elections in 184 constituency, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 September 2021)
  7. Zelensky replaces head of Kherson Regional State Administration, Ukrinform (27 October 2021)
  8. (in Ukrainian) The CEC recognized two "servants" as winners in the by-elections to the Rada, Ukrayinska Pravda (9 November 2021)
  9. President appoints acting head of Kherson Regional State Administration, Ukrinform (3 December 2020)
  10. "Лагуту звільнили з посади очільника Херсонської ОВА". РБК-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  11. "Zelensky appoints Yaroslav Yanushevych head of Kherson Regional State Administration". interfax. 2022-08-04.
  12. "Ukraine officials leave posts after corruption allegations – DW – 01/24/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
    "Top Ukraine officials quit in corruption crackdown". BBC News. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  13. Zelenskyy appoints three chairmen of Oblast Military Administrations, Ukrainska Pravda (7 February 2023)

Sources
  • World Statesmen.org
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