Hennadiy Lahuta

 ( 1974 Births ) 

Lahuta was elected in the 2015 Ukrainian local elections into the Kherson Oblast Council for Opposition Bloc.

Lahuta was re-elected into the Kherson Oblast Council in the 2020 Ukrainian local elections for the local party We Have to Live Here.

Lahuta ran for the Verkhovna Rada (the national parliament of Ukraine) in the October 2021 early elections, to replace the mandate of Ihor Kolykhaiev. Kolykhaiev had given back his mandate won in constituency 184 (first past the post) in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Electoral history of Ihor Kolykhaiev, Civil movement "Chesno" to focus on his role as mayor of Kherson. Two deputies resigned, Ukrayinska Pravda (30 March 2021) Lahuta was the candidate of the party, led by Kolykhaiev, We Have to Live Here. Lahuta had been an assistant of Kolykhaiev in parliament. In the election campaign he withdraw his candidacy in favor of then Governor of Kherson Oblast Serhiy Kozyr of the party Servant of the People. Electoral history of Hennadiy Lahuta, Civil movement "Chesno" /ref> Zelensky replaces head of Kherson Regional State Administration, Ukrinform (27 October 2021)

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Immediately, russian Army invaded Kherson Oblast, resulting in multiple Russian victories.


On 2 March, Russian forces captured Kherson, the capital of the oblast. beginning a military occupation of the region. On 26 April 2022, Vladimir Saldo was appointed by the Russian military as head of the territory under their control, while Lahuta remained governor of the territory still held by Ukraine.

Lahuta was officially removed from office by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 9 July 2022.