List of elected or appointed female heads of government
Encyclopedia
This is a list of women
who have been elected
or appointed as head of government
of their respective countries. This list does not include female heads of state, with the exception of leaders of presidential republics
.
Woman
A woman , pl: women is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent...
who have been elected
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
or appointed as head of government
Head of government
Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
of their respective countries. This list does not include female heads of state, with the exception of leaders of presidential republics
Presidential system
A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
.
See also
- Council of Women World LeadersCouncil of Women World LeadersThe Council of Women World Leaders is a network of current and former women prime ministers and presidents established in 1996 by Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland and first woman in the world to be democratically elected president, and Laura Liswood, Secretary General...
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of elected or appointed female heads of state
- List of elected or appointed female deputy heads of government
- List of the first female holders of political offices
External links
- Council of Women World Leaders
- Women Prime Ministers (Zárate's Political Collections)