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

Volyn Oblast Volyn Oblast () or simply Volyn (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. It borders Rivne Oblast to the east, Lviv Oblast to the south, Poland to the west and Belarus to the north. Its Capital city ...

in Ukraine. The office of

governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

is an appointed position, with officeholders being appointed by the

president of Ukraine The president of Ukraine (, ) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, conducts negotiations and concludes international treaties. ...

, on recommendation from the

prime minister of Ukraine The prime minister of Ukraine (, , ) is the head of government of Ukraine. The prime minister presides over the government of Ukraine, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the government of Ukrain ...

, to serve a four-year term. The official residence for the governor is located in

Lutsk Lutsk (, ; see #Names and etymology, below for other names) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of Lutsk Raion within the oblast. Lutsk has a populati ...

. Since 2 December 2019 the governor is Yuriy Pohulyaiko.(11 June 2019
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Governors

* Volodymyr Blazhenchuk (1992–1994, as the Presidential representative) * Yuriy Lenartovych (1994, acting until 1994 as the Presidential representative) * Borys Klimchuk (1995–2002, as the Governor) * Anatoliy Frantsuz (2002–2005) * Volodymyr Bondar (2005–2007) * Mykola Romanyuk (2007–2010, acting to 2007) * Borys Klimchuk (2010–2014) * Oleksandr Bashkalenko (2014) * Hryhoriy Pustovit (2014) * Volodymyr Hunchyk (2014–2018) * Oleksandr Savchenko (2018–2019) * Yuriy Pohulyaiko (2019–present) From 11 June 2019 to 2 December 2019, Oleksandr Kyrychuk was (acting) Governor.

Notes

References

Sources

World Statesmen.org

External links

Government of Volyn Oblast
in Ukrainian (cached copy) {{Chairmen of regional state administrations of Ukraine Governors of Volyn Oblast,