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This is a list of women who have been elected or appointed deputy head of state of their respective countries. This list does not include female deputy heads of government who are not concurrently deputy head of state, such as deputy prime ministers.
List of female deputy heads of state
- Italics denotes an acting head of state and states that are either de facto (with limited to no international recognition) or defunct.
Name
|
Image
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Country
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Continent
|
Office
|
Mandate start
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Mandate end
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Term length
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Soong Ching-ling
|
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People's Republic of China
|
Asia
|
Deputy Chairperson
|
1 October 1949
|
27 September 1954
|
4 years, 361 days
|
Soong Ching-ling
|
|
People's Republic of China
|
Asia
|
Deputy Chairperson
|
27 April 1959
|
24 February 1972
|
12 years, 303 days
|
Maria Paretti
|
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Romania
|
Europe
|
Vice President
|
1961
|
1966
|
5 years, 0 days
|
Constanţa Crăciun
|
|
Romania
|
Europe
|
Vice President
|
1965
|
1969
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Maria Ciocan[1][2]
|
|
Romania
|
Europe
|
Vice President
|
1980
|
1985
|
5 years, 0 days
|
Anahita Ratebzad
|
|
Afghanistan
|
Asia
|
Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Council
|
27 December 1980
|
24 November 1985
|
4 years, 332 days
|
Emine Guri
|
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Albania
|
Europe
|
Vice President
|
22 November 1982
|
22 November 1989
|
7 years, 0 days
|
Viola Burnham
|
|
Guyana
|
America
|
Vice President
|
6 August 1985
|
9 October 1991
|
6 years, 64 days
|
Maria Ghiţulică
|
|
Romania
|
Europe
|
Vice President
|
1985
|
1989
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Victoria Garrón Orozco
|
|
Costa Rica
|
America
|
Second Vice President
|
8 May 1986
|
8 May 1990
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Nguyễn Thị Bình
|
|
Vietnam
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
15 February 1987
|
12 August 2002
|
15 years, 178 days
|
Blaga Dimitrova
|
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Bulgaria
|
Europe
|
Vice President
|
22 January 1992
|
6 July 1993
|
1 year, 165 days
|
Specioza Kazibwe
|
|
Uganda
|
Africa
|
Vice President
|
1994
|
2003
|
9 years, 0 days
|
Guadalupe Jerezano Mejía
|
|
Honduras
|
America
|
Third Vice President
|
27 January 1994
|
27 January 1998
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Rebeca Grynspan
|
|
Costa Rica
|
America
|
Second Vice President
|
8 May 1994
|
8 May 1998
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Julia Mena
|
|
Nicaragua
|
America
|
Vice President
|
2 January 1995
|
2 January 1997
|
2 years, 0 days
|
Rosalía Arteaga
|
|
Ecuador
|
America
|
Vice President
|
10 August 1996
|
9 February 1997
|
183 days
|
11 February 1997
|
30 March 1998
|
1 year, 47 days
|
Janet Jagan
|
|
Guyana
|
America
|
Vice President
|
6 March 1997
|
19 December 1997
|
288 days
|
Isatou Njie-Saidy
|
|
The Gambia
|
Africa
|
Vice President
|
20 March 1997
|
18 January 2017
|
19 years, 304 days
|
Masoumeh Ebtekar
|
|
Iran
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
2 August 1997
|
3 August 2005
|
8 years, 1 day
|
Gladys Caballero de Arevalo
|
|
Honduras
|
America
|
Second Vice President
|
27 January 1998
|
27 January 2002
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Astrid Fischel Volio
|
|
Costa Rica
|
America
|
First Vice President
|
8 May 1998
|
8 May 2002
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Elizabeth Odio Benito
|
|
Costa Rica
|
America
|
Second Vice President
|
8 May 1998
|
8 May 2002
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
|
|
Philippines
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
30 June 1998
|
20 January 2001
|
2 years, 204 days
|
Megawati Sukarnoputri
|
|
Indonesia
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
26 October 1999
|
23 July 2001
|
1 year, 289 days
|
Annette Lu
|
|
Taiwan (Republic of China)
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
20 May 2000
|
20 May 2008
|
8 years, 0 days
|
Milagros Ortiz Bosch
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
America
|
Vice President
|
16 August 2000
|
16 August 2004
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Adina Bastidas
|
|
Venezuela
|
America
|
Vice President
|
24 December 2000
|
13 January 2002
|
1 year, 20 days
|
Sandra Pierantozzi
|
|
Palau
|
Oceania
|
Vice President
|
19 January 2001
|
1 January 2005
|
3 years, 348 days
|
Armida Villela de López Contreras
|
|
Honduras
|
America
|
Second Vice President
|
27 January 2002
|
27 January 2006
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Lineth Saborío Chaverri
|
|
Costa Rica
|
America
|
First Vice President
|
8 May 2002
|
8 May 2006
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Trương Mỹ Hoa
|
|
Vietnam
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
12 August 2002
|
25 July 2007
|
4 years, 347 days
|
Teima Onorio
|
|
Kiribati
|
Oceania
|
Vice President
|
10 July 2003
|
12 March 2016
|
12 years, 246 days
|
Ana Vilma de Escobar
|
|
El Salvador
|
America
|
Vice President
|
1 June 2004
|
1 June 2009
|
5 years, 0 days
|
Joice Mujuru
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
Africa
|
Vice President
|
6 December 2004
|
8 December 2014
|
10 years, 2 days
|
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
|
|
South Africa
|
Africa
|
Deputy President
|
22 June 2005
|
24 September 2008
|
3 years, 94 days
|
Fatemeh Javadi
|
|
Iran
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
3 August 2005
|
5 August 2009
|
4 years, 2 days
|
Alice Nzomukunda
|
|
Burundi
|
Africa
|
Vice President
|
29 August 2005
|
5 September 2006
|
1 year, 7 days
|
Najah al-Attar
|
|
Syria
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
23 March 2006
|
Incumbent
|
18 years, 79 days
|
Dalia Itzik
|
|
Israel
|
Asia
|
Designated Acting President[3]
|
4 May 2006
|
30 March 2009
|
2 years, 330 days
|
Laura Chinchilla
|
|
Costa Rica
|
America
|
First Vice President
|
8 May 2006
|
8 October 2008
|
2 years, 153 days
|
Lourdes Mendoza
|
|
Peru
|
America
|
Second Vice President
|
28 July 2006
|
28 July 2011
|
5 years, 0 days
|
Marina Barampama
|
|
Burundi
|
Africa
|
Vice President
|
8 September 2006
|
8 February 2007
|
153 days
|
Dalia Itzik
|
|
Israel
|
Asia
|
Interim President[4]
|
1 July 2007
|
15 July 2007
|
14 days
|
Nguyễn Thị Doan
|
|
Vietnam
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
25 July 2007
|
8 April 2016
|
8 years, 258 days
|
Baleka Mbete
|
|
South Africa
|
Africa
|
Deputy President
|
25 September 2008
|
9 May 2009
|
1 year, 107 days
|
Joyce Banda
|
|
Malawi
|
Africa
|
Vice President
|
29 May 2009
|
7 April 2012
|
2 years, 312 days
|
Fatemeh Bodaghi
|
|
Iran
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
21 September 2009
|
10 September 2013
|
3 years, 354 days
|
Farahnaz Torkestani
|
|
Iran
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
21 September 2009
|
10 September 2013
|
3 years, 354 days
|
Maryam Mojtahedzadeh
|
|
Iran
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
21 September 2009
|
8 October 2013
|
4 years, 17 days
|
Nasrin Soltankhah
|
|
Iran
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
21 September 2009
|
10 September 2013
|
3 years, 354 days
|
María Antonieta de Bográn
|
|
Honduras
|
America
|
First Vice President
|
27 January 2010
|
27 January 2014
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Hannelore Kraft
|
|
Germany
|
Europe
|
President of the Bundesrat[5]
|
1 November 2010
|
31 October 2011
|
1 year, 293 days
|
Monique Ohsan Bellepeau
|
|
Mauritius
|
Africa
|
Vice President
|
12 November 2010
|
4 April 2016
|
5 years, 144 days
|
Susan Denham
|
|
Ireland
|
Europe
|
Chief Justice[6]
|
25 July 2011
|
28 July 2017
|
6 years, 3 days
|
Marisol Espinoza
|
|
Peru
|
America
|
First Vice President
|
28 July 2011
|
28 July 2016
|
5 years, 0 days
|
Meherzia Labidi Maïza
|
|
Tunisia
|
Africa
|
First Vice-president of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia
|
22 November 2011
|
2 December 2014
|
3 years, 10 days
|
Roxana Baldetti
|
|
Guatemala
|
America
|
Vice President
|
14 January 2012
|
8 May 2015
|
3 years, 114 days
|
Margarita Popova
|
|
Bulgaria
|
Europe
|
Vice President
|
22 January 2012
|
22 January 2017
|
5 years, 0 days
|
Margarita Cedeño de Fernández
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
America
|
Vice President
|
16 August 2012
|
Incumbent
|
11 years, 299 days
|
Suheir Atassi
|
|
Syrian Arab Republic (opposition)
|
Asia
|
Vice President of the National Coalition
|
12 November 2012
|
4 January 2015
|
2 years, 53 days
|
Gladys María Bejerano Portela
|
|
Cuba
|
America
|
Vice President
|
24 February 2013
|
Incumbent
|
11 years, 107 days
|
Mercedes López Acea
|
|
Cuba
|
America
|
Vice President
|
24 February 2013
|
19 April 2018
|
5 years, 54 days
|
Elham Aminzadeh
|
|
Iran
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
11 August 2013
|
12 July 2016
|
2 years, 336 days
|
Masoumeh Ebtekar
|
|
Iran
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
10 September 2013
|
Incumbent
|
10 years, 274 days
|
Shahindokht Molaverdi
|
|
Iran
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
8 October 2013
|
9 August 2017
|
3 years, 305 days
|
Ana Rossana Guevara Pinto
|
|
Honduras
|
America
|
Second Vice President
|
27 January 2014
|
27 January 2018
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Lorena Enriqueta Herrera Estevez
|
|
Honduras
|
America
|
Third Vice President
|
27 January 2014
|
27 January 2018
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Ana Helena Chacón
|
|
Costa Rica
|
America
|
Second Vice President
|
8 May 2014
|
8 May 2018
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Isabel Saint Malo
|
|
Panama
|
America
|
Vice President
|
1 July 2014
|
1 July 2019
|
5 years, 0 days
|
Noura al-Ameer
|
|
Syrian Arab Republic (opposition)
|
Asia
|
Vice President of the National Coalition
|
4 January 2015
|
5 March 2016
|
1 year, 61 days
|
Inonge Wina
|
|
Zambia
|
Africa
|
Vice President
|
26 January 2015
|
Incumbent
|
9 years, 136 days
|
Samia Suluhu
|
|
Tanzania
|
Africa
|
Vice President
|
5 November 2015
|
Incumbent
|
8 years, 218 days
|
Gabriela Michetti
|
|
Argentina
|
America
|
Vice President
|
10 December 2015
|
10 December 2019
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Samira al-Masalma
|
|
Syrian Arab Republic (opposition)
|
Asia
|
Vice President of the National Coalition
|
5 March 2016
|
6 May 2017
|
1 year, 62 days
|
Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
|
|
Vietnam
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
8 April 2016
|
Incumbent
|
8 years, 63 days
|
Leni Robredo
|
|
Philippines
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
30 June 2016
|
Incumbent
|
7 years, 346 days
|
Mercedes Aráoz
|
|
Peru
|
America
|
Second Vice President
|
28 July 2016
|
23 March 2018
|
1 year, 238 days
|
Malu Dreyer
|
|
Germany
|
Europe
|
President of the Bundesrat[7]
|
1 November 2016
|
31 October 2017
|
364 days
|
Zahra Ahmadipour
|
|
Iran
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
6 November 2016
|
13 August 2017
|
280 days
|
Rosario Murillo
|
|
Nicaragua
|
America
|
Vice President
|
10 January 2017
|
Incumbent[8]
|
7 years, 152 days
|
Iliana Iotova
|
|
Bulgaria
|
Europe
|
Vice President
|
22 January 2017
|
Incumbent
|
7 years, 140 days
|
Mehriban Aliyeva
|
File:Mehriban Aliyeva02.jpg
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Azerbaijan
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
21 February 2017
|
Incumbent[9]
|
7 years, 110 days
|
Fatoumata Tambajang
|
|
The Gambia
|
Africa
|
Vice President
|
22 February 2017[10]
|
29 June 2018
|
1 year, 127 days
|
Salwa Aksoy
|
|
Syrian Arab Republic (opposition)
|
Asia
|
Vice President of the National Coalition
|
6 May 2017
|
6 May 2018
|
1 year, 0 days
|
Laya Jonaidi
|
|
Iran
|
Asia
|
Vice President
|
9 August 2017
|
Incumbent
|
6 years, 306 days
|
Lucía Topolansky
|
|
Uruguay
|
America
|
Vice President
|
13 September 2017
|
1 March 2020[11]
|
2 years, 170 days
|
María Vicuña
|
|
Ecuador
|
America
|
Vice President
|
4 October 2017
|
4 December 2018
|
1 year, 61 days
|
Jewel Taylor
|
|
Liberia
|
Africa
|
Vice President
|
22 January 2018
|
Incumbent
|
6 years, 140 days
|
Olga Margarita Alvarado Rodríguez
|
|
Honduras
|
America
|
Second Vice President
|
27 January 2018
|
Incumbent
|
6 years, 135 days
|
María Antonia Rivera Rosales
|
|
Honduras
|
America
|
Third Vice President
|
27 January 2018
|
Incumbent
|
6 years, 135 days
|
Mercedes Aráoz
|
|
Peru
|
America
|
First Vice President
|
23 March 2018
|
7 May 2020
|
2 years, 45 days
|
Inés María Chapman Waugh
|
|
Cuba
|
America
|
Vice President
|
19 April 2018
|
Incumbent
|
6 years, 52 days
|
Beatriz Johnson Urrutia
|
|
Cuba
|
America
|
Vice President
|
19 April 2018
|
Incumbent
|
6 years, 52 days
|
Dima Moussa
|
|
Syrian Arab Republic (opposition)
|
Asia
|
Vice President of the National Coalition
|
6 May 2018
|
Incumbent
|
6 years, 35 days
|
Epsy Campbell Barr
|
|
Costa Rica
|
America
|
First Vice President
|
8 May 2018
|
Incumbent
|
6 years, 33 days
|
Alicia Pucheta
|
|
Paraguay
|
America
|
Vice President
|
9 May 2018
|
15 August 2018
|
98 days
|
Delcy Rodríguez
|
|
Venezuela
|
America
|
Vice President
|
14 June 2018
|
Incumbent
|
5 years, 362 days
|
Marta Lucía Ramírez
|
|
Colombia
|
America
|
Vice President
|
7 August 2018
|
Incumbent
|
5 years, 308 days
|
Isatou Touray
|
|
The Gambia
|
Africa
|
Vice President
|
15 March 2019
|
Incumbent
|
5 years, 87 days
|
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
|
|
Argentina
|
America
|
Vice President
|
10 December 2019
|
Incumbent[12]
|
4 years, 183 days
|
Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior
|
|
South Sudan
|
Africa
|
Fourth Vice President
|
21 February 2020
|
Incumbent
|
4 years, 110 days
|
Beatriz Argimón
|
|
Uruguay
|
America
|
Vice President
|
1 March 2020
|
Incumbent
|
4 years, 101 days
|
María Alejandra Muñoz
|
|
Ecuador
|
America
|
Vice President
|
22 July 2020
|
Incumbent
|
3 years, 324 days
|
Raquel Peña
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
America
|
Vice President-elect
|
16 August 2020
|
Elected
|
3 years, 299 days
|
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