Head of the Luhansk People's Republic
Head of the Luhansk People's Republic is the highest elected official of Luhansk People's Republic, a unrecognized country located on the territory of Luhansk Oblast (province) in eastern Ukraine. According to the Constitution, Head of the Republic is the head of state and has executive power.
| Head of Luhansk People's Republic
Глава Луганской Народной Республики | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Seat | Luhansk |
| Appointer | Direct election |
| Term length | Five years, one consecutive re-election |
| First holder | Valeriy Bolotov |
| Deputy | Prime Minister of Luhansk People's Republic |
Elections of the Head of the Luhansk People’s Republic
Elections of the Head of the Luhansk People's Republic are carried out on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a period of five years. The head of the Luhansk People’s Republic is a citizen of the LPR who does not have foreign citizenship, is not younger than 30 years old, has the right to vote. The same person cannot be the Head of the Luhansk People’s Republic for more than two consecutive terms.[1]
The head of the Luhansk People’s Republic cannot be a member of public associations, cannot be a deputy of the Parliament of the Luhansk People’s Republic, and cannot occupy any other positions in state and public structures, business entities.
List of Heads of the Luhansk People's Republic
- Social Movement "Peace for Lugansk Region"
- Independent
| No. | Image | Name | Term of office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | |
Gennadiy Tsypkalov | 13 May 2014 | 17 May 2014 | Peace for Lugansk Region |
| 1 |  |
Valery Bolotov | 18 May 2014 | 14 August 2014 | Independent |
| 2 |  |
Igor Plotnitsky | 4 November 2014
(acting from August 14 - November 4, 2014) |
24 November 2017 | Peace for Lugansk Region |
| 3 |  |
Leonid Pasechnik | 21 November 2018
(acting from 24 November 2017 — 21 November 2018) |
Incumbent | Independent |