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List of female heads of federal subjects of Russia

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This is a list of women who served as heads (governors) of Federal subjects of Russia.

History

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The first female head of a federal subject in the Russian Federation was Valentina Bronevich, who was Governor [ru] of Koryak Autonomous Okrug from 1996 to 2000.

Of the 89 current heads of federal subjects, one is a woman. This is Maria Kostyuk, acting Governor of Jewish Autonomous Oblast since November 5, 2024.

List

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  Denotes incumbent head of federal subject
  • Italics denotes an acting head of federal subject.
Name Image Party Title and federal subject Mandate start Mandate end Term length Departure Ref
Valentina Bronevich Independent Governor [ru]
 Koryakia
17 November 1996 16 December 2000 4 years, 29 days Lost reelection [1]
Valentina Matviyenko United Russia Governor
 Saint Petersburg
15 October 2003 22 August 2011 7 years, 311 days Resigned to become Senator
from Saint Petersburg
[2]
Maria Bolshakova
(Acting Governor)
Independent Acting Governor
 Ulyanovsk Oblast
22 November 2004 6 January 2005 45 days Resigned after the inauguration of Sergey Morozov [3]
Natalya Komarova United Russia Governor
 Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
1 March 2010 30 May 2024 14 years, 90 days Resigned from office [4]
Marina Kovtun United Russia Governor
 Murmansk Oblast
13 April 2012 21 March 2019 7 years, 8 days Resigned from office [5][6]
Svetlana Orlova United Russia Governor
 Vladimir Oblast
23 September 2013 8 October 2018 5 years, 15 days Lost reelection [7]
Natalia Zhdanova United Russia Governor
 Zabaykalsky Krai
18 February 2016 11 October 2018 2 years, 235 days Resigned from office [8][9]
Vera Shcherbina
(Acting Governor)
Independent Acting Governor
 Sakhalin Oblast
26 September 2018 7 December 2018 72 days Replaced by Valery Limarenko as Acting Governor [10][11]
Olga Antipina
(Acting Governor)
Independent Acting Governor
 Perm Krai
21 January 2020 6 February 2020 16 days Replaced by Dmitry Makhonin as Acting Governor [12][13]
Maria Kostyuk
(Acting Governor)
United Russia Acting Governor
 Jewish Autonomous Oblast
5 November 2024 Incumbent 44 days [14]

Timeline of female Governors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "История выборов и назначений губернатора Камчатского края". TASS (in Russian). September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Губернаторские выборы - 2003
  3. ^ Владимир Шаманов сдал партбилет на хранение
  4. ^ Возвращение северянки. В стране появился второй губернатор-женщина
  5. ^ Murmansk Governor Steps Down
  6. ^ Губернатор Мурманской области Марина Ковтун подала в отставку
  7. ^ Светлана Орлова назначена временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Владимирской области
  8. ^ Наталья Жданова назначена исполняющей обязанности губернатора Забайкальского края
  9. ^ Наталья Жданова объяснила причины отставки
  10. ^ Щербина стала исполняющим обязанности врио главы Сахалинской области
  11. ^ Валерий Лимаренко назначен врио губернатора Сахалинской области
  12. ^ И.о. председателя правительства Пермского края назначена Ольга Антипина
  13. ^ Врио губернатора Пермского края назначен Дмитрий Махонин
  14. ^ "Мария Костюк назначена временно исполняющей обязанности губернатора Еврейской автономной области". Президент России (in Russian). November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.