The governor of Sumy Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Sumy 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 four-year term.
The official residence for the governor is located in Sumy.Про утворення військових адміністрацій: Указ Президента України від 24.02.2022 № 68/2022
Governors No. Image Name Party Term Notes 1. Anatoliy Yepifanov 1992–1998 Presidential representative until 1994 2. Mark Berfman 1998–1999 3. Volodymyr Shcherban Liberal Party of Ukraine 1999–2002 First term - Yuriy Zharkov 2002 Acting 4. Volodymyr Shcherban For United Ukraine! (2002)Our Ukraine 2002–2005 Second term 5. Mykola Lavryk 2005 First term 6. Nina Harkava 2005-2006 7. Volodymyr Sapsai 2006 8. Pavlo Kachur People's Movement of Ukraine 2006-2008 9. Mykola Lavryk 2008-2010 Second term, acting until 2009 10. Yuriy Chmyr Party of Regions 2010-2013 11. Ihor Yahovdyk 2013-2014 12. Volodymyr Shulha 2014 - Viktor Chernyavskyi 2014 Acting - Ivan Borshosh 2014 Acting 13. Mykola Klochko 2014-2019 - Vadym Akperov 2019 Acting - Iryna Kupreychyk Batkivshchyna 2019-2020 Acting 14. Dmytro Zhyvytskyi 2020 First term. 15. Roman Hryschenko 2020 Zelensky fired three heads of regional state administrations, Ukrayinska Pravda (5 November 2020) - Serhiy Pakholchuk 2020 ActingZelensky appoints temporary heads of three regional state administrations, Ukrinform (10 November 2020) 16. Vasyl Khoma 2020-2021 Zelensky appointed a new head of Sumy region, Ukrayinska Pravda (23 November 2020) 17. Dmytro Zhyvytskyi 2021-2023 Second term. Zelensky appointed the head of the Sumy Regional State Administration, Ukrayinska Pravda (25 June 2021) - Taras Savchenko 2023 Acting 18. Volodymyr Artyukh 2023-2025 Head of military administration19. Oleh Hryhorov 2025-
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Sources World Statesmen.org
External links Government of Sumy Oblast in Ukrainian