Oleksiy Smyrnov

Oleksiy Smyrnov was born on 19 September 1976 in Verbova [uk], Tomashpil Raion.^[1]

In 1997, Smyrnov graduated from the Law Faculty of East Ukrainian State University, and began to work as an assistant prosecutor, later deputy prosecutor of Slovianoserbsk Raion. Further, Smyrnov worked as a senior prosecutor of the prosecutor's office of Luhansk Oblast.^[1] From 2008 to 2015, Smyrnov worked as a prosecutor of the Slovianoserbsk Raion. In 2015 he has worked as a deputy prosecutor of Luhansk Oblast.^[1]

On 24 February 2020, by the order of the head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration [uk], Serhiy Haidai, Smyrnov was appointed the first deputy chairman of the regional administration.^[3]

After Haidai's resignation, Syrnov became the acting Governor of Luhansk Oblast on 15 March 2023. On 12 April, he was replaced by his successor, Artem Lysohor.