Governor of Kherson Oblast
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Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderPylyp Pasenchenko-Demydenko
1944
1944
Formation1944 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Kherson Oblast
| Governor of Kherson Oblast | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Kherson Oblast | |
| Residence | Kherson |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Pylyp Pasenchenko-Demydenko 1944 |
| Formation | 1944 as Chairman of Executive Committee of Kherson Oblast |
| Website | Government of Kherson Oblast |
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.
Chairman of Executive Committee of Kherson Oblast
- Pylyp Pasenchenko-Demydenko (1944–1950)
- Tymofiy Barylnyk (1950–1963)
- Mykola Makushenko (1963–1969)[a]
- Mykola Kobak (1963–1964)[b]
- 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)[c]
- Mykhailo Kushnerenko (1997–1998)
- Anatoliy Kasyanenko (1998–1999)
- Oleksandr Verbytsky (1999–2001)
- Yuriy Kravchenko (2001–2002)
- Anatolii Yurchenko (2002–2004)
- Serhii Dovgan (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)[2]
- Dmytro Butriy (2019) (acting)[3][4]
- Yuriy Husev (2019–2020)[5]
- Serhiy Kozyr (2020–2021[d]) (acting)[9][7]
- Hennadiy Lahuta (2021-2022)
- Dmytro Butriy (2022) (acting)[10]
- Yaroslav Yanushevych (2022–2023)[11][12]
- Oleksandr Prokudin (2023–present)[13]
