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FEMALE GOVERNORS
2010-2015
This is a list of female governors both of
federal territories and unitarian states. This means that some of the governors
listed are the actual leaders of the states, other are official representatives
of the central power with no executive roles.
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2010-12 Coordinator of the Regional Government Mara Rivas
Williams, North Atlantic Autonomous Region
(Nicaragua) |
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Later national MP.
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2010-12 Governor Julieta Gómez de Cortés, Casanare
2013- Acting Governor of Casanare (Dominican
Republic)
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In 2013 she was appointed after the suspension of her predecessor. |
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2010-12 Governor Esther Ramírez, Dajabón (Dominican Republic)
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2010-12 Governor Rosario Rodríguez Nova, Elías Piña (Dominican
Republic)
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2010 Acting Governor Elaine Pimentel, Peravia
(Dominican Republic)
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2010-15 Governor Urmila Singh, Himachal Pradesh (India)
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President of Congress in
Madhya Pradesh
1996-98 and Minister of State for Finance and Dairy Development, Cabinet and
Minister for Social welfare and Tribal welfare Departments 1993-2003 and
later Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. (b.
1946-).
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2010-15 Governor Ana Comoana, Manica (Mozambique)
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2010-15
Governor
Maria Elias Jonas, Maputo Province (Mozambique)
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2010-15 Governor
Lucilia Nota Hama, Maputo City (Mozambique)
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MP from 2015. |
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2010-16
Landshövding Minoo Akhtarzand, Jönköpings län
2016- Landshövding of
Västermanlands Län
(Sweden)
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Among others former Director General of the Rail
Administration. (b. 1956-) |
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2010-
Landshövding
Cecilia Schelin Seidegård, Gotland (Sweden)
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Hospital Administrator and Chairperson of
Systembolaget (Government Owned chain of licqor stores). (b. 1954-). |
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2010- Governor Natalya Komarova as governor of the Khanty-Mansi
Autonomous Okrug (Russia)
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MP up to her appointment. Member of the Federal advisory State Council and
one of it's Vice-President in 2013. |
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2010- Prefect Nataša Stevanović,
Zapadnobački
(Serbia) |
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She is head of the
West Bačka District |
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2010-13 Prefect
Mimoza Çomo, the Gjirokastra
District (Albania) |
| The district is situated
in the south of the country. |
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2010- Governor Tsigereda
Woldegiorgis, Northern
Red Sea Region
(Eritrea) |
| The District lies along
the northern three quarters of the Red Sea, and includes the Dahlak
Archipelago and the coastal city of Massawa. |
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2010-11 Intendent Jacqueline van Rysselberghe, VIII Región del
Bíobío (Chile)
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Mayor of Concepción 2000-10. Mother of 6. (b.
1965-). |
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2010- Intendent Luz Ebensperger Orrego,
Región de Tarapacá (Chile)
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Lawyer and former administrator of the Municipality
of Alto Hospicio |
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2010-12 Intendent Ximena Matas Quilodrán,
Región de Atacama (Chile)
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Lawyer |
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2010-14 Intendent Pilar Cuevas Mardones, XI
Región de Aysén (Chile)
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Former regional councillor and member of the party
Renovación Nacional |
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2010-11 Intendent Liliana Kusanovic, Región de
Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (Chile)
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An academic. |
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2010 (†) Governor Dr.
Shama Khalid, Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)
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A leading social worker, she was appointed the first governor
of the newly established state, as the second female governor in the
Pakistani history. Died of cancer. (d. 2010). |
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2010-15 Governor Nyandeng Malek Deliech, Warrap
State (Sudan and from 2011 the Republic of South Sudan)
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Deputy Governor until 2007 and State Minister of
Education and Social Affairs 2007-10.
The state was abolished in 2015. |
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2010-12 and 2013- Governor Julieta
Gómez de Cortés, Casanare (Colombia)
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She acted for a few weeks after the impeachment of her predessor before she
was appointed permanently. In 2013 acted igen. |
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2010- Governor María Antonieta Morales
Vigo, San Roman Juliaca (Peru)
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2010-14-? Governor
Katherine Jiménez Benavides, Province Ica (Peru)
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2010- Governor
Maria Imelda Josefa Romualdez
Marcos,
Ilocos Norte (The Philippines)
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Imee Marcos
was member of the National Assembly
1984-86 and Member of the Congress 1998-2007. She is daughter of President
Ferdinand Marcos and former Minister of Human Settlements, Governor of
Manilla and present Congresswoman Imelda Marcos. (b. 1953-).
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2010- Governor Lilia Garcia
Pineda, Pampanga
(The Philippines)
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A former provincial board member and Mayor of Lubao 1992-2004. Her son was
Vice-Governor and Mayor, her daughter Mylene Pineda Cayabyab became Mayor of
Lubao and a daughter-in-law was Mayor of Sta. Rita. |
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2010- Governor Sol Forcadilla Matugas, Surigao del Norte (The
Philippines) |
| Daughter of
President Balaguer. |
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2010- Governor Sharee Ann T. Tan, Western
Samar
(The Philippines)
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A former congresswoman she was elected in succession to her mother,
Milagros T.
Tan, who was governor of the province from 2001 and not allowed to seek
re-election. (b. 1982-). |
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2010-
Governor Herminia D. Ramiro, Misamis
Occidental
(The Philippines)
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Former Congresswoman |
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2010- Governor Emmylou J. Taliño-Mendoza,
Cotabato (Northern Cotabato)
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Lala Taliño is a former Congresswoman. (b. 1972-) |
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2010-15 Governor Rizalina Seachon-Lanete,
Masbate
(The Philippines)
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The two other candidates were incumbent Governor Elisa Olga Kho and Judith
A. Espinosa. She is a former congresswoman. Removed from
office. (b. 1951-). |
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2010- Governor Glenda B. Ecleo, Dinagat
Islands
(The Philippines)
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A former congress-woman she replaced her daughter,
Geraldine
Ecleo Villaroman, who became Vice-governor. (b.
1937-). |
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2010- Intendent Ana Olivera, Department and City
of Montevideo
(Uruguay)
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Deputy Minister
of Social Development in 2005-10. (b. 1956-). |
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2010- Intendent Adriana Peña, Lavalleja
(Uruguay)
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MP for
the National Party until her election. (b. 1964-). |
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2010 Intendent Hyara Rodríguez, Montevide o
(Uruguay)
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Member of the City Government 2005-10 and took over
the position of Mayor and Governor of the Department and City when her
predecessor was appointed to the cabinet. |
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2010-? Governor Mirna
Sorell Orellana
(Guatemala)
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2010
Acting
Commissioner of
Nunavut (Canada)
2015-
Commissioner
Nellie Taptaqut
Kusugak,
Nunavut
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Deputy Commissioner
2010-15. |
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2010-
Commissioner Edna Elias,
Nunavut (Canada)
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Former Mayor of Kugluktuk and teacher |
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2010- Governor Koisun Ablabekovna
Kurmanalieva, Talas
(Kyrgyzstan) |
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Until 2010 Governor Janice Johnson,
Islas de la Bahía (Honduras)
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2010- Governor Ghissel Padilla Pelayo, Colón (Honduras)
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2010- Governor Vilma
Aguilar viuda de Argeñal, Choluteca (Honduras)
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2010- Governor Nora Trino Miranda,
Gracias a Dios (Honduras)
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2010- Governor Carmen María García, Lempira (Honduras)
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2010-
Governor Evelyn Smith Ceres, Ocotepeque (Honduras)
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2010- Governor Rosa del Carmen
Tercero, Santa Bárbara (Honduras)
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2010- Governor Luz Arely Valdez, Valle (Honduras)
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2010- Governor Paola Castro, Comayagua (Honduras)
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2010- Governor Aixa Santamaría, Chiriquí (Panama)
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Vice-Governor until 2010. |
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2010-13
Director of the State Administration of the
Region of Seland Helle Haxgart
(Denmark)
2010- Stiftsamtmand of the
Diocese of Copenhagen
2013- Stiftsamtmand of
the Dioceses of
Fyn, Haderslev, Lolland-Falster and
Viborg |
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2007-10
Deputy Director of the State
Administration of the Capital Region.
From 2013 the regional State Administratons were merged into one
central administration with her as Director and Stiftsamtmand of all
the Dioceses in Denmark, a responsibility she has delegated to her
deputy director and other employees for a number of Dioceses; they
also have the title of Stiftsamtmand.
(b. 1966-) |
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2010-Lord Lieutenant Dame Janet Trotter, Gloucestershire (United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Chair of the Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation
Trust since 2002 and a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire 2006-10. (b.
1943-). |
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2010-
Superintendent
Grace Tee-Kpaan, Montserrado (Liberia)
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A minister in the Apostolic Outreach Assemblies of Jesus Christ Church |
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2010-12
Romana Anastacio, Ngchesar (Palau)
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Former state legislator. |
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2010-12 Acting Governor Oveida Parra Novoa, Guaviare (Colombia)
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Appointed when her predecessor was suspended because he was being investigated
for corruption |
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2010 Acting Voivode
Ilona
Antoniszyn-Clic,
Wrocław (Poland)
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Another version
of her surname is Klik. Former Deputy
Director of the Department for Regional Development and
Vice Voivode 2010-11. Member of the Polish People's Party. (b. 1975-) |
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2010-11
and 2011-15 Voivode Małgorzata Chomycz, Podkarpacki (Poland) |
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Vice-Voivode 2007-10 and Civic Platform Member of Sejm since 2011. (b. 1978-) |
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2010-15 Custos Marigold Haring, St. Andrew (Jamaica) |
| Married to
the former President of the Senate Oswald Harding |
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2010-13 Acting Fylkesmann
Sylvia Brustad ,
Hedemark (Norway) |
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Former Social Democrat MP, 1996-97
Minister of Children and Family, 1996 Minister of Administration,
2000-01 Minister of Communes and Regions, Asylum and Immigration,
2001 Minister of Labour and Administration with responsibility for Nordic
Co-operation,
2005-08 Minister of Health and Care,
2008-09 Minister of Trade and Industry, 2009 Minister of Fisheries and Costal
Affairs. Mother of a daughter born 2005. (b. 1966-) |
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2011- Fylkesmann
Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Oslo og Akershus
(Norway) |
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1991-95 Deputy Leader and 1995-2004 Leader of Kristeligt Folkeparti,
Christian People’s Party, 1997-2000 1. Deputy to the Prime Minister and
Minister of Children and Family and
2001-05 Minister of Church and Culture
(b. 1956-) |
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2011- Fylkmesmann Anne Karin Hamre, Sogn og Fjordane
(Norway) |
Assisting Fylkesmann 2008-09. (b. 1965-)
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2011- Governor
Susana Martinez Cruz, New Mexico
(USA)
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Former
the
District Attorney. First Latina governor in the USA she won against the
Democratic Candidate, Diane Daniels Denish, Lt. Governor since 2002. (b.
1959-). |
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2011-17 Governor
Nikki Haley, South Carolina
(USA)
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Nimrata Randhawa Haley was
the first female governor of Indian decent. (b.
1972)
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2011- Governor Mary
Fallin, Oklahoma (USA)
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Lt. Governor
1995-2002, won the elections against the Lt. Governor since 2007, Jari Askins.
(b. 1954-) |
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2011-14 Governor
Esengül Civelek, Yalova
2014- Governor of Kırklareli (Turkey) |
Former undersecretary at the Education Ministry.
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2011-14 Governor Rosalba Ciarlini Rosado,
Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil)
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Mayor of Mossoró 1989-92 and 1997-2004, Vice-Governor 1996-97 and Federal
Senator 2007-10. (b. 1952-) |
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2011- Commissaris van de Koningin/Koning
Ank Bijleveld, Overijssel (The
Netherlands)
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Drs. A.Th.B.
Bijleveld-Schouten was
MP for CDA 1989-2001, Vice-Chairperson of the faction 1998-2001 before she was
government appointed Mayor of Hof van Twente and State Secretary of Interior and Kingdom Relations
2007-10. (b. 1962-)
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2011-14
Governor Maria Gates-Meltel,
Angaur (Ngeaur) (Palau)
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2011 Civil Governor Mónica Patricia Pinto da Costa, Viseu
(Portugal)
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Former chief of cabinet and
Vice-Governor of the province. (b. 1980-) |
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2011-12 Governor Martha Inés Gonfrier Sarmiento, Casanare (Colombia)
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Member of the
Board
of the Civic Committee
of
Villavicencio |
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2011- Lucía Corpacci Saadi
de Mercado,
Catamarca (Argentina)
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2007-11 Vice-Governor, from 2008 President of the
Parliament of The Región de Noroeste Argentina, which covers the Provinces
of Catamarca, La Rioja, Jujuy, Salta, Santiago del Estero and Tucumán
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2011- Governor
Alicia
Maria Jaramillo Febres, Loja (Ecuador)
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The third female governor of the province. |
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2011-12 Governor Gabriela Alejandra Rivadeneira Burbano,
Imbabura
(Ecuador)
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Vice Prefect of the Imbabura Province 2009-11.
President of the National Assembly from 2013. (b. 1983-) |
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2011-12
Intendent Cecilia Pérez Jara, Region Metropolitana de Santiago
(Chile)
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Subsecretary of Women's Affairs 2008-11, Secretary General and
Vicepresident of the Renovación Nacional party in 2011, Secretary General of
the Government and
Spokesperson
Government from 2012. (b. 1974-) |
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2011- Governor
Dora Quihue de Cuadros, Region
Tacna (Peru)
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Former Mayor of Boca del Río
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2011- Governor
Esengül Civelek, Yalova
(Turkey)
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Former undersecretary at the
Education Ministry. |
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2011-16 Governor Odette Uwamariya, Eastern
Province (Rwanda) |
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Appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry
of Local Government in 2016. |
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2011-12 Superintendent Lucia F.
Herbert, Bong (Liberia)
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Development Superintendent 2006-11. (b. 1966-) |
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2011- Governor Mariam
Diallo
née
Zoromé, Region Centre-Nord
(Burkino Faso) |
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2011- Governor Maïmouna
Ouattara
epousé
Thiombiano, Region Centre-Sud
(Burkino Faso) |
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2011- Governor Kadidia Zampalégré
née
Sanogo, Region Sud-Ouest
(Burkino Faso) |
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2011- Regional Commissioner Mwantumu Mahiza, Region Pwani (The
Coast) (Tanzania) |
| Deputy Minister of Education 2006-11. |
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2011- Commissioner Stella Manyanya,
Region Rukwa (Tanzania) |
| She is also a Spcial Seats MP |
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2011-
Prefect Clotilde
Namboy, Ombella-M'Poko
(Central African Republic) |
| Ombella-M'Poko is one of
the 14 prefectures in the country. |
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2011-13 Prefect
Voltana Ademi, the
Shkodër District (Albania) |
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Deputy Chairperson of the
Municipality of Shkodra 2003-07, Advisor of the City Council
2007-11. |
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2011- Landshövding Berit Andnor Bylund,
Blekinge (Sweden) |
| Social
Democrat MP 1991-2010 and Minister of Social Affairs 2004-06. (b.
1954-). |
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2011-12 Acting Landshövding Katarina Kämpe, Stockholms Län
(Sweden)
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As the Deputy Governor, länsöverdirektör, since 2010, she
took over the duties after the death of her predecessor.
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2011-12 Acting
Landshövding Anne-Li Fiskesjö, Kalmar (Sweden) |
| Executive
in the County Administration. |
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2011
Acting Voivode Henryka Zofia Strojnowska, Lubelski (Poland) |
| Vice-Voivode 2008-12. |
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2011- Administrator Sally Thomas, Northern
Territory (Australia)
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First female Magistrate 1978-86, first Chief Magistrate
1986-92 and first female Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern
Territory 1992 -2009. (b 1939-) |
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2011- Governor
Lucía Corpacci, Catamarca (Argentina)
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Senator 2009-11 for the governing Justicialist-FPV Party (b. 1959-). |
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2011-14
Prefect Cécile Pozzo di Borgo, l’Aveyron (France) |
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Administratrice supérieure des Terres australes et
antarctiques françaises from 2014.
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2011-
Prefect Sophie Thibault, Corrèze
(France) |
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A high ranking civil servant.
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2012-
Prefect Josiane Chevalier, Tarn-et-Garonne
(France) |
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Sous-préfète de Vitry-le-François (Marne) 2002-04. (b. 1957-)
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2012-
Prefect Isabelle Dilhac, Meuse
(France) |
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From 1998 Sous-préfète of Bellac, Haute-Vienne, Sous-préfète
de Chinon and Indre-et-Loire and held other positions.
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2012-14
Prefect Nicole Klein,
Seine-et-Marne
(France)
2014- Prefect of the Departement de la Somme and the Region of
Picardie |
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A high ranking civil servant.
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2012-
Prefect Michèle Kirry, Nièvre
(France) |
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A high ranking civil servant.
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2011-12 Acting Governor
Li Bin, Anhui (China)
2012-13 Governor of
Anhui
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Among others former Vice-Governor of Jilin and Director of
the National Population and Family Planning Commission and appointed
Vice-Governor and Acting Governor in 2011 until she was elected to the
position
in 2012. Minister of Health and Family Planning from 2013. (b. 1954-). |
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2011- Governor Ulla Preeden, Põlva County
(Estonia) |
| Former researcher at the
University of Tartu. |
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2011-14
Voivode
Jolanta Szołno-Koguc,
Lubelski
(Poland)
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Academic and advisor of the Finance Minister (b. 1964-). |
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2011- Governor
Aïchatou Boulama Kané, the Niamey Urban Community
(Niger) |
| Former civil servant
before she was appointed Governor of the capital city area.
(b.1955-) |
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2011- Custos Sally Porteous, Manchester (Jamaica) |
Self
employed.
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2011-12 Government Delegate María Dolores Carrión
Martín, Madrid (Spain)
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Former Subsecretary of Culture and Public
Administration (b. 1959-) |
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2011
Government Delegate Montserrat García Llovera,
Barcelona (Spain)
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Subdelegada del Gobierno in
Barcelona 2007-11. (1957-) |
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2011 Government Delegate Dominica Fernández Fernández,
Canarias (Spain)
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Former Councillor of Social Affairs, Employment and Youth in the Insular
Government of Gran Canaria |
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2011-15 Government Delegate María del Carmen Hernández Bento,
The Canarias (Spain)
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Former Councillor of Urban Affairs in the City of
Las Palmas in Gran Canaria |
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2011- Government Delegate María de los Llanos de Luna Tobarra, Catalunya
(Spain)
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Subdelegada del Gobierno in Barcelona 2003-04 and
Deputy Spokesperson of the Partido Popular in the local assembly from 2010.
(b. 1960-) |
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2011-14 Government Delegate Paula Sánchez de León Guardiola, Valenciana
(Spain)
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Former Vice-President of the City of Valencia (Generalitat
valenciana) |
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2012- Government Delegate Carmen Alba Orduna, Navarra
(Spain)
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Former Municipal Councillor of Pamplona (b. 1967-) |
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2012- Government Delegate Carmen Crespo Díaz,
Andalucia (Spain)
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Mayor of Adra 2003-11. |
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2012-15
Government Delegate Cristina Cifuentes Cuencas,
Madrid (Spain) |
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Member of the Assembly of Madrid
1991-2012 and President of the Government of the Community of Madrid
(b. 1964-) |
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2012- Lord-Lieutenant Sarah Rose Troughton, The County of Wiltshire
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Has held held several voluntary positions both within
and outside the County for a number of years. Married to Peter Troughton and they have got 3 children and 2
granchildren. She is daughter of Timothy James Alan Colman and Lady Mary
Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, sister of the 17th Earl of Strathmore. Her
grandfather was brother of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. (b. 1953-) |
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2012- Landshövding
Liselott Hagberg, Södermanland (Sweden)
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Former MP and Deputy Speaker
2006-12. (b. 1958-) |
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2012 Acting Landshövding Birgitta Heijer,
Västerbotten Län (Sweden)
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As the Deputy Government, Länsråd, since 2009, after
Chris Hester was appointed Governor of Stockholm |
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2012- Landshövding Magdalena
Andersson, Västerbotten Län
(Sweden) |
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Moderate MP 2003-12.
(b. 1954-). |
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2012- Landshövding Margareta Pålsson, Skåne Län
(Sweden) |
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Moderate MP 2002-12. (1949-). |
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2012-
Governor Marina Vasilievna Kovtun, Murmansk (Russia) |
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Member of the local administration for
a number of years, 1. Deputy Chairperson of the Duma from 2011. |
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2012 Governor Zuzana Moravcikova, Stredocesky Region
(Czech Republic) |
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As the Deputy Governor from 2008 she took over as governor after the
resignation of her predecessor. (b. 1957) |
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2012- Dzongda
Ngawang Pem, Tsirang (Bhutan) |
2006-10 Chief Human Resource Officer in the Home Ministry and
2010-12 she held the same position in the Ministry of Agriculture
(b. 1970-)
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2012- Governor Julie Soso, Eastern Highlands
Province (Papua New Guinea) |
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One of three MP since. 2012. |
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2012- Governor
Albina Matilde Barros da Lomba,
Cabinda (Angola) |
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Vice-Governor from around 2008. |
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2012 Acting Governor
Adriana
Carabalí,
Valle del Cauca
(Colombia) |
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She worked
in the local administration for many years. |
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2012-15 Governor Sandra Paola Hurtado Palacio, Quindio
(Colombia) |
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Local politician. |
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2012-15 Governor Aury Socorro Guerrero
Bowie, Archipielago de San
Andrés Providencia y Santa Catalina
(Colombia) |
| The
province is normally just kown as San Andrés |
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2012-14 Coordinator of the Regional Government Evelyn Taylor Irías,
North Atlantic Autonomous Region
(Nicaragua)n |
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Later Regional Councillor.
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2012- Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon, British Columbia (Canada)
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Owner and
operator of Gerard Guichon Ranch in the Nicola Valley, member of
various boards and former President of the British Columbia Cattlemen’s
Association. (b. 1947-) |
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2012-15 Governor Cidalia Chauque,
Nampula (Mozambique) |
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MP before 2012 and from
2015. |
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2012-Superintendent
Elizabeth Dempster, Grand Kru County
(Liberia)
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| After she was named Acting
Superintendent, the local traditional leaders and local councillors
petitioned to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to make her
appointment permanent. |
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2012- Superintendent
Etweda Cooper, Grand Bassa County
(Liberia) |
| Active in the peace
movement in the country. |
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2012- Supertintendent Christiana Dagadu, Nimba County
(Liberia) |
| She focusses on
reconciling the different tribes in the Country and the economic
development of the area. |
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2012- Superintendent Selena Polson Mappy,
Bong County
(Liberia) |
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2012- Lord-lieutenant
Claire Hensman, Cumbria (United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland) |
| High Sheriff in 2007-08,
former Deputy Pro-Chancellor of Lancaster University and involved in
a number of charities. |
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2012- Lord-Lieutenant and
Lord Povost Sadie Docherty, Glasgow (United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland) |
| A Lord Provost has a
higher status than a Lord Mayor in other parts of the United Kingdom
and is ex officio the lord-lieutenant for that city. |
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2012-16 Governor
Érika
del Valle Farías
Peña, Cojedes (Venezuela) |
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Erika
Farías was Vice-Minister
of Production until 2006,
Minister of Foods 2006-07, Minister of the Office of the
Presidency 2007-08, Minister of
Communes and Social Participation
2008-12
and 2016-17 and appointed Minister of Urban Agriculture in 2017. |
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2012- Governor Fiordaliza
Caridad Ceballos, Dajabón (Dominican Republic) |
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2012-16 Governor Miledys
Núñez, Duarte (Dominican Republic) |
| Member of the governing PLD
and MP from 2016. |
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2012- Governor Saida
Inmaculada Tejada Acosta, Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic) |
| Medical doctor. |
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2012- Governor Aura Toribio de Román,
Santiago (Dominican Republic) |
| Business woman and worked in the
election campaign of the president. |
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2012- Governor Teresa
Ynoa, Sánchez Ramírez (Dominican Republic) |
| Member of the Central Committee of
the governing party and candidate for the congress. |
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2012-13
Acting Governor
Agnes Almendras-Magpale, Cebu
(Philippines) |
| As
Vice-Governor since 2011 she took over when the governor since 2004,
Gwen Garcia, was suspended from office. She is
a sister of former Energy Secretary
Rene Almendras. |
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2012- Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield,
Saskatchewan (Canada) |
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Committee Chair, President, Vice-President and/or board
member of a number of organizations in the province. (b. 1943-) |
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2012-
Prefect
Mihaela Marcu, Brăila
(Romania) |
| Subprefect in 2012 |
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2012- Prefect Nastasia-Ani
Bob, Bistriţa-Năsăud
(Romania) |
| County Vice-President
of the Liberal Party and former Legal Advisor in the County Social
Services Agency. |
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2012-
Prefect Georgeta Gavrilă, Bucarest (Romania) |
| Secretary General of
the Ministry of Defence 2005-12 |
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2012
Prefect Elena Costea, Dolj (Romania) |
| Dismissed from office
after a conflict with a mayor in the prefecture. |
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2012-
Prefect
Carmen Nina Crişu, Giurgiu
(Romania) |
| Former member of the
Giurgiu County Council. The
Subprefect of the Department is
Silvia E. Crăită |
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2012-
Prefect Florentina Pencea, Ilfov (Romania) |
| Civil Servant. (b.
1973-). |
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2012-
Prefect
Speranţa Cliseru, Ilfov (Romania) |
| Civil servant and
political advisor. |
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2012-13 Head of the Local Administration
Tatiana Mikhailovna Turanskaya, Rybnitsa District,
Transnistria
(Self-Declared Republic in Moldova) |
| Deputy Head of the Local
Administration for Economic Issues in 2012, Deputy Prime Minister in
2013 and Prime Minister since 2013. |
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2013- Head of the Local Administration
Alla Fedorovna Demyanova, Rybnits District,
Transnistria
(Self-Declared Republic in Moldova) |
| 2012-13 1. Deputy Head of
the Local Administration for Economic Issues |
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2013-17 Governor
Maggie Hassan, New
Hampshire (USA) |
| Margaret Wood Hassan was
Democratic State Senator from 2005, Majority Leader 2008-10
and US Senator from 2017.(b
1958-). |
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2013 Acting Governor Svetlana
Orlova, Vladimir Oblast
2013- Governor of Vladimir
(Russia)
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Deputy Chairperson of the
Federation Council 2004-13. First
appointed by the president and then elected in a public election. |
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2013-16
Governor Maria Mimietta S. Bagulaya,
Leyte (The Philippines) |
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Mimietta Bagulaya was Vice-Governor
2004-07. |
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2013-16 Governor Araceli Bernardino Wong, Catanduanes (The
Philippines) |
| Cely Wong was a
businesswoman prior to her election |
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2013- Governor Lucie
Beassoumda, Region Guéra
(Chad) |
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Former
Secretary General of the Governor's Office |
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2013- Governor Dr.
Haoua Outhman Djamé, Region Ndjamena
(Chad)
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Minister of General
State Control and Moralisation 2005,
Minister of Environment, Quality of Life and National Parcs
2007-08 and State Secretary of Agriculture, charged with Professional Education and
Food Security 2008-09. |
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2013-15 Governor Matchoké
Tchoubou, Region Mandoul
(Chad) |
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The region is situated in the south of the country on the
boarder to Central African Republic.
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2013- Minister of State for the Bulawayo Province Eunice
Sandi Moyo
(Zimbabwe) |
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Deputy Secretary of Zanu-PF for Women's Affairs and candidate for MP in
2013.
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2013- Minister of State for the Harare Province Miriam
Chikukwa (Zimbabwe) |
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Candidate for the Senate in 2013.
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2013- Fylkesmann Helen Bjørnøy, Bruskerud
(Norway)
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| Minister
of Environment 2005-07 |
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2013-
Prefect Patricia Willaert, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
(France) |
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A high ranking civil servant.
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2013-
Préfet Nathalie Marthien, de l’Ariège
(France) |
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A high ranking civil servant.
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2013-14
Prefect Élisabeth Borne, Vienne and the Region of
Poitou-Charentes
(France) |
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Civil Servant and Chief of Cabinet of the Ministry of
Environment from 2014.
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2013- Lord-Lieutenant Angela Garvey,
The County Borough of
Londonderry (United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland) |
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A former consultant in palliative care medicine at
Algnagelvin Hospital and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
in Edinburgh and London. Deputy Lieutenant. (b. 1953-)
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2013-14 Head of
the Commission of Lieutenancy and Lord Mayor
Dame Fiona Woolf, The City of London (United Kingdom) |
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In the
City of London,
the post of Lord-Lieutenant is held in commission.
She has been Alderman for the
Ward of Candlewick in the City of London since 2007 and was Sheriff of the
City of London for 2010–11. The second female Lord Mayor
during 800 years after
Dame Mary Donaldson 1983-84. (b. 1948-) |
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2013-
Lord-Lieutenant Susan Snowdon, County Durham (United Kingdom) |
| A former teacher and
magistrate. |
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2013- Governor Marlene
Graciela Ocampos Benítez, Alto Paraguay
(Paraguay) |
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Former Provincial Secretary of Women, Children and Youth.
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2013-15 Prefect Zamira
Rami, the
Gjirokastra District (Albania) |
| Candidate for the
Parliament in 2013. |
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2013 Prefect Aljona Mansaku, Tirana
(Albania) |
| Civil
servant. |
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2013- Governor Claudia Ledesma Abdala de
Zamora, Santiago
del Estero (Argentina) |
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Former Municipal Judge, she was
elected as successor of her husband.
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2013 Governor
Luo Ying-shay,
Fujian Province (Taiwan) |
Minister without
Portfolio and Minister and Chairperson of the Mongolian and Tibetan
Affairs Commission
2011-13
and appointed Minister of
Justice
in 2013. |
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2013-14 Prefect
Catherine Samba-Panza, Bangui (Central African Republic) |
| Businesswoman
and corporate lawyer. Transition Head of State 2014-16. (b. 1954-). |
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2014-16 Prefect Yacinthe Wodobodé, Bangui
(Central African Rep) |
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Her official title was Présidente de la
délégation spéciale de la Ville de Bangui (Or Mayor).
She was Minister of Commerce 2003 and Justice
2003-04. |
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2014-
Governor Dorothy Nditi, Embu
(Kenya) |
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Deputy Governor
2013-14
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2014 Sheila Dikshit, Kerala
(India) |
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Sheila Dixit is former
Union Minister and Chief Minister of Delhi 1998-13.
(b. 1938-) |
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2014- Intendent Hanne Utreras, Coquimbo
(Chile) |
| Former Director of Public
Works of the Municipality of La Serena |
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2014- Intendent Morin Contreras, O’Higgins
(Chile) |
| Among her previous
positions was as leader in the Municipality of
Malloa |
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2014- Intendent Ximena Órdenes
Neira, Región de Aysén
(Chile) |
| Regional Councillor for
the Province of Coyhaique 2013-14. |
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2014 Governor Iryna
Ihorivna Sekh, L'viv (Lviv)
(Ukraine)
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Former MP. (b.1970)
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2014
Acting
Governor
Iryna Kostyantynivna Verigina, Luhans'k (Lugansk)
(Ukraine) |
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First Depuy Head of the Admiministration
through a number of years. (b. 1968). |
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2014 Beryl Rochester, St. Elizabeth (Jamaica) |
| Married to
former MP Derrick Rochester |
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2014-Custos Norma Walters, St. Ann (Jamaica) |
A local
business woman.
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2014- Governor
Sirkka Ausiku,
Kavango West
(Namibia) |
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Former Permanent
Secretary of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare
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2014- Governor Aminta
Sifai Hydara,
West Coast Region
(The Gambia) |
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She was was
working at the Kanifing Municipal Council and as Ward Councilor before her new
appointment.
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2013-14 Prefect
Denise Madina Duekoé, Ombella-M'Poko (Central
African Republic) |
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2014-15 Governor Martha Liliana Agudelo
Valenci, Caquetá (Colombia |
| Local
politician. |
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2014- Governor Ramona
Rodríguez Quezada, Dajabón (Dominican Republic) |
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2014- Prefrect
Rena Dourou,
District of Attica
(Greece) |
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Former
SYRIZA MP.
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2014-
Prefect Christiana
Kalogirou, District
of Northern Aegean
(Greece) |
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Former Secretary General of the Administration of the Aegean.
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