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

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, two are females. These are Maria Kostyuk, acting Governor of Jewish Autonomous Oblast since November 5, 2024, and Irina Gecht, acting Governor of Nenets Autonomous Okrug since March 18, 2025.

List

  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	138 days		[14]
Irina Gecht (Acting Governor)		United Russia	Acting Governor   Nenets Autonomous Okrug	18 March 2025	Incumbent	5 days

Timeline of female Governors

See also

• List of current heads of federal subjects of Russia

References

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.