Kostiuk Maria Fiodorovna

Kostiuk Maria Fiodorovna

Maria Kostyuk was born on March 2, 1977 in the village of Smidovich in the Jewish Autonomous Region.

Education

She graduated from the Birobidzhan State Pedagogical Institute with a degree in philology and history, as well as the Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law with a degree in state and municipal administration.

Career

2024: Appointment as Head of the Jewish Autonomous Region (EAO)

On November 5, 2024, the president Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Maria Kostyuk to the post of interim head. Jewish Autonomous Region (EAO) Previously, she combined the position of deputy director of the Higher School of Public Administration of the Russian Academy of National Economy with work in the fund "."Defenders of the Fatherland

Maria Kostyuk worked as an assistant to Senator Rostislav Goldstein, headed the department of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation for interaction with the regions. She was Putin's confidant in the 2024 presidential election.

Putin at a meeting with Kostyuk noted the feat of her son Andrei, who died while performing military duty during a special military operation. He received the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.

First of all, I want to thank you for raising a real Russian warrior, because Andrei passed away, fulfilling not just his military duty, he covered with his car, in fact, himself, the departure of his comrades, saving their lives, "the Russian president emphasized.

In addition, the head of state thanked Kostyuk for his work in the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation, noting that she treats "children as her own children." In turn, Kostyuk thanked Putin for the opportunity to head the Jewish Autonomous Region.

For me, this is both unexpected and high responsibility. I will do my best, to be honest, I want to add "and the impossible" to justify your trust, to be worthy of the memory of my son, who faithfully served the Fatherland, of course, to be worthy of his country, "said Kostyuk.[1]