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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentina Bronevich | Independent | 17 November 1996 | 16 December 2000 | Lost reelection | [1] | ||||
| Valentina Matviyenko | United Russia | Governor | 15 October 2003 | 22 August 2011 | Resigned to become Senator from Saint Petersburg | [2] | |||
| Maria Bolshakova (Acting Governor) | Independent | Acting Governor | 22 November 2004 | 6 January 2005 | Resigned after the inauguration of Sergey Morozov | [3] | |||
| Natalya Komarova | United Russia | Governor | 1 March 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Resigned from office | [4] | |||
| Marina Kovtun | United Russia | Governor | 13 April 2012 | 21 March 2019 | Resigned from office | [5] [6] | |||
| Svetlana Orlova | United Russia | Governor | 23 September 2013 | 8 October 2018 | Lost reelection | [7] | |||
| Natalia Zhdanova | United Russia | Governor | 18 February 2016 | 11 October 2018 | Resigned from office | [8] [9] | |||
| Vera Shcherbina (Acting Governor) | Independent | Acting Governor | 26 September 2018 | 7 December 2018 | Replaced by Valery Limarenko as Acting Governor | [10] [11] | |||
| Olga Antipina (Acting Governor) | Independent | Acting Governor | 21 January 2020 | 6 February 2020 | Replaced by Dmitry Makhonin as Acting Governor | [12] [13] | |||
| Maria Kostyuk (Acting Governor) | United Russia | Acting Governor | 5 November 2024 | Incumbent | [14] |