Governor of Donetsk Oblast
The governor of Donetsk Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Donetsk Oblast. Due to the current Russo-Ukrainian War Donetsk Oblast is, since 5 March 2015, assigned as a civil–military administration. Hence the governor of Donetsk Oblast is officially called Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Civil Administration.
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 Donetsk, but was relocated to Kramatorsk in 2014 due to the war in Donbas.
Governors
Chairman of Executive Committee of Donetsk Oblast
Governors of united region before its split into Stalino and Voroshylovhrad oblasts- Mykhailo Nalimov
- Mykhailo Chuvyrin
- Mykola Ivanov
- Volodymyr Vsevolozhsky
- Petro Schpilyovy
Chairman of Executive Committee of Donetsk (Stalino) Oblast
- Anton Gayovy
- Pylyp Reshetnyak Nazi German occupation
- Pylyp Reshetnyak
- Oleksandr Struyev
- M. Malyshev
- Mykola Alyshev
- Mark Spivak
- Viktor Kremenytsky
- Danylo Adamets
- Mykola Blyaton
- Dmytro Grydasov
- Viktor Pokhodin
- Vasyl Myronov
- Anatoliy Statinov
- Viktor Kucherenko
- Yuriy Smyrnov
- Volodymyr Sheludchenko
- Yuriy Smyrnov
Representative of the President
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Heads of the Administration
- Volodymyr Shcherban
- Serhii Polyakov
- Viktor Yanukovych
- Anatoliy Blyznyuk
- Volodymyr Lohvynenko
- Vadym Chuprun
- Serhiy Derhunov
- Volodymyr Lohvynenko
- Anatoliy Blyznyuk
- Andriy Shyshatskiy
- Serhiy Taruta
- Oleksandr Kikhtenko