The governor of Kherson Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Kherson Oblast in Ukraine.
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 Kherson.
Governors
Chairman of Executive Committee of Kherson Oblast Pylyp Pasenchenko-Demydenko (1944–1950) Tymofiy Barylnyk (1950–1963) Mykola Makushenko (1963–1969) Mykola Kobak (1963–1964) Dina Protsenko (1969–1978) Vasyl Metlyayev (1978–1983) Mykhailo Kushnerenko (1983–1987) Oleksandr Melnykov (1987–1991) Mykhailo Kushnerenko (1991–1992)
Representative of the President Oleksandr Melnykov (1992–1994)
Chairman of the Executive Committee Vitalii Zholobov (1994–1995)
Heads of the Administration Vitalii Zholobov (1995–1996) Yurii Karasyk (1996–1997) Mykhailo Kushnerenko (1997–1998) Anatoliy Kasyanenko (1998–1999) Oleksandr Verbytsky (1999–2001) Yuriy Kravchenko (2001–2002) Anatolii Yurchenko (2002–2004) Serhii Dovhan (2004) Volodymyr Khodakovsky (2004–2005) Borys Silenkov (2005–2010) Anatoliy Hrytsenko (2010) Mykola Kostyak (2010–2014) Yuriy Odarchenko (2014) Ihor Shepelyev (2014) (acting) Andriy Putilov (2014–2016) Andrii Gordieiev (2016–2019)Poroshenko appoints MP Andriy Hordeyev Kherson regional governor, Interfax-Ukraine (28 April 2016) Dmytro Butriy (2019) (acting)УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 142/2019 Про тимчасове виконання обов'язків голови Херсонської обласної державної адміністраціїУКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 375/2019 Про увільнення від тимчасового виконання обов’язків голови Херсонської обласної державної адміністрації Yuriy Husev (2019–2020)Zelensky appoints Husev as Ukroboronprom director general, Ukrinform (3 December 2020) Zelensky appointed new head of Ukroboronprom, Ukrayinska Pravda (3 December 2020) Serhiy Kozyr (2020–2021) (acting)President appoints acting head of Kherson Regional State Administration, Ukrinform (3 December 2020)Zelensky replaces head of Kherson Regional State Administration, Ukrinform (27 October 2021) Hennadiy Lahuta (2021-2022) Dmytro Butriy (2022) (acting) Yaroslav Yanushevych (2022–2023) Oleksandr Prokudin (2023–present)Zelenskyy appoints three chairmen of Oblast Military Administrations, Ukrainska Pravda (7 February 2023)
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References
Sources World Statesmen.org
External links Government of Kherson Oblast in Ukrainian