| Roman Tovstyi | |
| Native Name: | Роман Товстий |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Office: | Governor of Poltava Oblast (acting) |
| Term Start: | 15 March 2019 |
| Term End: | 11 June 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Valeriy Holovko |
| Successor: | Oleh Pruhlo (acting) |
| Birth Name: | Roman Ivanovych Tovstyi |
| Birth Date: | 18 June 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Reshetylivka, Ukraine, Soviet Union |
| Party: | Independent |
Roman Ivanovych Tovstyi (Ukrainian: Роман Іванович Товстий; born on 18 June 1979), is Ukrainian politician who had served as the acting Governor of Poltava Oblast 15 March to 11 June 2019.[1] [2]
Roman Tovstyi was born on 18 June 1979 in Reshetylivka, Poltava Oblast.
From July to August 1996, he was a handyman of the collective agricultural enterprise named after Gorky, Reshetylivka village, Poltava Oblast.
From September 1996 to June 1997, he was a student of Reshetyliv Vocational School 52 of Poltava region.
From September 1997 to June 2002 he was a student of Poltava State Pedagogical University named after VG Korolenko. In 2002, he graduated from Poltava National Pedagogical University named after Volodymyr Korolenko with a degree in pedagogy and methods of secondary education, history, geography, teacher of history and geography, organizer of local lore and tourism.
From June 2002 to April 2014 he was a private entrepreneur in Poltava.
From July 2011 to April 2014 he worked as a procurement manager for Kernel-Trade Limited Liability Company in Poltava.
Tovstyi was a candidate for People's Deputies from the UDAR party in the 2012 elections.[3]
He was a member of the Poltava Oblast Council of the VII convocation.
Since April 2014, he was a Deputy Head of the Poltava Regional State Administration.
In 2017 he graduated from the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine with a master's degree in social development management.
On 15 March 2019, Tovstyi was appointed the acting Governor of Poltava Oblast by President Petro Poroshenko.[4] He was replaced by Oleh Pruhlo on 14 June.[5] [6]