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since 2015.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) He was reelected in 2020 in the first round of voting with 65.93 percent of the vote.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) Before becoming mayor he was acting mayor from February 2014 and earlier served as secretary of the Vinnytsia City Council.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Current office | Mayor of Vinnytsia[2](https://vitatv.com.ua/misto/nikhto-ne-pryyde-i-ne-zrobyt-nezalezhnu) |\n| Previous offices | Acting mayor (from February 2014); secretary of the Vinnytsia City Council (2006, reelected 2010); city councilor (from 2002)[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) |\n| Born | 1968, Vinnytsia[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) |\n| Education | Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi State University (history teacher, 1992); National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine (regional and local governance, 2010)[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nMorhunov was born in 1968 in [Vinnytsia](https://www.edgepedia.org/vinnytsia) and finished local school No. 33.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) He served in the army from 1987 to 1989.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) In 1992 he received a diploma as a history teacher from Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi State University.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) He then worked as a teacher of history and social studies at the Vinnytsia Technical School of the Meat and Dairy Industry.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) From 1998 to 2006 he held managerial positions in commercial structures.[3](https://nfront.org.ua/mer-vinnyczi-sergij-morgunov-hto-keruye-mistom-i-chomu-vinnyczya-lidyruye-vzhe-ponad-desyat-rokiv/) In 2010 he earned a second degree from the National Academy of Public Administration under the [President of Ukraine](https://www.edgepedia.org/president-of-ukraine), specializing in regional and local governance.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) He is married to Nataliia and they raise a daughter, Veronika.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/)\n\n## Career\n\nMorhunov was first elected a deputy of the Vinnytsia City Council in 2002.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) In 2006 he was elected secretary of the council and was reelected to that post in 2010.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) In February 2014, after [Volodymyr Groysman](https://www.edgepedia.org/volodymyr-groysman) left the mayor's office to take a government post, Morhunov became acting mayor.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) In November 2015 voters elected him mayor.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/)\n\nAs mayor, Morhunov heads the executive committee, coordinates the work of city departments, and represents the city internationally.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) Under his leadership the city has pursued transport reform, including new trams, production of VinLine trolleybuses and VinWay trams, and cashless fare payment.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) The city has also worked on energy resilience, developing distributed generation and installing generators at critical facilities, and cooperates with Zurich on water supply.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) In November 2025 he presented Vinnytsia's experience at the World Smart City Congress in Barcelona, and the city joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.[3](https://nfront.org.ua/mer-vinnyczi-sergij-morgunov-hto-keruye-mistom-i-chomu-vinnyczya-lidyruye-vzhe-ponad-desyat-rokiv/) In 2025 and 2026 new international partnerships were formed, including with [Helsingborg](https://www.edgepedia.org/helsingborg), Sweden.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/)\n\n## Electoral history\n\nIn November 2015, Morhunov was elected mayor of Vinnytsia.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) In 2020 he was reelected in the first round with 65.93 percent of the vote, a result the source describes as among the highest for mayors of large Ukrainian cities at that time.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/)\n\n## Issues specific to Morhunov\n\nSince 2015, Vinnytsia has repeatedly placed first in research by the [International Republican Institute](https://www.edgepedia.org/international-republican-institute) together with the sociological group Rating as the most comfortable city in Ukraine, with residents assessing roads, lighting, transport, waste collection, medical services, and security.[1](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/) According to the official website of the Vinnytsia City Council, the city was the first in [Eastern Europe](https://www.edgepedia.org/eastern-europe) to receive the European Energy Award, in 2015, and confirmed it in 2019.[3](https://nfront.org.ua/mer-vinnyczi-sergij-morgunov-hto-keruye-mistom-i-chomu-vinnyczya-lidyruye-vzhe-ponad-desyat-rokiv/) In 2017 he was named Innovator Mayor of Ukraine by Ukrainska Pravda, which the source attributes to an NGO hub, the iHUB center, and communication mechanisms with residents.[3](https://nfront.org.ua/mer-vinnyczi-sergij-morgunov-hto-keruye-mistom-i-chomu-vinnyczya-lidyruye-vzhe-ponad-desyat-rokiv/) On February 24, 2022, Morhunov addressed Vinnytsia residents with words of calm and unity; the city took in thousands of internally displaced people, organized humanitarian hubs, and supported the Armed Forces with drones and generators.[3](https://nfront.org.ua/mer-vinnyczi-sergij-morgunov-hto-keruye-mistom-i-chomu-vinnyczya-lidyruye-vzhe-ponad-desyat-rokiv/) In a December 2025 interview with three local media outlets, he discussed elections, corruption, the airport, the central stadium, and court cases involving volunteers.[4](https://vezha.ua/komu-treba-rizkist-navedemo-interv-yu-z-merom-vinnytsi-sergiyem-morgunovym-video/)\n\n## Positions and voting record\n\n### Independence and decentralization\n\nOn August 24, 2026, in a broadcast marking the 35th anniversary of Ukrainian independence, Morhunov said: \"Ніхто не прийде з будь-якої іншої країни і не зробить повноцінну, незалежну державу Україна\" (Edgepedia translation: \"No one from any other country will come and build a full, independent Ukrainian state\").[2](https://vitatv.com.ua/misto/nikhto-ne-pryyde-i-ne-zrobyt-nezalezhnu) He said that the understanding of independence changed during the full-scale war, as the country now defends its independence, territorial integrity, and sovereignty at the cost of human losses at the front.[2](https://vitatv.com.ua/misto/nikhto-ne-pryyde-i-ne-zrobyt-nezalezhnu) He described Vinnytsia as \"самодостатнє місто\" (Edgepedia translation: \"a self-sufficient city\") and \"лідером децентралізації в нашій країні\" (Edgepedia translation: \"a leader of decentralization in our country\"), saying that almost all territorial communities of Ukraine study there.[2](https://vitatv.com.ua/misto/nikhto-ne-pryyde-i-ne-zrobyt-nezalezhnu) He said that thanks to decentralization and a strong community the city reacted quickly to the challenges of the first months of the war.[2](https://vitatv.com.ua/misto/nikhto-ne-pryyde-i-ne-zrobyt-nezalezhnu)\n\n### City identity and community\n\nIn a December 2025 interview, Morhunov cited a municipal survey in which 90 percent of Vinnytsia residents answered \"гордість\" (Edgepedia translation: \"pride\") when asked what they feel on hearing the word Vinnytsia, and said: \"в межах своїх повноважень я вважаю, що ми все повинні робити для того, щоб Вінниця була найкращим містом в Україні\" (Edgepedia translation: \"within my powers I believe we must do everything so that Vinnytsia is the best city in Ukraine\").[4](https://vezha.ua/komu-treba-rizkist-navedemo-interv-yu-z-merom-vinnytsi-sergiyem-morgunovym-video/) Asked what being a citizen of independent Ukraine means to him, he said: \"Любити свою країну, знати свою історію, знати мову і виховувати своїх дітей з такою же самою любов'ю до своєї країни, до свого міста\" (Edgepedia translation: \"To love your country, know your history, know the language, and raise your children with the same love for your country and your city\").[2](https://vitatv.com.ua/misto/nikhto-ne-pryyde-i-ne-zrobyt-nezalezhnu)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Мер Вінниці Сергій Моргунов: хто керує містом сьогодні](https://rozvytok.in.ua/mer-vinnytsi-serhii-morhunov-khto-keruie-mistom-sohodni/)\n2. [«Ніхто не прийде і не зробить незалежну Україну за нас»: міський голова про 35 років трансформації Вінниці](https://vitatv.com.ua/misto/nikhto-ne-pryyde-i-ne-zrobyt-nezalezhnu)\n3. [Мер Вінниці Сергій Моргунов: хто керує містом і чому Вінниця лідирує вже понад десять років](https://nfront.org.ua/mer-vinnyczi-sergij-morgunov-hto-keruye-mistom-i-chomu-vinnyczya-lidyruye-vzhe-ponad-desyat-rokiv/)\n4. [\"Ми інтегруємо будь-кого, хто хоче до нас приєднатися\": інтерв'ю з мером Вінниці Сергієм Моргуновим. ВІДЕО](https://vezha.ua/komu-treba-rizkist-navedemo-interv-yu-z-merom-vinnytsi-sergiyem-morgunovym-video/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Politics and government › Government and public administration › Politicians and government officeholders (biographies) › Central and Eastern European politicians › Regional and city leaders*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 12, 2026; Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/serhii-morhunov", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/serhii-morhunov.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. AI training is open to everyone. 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