Governor of Chernihiv 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.

The official residence for the governor is located in Chernihiv. The current governor is Viacheslav Chaus, who was appointed on 4 August 2021 by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Governors

Representative of the President

• 1992–1994: Valentyn Melnychuk

Chairman of the Executive Committee

• 1994–1995: Petro Shapoval

Heads of the Administration

• 1995–1998: Petro Shapoval
• 1998–1999: Mykhailo Kaskevych
• 1999–2002: Mykola Butko
• 2002: Hryhoriy Panchenko (acting)
• 2002–2005: Valentyn Melnychuk
• 2005: Vladyslav Atroshenko
• 2005–2007: Mykola Lavryk
• 2007–2014: Volodymyr Khomenko (acting since 12 October 2007)
• 2014: Volodymyr Ivashko
• 2014–2015: Serhiy Zhurman
• 2015–2018: Valeriy Kulich
• 2018: Yulia Svyrydenko (acting)
• 2018–2019: Oleksandr Mysnyk
• 2019 Nataliia Romanova (acting)
• 2019–2020: Andrii Prokopenko
• 2020–2021: Anna Kovalenko
• 2021–present: Vyacheslav Chaus