This is a list of women who served as heads (governors) of Federal subjects of Russia.
The first female head of a federal subject in the Russian Federation was Valentina Bronevich, who was Governor 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.
Name | Image | Party | Title and federal subject | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length | Departure | Ref |
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Valentina Bronevich | Independent | Governor 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 | 17 days | [14] |