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 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.
| 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] |