Hennadiy Lahuta
Геннадій Лагута
Lahuta in 2021
Governor of Kherson Oblast
In office
26 October 2021 – 9 July 2022
disputed with Volodymyr Saldo[lower-alpha 1]
(26 April – 9 July 2022)
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Preceded bySerhiy Kozyr
Succeeded byDmytro Butriy (acting)
Yaroslav Yanushevych
Personal details
Born(1974-08-10)10 August 1974
Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR[1]
Died17 September 2023(2023-09-17) (aged 49)
Kyiv, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
Political partyWe Have to Live Here
Other political
affiliations		People's Party
Opposition Bloc
Alma materBerdiansk State Pedagogical University[1]

Hennadiy Mykolayovych Lahuta (Ukrainian: Геннадій Миколайович Лагута; 10 August 1974 – 17 September 2023) was a Ukrainian politician who served as the governor of Kherson Oblast from 26 October 2021 to 9 July 2022.[2] Lahuta was removed from office by the Russian military on 26 April 2022 during the Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast.[3] He was removed from office by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 9 July, replacing him with Dmytro Butriy.[4] He was a member of the We Have to Live Here party headed by the mayor of Kherson Ihor Kolykhaiev.[5]

Political career

In the 2010 Ukrainian local elections, Lahuta was elected to the Chaplynka village council for the People's Party.[1]

Lahuta was elected in the 2015 Ukrainian local elections into the Kherson Oblast Council for Opposition Bloc.[1]

Lahuta was re-elected into the Kherson Oblast Council in the 2020 Ukrainian local elections for the local party We Have to Live Here.[1]

Lahuta ran for the Verkhovna Rada (the national parliament of Ukraine) in the October 2021 early elections, to replace the mandate of Ihor Kolykhaiev.[6] Kolykhaiev had given back his mandate won in constituency 184 (first past the post) in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election[7] to focus on his role as mayor of Kherson.[8] Lahuta was the candidate of the party, lead by Kolykhaiev, We Have to Live Here.[1] Lahuta had been an assistant of Kolykhaiev in parliament.[1] 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.[1] In October 2021, Kozyr was elected into parliament, winning 62.6% of the vote (21,365 votes)[9] Kozyr left the office of Governor on 26 October, being replaced by Lahuta.[10][11]

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine.[12] Immediately, Russian forces invaded Kherson Oblast, resulting in multiple Russian victories.[13] On 2 March, Russian forces captured Kherson, the capital of the oblast.[14] beginning a military occupation of the region.[15] Lahuta was removed as Governor by the Russian occupation forces on 26 April 2022.[3] Vladimir Saldo was officially appointed head of Kherson military-civilian administration by the Russian military on 26 April 2022.[16] Lahuta was officially removed from office by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 9 July, replacing him with Dmytro Butriy.[4]

Death

Hennadiy Lahuta died in Kyiv on 17 September 2023, at the age of 49.[17][18]

Notes

  1. ↑ Control over Kherson Oblast is disputed due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Saldo was installed by Russian forces on 26 April 2022, while Lahuta was still in office and remained loyal to the Ukrainian government.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (in Ukrainian) Electoral history of Hennadiy Lahuta, Civil movement "Chesno"
  2. ↑ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №553/2021". ПРЕЗИДЕНТ УКРАЇНИ. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Российские оккупационные силы назначили своих «руководителей» в Херсоне и области". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Лагуту звільнили з посади очільника Херсонської ОВА". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Партия «Нам тут жить» выдвинула Геннадия Лагуту кандидатом по 184 округу — Мост - Новости". most.ks.ua. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Слуга народу визначилась із кандидатом на довибори на 184 окрузі | Українська правда". Pravda.com.ua. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  7. ↑ (in Ukrainian) Electoral history of Ihor Kolykhaiev, Civil movement "Chesno"
  8. ↑ Two deputies resigned, Ukrayinska Pravda (30 March 2021) (in Ukrainian)
  9. ↑ "ЦВК визнала двох слуг переможцями на довиборах в Раду | Українська правда". Pravda.com.ua. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  10. ↑ https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/5532021-40477
  11. ↑ Zelensky replaces head of Kherson Regional State Administration, Ukrinform (27 October 2021)
  12. ↑ "Putin announces formal start of Russia's invasion in eastern Ukraine". Meduza. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Nova Kakhovka has fallen to Russia: Ukraine media". The Business standard. 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022. Its mayor Volodymyr Kovalenko has reportedly said that Russian troops have seized the city's executive committee and removed all Ukrainian flags from buildings
    "Part of Kherson region territory occupied by aggressor – Regional Administration". Interfax Ukraine. Kyiv. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
    Lister, Tim; Voinovich, Olya (27 February 2022). "Mayor of southern Ukrainian town says Russians have taken control". CNN News. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
    Korobova, Marina (1 March 2022). ""Мелитополь не сдался, Мелитополь – временно оккупирован" – городской голова о ситуации на 1 марта". Mestnyye Vesti (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. ↑ Schwirtz, Michael; Pérez-Peña, Richard (2 March 2022). "First Ukraine City Falls as Russia Strikes More Civilian Targets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Kherson: How is Russia imposing its rule in occupied Ukraine?". BBC News. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  16. ↑ Van Brugen, Isabel (5 August 2022). "Russia-Installed Kherson Official Hospitalized as Kyiv Wages Offensive". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
    "Pro-Ukraine Rally Dispersed By Russians In Kherson After City Administration Forced Out". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  17. ↑ Ex-head of Khersonshchy Lahuta died, Ukrayinska Pravda (17 September 2023) (in Ukrainian)
  18. ↑ Умер экс-глава Херсонской ОВА Геннадий Лагута (in Russian)
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