The Governor of Odesa Oblast is the head of the executive branch of government for the

Odesa Oblast Odesa Oblast ( uk, Оде́ська о́бласть, translit=Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna ( uk, Оде́щина) is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administ ...

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. The office of

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

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

Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrati ...

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appointed

Maksym Marchenko Maksym Mykhaylovych Marchenko (; born 10 February 1983) is a Ukrainian colonel, former commander of the 28th Mechanized Brigade and the Aidar Battalion of the Ukrainian Ground Forces and the Governor of Odesa Oblast since 1 March 2022. Biogra ...

as Governor on 2 March 2022.Zelensky replaces heads of Odesa, Cherkasy regional state administrations

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(2 March 2022) Marchenko was appointed on the seventh day of the

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Governors

Representatives of the President

Valentyn Symonenko Valentyn Kostyantynovych Symonenko ( uk, Валентин Костянтинович Симоненко; born July 4, 1940, in Odesa) is a Ukrainian politician and former Soviet Communist Party functionary. Between 1996 and 2011 he was chairman of ...

(1992) * Vladlen Ilyin (1992–1994) * post eliminated, functions performed by the head of the executive committee ex officio (1994–1995)

Heads of the Administration

* Rouslan Bodelan (1995–1998) * Serhiy Hrynevetsky (1998–2005) *

Vasyl Tsushko Vasyl Petrovych Tsushko ( uk, Василь Петрович Цушко; born February 1, 1963, in Nadrichne, Tarutinsky Raion, Odesa Oblast) is a Ukrainian politician former Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, former Minister of Internal A ...

(2005–2006) * Borys Zvyahintsev (2006) (acting) * Ivan Plachkov (2006–2007) * Mykola Serdyuk (2007–2010) * Eduard Matviychuk (2010–2013) * Mykola Skoryk (2013–2014) * Volodymyr Nemyrovsky (2014) *

Ihor Palytsia Ihor Petrovych Palytsia ( uk, Ігор Петрович Палиця) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician. From May 2014 until May 2015 he worked as Governor of Odesa Oblast.Mikheil Saakashvili Mikheil Saakashvili ( ka, მიხეილ სააკაშვილი ; uk, Міхеіл Саакашвілі ; born 21 December 1967) is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist.

(2015–2016The President signed a decree on dismissal of Odesa Regional State Administration
president.gov.ua (9 November 2016)Poroshenko signs Odesa governor Saakashvili's resignation

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(10 November 2016)) * Solomiia Bobrovska (2016–2017) (acting) *

Maksym Stepanov Maksym Volodymyrovych Stepanov ( uk, Максим Володимирович Степанов; born 18 August 1975) is a Ukrainian politician. From 30 March 2020 until 18 May 2021, he was Minister of Healthcare. Stepanov previously served as Go ...

(2017–2019)Poroshenko appoints contest winner Stepanov as head of Odesa Regional State Administration
Interfax-Ukraine (12 January 2017) *

Serhiy Paraschenko Serhiy Volodymyrovich Parashchenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Паращенко; born on 5 August 1972), Ukrainian politician, civil official, and former construction worker. He served as the acting Governor of Odesa O ...

(acting since 6 April to 11 June 2019)Порошенко відсторонив главу Одеської ОДА
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Svitlana Shatalova Svitlana Mykolayivna Shatalova (Ukrainian: Світлана Миколаївна Шаталова; born on 11 September 1983), is a Ukrainian political figure and who was the deputy governor of Odesa Oblast, who was serving to Serhiy Paraschen ...

(acting since 14 June to 11 October 2019) *

Maksym Kutsyi Maksym Vasylyovych Kutsyi ( ua, Максим Васильович Куций; born 21 December 1982) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician. He is a former Governor of Odesa Oblast. He assumed office on 11 October 2019 and was dismissed by P ...

(2019–2020)Zelensky fired three heads of regional state administrations

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(5 November 2020) * Vyacheslav Ovechkin (acting from 10 November 2020 to 27 November 2020)Zelensky appoints temporary heads of three regional state administrations

(10 November 2020) * Serhiy Hrynevetsky (2020–2022)Zelensky appointed leaders of Kharkiv and Odesa regions

(27 November 2020) *

(incumbent since 2 March 2022)

Notes

References

External links

World Statesmen.org
Government of Odesa Oblast
in Ukrainian {{Chairmen of regional state administrations of Ukraine Governors of Odesa Oblast,