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.
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[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
- Head of the section of Welfare Policy - Alva Myrdal - 1949
- Chairman of UNESCO's social science section - Alva Myrdal - 1950
- President of the United Nations General Assembly – Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit – 1953[1]
- Permanent Representative - Agda Rössel (Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations) - 1958
- Head of the United Nations Children's Fund – Carol Bellamy – 1995[citation needed]
- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – Mary Robinson – 1997[citation needed]
- Deputy Secretary-General – Louise Fréchette – 1998[2]
- 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]
- Managing director of the International Monetary Fund - Christine Lagarde - 2011
[edit] European Union
- President of the European Parliament – Simone Veil – 1979[3]
- President-in-Office of the European Council – Margaret Thatcher – 1981[citation needed]
- European Commissioner – Christiane Scrivener / Vasso Papandreou – 1989[4]
- Leader of the Socialist Group and of any major party – Pauline Green – 1994[5]
- Co Vice-President of the European Commission – Loyola de Palacio – 1999[citation needed]
- First Vice-President of the European Commission – Margot Wallström – 2004[citation needed]
- High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Catherine Ashton - 2009[citation needed]
[edit] Americas
For more details on this topic, see List of the first female holders of political offices in the Americas.
[edit] Europe
For more details on this topic, see List of the first female holders of political offices in Europe.
[edit] Asia
For more details on this topic, see List of the first female holders of political offices in Asia.
[edit] Oceania
For more details on this topic, see List of the first female holders of political offices in Oceania.
[edit] Africa
For more details on this topic, see List of the first female holders of political offices in Africa.
