Government and politics in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Ruslan Osypenko is head of the Chernivtsi Oblast State Administration, appointed by Presidential Decree No. 38/2026 of 8 January 2026.
How many seats are in the Chernivtsi Oblast Council?
The Chernivtsi 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 Chernivtsi Oblast had been in post for 0.8 years, 6th shortest of 24 among the heads of Ukraine's oblasts. Source: Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (Government portal) · saved copy
- Across all its councils Chernivtsi Oblast elected 1,409 local deputies on 25 October 2020 out of 1,434 mandates, 4th fewest of 25 regions. Source: Central Election Commission of Ukraine · saved copy
- Of the deputies elected in Chernivtsi Oblast in 2020, 296 to city councils, 166 to settlement councils, 752 to village councils, 132 to district councils. Source: Central Election Commission of Ukraine · saved copy
- With 64 seats, the Chernivtsi 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 Chernivtsi Oblast had combined revenue of 14.8 billion hryvnias in 2025, of which 37% came from the state budget. Source: Ministry of Finance of Ukraine · saved copy
How Chernivtsi Oblast compares with other oblasts
Years in office of the current head of the oblast administration (2026)
Chernivtsi Oblast ranks 19 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Years in office of the current head of the oblast administration |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 0.8 |
| 17 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 0.8 |
| 18 | Poltava Oblast | 0.8 |
| 19 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 0.8 |
| 20 | Volyn Oblast | 0.8 |
| 21 | Ternopil Oblast | 0.8 |
| 22 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 0.3 |
Seats on the oblast council (Kyiv: city council), 2020 election (2020)
Chernivtsi Oblast ranks 22 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)
Chernivtsi Oblast ranks 22 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Local deputies elected in all councils, 25 October 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Kherson Oblast | 1,487 |
| 20 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 1,484 |
| 21 | Sumy Oblast | 1,482 |
| 22 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 1,409 |
| 23 | Donetsk Oblast | 1,171 |
| 24 | Luhansk Oblast | 596 |
| 25 | Kyiv | 119 |
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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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