Halyna Leonidivna Luhova (; born 10 April 1976) is a Ukrainian politician who served as the head of the Kherson City Military Administration from 2022 to 2023.

Life

Luhova was born on 10 April 1976 in

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. She studied foreign languages at the Kherson State University. She was a school teacher and was the head of the Antonivsk comprehensive school of grades 1 to 3 No. 21 of the

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. Luhova became a politician in 2015. During the

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, she was elected to the

as a member of the party

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. In 2020, she was appointed as secretary of the city council. On September 21, 2022, following the abduction of city mayor

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, Luhova was appointed by president

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as head of the Kherson City Military Administration. Luhova performs the functions of mayor. During her tenure, she was the only female mayor of a major city in Ukraine. Due to her position, Luhova became a target during the

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. Luhova was dismissed from her position as head of the Kherson City Military Administration after president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on March 2, 2023 appointing military prosecutor Roman Mrochko as the new head of the Kherson City Military Administration. Luhova has two sons.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Luhova, Halyna Living people 1976 births People from Kherson Oblast Mayors of Kherson 21st-century Ukrainian women politicians Kherson State University alumni Women mayors of places in Ukraine