title: Volyn Oblast Council
text: # Volyn Oblast Council
  
  The Volyn Oblast Council (Ukrainian: Волинська обласна рада) is the regional oblast council (parliament) of the Volyn Oblast (province) located in western Ukraine.
  
  Council members are elected for five year terms. In order to gain representation in the council, a party must gain more than 5 percent of the total vote.
  
  ## Recent elections
  
  ### 2020
  
  Distribution of seats after the 2020 Ukrainian local elections
  
  * 22 For the Future
  * 9 European Solidarity
  * 9 Fatherland
  * 8 Servant of the People
  * 7 Svoboda
  * 5 Agrarian Party
  * 4 Strength and Honor
  
  Election date was 25 October 2020
  
  ### 2015
  
  Distribution of seats after the 2015 Ukrainian local elections
  
  * 17 UKROP
  * 13 Solidarity
  * 12 Fatherland
  * 7 Svoboda
  * 6 Radical Party
  * 5 Self Reliance
  * 4 Our Land
  
  Election date was 25 October 2015
  
  ## Chairmen
  
  ### Regional executive committee
  
  * Grigory Grishko (1939–1941)
  * Filipp Reshetnyak (1944–1949)
  * Andrei Mizyuk (1949–1952)
  * Mark Tkachuk (1952–1956)
  * Efim Yaroshchuk (1956–1972)
  * Ivan Tserkovny (1972–1975)
  * Boris Sventsitsky (1975–1985)
  * Vladimir Fedorov (1985–1988)
  * Mikhail Parasunko (1988–1991)
  
  ### Regional council
  
  * Volodymyr Blazhenchuk (1990–1992)
  * Borys Klimchuk (1992–1998)
  * Vasyl Dmytruk (1998–2006)
  * Anatoliy Hrytsiuk (2006–2010)
  * Volodymyr Voitovych (2010–2014)
  * Valentyn Viter (2014–2015)
  * Ihor Palytsia (2015–2019)
  * Iryna Vakhovych (2019–2020)
  * Hryhoriy Nedopad (since 2020)
  