title: Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
text: # Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
  
  The governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast is the head of state administration for the Zaporizhzhia 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 a four-year term.
  
  The official residence for the governor is located in Zaporizhzhia.
  
  ## Governors
  
  ### Chairman of Executive Committee of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
  
  * Danylo Lezhenko (1939)
  * Zakhar Dorofeyev (1940–1941)
  * Nazi German occupation (1941–1943)
  * Zakhar Dorofeyev (1943–1944)
  * Vasyl Ponomarenko (1944–1950)
  * Mykola Titov (1950–1951)
  * Vasyl Ponomarenko (1951–1952)
  * Volodymyr Skryabin (1952–1957)
  * Fedir Mokrous (1957–1963)
  * Oleksandr Guyva (1963–1964)
  * Pavlo Sklyarov (1963–1964)
  * Fedir Mokrous (1964–1969)
  * Mykhailo Khorunzhy (1969–1976)
  * Petro Moskalkov (1976–1988)
  * Volodymyr Demyanov (1988–1992)
  
  ### Representatives of the President
  
  * Volodymyr Demyanov (1992)
  * Yurii Bochkarev (1992–1994)
  
  ### Chairman of the Executive Committee
  
  * Vyacheslav Pokhvalsky (1994–1995)
  
  ### Heads of the Administration
  
  * Vyacheslav Pokhvalsky (1995–1998)
  * Volodymyr Kuratchenko (1998–1999)
  * Yevhen Kartashov (1999)
  * Volodymyr Kuratchenko (1999–2000)
  * Oleksii Kucherenko (2000–2001)
  * Serhiy Sazonov (2001) (acting)
  * Yevhen Kartashov (2001–2003)
  * Volodymyr Berezovsky (2003–2005)
  * Yuriy Artemenko (2005)
  * Anatolii Holovko (2005) (acting)
  * Yevhen Chervonenko (2005–2007)
  * Valery Cherkaska (2007–2008) (acting)
  * Oleksandr Starukh (2008–2010)
  * Borys Petrov (2010–2011)
  * Oleksandr Peklushenko (2011–2014)
  * Valeriy Baranov (2014)
  * Hryhoriy Samardak (2014–2015) (acting)
  * Valentyn Reznichenko (2015)
  * Hryhoriy Samardak (06.04.2015–18.12.2015)
  * Kostiantyn Bryl (2016–2019)
  * Ella Slepyan (11.06.2019–05.09.2019) (acting)
  * Vitaliy Turynok (2019–2020)
  * Vitaliy Bohovin (2020)
  * Oleksandr Starukh (2020–2023)
  * Yuriy Malashko (2023–present)
  