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* [[President of the European Parliament]] – [[Simone Veil]] – 1979<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/president/Presidents_old/president_fontaine/president/former/en/default.htm Former E.P. Presidents]</ref> |
* [[President of the European Parliament]] – [[Simone Veil]] – 1979<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/president/Presidents_old/president_fontaine/president/former/en/default.htm Former E.P. Presidents]</ref> |
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* [[President-in-Office of the European Council]] – [[Margaret Thatcher]] – 1981{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} |
* [[President-in-Office of the European Council]] – [[Margaret Thatcher]] – 1981{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} |
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* [[European Commissioner]] – [[Christiane Scrivener]] / [[Vasso Papandreou]] – 1989<ref>[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/m.gratton/Ladies%201st%20-%20C.htm Ladies First]</ref> |
* [[European Commissioner]] – [[Christiane Scrivener]] / [[Vasso Papandreou]] – 1989<ref>[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/m.gratton/Ladies%201st%20-%20C.htm Ladies First] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621074920/http://web.ukonline.co.uk/m.gratton/Ladies%201st%20-%20C.htm |date=21 June 2008 }}</ref> |
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* Leader of the [[Party of European Socialists|Socialist Group]] and of any major party – [[Pauline Green]] – 1994<ref>[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/m.gratton/Names/Pauline.htm Ladies First]</ref> |
* Leader of the [[Party of European Socialists|Socialist Group]] and of any major party – [[Pauline Green]] – 1994<ref>[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/m.gratton/Names/Pauline.htm Ladies First] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225234211/http://web.ukonline.co.uk/m.gratton/Names/Pauline.htm |date=25 December 2008 }}</ref> |
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* [[Vice-President of the European Commission|''Co'' Vice-President of the European Commission]] – [[Loyola de Palacio]] – 1999{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} |
* [[Vice-President of the European Commission|''Co'' Vice-President of the European Commission]] – [[Loyola de Palacio]] – 1999{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} |
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* [[Vice-President of the European Commission|''First'' Vice-President of the European Commission]] – [[Margot Wallström]] – 2004{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} |
* [[Vice-President of the European Commission|''First'' Vice-President of the European Commission]] – [[Margot Wallström]] – 2004{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} |
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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.
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Africa
South America
North and Central America and Caribbean
Asia
Europe
Oceania
International organizations
- President of the Pan-African Parliament - Gertrude Mongella - 2004 (at its founding)[1]
- Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament - Elise Loum - 2004[2]
- Judges of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights - Kellelo Justina Mafoso-Guni and Sophia A. B. Akuffo - Both elected in 2006 in its founding year[3]
- President of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights - Sophia A. B. Akuffo - 2012[4]
- Chairperson of the African Union Commission - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma - 2012[5]
- President of the European Parliament – Simone Veil – 1979[6]
- President-in-Office of the European Council – Margaret Thatcher – 1981[citation needed]
- European Commissioner – Christiane Scrivener / Vasso Papandreou – 1989[7]
- Leader of the Socialist Group and of any major party – Pauline Green – 1994[8]
- Co Vice-President of the European Commission – Loyola de Palacio – 1999[citation needed]
- First Vice-President of the European Commission – Margot Wallström – 2004[citation needed]
- High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – Catherine Ashton – 2009 [citation needed]
- Substitute Delegate and Ambassador to the League of Nations – Elena Văcărescu – 1922 [citation needed]
- Permanent Delegate and Ambassador to the League of Nations – Elena Văcărescu – 1924 [citation needed]
- 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[9]
- Permanent Representative – Agda Rössel (Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations) – 1958
- Head of the United Nations Children's Fund – Carol Bellamy – 1995 [citation needed]
- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – Mary Robinson – 1997 [citation needed]
- Deputy Secretary-General – Louise Fréchette – 1998[10]
- Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme – Anna Tibaijuka – 2000 [citation needed]
- Under-Secretary-General – Inga-Britt Ahlenius – 2005 [citation needed]
- Assistant-Secretary-General – Helvi Sipilä – 1972
- President of the International Court of Justice – Rosalyn Higgins – 2006 [citation needed]
- Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme – Helen Clark – 2009
- Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund – Christine Lagarde – 2011
References
- ^ http://www.pravdareport.com/world/africa/23-03-2004/5127-mongella-0/
- ^ http://docplayer.net/33196714-Resource-person-biographies-hon-estelle-flore-angangou.html
- ^ http://www.african-court.org/en/index.php/30-profiles-of-former-judges/109-profiles-of-former-judges
- ^ http://www.african-court.org/en/index.php/30-profiles-of-former-judges/109-profiles-of-former-judges
- ^ http://www.inspiringwomen.co.za/nkosazana-dlamini-zuma/
- ^ Former E.P. Presidents
- ^ Ladies First Archived 21 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ladies First Archived 25 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://www.un.org/ga/60/presskit/presidents.htm
- ^ https://www.un.org/sg/frechette.shtml