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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.
The governor of Michigan, is the head of government of the U.S. state of Michigan as well as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; [3] the power to either approve or veto appropriation bills passed by the Michigan Legislature; [4] the power to convene the legislature; [5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of ...
In January 2025, women were serving as governor in 13 U.S. states (14 between January 7 and January 21), as mayor of the District of Columbia, and as territorial governors of Guam and Puerto Rico. Of the current female state governors, nine are Democrats and five are Republicans. Madeleine Kunin is the oldest living former female governor at 91.
Governor of Caria: 353 BC: 351 BC: 2 years Margaret of Austria Burgundy Europe Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands: March 18, 1507: December 1, 1530: 23 years, 258 days Beatriz de la Cueva (First female governor of North America and all the Americas) Castile North America Governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala: 9 September 1541: 11 ...
Balarabe was born into the family of Alhaji Abubakar Balarabe in Sanga local government area of Kaduna state.She attended Girls College Soba for her secondary education and obtain her General Certificate of Education (GCE) in 1982, [2] she then got admission into the prestigious University of Maiduguri to study medicine and graduated with MBBS in 1986.
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 Africa 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 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]
The 2002 Michigan gubernatorial election was one of the 36 United States gubernatorial elections held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican governor John Engler, after serving three terms, was ineligible to run again. A 1992 constitutional amendment limited the governor to two terms, even if they are nonconsecutive, effective with the 1994 ...