The Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast () is the head of executive branch for the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, considered as Prime Minister of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.
The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be elected to more than two consecutive terms.
The official residence for the Governor is located in Birobidzhan. The current Governor is Maria Kostyuk. She was appointed as acting governor in November 2024 and elected by popular vote in September 2025 for full five-year term.
Governors Image Governor Tenure Time in officeParty Election1Nikolay Volkov(born 1951)14 December 1991 – 24 February 2010(term end) IndependentAppointed
199620002005 United Russia2 Alexander Vinnikov(born 1955)24 February 2010 – 24 February 2015(term end)United Russia2010— Alexander Levintal(born 1957)24 February 2015 – 22 September 2015 Acting 322 September 2015 – 12 December 2019(resigned)2015— Rostislav Goldstein(born 1969)12 December 2019 – 22 September 2020 Acting 422 September 2020 – 5 November 2024(resigned)2020— Maria Kostyuk(born 1977)5 November 2024 – 23 September 2025 Acting 523 September 2025 – present2025
Timeline
Chairmen of Executive Committee (before 1991) Iosif Liberberg (1934–1936) Mikhail Kattel (1936–1937) Miron Geller (1937–1938) (acting) Nikolay Bigler (1938–1939) (acting) Mikhail Zilbershteyn (1940–1947) Mikhail Levitin (1947–1949) Lew Benkovich (1949–1955) F.T. Klimenko (1955–1961) Grigory Podgayev (1961–1962) Andrey Okovitov (1962–1971) Sergey Duvakin (1971–1985) Mark Kaufman (1985–1990) Boris Korsunsky (1990–1991)
Elections 13 September 2020 CandidatesPartyVotes%Rostislav Goldsteinself-nominated(supported by United Russia)76,27582.50Vladimir DudinA Just Russia6,5337.07Alexander KrupskyCommunist Party of Social Justice3,9574.28Roman KuzemskyPatriots of Russia1,1711.27Boris TikhonovRodina1,9842.15
13 September 2015 CandidatesPartyVotes%Vladimir DudinA Just Russia8952.14Konstantin LazarevCommunist Party of the Russian Federation6,01814.37Alexander LevintalUnited Russia31,57775.42Pavel MalyshevLiberal Democratic Party of Russia1,6333.90Tatyana OdyriyParty of Pensioners' of Russia6821.63
External links Government of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in Russian