Mayor of Kharkiv

Mayor of Kharkiv
Mayor of Kharkiv
	Flag of the City of Kharkiv
	Incumbent; Ihor Terekhov; since 17 December 2020
Seat	Kharkiv City Council
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Yevhen Kushnaryov
Formation	15 May 1990 (current); 1767 (original)
Website	Website of the Kharkiv mayor

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine. It includes positions equivalent to mayor, such as chairperson of the Kharkiv City Council's executive committee.

SeatKharkiv City Council

AppointerPopular vote

Term length5 years

Inaugural holderYevhen Kushnaryov

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No.	Name	In office	Notes
1	Pavlo Hukovsky	1767 — 1768	First head of Kharkiv city government. Descendant of Cossack starshyna from Sloboda Ukraine. His leadership was mostly nominal.^[1]
2	Fedor Afanasyev	1768 — 1778	Elected interim mayor in 1768, re-elected in 1771 as full-time head of city government.^[2]
3	Petro Artyukhov	1778 — 1784	Previously worked in administration of Sloboda Cossack regiments. Burgomaster and member of governorate magistrate.^[3]
4	Artemiy Karpov	1784 — 1789	Originally a merchant from Yelisavetgrad. Served two three-year terms. In 1787 greeted Catherine II of Russia during her visit to the city.^[4]
5	Alexander Pavlov	1790 — 1791	Member of the nobility, had the rank of college registrator.^[5]
6	Alexei Tambovtsev	1791 — 1793	Merchant, served as burgomaster and starost, but resigned from the latter post after a month.^[6]
7	Andrey Anikeev	1793 — 1796	2nd guild merchant. Initiated a ban on trade in the city for raznochintsy.^[7]
8	Mykhailo Butenko (Butenkov)	1796 — 1799	Merchant. Served as city counsellor and starost. After resignation operated an inn.^[8]
9	Yegor Uryupin	1799 — 1805	Merchant, originally from Kremenchuk. Opposed illegal orders by the governor, as a result of which in 1803 the latter attempted to remove him from the post, imprisoning him in a mental asylum. A friend of Hryhoriy Skovoroda, he supported the foundation of Kharkiv University and was awarded a noble rank for his service.^[9]
10	Andrey Anikeev	1805 — 1808	2nd term
11	Fedot Karpov	1808 — 1811	Member of the Old Believer community, owner of a factory, several shops and land plots in the modern Moskalivka neighbourhood.^[10]
12	Vasyl Lamakin	1811 — 1823	Rich merchant and philanthropist, organized gathering of funds for the Imperial Russian Army.^[11]
13	Grigory Krivorotov	1823 — 1828	Belonged to the merchant class.^[12]
14	Anton Motuzkov	1829 — 1834	Introduced measures against the 1830-1831 cholera epidemic, contributing money for the foundation of a hospital.^[13]
15	Dmitry Kovalev	1834 — 1837	Merchant and member of the city duma, became mayor after the voluntary resignation of his predecessor.^[14]
16	Serhiy Karpov	1838	Rich merchant and son of one of his predecessors, resigned soon after election.^[15]
17	Fedor Bazylevsky	1838 — 1839	Merchant, resigned one year after appointment due to health and family issues.^[16]
18	Andrey Klimov	1839 — 1840	Merchant, appointed following the resignation of his predecessor. For most of his tenure represented by elder burgomaster.^[17]
19	Mikhail Kotlyarov	1841	Merchant. For his role in famine relief awarded with the title of honorary citizen by Nicholas I of Russia.^[18]
20	Havrylo Hrinchenko (Grinchenkov)	1841 — 1843	Merchant and businessman. Under his tenure poor state of the city economy brought the attention of government administration, which started a special investigation.^[19]
21	Fedor Rudakov	1844 — 1846	Merchant.^[20]
22	Mikhail Kotlyarov	1846 — 1847	2nd term
23	Ivan Ryzhov	1847 — 1849	Merchant and factory owner. Received a medal of the Most Holy Synod for his support of the Assumption Cathedral.^[21]
24	Alexei Rudakov	1850 — 1852	A wealthy merchant and successful administrator, he was removed from post and exiled to Ufa following a conflict with the governor-general.^[22]
25	Serhiy Kostyurin	1852 — 1858	A wine merchant, he was popular among the governorate administration and received numerous awards. Became the prototype of a hero from several plays by Alexander Ostrovsky.^[23]
26	Alexander Severin	1859 — 1861	Metal and mercery trader, active meber of local government. Awarded with three medals.^[24]
27	Oleksiy Skrynnyk	1862 — 1867	1st guild merchant and hereditary honorary citizen, initiated the establishment of Ukraine's first municipal merchant bank.^[25]
28	Mykola Shatunov	1867 — 1870	A merchant, he was elected to the post at the age of 32, becoming one of the youngest mayors in city's history. During his tenure the city's largest hospital during the pre-1917 era was established.^[26]
29	Yegor Gordeienko	1871 — 1873	Kharkiv University professor and doctor of medicine, a native of Okhtyrka. Previously served as the first head of Kharkiv povit zemstvo administration. A supporter of democratic principles, he was elected mayor former the 1870 local government reform, but resigned two years later due to poor health.^[27]
30	Alexei Chepelkin	1874 — 1875	Honorary citizen and head of the congress of judges. Held the position of mayor until the end of his predecessor's term.^[28]
31	Alexander Kovalev	1875 — 1884	Descendant of a noble family, gained respect for his work as a judge. Re-elected three times, died on the post. Awarded two Orders of St. Stanislaus, Order of Saint Anna and a medal in memory of the Crimean War.^[29]
32	Ivan Fesenko	1884 — 1891	Hereditary noble, elected following the death of his predecessor. During his tenure, the city's territory was expanded, and the first metal bridge was elected over the Lopan river. An asylum for the poor, a municipal pawn shop and several other important objects were established or expanded.^[30]
33	Vladimir Shchelkov	1892 — 1893	Descandant of a merchant family, founder of one of the city's first notary offices. During his tenure the city suffered from a major flood and a typhus epidemic. Resigned after the authorities prematurely disbanded the city duma following a local government reform.^[31]
34	Ivan Golenishchev-Kutuzov	1893 — 1900	A banker and companion of Aleksey Alchevsky, during his tenure a power plant, a slaughterhouse and a steam train factory were founded in the city, and the first municipal bonds were issued. In 1896 the mayor attended the coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna in Moscow. In 1900 he resigned following a conflict with members of the city duma.^[32]
35	Oleksandr Kostiantynovych Pohorilko [uk]	1900 — 1912	A scientist and civic activist, he promoted local government autonomy and democratization of politics, and contributed to the installation of electric lighting in the city.^[33]
36	Roman Budberg	1913	A nobleman and candidate of progressist forces, he resigned after one month, protesting against disrepect from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.^[34]
37	Mykola Dorofeev	1913 — 1914	A university professor, he belonged to the liberal-progressive wing of the city duma and served as a temporary head of the city government, remaining deputy mayor until the February Revolution.^[35]
38	Ivan Bych-Lubensky [uk]	1914	A nobleman, he belonged to the reactionary wing of the city duma. A candidate from the conservative-monarchist party, he was elected mayor on 18 September 1914, but refused to take the post before being confirmed by the government.^[36]
39	Dmytro Bahalii	1914 — 1917	Notable scientist and civic activist of Ukrainophile orientation, he belonged to the Constitutional Democratic Party. His tenure coincided with the First World War, which resulted in an economic crisis, scarcity of food and epidemics. Following the Revolution of 1917 resigned in favour of Socialist-Revolutionary Party leader Vladimir Karelin, who headed the city duma.^[37]

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party	Notes
1	Mykhailo Lazko	March 1917	March 1917	Communist Party	Head of the Kharkiv Council of Workers' Deputies. After unification with the Council of Soldiers' Deputies in March 1917, served as deputy head of the new organ.^[38]
2	Ivan Svetlov	March 1917	August 1917		Served as head of the united Kharkiv Council; resigned in August 1917.^[39]
3	Pavlo Kin [uk]	August 1917	November 1917		Head of the executive committee and Kharkiv revkom.^[40]
4	Fyodor Sergeyev (Artyom)	November 1917	November 1917		Head of the presidium of the executive committee of Kharkiv Council of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies.^[41]
5	Serhiy Buzdalin [uk]	1917	1918		Member of Kharkiv city duma from the Bolshevik party. Headed the executive committee of Kharkiv Council.^[42]
6	Kostiantyn Huly [uk]	1918	1918		Head of Kharkiv Council, one of the leaders of the all-Ukrainian strike of railway workers during the German-Austrian occupation.^[43]

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party	Notes
1		Serhiy Stefanovych	1917	1918	Socialist Revolutionary Party	Won the first democratic mayoral election. Deposed by the Bolshevik municipal council, reinstated following the expulsion of Soviet officials.^[44]
2		Aga-Bekov V. A.	19 December 1918	1919	Socialist Revolutionary Party	Member of the right wing of SR Party.^[45]

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party	Notes
7		Semen Tyshkov	January 1919	February 1919	Communist Party	Participated in underground activities against Pavlo Skoropadsky's regime. Elected head of presidium of Kharkiv Council following the return of Red Army troops to the city.^[46]
8		Pavlo Kin	February 1919	April 1919	Communist Party	Commandant of the city in 1918 and 1919. In February 1919 elected head of Kharkiv Governorate executive.^[47]

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party	Notes
9	Alexei Nikolaevich Ivanov [uk]	January 1920	April 1920	Communist Party	Member of the state duma from the Bolshevik party. Head of Kharkiv city council and Kharkiv Governorate executive committee.^[48]
10	Boris Volin	June 1920	October 1920		Simultaneously headed the Kharkiv Governorate Council of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies.^[49]
11	Andriy Ivanov	November 1920	December 1920		One of the leaders of Kiev Arsenal January Uprising. Served as head of the city council and governorate executive committee. Resigned due to health reasons.^[50]
12	Vasiliy Averin	January 1921	July 1921		Served as head of Kharkiv Governorate executive committee.^[51]
13	Stepan Kuznetsov	July 1921	1921		Head of Kharkiv Governorate Executive Committee and Kharkiv City Council. Led post-war reconstruction works and transition to planned economy.^[52]
14	Kostiantyn Huly	1921	1922		Head of Kharkiv Council of Workers', Soldiers' and Red Army deputies.^[53]
15	Stepan Kuznetsov	1922	1923
16	Konstantin Fedotov [uk]	1923	1925		Head of the Kharkiv Governorate Executive Committee and Kharkiv City Council.^[54]
17	Oleksiy Chernukha	June 1925	October 1925		Secretary of the city council, served as interim head of municipal government.^[55]
18	Ivan Gavrilin	1926	1927		Previously served as head of Kharkiv Okruha Executive Committee.^[56]
19	Serhiy Buzdalin	1927	1928		Head of Kharkiv Okruha Executive Committee.^[57]
20	Ivan Kozhukhov	1927	1929		Red Army commissar. Head of Kharkiv City Council.^[58]
21	Hryhoriy Borodai	1929	1930		Red Guard veteran, elected head of the city council following a recommendation by the okruha committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine.^[59]
22	Alexander Sidorov	1930	1932		Head of Kharkiv City Council. Later served as deputy people's commissar of supplies of Ukrainian SSR.^[60]
23	Fedor Kuzoyatov	1932	1933		Transferred to Kharkiv in 1931. Elected head of the city council on 18 September 1932.^[61]
24	Illya Shelekhes [uk]	1933	1934		Transferred to Ukraine in 1933. Headed the city council and government of Kharkiv region during the Holodomor.^[62]
25	Samuil Saratikov	1934	1935		In 1933-1934 served as head of Sumy city council. In 1934 headed the city council in Kharkiv, but in October 1935 was dismissed.^[63]
26	Volodymyr Bohutsky [uk]	1935	1937		Head of the city council. In January 1937 arrested on accusation of "anti-Soviet activities" and removed from the party as "enemy of the people".^[64]
27	Andriy Gress	January 1937	February 1937		Deputy head of the city council, fulfilled the duties following his predecessor's arrest.^[65]
28	Marko Tkachenko	February 1937	May 1937		Interim head as deputy.^[66]
29	Petro Klochko	May 1937	September 1937		Arrested and expelled from the party as "enemy of the people" soon after appointment.^[67]
30	Marko Tkachenko	September 1937	October 1937		Interim head as deputy.^[68]
31	Ivan Bobrov	1937	1939		Temprary head of Kharkiv City Council, later served as a member of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.^[69]
32	Oleksandr Hnatovych Selivanov [uk]	January 1940	24 October 1941		Head of Kharkiv Executive Council. Commanded a corps of people's militia during the German-Soviet War.^[70]

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Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1919)

Under control of the Armed Forces of South Russia (1919)

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1919-1941)

German occupation (1941-1943)

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Mayor of Kharkiv
Flag of the City of Kharkiv
Incumbent Ihor Terekhov since 17 December 2020
Seat	Kharkiv City Council
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Yevhen Kushnaryov
Formation	15 May 1990 (current) 1767 (original)
Website	Website of the Kharkiv mayor

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party
Military commandant
1	Erwin Vierow	24 October 1941	3 December 1941	Nazi Party
2	Alfred von Puttkamer	3 December 1941	9 February 1942
3	Colonels Landenbach and Loevenich	9 February 1942	20 April 1942
4	Wolfgang Schmidt-Logan	20 April 1942	October 1942
Ober-Burgomaster
1	Oleksiy Kramarenko [uk]	October 1941	August 1942	Ukrainian National Committee
2	Oleksandr Semenenko [uk]	1942	15 March 1943
3	Pavlo Kozakevych [uk; ru]	15 March 1943	30 April 1943
—	Military Administration	30 April 1943	23 August 1943	Nazi Party

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party	Notes
33	Oleksandr Hnatovych Selivanov	23 August 1943	11 February 1948	Communist Party	Returned to head the city council in March 1943 and after the city's final liberation. Engaged in the restoration of local economy after the war.^[71]
34	Petro Sachko	1948	1950		Previously served as first deputy of the head of Kharkiv City Council. Engaged in restoration of the ruined city.^[72]
35	Anatoliy Koptev [uk]	1950	1953		Head of the city executive council.^[73]
36	Oleksandr Bulhakov [uk]	March 1953	November 1953		Head of city executive council.^[74]
37	Oleksiy Mykhailyk	1953	1960		Previously served as head of the city's communal engineering institute. Head of the executive committee of Kharkiv City Council. Authored popular works on the city's architecture.^[75]
38	Kostiantyn Fedorenko	1960	1961		Head of Kharkiv executive council. Resigned due to health reasons.^[76]
39	Heorhiy Vlasenko [uk]	1961	1969		Oversaw the construction of several new residential quarters. In 1965 project works on the construction of Kharkiv Metro started.^[77]
40	Yuriy Hurovy [uk]	1969	1976		Inaugurated a transport connection to Saltivka, oversaw the construction of new residential quarters, hospitals and kindergartens.^[78]
41	Yuriy Matyushenko [uk]	1976	1980		Continued residential and capital projects started by his predecessors. Unveiled the second stage of the first line of Kharkiv Metro, started the construction of Kharkiv TEC-5.^[79]
42	Valentyn Vedernikov [uk]	1980	1984		His tenure saw rapid residential construction and launch of the second line of Kharkiv Metro. Lobbied the construction of Kharkiv Opera.^[80]
43	Volodymyr Obrevko [uk]	1984	1985		Previously served as deputy head of the city executive committee. Actively developed international contacts, visiting international events in France and Italy.^[81]
44	Anatoliy Reznichenko [uk]	October 1985	10 December 1985		Graduated from Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, engineer by profession. Died soon after election.^[82]
45	Stepan Sokolovsky [uk]	1986	6 April 1990		Under his tenure the construction of the Kharkiv Opera finished, and cooperative movement developed. In 1987 he took part in an international meeting of city mayors in Milan.^[83]
46	Yevhen Kushnaryov	6 April 1990	April 1998		First democratically elected mayor of Kharkiv. Under his management the process of formation wof local democratic government started. Promoted the development of market economy.^[84]

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Elections
1	Yevhen Kushnaryov (1951–2007)	6 April 1990	April 1998	c. 7 years, 360 days	Independent	1990
	Yevhen Kushnaryov (1951–2007)	6 April 1990	April 1998	c. 7 years, 360 days	People's Democratic Party	1994
2	Mykhaylo Pylypchuk (born 1945)	April 1998	21 March 2002	c. 3 years, 354 days	Independent	1998
3	Volodymyr Shumilkin [uk] (born 1959)	21 March 2002	26 March 2006	4 years, 5 days	Independent	2002
4	Mykhailo Dobkin (born 1970)	26 March 2006	18 March 2010	3 years, 357 days	Party of Regions	2006
5	Hennadiy Kernes (1959–2020)	24 November 2010	17 December 2020^[85]	10 years, 23 days	Party of Regions	2010
					Revival	2015
					Kernes Bloc — Successful Kharkiv	2020
6	Ihor Terekhov (born 1967)	11 November 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 249 days	Kernes Bloc — Successful Kharkiv	2021

Candidate		Party		Votes	%
	Ihor Terekhov	Kernes Bloc — Successful Kharkiv		146,240	50,66
	Mykhailo Dobkin		Independent	82,008	28,41
	Oleksandr Skoryk		European Solidarity	15,462	5,36
	Konstantin Nemychev		Independent	12,258	4,25

Total				288,654	100,00