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FEMALE GOVERNORS
2000-2005
This is a list of
female governors and similar leaders of both federal territories and
unitarian states. This means that some of the governors listed are the
actual leaders of the states, others are official representatives of the
central power with no executive roles.
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2000-06
Lieutenant Governor Dr. Lynda M. Haverstock, Saskatchewan (Canada) |
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A clinical psychologist and a educator, she has taught university in
both Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. 1989-96 Leader of the Liberal
Party, as the first female party leader in the province. She and
her husband, Harley Olsen, have four children and three
grandchildren. (b. 1942-). |
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2000-06
Lieutenant Governor Myra Freeman, Nova Scotia (Canada) |
| Active in Jewish
and secular community work. (b. 1949-).
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2000-05
Commissioner Glenna F. Hansen, North West Territories (Canada)
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An Inuvialuit and joined David Storr and Sons Contracting Ltd., Inuvik,
NWT, in 1990 as an executive assistant and rose to become the firm's
general manager in 1996, a position she currently occupies. She has also
been active in community affairs in Inuvik. She is widowed and
mother of four children. (b. 1956-). |
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2000-04 and 2016 Governor Laura I. Ierago Miles, Sonsorol State (Palau) |
| First
time she was in office, her name was Laura Ierago and second time
Laura Miles. |
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2000-08
and 2012- Governor
Yelitza del Jesús Santaella Hernandez, Delta Amacuro (Venezuela) |
| Yelitza Santaella
was Vice-Governor
1998-2000 and acting governor in 2000 before standing for election. |
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2000-08 Governor
Antonia Muñoz, Portugesa (Venezuela) |
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2000-01 Intendent Josefina
Bilbao
Mendoza,
Region V de
Valparadíso
(Chile)
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1994-2000 Minister of Women's Affairs. Region V also
includes the external territory of
Easter Island. (b. 1936-).
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2000-02 Intendent Nelda
Panicucci Bianchi, Region XII de Magallanes (Chile) |
Former Ministerial Director. The Region XII includes the
external territory of Antártica Chilena. (b. 1951-). |
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2000-01 Intendent
Silvia Moreno Gonzáles, Region XI de General Carlos Ibañez Del Campo
(Chile) |
| Resigned as
Regional Intendent and run for Senator. |
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2000-02
Intendent Berta Belmar Ruiz, Region IX de Araucanía (Chile)
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Subsecretary of Housing and Urban Development 1994-2000. |
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2000- Governor
Elsa Gladis Cifuentes Aranzazu, Risaralda (Colombia) |
| Former
Presidential Advisor of Women's Affairs, and appointed a cabinet with more
women members than men. |
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2000-03
Governor Nancy de Guadalupe Hernández Suárez, Vaupés
(Colombia) |
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2000 Governor Luz Amalia Amado Montoya, Norte
de Santander (Colombia)
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2000-? Governor Elsa Alejandria Lozano, Picsi (Perú)
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| Later candidate for the
Congress.(b. 1970-) |
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2000-05 Governor Nelly Salinas, Pastanza
(Ecuador)
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2000-before 2004
Governor Blanca Lidia Ávalos de Angulo,
San Vicente
(El Salvador) |
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2000-09 Governor
Carmen Elena Sagrera de Lemus,
La Libertad
(El Salvador) |
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Circa 2000-circa 2007 Governor Arelys Giron, Cornayagua (Honduras) |
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2000-02 Governor Patricia Quinto de Girón, Izabal (Guatemala) |
| She resigned |
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2000-01 Governor Maria Elisa López Ixtabalán, Quetzaltenango (Guatemala) |
| The first female
governor from the indigenous Maya people. |
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2000-01 Governor
Lucrecia Marroquín Godoy de Palomo, Department of Guatemala (Guatemala)
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| Resigned because
of her involvement in a financial scandal. |
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2000-01
Governor
Carmen Judith Morán, Baja Verapaz
(Guatemala) |
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Until 2000 Governor Marta Eugenia Medrano
López, Quiché (Guatemala)
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2000-04
Governor Miriam de la Rosa, San Cristóbal (Dominican Republic) |
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2000-04
Governor Gilma del Rosario Beras Bodilla de Jacobo, El Seybo (Dominican
Republic) |
| Known as Rosario
Beras de Jacobo. |
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2000-04
Governor Miríam Guzmán de Tejada, Salcedo (Dominican Republic) |
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2000-04
Governor Bairma Morales, Hato Mayor (Dominican Republic) |
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2000-04
Governor Magdalena Matos Santana, Independecia (Dominican Republic) |
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2000-04
Governor Finetta Camilo Fernández, Duarte (Dominican Republic) |
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2000-04
Governor Amanda Manzueta, Samaná (Dominican Republic) |
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2000-04
Governor Dorila Baitistá, Elías Piña (Dominican Republic) |
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2000-04
Governor Altagracia Sánchez, Sánchez Ramírez (Dominican Republic) |
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2000-04
Governor Juana del Socorro Pérez y Pérez, Pedernales, (Dominican Republic) |
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2000-03
Governor Oppah Chamu
Zulpange Rushesha Muchinguri, Manicaland
(Zimbabwe) |
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1980-81 Private Secretary to the President, 1989-93 Deputy Minister of
State for External Affairs, 1993-97 Deputy Minister of Environment and
Tourism, From 1994 Deputy Secretary General of the Government
Party (KANU) and later Party Secretary of Education and Deputy Secretary
of Women's Affairs. 1997-2000 Minister of State in the President’s
Office. (b. 1958-).
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2000-03 Governor Gertrude Kitembo, Maniema (Congo-Kinhasa) |
| Head of
the province in rebellion in the civil-war torn country, but in
2003 she joined the government as Minister of Post, Telephones
and Telecommunications (b. 1958-). |
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2000-09 Governor
Fusae Ota, Osaka Prefecture (Japan) |
| 1995-95
Vice-Governor of Okayama and a high ranking official in the Ministry of
External Trade and Energy. |
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2000-09 Governor
Yoshiko Shotari, Kumato (Kyushu) Prefecture (Japan) |
Vice-governor 1999-2000 and desided to run for governor when her
predecessor died. (b. 1939-). |
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2000-02 Governor Dr. Chang Po-ya, Province of
Taiwan (Taiwan)
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Medical Professor, Mayor of Chiayi City 1983-89, 1997-2000 and 1990-97 Minister
of Health 2000-02 also Minister of the Interior (b. 1942-).
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2000-05
Governor Virginija Lukošienė, Klaipeda (Lithuania) |
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(b. 1954)
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2000-01
Regional Governor Lilyana Hranova-Petkova, Gabrova (Bulgaria) |
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Until her appointment, she was Chief Secretary
of the Regional Administration.
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2000 and 2002-04 Acting
Fylkesmann
Vilgunn Gregusson,
Troms (Norway) |
| As
Assistant Fylkesmann since 1990, she was first
acting for a few months after the Fylkesmann resigned and from 2002 as long
as the Fylkesmann, Svein Ludvigsen, was Minister of Fisheries.
(b. 1937-) |
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2000-02 Prefect Maria Fiorella Scandura, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Until 2007 Prefect of Pisa
2007- Prefect of Siracusa (Italy) |
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Named Vice-Prefect in 1999.
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2000-02
Government-Delegate Carmen Mas Rubio, Valencia (Spain) |
| A former lawyer
and member of the Parliament in Valencia 1995-99. She vas Councillor of
Social Welfare 1999-2000. (b. 1954-). |
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2000-04 Government-Delegate Mercedes Fernández González
(Cherines), Principado de Asturias (Spain) |
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MP for the Popular Party for Asturias 1993-2000
and from 2011, President of Partido Popular in Asturias since 2012 and Candidate
for the post of Government President, but her party finished third. (b. 1960-).
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2000-04
Prefect Rajmonda Stefa, Fier (Albania) |
| From 2005
Secretary of the National Assembly. |
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2000-? Governor Rahmat-Ruhani Sarvestani,
Sarvestan (Iran)
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| Sarvestan is a
district near Shiraz, the capital of the Southern Province of Fars. |
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2000-08
Lord-Lieutenant Phyllida Stewart-Roberts, East Sussex (including the unitary
authorities of Brighton and Hove) (United Kingdom) |
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Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of the County 1996-2000. (1934-). |
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2000-09
Lord-Lieutenant Lady Romaine Carswell of the County Borough of Belfast (United
Kingdom and Northern Ireland) |
| Former Deputy
Lord-Lieutenant and wife of the Lord Chief Justice for Northern Ireland,
Lord Carswell. |
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2000-04 Prefect
Chantal Jourdan, Lot (France)
2004-07 Prefect of l'Aveyron
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Sous-Prefect of Val-de-Marne 1998-2001 (b. 1945-). |
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2000-02 Prefect Anne Boquet, Indre (France)
2008-13
Prefect of Yvelines
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| 1989-90
Sous-Prefet of Loir-et-Cher, 1993-96 Secretary General of Polynésie
Française (Deputy High Commissioner), 1996-2000 Sous-prefect of Oise. Also
civil servant in various ministries, latest as Director in the Ministry of
Overseas Affairs and then High Commissioner to French Polynesia
2005-08. (b. 1952-). |
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2000
District Administrator Sue Ingram, Aileu-Ermera, Timor Leste |
| Privously worked
in the Australian civil service and UN, she was appointed by the UN
administration until the local civil servants took over the administration
themselves, and now works in the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon
Islands |
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2000-02 District Administrator
Maria Paixão de Jesus da Costa,
Aileu-Ermera,
Timor Leste |
| Her deputy was
Ginette Dupart.
MP from 2002. (b. 1960-). |
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2000-10 Gezahebber Lizanne M. Richards-Dindial, Curaçau (Nederlandse Antillen) |
| A lawyer she was
Director of Public Revenues of in the island 1994-2001. In 2010 Curaçau
became a land within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (with a male Governor).
After her divorce she was known as Lizanne Dindial.(b. 1957-)- |
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2000-05 Regional Governor
Rustriningsih Msi, Kebume (Indonesia) |
| One of 5 female of 400 regional
governors (Bupati), Deputy Governor of Jawa Tengah (Central Java) from 2008.
(b. 1967-). |
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2001-05
Governor Judy Martz, Montana (USA) |
| Worked for several
senators and operated a business together with her husband before becoming
Lt. Governor 1996-2000. She did not seek reelection. (b. 1943-). |
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2001-10 Governor
Ruth Ann Minner, Delaware (USA) |
| 1974-82 member of
the State House of Representatives and some time Majority Whip, 1982-92
State Senator and Lt. Governor and Senate President 1993-2000. Reelected in
2004. (b. 1935-). |
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2001-03
Governor Jane Swift, Massachusetts (USA) |
| State Senator
1991-96, 1996 Assistant Majority Leader (R), 1997-98 Director of the Office
of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations. Lt. Governor 1998-2001 until
her predecessor was appointed ambassador. She made headlines as she was
pregnant in 1998 and a month after becoming governor she gave birth to twin
girls. She did not seek reelection. (b. 1965-). |
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2001-14 Governor
Dr. Marie Bashir, New South Wales (Australia) |
| The first person
from a Lebanese background to become governor of an Australian state.
Married to a former Lord Mayor of Sydney, Sir. Nicolas Shehadie (Therefore
also known as Lady Shehadie) and active in aboriginal and immigrant
community affairs and a physician at a hospital in Sydney. As the most
senior of the Governors, she held the position of Administrator many times
since 2007. (b. 1930-). |
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2001-07 Governor
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, South Australia, (Australia) |
The world's
fastest woman in the early 1950s and won the 100m and 200m sprints at the
1952 Olympics, becoming the first Australian female runner to win Olympic
gold. Raised in Lithgow and dubbed the Lithgow Flash. Member of a number of
committees in trough the years. (b. 1932-).
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2001-07
Lieutenant Governor Iona
Campagnlo,
British Columbia (Canada) |
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MP 1974-79 and 1974-76 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian
Affairs and Northern Development and 1976-79 Minister of State (Fitness
and Amateur Sport) 1983-91 President of the Liberal Party of Canada. (b.
1932-)-
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2001-07 Zupan Vlasta Hubicki, the Krapina-Zagorje County (Croatia) |
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Until 2001
Governor Margoth Cardozo,
Palmasola (Bolivia) |
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Before 2001 Three times Acting Governor Aracely Morales López, Cartagena
(Colombia) |
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Member of the cabinets of several states. 2001-03
Minister of Culture. |
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Circa 2001-03
Governor Esperanza Andrade de Osso, Guainía,
(Colombia) |
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2001-circa
2003
Governor Ana Francisca Sabina de Monserrat España Gómez, Department of
Guatemala (Guatemala) |
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Normally known as Ana Francisca España Gómez she was previously engaged in human rights
organizations. |
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2001-04
Governor Dora Otilia Alcahé de Lange,
Quetzaltenango (Guatemala) |
| Appointed to
replace María Elisa Ixtabal, who was removed by the President. |
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2001-06 Governor
Milvia Clemencia Romero de Donis, Santa Rosa (Guatemala) |
| The picture
shows various Guatemalan governors. |
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2001-04
Governor
Vidalia Dineth Dubón Gomez de Mejía, Baja Verapaz
(Guatemala) |
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2001-04
Governor Maria Magdalena Hidalgo Marroquin, Retalhuleu
(Guatemala) |
| Later she was
elected mayor of the City of
Retalhuleu. |
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2001-03
Governor Maria Alicia Lemme, Provincia de San Luis (Argentina) |
| Vice-Governor and
President of the Provincial Cámara de Senadores since 1999 and became
governor ever the day after after her predecessor, Adolfo Rodrìguez Saá,
became Interim President of Argentina at the 23rd December only to resign at
the 30th. She appointed a cabinet with 7 female and 2 male ministers. |
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2001-? Governor and Sub-prefect Maria Rosa Anaya Torres, Trujillo (Peru) |
| The governor is in
charge of the civil administration - the Prefect is head of military and
police of a larger district. |
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2001-09 Governor
Akiko Domoto, Chiba (Japan) |
| Member of the
House of Councillors 1989-2000,
1997-99 Chairperson of the Diet Group of the
New Party Sakigake and stood as
an independent candidate. (b. 1932-)- |
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2001-10 Governor
Teresita "Ningning" S. Lazaro, Laguna (Philippines) |
| Vice-Mayor of
Calamba 1988-92, elected to the State Board (Government) in 1992 and was
elected as vice-governor 1992 after her predecessor became acting governor.
She became acting governor in January when her predecessor was appointed to
the cabinet, and in May 2001 she was elected to the post. |
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2001-10 and
2013- Governor
Daisy Avance-Fuentes, South Cotabalo (Philippines) |
| MP 1991-2001 and
1997-2001 Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. (b. 1957-)- |
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2001- 07
Governor Maria Elena Palma-Gil, Davao Oriental (Philippines) |
| Former Member of
the House of Representatives. Lost her bid for re-election to her cousin,
Corazon T. Nunez-Malanyaon. (b. 1946-) |
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2001-10 Governor
Sally Perez-Zaldivar, Antique (Philippines) |
Salvacion Perez
was Undersecretary of the Presidency for Liaison with the Senate 1997-2001. (b. 1937-)-
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2001-10 Governor Milagros Tan,
Western Samar
(Philippines)
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Former manager of a private company.
Her successor is her daughter Sharee Ann T. Tan. |
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2001-10 Governor
Aurora E. Cerilles, Zamboanga del Sur (Philippines) |
| Former member of
the Congress from the State. (b. 1949-). |
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2001-04
and 2013- Governor Rebecca A. Yñares,
Rizal (Philippines) |
| Nini's husband is
former Governor of the Province and she has been a business executive until
she joined politics in 2001. Her Vice-Governor is
Jovita C. Rodriguez |
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2001-04
Governor Clothilde Japzon Salazar, Eastern Samar (Philippines) |
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Member of the Provincial Board 1988-2001. (b.
1932-)-
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2001-04
Governor Ramoncita P. Ong, Aurora (Philippines) |
| Former member of
the Congress from the State. Her vice-governor is Anabelle C. Tangson.
Married to former governor Edgardo Ong (b. 1955-). |
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2001-14 Fylkesmann
Kristen Hille Valla, Oppland
(Norway) |
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Deputy Leader of Senterpartiet
1987-91, 1989-90 Minister of Environmental Protection.
(b. 1944-). |
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2001-12 Governor Laura McLeod,
Omaheke Region
2012- Governor of the Khomas Region (Namibia) |
| Elected
Deputy Secretary General of SWAPO in 2012. |
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2001-02 Acting Landshövding Uno Svaleryd,
Jämtland (Sweden) |
| Councillor in the
County Adminsitration. |
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2001-02 and 2006-07 Acting Landshövding Inger Eriksson, Dalarna (Sweden) |
| She is
Lantråd, Deputy Governor, and acted from
Gunnar Björk resigned until Ingrid Dahlberg
took office 6 month's later and again from December-May when Maria Norrfalk
replaced Dahlberg. |
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2001 Acting
District Governor Yulia Kuzmanova Yaneva, Burgas (Bulgaria) |
| A former MP she
was Deputy District Governor 2001. |
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2001-07
Statsamtmand
Vibeke Larsen, County of Vestsjælland (Denmark)
2005-07 Acting Statsamtmand of the County of Storstrøm
2005- Acting Stiftamtmand of the Diocese of Lolland-Falster
2006-10 Director of the State Administration for the Region
of Sealand (Statsforvaltningen Sjælland)
2007-10 Stiftamtmand of the Diocese of Roskilde |
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1995-2001
High
Commissioner of the
Danish External Territory
the Faero Islands, and before that she
was Assistant Secretary in a Local Government in Denmark.
2005 she was appointed to handle the transfer from the various
Statsamts in Sealand to new State Administration of Sealand
(Statsforvaltning Sjælland).
(b. 1944-). |
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2001-02
and 2005-11 Civil Governor Maria Alzira de Lima Rodrigues
Serrasqueiro, Castelo Branco (Portugal)
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Alzira
Serrasqueiro is former
Secretary of Health of the Socialist Party. |
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2001-06
Prefect
Aloysia Inyumba, Kigali-Ngali (Rwanda)
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1994-99 Minister of Family and Women's Affairs, Circa 1998-99 Minister of
Social Affairs, 1999-2001 Secretary general of the Unity and
Reconciliation Commission. |
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2001-04 Prefect
Anka Gogic-Mitic, District of Branicevo (Serbia in Yugoslavia) |
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2001-04 Prefect
Jelena Radakovic, District of Srednji Banat (Vojvodina in Yugoslavia) |
| Former manager of
an opposition newspapers in the town of Zrenjanin, the capital of the
district. Srednji Banat means Central Banat in Serbian. |
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2001-? Prefect Zorica Đerić-Stojčić of the District of Bor
(Serbia) |
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2001-11
Lord-Lieutenant Sheena Cruickshank, Area of Clackmannanshire (United Kingdom) |
| Deputy
Lord-Lieutenant of the area 1998-2001. Involved with local branches of
national charities trough many years. (b. 1935-)- |
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2001-
Lord-Lieutenant Georgiana Osborne, Area of Angus (United Kingdom) |
| Active locally for
national charities, currently as President of the Tayside Branch. (b. 1945
in New Zealand). |
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Circa 2001-
Sýslumaður Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, Ísafirði (Iceland) |
| Both Chief of
Police and Government Representative of the area. |
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Before 2001
District Commissioner Loreen Malco, Salt Cay (Turks and Caicos Islands) |
| Followed Patricia
Simons on the post by and was succeded by Lydia Ewing sometime before
2001. |
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From circa 2001-
District Commissioner Lydia Ewing, Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Succeeded Loreen
Malcom sometime before 2001. |
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Circa 2001-
District Commissioner Evelyn Malcom, South Caicos (Turks and Caicos Islands) |
| Turk and Caicos
Islands is a British Dependency in the Caribbean. |
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2002-10
Governor Linda Lingle, Hawaii (USA)
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Member of Maui County Council, 1981-90 and its mayor 1991-98. Former
Chairperson of the State Republican Party and Candidate for Governor in
1998. She defeated the Lt. Governor since 1995,
Maize K. Hirono, in November and took office in December, who in 2013
defeated her for the post of US Senator for Hawaii.
(b. 1953). |
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2002-04 Governor
Mercedes Marina Aragonés de Juárez, Santiago del Estero (Argentina) |
| Nina Aragonés was
elected Vice-Governor in September 2002 as the running mate of her husband,
Carlos Juárez (1918-) in September. He was elected governor in 1949, 1973,
1983, 1995, 1999 and 2002. In December she took over as governor, and
appointed him Minister of Economy. In April 2004 she was suspended when they
were both arrested over allegations of corruption, abuses of power and
murder. (b. circa 1930-). |
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2002 Governor
Benedita Souza da Silva Sampaio, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) |
| Benedita da Silva
was the first female black Federal Senator before becoming Vice-Governor of
the state in 1996. In 2002 she came second with 24% of the wote against
Rosinha Matheus, who won 51%. In January 2003 she became Federal Minister of
Social Assistance. (b. 1942-) |
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2002 Governor
Maria Dalva de Souza Figueiredo, Amapá (Brazil) |
| Dalva de Souza
Figueiredo was Vice-Governor 1996-2002. (b. 1962-). |
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2002-circa
2004 Intendent Nelda Rivera Barriento, Region XI de General Carlos Ibañez
Del Campo (Chile) |
| 2000-02 Provincial
Governor of Puerto Aysen. (b. 1962-)- |
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2002-04
Intendent Yasna Provoste Campillay , Region III de Atacama (Chile) |
| 2000-02 Provincial
Governor of Huasco, from 2004 Minister of Planning and Cooperation. (b.
1970-). |
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2002-04 Governor María del Carmen Fajardo
de León,
Izabal
(Guatemala) |
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2002-10 Governor
Soraya Reyes, Valle (Honduras) |
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2002-06 Governor
Ilsa Díaz Zelaya,
Cortés
(Honduras) |
| A former MP, she
was President of the Parlamento
Centroamericano 1992-93.
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2002-04 Governor Ginette
Bournigal de Jimménez
Messón, Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) |
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Secretary of the Senate 2000-02 |
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2002-04 Governor Francia González de González,
Peravia (Domenican Republic) |
| Professor in
various educational institutions. |
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2002-06 Floribeth Medina Zamora,
Puntarenas (Costa Rica) |
| Flory Medina Zamora has been an
MP since 2006. She is Vice-President of the Movimiento Libertario |
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2002-06
Governor Yeni de Cedeño, Herrera (Panama) |
| Former
Vice-Governor |
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2002-03 Civil
Governor
Teresa Figueiredo de
Vasconcelos Caeiro, Lisboa
(Portugal) |
| Former member of
the Municipal Council and the second female governor of Portugal's capital,
Lisbon. Secretary of State of Social Affairs 2003-04 and 2004-05 of Culture.
(b. 1969-) |
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2002-05 Civil Governor
Maria das Mercês Gomes Borges da Silva Soares, Setúbal (Portugal) |
| Normally known as
Maria das Mercês Borges |
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2002-09 Prefect
Fofi Yennimata, Athens-Piraeus (Greece) |
PASPK MP from 2000
she was elected Regional Governor of the Greater Athens Area, though with
limited powers. She was
Deputy Minister of Health and Social Solidarity
2009-10,
Alternate Minister of Education
2010-12and became
Alternate Minister
of Defence in 2013. |
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2002-03 Prefect Giuseppina di Rosa, Grosetto (Italy)
2003- Prefect of Siena |
| Vice-President
from 1989 and Prefetto della Repubblica (without charge) from 1996. |
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2002 Acting Prefect Ana Lackoic-Fodor, North Bracka (Serbia, Yugoslavia) |
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(b. 1955-). |
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2002-08 Landshövding Ingegerd Wärnersson, Blekinge (Sweden) |
| Minister of
Schools 1999-2002. (b. 1947-) |
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2002-08
Landshövding
Ingrid Dahlberg, Dalarnas
Län (Sweden) |
| Former
Journalist, Director of TV Fiction at the National Television, Managing
Director of the theater Dramaten. (b. 1941-).
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2002-08
Landshövding
Maggi Mikaelsson, Jämtland (Sweden) |
| MP for the
Leftwing Party 1988-91 and 1994-2002. (b. 1946-).
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2002-03 Acting
Landshövding Monica Robin Svensson, Gävleborg (Sweden) |
| Councillor in the
County Council. (b. 1938-). |
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2002-03
Government Delegate María Encarnación Naharro de Mora, Castilla-La Mancha
(Spain) |
| Provincial
Subdelegate in charge of the Province of Llbacete 2000-02. |
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2002- Lord-Lieutenant Clare Macpherson-Grant Russell, The Area of Banffshire
(United Kingdom) |
| The Laird of
Ballindalloch Castle in Scotland, which her family have owned since the
early 18th century, she became Deputy Lieutenant for Banffshire in 1991 and
was appointed the Vice Lord-Lieutenant in 1998. Also the author of cookery
books. (b. 1944-). |
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2002-
Lord-Lieutenant Isobel Gunning Brydie, West Lothian (United Kingdom) |
| Conservative
Councillor in West Lothian 1992-96 and Chair of the local National Health
Trust 1997-99. (b. 1944-). |
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2002-
Lord-Lieutenant Kate Thomas, Mid Glamorgan (United Kingdom) |
| Kathrin Thomas was Chairperson of Mid Glamorgan Health Authority
and latterly Bro Taf Health Authority 1987-99. Later she was High Sheriff
and Vice Lord-Lieutenant for Mid Glamorgan up to her appointment. (b.
1944-). |
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2002-05
Sýslumaður Anna Birna Þráinsdóttir, Búðardal
2005-Sýslumaður of
Vík (Iceland) |
| Deputy Government
Reprentative and Deputy Chief of Police of Hvolsvöllur until 2002. (b.
1967-) |
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Circa 2002-
Sýslumaður Ástríður Sólrún Grímsdóttir, Ólafsfirði (Iceland) |
| Both Chief of
Police and Government Representative of the area. |
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2002-2003 Regional UNMIK Administrator Margarite Roy,
District of Pec (Kosova) |
| Regional
Administrator for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in
Kosovo. 1999-2002 she was the regional administrator for the U.N. Interim
Administration Mission in Kosovo and later Head of office for the
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan |
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2003-07
Governor
Rosangela Rosinha Garotinho
Barros Assed Matheus de Oliveira, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) |
| Either known as
Rosinha Garotinho or Rosinha Matheus, and she is married to Anthony
Garotinho, socialist Presidential candidate in 2002. Did not run for
reelection. (b. 1963-)- |
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2003-10 Governor
Wilma Maria de Faria, Rio Grande do Norte
(Brazil) |
| A former mayor.
(b. 1945-)- |
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2003-13 Governor Hj Rina Iriani Ratnaningsih, Karanganyar (Indonesia)
|
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One of the 400 regional governors, her regency is in the Province of East
Java. |
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2003-09 Governor
Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas (USA) |
|
Insurance Commissioner of the State 1994-2002, Secretary of Health and Human
Services in the federal cabinet 2009-14. Daughter of former governor
of Ohio, John Gilligan (b. 1948-)- |
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2003-10 Governor
Jennifer M. Granholm, Michigan (USA) |
|
Attorney-General 1998-2002. Born in Canada (b. 1959-). |
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2003-09
Governor Janet
Napolitano,
Arizona
(USA) |
|
Attorney-General 1998-2002. The third female governor of the state, and the
first to succeed another woman.
Secretary of Homeland Security 2009-13. (b. 1957-). |
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2003-05
Governor Olene Smith Walker, Utha
(USA) |
|
Eight years in Utah Legislature,
including serving as majority whip. Director of Utah Division of
Economic and Community Development.
Lt. Governor 1993-2003 and took over the post of governor when her
predecessor became member of the Federal Government on 5 november.
She lost the
Republican Primary and did therefore not seek reelection.
She was
mother of
seven children, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Lived
(1939-2015) |
 |
2003-05 Governor Susanie Davis Bryan,
Departamento Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y St. Catalin
(Colombia) |
|
Public administrator. |
 |
2003-06
Governor Ernestina Cury Tejada, Coclé (Panama) |
| Vice-Governor
2002-03. |
 |
2003-06
Governor Olga Ríos, Veraguas (Panama) |
| Former University
Lecturer and Deputy Member of the Parliament |
 |
2003- Governor
Harumi Takahashi, Hokkaido (Japan) |
| Head of the
Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry 2001-02. The Prefecture has
got a population of 5,6 million people. |
 |
2003-11
Governor
Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko,
Saint Petersburg (Russia
) |
First secretary of
the Communist Committee of the Krasnogvardeiski
District in Leningrad 1984-86 and then
Deputy Chairperson the Leningrad Council of the People's Deputies,
Ambassador, 1991-95 and 1997-98 before becoming Vice-Premier until 2003
when she became Representative of the President North-West Russia
federal district. Chairperson of the Federation Council from 2011.
(b.
1949-).
|
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2003-08 Governor
Dr Quentin Bryce, Queensland
(Australia) |
| Former lawyer, academic
and human rights advocate, Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, founding
chair and Chief Executive Officer of the National Childcare Accreditation
Council and Governor-General of Australia from 2008. (b. 1942-) |
 |
2003 Acting Administrator Pat Miller, Northern Territory (Australia)
(October-November) |
| Aboriginal
leader through many ears, she was appointed Deputy to the Administrator in
2002. |
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Until 2003
Governor Matilde Krauer de Riveros, Department of Boquerón (Paraguay) |
|
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2003-08 Governor Prof. Mirta
Ramona Mendoza Díaz,
Department of Concepción (Paraguay) |
|
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2003-05
Governor Rosa Cabezas Ortiz, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) |
|
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2003-05
Governor Alexandra Cedeño Martínez, Galápagos (Ecuador) |
|
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2003-05 Governor
Tokon
Asanovna Shailieva,
Issyk-Kul
(Kyrgyzstan) |
|
Chairperson of
Women's
Democratic Party
1994-2003 and
New Force Party
since 2003.
Before 2003 she was
Head
of the Pervomaisky
District
Administration
in Bishke |
 |
2003-13 Prefect Clotilde Namboï, Ombella-M'Poko (Central
African Republic)
2013-14 Prefect of Ouham |
| |
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2003-09
Governor Angelina Masuku, Matabeleland South
(Zimbabwe) |
| Also held the
position of Resident Minister and Member of the National Cabinet. Member of
Parliament for Luveve constituency 1990-2000. Also a member of the
Zanu PF Politburo as Secretary for the Disabled and Disadvantaged. |
|
Circa 2003-04 Governor
Enebay
Geldiyevna Atayeva,
The Ahal Region (Turkmenistan) |
|
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour 2001
and
2001-04
Minister of Economy and Finance,
2002-04
Deputy Premier Minister responsible for
the
Banking Sector,
Costums and Imports.
Before 2001 and from
2004 Head of the central Council of
Trade Unions and Head of the Women's Association and Minister of Culture,
TV and Radio Broadcast from 2006.
Her name is also transcribed as Ataeva Enebay Gelgievna |
 |
2003-09
Regional Governor Maria Neykova, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) |
|
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2003-04
Landshövding Kerstin Wallin, Värmlands Län (Sweden)
|
| Former
Mayor of Bräcke and Vice-Chairperson of the Association of
Municipalities. (b. 1945-). |
 |
2003-09 Commissioner of the Queen Hanja
Maij-Weggen, Noord-Brabant (The
Netherlands) |
|
Vice-Chairperson of the Christian Democratic Group of the
European Parliament 1984-89, Minister of
Transport, Water Management and Public Works 1989-94
and Co-leader of CDA, Christelijk Democraat
Appel
1994-95. (b. 1943-). |
 |
2003-04 Acting
Governor
Eha Pärn, Tartu (Estonia)
2004-05 Governor |
| In Estonia, there is no
regional self-government on county level. The County Governments (Estonian:
Maavalitsus) are led by County Governors, who are appointed by the National
Government. |
|
2003-06 Governor
Daisy Antonieta
Bin Có de Izul, San Marcos
(Guatemala) |
|
|
2003-06 Governor Irma Graciela Basegoda
García de
Castillo,
Alta Verapaz
(Guatemala) |
| Worked as a
dentist prior to her appointment. |
 |
2003 Acting
Fylkesmann
Lise Beret Sandereid,
Østfold (Norway) |
| Acting until Enger Lahnstein took over the post. She is Assistant Fylkesmann. |
 |
2003-15
Fylkesman Anne Enger Lahnstein, Østfold Fylke (Norway) |
| Between 1980-85
Leader of the Group Secretariat, 1983-91 Deputy Leader, 1989- 91
Parliamentary Leader, 1991-99 Leader of Senterpartiet, The Center Party.
1997-99 1. Deputy to the Prime Minister and Minister of Culture . From 1999
Vice-Chairperson of the Defence Committee of Stortinget (b. 1950-) |
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2003-06
Voivode Elżbieta Rutkowska, Opolski
(Poland) |
|
Member of the Sejm 1980-89 and
2001-03 Vice-voivode.
(b. 1948-). |
 |
2003-06 Prefect Nicoletta Frediani, Lodi (Italy)
2006- Prefect of Savona |
|
ntil 2003 she was Vice-Prefect of
Genova. |
 |
2003-
Lord-Lieutenant Lady Gretton, Leicestershire (United Kingdom) |
|
Dame Jennifer Gretton, Dowager Baroness Gretton has been involved in various community affairs organisations and from 2001
Deputy Lord-Lieutnant of the County. Jenny Gretton has been
running the Stapleford Estate since the death of her husband, Lord
Gretton, in 1989. (b. 1943-). |
 |
2003-07 Lord-Lieutenant and Lord Provost The Rt. Hon. Liz
Cameron,
Glasgow
(United Kingdom) |
|
In Scotland the Lord Mayor is named Lord Provost and in a number
of cities also acts as the Queen's Represenative. She became Member
of
Glasgow District Council in 1992 and from 2003 member
of the new City Council. |
 |
2003-07 Lord-Lieutenant and Lord Provost Lesley Hinds,
Edinburgh (United
Kingdom) |
| Member of
the Edinburgh District Council in 1984 and later leader of the
district council. From 1996 member of the new City of Edinburgh
unitary authority. |
 |
2003-04 Government Delegate Susana Bouis Gutiérrez, Catalunya (Spain) |
| A former civil
servant, she was Subdelegate of Cataluña
2002-03, before she was appointed to succeed ulia
García-Valdecasas Salgado, who became Minister of Public Administration.
(b. 1967-). |
|
2003-?
Prefect Mudira Abu Bakr of the Dukan Region (Iraq) |
| The region
is situated in the in northern Suleimaniyah Province in the part of
Kurdistan which is controlled by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. |
|
2003-?
District Chief Executive Kate Aku Aglah, South Tongu District (Ghana) |
| The first female
DCE in Ghana. The South Tongu District is in the Volta Region. |
|
Until 2003 Governor Lesbia de
Martinez, Darién (Panamá) |
| Resigned
to run for an elective office. |
 |
Until 2003 Governor Medea
Mezurmishvili, Kachetia (Georgia) |
|
A close confidante of ex-President
Eduard Shevardnadze and resigned
before he was forced to step down. |
 |
2003-15 Custos Sophia Azan, St. Cathrine (Jamaica) |
| A Pastor of
the Bread of Life Ministries in Linstead. Deputy Governor General
from 6.7.12 5o 15.7.12 |
 |
2004- Custos Marcia Bennett, St. Thomas (Jamaica) |
| A
Local entrepreneur. |
 |
2004-08
Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, Louisiana (USA) |
|
1984-89 Member of the State Legislature, 1990-93 Vice-Chairperson of
the of the Public Service Commission and its Chairperson 1993 and
1994. Lieutenant Governor 1995-2004.
Did not run for re-election. Mother of six. (b. 1942-). |
 |
2004-10 Governor Maria Gracia Cielo Padaca,
Isabela (Philippines) |
|
Known as Edna Padaca, she
defeated the incumbent governor and thereby toppled the Dy-dynasty
which had held power in the province for more than 30 years. She is
a former tv-personality (b. 1964-). |
 |
2004-13 Governor Bellaflor
Angara-Castillo, Aurora
(Philippines) |
|
Assistant Majority Leader in the
Congress, 1997-98, Assistant Minority Leader, 1998-2000 Senior
Deputy Majority Leader, 2000 Majority Leader, 2001-02 Assistant
Minority Leader and 2002-04 Deputy Minority Leader |
 |
2004-12
Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia-Codilla,
Cebu
(Philippines) |
| Gwen
Garcia's father, Pablo Garcia, was governor of the Province
1992-2004. She was suspended by Department of the Interior and Local
Government due to alleged blocking of fund of Vice-Governors Greg
Sanchez (now deceased) and Agnes Magpale.(b. 1956-) |
 |
2004-13 Governor
Luisa
Lloren-Cuaresma,
Nueva Vizcaya
(Philippines) |
| Former
Mayor, Vice-Governor 1998-2004. She is the
fifth female governor in the Province since 1962. |
 |
2004-10 Governor
M. Jodi Rell, Connecticut (USA) |
|
The Lt. Governor 1995-2004, she succeeded
her predessor who resigned because of a curruption-scandal. |
 |
2004-10 Governor
Amalia Garcia Medina, Zacatecas (Mexico) |
|
Member of the Democratic Revolution
Party, PRD. She was the first woman to be elected Governor in Mexico
since 1991. She was Vice-President of the Senate in 1997, and has
been President of
Partido Revolucionario Democratico, PRD from 1999. |
 |
2004-12 Governor Amparo Arbeláez Escalante,
Quindío (Colombia) |
Former Mayor of
Calarcá and MP for Quindío for two periods.
|
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2004-12 Luz Selene Plata Ventura,
Duarte (Domenican Republic) |
|
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2004-10 Governor Eunice Josefina
Jimeno Olivier de Núñez, Santiago Rodríguez (Domenican Republic) |
| Former
conservative MP. |
 |
2004-10
Governor
Altagracia
Matos Matos, Barahona
(Domenican Republic) |
|
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2004-06 and 2012- Governor
Governor Nelly Melo
Matos de Guerrero,
Peravia (Domenican Republic) |
| From 2006
she
worked in the central government |
 |
2004-06 Governor Rosa Sonia Mateo
de Espinosa, Dajabón (Domenican Republic) |
|
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2004-06 Governor Amalia Andrea
Grullón Jiménez,
Montecristi
(Domenican Republic) |
| The state
is also known as Monte Cristy |
 |
2004-08 Governor
Mirla Flores de Alfaro, Departament
of Guatemala
(Guatemala) |
| Her full
name is Mirla Julieta Flores Tobar De Alfaro. |
 |
2004-06
Governor Norma Quixtán Argueta,
Quetzaltenango (Guatemala) |
| Cabinet
Member and Secretary of Peace from 2006. |
 |
2004-circa 2008 Governor Dinora Romero de Hernández,
Francisco Morazán (Honduras) |
| |
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2004-08 Governor
Salwa Mohsni Labiadh,
Zaghouan (Tunesia) |
| Member of
the Central Committee of the Constitutional Democratic
Rally (ruling party) in 1993-98 and member of the Economic
and Social Council in 2000-03 as it's vice President in 2001-03 and
posted int the Ministry of Interior from 2008. (b.
1950-). |
 |
2004-08 Governor Fatimata Legma née Zetyenga, Region
Centre-Nord
2008-09 Governor of Region Cascades
(Burkina Faso) |
Also known as
Legma Zetiyenga Fatimata. |
 |
2004-08 Governor
Pauline Marie Antoinette Hien Winkoun née Somé, Region Centre-Sud (Burkino
Faso) |
| Ambassador to Tunisia
since 2008. |
 |
2004-
Governor
Anneli Taina, Södra Finland Län/Etelä-Soumen
Lääni |
|
Second Minister of Environment for Housing
1995 and
Minister of Defence
1995-99.
(b. 1951-). |
 |
2004-09 Landshövding Marianne Samuelsson, Gotland (Sweden)
|
| MP 1988-91
and 1994-2002 and Spokesperson of Miljöpartiet de Gröna 1992-99. (b.
1945-). |
 |
2004-12
Landshövding Eva Eriksson, Värmland (Sweden)
|
|
Vice-Chairperson of Folkpartiet 1993-2001 and MP 1994-98.
(b. 1947-). |
 |
2004-06
District Supervisor and Deputy High Representative
Susan R. Johnson, Brcko (Bosnia and Hercegovina) |
| An US
diplomat she was Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Interim Director for Civil Affairs in the Coalition
Provisional Authority in Baghdad. She was appointed by the The High
Representative, Paddy Ashdown. |
 |
2004
Coordinator Barbara Contini,
Dhi Qar (Iraq) |
| An Italian
she was Head of the Coalition Provisional Authority for the region
from
February
to
July. |
 |
2004-
Lord-Lieutenant Margaret Annie Geddes Dunnett,
Caithness
(United Kingdom) |
| Deputy
Lieutenant 1999-2003, she is also
a Honorary Sheriff at Wick. (b. 1942-). |
 |
2004- Lord-Lieutenant Dr. Ingrid
Roscoe, West Yorkshire
(United Kingdom) |
|
Deputy Lieutenant
1994-99, Vice
Lord-Lieutenant 1999-2004. Also
High Steward of
Selby Abbey, and a Trustee of York Minster and is involved, as
patron or president, in a number of
voluntary organisations. A former lecturer in sculpture history at the
University of Leeds.
(b. 1945-). |
 |
2004-05 Prefect
Anne-Marie
Charvet, Tarn-et-Garonne
(France)
|
|
High-ranking civil servant in regional and provincial
governments. |
 |
2004-05 Government-Delegate
María del Carmen Valmorisco Martín,
Castilla-La Mancha
(Spain) |
|
Councillor of Public Administration in
the Autonomous Government 2003-04. |
 |
2004-11 Government-Delegate Carmen Pereira Santana,
Extremadura (Spain) |
| MP for
PSOE 1989-93, Civil Governor in Sorian 1994-96 and Director General
of Transport and Communications 1996-99. |
 |
2004 Acting Voivode Joanna
Kasprzak-Perka, Lubuski (Poland) |
| As
Vice-voivod since 2003, she became acting Voivod in June after the
Prime Minister dismissed her predecessor until a successor was
appointed a month later. She's member of the Democratic Left
Alliance (Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej). (1970-). |
 |
2004-09 Governor Ingrid Berta Bendix de Barrera, Ahuachapán (El Salvador) |
| (b. 1944-) |
|
|
2004-09 Governor Delia
Marina Aguilar Viscarra, La
Unión (El
Salvador) |
|
 |
2004-09 Governor Isabel
Mena de Chiu, Bocas del Toro (Panama) |
|
 |
2004-06
Governor Chutamart Prateepavanich, Sing Buri (Thailand) |
Deputy Director-General Department of
Disaster
Prevention and Mitigation
in the Interior Ministry
at the time of her appointment as the country's fourth female
provincial governor. |
 |
2004-07 Governor Pratibha Patil, Rajasthan (India) |
|
A senior Congress Leader, she was
Deputy Minister
1967-72
and 1972-83 Cabinet Minister and 1979-80 Leader of the Opposition in Maharastra
and 1986-88 Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha. When she was appointed Governor, Rajestan's Chief Minister and
Parliamentary Speaker were both women. Indian state president 2007-12.
(b. 1934-). |
 |
2004-05 Acting Governor
Mariya Bolshakova, Ulyanovsk
Oblast (Russia) |
|
|
|
2004-05
Governor
Gloria Racines
Peñaherrera, Cotopaxi (Ecuador) |
|
 |
2004-05
Governor Virginia García Dueñas, Manabí
(Ecuador) |
|
 |
2004-07 and 2009-
Governor
Guadalupe
Llori, Orellana (Ecuador) |
|
A representative of the Plui-national Pachakutik United Movement
–New Country, she was detained in 2007 on charges of terrorism,
sabotage and fraud. After pressure from Amnesty International she
was released and re-elected governor in April 2009 |
 |
2004-10
Governor Song Xiulian, Qinghai (China) |
| Former
Vice-Governor. (b.1956-). |
 |
2004-
Governor
Gema Umbrasienė,
Panevezys (Lithuania) |
|
Until 2001 member of the New Democracy Party (NDP).
Since 2001 Deputy Chairperson of the Peasants and New Democracy
Union. (b. 1958). |
 |
Circa
2004-08 Governor Juana López, Darién (Panama) |
|
 |
2004-
Prefect Vesna
Mijalković,
District of Pirot (Serbia) |
| Economics
Professor. (b. 1960-) |
 |
2004-05
Prefect Vesna Jeremic, District of Podunavlje (Serbia) |
| (b. 1962-) |
 |
2004- Governor Tilila
Valdespino,
Distict of
Embera-Wounaan
(Panama) |
| The
first
woman to hold such a post in one ofthe semi-autonomous indigenous
areas in parts of Darien
province where the roads don't go. The District is home to some 17.000
people, mostly Embera with a Wounaan minority. The Embera and
Wounaan speak distinct languages of the Chocoan linguistic family,
and trace their roots back to the Amazon Basin. (b.
1969-). |
|
|
2004-
Governor Sara Holguín Negrete of the Indigenas Zone in Guachochi
(Mexico) |
| Appointed
by the Federal Government as head of one of the new autonomous
municipalities made up by the indigenous communities within an area
defined by zapatista influence. The communities of an indigenous
zone or area are the ones who decide, at an assembly of all their
members, whether or not they will belong to the autonomous
municipality. |
 |
Circa 2004-11
Government
Superintendent
Julia Duncan
Cassell, Grand Bassa
(Liberia) |
|
Appointed Minister of Gender
and Development in 2011. |
 |
Circa 2004-12 Government
Superintendent
Rosalind
Sneh, Grand Kru (Liberia) |
| |
 |
Circa 2004-10 Government
Superintendent
Nyenekon Beauty Snoh-Barcon,
Montserrado
(Liberia) |
| |
 |
Circa 2004-12 Government
Superintendent
Catherine Watson-Khasu, Grand Cape
Mount
(Liberia) |
| |
|
|
Circa
2004-06 Government Superintendent
Haja Washington, Bomi
(Liberia) |
| |
|
|
Circa 2004-12 Government
Superintendent
Gertrude
Lamine, Gbarpolu (Liberia) |
| |
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