| Maria Kostyuk | |
| Order: | Acting Governor of Jewish Autonomous Oblast |
| Term Start: | 5 November 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Rostislav Goldstein |
| Birth Date: | March 2, 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Smidovich, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Children: | son and daughter |
| Profession: | Philologist, historian, politician |
| Party: | United Russia |
| Education: | Birobidzhan State Pedagogical Institute (2000), Khabarovsk State University of Economics and Law (2013) |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Awards: | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour |
Maria Fyodorovna Kostyuk (ru|Мария Фёдоровна Костюк; born 3 March 1977) is a Russian politician serving as the acting Governor of Jewish Autonomous Oblast since November 2024. She is currently the only female out of 89 heads of federal subjects of Russia.[1]
Maria Kostyuk was born in the urban locality of Smidovich, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, in 1977.
In 2000, she graduated from the Birobidzhan State Pedagogical Institute with degrees in philology and history. In 2013, she graduated from the Khabarovsk State University of Economics and Law with a degree in public administration.
From 2000-03, she worked at a Smidovich secondary school as a teacher and deputy head teacher. From July 2003 to September 2009 she served at the Smidovichsky District administration. From 2009 to 2017 she has served at the Birobidzhan city hall as head of department, deputy head of city hall and deputy mayor, contiguously. From 2017 to 2019, she served as assistant to the Russian Federation Senator from Jewish Autonomous Oblast Rostislav Goldstein. From 2019 to 2023, she served at the Jewish Autonomous Oblast government.
She was a campaign surrogate to Vladimir Putin during his 2024 presidential campaign.[2]
On November 5, 2024, following Governor Goldstein's resignation, President Putin appointed Kostyuk acting governor of Jewish Autonomous Oblast.[3]