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This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in Europe and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office.
The title Marshal General of the King's camps and armies (French: Maréchal général des camps et armées du roi), more commonly referred to as the Marshal General of France, was created superior to the Marshal of France to signify that the recipient had authority over all the French armies in the days when a Marshal of France governed only ...
Deputy Secretary-General – Louise Fréchette – 1998 [17] Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme – Anna Tibaijuka – 2000 [18] Under-Secretary-General – Inga-Britt Ahlenius – 2005 [19] Assistant-Secretary-General – Helvi Sipilä – 1972 [20] President of the International Court of Justice – Rosalyn ...
Secretary of Labor - Frances Perkins - 1933 [308] (First female in history to be appointed to the Cabinet) Secretary of Health and Human Services - Oveta Culp Hobby - 1953 [ 309 ] (The position was established as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on April 11, 1953; Renamed on May 4, 1980)
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.
Frances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880 [1] [2] – May 14, 1965) was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position.
Valérie André (French pronunciation: [valeʁi ɑ̃dʁe] ⓘ; born 21 April 1922) is a veteran of the French Resistance, a neurosurgeon, an aviator and the first female member of the military to achieve the rank of General Officer, in 1976, as Physician General. In 1981, she was promoted to Inspector General of Medicine.
The first President of France to complete a full term, he was easily reelected in December 1885. He was nonetheless forced to resign, following an honours scandal in which his son-in-law was implicated. The Government of Maurice Rouvier deputized during the interim (2–3 December 1887). 5 Sadi Carnot [113] (1837–1894) 3 December 1887 25 June ...