Yuriy Harbuz

Yuriy Harbuz
Юрій Гарбуз
Governor of Luhansk Oblast
In office 29 April 2016 – 22 November 2018
Preceded by	Heorhiy Tuka
Succeeded by	Serhiy Fil (acting)
Member of the Verkhovna Rada
In office 27 November 2014 – 19 May 2016
Chairman of the Milove District State Administration
In office January 2014 – April 2014
Personal details
Born	Yuriy Hryhoriyovych Harbuz (1971-11-18) 18 November 1971 (age 53) Milove, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Independent
Children	3

Yuriy Hryhoriyovych Harbuz (Ukrainian: Юрій Григорійович Гарбуз; born on 18 November 1971), is a Ukrainian politician who served as the governor of Luhansk Oblast.^[1][2]

Biography

Yuriy Harbuz was born in Milove on 18 November 1971.

In January 2014, he was appointed chairman of the Milove District State Administration, from which he resigned in April 2014.^[3]

In 2014, he was elected a member of the Milov District Council of the IV convocation.^[4]

On April 29, 2016, by the decree of Petro Poroshenko, Harbuz was appointed as Governor of Luhansk Oblast.^[5]

Personal life

As of 2018^[update], Harbuz has a girlfriend and has 3 children. In his spare time, he goes out hunting.

References

1. Депутат Гарбуз Юрій Григорійович
2. Poroshenko appoints MP Harbuz as governor of Luhansk region instead of Tuka, Interfax-Ukraine (29 April 2016)
3. Янукович призначив нового голову Міловської райдержадміністрації на Луганщині (in Russian)
4. Нові обличчя Верховної Ради: Юрій Гарбуз
5. Тука увійшов в уряд, Гарбуз очолив Луганщину BBC Україна. 29 квітня 2016 року