Governor of Kirovohrad Oblast explained

Post:	Governor
Body:	Kirovohrad Oblast
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Kirovohrad Oblast.svg
Insigniasize:	125px
Insigniacaption:	Seal of Kirovohrad Oblast
Incumbent:	Andriy Raykovych
Incumbentsince:	7 March 2022
Acting:	no
Termlength:	Four years
Residence:	Kropyvnytskyi
Formation:	1992 as Presidential representative
Inaugural:	Mykola Sukhomlyn
Website:	Government of Kirovohrad Oblast

The governor of Kirovohrad Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Kirovohrad 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 Kropyvnytskyi.

Governors

• Mykola Sukhomlyn (1992–1994, as the Presidential representative)
• Mykola Sukhomlyn (1995–1996, as the Governor)
• Mykhailo Hromovyi (1996–1998)
• Mykhailo Bashkirov (1998–1999, died in office)
• Valeriy Kalchenko (1999)
• Vasyl Motsnyi (1999–2003)
• Mykhailo Chernovol (2003–2004)
• Vasyl Kompaniets (2004–2005)
• Eduard Zeinalov (2005–2006)
• Anatoliy Revenko (2006, acting)
• Vadym Chernysh (2006–2007)
• Anatoliy Revenko (2007, acting)
• Vasyl Motsnyi (2007–2009)
• Svitlana Nehoda (2009, acting)
• Volodymyr Movchan (2009–2010)
• Serhiy Larin (2010–2013)
• Andriy Nikolayenko (2013–2014)
• Oleksandr Petik (2014)
• Serhiy Kuzmenko (2014–2019)
• Serhiy Kovalenko (2019, acting)^[1]
• Svitlana Lobanova (2019, acting)^[2]
• Andriy Balon (2019–2020)^{[3] [4]}
• Andrii Nazarenko (2020–2021)^[5]
• Valerii Zhaldak (since 15 April 2021, acting)^[6]
• Mariya Chorna (2021-2022)
• Andriy Raykovych (2022-)

Sources

• http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Ukraine_prov.html#Kirovohrad World Statesmen.org

External links

• Government of Kirovohrad Oblast in Ukrainian

Notes and References

1. News: Zelensky appoints acting heads of 12 regional state administrations. June 11, 2019. Interfax-Ukraine. June 13, 2019.
2. Web site: Decree of the President of Ukraine № 465/2019. Office of the President of Ukraine. November 11, 2019. uk.
3. Web site: Zelensky appoints new Kirovohrad region governor. Interfax-Ukraine. November 11, 2019. November 11, 2019.
4. Zelensky fired the head of the regional state administration, who was caught taking bribes, Ukrayinska Pravda (June 26, 2020)
   News: Zelensky decides to dismiss Balon as Kirovohrad region governor – president's office. June 26, 2020. Interfax-Ukraine. June 26, 2020.
5. https://ukranews.com/en/news/722732-zelenskyy-appoints-pig-breeding-complex-deputy-director-nazarenko-kirovohrad-governor Zelenskyy Appoints Pig Breeding Complex Deputy Director Nazarenko Kirovohrad Governor
6. Zelensky fired the head of the Kirovohrad region, Ukrayinska Pravda (15 April 2021)