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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 the countries in Asia and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office.
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 January 2025. President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017 In this Korean name, the family name is Park. Her Excellency Park Geun-hye 박근혜 Official portrait, 2013 11th President of South Korea In office 25 February 2013 – 10 March 2017 [a] Prime Minister Chung Hong-won Lee Wan-koo Choi Kyoung-hwan ...
Category listing the first female national presidents in Asia. In the border regions of the continent there may be instances of transcontinental countries. Pages in category "First women presidents in Asia"
Corazon Aquino's accession to the presidency marked the end of authoritarian rule in the Philippines. Aquino is the first female president of the Philippines and is still the only president of the Philippines to have never held any prior political position. Aquino is regarded as the first female president in Asia.
Sandra Mason, Barbados (2021–present): The first time that a country's first president was female (Barbados has not had a male president to date). Giorgia Meloni, Italy (2022–present): The first woman to be elected in Italy as Head of government. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico (2024–present): The first woman to be elected President.
The world's first elected female president was Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland, whose term lasted from 1980 to 1996. She is the longest-serving elected female head of state of any country to date. Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines (1986–1992), was the first woman president in Southeast Asia.
This category lists the first women presidents of their respective countries. Equivalent positions of non-royal heads of state are also included (for example, chairperson). ). Excluded are heads of government that are not heads of state, (for example, prime minister), other officials, and presidents of non-government entit