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 of Koryak Autonomous Okrug from 1996 to 2000.
Of the 89 current heads of federal subjects, two are females. These are Maria Kostyuk, Governor of Jewish Autonomous Oblast since September 23, 2025, and Irina Gecht, Governor of Nenets Autonomous Okrug since September 25, 2025.
List
Italics denotes an acting head of federal subject.
NameImagePartyTitle and federal subjectMandate startMandate endTerm lengthDepartureValentina BronevichIndependent17 November 199616 December 2000Lost reelectionValentina MatviyenkoIndependent → United RussiaGovernor15 October 200322 August 2011Resigned to become Senatorfrom Saint PetersburgГубернаторские выборы - 2003Maria BolshakovaIndependentActing Governor29 November 20046 January 2005Resigned after the inauguration of Sergey MorozovВладимир Шаманов сдал партбилет на хранениеNatalya KomarovaUnited RussiaGovernor1 March 201030 May 2024Resigned to become Senatorfrom Khanty-Mansi Autonomous OkrugВозвращение северянки. В стране появился второй губернатор-женщинаMarina KovtunUnited RussiaGovernor13 April 201221 March 2019Resigned from officeMurmansk Governor Steps DownГубернатор Мурманской области Марина Ковтун подала в отставкуSvetlana OrlovaUnited RussiaGovernor24 March 20138 October 2018Lost reelectionСветлана Орлова назначена временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Владимирской областиNatalia ZhdanovaUnited RussiaGovernor18 February 201611 October 2018Resigned from officeНаталья Жданова назначена исполняющей обязанности губернатора Забайкальского краяНаталья Жданова объяснила причины отставкиIrina SokolovaActing Premier18 May 201829 May 2018Replaced by Dmitry Artyukhov as acting governorVera ShcherbinaUnited RussiaActing Governor26 September 20187 December 2018Replaced by Valery Limarenko as acting governorЩербина стала исполняющим обязанности врио главы Сахалинской областиВалерий Лимаренко назначен врио губернатора Сахалинской областиOlga AntipinaIndependentActing Premier21 January 20206 February 2020Replaced by Dmitry Makhonin as acting governorВрио губернатора Пермского края назначен Дмитрий МахонинNadezhda AksyonovaActing Governor5 April 202411 April 2024Replaced by Oksana Demchenko as acting governorOksana Demchenko11 April 202418 April 2024Stepped down upon Andrey Chibis re-assuming officeMaria KostyukUnited RussiaGovernor5 November 2024IncumbentIrina GechtUnited RussiaGovernor18 March 2025IncumbentMarina PodtikhovaActing Governor29 September 20255 November 2025Replaced by Vitaly Korolyov as acting governorOlga AbramovaUnited RussiaActing Head of the Republic29 July 2026Incumbent
Timeline of female Governors
See also List of current heads of federal subjects of Russia
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