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Donetsk (Occupied Ukraine)

The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR, Russian: Донецкая Народная Республика) is a region in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast that has been occupied by Russia. The DPR was infiltrated by Russian-backed paramilitaries in 2014, and it initially operated as a breakaway state until it was annexed by Russia in 2022.
See also: Ukraine · Russia

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 85 entities identified as PEPs connected with Donetsk (Occupied Ukraine).

National government positions

No positions for this category

Subnational government positions

Number of known occupants
Subnational head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Q112300637-1-
Subnational executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chairman of the Donetsk Oblast Council--7
Deputy Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic--2
Minister for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief of the Donetsk People's Republic--1
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Processing Industry--1
Minister of Coal and Energy--1
Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Public Services--1
Minister of Culture of the Donetsk People's Republic--2
Minister of Digital Development of Public Administration, Information Technology and Communications--1
Minister of Economic Development--1
Minister of Education and Science--1
Minister of Finance--1
Minister of Health--1
Minister of Industry and Trade--1
Minister of Internal Affairs--1
Minister of Labour and Social Security--1
Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology--1
Minister of Property and Land Relations--1
Minister of Sports and Tourism--1
Minister of Transport--1
Minister of Youth Policy--1

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic-230
Deputy of the Donetsk City Council--9
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Donetsk People's Republic-2-
Minister of Communications of the Donetsk People's Republic-11
Foreign Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic-1-
Head of the Donetsk People's Republic--1
Minister of State Security of the Donetsk People's Republic--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Donetsk (Occupied Ukraine). See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.