Saturday, July 9, 2011

Madame President: A List of Female Heads of State

While the United States has yet to elect a female president, a number of countries have and continue to elect female heads of state. Here is a sampling of women who have been elected to their nation's highest office over the years.


  • Isabel Martinez de Peron (Argentina): President, 1974 - 1976
  • Elmira Minita Gordon (Belize): Governor-General 1981 - 1993
  • Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini (San Marino): Captain Regent, 1981
  • Vigdis Finnbogadottir (Iceland): President,  1980 - 1996
  • Agatha Barbara (Malta): President, 1982 - 1987
  • Gloria Ranocchini (San Marino): Captain Regent, 1984
  • Jeanne Sauve (Canada): Governor-General, 1984 - 1990
  • Corazon Aquino (Philippines): President, 1986 -1992
  • Gloria Ranocchini (San Marino): Captain Regent, 1989 - 1990
  • Catherine Tizard (New Zealand): Governor-General, 1990 - 1996
  • Violeta Chamorro (Nicaragua): President, 1990 - 1997
  • Mary Robinson (Ireland): President, 1990 - 1997
  • Edda Ceccoli (San Marino): Captain Regent 1991 - 1992
  • Patricia Busignani (San Marino): Captain Regent, 1993
  • Chandrika Kumaratunga (Sri Lanka): President, 1994 - 2005
  • Mary McAleese (Ireland): President, 1997 - present
  • Pearlette Louisy (Saint Lucia): Governor-General, 1997 - present
  • Adrienne Clarkson (Canada): Governor-General, 1999
  • Rosa Zafferani (San Marino): Captain Regent, 1999
  • Vaira Vike-Freiberga (Latvia): President, 1999 - 2007
  • Mireya Moscoso (Panama): President, 1999 - 2004
  • Tarja Halonen (Finland): President, 2000 - present
  • Maria Domenica Michelotti (San Marino): Captain Regent, 2000
  • Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Philippines): President, 2001 - 2010
  • Ivy Dumont (Bahamas): Governor-General, 2001 - 2005
  • Maria Ciavatta (San Marino): Captain Regent, 2003 - 2004
  • Fausta Morganti (San Marino): Captain Regent, 2005
  • Michaelle Jean (Canada): Governor-General, 2005 -2010
  • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia): President, 2006 - present
  • Michelle Bachelet (Chile): President, 2006 - 2010
  • Doris Leuthard (Switzerland): President, 2006 - present
  • Pratibha Patil (India): President, 2007 - present
  • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Argentina): President, 2007 - present
  • Rosa Zafferani (San Marino): Captain Regent, 2008
  • Quentin Bryce (Australia): Governor-General, 2008 - present
  • Dalia Grybauskaite (Lithuania): President, 2009 - president
  • Rosa Otunbayeva (Kyrgyzstan): 2010 - present
  • Laura Chinchilla (Costa Rica): 2010 - present
  • Dilma Rousseff (Brazil): President, 2011 - present
  • Maria Luisa Berti (San Marino): Captain Regent, 2011
  • Atifete Jahjaga (Kosovo): 2011 - present

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