Chernihiv Oblast Council

The Chernihiv Oblast Council (Ukrainian: Чернігівська обласна рада) is the regional oblast council (parliament) of the Chernihiv Oblast (province) located in Northern Ukraine.

Chernihiv Oblast Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Houses	1
Leadership
Speaker	Olena Dmytrenko
Structure
Seats	64
Political groups	19 Native Home [uk] 9 Our Land 8 Servant of the People 7 Radical Party 6 Fatherland 5 Opposition Platform — For Life 5 For the Future 5 European Solidarity
Elections
Last election	25 October 2020[1]
Meeting place
Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast
Website
http://chor.gov.ua/

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.^[2]

Recent elections

2020

Distribution of seats after the 2020 Ukrainian local elections

• 19 Native Home
• 9 Our Land
• 8 Servant of the People
• 7 Radical Party
• 6 Fatherland
• 5 Opposition Platform — For Life
• 5 For the Future
• 5 European Solidarity

Election date was 25 October 2020^[3]

2015

Distribution of seats after the 2015 Ukrainian local elections

• 12 Solidarity
• 12 Radical Party
• 11 Fatherland
• 11 Our Land
• 9 Agrarian Party of Ukraine
• 5 UKROP
• 4 Opposition Bloc

Election date was 25 October 2015^[4]

Chairmen

Regional executive committee

• 1932–1934 Mikhail Golubyatnikov
• 1934–1937 Solomon Zager
• 1937 Georgy Bogatyrev
• 1937–1938 Vlas Sokolov
• 1938–1941 Sergei Kostyuchenko
• 1941–1943 Nazi Germany occupation
• 1943–1949 Sergei Kostyuchenko
• 1949–1950 Vasily Kapranov
• 1950–1959 Leonid Vandenko
• 1959–1961 Porfiry Kumanyok
• 1961–1963 Nikolai Borisenko
• 1963–1964 Boris Gorban (industrial)
• 1963–1964 Vasily Zamula (agrarian)
• 1964–1973 Vasily Zamula
• 1973–1981 Viktor Filonenko
• 1981–1984 Vladimir Nikulishchev
• 1984–1990 Mikhail Grishko
• 1990–1992 Oleksandr Lysenko
• 1994–1995 Petro Shapoval

Regional council

• 1990–1991 Vasyl Lisovenko
• 1991–1994 Oleksandr Lysenko
• 1994–2001 Petro Shapoval
• 2001–2006 Vasyl Kovalyov
• 2006–2010 Nataliia Romanova
• 2010–2014 Anatoliy Melnyk
• 2014–2015 Mykola Zvyeryev
• 2015–2020 Ihor Vdovenko
• 2020–present Olena Dmytrenko

See also

• Governor of Chernihiv Oblast

References

1. Results of the 2020 elections of the Chernihiv Oblast Council, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
2. "Elections in Kharkiv Region: Kernes' Son in the Regional Council and Local Success "Servants of the People"". The Ukrainian Week (in Ukrainian). 10 November 2020.
   "How to win elections under the new Electoral Code". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 19 July 2020.
3. Results of the 2020 elections of the Chernihiv Oblast Council, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
4. . Central Electorate Commission.