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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.
Four New Zealand prime ministers pictured in 1992 (from left) – David Lange, Jim Bolger, Robert Muldoon and Mike Moore. The prime minister of New Zealand is the country's head of government and the leader of the Cabinet, whose powers and responsibilities are defined by convention. [1]
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland – Tyyne Leivo-Larsson – 1958 [206] Mayor of Loviisa – Birgitta Landgren – 1973 [207] Governor of Lapland – Hannele Pokka – 1994 [208] Speaker of the Parliament – Riitta Uosukainen – 1995 [209] President – Tarja Halonen – 2000 [210] [211] Prime Minister – Anneli Jäätteenmäki – 2003 [212]
Female heads of government in New Zealand (3 P) P. Women prime ministers in Peru (7 P) Female heads of government in Poland (3 P) U.
Benazir Bhutto, prime minister of Pakistan (1988–1990), was the first female prime minister of a Muslim-majority country. She served again 1993–96. The second was Khaleda Zia (1991–1996) of Bangladesh. Tansu Çiller of Turkey was the first elected Muslim female prime minister in Europe (1993–1996).
Pages in category "Women prime ministers in Europe" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
List of the first women holders of political offices in Europe; List of the first women holders of political offices in North America; List of the first women holders of political offices in Oceania; List of the first women holders of political offices in South America; List of Muslim women heads of state and government; List of the first women ...
Of New Zealand's forty-two prime ministers, twenty were born in New Zealand, nineteen in the United Kingdom (including one in what is now the Republic of Ireland, but was then part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland), two in Australia, and one in Portugal. Of those born in New Zealand, eleven were born in the North Island, and ...