Most female heads of government
Who
Moldova, Finland, New Zealand, Poland, UK
What
3 total number
Where
Not Applicable ()
When

Excluding acting prime ministers, the countries with the most female heads of government are Finland, Moldova, New Zealand, Poland and UK, all with 3, as of 6 September 2022.


Finland:

  • Anneli Jäätteenmäki: 17 April 2003 - 24 June 2003
  • Mari Kiviniemi: 22 June 2010 - 22 June 2011
  • Sanna Marin: 10 December 2019 - Incumbent

Moldova:

  • Zinaida Greceanîi: 31 March 2008 - 14 September 2009
  • Maia Sandu: 8 June 2019 - 14 November 2019
  • Natalia Gavrilița: 6 August 2021 - Incumbent

New Zealand:

  • Jenny Shipley: 8 December 1997 - 10 December 1999
  • Helen Clark: 10 December 1999 - 19 November 2008
  • Jacinda Ardern: 26 October 2017 - Incumbent

Poland:

  • Hanna Suchocka: 11 July 1992 - 25 October 1993
  • Ewa Kopacz: 22 September 2014 - 16 November 2015
  • Beata Szydło: 16 November 2015 - 11 December 2017

UK:

  • Margaret Thatcher: 4 May 1979 - 28 November 1990
  • Theresa May: 13 July 2016 - 24 July 2019
  • Liz Truss: 6 September 2022 - Incumbent