and powers The chief thus heads the executive branch in each region, district, or city. The chief forms the composition of the local State Administration as well as its structure depending upon the budget allocations and requirements to the Article XVIII of the Law of Ukraine "On the Principles of Regulatory Policy in Economic Activity" (Law № 1160-IV, parliament, September 11, 2003). To execute the Constitution of Ukraine, laws of Ukraine, acts of the President of Ukraine, Cabinet of Ukraine, other bodies of executive power as well as own and delegated powers the chief issues orders. The orders of the chief adopted within his/her competence are mandatory for execution on respective territory by all authorities, companies, institutions and organizations, officials and citizens. Notable heads of RSA Viktor Yanukovych, governor of Donetsk Oblast who later served as the Prime Minister of Ukraine and the President of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko, governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast who later served as the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuriy Yekhanurov, governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast who later served as the Prime Minister of Ukraine Mikheil Saakashvili, former President of Georgia who later served as the governor of Odesa Oblast List of governors who also served as government ministers: Serhiy Tulub, Mykhailo Kaskevych, Heorhiy Filipchuk, Mykola Derkach, Volodymyr Yatsuba, Viktor Bondar, Oleksandr Vilkul, Dmytro Kolyesnikov, Serhiy Polyakov, Anatoliy Blyznyuk, others. List of governors who also served as governors in several regions: Volodymyr Shcherban, Mykola Lavryk, Volodymyr Kulish, Volodymyr Yatsuba, Valentyn Reznichenko, Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, others. List of governors Governor of Cherkasy Oblast Governor of Chernihiv Oblast Governor of Chernivtsi Oblast Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor of Donetsk Oblast Governor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Governor of Kharkiv Oblast Governor of Kherson Oblast Governor of Khmelnytskyi Oblast Governor of Kyiv Oblast Governor of Kirovohrad Oblast Governor of Luhansk Oblast Governor of Lviv Oblast Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast Governor of Odessa Oblast Governor of Poltava Oblast Governor of Rivne Oblast Governor of Sumy Oblast Governor of Ternopil Oblast Governor of Vinnytsia Oblast Governor of Volyn Oblast Governor of Zakarpattia Oblast Governor of Zaporizhia Oblast Governor of Zhytomyr Oblast Governor of Sevastopol, temporarily abolished Governor of Kyiv, often served by Mayor of Kyiv (for more information, see Kyiv City State Administration) Representatives of the President of Ukraine in Crimea Prime Minister of Crimea, temporarily abolished See also Governor Administrative divisions of Ukraine References External links Government occupations Gubernatorial titles