List of the first female holders of political offices

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This is a list of political offices which have been held by a female, with details of the first female holder of each office. It is ordered by country, by dates of appointment. Former countries, such as Yugoslavia, are also listed.

Contents 1 International bodies 1.1 League of Nations 1.2 United Nations 1.3 European Union 2 Americas 3 Europe 4 Asia 5 Oceania 6 Africa 7 Footnotes and references 8 See also

[edit] International bodies

[edit] League of Nations

• Substitute Delegate and Ambassador to the League of Nations - Elena Văcărescu - 1922^{[citation needed]}
• Permanent Delegate and Ambassador to the League of Nations - Elena Văcărescu - 1924^{[citation needed]}

[edit] United Nations

• President of the United Nations General Assembly - Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit - 1953^{[citation needed]}
• Head of the United Nations Children's Fund - Carol Bellamy - 1995^{[citation needed]}
• Deputy Secretary-General - Louise Fréchette - 1998^{[citation needed]}
• Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme - Anna Tibaijuka - 2000^{[citation needed]}
• Under-Secretary-General - Inga-Britt Ahlenius - 2005^{[citation needed]}
• President of the International Court of Justice - Rosalyn Higgins - 2006^{[citation needed]}
• United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Mary Robinson - 1997^{[citation needed]}

[edit] European Union

• President of the European Parliament - Simone Veil - 1979^[1]
• Leader of the Socialist Group and of any major party - Pauline Green - 1994^[2]
• First Vice-President of the European Commission - Margot Wallström - 2004^{[citation needed]}
• Co Vice-President of the European Commission - Loyola de Palacio - 1999^{[citation needed]}
• European Commissioner - Christiane Scrivener / Vasso Papandreou - 1989^[3]
• President-in-Office of the European Council - Margaret Thatcher - 1981^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Americas

[edit] Europe

[edit] Asia

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Africa

[edit] Footnotes and references

[edit] See also

• List of women heads of state
• List of the first LGBT holders of political offices
• Female political leaders in Islam and in Muslim-majority countries