The governor of Chernivtsi Oblast is the head of executive branch for the

Chernivtsi Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast (), also referred to as Chernivechchyna (), is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the historical regions of Bukovina and Bessarabia. It has an international border with Romania and Moldo ...

. The office of

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is an appointed position, with officeholders being appointed by the

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, on recommendation from the

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, to serve a four-year term. The head of the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration is responsible to the President of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the exercise of his/her powers, and is accountable to and controlled by higher-level executive authorities. The official residence for the governor is located in

Chernivtsi Chernivtsi (, ; , ;, , see also #Names, other names) is a city in southwestern Ukraine on the upper course of the Prut River. Formerly the capital of the historic region of Bukovina, which is now divided between Romania and Ukraine, Chernivt ...

. Since 22 November 2019 the governor is Serhiy Osachuk.

Governors

* Ivan Hnatyshyn (1992–1994, as the Presidential representative) * Ivan Hnatyshyn (1995–1996, as the Governor) * Heorhiy Filipchuk (1996–1998) * Teofil Bauer (1998–2003) * Mykhailo Romaniv (2003–2005) * Mykola Tkach (2005–2006) * Volodymyr Kulish (2006–2010) * Mykhailo Papiyev (2010–2014) * Mykhailo Romaniv (2014) * Roman Vanzuryak (2014) * Ivan Rybak (2014, acting) * Roman Marchuk (2014–2015, acting) * Oleksandr Fyshchuk (2015–2018)The former chairman of the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration conducted searches
,

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(22 December 2018) * Mykhaylo Pavlyuk (2018–2019, acting) * Serhiy Osachuk (2019–2022) * Ruslan Zaparanyuk (2022–)

Notes

References

Sources

World Statesmen.org

External links

Government of Chernivtsi Oblast
in Ukrainian {{Chairmen of regional state administrations of Ukraine Governors of Chernivtsi Oblast,