The governor of Chernihiv Oblast is the head of executive branch for the 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