Oleh Syniehubov

Oleh Vasyliovych Syniehubov (; born 10 August 1983) is a Ukrainian lawyer, attorney, scientist and entrepreneur who is currently the Governor of Kharkiv Oblast (since 24 December 2021) after being Governor of Poltava Oblast (appointed on 11 November 2019). In the wake of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation on 24 February 2022, Syniehubov was appointed head of the Kharkiv Regional Civil-Military Administration (HOVA).

Early life and education Oleh Syniehubov was born on 10 August 1983 in Kharkov, Soviet Union (now Kharkiv, Ukraine). before enrolling in the Faculty of Law at Kharkiv University of Internal Affairs in 2000. In 2004, he graduated with honors and qualified as a lawyer. Career From July 2004 to May 2005 he worked as an investigator of the investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on the Southern Railway. In 2015, he defended his doctoral dissertation on "Exercise of personal non-property rights of minors." but did not pass the competitive selection. On 11 November 2019, President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Syniehubov as Governor.

Entrepreneurship

In addition to teaching and research, Syniehubov is also the owner of Seeds of Slobozhanshchyna LLC and Sinegubov, Sobolev & Partners LLC. He is a co-founder of several commercial enterprises, including: Vikata LLC, which is engaged in real estate transactions; Siboney Service LLC, whose activity is consulting on commercial activity and management, and the law firm Raskosov Loyes Group.

Personal life

He has a wife, Anna Zhuravlyova, who works at the Department of Internal Medicine № 3 and Endocrinology of Kharkiv National Medical University.

They have a son, who was born in 2016.