The governor of Poltava Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Poltava 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 four-year term.
The official residence for the governor is located in Poltava.
Governors Mykola Zaludyak (1992–1994, as the Presidential representative) Mykola Zaludyak (1995–1998, as the Governor) Oleksandr Kolesnikov (1998–1999) Anatoliy Kukoba (1999–2000) Yevhen Tomin (2000–2003) Oleksandr Udovichenko (2003–2005) Stepan Bulba (2005–2006) Viktor Inozemtsev (2006, acting) Valeriy Asadchev (2006–2010) Oleksandr Udovichenko (2010–2014) Viktor Buhaichuk (2014) Oleh Pruhlo (2014, acting) Valeriy Holovko (2014–2019Poroshenko signs decree on dismissing head of Poltava Regional State Administration Holovko, Interfax-Ukraine (16 March 2019)) Roman Tovstyi (2019, acting) Oleh Pruhlo (2019, acting)УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 413/2019 Про тимчасове виконання обов’язків голови Полтавської обласної державної адміністрації Oleh Synyehubov (2019–2021)Trofimov introduces new head of Poltava Regional State Administration, Ukrinform (12 November 2019) Zelensky appointed the head of the Kharkiv region ex-head of the Poltava YEAH, Ukrayinska Pravda (24 December 2021) Dmytro Lunin (2021–2023, acting) Filip Pronin (2023–2024) Bohdan Korolchuk (2024–2025, acting) Volodymyr Kohut (2025-2026, acting) Oleksii Shpak (2026, acting) Vitaliy Dyakivnych (2026-present)
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References
Sources World Statesmen.org
External links Government of Poltava Oblast in Ukrainian