Throughout history, there have been many women political leaders who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great female political leaders such as Hillary Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel, Aung San Suu Kyi, Indira Gandhi.The women political leaders featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Australia and many more countries.
Kamala Harris20 October 1964, American
US Senator
Elizabeth Warren22 June 1949, American
United States Senator
Margaret Thatcher13 October 1925, British
Only Woman Prime Minister of United Kingdom
Ilhan Omar04 October 1981, American
U.S. Representative
Nancy Pelosi26 March 1940, American
Politician
Indira Gandhi19 November 1917, Indian
Former Prime Minister of India
Hillary Clinton26 October 1947, American
Former First Lady, Political Leader
Angela Merkel17 July 1954, German
Chancellor of Germany
Shirley Temple23 April 1928, American
Actress
Priyanka Gandhi12 January 1972, Indian
Politician, Daughter of Rajiv Gandhi
Maneka Gandhi26 August 1956, Indian
Politician, Animal Rights Activist
Sonia Gandhi09 December 1946, Indian
President of Congress Party
Eleanor Roosevelt11 October 1884, American
Wife of American President Franklin Delano
Condoleezza Rice14 November 1954, American
Sarah Palin11 February 1964, American
Former Governor of Alaska
Benazir Bhutto21 June 1953, Pakistani
Betsy DeVos08 January 1958, American
US Secretary of Education
Nikki Haley20 January 1972, American
Governor of South Carolina
Aung San Suu Kyi19 June 1945, Burmese
Political Leader (Freedom Fighter) of Myanmar
Rachel Johnson03 September 1965, British
Editor, Journalist
Dianne Feinstein22 June 1933, American
Politician
Imelda Marcos02 July 1929, Filipino
Filipino Politician
Dilma Rousseff14 December 1947, Brazilian
36th President of Brazil
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela26 September 1936, South African
Politician, Anti-Apartheid Activist
Golda Meir03 May 1898, Israeli, Ukrainian
Former Prime Minister of Israel
Ayaan Hirsi Ali13 November 1969, American
Writer, Politician, Activist, Feminist
Tammy Duckworth12 March 1968, Thai, American
U.S. Representative
Tsai Ing-wen31 August 1956, Taiwanese
President of Taiwan
Park Geun-hye02 February 1952, South Korean
11th President of South Korea
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner19 February 1953, Argentinian
Former President of Argentina
Corazon Aquino25 January 1933, Filipino
Former President of Phillipines
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović29 April 1968, Croatian
Fourth President of Croatia
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Marine Le Pen05 August 1968, French
Political Leader
Shirley Chisholm30 November 1924, American
Julia Gillard29 September 1961, Australian
Former Prime Minister of Australia
Michele Bachmann06 April 1956, American
Former United States Representative
Yulia Tymoshenko27 November 1960, Ukrainian
Former Prime Minister of Ukraine
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf29 October 1938, Liberian
Africa’s First Elected Female Head of State
Sarah Huckabee Sanders13 August 1982, American
US Political Representative
Kim Yo-jong26 September 1987, North Korean
Younger Sister of Kim Jong-un
Fatima Jinnah31 July 1893, Pakistani
Sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Gabrielle Giffords08 June 1970, American
Political Leader
Graça Machel17 October 1945, Mozambican
Politician
Pauline Hanson27 May 1954, Australian
Former Member of the Australian Parliament
Barbara Jordan21 February 1936, American
Lawyer
Sirimavo Bandaranaike17 April 1916, Sri Lankan
Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Dalia Grybauskaitė01 March 1956, Lithuanian
President of Lithuania
Shirley Williams27 July 1930, British
Political Leader
Ségolène Royal22 September 1953, French
Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and
Penny Wong05 November 1968, Australian
Australian Senator
Chandrika Kumaratunga29 June 1945, Sri Lankan
Fifth President of Sri Lanka
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo05 April 1947, Filipino
Former President of Philippines
Kamla Persad-Bissessar22 April 1952, Trinidadian
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Hanan Ashrawi08 October 1946, Palestinian
Palestinian legislator
Agnes Macphail24 March 1890, Canadian
Canadian Politician
Violeta Chamorro18 October 1929, Nicaraguan
Political leader
Laura Chinchilla28 March 1959, Costa Rican
Former President of Costa Rica
Alva Myrdal31 January 1902, Swedish
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Enid Lyons09 July 1897, Australian
Politician
Mireya Moscoso01 July 1946, Panamanian
Political figure
Jennifer Carroll27 August 1959, American
Former Lieutenant Governor of Florida
Haneen Zoabi23 May 1969, Israeli
Member of the Knesset
Valeriya Novodvorskaya17 May 1950, Russian
Russian Politician
Marion Maréchal-Le Pen10 December 1989, French
Politician
Bogolo Joy Kenewendo1987 AD, Botswanan
Economist, Politician
Laila Freivalds22 June 1942, Swedish
Swedish Politician
Liadh Ni Riada24 November 1966, Irish
Political Leader
Akua Dansua23 April 1958, Ghanaian
Ghanaian Politician
Sushma Swaraj14 February 1952, Indian
Politician
Ursula von der Leyen08 October 1958, German
Physician, Politician
Christine Lagarde01 January 1956, French
Economist, Lawyer, Diplomat, Politician,
Mamata Banerjee05 January 1955, Indian
Politician, Painter
Eva Perón07 May 1919, Argentinian
Actor, Politician
Lady Margaret Beaufort31 May 1443, British
Rakhi Sawant25 November 1978, Indian
Model, Actor
Juliana of the Netherlands30 April 1909, Dutch
Politician, Judge
Tanya Plibersek02 December 1969, Australian
Politician
Glenda Jackson09 May 1936, British
Actress
Shabana Azmi18 September 1951, Indian
actor
Maryam Nawaz28 October 1973, Pakistani
Politician
Farah Pahlavi14 October 1938, Iranian
Shahbanu
Phyllis Schlafly15 August 1924, American
Radio personality, Lawyer, Political activist,
Kim Campbell10 March 1947, Canadian
19th Prime Minister of Canada
Magda Goebbels11 November 1901, German
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands31 August 1880, Dutch
Head of state, Judge
Mayawati15 January 1956, Indian
Politician
Catherine I of Russia15 April 1684, Russian
Former Emperor of All Russia
Pramila Jayapal1965 AD, Indian, American
politician, state senator
Harriet Harman30 July 1950, British
Politician, Lawyer, Solicitor
Diane Abbott27 September 1953, British
Politician, Journalist
Mamie Eisenhower14 November 1896, American
Former First Lady of the United States
Julie Bishop17 July 1956, Australian
Jurist, Politician, Diplomat, Lawyer
Kristina Keneally19 December 1968, Australian, American
Politician
Isabella II of Spain10 October 1830, Spanish
Alessandra Mussolini30 December 1962, Italian
Actor, Politician, Model
Barbara Boxer11 November 1940, American
Politician