| Oleksandr Skakun | |
| Native Name: | Олександр Скакун |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Office: | Governor of Kharkiv Oblast |
| Status: | Acting |
| Term Start: | 11 August 2021 |
| Term End: | 24 December 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Aina Tymchuk |
| Successor: | Oleh Synyehubov |
| Office2: | Deputy Governor of Kharkiv Oblast |
| Term Start2: | 11 January 2017 |
| Term End2: | 11 August 2021 |
| Birth Name: | Oleksandr Yevhenovych Skakun |
| Birth Date: | 21 August 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Ukraine, Soviet Union |
Oleksandr Yevhenovych Skakun (uk|Олександр Євгенович Скакун; born on 21 August 1973), is a Ukrainian government official, who was governor of Kharkiv Oblast from 11 August 2021 to 24 December 2021.[1] He is a Candidate of Law awarded in 2012.
Oleksandr Skakun was born on 21 August 1973.[2] From December 1993 to June 1994, Skakun served in the Ukrainian Ground Forces.[3]
From February 1995 to January 2017, Skakun served in the Security Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv.[2]
Skakun graduated in 2000 from the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University and in 2005 from the Kharkiv National Academy of Urban Economy.[2] He is a Candidate of Law awarded in 2012.[2]
On 11 January 2017 Skakun was appointed Deputy Governor of Kharkiv Oblast working under Governor Yuliya Svitlychna.[2] When Svitlychna left this post in November 2019[4] Skakun continued his career in the Kharkiv Oblast State Administration.[2] After Aina Tymchuk was dismissed as Kharkiv Governor, on 11 August 2021, Skakun was appointed as the acting Governor of Kharkiv Oblast.[5]
On 24 December 2021 President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Oleh Synyehubov as Governor of Kharkiv Oblast.[6]