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|1966-77 & 1980-84 | |1966-77 & 1980-84 | ||
|Prime Minister of [[India]] | |Prime Minister of [[India]] | ||
| − | | | + | |India's aging power-brokers thought that Nehru's daughter would be a push-over. They got a dreadful shock... |
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|[[Golda Meir]] | |[[Golda Meir]] | ||
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|[[Margaret Thatcher]] | |[[Margaret Thatcher]] | ||
|1979-90 | |1979-90 | ||
| − | |Prime Minister of [[United Kingdom|UK]] | + | |Prime Minister of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] |
|The "Iron Lady" struck fear into the hearts of trade unionists, the Soviet gerontocracy and enemies of freedom everywhere. | |The "Iron Lady" struck fear into the hearts of trade unionists, the Soviet gerontocracy and enemies of freedom everywhere. | ||
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| + | |[[Benazir Bhutto]] | ||
| + | |1988-90 & 1993-96 | ||
| + | |Prime Minister of [[Pakistan]] | ||
| + | |The first female head of government in a Muslim country. | ||
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|[[Edith Cresson]] | |[[Edith Cresson]] | ||
|1991-92 | |1991-92 | ||
|Prime Minister of [[France]] | |Prime Minister of [[France]] | ||
| − | |Included | + | |Included because female leaders can sometimes be just as rubbish as male ones. When someone as useless as Cresson becomes PM, you know that women are starting to achieve equality with men. |
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|[[Angela Merkal]] | |[[Angela Merkal]] | ||
Revision as of 23:37, May 4, 2015
Conservative words and terms
| Female political leader | Dates of office | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | 1960-65, 1970-77 & 1994-2000 | 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. |
| Indira Gandhi | 1966-77 & 1980-84 | Prime Minister of India | India's aging power-brokers thought that Nehru's daughter would be a push-over. They got a dreadful shock... |
| Golda Meir | 1969-74 | Prime Minister of Israel | This strong-willed "grandmother of the Jewish people" won a magnificent victory over Arab aggression. |
| Margaret Thatcher | 1979-90 | Prime Minister of the UK | The "Iron Lady" struck fear into the hearts of trade unionists, the Soviet gerontocracy and enemies of freedom everywhere. |
| Benazir Bhutto | 1988-90 & 1993-96 | Prime Minister of Pakistan | The first female head of government in a Muslim country. |
| Edith Cresson | 1991-92 | Prime Minister of France | Included because female leaders can sometimes be just as rubbish as male ones. When someone as useless as Cresson becomes PM, you know that women are starting to achieve equality with men. |
| Angela Merkal | 2005-present | Chancellor of Germany | "The Second Iron Lady", "The Second Iron Chancellor"... She talks a lot of sense to irresponsible governments of other European countries. |
| Nicola Sturgeon | 2014-present | First Minister of Scotland | A straight-talking, no-nonsense lady with a reputation for competence but not compromise. |