List of the first female holders of political offices
This is a list of political offices which have been held by a female, with details of the first female holder of each office. It is ordered by country, by dates of appointment. Former countries, such as Yugoslavia, are also listed.
See also: List of first female mayors
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Africa
For more details on this topic, see List of the first female holders of political offices in Africa.
South Americas
For more details on this topic, see List of the first female holders of political offices in South America.
North and Central America and Caribbean
For more details on this topic, see List of the first female holders of political offices in North and Central America and the Caribbean.
Asia
For more details on this topic, see List of the first female holders of political offices in Asia.
Europe
For more details on this topic, see List of the first female holders of political offices in Europe.
Oceania
For more details on this topic, see List of the first female holders of political offices in Oceania.
International organizations
European Union
- President of the European Parliament – Simone Veil – 1979[1]
- President-in-Office of the European Council – Margaret Thatcher – 1981
- European Commissioner – Christiane Scrivener / Vasso Papandreou – 1989[2]
- Leader of the Socialist Group and of any major party – Pauline Green – 1994[3]
- Co Vice-President of the European Commission – Loyola de Palacio – 1999
- First Vice-President of the European Commission – Margot Wallström – 2004
- High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – Catherine Ashton – 2009
League of Nations
- Substitute Delegate and Ambassador to the League of Nations – Elena Văcărescu – 1922
- Permanent Delegate and Ambassador to the League of Nations – Elena Văcărescu – 1924
United Nations
- Head of the section of Welfare Policy – Alva Myrdal – 1949
- Chairman of UNESCO's social science section – Alva Myrdal – 1950
- President of the United Nations General Assembly – Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit – 1953[4]
- Permanent Representative – Agda Rössel (Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations) – 1958
- Head of the United Nations Children's Fund – Carol Bellamy – 1995
- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – Mary Robinson – 1997
- Deputy Secretary-General – Louise Fréchette – 1998[5]
- Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme – Anna Tibaijuka – 2000
- Under-Secretary-General – Inga-Britt Ahlenius – 2005
- Assistant-Secretary-General – Helvi Sipilä – 1972
- President of the International Court of Justice – Rosalyn Higgins – 2006
- Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme – Helen Clark – 2009
- Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund – Christine Lagarde – 2011
References
See also
- List of women heads of state
- List of the first LGBT holders of political offices
- Female political leaders in Islam and in Muslim-majority countries
- List of the first female head of Government and State in majority-Muslim countries
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