Governor of Poltava Oblast
Chief executive of Poltava Oblast, Ukraine
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The governor of Poltava Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Poltava Oblast.
ResidencePoltava
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderMykola Zaludyak
1992–1994
1992–1994
Formation1992 as Presidential representative
| Head of military administration of Poltava Oblast | |
|---|---|
Seal of Poltava Oblast | |
 Incumbent since 8 January 2026Vitaliy Dyakivnych | |
| Residence | Poltava |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Mykola Zaludyak 1992–1994 |
| Formation | 1992 as Presidential representative |
| Website | Government of 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 (2014–2019[1])
- Roman Tovstyi (2019, acting)[2]
- Oleh Pruhlo (2019, acting)[3]
- Oleh Synyehubov (2019–2021)[4][5]
- Dmytro Lunin (2021–2023, acting)[5][6]
- Filip Pronin (2023–2024)[6]
- Bohdan Korolchuk (2024–2025, acting)
- Volodymyr Kohut (2025-2026, acting)
- Oleksii Shpak (2026, acting)
- Vitaliy Dyakivnych (2026-present)