The Governor of

Volyn Oblast Volyn Oblast ( uk, Воли́нська о́бласть, translit=Volýnsʹka óblastʹ; also referred to as Volyn or Lodomeria) is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town an ...

is the head of executive branch for the

. The office of

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is an appointed position, with officeholders being appointed by the

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, on recommendation from the

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

Lutsk Lutsk ( uk, Луцьк, translit=Lutsk}, ; pl, Łuck ; yi, לוצק, Lutzk) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast (province) and the administrative center of the surrounding Luts ...

. Since 2 December 2019 the Governor is

Yuriy Pohulyaiko Yuriy Mykhailovych Pohulyaiko (Ukrainian: Юрій Михайлович Погуляйко; born on 12 November 1978), is a Ukrainian politician, lawyer, and civil servant, who is currently the Governor of Volyn Oblast since 2 December 2019.http ...

.(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 Mykola Yaroslavovych Romanyuk (Ukrainian: Микола Ярославович Романюк; 24 August 1958 - 3 February 2017), was a Ukrainian politician who served as the mayor of Lutsk from 2010 until his death in 2017. He had also served as ...

(2007–2010, acting to 2007) * Borys Klimchuk (2010–2014) *

Oleksandr Bashkalenko Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

(2014) *

Hryhoriy Pustovit Hryhoriy ( uk, Григо́рій, Hryhórij ), sometimes Hryhory, may refer to: *Hryhory Alchevsky (1866–1920), prominent Ukrainian and minor Russian composer *Hryhoriy Baranets (born 1986), professional Ukrainian football midfielder *Hryhory B ...

(2014) *

Volodymyr Hunchyk Volodymyr Petrovych Hunchyk (Ukrainian: Володимир Петрович Гунчик; born on 9 March 1958), is a Ukrainian politician and engineer, who was the Governor of Volyn Oblast from July 24, 2014 to March 22, 2018. Biography Volody ...

(2014–2018) *

Oleksandr Savchenko Oleksandr Illich Savchenko ( uk, Олександр Ілліч Савченко; born on 5 August 1957), is a Ukrainian politician who was the Governor of Volyn Oblast from 23 March 2018 until 11 June 2019.(11 June 2019Про тимчасове � ...

(2018–2019) *

(2019–present) Since 11 June 2019 acting Governor is

Oleksandr Kyrychuk Oleksandr Oleksiyovych Kyrychuk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олексійович Киричук; born on 2 July 1973), is a Ukrainian politician, businessman, and activist, who had served as the acting Governor of Volyn Oblast from 11 Jun ...

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,