Governor of Donetsk Oblast explained

Post:	Governor
Body:	Donetsk Oblast
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Donetsk Oblast 1999.svg
Insigniasize:	125px
Insigniacaption:	Seal of Donetsk Oblast
Incumbent:	Vadym Filashkin
Incumbentsince:	28 December 2023
Acting:	no
Termlength:	Four years
Residence:	Donetsk (de jure) Kramatorsk (de facto)
Formation:	1932 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Donetsk Oblast
Inaugural:	Mykhailo Nalimov 1932
Website:	Government of Donetsk Oblast

The governor of Donetsk Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Donetsk Oblast. Due to the current Russo-Ukrainian War Donetsk Oblast is, since 5 March 2015, assigned as a civil–military administration.^[1] Hence the governor of Donetsk Oblast is officially called Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Civil Administration.^[2]

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 Donetsk, but was relocated to Kramatorsk in 2014 due to the war in Donbas.^[3]

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)
• Nazi German 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 Smirnov (1989–1990)
• Volodymyr Sheludchenko (1990)
• Yuriy Smirnov (1990–1992)

Representative of the President

• Yuriy Smirnov (1992–1994)

Chairman of the Executive Committee

• Volodymyr Shcherban (1994–1995)

Heads of the Administration

• Volodymyr Shcherban (1995–1996)
• Serhii Polyakov (1996–1997)
• Viktor Yanukovych (1997–2002)
• Anatoliy Blyznyuk (2002–2005)
• Volodymyr Logvynenko (2005) (acting)
• Vadym Chuprun (2005–2006)
• Serhiy Dergunov (2006) (acting)
• Volodymyr Logvynenko (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:^{[1] [2]}

• Pavlo Zhebrivskyi (2015–2018)^{[4] [5]}
• Oleksandr Kuts (2018–2019)^[6]
• Pavlo Kyrylenko (2019–2023)^{[7] [8]}
• Ihor Moroz (2023) (acting)^[8]
• Vadym Filashkin (2023–incumbent)^[9]

See also

• Donetsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine

External links

• http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Ukraine_prov.html#Donetsk World Statesmen.org
• Government of Donetsk Oblast in Ukrainian

Notes and References

1. News: Poroshenko created civil-military administrations in two oblasts. 6 March 2015. Ukrayinska Pravda. 5 March 2015. Ukrainian.
2. https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/511180.html President receives notice of resignation from Donetsk Regional Administration head, to be considered by Cabinet on Wed – Zhebrivsky
3. Web site: Kikhtenko to move Donetsk administration to Kramatorsk and to leave power structures in Mariupol. Zerkalo Nedeli. 3 November 2014. Russian. 19 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019083422/http://mw.ua/UKRAINE/kikhtenko-to-move-donetsk-administration-to-kramatorsk-and-to-leave-power-structures-in-mariupol-119_.html. dead.
4. http://uatoday.tv/news/ukraine-s-president-appoints-new-governor-to-conflict-hit-donetsk-region-437340.html Ukraine's president appoints new governor to conflict hit Donetsk region
5. https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/511709.html Cabinet approves resignation of Zhebrivsky from post of Donetsk Regional Administration head
6. https://112.international/ukraine-top-news/sbu-general-oleksandr-kuts-becomes-donetsk-region-head-29614.html SBU General Oleksandr Kuts becomes Donetsk region Head
7. Web site: High-quality infrastructure and timely payment of salaries and pensions: President set tasks for newly appointed Donetsk RSA Head Pavlo Kyrylenko. president.gov.ua. July 5, 2019. July 8, 2019.
8. Web site: Zelenskyy dismisses head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration. 5 September 2023. 5 September 2023. English. Ukrainska Pravda.
9. Web site: Zelensky appoints new governors of Donetsk, Rivne oblasts. 28 December 2023. 13 February 2024. The Kyiv Independent.