Marina Kovtun

Marina Kovtun
Марина Ковтун
Kovtun in 2014
4th Governor of Murmansk Oblast
In office
12 April 2012  21 March 2019
Acting: 4–12 April 2012
Preceded byDmitry Dmitriyenko
Succeeded byAndrey Chibis
Personal details
Born
Marina Vasilievna Kovtun
Марина Васильевна Ковтун

(1962-03-10) March 10, 1962
Murmansk city, Russian SFSR, USSR
CitizenshipRussia
Political partyUnited Russia
SpouseVasily Kovtun
RelationsVasiliy Tikhonovich Kozlov (father)
Alma materNorth-West Academy for State Services
ProfessionPolitician

Marina Vasilievna Kovtun (Russian: Марина Васильевна Ковтун; born 10 March 1962) is a Russian politician who was Governor of Murmansk Oblast from April 2012 until March 2019. She worked in various Murmansk government agencies, including tourism management, prior to her appointment to the governorship in April 2012. Kovtun was the first female leader of Murmansk Oblast.