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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, and Victoria have each had a second female head of government serving in their respective ...
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.
Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories: 2013 Labor Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government: 2022–present Sussan Ley [19] Minister for Health: 2014–2016 Liberal Minister for Sport: 2014–2017 Minister for Aged Care: 2015–2016 Minister for Health and Aged Care: 2016–2017
Australia appointed Sam Mostyn on Monday as only its second woman governor-general, a largely ceremonial role representing the British monarch who is the nation’s head of state. It is the first ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Heads of government of Australian states and territories. It includes Heads of government of Australian states and territories that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
She served as Government Whip from 1951 to 1966 in the Menzies government, and was appointed Minister for Housing in the Holt government in 1966, the first woman to head a government department. [13] In 1975, Liberal Senator Dame Margaret Guilfoyle became the first female cabinet minister with a portfolio, following her appointment as Minister ...
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As at 30 June 2017, women held 42.7% of Australian Government board positions. This is the highest outcome since public reporting on the gender balance of Government boards began in 2011. Statistics on new appointments made in 2016-17 show how individual portfolios have progressed towards meeting the target.