Halyna Leonidivna Luhova (Ukrainian: Галина Леонідівна Лугова; born 10 April 1976) is a Ukrainian politician who served as the head of the Kherson City Military Administration from 2022 to 2023.
Halyna Luhova | |
|---|---|
Галина Лугова | |
| Head of the Kherson City Military Administration | |
| In office 21 September 2022 – March 2, 2023 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Roman Mrochko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1976 Antonivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | We have to live here |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Kherson State University |
Life edit
Luhova was born on 10 April 1976 in Antonivka, Kherson Oblast.[1] She studied foreign languages at the Kherson State University.[1] She was a school teacher and was the head of the Antonivsk comprehensive school of grades 1 to 3 No. 21 of the Kherson City Council.[1]
Luhova became a politician in 2015. During the 2020 Ukrainian local elections, she was elected to the city council as a member of the party, "We have to live here."[1] In 2020, she was appointed as secretary of the city council.[1] On September 21, 2022, following the abduction of city mayor Ihor Kolykhaiev, Luhova was appointed by president Volodymyr Zelenskyy as head of the Kherson City Military Administration.[1] Luhova performs the functions of mayor.[2] During her tenure, she was the only female mayor of a major city in Ukraine.[3] Due to her position, Luhova became a target during the Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast.[3] Luhova was dismissed from her position as head of the Kherson City Military Administration after president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on March 2, 2023 appointing military prosecutor Roman Mrochko as the new head of the Kherson City Military Administration.[4]
Luhova has two sons.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Zelenskiy appointed a new head of Kherson: what is known about her". www.frontnews.ge. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Alona Zakharov (21 September 2022). "Was Kolyhaev's secretary: Zelensky appointed a head of the Herson military administration". 24 Kanal (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ a b Gettleman, Jeffrey; Prickett, Ivor (10 February 2023). "'They're Hunting Me.' Life as a Ukrainian Mayor on the Front Line". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Zelensky appoints new head of Kherson". kyivindependent.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.