Maria Kostyuk
Maria Kostyuk | |
|---|---|
Мария Костюк | |
 Kostyuk in 2024 | |
| Acting Governor of Jewish Autonomous Oblast | |
| Assumed office 5 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rostislav Goldstein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1977 Smidovich, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Children | son and daughter |
| Education | Birobidzhan State Pedagogical Institute (2000), Khabarovsk State University of Economics and Law (2013) |
| Profession | Philologist, historian, politician |
Maria Fyodorovna Kostyuk (Russian: 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]
Biography
[edit]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 to 2003, 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Источники «Ведомостей»: Еврейскую автономную область возглавит Мария Костюк". «Ведомости» (in Russian). 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "В список доверенных лиц Путина вошли 346 человек". «Ведомости» (in Russian). 2023-12-28. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Мария Костюк назначена временно исполняющей обязанности губернатора Еврейской автономной области". Президент России (in Russian). 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-05.