List of the first women holders of political offices
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This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by country, by dates of appointment. Former countries, such as Yugoslavia, are also listed.
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Africa[edit]
Asia[edit]
Europe[edit]
North America[edit]
Oceania[edit]
South America[edit]
International organizations[edit]
African Union[edit]
- President of the Pan-African Parliament - Gertrude Mongella - 2004 (at its founding)[1]
- Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament - Elise Loum - 2004[2]
- Chairperson of the African Union Commission - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma - 2012[3]
European Union[edit]
- President of the European Parliament – Simone Veil – 1979[4]
- President-in-Office of the European Council – Margaret Thatcher – 1981[5]
- European Commissioner – Christiane Scrivener / Vasso Papandreou – 1989[6]
- Leader of the Socialist Group and of any major party – Pauline Green – 1994[7]
- Co Vice-President of the European Commission – Loyola de Palacio – 1999[8]
- First Vice-President of the European Commission – Margot Wallström – 2004[9]
- High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – Catherine Ashton – 2009[10]
- President of the European Commission – Ursula von der Leyen – 2019.
League of Nations[edit]
- Substitute Delegate and Ambassador to the League of Nations – Elena Văcărescu – 1922[11]
- Permanent Delegate and Ambassador to the League of Nations – Elena Văcărescu – 1924[11]
United Nations[edit]
- Head of the section of Welfare Policy – Alva Myrdal – 1949[12]
- Chairman of UNESCO's social science section – Alva Myrdal – 1950[12]
- President of the United Nations General Assembly – Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit – 1953[13]
- Permanent Representative – Agda Rössel (Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations) – 1958[14]
- Head of the United Nations Children's Fund – Carol Bellamy – 1995[15]
- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – Mary Robinson – 1997[16]
- Deputy Secretary-General – Louise Fréchette – 1998[17]
- Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme – Anna Tibaijuka – 2000[18]
- Under-Secretary-General – Inga-Britt Ahlenius – 2005[19]
- Assistant-Secretary-General – Helvi Sipilä – 1972[20]
- President of the International Court of Justice – Rosalyn Higgins – 2006[21]
- Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme – Helen Clark – 2009[22]
- Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund – Christine Lagarde – 2011[23]
See also[edit]
- Council of Women World Leaders
- List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government
- List of the first LGBT holders of political offices
- List of the first women heads of government and state in Muslim-majority countries
- Muslim women political leaders
- Women in government
References[edit]
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- ^ a b Pace, Eric (3 February 1986). "Alva Myrdal, Nobel Women, Dies in Sweden at 84". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Press Kit - Presidents of the General Assembly - 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly". Un.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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- ^ Ketokoski-Rexed, Anja-Riitta (3 August 2009). "Helvi Sipilä | Obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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