World's First Female Presidents & Prime Ministers

Dec 2020|🟢Current|4 min read|13 entries

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elow is the complete list of First Woman Prime Ministers and Presidents of different countries in the world as of December 2020.

Last verified: 12 Feb 2026·Source: www.pscarivukal.com

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elow is the complete list of First Woman Prime Ministers and Presidents of different countries in the world as of December 2020. This list exclude those who are/were acting or interim leaders.

List of First Woman Presidents in the World(5)

Item	Detail
First Female President in the World	Isabel Perón(1974)
First Female Elected President in the World	Vigdis Finnbogadottir(1980)
First Female Elected President From Africa	Ellen Johnson Sirleaf(Liberia)
First Woman President of a country to win Nobel Prize	Ellen Johnson Sirleaf(Peace, 2011)*
First (& Only) Female President of India	Pratibha Patil(2007)*

First Female President in the World

Isabel Perón(1974)

First Female Elected President in the World

Vigdis Finnbogadottir(1980)

First Female Elected President From Africa

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf(Liberia)

First Woman President of a country to win Nobel Prize*

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf(Peace, 2011)

First (& Only) Female President of India*

Pratibha Patil(2007)

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List of First Woman Prime Ministers in the World(8)

Item	Detail
First Female Prime Minister in the World	Sirimavo Bandaranaike(1960)*
First (& Only) Female Prime Minister of India	Indira Gandhi(1966).📝SideNotes:Iron Lady –Margaret Thatcher*
First Woman who became Prime Minister and President of a country	Sirimavo Bandaranaike*
First Female Governor in Afghanistan	Dr. Habiba Sarabi*
First Woman foreign secretary of England	Margaret Beckett*
First Woman Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan	Shamshad Akhtar(Dec. 2005)*
First Woman ambassador of Britain	Anne Warburton
First Woman Secretary of State, USA	Madeleine Albright*

First Female Prime Minister in the World*

Sirimavo Bandaranaike(1960)

First (& Only) Female Prime Minister of India*

Indira Gandhi(1966).📝SideNotes:Iron Lady –Margaret Thatcher

First Woman who became Prime Minister and President of a country*

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

First Female Governor in Afghanistan*

Dr. Habiba Sarabi

First Woman foreign secretary of England*

Margaret Beckett

First Woman Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan*

Shamshad Akhtar(Dec. 2005)

First Woman ambassador of Britain

Anne Warburton

First Woman Secretary of State, USA*

Madeleine Albright

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World's First Female Presidents & Prime Ministers

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List of First Woman Presidents in the World(5)

List of First Woman Prime Ministers in the World(8)

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