Governor of Luhansk Oblast
Chief executive of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The governor of Luhansk Oblast is the head of the executive branch for the Luhansk Oblast. Due to the current Russo-Ukrainian War, the administration has been assigned as a civil–military administration since 5 March 2015. As a result, the governor of the Oblast is officially called Head of the Luhansk Regional Military–Civil Administration.[1]
Head of the Luhansk Regional Military–Civil Administration | |
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Term length | Four years |
Inaugural holder | Petro Bogynya 1938 |
Formation | 1938 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Luhansk Oblast |
Website | Government of Luhansk 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 was originally located in Luhansk and then relocated to Sievierodonetsk (until its capture by Russian forces in 2022) due to the War in Donbas, since 5 March 2015.[2]