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  2. Jennifer Granholm - Wikipedia

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    Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-born American politician. Since 2021, she has served as the 16th United States Secretary of Energy.A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and as the 47th Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011, as the first woman to hold each office.

  3. List of governors of Michigan - Wikipedia

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    In 1805, the Michigan Territory was created, and five men served as territorial governors, until Michigan was granted statehood in 1837. Forty-seven individuals have held the position of state governor. The first female governor, Jennifer Granholm, served from 2003 to 2011. After Michigan gained statehood, governors held the office for a 2-year ...

  4. Virginia Etiaba - Wikipedia

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    Dame Virginia Ngozi Etiaba CON (born 11 November 1942) is a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Anambra State, a state in South-Eastern Nigeria, from November 2006 to February 2007. Etiaba is the first woman to serve as governor of a Nigerian state. [1]

  5. List of first women governors and chief ministers - Wikipedia

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    Governor of Stranda Hundred: 1577: 1613: 36 years Ana Francisca de Borja y Doria (First female governor in South America) Habsburg Spain South America Governor of Viceroyalty of Peru: 7 June 1668: 12 November 1668: 158 days Nellie Tayloe Ross (First female American governor) United States North America Governor of Wyoming 5 January 1925: 3 ...

  6. List of female governors in the United States - Wikipedia

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    First openly bisexual governor and first openly LGBT elected governor. Elevated from Secretary of State. Later elected in her own right. Term-limited 7 years, 325 days Kay Ivey (born 1944) Alabama: April 10, 2017: Incumbent Republican: Elevated from Lieutenant Governor. Later elected in her own right. Serving 7 years, 254 days [26] Kim Reynolds ...

  7. 13 women to serve as US governors next year in new record ...

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    When Ayotte was senator, she was part of the country’s first all-female congressional delegation. New Hampshire was also the first state to elect a woman to serve as governor in 1997.

  8. Detroit's mayor wants to be Michigan's governor. Here's what ...

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    No, Michigan has never had an independent governor. However, Michigan had two governors representing the Whig Party, a former U.S. major political party, in the mid-19th century. What is Duggan ...

  9. List of first ladies of Nigerian states - Wikipedia

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    The first lady of the 36 states in Nigeria is the advisor to the governor and often plays a role in social activism. The position is traditionally held by the wife of the state governor. [1] However, the administration of Mohammed Buhari, President of Nigeria since 2015, nullified the Office of the First Lady. [2]