Head of the Luhansk People's Republic

The position of the Head of the Luhansk People's Republic (Russian: Глава Луганской Народной Республики, romanized: Glava Luganskoy Narodnoy Respubliki) is the highest office in the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), a disputed Russian republic since 2022 and previously an internationally not recognized country. The powers of the LPR government decreased following the annexation of the region by Russia.

Head of the Luhansk People's Republic
Глава Луганской Народной Республики
Coat of arms of the Luhansk People's Republic
Flag of the Luhansk People's Republic
Incumbent
Leonid Pasechnik
since 25 November 2017
SeatLuhansk
AppointerDirect election
Term length5 years,
renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holderValery Bolotov
Formation18 May 2014
(before annexation by Russia)

List

Head of the Luhansk People's Republic
  •   Acting
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Elected Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
– Gennadiy Tsypkalov
(1973–2016)
Acting		 13 May 2014 17 May 2014 4 days Peace to Luhanshchina – [1]
1 Valery Bolotov
(1970–2017)		 18 May 2014 14 August 2014 88 days Independent – [2]
2 Igor Plotnitsky
(born 1964)		 14 August 2014 4 November 2014 82 days Peace to Luhanshchina – [3]
4 November 2014 24 November 2017 3 years, 20 days 2014
3 Leonid Pasechnik
(born 1970)		 24 November 2017 21 November 2018 362 days Peace to Luhanshchina
 – [4]
21 November 2018 4 October 2022 3 years, 314 days 2018

Head of the Luhansk People's Republic (as a disputed Russian republic)
  •   Acting
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Elected Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
– Leonid Pasechnik
(born 1970)		 4 October 2022
 Incumbent 227 days United Russia –
(Appointed)		 [5]

References
  1. Ex-premier of LPR Tsypkalov has committed suicide (Экс-премьер ЛНР Цыпкалов совершил самоубийство) Archived 2018-09-09 at the Wayback Machine. News at Mail.ru (Interfax). 24 September 2016
  2. "Ukraine fighting: Rebel official resigns; shells fall on Donetsk". CNN. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. Ukraine rebel region's security minister says he is new leader , Reuters (24 November 2017)
    Separatist Leader In Ukraine's Luhansk Resigns Amid Power Struggle, Radio Free Europe (24 November 2017)
  4. Former SBU agent, whom Yushchenko gave a medal. Who is the new leader of "LPR" (Бывший СБУшник, которому дал медаль Ющенко. Кто такой новый главарь "ЛНР"). Espreso.tv. 24 November 2017
  5. Executive Order on Acting Head of Lugansk People’s Republic. Kremlin.ru. 5 October 2022
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