Women Political Leaders

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 HarrisKamala Harris
(US Senator)

20 October 1964

American

Nancy PelosiNancy Pelosi
(Politician)

26 March 1940

American

Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Warren
(United States Senator)

22 June 1949

American

Indira GandhiIndira Gandhi

19 November 1917

Indian

Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher
(Only Woman Prime Minister of United Kingdom)

13 October 1925

British

Priyanka GandhiPriyanka Gandhi
(Politician, Daughter of Rajiv Gandhi)

12 January 1972

Indian

Hillary ClintonHillary Clinton
(Former First Lady, Political Leader)

26 October 1947

American

Sonia GandhiSonia Gandhi
(President of Congress Party)

09 December 1946

Indian

Angela MerkelAngela Merkel
(Chancellor of Germany)

17 July 1954

German

Betsy DeVosBetsy DeVos
(US Secretary of Education)

08 January 1958

American

Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt
(Wife of American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Activist and Promoter of New Deal)

11 October 1884

American

Benazir BhuttoBenazir Bhutto

21 June 1953

Pakistani

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Condoleezza RiceCondoleezza Rice

14 November 1954

American

Maneka GandhiManeka Gandhi
(Politician, Animal Rights Activist)

26 August 1956

Indian

Dianne FeinsteinDianne Feinstein
(Politician)

22 June 1933

American

Sarah PalinSarah Palin
(Former Governor of Alaska)

11 February 1964

American

Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi
(Political Leader (Freedom Fighter) of Myanmar)

19 June 1945

Burmese

Nikki HaleyNikki Haley
(Governor of South Carolina)

20 January 1972

American

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Yulia TymoshenkoYulia Tymoshenko
(Former Prime Minister of Ukraine)

27 November 1960

Ukrainian

Golda MeirGolda Meir
(Former Prime Minister of Israel)

03 May 1898

Israeli,Ukrainian

Shirley ChisholmShirley Chisholm

30 November 1924

American

Sarah Huckabee SandersSarah Huckabee Sanders
(US Political Representative)

13 August 1982

American

Imelda MarcosImelda Marcos
(Filipino Politician)

02 July 1929

Filipino

Corazon AquinoCorazon Aquino
(Former President of Phillipines)

25 January 1933

Filipino

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Park Geun-hyePark Geun-hye
(11th President of South Korea)

02 February 1952

South Korean

Pauline HansonPauline Hanson
(Former Member of the Australian Parliament)

27 May 1954

Australian

Ayaan Hirsi AliAyaan Hirsi Ali
(Writer, Politician, Activist, Feminist)

13 November 1969

American

Julia GillardJulia Gillard
(Former Prime Minister of Australia)

29 September 1961

Australian

Tammy DuckworthTammy Duckworth
(U.S. Representative)

12 March 1968

Thai,American

Michele BachmannMichele Bachmann
(Former United States Representative)

06 April 1956

American

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
(Africa’s First Elected Female Head of State)

29 October 1938

Liberian

Winnie Madikizela-MandelaWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
(Politician, Anti-Apartheid Activist)

26 September 1936

South African

Marine Le PenMarine Le Pen
(Political Leader)

05 August 1968

French

Tsai Ing-wenTsai Ing-wen
(President of Taiwan)

31 August 1956

Taiwanese

Dilma RousseffDilma Rousseff
(36th President of Brazil)

14 December 1947

Brazilian

Cristina Fernández de KirchnerCristina Fernández de Kirchner
(Former President of Argentina)

19 February 1953

Argentinian

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Barbara JordanBarbara Jordan
(Lawyer)

21 February 1936

American

Kim Yo-jongKim Yo-jong
(Younger Sister of Kim Jong-un)

26 September 1987

North Korean

Gabrielle GiffordsGabrielle Giffords
(Political Leader)

08 June 1970

American

Fatima JinnahFatima Jinnah
(Sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

31 July 1893

Pakistani

Graça MachelGraça Machel
(Politician)

17 October 1945

Mozambican

Sirimavo BandaranaikeSirimavo Bandaranaike
(Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka)

17 April 1916

Sri Lankan

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Penny WongPenny Wong
(Australian Senator)

05 November 1968

Australian

Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Kumaratunga
(Fifth President of Sri Lanka)

29 June 1945

Sri Lankan

Ségolène RoyalSégolène Royal
(Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy)

22 September 1953

French

Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoGloria Macapagal-Arroyo
(Former President of Philippines)

05 April 1947

Filipino

Agnes MacphailAgnes Macphail
(Canadian Politician)

24 March 1890

Canadian

Violeta ChamorroVioleta Chamorro
(Political leader)

18 October 1929

Nicaraguan

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Kamla Persad-BissessarKamla Persad-Bissessar
(Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago)

22 April 1952

Trinidadian

Laura ChinchillaLaura Chinchilla
(Former President of Costa Rica)

28 March 1959

Costa Rican

Hanan AshrawiHanan Ashrawi
(Palestinian legislator)

08 October 1946

Palestinian

Alva MyrdalAlva Myrdal
(Nobel Peace Prize Winner)

31 January 1902

Swedish

Haneen ZoabiHaneen Zoabi
(Member of the Knesset)

23 May 1969

Israeli

Enid LyonsEnid Lyons
(Politician)

09 July 1897

Australian

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Jennifer CarrollJennifer Carroll
(Former Lieutenant Governor of Florida)

27 August 1959

American

Mireya MoscosoMireya Moscoso
(Political figure)

01 July 1946

Panamanian

Marion Maréchal-Le PenMarion Maréchal-Le Pen
(Politician)

10 December 1989

French

Valeriya NovodvorskayaValeriya Novodvorskaya
(Russian Politician)

17 May 1950

Russian

Laila FreivaldsLaila Freivalds
(Swedish Politician)

22 June 1942

Swedish

Kolinda Grabar-KitarovićKolinda Grabar-Kitarović
(Fourth President of Croatia)

29 April 1968

Croatian

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Bogolo Joy KenewendoBogolo Joy Kenewendo
(Economist, Politician)

1987 AD

Botswanan

Liadh Ni RiadaLiadh Ni Riada
(Political Leader)

24 November 1966

Irish

Dalia GrybauskaitėDalia Grybauskaitė
(President of Lithuania)

01 March 1956

Lithuanian

Akua DansuaAkua Dansua
(Ghanaian Politician)

23 April 1958

Ghanaian

Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee
(Politician, Painter)

05 January 1955

Indian

Eva PerónEva Perón
(Actor, Politician)

07 May 1919

Argentinian

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Alessandra MussoliniAlessandra Mussolini
(Actor, Politician, Model)

30 December 1962

Italian

MayawatiMayawati
(Politician)

15 January 1956

Indian

Sushma SwarajSushma Swaraj
(Politician, Lawyer)

14 February 1952

Indian

Hina Rabbani KharHina Rabbani Khar
(Diplomat, Politician, Entrepreneur, Economist)

19 November 1977

Pakistani

Glenda JacksonGlenda Jackson
(Actress)

09 May 1936

British

Diane AbbottDiane Abbott
(Politician, Journalist)

27 September 1953

British

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Shabana AzmiShabana Azmi
(actor)

18 September 1951

Indian

Farah PahlaviFarah Pahlavi
(Shahbanu)

14 October 1938

Iranian

Rakhi SawantRakhi Sawant
(Model, Actor)

25 November 1978

Indian

Pramila JayapalPramila Jayapal
(politician, state senator)

1965 AD

Indian,American

Christine LagardeChristine Lagarde
(Economist, Lawyer, Diplomat, Politician, Synchronized swimmer, Banker)

01 January 1956

French

Christina, Queen of SwedenChristina, Queen of Sweden

Swedish

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Sumitra MahajanSumitra Mahajan
(Politician)

12 April 1943

Indian

Lady Margaret BeaufortLady Margaret Beaufort

31 May 1443

British

Joanna of CastileJoanna of Castile
(Queen)

06 November 1479

Spanish

Imee MarcosImee Marcos
(Politician)

12 November 1955

Filipino

Ann RichardsAnn Richards
(Politician)

01 September 1933

American

Magda GoebbelsMagda Goebbels

11 November 1901

German

Wilhelmina of the NetherlandsWilhelmina of the Netherlands
(Head of state, Judge)

31 August 1880

Dutch

Fannie Lou HamerFannie Lou Hamer
(Civil Rights Activist, Philanthropist)

06 October 1917

American

Juliana of the NetherlandsJuliana of the Netherlands
(Politician, Judge)

30 April 1909

Dutch

Michelle BacheletMichelle Bachelet
(Politician, Surgeon, Epidemiologist)

29 September 1951

Chilean

Kim CampbellKim Campbell
(19th Prime Minister of Canada)

10 March 1947

Canadian

Mamie EisenhowerMamie Eisenhower
(Former First Lady of the United States)

14 November 1896

American

Isabella II of SpainIsabella II of Spain

10 October 1830

Spanish

Phyllis SchlaflyPhyllis Schlafly
(Radio personality, Lawyer, Political activist, Journalist)

15 August 1924

American

Loretta LynchLoretta Lynch
(Former Attorney General of the United States)

21 May 1959

American

Julie BishopJulie Bishop
(Jurist, Politician, Diplomat, Lawyer)

17 July 1956

Australian

Jiang QingJiang Qing
(Actress)

19 March 1914

Chinese

Harriet HarmanHarriet Harman
(Politician, Lawyer, Solicitor)

30 July 1950

British

ZenobiaZenobia
(Queen)

0240 AD

Syrian

Anne HidalgoAnne Hidalgo
(Politician)

19 June 1959

Spanish,French

Helen ClarkHelen Clark
(Politician, University teacher)

26 February 1950

New Zealander

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