Governor 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.^[2] Hence the governor of Donetsk Oblast is officially called Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Civil Administration.^[3]

Governor of Donetsk Oblast
Донецька обласна державна адміністрація
Seal of Donetsk Oblast
Incumbent Vadym Filashkin[1] since 28 December 2023[1]
Residence	Donetsk (de jure) Kramatorsk (de facto)
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Mykhailo Nalimov 1932
Formation	1932 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Donetsk Oblast
Website	Government of Donetsk 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 Donetsk, but was relocated to Kramatorsk in 2014 due to the war in Donbas.^[4]

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)^[a]
• Viktor Pokhodin (1963–1964)^[b]
• Vasyl Myronov (1982)
• Anatoliy Statinov (1982–1987)
• Viktor Kucherenko (1987–1989)
• Yuriy Smyrnov (1989–1990)
• Volodymyr Sheludchenko (1990)
• Yuriy Smirnov (1990–1992)

Representative of the President

• Yuriy Smyrnov (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 Lohvynenko (2005) (acting)
• Vadym Chuprun (2005–2006)
• Serhiy Derhunov (2006) (acting)
• Volodymyr Lohvynenko (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:^[2][3]

• Pavlo Zhebrivskyi (2015–2018)^[5][6]
• Oleksandr Kuts (2018–2019)^[7]
• Pavlo Kyrylenko (2019–2023)^[8][9]
• Ihor Moroz (2023) (acting)^[9]
• Vadym Filashkin (2023–incumbent)^[1]

See also

• Donetsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine

Notes

1. For Industry 1963 – 1964
2. For Agriculture