List of female heads of federal subjects of Russia

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

## History[edit]

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 current 89 heads of federal subjects, none are women. The last woman to hold a governor's position was Natalya Komarova, who served as the Governor of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug until 2024.

## List[edit]

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

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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]

## Timeline of female Governors[edit]

## See also[edit]

* List of current heads of federal subjects of Russia

## References[edit]

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