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List of elected or appointed female heads of government

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This is a list of women who have been elected or appointed 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, President of the Government, Premier, etc...

of their respective countries. This list does not include female heads of state

Head of State

Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state...

, with the exception of leaders of presidential republics. See also Female heads of state.

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Head of State

Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state...

, with the exception of leaders of presidential republics. See also Female heads of state.

Name	Country	Name of post	Mandate start	Mandate end
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician and the first female Prime Minister in the world...	Ceylon	Prime Minister	1960-07-21	1965-03-27
Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( Indirā Priyadarśinī Gāndhī; née: Nehru; (19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was the Prime Minister of the Republic of India for three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977...	India	Prime Minister Prime Minister of India The Prime Minister of India is the head of government of the Republic of India, and head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive in India...	1966-01-24	1977-04-24
Golda Meir Golda Meir Golda Meir was the fourth prime minister of the State of Israel....	Israel	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Israel The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel . The prime minister is the country's chief executive. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Rosh Hamemshala is in Jerusalem...	1969-03-17	1974-06-03
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician and the first female Prime Minister in the world...	Sri Lanka	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Sri Lanka -Overview:The Prime Minister a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka and its titular head. However both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka is the President. The Prime Minister acts as the President's deputy acting on his behalf in his/her absence or incapacitation and is the first in...	1970-05-29	1977-07-23
Isabel Martínez de Perón Isabel Martínez de Perón María Estela Martínez Cartas de Perón , better known as Isabel Martínez de Perón or Isabel Perón, is a former President of Argentina. She was also the third wife of another former President, Juan Perón...	Argentina	President President of Argentina The President of Argentina is the head of state of Argentina...	1974-07-01	1976-03-24
Elisabeth Domitien Elisabeth Domitien Elisabeth Domitien was prime minister of the Central African Republic from 1975 to 1976. She was the first and to date only woman to hold the position....	Central African Republic	Prime Minister	1975-01-02	1976-04-07
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She is the only woman to have held either post....	United Kingdom	Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom and the Head of Her Majesty's Government...	1979-05-04	1990-11-28
Lidia Gueiler Tejada Lidia Gueiler Tejada Lidia Gueiler Tejada was the first female President of Bolivia, serving in an interim capacity from 1979 to 1980...	Bolivia	Acting President President of Bolivia The President of Bolivia is the head of state of Bolivia. According to the current constitution, the president is elected by popular vote for a single non-renewable five year term...	1979-11-16	1980-07-17
Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo	Portugal	Prime Minister	1979-07-01	1980-01-03
Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( Indirā Priyadarśinī Gāndhī; née: Nehru; (19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was the Prime Minister of the Republic of India for three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977...	India	Prime Minister Prime Minister of India The Prime Minister of India is the head of government of the Republic of India, and head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive in India...	1980-01-15	1984-10-31
Eugenia Charles Eugenia Charles Dame Eugenia Charles, DBE was the Prime Minister of Dominica from 21 July 1980 until 14 June 1995. She was Dominica's first, and to date only, female prime minister...	Dominica	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit the Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government in the Roosevelt Skerrit the Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government in the...	1980-07-21	1995-06-14
Gro Harlem Brundtland Gro Harlem Brundtland Gro Harlem Brundtland is a Norwegian politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She is a former Prime Minister of Norway, and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization...	Norway	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Norway The Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His/Her Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and...	1981-02-04	1981-10-14
Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office. Aquino was also the first elected female head of state in Asia...	Philippines	President President of the Philippines The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. The President of the Philippines in Filipino is referred to as Ang Pangulo or Pangulo...	1986-02-25	1992-06-30
Gro Harlem Brundtland Gro Harlem Brundtland Gro Harlem Brundtland is a Norwegian politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She is a former Prime Minister of Norway, and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization...	Norway	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Norway The Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His/Her Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and...	1986-05-09	1989-10-16
Milka Planinc Milka Planinc Milka Planinc is a retired Croatian and Yugoslavian female politician. She served as a Socialist Federal Prime Minister of Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1986...	Yugoslavia	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Yugoslavia This is a list of Prime Ministers of Yugoslavia from the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918 until the end of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 2003.-Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes :...	1982-05-16	1986-05-15
Stella Sigcau Stella Sigcau Princess Stella Sigcau is best known as a Minister in the South African Government. Sigcau was also the first female Prime Minister of the Transkei before being deposed in a military coup in 1987....	Transkei	Prime Minister	1987-10-05	1987-12-30
Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician who chaired the Pakistan Peoples Party , a centre-left political party in Pakistan. Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state, having twice been Prime Minister of Pakistan . She was Pakistan's first and to date only female prime minister...	Pakistan	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Pakistan The Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan.The Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly, members of which are elected by popular vote. Most commonly, the leader of the party or coalition with the most votes becomes the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is...	1988-12-02	1990-07-06
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot Ertha Pascal-Trouillot Ertha Pascal-Trouillot was the provisional President of Haiti from 1990 through 1991. She was the first woman in Haitian history to hold that office....	Haiti	Acting President President of Haiti The President of Haiti is the head of state of the Republic of Haiti. Presidents are elected by popular vote to five-year terms and may serve no more than two terms. Each term begins and ends on the first February 7 after presidential elections are held. The current president is René Préval, who...	1990-03-13	1991-02-07
Kazimira Prunskienė Kazimira Prunskiene Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė was the first Prime Minister of Lithuania after the declaration of independence of March 11 1990 and Minister of Agriculture in the government of Gediminas Kirkilas....	Lithuania	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Lithuania The Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of the executive arm of Lithuania's government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas. The modern office of Prime Minister was established in 1990, although the official title was "Chairperson of the Council of Ministers" until 25...	1990-03-17	1991-01-10
Khaleda Zia Khaleda Zia Begum Khaleda Zia is a former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, having served from 1991 to 1996, becoming the first woman in the country's history to hold that position. She served again from 2001 to 2006...	Bangladesh	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is, in practice, the most powerful political position in Bangladesh. The President of Bangladesh is considered senior to the Prime Minister, but holds a largely ceremonial role...	1991-03-20	1996-03-20
Violeta Chamorro Violeta Chamorro Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro is a Nicaraguan political leader, former president and publisher. She became president of Nicaragua on April 25, 1990, when she unseated Daniel Ortega...	Nicaragua	President President of Nicaragua The position of President of Nicaragua was created in the Constitution of 1854. From 1825 until the Constitution of 1838 the title of the position was known as Head of State and from 1838 to 1854 as Supreme Director .-Supreme Directors of Nicaragua :José Núñez Evaristo Rocha...	1990-04-25	1997-01-10
Édith Cresson Édith Cresson Édith Cresson is a French politician. She was the first and so far only woman to have held the office of Prime Minister of France.- French Prime Minister :...	France	Prime Minister Prime Minister of France The Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the functional head of the government and Council of Ministers of France. The head of state in France is the President of the French Republic...	1991-05-15	1992-04-02
Gro Harlem Brundtland Gro Harlem Brundtland Gro Harlem Brundtland is a Norwegian politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She is a former Prime Minister of Norway, and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization...	Norway	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Norway The Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His/Her Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and...	1990-11-03	1996-10-25
Hanna Suchocka Hanna Suchocka Hanna Suchocka is a Polish political figure. She served as the prime minister of Poland between July 11 1992 and October 26 1993 under the presidency of Lech Wałęsa. So far, she is the only woman to hold this post....	Poland	Prime Minister Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland represents the Council of Ministers and directs their work, supervises territorial self-government within the guidelines and in ways described in the Constitution and other legislation, and acts as the superior for all government administration workers...	1992-07-11	1993-10-25
Kim Campbell Kim Campbell Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, PC, CC, QC is a Canadian politician who was the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993 to November 4, 1993...	Canada	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Canada The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government of Canada. The office is not outlined in any of the documents that constitute the written portion of the constitution of Canada; executive authority is formally vested in the...	1993-06-25	1993-11-04
Tansu Çiller Tansu Çiller Tansu Penbe Çiller Tansu Penbe Çiller Tansu Penbe Çiller ( (* May 24 1946, Istanbul) is an economist and politician in Turkey. She was Turkey's first female Prime Minister.- Early career :...	Turkey	Prime Minister	1993-06-13	1996-03-06
Agathe Uwilingiyimana Agathe Uwilingiyimana Agathe Uwilingiyimana was a Rwandan political figure. She served as Prime Minister of Rwanda from 18 July 1993 until her death on 7 April 1994. Her term was ended when she was assassinated during the opening stages of the Rwandan Genocide...	Rwanda	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Rwanda This page contains a list of the Prime Ministers of Rwanda....	1993-07-18	1994-04-07
Sylvie Kinigi Sylvie Kinigi Sylvie Kinigi was Prime Minister of Burundi from 10 July 1993 to 7 February 1994, the first and to date only woman to hold the position....	Burundi	Prime Minister	1993-07-10	1994-02-07
Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician who chaired the Pakistan Peoples Party , a centre-left political party in Pakistan. Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state, having twice been Prime Minister of Pakistan . She was Pakistan's first and to date only female prime minister...	Pakistan	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Pakistan The Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan.The Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly, members of which are elected by popular vote. Most commonly, the leader of the party or coalition with the most votes becomes the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is...	1993-10-19	1996-11-05
Reneta Indzhova Reneta Indzhova Reneta Ivanova Indzhova was born in 1953 . Between October 1994 and January 1995 she served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, the only woman to date to hold this office. An economist and head of Bulgaria's Privatization Agency , Indzhova was selected by President Zhelev to head a caretaker government...	Bulgaria	Acting Prime Minister	1994-10-17	1995-01-25
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician and the first female Prime Minister in the world...	Sri Lanka	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Sri Lanka -Overview:The Prime Minister a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka and its titular head. However both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka is the President. The Prime Minister acts as the President's deputy acting on his behalf in his/her absence or incapacitation and is the first in...	1994-11-14	2000-07-10
Claudette Werleigh Claudette Werleigh Claudette Werleigh was Prime Minister of Haïti from November 7 1995 to February 7 1996. She was Haiti's first female Prime Minister.She had previously been Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Religion in 1993 and 1995...	Haiti	Prime Minister	1995-11-07	1996-02-27
Hasina Wazed Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed is a Bangladeshi politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Awami League, a major political party, since 1981...	Bangladesh	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is, in practice, the most powerful political position in Bangladesh. The President of Bangladesh is considered senior to the Prime Minister, but holds a largely ceremonial role...	1996-06-23	2001-07-15
Ruth Perry Ruth Perry Ruth Sando Fahnbulleh Perry was Chairwoman of the Council of State of Liberia from 3 September 1996 until 2 August 1997, following the First Liberian Civil War...	Liberia	Chair of the Council of State	1996-09-03	1997-08-02
Rosalía Arteaga Serrano	Ecuador	Acting President	1997-02-09	1997-02-11
Janet Jagan Janet Jagan Janet Rosenberg Jagan was an American-born socialist politician who was President of Guyana from December 19, 1997 to August 11, 1999. She previously served as Prime Minister of Guyana from March 17, 1997 to December 19, 1997.-Early years and marriage:She was born as Janet Rosenberg to...	Guyana	Prime Minister	1997-03-06	1997-12-19
Jenny Shipley Jenny Shipley Dame Jennifer "Jenny" Mary Shipley, DNZM , was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from December 1997 to December 1999, the first woman to hold this office and the first and to date only woman to serve as leader of the National Party.-Early life:She was born and christened Jennifer Mary Robson in the...	New Zealand	Prime Minister Prime Minister of New Zealand The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand...	1997-12-05	1999-12-05
Irena Degutienė Irena Degutiene Irena Degutienė is a Lithuanian politician and member of the conservative Homeland Union, currently Speaker of Seimas. She was twice the acting Prime Minister of Lithuania, first from 4 May 1999 to 18 May 1999 and then from 27 October 1999 to 3 November 1999...	Lithuania	Acting Prime Minister Prime Minister of Lithuania The Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of the executive arm of Lithuania's government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas. The modern office of Prime Minister was established in 1990, although the official title was "Chairperson of the Council of Ministers" until 25...	1999-05-04	1999-05-18
Mireya Moscoso Mireya Moscoso Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodríguez de Arias is a Panamanian political figure. She was the President of Panama from 1999 to 2004, representing the Arnulfista Party...	Panama	President	1999-09-01	2004-09-01
Irena Degutienė Irena Degutiene Irena Degutienė is a Lithuanian politician and member of the conservative Homeland Union, currently Speaker of Seimas. She was twice the acting Prime Minister of Lithuania, first from 4 May 1999 to 18 May 1999 and then from 27 October 1999 to 3 November 1999...	Lithuania	Acting Prime Minister Prime Minister of Lithuania The Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of the executive arm of Lithuania's government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas. The modern office of Prime Minister was established in 1990, although the official title was "Chairperson of the Council of Ministers" until 25...	1999-10-27	1999-11-03
Helen Clark Helen Clark Helen Elizabeth Clark , a New Zealand politician and administrator, is the head of the United Nations Development Programme, the third-highest UN position. Clark was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand for three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2008 and led the Labour Party from 1993 until it lost...	New Zealand	Prime Minister Prime Minister of New Zealand The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand...	1999-12-05	2008-11-19
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is the fourteenth and current president of the Philippines. Arroyo is the country's second female president, and the daughter of late former Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal....	Philippines	President President of the Philippines The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. The President of the Philippines in Filipino is referred to as Ang Pangulo or Pangulo...	2001-01-20	Incumbent
Megawati Sukarnoputri Megawati Sukarnoputri , also known simply as Megawati, is an Indonesian politician, and leader of opposition party PDI-P. She served as the President of Indonesia from 23 July 2001 to 20 October 2004 and was the country's first female President. She is also the first Indonesian leader to be born after independence...	Indonesia	President President of Indonesia The President of the Republic of Indonesia is the Head of State as well as the Head of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia.The first president was Sukarno and the current president is Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.-History of the office:...	2001-07-23	2004-10-20
Mame Madior Boye Mame Madior Boye Mame Madior Boye was Prime Minister of Senegal from 2001 to 2002. She was the first and so far only female holder of that position.Boye was born in Saint-Louis...	Senegal	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Senegal The Prime Minister of Senegal is the head of government of Senegal. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Senegal, who is directly elected for a five year term. The Prime Minister, in turn, appoints the Senegalese cabinet, after consultation with the President.This is a list of the...	2001-03-03	2002-11-04
Khaleda Zia Khaleda Zia Begum Khaleda Zia is a former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, having served from 1991 to 1996, becoming the first woman in the country's history to hold that position. She served again from 2001 to 2006...	Bangladesh	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is, in practice, the most powerful political position in Bangladesh. The President of Bangladesh is considered senior to the Prime Minister, but holds a largely ceremonial role...	2001-10-10	2006-10-29
Chang Sang	South Korea	Acting Prime Minister Prime Minister of South Korea The Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea is, according to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, the head of government of the nation. He is appointed by the President with the National Assembly's approval...	2002-07-11	2002-07-31
Maria das Neves Maria das Neves Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista de Sousa is a former Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe.She is a member of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party ....	São Tomé and Príncipe	Prime Minister	2002-10-03	2004-09-18
Beatriz Merino Beatriz Merino Beatriz Merino Lucero was the first female Prime Minister of Peru, and the first female prime minister of any country in Latin America. Merino currently serves as the national ombudsman for Peru, a position also known as the defender of the people...	Peru	Prime Minister	2003-06-28	2003-12-15
Anneli Jäätteenmäki Anneli Jäätteenmäki Anneli Tuulikki Jäätteenmäki, Master of Laws was the first female Prime Minister of Finland, in office from April 17, 2003 to June 24, 2003....	Finland	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Finland The Prime Minister is the Head of Government of Finland. The Prime Minister is currently married to the president, and is appointed by the President, who is the Head of State...	2003-04-17	2003-06-24
Luisa Diogo Luisa Diogo Luísa Dias Diogo has been Prime Minister of Mozambique since February 2004. She replaced Pascoal Mocumbi, who had been Prime Minister for the previous nine years. Before becoming Prime Minister, she was Minister of Planning and Finance, and she continued to hold that post until February 2005. She...	Mozambique	Prime Minister	2004-02-17	Incumbent
Radmila Šekerinska Radmila Šekerinska Radmila Šekerinska is the former leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia and the leader of the opposition in the Macedonian Parliament...	Macedonia	Acting Prime Minister	2004-05-12	2004-06-12
Radmila Šekerinska Radmila Šekerinska Radmila Šekerinska is the former leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia and the leader of the opposition in the Macedonian Parliament...	Macedonia	Acting Prime Minister	2004-11-03	2004-12-15
Yulia Tymoshenko Yulia Tymoshenko Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko Nee Grigean, born on November 27, 1960 is a Ukrainian politician and current Prime Minister of Ukraine...	Ukraine	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Ukraine The Prime Minister of Ukraine is Ukraine's head of government presiding over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government....	2005-01-24	2005-09-08
Maria do Carmo Silveira Maria do Carmo Silveira Maria do Carmo Trovoada Pires de Carvalho Silveira is a former Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe.-Prime Minister:She served as Prime Minister and Finance Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 8 June 2005 to 21 April 2006....	São Tomé and Príncipe	Prime Minister	2005-06-08	2006-04-21
Angela Merkel Angela Merkel ' is the current Chancellor of Germany. Merkel, elected to the German Parliament from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union since 10 April 2000, and Chairwoman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary party group from 2002 to 2005...	Germany	Chancellor	2005-11-22	Incumbent
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the current President of Liberia. She served as Minister of Finance under President William Tolbert from 1979 until the 1980 coup d'état, after which she left Liberia and held senior positions at various financial institutions. She placed a distant second in the 1997...	Liberia	President	2006-01-16	Incumbent
Michelle Bachelet Michelle Bachelet Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria is a center-left politician and the current President of Chile—the first woman to hold this position in the country's history. She won the 2006 presidential election in a runoff, beating center-right billionaire businessman and former senator Sebastián Piñera,...	Chile	President President of Chile The President of Chile is both the chief of state and the head of government. Under the current constitution , the President is elected by popular vote to serve for a period of four years, with immediate re-election being prohibited. The shorter period allows for parliamentary and presidential...	2006-03-11	Incumbent
Portia Simpson-Miller Portia Simpson-Miller Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller, ON, MP is Jamaica's Leader of the Opposition and was the country's Prime Minister from 30 March 2006 to 11 September 2007...	Jamaica	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Jamaica The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaica's head of government, currently Bruce Golding. Bruce Golding was elected as the new leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party and succeeded Portia Simpson-Miller to become Jamaica's eighth Prime Minister on 11 September 2007...	2006-03-30	2007-09-11
Han Myung Sook	South Korea	Prime Minister Prime Minister of South Korea The Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea is, according to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, the head of government of the nation. He is appointed by the President with the National Assembly's approval...	2006-04-19	2007-03-07
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elizabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Kirchner, is the current President of Argentina. A member of the Justicialist Party, she was a Senator for Buenos Aires Province prior to taking office...	Argentina	President President of Argentina The President of Argentina is the head of state of Argentina...	2007-12-10	Incumbent
Yulia Tymoshenko Yulia Tymoshenko Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko Nee Grigean, born on November 27, 1960 is a Ukrainian politician and current Prime Minister of Ukraine...	Ukraine	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Ukraine The Prime Minister of Ukraine is Ukraine's head of government presiding over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government....	2007-12-18	Incumbent
Zinaida Greceanîi Zinaida Greceanîi Zinaida Greceanîi or Zinaida Grecianii is a Moldovan politician. She is a member of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova and was the Prime Minister of Moldova between 31 March 2008 and 14 September 2009...	Moldova	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Moldova The Prime Minister of Moldova is Moldova's head of government. The prime minister was formally appointed by the President and exercises executive power along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support.-Moldavian Democratic Republic :...	2008-03-31	2009-09-14
Michèle Pierre-Louis Michèle Pierre-Louis Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis is a Haitian political figure who has been Prime Minister of Haiti since 2008. She is Haiti's second female Prime Minister, after Claudette Werleigh, who served from 1995 to 1996....	Haiti	Prime Minister	2008-09-05	Incumbent
Hasina Wazed Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed is a Bangladeshi politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Awami League, a major political party, since 1981...	Bangladesh	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is, in practice, the most powerful political position in Bangladesh. The President of Bangladesh is considered senior to the Prime Minister, but holds a largely ceremonial role...	2009-01-06	Incumbent
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is an Icelandic politician and the current Prime Minister of Iceland. She had previously been Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security from 1987–1994 and 2007–2009. She has been a member of the Althing for Reykjavík constituencies since 1978, winning...	Iceland	Prime Minister Prime Minister of Iceland The Prime Minister of Iceland is Iceland's head of government. The prime minister is appointed formally by the President and exercises executive authority along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support....	2009-02-01	Incumbent
Jadranka Kosor Jadranka Kosor Jadranka Kosor is a Croatian politician and former journalist. She became Croatia's first female Prime Minister on July 6, 2009, after the resignation of former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader.-Early life:...	Croatia	Prime Minister	2009-07-06	Incumbent

List of elected or appointed female heads of government

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