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| | |Sirimavo Bandaranaike | | |Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| − | |1960-65, 1970-77, 1994-2000 | + | |1960-65, 1970–77, 1994-2000 |
| | |Prime Minister of Ceylon (now [[Sri Lanka]]) | | |Prime Minister of Ceylon (now [[Sri Lanka]]) |
| | |The first female head of government in modern times. Paved the way for Gandhi, Meir and the "Iron Lady" herself. | | |The first female head of government in modern times. Paved the way for Gandhi, Meir and the "Iron Lady" herself. |
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| | |Gro Harlem Brundtland | | |Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| − | |1981, 1986-89, 1990-96 | + | |1981, 1986–89, 1990–96 |
| | |Prime Minister of [[Norway]] | | |Prime Minister of [[Norway]] |
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| | |Khaleda Zia | | |Khaleda Zia |
| − | |1991-96, 2001-06 | + | |1991-96, 2001–06 |
| | |Prime Minister of [[Bangladesh]] | | |Prime Minister of [[Bangladesh]] |
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| | |Sheikh Hasina | | |Sheikh Hasina |
| − | |1996-2001, 2009-present | + | |1996-2001, 2009–present |
| | |Prime Minister of [[Bangladesh]] | | |Prime Minister of [[Bangladesh]] |
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| | |Yulia Tymoshenko | | |Yulia Tymoshenko |
| − | |2005, 2007-10 | + | |2005, 2007–10 |
| | |Prime Minister of [[Ukraine]] | | |Prime Minister of [[Ukraine]] |
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| | |[[Angela Merkel]] | | |[[Angela Merkel]] |
| − | |2005-present | + | |2005–present |
| | |Chancellor of [[Germany]] | | |Chancellor of [[Germany]] |
| | |"The Second Iron Lady", "The Second Iron Chancellor"... She talks a lot of sense to irresponsible governments of other European countries. | | |"The Second Iron Lady", "The Second Iron Chancellor"... She talks a lot of sense to irresponsible governments of other European countries. |
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| | |Portia Simpson-Miller | | |Portia Simpson-Miller |
| − | |2006-07, 2012-present | + | |2006-07, 2012 – present |
| | |Prime Minister of [[Jamaica]] | | |Prime Minister of [[Jamaica]] |
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| | |- | | |- |
| | |[[Michelle Bachelet]] | | |[[Michelle Bachelet]] |
| − | |2006-10 & 2014-present | + | |2006-10 & 2014–present |
| | |President of [[Chile]] | | |President of [[Chile]] |
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| | |- | | |- |
| | |Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | | |Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| − | |2006-present | + | |2006–present |
| | |President of [[Liberia]] | | |President of [[Liberia]] |
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| | |[[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]] | | |[[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]] |
| − | |2007-present | + | |2007–present |
| | |President of [[Argentina]] | | |President of [[Argentina]] |
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| | |Corina Casanova | | |Corina Casanova |
| − | |2008-present | + | |2008–present |
| | |Chancellor of [[Switzerland]] | | |Chancellor of [[Switzerland]] |
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| | |Dalia Grybauskaite | | |Dalia Grybauskaite |
| − | |2009-present | + | |2009–present |
| | |President of [[Lithuania]] | | |President of [[Lithuania]] |
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| | |Kamla Persad-Bissessar | | |Kamla Persad-Bissessar |
| − | |2010-present | + | |2010–present |
| | |Prime Minister of [[Trinidad and Tobago]] | | |Prime Minister of [[Trinidad and Tobago]] |
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| | |[[Dilma Rousseff]] | | |[[Dilma Rousseff]] |
| − | |2011-present | + | |2011–present |
| | |President of [[Brazil]] | | |President of [[Brazil]] |
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| | |- | | |- |
| | |Helle Thorning-Schmidt | | |Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| − | |2011-present | + | |2011–present |
| | |Prime Minister of [[Denmark]] | | |Prime Minister of [[Denmark]] |
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| | |[[Park Geun-hye]] | | |[[Park Geun-hye]] |
| − | |2013-present | + | |2013–present |
| | |President of [[South Korea]] | | |President of [[South Korea]] |
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| | |- | | |- |
| | |Erna Solberg | | |Erna Solberg |
| − | |2013-present | + | |2013–present |
| | |Prime Minister of [[Norway]] | | |Prime Minister of [[Norway]] |
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| | |Ewa Kopacz | | |Ewa Kopacz |
| − | |2014-present | + | |2014–present |
| | |Prime Minister of [[Poland]] | | |Prime Minister of [[Poland]] |
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| | |Marie Louise Coleiro Preca | | |Marie Louise Coleiro Preca |
| − | |2014-present | + | |2014–present |
| | |President of [[Malta]] | | |President of [[Malta]] |
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| | |- | | |- |
| | |Laimdota Straujuma | | |Laimdota Straujuma |
| − | |2014-present | + | |2014–present |
| | |Prime Minister of [[Latvia]] | | |Prime Minister of [[Latvia]] |
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| | |- | | |- |
| | |Nicola Sturgeon | | |Nicola Sturgeon |
| − | |2014-present | + | |2014–present |
| | |First Minister of [[Scotland]] | | |First Minister of [[Scotland]] |
| | |A straight-talking, no-nonsense lady with a reputation for competence but not compromise. | | |A straight-talking, no-nonsense lady with a reputation for competence but not compromise. |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic | | |Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic |
| − | |2015-present | + | |2015–present |
| | |President of [[Croatia]] | | |President of [[Croatia]] |
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| | |- | | |- |
| | |Saara Kuugongelwa | | |Saara Kuugongelwa |
| − | |2015-present | + | |2015–present |
| | |Prime Minister of [[Namibia]] | | |Prime Minister of [[Namibia]] |
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| | |- | | |- |
| | |Simonetta Sommaruga | | |Simonetta Sommaruga |
| − | |2015-present | + | |2015–present |
| | |President of [[Switzerland]] | | |President of [[Switzerland]] |
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| | |Miriam Ferguson | | |Miriam Ferguson |
| − | |1925-27, 1933-35 | + | |1925-27, 1933–35 |
| | |Governor of [[Texas]] | | |Governor of [[Texas]] |
| | |Wife of Governor James Ferguson | | |Wife of Governor James Ferguson |
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| | |[[Mary Fallin]] | | |[[Mary Fallin]] |
| − | |2011-present | + | |2011–present |
| | |Governor of [[Oklahoma]] | | |Governor of [[Oklahoma]] |
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| | |- | | |- |
| | |[[Nikki Haley]] | | |[[Nikki Haley]] |
| − | |2011-present | + | |2011–present |
| | |Governor of [[South Carolina]] | | |Governor of [[South Carolina]] |
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| | |- | | |- |
| | |[[Susana Martinez]] | | |[[Susana Martinez]] |
| − | |2011-present | + | |2011–present |
| | |Governor of [[New Mexico]] | | |Governor of [[New Mexico]] |
| | |First woman Hispanic governor of a state. | | |First woman Hispanic governor of a state. |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |[[Maggie Hassan]] | | |[[Maggie Hassan]] |
| − | |2013-present | + | |2013–present |
| | |Governor of [[New Hampshire]] | | |Governor of [[New Hampshire]] |
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| | |- | | |- |
| | |[[Kate Brown]] | | |[[Kate Brown]] |
| − | |2015-present | + | |2015–present |
| | |Governor of [[Oregon]] | | |Governor of [[Oregon]] |
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| | |- | | |- |
| | |[[Gina Raimondo]] | | |[[Gina Raimondo]] |
| − | |2015-present | + | |2015–present |
| | |Governor of [[Rhode Island]] | | |Governor of [[Rhode Island]] |
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