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This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in Europe and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office.
unrecognized, secessionist state
unrecognized, secessionist state
partially recognized secessionist state under nominal international administration
Please note: Independent Slovak Republic was established on January 1, 1993. The first female politicians of Slovak Republic as a part of Czech and Slovak Federative Republic are not included above.
This list includes office holders after the unification of Spain in the 16th-century:
During the Kalmar Union (1397–1523), Sweden was in union with Denmark and Norway, but maintained its own administration. Sweden was in union with Norway during the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway (1814–1905), but each country had its own administration and laws, and thus should be listed separately.
Mariam was a formidable counsellor and diplomat: she held her own with nobles like Liparit iv Baghvash of Trialeti, who was co-regent. Thanks to a period as an abbess, she spoke Greek as fluently as Georgian and Armenian.
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: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)Wel kwam Pothuis-Smit in de Amsterdamse gemeenteraad (1919–1924) en in de Eerste Kamer (1920–1937), waar zij het eerste vrouwelijke lid was.
From 1958 to 1963, Stana Tomasevic-Arnesen was assistant federal secretary for labour and labour relations, and after that, until 1967, Yugoslav ambassador to Norway and Iceland. At that time she was also a member of the Central ...