Government and politics in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Viacheslav Chaus is head of the Chernihiv Oblast State Administration, appointed by Presidential Decree No. 343/2021 of 4 August 2021.
How many seats are in the Chernihiv Oblast Council?
The Chernihiv Oblast Council (oblast rada) has 64 seats; 63 deputies were elected at the local elections of 25 October 2020, leaving 1 seats vacant.
Source: Central Election Commission of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- By 23 October 2026 the current head of Chernihiv Oblast had been in post for 5.2 years, 4th longest of 24 among the heads of Ukraine's oblasts. Source: Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (Government portal) · saved copy
- Across all its councils Chernihiv Oblast elected 1,614 local deputies on 25 October 2020 out of 1,652 mandates, 11th fewest of 25 regions. Source: Central Election Commission of Ukraine · saved copy
- Of the deputies elected in Chernihiv Oblast in 2020, 435 to city councils, 532 to settlement councils, 372 to village councils, 212 to district councils. Source: Central Election Commission of Ukraine · saved copy
- With 64 seats, the Chernihiv Oblast Council is smaller than 10 of the 23 regional councils elected in 2020, the same size as 12 others. Source: Central Election Commission of Ukraine · saved copy
- The local budgets of Chernihiv Oblast had combined revenue of 18.3 billion hryvnias in 2025, of which 28% came from the state budget. Source: Ministry of Finance of Ukraine · saved copy
How Chernihiv Oblast compares with other oblasts
Years in office of the current head of the oblast administration (2026)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 4 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Years in office of the current head of the oblast administration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 7.2 |
| 2 | Lviv Oblast | 6.7 |
| 3 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 5.3 |
| 4 | Chernihiv Oblast | 5.2 |
| 5 | Kharkiv Oblast | 4.8 |
| 6 | Cherkasy Oblast | 4.6 |
| 7 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 4.6 |
Seats on the oblast council (Kyiv: city council), 2020 election (2020)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 23 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Seats on the oblast council (Kyiv: city council), 2020 election |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Sumy Oblast | 64 |
| 18 | Ternopil Oblast | 64 |
| 19 | Kherson Oblast | 64 |
| 20 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 64 |
| 21 | Cherkasy Oblast | 64 |
| 22 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 64 |
| 23 | Chernihiv Oblast | 64 |
Local deputies elected in all councils, 25 October 2020 (2020)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 15 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Local deputies elected in all councils, 25 October 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 1,791 |
| 13 | Rivne Oblast | 1,736 |
| 14 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 1,637 |
| 15 | Chernihiv Oblast | 1,614 |
| 16 | Ternopil Oblast | 1,536 |
| 17 | Volyn Oblast | 1,500 |
| 18 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 1,493 |
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Sources
- Central Election Commission of Ukraine: Local elections of 25 October 2020: elected deputies of local councils by region and type of council (summary), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9880a12a9e2c…)
- Ministry of Finance of Ukraine: Open Budget public API (localBudgetData): revenue of the consolidated budgets of each oblast, Kyiv and the largest city communities in 2024 and 2025, and their 2025 spending plans by function (saved API responses, one CSV per budget and query), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a856cffe239…)
- Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (Government portal): Heads of the oblast and Kyiv city state administrations, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9595360920e7…)
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