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In 2010, Julia Gillard became the first, and to date, only female Prime Minister of Australia. Today, every Australian state and territory has had at least one female head of government, except for South Australia; the Northern Territory has had the most, with four; the Australian Capital Territory has had three; Queensland, New South Wales ...
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women: 2003–2004 Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues: 2004–2006 Helen Coonan [9] Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts: 2004–2007 Liberal Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate: 2006–2007 Julie Bishop [10]
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.
Premier of South Australia. List of premiers of South Australia by time in office; Premier of Tasmania. List of premiers of Tasmania by time in office; Premier of Victoria. List of premiers of Victoria by time in office; Premier of Western Australia. List of premiers of Western Australia by time in office; Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
The prime minister of Australia is the leader of the Australian Government and the Cabinet of Australia, with the support of the majority of the House of Representatives. [1] [2] Thirty-one people (thirty men and one woman) have served in the position since the office was created in 1901. [3]
In 1902, the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia became the first nation on earth to enact equal suffrage, enabling women to both vote and stand for election alongside men [1] Women have been represented in Australian state parliaments since 1921, and in the Federal Parliament since 1943. The first female leader of an Australian State or ...
Since 1952, every premier of every state has been a member of the Australian Labor Party, the Liberal Party of Australia, or the National Party of Australia (until 1973, the Liberal Party was known as the Liberal and Country League in South Australia; the Country Liberal Party is the Northern Territory branch of the Liberal and National Parties ...
The Minister for Women in the Government of Australia is Katy Gallagher, who since 23 May 2022 has been a member of the Albanese ministry. [1] Ministers holding the position, first introduced in 1976 during the Second Fraser ministry, have held several different titles. They have often held other portfolios, and sometimes sat in Cabinet of ...