List of first women governors and chief ministers
This is a list of reportedly first women who have been elected or appointed governor and/or chief minister of their respective states, provinces or dependent territories. It may or may not be accurate, given that in some countries the first woman governor may not be in reliable sources, specially ancient times female governors.
List
Denotes incumbent governors and/or chief ministers
- Italics denotes acting governors and/or chief ministers that are either de facto (with limited to no international recognition) or defunct.
Name | Image | Country | Continent | Office | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Sigrid Sture | ![]() | Europe | Governor of Stranda Hundred | 1577 | 1613 | 36 years | |
Ebba Lodden | ![]() | Europe | Governor of Aust-Agder | 1974 | 1983 | 9 years | |
Agnes Lukudi[1] | ![]() | Africa | Governor of Bahr-al-Jabal | 1994 | 1998 | 4 years | |
Gu Xiulian | ![]() | Asia | Governor of Jiangsu | 1983 | 1989 | 6 years | |
Sarojini Naidu | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of United Provinces | 15 August 1947 | 2 March 1949 | 1 year, 199 days |
Elmira Minita Gordon | ![]() | North America | Governor-General of Belize | 21 September 1981 | 17 November 1993 | 12 years, 57 days | |
Louise Lake-Tack | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of Antigua and Barbuda | 17 July 2007 | 14 August 2014 | 7 years, 28 days |
Christina Scott | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of Anguilla | 2013 | 2017 | 4 years |
Hannele Pokka | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Governor of Lapland | 1994 | 2008 | 14 years |
Artemisia II of Caria | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of Caria | 353 BC | 351 BC | 2 years |
Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of Sindh | 15 February 1973 | 28 February 1976 | 3 years, 13 days |
Olga Boettcher | ![]() | South America | Governor of La Unión | 1941 | ? | ||
Alicia Lemme | ![]() | ![]() | South America | Governor of San Luis | 23 December 2001 | 10 December 2003 | 1 year, 352 days |
Ana Francisca de Borja y Doria (First female governor in South America) | ![]() | South America | Governor of Viceroyalty of Peru | 7 June 1668 | 12 November 1668 | 158 days | |
Mirta Ramona Mendoza[2] | ![]() | South America | Governor of Concepción | 2003 | 2008 | 5 years | |
Josefina Valencia Muñoz | ![]() | ![]() | South America | Governor of Valle del Cauca | 21 September 1955 | 16 September 1956 | 361 days |
Griselda Álvarez | ![]() | North America | Governor of Colima | 1979 | 1985 | 6 years | |
Margaret of Austria | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands | March 18, 1507 | December 1, 1530 | 23 years, 258 days |
Beatriz de la Cueva (First female governor of North America and all the Americas) | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala | 9 September 1541 | 11 September 1541 | 2 days |
Nellie Taylor Ross (First female American governor) | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 5 January 1925 | 3 January 1927 | 1 year, 363 days |
Miriam A. Ferguson | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 20 January 1925 | 17 January 1927 | 1 year, 362 days |
Lurleen Wallace | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 16 January 1967 | 7 May 1968 | 1 year, 362 days |
Elizabeth Marcos-Keon[3][citation needed] | ![]() | Asia | Governor of Ilocos Norte | 30 December 1971 | 23 March 1983 | 11 years, 83 days | |
Ella T. Grasso (First female governor in the US who was elected on her own right)[a] | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 8 January 1975 | 31 December 1980 | 5 years, 358 days |
Imelda Marcos | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of Metro Manila[b] | 27 February 1975 | 25 February 1986 | 10 years, 363 days |
Dixy Lee Ray | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 12 January 1977 | 14 January 1981 | 4 years, 2 days |
Vesta M. Roy | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Acting Governor of![]() | 29 December 1982 | 6 January 1983 | 8 days |
Martha Layne Collins | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 13 December 1983 | 8 December 1987 | 3 years, 360 days |
Madeleine Kunin | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 20 January 1985 | 20 January 1991 | 6 years, 0 days |
Iolanda Fleming | ![]() | ![]() | South America | Governor of![]() | 14 May 1986 | 15 March 1987 | 305 days |
Kay A. Orr | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 9 January 1987 | 9 January 1991 | 4 years, 0 days |
Rose Mofford | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 4 April 1988 | 6 March 1991 | 2 years, 336 days |
Rosemary Follett | ![]() | ![]() | Oceania | Chief Minister of the![]() | 11 May 1989 | 5 December 1989 | 208 days |
6 June 1991 | 2 March 1995 | 3 years, 269 days | |||||
Carmen Lawrence | ![]() | ![]() | Oceania | Premier of![]() | 12 February 1990 | 16 February 1993 | 3 years, 4 days |
Joan Kirner | ![]() | ![]() | Oceania | Premier of![]() | 10 August 1990 | 6 October 1992 | 2 years, 57 days |
Sharon Pratt | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Mayor of the![]() | 2 January 1991 | 2 January 1995 | 4 years, 0 days |
Joan Finney | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 14 January 1991 | 9 January 1995 | 3 years, 360 days | |
Barbara Roberts | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 14 January 1991 | 9 January 1995 | 3 years, 360 days |
Rita Johnston | ![]() | North America | Premier of![]() | 2 April 1991 | 5 November 1991 | 217 days | |
Nellie Cournoyea | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Premier of![]() | 14 November 1991 | 22 November 1995 | 4 years, 8 days |
Catherine Callbeck | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Premier of![]() | 25 January 1993 | 9 October 1996 | 3 years, 258 days |
María Antonia Martínez | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | President of the![]() | 28 April 1993 | 26 June 1995 | 2 years, 59 days |
Laurette Onkelinx | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Minister-President of the![]() | 6 May 1993 | 13 July 1999 | 6 years, 68 days |
Heide Simonis | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Minister-President of![]() | 19 May 1993 | 27 April 2005 | 11 years, 343 days |
Christine Todd Whitman | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 18 January 1994 | 16 January 2001 | 6 years, 364 days |
Roseana Sarney | ![]() | ![]() | South America | Governor of![]() | 1 January 1995 | 5 April 2002 | 7 years, 94 days |
17 April 2009 | 10 December 2014 | 5 years, 237 days | |||||
Waltraud Klasnic | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Governor of![]() | 23 January 1996 | 25 October 2005 | 9 years, 275 days |
Valentina Bronevich | ![]() | ![]() | Eurasia | Governor of ![]() | 17 November 1996 | 3 December 2000 | 4 years, 16 days |
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri | ![]() | Africa | Premier of Free State | 18 December 1996 | 15 June 1999 | 2 years, 179 days | |
Jeanne Shaheen | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 9 January 1997 | 9 January 2003 | 6 years, 0 days |
Dipuo Peters | ![]() | ![]() | Africa | Premier of the Northern Cape | 11 May 1998 | 6 May 2009 | 10 years, 360 days |
Nancy Hollister | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 31 December 1998 | 11 January 1999 | 11 days | |
Fusae Ohta | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 5 February 2000 | 4 February 2008 | 7 years, 364 days |
Yoshiko Shiotani | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 16 April 2000 | 15 April 2008 | 7 years, 365 days | |
Pat Duncan | ![]() | North America | Premier of![]() | 6 May 2000 | 30 November 2002 | 2 years, 208 days | |
Akiko Dōmoto | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 2001 | 2009 | 8 years, 0 days |
Judy Martz | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 1 January 2001 | 3 January 2005 | 4 years, 2 days |
Sila María Calderón | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 2 January 2001 | 2 January 2005 | 4 years, 0 days |
Ruth Ann Minner | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 3 January 2001 | 20 January 2009 | 8 years, 17 days |
Teresita S. Lazaro | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 January 2001 | 30 June 2010 | 9 years, 151 days |
Jane Swift | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 10 April 2001 | 2 January 2003 | 1 year, 267 days |
Clare Martin | ![]() | ![]() | Oceania | Chief Minister of![]() | 18 August 2001 | 26 November 2007 | 6 years, 100 days |
Dalva Figueiredo | ![]() | ![]() | South America | Governor of![]() | 5 April 2002 | 1 January 2003 | 271 days |
Benedita da Silva | ![]() | ![]() | South America | Governor of![]() | 6 April 2002 | 1 January 2003 | 270 days |
Linda Lingle | ![]() | ![]() | Oceania | Governor of![]() | 2 December 2002 | 6 December 2010 | 8 years, 4 days |
Wilma de Faria | ![]() | ![]() | South America | Governor of![]() | 1 January 2003 | 31 March 2010 | 7 years, 89 days |
Jennifer Granholm | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 1 January 2003 | 1 January 2011 | 8 years, 0 days |
Harumi Takahashi | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 23 April 2003 | 22 April 2019 | 15 years, 364 days | |
Valentina Matviyenko | ![]() | ![]() | Eurasia | Governor of ![]() | 15 October 2003 | 22 August 2011 | 7 years, 311 days |
Olene Walker | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 5 November 2003 | 3 January 2005 | 1 year, 59 days | |
Esperanza Aguirre | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | President of the![]() | 8 November 2003 | 26 September 2012 | 8 years, 323 days |
Kathleen Blanco | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 1 January 2004 | 1 January 2008 | 4 years, 2 days |
Catherine Mabuza | ![]() | ![]() | Africa | Acting Premier of Limpopo | 22 April 2004 | 26 April 2004 | 4 days |
Nosimo Balindlela | ![]() | Africa | Premier of Eastern Cape | 26 April 2004 | 25 July 2008 | 4 years, 90 days | |
Gabi Burgstaller | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Governor of ![]() | 28 April 2004 | 19 June 2013 | 9 years, 52 days |
Edna Molewa | ![]() | ![]() | Africa | Premier of North West | 30 April 2004 | 6 May 2009 | 5 years, 6 days |
Gwendolyn Garcia | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2004 | 30 June 2013 | 9 years, 0 days |
Grace Padaca | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2004 | 30 June 2010 | 6 years, 0 days | |
Iryna Syniavska | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Governor of![]() | 3 February 2005 | 16 June 2006 | 1 year, 133 days |
Ratu Atut Chosiyah | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 20 October 2005 | 13 May 2014 | 8 years, 205 days[c] |
Nadiia Dieieva | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Governor of![]() | 11 November 2005 | 3 September 2007 | 1 year, 296 days |
Maria de Lourdes Abadia | ![]() | ![]() | South America | Governor of the![]() | 31 March 2006 | 1 January 2007 | 276 days |
Vira Ulianchenko | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Governor of![]() | 16 June 2006 | 20 May 2009 | 2 years, 338 days |
Yukiko Kada | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 20 July 2006 | 19 July 2014 | 7 years, 364 days |
Sarah Palin | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 4 December 2006 | 26 July 2009 | 4 years, 2 days |
Ana Júlia Carepa | ![]() | ![]() | South America | Governor of![]() | 1 January 2007 | 1 January 2011 | 4 years, 0 days |
Yeda Crusius | ![]() | ![]() | South America | Governor of![]() | 1 January 2007 | 1 January 2011 | 4 years, 0 days |
Jum Jainudin Akbar | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2016 | 9 years, 0 days |
Vilma Santos | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of Batangas | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2016 | 9 years, 0 days |
Anna Bligh | ![]() | ![]() | Oceania | Premier of![]() | 13 September 2007 | 26 March 2012 | 4 years, 195 days |
Lynne Brown | ![]() | ![]() | Africa | Premier of Western Cape | 25 July 2008 | 6 May 2009 | 1 year, 11 days |
Eva Aariak | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Premier of![]() | 19 November 2008 | 19 November 2013 | 5 years, 0 days |
Bev Perdue | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 10 January 2009 | 5 January 2013 | 3 years, 361 days |
Mieko Yoshimura | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 14 February 2009 | Incumbent | 15 years, 202 days |
Nomvula Mokonyane | ![]() | ![]() | Africa | Premier of Gauteng | 6 May 2009 | 21 May 2014 | 5 years, 15 days |
Margaret Alva | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of Uttarakhand | 6 August 2009 | 14 May 2012 | 2 years, 282 days |
Christine Lieberknecht | ![]() | Europe | Minister-President of![]() | 30 October 2009 | 5 December 2014 | 5 years, 36 days | |
Kristina Keneally | ![]() | ![]() | Oceania | Premier of![]() | 4 December 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 114 days |
Natalya Komarova | ![]() | ![]() | Eurasia | Governor of ![]() | 1 March 2010 | 30 May 2024 | 14 years, 90 days |
Carmencita Reyes | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2010 | 7 January 2019 | 8 years, 191 days |
Lilia Pineda | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
Sharee Ann Tan | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 65 days | |||||
Total time in office | 10 years, 431 days | ||||||
Hannelore Kraft | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Minister-President of![]() | 14 July 2010 | 27 June 2017 | 6 years, 348 days |
Kathy Dunderdale | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Premier of![]() | 3 December 2010 | 24 January 2014 | 3 years, 52 days |
Susana Martinez | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 1 January 2011 | 1 January 2019 | 8 years, 0 days |
Mary Fallin | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 10 January 2011 | 14 January 2019 | 8 years, 4 days |
Nikki Haley | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 12 January 2011 | 24 January 2017 | 6 years, 12 days |
Lara Giddings | ![]() | ![]() | Oceania | Premier of![]() | 24 January 2011 | 31 March 2014 | 3 years, 66 days |
María Dolores de Cospedal | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | President of the Government of![]() | 22 June 2011 | 1 July 2015 | 4 years, 9 days |
Yolanda Barcina | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | President of the Government of ![]() | 23 June 2011 | 20 July 2015 | 4 years, 27 days |
Luisa Fernanda Rudi | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | President of the Government of![]() | 13 July 2011 | 3 July 2015 | 3 years, 355 days |
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Minister-President of![]() | 10 August 2011 | 28 February 2018 | 6 years, 202 days |
Alison Redford | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Premier of![]() | 7 October 2011 | 23 March 2014 | 2 years, 167 days |
Marina Kovtun | ![]() | ![]() | Eurasia | Governor of ![]() | 13 April 2012 | 21 March 2019 | 7 years, 8 days |
Pauline Marois | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Premier of![]() | 19 September 2012 | 23 April 2014 | 1 year, 216 days |
Malu Dreyer | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Minister-President of![]() | 16 January 2013 | Incumbent | 11 years, 231 days |
Kathleen Wynne | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Premier of![]() | 11 February 2013 | 29 June 2018 | 5 years, 138 days |
Angelica Amante | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2013 | 30 June 2019 | 6 years, 0 days |
Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2013 | 30 June 2019 | 6 years, 0 days | |
Rebecca Ynares | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2013 | 30 June 2022 | 9 years, 0 days |
Daisy A. Fuentes | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2013 | 30 June 2019 | 6 years, 0 days | |
Susana Díaz | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | President of the Government of![]() | 5 September 2013 | 18 January 2019 | 5 years, 135 days |
Svetlana Orlova | ![]() | ![]() | Eurasia | Governor of ![]() | 23 September 2013 | 8 October 2018 | 5 years, 15 days |
Iryna Sekh | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Governor of![]() | 2 March 2014 | 14 August 2014 | 165 days |
Nicola Sturgeon | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | First Minister of![]() | 20 November 2014 | 28 March 2023 | 8 years, 128 days |
Suely Campos | ![]() | ![]() | South America | Governor of![]() | 1 January 2015 | 10 December 2018 | 3 years, 343 days |
Gina Raimondo | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 6 January 2015 | 2 March 2021 | 6 years, 55 days |
Rhodora Cadiao | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 29 January 2015 | Incumbent | 9 years, 218 days |
Francina Armengol | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | President of the Government of the![]() | 2 July 2015 | Incumbent | 9 years, 63 days |
Arlene Foster | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | First Minister of ![]() | 11 January 2016 | 9 January 2017 | 364 days |
11 January 2020 | 14 June 2021 | 1 year, 154 days | |||||
Natalia Zhdanova | ![]() | ![]() | Eurasia | Governor of ![]() | 18 February 2016 | 11 October 2018 | 2 years, 235 days |
Nang Khin Htwe Myint | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Chief Minister of![]() | 30 March 2016 | 1 February 2021 | 4 years, 308 days |
Lae Lae Maw | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Chief Minister of![]() | 30 March 2016 | 11 March 2019 | 2 years, 346 days |
Maria Jocelyn Bernos | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 65 days |
Marilou Cayco | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 65 days |
Maria Luisa Romualdo | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 65 days | |
Imelda Dimaporo | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 65 days |
Bedjoria Soraya Adiong | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2019 | 3 years, 0 days |
Czarina Umali | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2019 | 3 years, 0 days |
Susan Yap | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 65 days |
Yuriko Koike | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 1 August 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 33 days |
Yuliya Svitlychna | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Governor of![]() | 15 October 2016 | 5 November 2019 | 3 years, 21 days |
Johanna Mikl-Leitner | ![]() | Europe | Governor of ![]() | 19 April 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 137 days | |
Kim Reynolds | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 24 May 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 102 days |
Manuela Schwesig | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Minister-President of![]() | 4 July 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 61 days |
Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane | ![]() | ![]() | Africa | Premier of![]() | 20 March 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 167 days |
Cida Borghetti | ![]() | ![]() | South America | Governor of![]() | 6 April 2018 | 1 January 2019 | 270 days |
Janet Mills | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 2 January 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 245 days |
Kristi Noem | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of![]() | 5 January 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 242 days |
Lou Leon Guerrero | ![]() | ![]() | Oceania | Governor of![]() | 7 January 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 240 days |
Khofifah Indar Parawansa | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 13 February 2019 | 13 February 2024 | 5 years, 0 days |
Bai Mariam Mangudadatu | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Governor of![]() | 30 June 2019 | 13 October 2022 | 3 years, 105 days |
Liesbeth Homans | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Minister-President of![]() | 2 July 2019 | 1 October 2019 | 91 days |
Concha Andreu | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | President of![]() | 29 August 2019 | 29 June 2023 | 3 years, 304 days |
Anna Kovalenko | ![]() | Europe | Governor of![]() | 13 October 2020 | 4 August 2021 | 295 days | |
Mariya Chorna | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Governor of![]() | 27 May 2021 | 7 March 2022 | 284 days |
Svitlana Onyshchuk | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Governor of![]() | 8 July 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 57 days |
Kathy Hochul | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of ![]() | 24 August 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 10 days |
Julie Thomas | ![]() | ![]() | Africa | Chief Minister | 25 October 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 314 days |
Kristina Moore | ![]() | ![]() | Europe | Chief Minister | 12 July 2022 | 30 January 2024 | 1 year, 202 days |
Maura Healey | ![]() | ![]() | North America | Governor of ![]() | 5 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 242 days |
Maryam Nawaz | ![]() | ![]() | Asia | Chief Minister of![]() | 26 February 2024 | Incumbent | 190 days |
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | File:Vijaya Pandit Laxmi.png | ![]() | Asia | Governor of Maharashtra | 28 November 1962 | 18 October 1964 | 1 year, 324 days |
Notes
References
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- ^ Rojas, Aldo (30 Apr 2023). "Colorados recuperan gobernación de Concepción" [Colorados win again governorship of Concepción]. ABC. Retrieved 14 Nov 2023.
- ^ "Marcos's mother, and her hospital bill, are left behind". New York Times. 30 Mar 1986. Section 1, p. 12.
- ^ Nord, James (January 5, 2019). "Kristi Noem sworn in as South Dakota's 1st female governor". AP.
- ^ Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (August 24, 2021). "Kathy Hochul Is Sworn In as New York's First Female Governor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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See also
- Council of Women World Leaders
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of female constituent and dependent territory leaders
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