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Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
WOMAN
VICE
PREMIER MINISTERS
AND
DEPUTY CHIEFS OF GOVERNMENT
2000-2009
This
is a list of the women who have been deputy leaders of governments, some
with and some without the title of Deputy Premier. Many have been acting
Premier Ministers on various occasions.
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2000-03 Zeljka
Antunovic,
Croatia
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Dr. Željka Antunović is
a medical doctor and has been member of parliament since 1995 and was Deputy Premier Minister (Social Affairs).
Vice-President of the Social Democrats from 2000 and Acting Leader in 2007, Minister of Defence 2002-03
and Vice-President of the Sabor from 2008. (b. 1955-).
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2000-03
Dr.iur. Susanne Reiss-Passer, Austria
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Chairperson
of the Group of the Bundesrat 1992-95 and 1997-98, Party Vice-Chairperson
and 1996-2000 Caretaking Chairperson and from 2000 Leader (Bundesparteiobfrau)
Freiheitliche Partei Östereichs (FPÖ) after Jörg Haiders resignation.
On 09.09.02
she resigned from her party positions and the and announced that she would stat down from the government because of
dissagrement
with Haider, but agreed to stay on until after new elections and a new
government had been appointed. (b. 1961-). |
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2000-03
Betina Ferrero-Waldner, Austria |
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As
Foreign
Minister
she was third in cabinet
until 2003.
See also
Female Foreign Ministers.
2004 Presidential Candidate. From 2004 European Commissioner of External
Relations.
(b. 1948-).
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2000-01
Yuliya Tymoshenko, Ukraine
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1997-98 Chairperson of the State Committee for Budget, 1998-2000 Director
of
United
Energy System, one of the country’s few private companies and since As
Vice-Premier she was in charge of Energy Issues. In January 2001 she
was detained charged with corruption - though she was widely seen as the one
who had been trying to act effectively against corruption. Former Co-Leader
of the Hromda party and presently leader of Batkivsjtjina. (Fatherland's
Party).
Prime Minister in 2005. (b. 1961-). |
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2000-03
Hildegard
Carola Puwak, Romania |
1993-96
Secretary of State for Economic Reform and from 29/12-00 Minister
of
European Integration and
Third in Cabinet.
She
is Vice-Chairperson of the Social Democrats and Member of the German
Minority.
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2000-02
Yeh Chu-lan,
Taiwan (Third in Cabinet)
2004 Vice-Premier
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Deputy Convener of DPP
Caucus in Legislative Yuan 1992 and General Convener 1995,
Minister of
State and Minister of
Transport and Communication
(Third in Cabinet), 2000-02,
Chair
of the Council for Hakka Affairs
2002-04,
Minister of the
Council for Economic Planning and Development
2004
and Minister of Consumer Protection 2004-05, from 2005 Chair of the National
Assembly.
(b. 1949-).
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2001-05
Rita
Kieber-Beck, Liectenstein |
| Her title
was
Vize-regierungschefin
or Deputy Head of the Government. She
was also councillor of
Education, Trafic,
Communication and Justice. From 2005 Councillor of
External Relations. (b. 1958-).
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2001-02
María
Kadlecíkovà, Slovakia |
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Vice-President of the
Council of Ministers for European Integration. She was Ambassador
to FAO 1993-97, and held other positions within the Food and Agricultural
Organization of the United Nations.. She was lecturer of Georgetown
University 1991-93 and had been Vice-Rector of the Slovakian Agricultural
University. (b. 1948-). |
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2001-03
Lidia Santova Shouleva,
Bulgaria
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Also Minister of
Labour and Social Policy
later of Economy. Former executive director of a private company.
(b. 1956-).
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2001-02 Sima Samar, Afghanistan |
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Appointed Deputy Leader of the Transitional Council or
Deputy Premier Minister and Minister of Women's Affairs, after the
woman-hating Taleban-regime was ousted. She had been leader of a
women's organization for a number of years. (b. 1957-).
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2001-03
Glenda
Morean, Trinidad and Tobago
(Second in Cabinet) |
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Appointed Attorney General and thus second in cabinet.
From 2003 Ambassador to
United Kingdom with accreditation also to Denmark, Finland, Norway,
Sweden and Germany. |
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2001-02
Augusta Salling, Greenland (Danish External Territory)
2003 Vicelandsstyreformand (Vice-Premier)
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Minister
of Economy and Finance 2001-02 and 2003. In the first period she
was Second in the Cabinet in the second with title as Vice-Premier. She was mayor of Qeqartarsuaq
1993-97, member of the Landsting for the liberal Atasut Party from
1999, Party Leader 2001-05
and
2.
Vice-Chairperson of the Landsting since 2005. (b. 1954-).
(b. 1954-). |
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2001-07
and 2007-09 Déwé Gorodey, Nouvelle Caledonie (French External Territory) |
A former
member of the Northern Provincial Council, she
has held a number of government posts since 1999.
(b. 1949-) |
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2001-09
Cynthia
Alfred, Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago) |
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Deputy Chief Secretary and Secretary for Health, Social Services,
etc. of the autonomous island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Vice chairperson of PNM Tobago and was Senator in Trinidad and Tobago
1996-2001.
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2001-02 and
2005-09 Marisol Lopez-Tromp,
Aruba (External Territory of the Netherlands) |
| Deputy-Prime
Minister and Minister of Public Health, Social Affairs, Culture and Sport
2001-02 and Minister of Social Affairs and Infrastructure 2002-09, Also
Minister of Education from 2005. (b.
1969-). |
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2001-02 Arta Dade, Albania (Third in
Cabinet) |
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1997-98
and again 2002 Minister of Culture, Youth
and Sport and after that Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the
Socialist Party and Vice-Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee
of the Parliament and 2001-02 Minister of Foreign Affairs and
third in the cabinet.
(b.
1948-). |
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2001-02
Ro
Teimumu Kepa, Fiji (Third in Cabinet) |
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2000-01
Interim Minister of Women, Culture and Social Welfare and from
2001Minister of Education. She was a member of the Great Council of Chiefs
and succeeded her sister, the former First Lady and
deputy party leader, Ro Adi Lady Lala Mara to the titles of
Rewa High chief and
Marama Bale na
roko Tui Dreketi |
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2001-03
Dra. Ana Maria Pessoa Pereira da Silva Pinto, East Timor (Third in
the Cabinet)
2003-06
Deputy
Prime Minister |
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Normally
known as Dra. Ana Pessoa, she was member of the National Political Commission of the National Council of Timorese
Reistance 1998-2000, Member of the Transitional Cabinet for Internal Administration
2000-01,Minister of Justice 2001-03 and from 2003 Minister of State and Minister
in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and de-facto Second
Deputy Prime Minister.
She
was
considered the prime contender among the candidates put forward by the
Fretilin-party for the post of Prime Minister after the resignation of Mari
Alkari, but the party accepted the President's wish to appoint her ex-husband, the former Foreign Minster
and independent, José Ramos Horta, as Interim Premier and the 2 other male candidats named Deputy
Prime Mnisters. |
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2002-04
Maria
Manuela Dias Ferreira Leite, Portugal
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1989-93 Secretary of State of
Finance for Budget, 1993-95 Minister of Education,
Vice-President
of Partido Social Democrata 1998-99 and 1999-2002 Deputy Parliamentary
Leader. And from 2002 Minister of State and Minister of Finance
in charge of the European Fonds and Public Administration.
Party President from 2008.
(b. 1940-). |
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2002-07
Cynthia
A. Pratt, Bahamas
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Known as "Mother" Pratt, she
is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Security (In charge of the
Defence Force and Police). She was Opposition Whip Circa 1992-2000 and
from circa 2000 Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the
Progressive Liberal Democratic Part.
Acting Prime
Minister in May-June during ilness of the Premier. She is a former nurse, she is mother of 6
children (b. 1945-). |
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2002-04
Enebay Geldiyevna Atayeva,
Turkmenistan |
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2001
minister of Social Affairs and Labour, and since 2001 Minister of Economy and Finance.
2002-04 Deputy Premier Minister responsible for the
Banking Sector
and
Circa 2003-04 Governor
of the
Ahal Region.
Minister of
Culture and TV and Radio Broadcast 2006-07.
Her name is also transcribed as Ataeva Enebay Gelgievna. |
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2002-03 Gurbansoltan Handurdyeva,
Turkmenistan |
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As
Deputy Prime
Minister
she was responsible for Culture, Tourism, and Sports.
Head of the state-television
system in 2003. |
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2002-03
Margareta Winberg,
Sweden |
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1994-96
and
1998-2002
Minister of Agriculture,
1994-98 Minister of Nordic Co-operation,
1996-98 Minister of Labour and since 1998 also Minister of Gender Equality. (b. 1947-). |
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2002-06 Radmila
Sekerinska, Macedonia |
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Vice-President of the Government and
Minister without Portfolio for Euro-Atlantic Integration. 1996-98 Member of
the Municipal Council of Skopje and MP 1998-2002 and
Deputy Coordinator of the Parliamentary Group of SDUM,
Vice-President of the Social Democratic Alliance (SDSM) 1999-2006 and
Leader 2006-08.
12.05-02.06.2004 she
acted as
Head of
Government
from the former Prime Minister
Crvenkovski's
Presidential inauguration until election of Kostov as new
Pime
Minister. She already presided
over government sessions and signed documents
since
Crvenkovski became candidate for President. Acting again 18.11-15.12
and candidate to take over the post permanently.
(b. 1972). |
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2002-03
Francisca Lucas Pereira Gomes,
Guinea Bissau
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Before her
appointment as
Minister of State and Councillor
charged with Political Affairs and Diplomacy, Francisca Pereira (or
possibly Peirreira) held various posts in the government - among others as
Minister of the Interior 1997-99.
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2002
Traore
Fatoumata Nafo, Mali
(Second in Cabinet) |
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Minister of Health 2000-02. |
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2002-04
Kétia
Rokiatou N'Diaye, Mali
(Second in Cabinet) |
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Former Civil servant she was Director of the Cabinet of the President 1992-94
and the Special Advisor 1994-96. She is 3rd. Vice-President of the
Rassemblement Pour Le Mali (Party) and
Minister of Health from 2002. (b. 1938-). |
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2002-04 Alice Rajaonah, Madagascar (Second
in the Cabinet) |
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Minister of Justice and Keeper of
the Seals. |
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2002
Alda Alves de Melo dos
Santos,
São Tome e
Príncípe
(Second in Cabinet) |
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Alda Melo was
Minister of Justice, State Reform, and Public Administration.
Later Ambassador to Italy, the Holy See, etc. |
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2002 Alda Bandeira Tavares Vaz da
Conçeicão, São Tome e Príncípe (Third in Cabinet)
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1991-92
and from 2002
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
1992-93
Minister of Co-operation and 1996 Presidential Candidate.
For 4 years President of Partido da convergência
democrática-grupo de reflexão (PCD-GR). She is married to former Premier Minister Noberto
Costa Alegre. (b. 1949-). |
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2002-04
Dr. Lamperth Mónika, Hungary (Third in Cabinet)
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Minister
of Interior.
Former
chairperson of the Association of Hungarian Social Democratic Local
Polititians and Vice-President of the European Association of Social
Democratic Local Polititians. Socialist MP. The fourth in the cabinet
was the Minister of Health,
Csehák
Judit. 2006-07 Minister of Local Government and Regional Development
and
2007-08 Minister of Welfare and Labour (b. 1957-). |
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2002-13
Lady Carol Kidu,
Papua New Guinea
(Third in Cabinet) |
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Australian born widow of a former Chief Justice, she has been MP since 1997. She
became the country's second female minister - the last was in office until
1987- when she was appointed Minister of Welfare and Social
Development as the third in the cabinet in 2002. |
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2002-03
and 2003-04 Dr. Claudina Augusto
da
Cruz,
São Tome e Principe (Third in Cabinet) |
Concurrently
Minister of Health.
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2002-03
Tilly Pikerie, The Nederlanse Antillen
(Netherlands External Territory) |
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1992 Secretary of State of General
Affairs of the Minister Presidente,
1992-94 Secretary of State of Finance, 1998-20002 Commissioner of General Affairs of Curaçao
and since 2002 Vice-Premier and
Minister of Health and Social
Development. (b. 1961-). |
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2003-08 Wu Yi,
China |
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1988-91
Vice-Mayor of Beijing in Charge of Foreign Trade and Industrial Development,
1991-92 Vice-Minister and 1993-98 Minister of External Trade and Economic
Cooperation, 1998-2003 State Councillor,
from 2002 Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party Central Committee,
Minister of Health 2003-05. (b. 1938-). |
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2003-05
Henriette Dagri
Diabaté, Côte d'Ivoire |
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1990-93 Minister of Culture,
since circa 1994 Vice-President and since 1998 Secretary General and Deputy Leader
of the oppositional Rassemblement des républicains, RDR and 1999 acting leader
as the leader fled the country,
2000
Minister of the Francophonie and Culture and 2003-05 Minister of State and
Minister of Justice. (b. 1935-)
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2003-05
Angèle Gnonsoa,
Côte d'Ivoire |
From around 1990 she has been second
in charge of Parti Ivoirien des Travailleurs as Spokesperson and Party
Secretary and 2003-05 Minister of State and Minister of Environment. Her official name is Zonsahon Angèle,
épouse Gnonsoa.
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2003-08
Mia
Mottley, Barbados |
1994-2001
Minister of Education, Culture and Youth and 2001-06 Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs,
2001-08 Leader of the
House and 2006-08 Minister of Economic Affairs and Development.
Leader of the Bermuda Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition 2008-10 (b. 1965-).
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2003-04
Galina Nikolaevna Karelova, Russia |
1997-2003 First Deputy Minister of
Labour and Social Development and Chairperson of the Women's Issues Commission
by the Federal Council.
As Vice-Premier she is in charge of Social Demograhic and Migration Policy
and Labour Relations.
Former Vice-Chairperson of the Regional Council of People’s Deputies of Ural. From 2004 First Deputy Minister
of Health and Social Development.
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2003
Ermelinda Meksi, Albania
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Professor of Economics 1981-87, Member of the Chairmanship of the Socialist Party and MP since 1991, and Minister of State of Development and Economic Co-operation 1997-98.
1998-2002 Minister of Economic
Co-operation and Trade
and 2002 Minister of Economy.
From 2003 also Minister of Integration.
(b. 1957-)
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2003-04
Ngamau Munokoa,
Cook Islands
(Free Association
with New Zealand) |
Aunty Mau joined the United Cook Islands
group in 1965 and later the Democratic Party in the early 1970s. She
has taken a particular interest in women’s affairs and advancing the role of
women in Cook Islands society.
MP from 1996. 1999-2002 Minister of Internal Affairs
and Works and from 2003 also
Attorney-General
and Minister of Transport,
Civil Aviation and Shipping, and
Environment.
2004 she left the government in protest against the Prime Minister.
Reappointed to the Cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Internal
Affairs, Youth and Sports, Punanganui Market, House of Ariki and Koutu Nui,
Non Governmental Orgaisations and Works in 2005 and resigned in December
2009 with the other members of the Democratic Party.
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2003-06
Anne McLellan,
Canada |
Liberal MP 1993-06 and
1993-95
Minister of Energy, Mines, Forestry,
1994-97
Federal Interlocutor for Métis
and Non-Status Indians,
1995-97 Minister of National Resources,
1997-2002 Minister of Justice and Attorney General,
2002-03
Minister of Health, From
2003
also Minister of Public Safety and Emergency
Preparedness.
(b. 1950-).
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2003-09
Jadranka Kosor,
Croatia |
Vice-President of the Sabor
1995-2000 and
Deputy Chairperson of HDZ
1995-97 and 2003-09 and Party Chairperson 2009-12.
Minister of War Weterans from 2003, Minister for Family and Inter-Generation Solidarity
2003-08 and responsible for Foreign Policy and Human Rights.
Presidential Candidate 2005, and Prime Minister 2009-11. (b.
1953-).
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2003-04
Gozul Nuralieyeva,
Turkmenistan |
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Deputy Premier and Minister of Culture
and Information. |
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2004-08
Svetlana Tursunovna Inamova, Uzbekistan |
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Deputy Premier Minister
and Chairperson of the State Committee of
Women's Affairs. |
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2004-10 María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, Spain |
Secretary of State of Justice 1994-96 and Secretary General of PSOE in the
Congreso de los Deputados 1996-2004 before becoming 1.
Vice-President of the Government and Minister of the Presidency. (b. 1949-).
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2004-07,
2009-10 and 2012- Aminata Tall, Senegal |
1991-92 Minister-Delegate of
Education, 1993-95 Member of the Bureau
of National Assembly,
1995-97 Minister-Delegate of Technical Education and Professional Training,
1998-2000 Minister of Communication,
2000-01 Minister of Family and National Solidarity,
2001-02 Minister of Social Development and National Solidarity,
2004-07 Minister of State and Minister
of Local Collecivities and Decentralisation and 2009-10 and since 2012 Secretary General
of the Presidency of the Republic. Also former
High Court Judge.
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2004-05 Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka, Poland |
Vice-Chairperson 2001-2004 and
Chairperson 2004-05 of Unia Pracy (Labour Union),
State Secretary for
Equality 2002-04,
Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister of Social Policy 2004-05. Chairperson
Unia Lewicy
(Union of the Left), which she co-founded, from 2005. She was the only woman in the Council of Ministers. (1950-).
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2004 Tamar Beruchashvili,
Georgia |
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1998-99
Deputy Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations,
1999-2000
Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations,
2000-04 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In January 2004 she was appointed Deputy State Minister, and when the position
of chief of government changed from State Minister to Prime Minister one month
laster, she became 1st State Minister and thereby continued as Deputy Chief of
Government.
(b. 1962-).
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2004-05
Toktobubu Djekshenovna Aytikeeva,
Kyrgyzstan
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Deputy
Head of the
Social
Department in the
Presidential
Administration and
Secretary
of the State
Educational
Program
and 2002-04
president of the National TV and Radio Corporation. (b.
1951-). |
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2004
Byrganym
Aitimova, Kazakstan
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Also known as,
Birganim
Sariyevna Aytimova
she was
Minister of Tourism, Youth and Sports
1993-96 and
Minister of
Education and
Science 2004-07.
Member of the Upper House
in 1996.
Ambassador
to Israel 1996-2002,
to
Italy 2002-04 and the United Nations from 2007. (1953-). |
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2004- Khayrinisso Mavlonova,
Tajikistan
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Former Deputy
Chairperson of the Soghd Region and Deputy Chairperson of the
Leninobod Regional administration
before her
appointment as Vice-Premier in charge of Women's Issues. |
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2004-05
Erna Solberg,
Norway |
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Minister of
Local Government and Regional Development 2001-05, Deputy Leader of Høyre 2002-04 and Party Leader
from 2004 and as leader of the second party in the government, she was
Deputy to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister
from 2013. (b. 1961-). |
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2004-10 Ersilia de
Lannooy, Nederlandse Antillen
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A
former
Party Secretary of the National People's
Party,
Minister of Finance from 2002 and when
she became Party Leader in 2004 she also became Vice-Premier. She is normally known as ‘Zus’/Sister. |
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2004-10
Margot Wallström, European Union
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Swedish Minister of Civil Affairs,
1988-1991, Minister of Culture,
1994-1996 and
1996-1998 Minister of Social Affairs.
1999-2004 European
Commissioner for
Environment, Vice-President of the
EU-Commission
in charge of Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy
2004-09 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014.
(b. 1954-). |
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2005-10
Libertine Appolus Amathila, Namibia |
1987-89 Minister-Delegate of Local Government
and Housing,
1989-96 Minister of Local Government and Lands
and 1995-96 Minister of Regional Government and Housing
1996-2005
Minister of Health and Social Service.
(b. 1940-)
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2005 Ishengul Boljurova, Kyrgyzstan
2006 (Acting Vice-Premier)
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Also known as
Ishenkul Boldzhurova, she was
Minister of Education and
Culture and Science
2002-04
and 2005
and
1. Deputy Prime Minister
for Social Issues in 2005. Since
2004
Vice-Chairperson of
the Popular Movement. (1951-) |
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2005-09
Emel Etem,
Bulgaria |
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Also
Minister without portfolio Natural Disaster Management.
Also Vice-Chairperson of the ethnic Turkish party of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms.
(b. 1958-). |
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2005-07 Freya Van den Bossche,
Belgium |
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Attaché for Extern Communication and Drug Affairs by the Mayor of Gent 1999-2003. Member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2003. 2003-04
Minister for
Environment, Consumer Protection and
Sustainable
Development,
2004-05 Minister of Labour and
Vice Prime
Minister and Minister of the Budget 2005-07. (b. 1975-). |
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2005-12 Kristin Halvorsen,
Norway
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Leader of Socialistisk Vensterparti 1997-2012 and Parliamentary Leader (Socialist Left) 1997-2001,
Minister of Finance 2005-09 and Minister of Education 2009-13. As leader of the second party in the government she
was Deputy to
the Prime Minister. (b. 1960-). |
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2005-08 Åslaug Haga,
Norway
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1989-90 Political Advisor of the Minister of Development Aid,
1997-99 State Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, 1999 State Secretary by the Premier Minister, 1999-2000 Minister of Culture,
1999-2003 Deputy Party Leader of Senterpartiet and 2003-08 its leader,
Vice-secretary of the Lagting 2001-02, Minister of
Municipal and District Affairs 2004-07 and Minister of Petrolium and
Energy 2007-08. As leader of the
third party in the government, she was Deputy to the
Prime Minister.
(b. 1959-)
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2005-08 Zinaida Grecianîi,
Moldova
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Vice-Minister 2000-01 and First Vice-Minister of Finance 2001-02,
Minister of Finance 2002-05 and 1. Vice Prime Minister and Coordinator
of the activity of executive
institution in charge with economic-financial sector
from 2005.
Prime Minister 2008-09.
(b. 1956-). |
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2005-11
Michèle Alliot-Marie,
France (Third in Cabinet) |
1986-88
Secretary of State for Education, 1993-95 Minister of Youth and
Sports.
From 1994 1. Vice-President of the General Council of the Department of
Pyrénées-
Atlantique, 1999-2002
President of RPR, Rally for the Republic. Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs 2002-07, Minister of Interior
and Overseas Afffairs 2007-09 and Minister of State from 2009, Minister of
Justice 2009-10 and Minister of Foreign Affairs 2010-11. (b. 1946-)
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2006,
2006-07 and 2007 Zyta Gilowska,
Poland
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Apart from her role as Vice-President of the
Council of Ministers, she was also Minister of Finance. She was Deputy Leader of the Citizen's
Platform 2003-05, Member of the Sejm 2001-05. First
fired because of charges of lying about her activities during the
Communist regime, but when she was cleared, she was reinstated in her
office. Laster same year she was
removed from office again, but appointed State Secretary and Acting
Minister of Finance, but reappointed after a few days. Professor of economy. (b.
1949-). |
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2006-09
Georgette Koko, Gabon |
Vice-Premier Minister and Minister of Environment, Protection of the Nature,
Research and Technology
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2006-07
Dr. Tsai Ying-wen, Taiwan |
1999-2000 Senior
Advisor of the National Security Council.
2000-04
Minister and
Chairperson of Mainland Affairs Council
and
2004-06
Member of the
Legislative Yuan.
As Vice Premier
she was also Minister of Consumer Protection,
Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive
Party 2008-12 and from 2014 and Presidential Candidate in 2012
and elected President in 2016.
(b. 1956-).
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2006-07 Maria dos Santos Lima da Costa Tebús
Torres, São Tomé e Príncipe
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Maria Santos Tebus was
Minister of Planning and Finance
2002-03
and again 2006-07, when she was also appointed Vice Prime Minister. Formerly a
civil servant in and Advisor of the Ministry 1999-2002. (b. 1958-). |
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2006-09
Tzipi Livni, Israel |
2001
Minister of Regional Cooperation,
2001-02 Minister without Portfolio in the Prime Minister's Office for Information,
2002-03 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2003-06 Minister of Immigrant Absorption
2004-05 Minister of Construction and Housing,
2004-05, Minister of Justice 2005-06 and Foreign Minister and 1. Vice-Premier 2006-09.
She was MK for Likud 1999-2005, when she joined Kadima and party
leader 2008-12 and was charged with the formation of a new government.
Chairperson of Hatnua Birshut Tzipi Livni
(The Movement Headed by Tzipi Livni) from 2012. (b. 1958-).
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2006
Ivana Dulić-Marković, Serbia |
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Minister of
Agriculture, Forestry and Water
Management 2004-06 and
Deputy Prime Minister in the Independent Republic of Serbia from 2006.
PhD , widow and mother of two children. (b. 1961-). |
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2006-08 Gabriela
Trajkovska Konevska,
Macedonia |
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Vice-president of the Government and
Minister of European Integration and
MP for VMRO-DPMNE. |
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2006-10
Maud Olofsson, Sweden |
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Minister of
Entreprise, Energy and Communication
2006-11.
Chairperson of Centerpartiet 2001-11 and MP from 2002. (b. 1955-) |
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2006-08
Constance Simelane, Swaziland |
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2003-06 Minister of Education. |
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2006 and 2016- Lucia Žitňanská,
Slovakia |
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State Secretary of
Justice 2002-06 and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice
from February til July 2006, 2010-12 and from 2016.
(b. 1964-). |
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2006-10 Paula A. Cox, Bermuda (British Dependent
Territory) |
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Succeeded her father, Eugene Cox as Minister of Finance when he died
in January 2004. 1998-2002 Minister of Labour and Home Affairs and
Public Security, 2002-04 Minister of Education, 2002-03 Minister of
Development, 2003-04 Attorney General and Minister of Justice
and
Minister of Finance 2004-12, Deputy Leader of the Progressive
Labour Party and Deputy Premier 2006-10, Party Leader and Premier 2010-12. (b. 1969-). |
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2006-09 Gordana
Đurović,
Montenegro |
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Professor of Economy. Minister of Foreign Economic Relations 2004-06
and also Minister of and European Integration since 2004 and
Deputy Prime Minister 2006-09. (b. 1964-). |
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2006
Linda
Mūrniece,
Latvia (Second in Cabinet) |
Linda Murniece
was also Minister
of Defence. She was
Paliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of the
Interior 2002-04
Deputy
Chairperson of the New Era Party in 2004 and 2005 Parliamentary Secretary of
Defence
(b. 1970-).
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2006-09 Kinga
Göncz, Hungary
(Second in Cabinet) |
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2002-04
Political State Secretary of Health, Social- and Family Affairs,
2004
Minister without Portfolio for Equal Opportunities and
2004-06 Minister of Family, Children and Equality and Foreign Minister 2006-09. (b. 1947-). |
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2007-08 Sahana Pradhan, Nepal (Third in Cabinet) |
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Leader of the Communist Party 1978-87, Leader of the Marxist NKP 1987-90, Leader of the United Left Front 1990-91, President of the united Marxist party UML 1991 and now member of the Executive Committee.
1990-91 Minister of Industry and Trade, 1996-97 Minister of Forests and Soil Conservation and 1997 Minister of Women and Welfare and 2007-08 also Minister of Foreign Affairs. She is widow of Pushpa Lal Shresta, leader of the Communists 1949-78, (b. 1932-). |
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2007-12
Lúcia Maria Brandão Freitas Lobato, East Timor
(Third in Cabinet) |
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Lucia Lobato has been MP since 2001. Deputy
Leader of the Democratical Social Party (PSD) since 2003 and Deputy
Opposition Leader. Presidential Candidate in 2007 and Minister of Justice
and and Third in Cabinet from 2007. Jurist and university teacher. (b. 1965-). |
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2007 Annie Beustes, Nouvelle Caledonie
(French External Territory) |
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1999-2001 Minister of Economic Affairs and Relations with the
Economic and Social Council,
2001-02 1. Vice-President and 2002-04 7. Vice-President of the
Bureau du Congès, President of various parliamentary committees
before becoming Vice-President of the Government, a post she left
after 2 weeks after new elections in the Congress and
Minister of Economy, Labour, Civil Service, External Commerce,
Costums, Monetary Questions and Credit from 2007. (b. 1945-). |
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2007-11 Dancia Penn,
British Virgin
Islands (External Territory of United Kingdom and Great Britain)
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1992-99 Attorney-General and ex-officio member of the Legislative Council.
2004-07 Deputy Governor
and
2006 Acting Governor and Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Welfare
2007-11. (b. 1951-). |
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2007- Maysa Yazmuhammedova, Turkmenistan
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| Former Deputy Governor
of the Ahaol Region and Trade Union leade before she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of
Culture, Media and Health Care Issues. |
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2007-00 Brigid Annisette-George,
Trinidad and Tobago (Second in Cabinet)
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| Attorney At law through 20
years, and she was appointed government Senator in 2007. As Attorney
General she is the Deputy of the Prime Minister according
to the constitution. |
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2007-11
Britt Lundberg, Åland (Finish External Territory)
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Apart from her position as Vice-Lantråd/Deputy Premier she is also Minister of Education and Culture.
She was
Vice-Chairperson of the
Parliamentary Group of Centern
2002-03.
Minister of the
Chancellery
in charge of the European Union, Equality, Personnel Affairs, Housing, Elections,
Municipal Administrations and Lotteries
2005-07 and Speaker of the Lagting from 2011.
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2007-10 Julia Gillard,
Australia
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MP from 1998, Manager of Opposition
Business in the House of Representatives 2003-06 and
Deputy Leader
of Labor from 2006 and Deputy Leader of the Opposition 2006-07. Along with her
role as Deputy Prime Minister she was
Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations 2007-10 and Prime Minister 2010-13. (b. 1961-). |
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2008-10
Đurđa Adlešić, Croatia |
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Djurda Adelesic is former Mayor of Bjelovar, Vice-President of the
Social Liberal Party, HSLS 2000-06 and then Leader of a new party formed
as a merger between the
Croatian
Social-Liberal Party and Liberal Party
- also named HSLS. Around 2000 and 2001-08 President of the
Parliamentary Committee on National Security. 2001 Deputy Foreign
Minister, 2004-08 Vice-President of the Sabor, 2005 Presidential
Candidate and Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Interior Policy from
2008.
(b. 1960-). |
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2008-09
Honorine Dossou-Naki, Gabon
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The second
female member of the government as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
1982-88,
Ambassador to France 1995-2002,
Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals
2002-07,
Minister of the Merchant Navy
and charged with Port Equipments in 2007 until she was appointed Minister of
State Control, Inspections, the Fight against Corruption and Illegal
Enrichment later in the year, nd Vice-Premier Minister from 2008. |
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2008-14
Joëlle Milquet, Belgium
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National President of the
Centre Démocrate
Humaniste,
CHP
1999-2011
and Minister of Labour and Equal Opportunities 2008-11
and of Interior 2011-14
and became Vice-Premer and Minister in the French Community
of Compulsory Education, Small Children, Day Care Facilities and
Culture in 2014. (b. 1961-). |
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2008-10
Meglena
Plugchieva, Bulgaria
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Meglena Ivanova
Plugchieva-Aleksandrova was
Socialist MP 1995-2004, 1997-2004 Bulgarian Representative in Rheinland-Pfalz,
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 2001-04, Ambassador to Germany 2004-08
and Deputy Prime Minister charged with the Management of the European
Union Funds from 2008. Vice-Presidential Candidate in 2011. (b. 1956-) |
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2008-11
Mary Coughlan
, Ireland
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Fianna Fail TD 1987-2011, Minister of State (with special responsibility for the Gaeltacht
and the Islands) 2001-02, Minister of Social Security and Family Affairs
2002-04,
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
2004-08 and since 2008 also Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment. (b. 1965-). |
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2008-09 Elmira S. Ibraimova, Kyrgyzstan
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| Ambassador and
Permanent Representative to the United Nations 1999-2002, Leader
of the parliamentary faction of Ak Zhol in 2007, Deputy Foreign
Minister 2007-08 and Deputy Prime Minister until her resignation
from the cabinet. (b. 1962-). |
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2008-11
Farida Shorahimovna
Akbarova, Uzbekistan
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| Former Deputy Governor of
Tashkent Region and Vice-Chairperson of the national Women's
Committee 2007-08 until her appoitment as Deputy Prime Minister and
Chairperson of the Committee. |
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2008-11 Lene Espersen, Denmark
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MP 1994-2014, Political Spokesperson of The Conservative People's
1999-2001
and 2014, Minister of Justice 2001-08 and Political Leader 2008-11, Minister of Economic and Business Affairs
2008-10 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2010. Mother
of 2 sons. (b. 1965-)
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2008-13
Liv Signe Navarsete, Norway
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Parliamentary Leader 2001-05 and 2. Vice-Chairperson 2003-08
and Leader of Senterpartiet 2008-14 and Parliamentary Leader 2013-14. Minister of Transport and Communication
2005-09, 2. Vice-Premier from 2008 and Minister of Local Government and
Regional Development 2009-13. She is mother of 2 daughters. (b. 1958-). |
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2008-
Men Sam An,
Cambodia
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Also known as Mem San An or Men San Orn, she was
Member of the Politburo
of the Cambodian People’s Party (Communist) 1986-93 and later of
the Standing Committe, Member of the Permanent Committee of the National Assembly and
Chairperson of the Public Health, Social and Women's Affairs’ Committee
1998-2004,
Senior Minister and
Minister of Parliamentary Relations and Inspection
2004-08 and Deputy Prime Minister
without Portfolio from 2008. |
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2008-12
Adiatu Djaló Nandigna,
Guinea Bissau (Second in Cabinet) |
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Also known as Maria
Adiatu Diallo Nandigna, she was
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport 2007-08 and has been Second in
Cabinet since 2008 and Minister of the Presidency of the Council of
Ministers, Social Communication and Parliament from 2009 and Acting
Prime Minister from 10. February 2012. |
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2009
Vlasta Parkanová, Czech Republic |
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Member of Parliament 1990-1992 and again
since 1997 for the KDU-CSL. Minister of Justice 1997-98,
Chairperson of the Club of
Christian-Democratic Union - Czechoslovak Peoples' Party (KDU-CSL) in
the Chamber of Deputies 2006-07. Minister of Defence 2007-09.
(b. 1951). |
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2009 and 2010-11 Uktomkhan Abdullaeva, Kyrgyzstan |
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Ouktomkhane
Avavovna Abdoullaeva was Deputy Minister of Finance 1994-96,
First Deputy Finance Minister 1996-99, First Deputy Labor and Social
Protection Minister 1999-2001 Deputy Labour and Social Protection
Minister 2001-07
and Minister of Labour and Social
Development
2007-09 and from 2010 also in charge of Social Affairs. (b. 1949-). |
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2009-10 Tazhikan
Borbugulovna
Kalimbetova, Kyrgyzstan |
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2007-09 Minister of Finance, appointed by the authoritarian president Kurmanbek Bakiyev, after
parliamentary elections where the opposition did not get any seats in
spite of officially winning more than 8% of the vote. Former Civil
Servant in the Economy Ministry and Deputy Minister of Finance. 2009. (b.
1959-). |
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2009-13 Thokozani Khupe, Zimbabwe |
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Vice-President of
the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) from 2005 and former
Parliamentary Deputy Chief Whip of the MDC Party. (b. 1963-) |
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2009-14 Matia Chowdhury,
Bangladesh (Third in Cabinet)
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Also known as Motia, she was Organizing Secretary of the Awami
League 1971-72 and 1979 Agricultural Secretary of the party and Minister
of Agriculture and Food 1996-2001 and again from 2009. (b. 1942-) |
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2009
Lillian Boyce, Turks
and Caicos Islands (British External Territory) |
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Known as Lillian Robinson-Been until
2006, she was Deputy Leader of the Opposition
and Deputy Leader of Progressive
National Party in 2003, Minister for Education, Youth, Sports
and Culture 2003-07 and Minister of Health and Human Services ,
2007-09 until she was fired from the cabinet in February for
critizising the Premier, who then named her Deputy Premier and
Minister of Home Affairs and Public Security in February when he
announced his resignation effictive by the end of March, and
she was fired when the new Premier took office.
(b. 1963-). |
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2009-11
Elena Salgado Méndez,
Spain |
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2. Vice-President of the Government 2009-11 and 1. Vice-President for
Economic Affairs, and
Minister of Finance and Economy 2009-11.
Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment 1991-96,
2004-07 Minister of Health and President of the
WHO Assembly in 2005 and
2007-09 Minister of Public Administration and Civil Service. (b. 1949-). |
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2009-12 Ndèye Khady Diop,
Senegal |
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2002-04
Minister-Delegate for Pre-Scholar Education and Small Children, from
2009 Minister of State and Minister of Family, 2009-10 Minister of
National Solidarity, Food Security, Women's Entrepreneurship,
Microfinance and the Infancy and
2010-12 Minister of Women's Groups and
the Early Childhood. |
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2009 and 2009-11 Cécile Manorohanta, Madagascar |
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Cécile Marie Ange Dominique Manorohanta was Vice-Minister
of Education and Scientific Research 2007, Minister of Defence 2007-09
and Vice-Premier and Minister of Interior 2009-11.
As part of the power struggle she was in charge of the government from
October to November as the appointed Premier could not be sworn in and
when he was abroard in December, she again acted as his stand-in until
he was dismissed and she appointed as his successor
but she was replaced herself after 2 days. |
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2009-11
Sujata Koirala, Nepal |
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Spokesperson of the Nepalese Congress Party 2007-08, Minister
Without Portfolio in 2008, she failed to get elected to the
Constuent Assembly in 2008 but the following year her father,
Congress President and former Prime Minsiter, Girija Prasad Koirala,
named her Foreign Minister and Leader of the Congress Party in the
Government and later in the year she was appointed Deputy Prime
Minister. |
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2009-10
Viera Petríková,
Slovakia |
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A former Judge and also Minister of
Justice from 2009. (b. 1957-) |
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2009-12
Juliana O’Connor-Connolly,
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom External Dependency) |
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Minister of Community Development, Sports, Youth Affairs and Culture 1997-2000 and 2003-04 and Minister for Planning, Communications, District Administration and IT 2004-05,
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
2001-03
and fro
2013, Deputy Leader of Government Business and Minister for
District Administration, Agriculture, Environmental Health, Public Works, Telecommunication and Gender Affairs
and
Deputy Leader of the United Democratic Party since 2009.
Premier 2012-13. |
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2009-11 Anicette Nang Ovika, Gabon (Second in
Cabinet) |
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Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals. |
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