Women legislative speakers

The list Women legislative speakers includes Nancy Pelosi, Joan Child, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Rebecca D. Lockhart and Anouchka van Miltenburg. The list consists of 228 members and 4 sublists.

First women legislative speakers
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Women legislative deputy speakers
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Women presidents of the Bundestag
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Women speakers of the Seimas
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1.

Nancy Pelosi

House Speaker

Overview: Nancy Patricia Pelosi (née D'Alesandro; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2019, and previously from 2007 to 2011 ...

Date of birth: 26 March 1940

Age: 85

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Paul Pelosi (Married)

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American people of Abruzzese descent 28T

Catholics from Maryland 103T

Catholics from California 269T
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Joan Child

Australian politician

Overview: Joan Child, AO (3 August 1921 – 23 February 2013) was an Australian politician. She was the first woman to be Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives. Up until the election of Anna Burke ...

Date of birth: 3 August 1921

Date of death: 23 February 2013

Age: 91 (age at death)

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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20th-century Australian politicians 3,122T

Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia 753T

2013 deaths 9,323T
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Karen Bass

Mayor of Los Angeles since 2022 (born 1953)

Overview: Karen Ruth Bass (born October 3, 1953) is an American politician, social worker, and the mayor-elect of Los Angeles, the first woman elected to the office. She has been serving as the U.S. representative ...

Date of birth: 3 October 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California 196T

20th-century African-American women 4,054T

21st-century African-American women 3,685T
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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010

Overview: Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (born April 5, 1947), popularly known as GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from 2001 until 2010. Before ...

Date of birth: 5 April 1947

Age: 78

Nationality: Filipino

Occupation: Economist

Gender: Female

Height: 4' 11" (150 cm)

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Filipino politicians convicted of corruption 5T

20th-century Filipino politicians 55T

21st-century Filipino politicians 116T
5.

Annita Demetriou

Cypriot, Politician

Overview: Annita Demetriou (Greek: Αννίτα Δημητρίου; born 18 October 1985) is a Cypriot politician who has served as Speaker of the House of Representatives in Cyprus since June 2021. She is the first woman and ...

Date of birth: 18 October 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: Cypriot

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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21st-century Cypriot politicians 33T

University of Cyprus alumni 11T

21st-century Cypriot women politicians 21T
6.

Rebecca D. Lockhart

American politician

Overview: Rebecca Dawn Lockhart (November 20, 1968 – January 17, 2015) was an American politician and Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives. Lockhart represented the 64th District in Provo, Utah ...

Date of birth: 20 November 1968

Date of death: 17 January 2015

Age: 46 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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20th-century American women politicians 1,263T

21st-century American women politicians 3,139T

Latter Day Saints from Nevada 57T
7.

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

South African politician

Overview: Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula (born 13 November 1956) is a South African politician who was appointed Minister of Defence and Military Veterans by President Jacob Zuma in June 2012. She was Minister ...

Date of birth: 13 November 1956

Age: 68

Nationality: South African

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

Partner: Charles Nqakula (Married)

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Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa 105T

Female interior ministers 106T

Women government ministers of South Africa 34T
8.

Bronwyn Bishop

Australian politician

Overview: Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop AO (née Setright; born 19 October 1942) is an Australian former politician. She was a member of federal parliament for almost 30 years, the longest period of service by a woman ...

Date of birth: 19 October 1942

Age: 82

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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Australian conspiracy theorists 17T

21st-century Australian women politicians 449T

Former government ministers of Australia 160T
9.

Thoko Didiza

South African politician

Overview: Angela Thoko Didiza (born 2 June 1965) is a South African politician currently serving as Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. She held the post of Minister of Agriculture and Land ...

Date of birth: 2 June 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: South African

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa 105T

Women government ministers of South Africa 34T

Women government ministers 786T
10.

Ana Brnabić

Serbian politician (born 1975)

Overview: Ana Brnabić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Брнабић, born 28 September 1975) is a Serbian politician who has been the 12th and current Prime Minister of Serbia since 2017. She is the first woman and first openly ...

Date of birth: 28 September 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: Serbian

Occupation: Head of State

Gender: Female

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Women government ministers of Serbia 22T

Politicians from Belgrade 248T

21st-century women politicians 8,825T
11.

Anne Makinda

Tanzanian politician

Overview: Anne Semamba Makinda (born 26 July 1949) is a Tanzanian politician and the first female Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, in office from 2010 to 2015. She was the last Chairman and the first ...

Date of birth: 15 July 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: Tanzanian

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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Tanzanian officials of the United Nations 4T

Chairmen and Presidents of UNICEF 38T

21st-century women politicians 8,825T
12.

Anouchka van Miltenburg

Dutch politician

Overview: Anouchka van Miltenburg (born 20 April 1967) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 25 September 2012 ...

Date of birth: 20 April 1971

Age: 54

Nationality: Dutch

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Female

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Dutch women educators 30T

Politicians from Utrecht (city) 68T

Municipal councillors in Gelderland 26T
13.

Beth Harwell

American politician (born 1957)

Overview: Beth Halteman Harwell (born July 24, 1957, in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a member of the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Represe ...

Date of birth: 24 July 1957

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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21st-century American women politicians 3,139T

Politicians from Nashville, Tennessee 80T

21st-century women politicians 8,825T
14.

Irene Pivetti

Italian politician

Overview: Irene Pivetti (born 4 April 1963 in Milan) is an Italian journalist, television presenter and politician. She has been President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 1996. After leaving politics ...

Date of birth: 4 April 1963

Age: 62

Nationality: Italian

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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Mass media people from Milan 38T

Journalists from Milan 48T

Politicians from Milan 80T
15.

Esperança Bias

Mozambican politician

Overview: Esperança Bias (born 1958) is a Mozambican politician. She is a gradulate of the Faculty of Economy at the Eduardo Mondlane University. From 1999 to 2005, she served as the Deputy Minister of Mineral ...

Date of birth: 1958

Age: 66

Nationality: Mozambican

Occupation: Politician

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Women government ministers of Mozambique 13T

21st-century women politicians 8,825T

20th-century women politicians 3,287T
16.

Valentina Matviyenko

Russian politician (born 1949)

Overview: Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko (Russian: Валенти́на Ива́новна Матвие́нко, Ukrainian: Валентина Іванівна Матвієнко; née Tyutina (Тю́тина; Ukrainian: Тютіна); born 7 April 1949) is a Russian politician ...

Date of birth: 7 April 1949

Age: 76

Nationality: Russian

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Recipients of the Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms" (Ministry of Defence of the Russia) 233T

Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour 179T

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russian Federation) 97T
17.

Elba Esther Gordillo

Mexican union leader and politician

Overview: Elba Esther Gordillo Morales (February 6, 1945) is a Mexican politician who has been the leader of the 1.4-million-strong National Education Workers' Union (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Ed ...

Date of birth: 6 February 1945

Age: 80

Nationality: Mexican

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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People from Comitán 10T

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) 124T

Women members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) 112T
18.

Esperanza Aguirre

Spanish politician (born 1952)

Overview: Esperanza Aguirre y Gil de Biedma (born 3 January 1952) is a Spanish politician. A member of the People's Party (PP), she served as President of the Senate between 1999 and 2002 (becoming the first female ...

Date of birth: 3 January 1952

Age: 73

Nationality: Spanish

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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Women presidents of the autonomous communities of Spain 9T

21st-century Spanish women politicians 148T

Members of the 6th Senate of Spain 8T
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Dulce María Sauri

governor of Yucatán

Overview: Dulce María Sauri Riancho (born 1951 in Mérida, Yucatán) is a Mexican politician who was the first woman to serve as governor of Yucatán, from 1991 through 1994. She served as a congresswoman of the LXIV ...

Date of birth: 14 August 1951

Age: 73

Nationality: Mexican

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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Deputies of the LXIV Legislature of Mexico 22T

20th-century Mexican women politicians 32T

21st-century Mexican women politicians 675T
20.

Beatriz Paredes

Mexican politician

Overview: Beatriz Elena Paredes Rangel (born 18 August 1953) is a Mexican politician who served as president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). She was the first woman to serve as Governor of Tlaxcala ...

Date of birth: 18 August 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: Mexican

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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20th-century Mexican women politicians 32T

Mexican women ambassadors 10T

Members of the Congress of Tlaxcala 12T