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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.
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka led the Tuvan People's Republic, a little recognized state that is today part of Russia, from 1940 to 1944. Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa was acting leader of the Mongolian People's Republic 1953–1954 and Soong Ching-ling was acting co-chair of the People's Republic of China from 1968 to 1972 and again in 1981.
The Council of Women World Leaders, created in 1996, is a network of 83 current and former presidents and prime ministers. It is the only organization in the world dedicated to women heads of state and government. The council's Ministerial Initiative also involves current and former cabinet ministers and secretaries in the work of the council.
Today, women are enfranchised in all countries with a legislature other than Saudi Arabia. A 2006 study demonstrated that “although women have the legal right to vote and stand for elections in almost every country of the world, cultural barriers to women’s use of their political rights, including family resistance and illiteracy, remain ...
Li Qiang Government: 12 March 2023 Colombia: Cabinet of Gustavo Petro: 7 August 2022 [25] Comoros: Government of Comoros: 3 April 2019 [26] Congo: Anatole Collinet Makosso's government: 15 May 2021 [27] Costa Rica: Government of Rodrigo Chaves Robles: 8 May 2022 [28] Côte d'Ivoire: Achi II government: 20 April 2022 [29] Croatia: Cabinet of ...
This is a list of the offices of heads of state, heads of government, cabinet, and legislature, of sovereign states. Date of Origin refers to most recent fundamental change in form of government, for example independence, change from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy, revolution, new constitution.
Women's World Banking founded 1979, empowering low-income women around the world through financial inclusion; Women's WorldWide Web (W4) – Empowering women and girls around the world (founded 2010) World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts – founded 1928; World Pulse – Women's Social Network to connect women globally (founded 2003)
In semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of government (i.e. executive) role is fulfilled by the listed head of government and the head of state. In one-party states , the ruling party 's leader (e.g. the General Secretary ) is usually the de facto top leader of the state, though sometimes this leader also holds the presidency ...