This is the list of countries and territories in Europe with a woman at the head as head of government or head of state, excluding monarchs, which I couldto join the Italian Giorgia Meloniafter the victory of his post-fascist party in the legislative elections on Sunday.
It is worth mentioning that the German Ursula von der Leyen became the first woman to preside over the European Commission in December 2019.
– United Kingdom –
Conservative Liz Truss,Appointed on September 5 at the head of the British government, she is the third woman to hold that position in the United Kingdom, after Margaret Thatcher (1979-1990) and Theresa May (2016-2019), both from the same party as her.
– Scotland –
Nicola SturgeonShe is since November 2019 the first woman to serve as head of the Scottish Home Rule Government.
– France –
Elisabeth Borne, Prime Minister since May 16,she is the second woman to hold this position in France,30 years after Edith Cresson did it.
– Greece –
Former judge Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou,elected in January 2020 as president of Greece, is the first woman to occupy this essentially formal position. In 2018, she opened the gap by becoming the first woman to head the highest judicial body in the country.
– Sweden –
the social democratMagdalena Andersson became the first womanto reach the head of the Swedish government in November 2021, in bizarre conditions.
Seven hours after being elected, she had to resign due to the failure of her budgets and the departure of environmentalists from the government. Four days later she was again elected Prime Minister in Parliament.
Andersson was forced to submit her resignation on September 15 after her failure in the legislative elections.
– Denmark –
After his victory in the legislativeSocial Democratic leader Mette FrederiksenHe formed a government in June 2019, and at 41, became the youngest prime minister in the country’s history.
– Finland –
the social democratSanna Marin converted on December 10, 2019,at 34, the youngest female head of government on the planet at that time.
– Iceland –
Katrin JakobsdottirIn November 2017, she became the second woman to serve as prime minister.
– Estonian –
Kaja Kallasshe was in January 2021 the first female head of government in Estonia. Her father, Siim Kallas, preceded her as prime minister from 2002 to 2004.
– Lithuania –
the independentIngrida SimonyteShe has been Prime Minister since December 2020, appointed by the Conservative Party after the legislative elections.
– Slovakia –
The liberal lawyer and anti-corruption activistZuzana Caputovasworn in on June 15, 2019, is the first woman to become president of Slovakia.
– Hungary –
Katalin NovakShe was appointed President of Hungary in March and is the first woman to hold this essentially honorary position.
-Georgian-
the former diplomatFrench Salome Zurabishvili, andElected in November 2018, she is the first female president of Georgia.
-Serbia-
Anna Brnabic,an openly gay woman, she was appointed prime minister in June 2017, in a country with a strong traditionalist heritage. She has since been re-elected twice.
– Kosovo –
Thereforming jurist Vjosa Osmanishe was elected president in April 2021.
– Moldova –
maia sanduwas elected in November 2020 president of Moldova, whose prime minister is also a woman, Natalia Gavrilita.
