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The governor of Donetsk Oblast is the head of executive branch for the
Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though d ...
. Due to the current
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Donetsk Oblast is, since 5 March 2015, assigned as a civil–military administration. Hence the governor of Donetsk Oblast is officially called ''Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Civil Administration''.President receives notice of resignation from Donetsk Regional Administration head, to be considered by Cabinet on Wed – Zhebrivsky
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(11 June 2018)
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 official residence for the governor is located in
Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capita ...
, but was relocated to
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in 2014 due to the
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.


Governors


Chairman of Executive Committee of Donetsk Oblast

''Governors of united region before its split into Stalino and Voroshylovhrad oblasts * Mykhailo Nalimov (1932) * Mykhailo Chuvyrin (1932–1933) * Mykola Ivanov (1933–1937) * Volodymyr Vsevolozhsky (1937) * Petro Schpilyovy (1937–1939)


Chairman of Executive Committee of Donetsk (Stalino) Oblast

* Anton Gayovy (1939–1940) * Pylyp Reshetnyak (1940–1941) * ''
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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) * Viktor Pokhodin (1963–1964) * Vasyl Myronov (1982) * Anatoliy Statinov (1982–1987) * Viktor Kucherenko (1987–1989) * Yuriy Smyrnov (1989–1990) * Volodymyr Sheludchenko (1990) * Yuriy Smirnov (1990–1992)


Representative of the President

* Yuriy Smyrnov (1992–1994)


Chairman of the Executive Committee

* Volodymyr Shcherban (1994–1995)


Heads of the Administration

* Volodymyr Shcherban (1995–1996) * Serhii Polyakov (1996–1997) *
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(1997–2002) * Anatoliy Blyznyuk (2002–2005) * Volodymyr Lohvynenko (2005) (acting) * Vadym Chuprun (2005–2006) * Serhiy Derhunov (2006) (acting) * Volodymyr Lohvynenko (2006–2010) * Anatoliy Blyznyuk (2010–2011) * Andriy Shyshatskiy (2011–2014) * Serhiy Taruta (2014) * Oleksandr Kikhtenko (2014–2015)


Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Civil Administration

Source: * Pavlo Zhebrivskyi (2015–2018)Cabinet approves resignation of Zhebrivsky from post of Donetsk Regional Administration head
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(13 June 2018)
* Oleksandr Kuts (2018–2019) * Pavlo Kyrylenko (2019–2023) * Ihor Moroz (2023) (acting) * Vadym Filashkin (2023–incumbent)


See also

* Donetsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine


Notes


References


External links



World Statesmen.org
Government of Donetsk Oblast
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Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though d ...