Council of Women World Leaders

Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Template other The Council of Women World Leaders, created in 1996, is a network of 92 current and former presidents and prime ministers. It is the only organization in the world dedicated to women heads of state and government. The council's Ministerial Initiative also involves current and former cabinet ministers and secretaries in the work of the council.

The first summit was held April 29–30, 1998, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Leadership

• Template:Flagicon Katrín Jakobsdóttir Council Chair (2020–present) Prime Minister of Iceland (2017–2024)
  Template:Flagicon Katrín Jakobsdóttir
  Council Chair
  (2020–present)
  Prime Minister of Iceland
  (2017–2024)
• Template:Flagicon Laura Liswood Secretary General (1996–present)
  Template:Flagicon Laura Liswood
  Secretary General
  (1996–present)

Chair emeritae

• Template:Flagicon Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Council Chair (1996–1999) President of Iceland (1980–1996)
  Template:Flagicon Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
  Council Chair
  (1996–1999)
  President of Iceland
  (1980–1996)
• Template:Flagicon Kim Campbell Council Chair (1999–2003) Prime Minister of Canada (1993)
  Template:Flagicon Kim Campbell
  Council Chair
  (1999–2003)
  Prime Minister of Canada
  (1993)
• Template:Flagicon Mary Robinson Council Chair (2003–2009) President of Ireland (1990–1997)
  Template:Flagicon Mary Robinson
  Council Chair
  (2003–2009)
  President of Ireland
  (1990–1997)
• Template:Flagicon Tarja Halonen Council Chair (2009–2014) President of Finland (2000–2012)
  Template:Flagicon Tarja Halonen
  Council Chair
  (2009–2014)
  President of Finland
  (2000–2012)
• Template:Flagicon Dalia Grybauskaitė Council Chair (2014–2019) President of Lithuania (2009–2019)
  Template:Flagicon Dalia Grybauskaitė
  Council Chair
  (2014–2019)
  President of Lithuania
  (2009–2019)
• Template:Flagicon Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Council Chair (2019–2020) President of Croatia (2015–2020)
  Template:Flagicon Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  Council Chair
  (2019–2020)
  President of Croatia
  (2015–2020)

Members

Members currently serving as heads of state or government

• Template:Flagicon Mette Frederiksen Prime Minister of Denmark (2019–present)
  Template:Flagicon Mette Frederiksen
  Prime Minister of Denmark
  (2019–present)
• Template:Flagicon Hilda Heine President of the Marshall Islands (2016–2020, 2024–present)
  Template:Flagicon Hilda Heine
  President of the Marshall Islands
  (2016–2020, 2024–present)
• Template:Flagicon Maia Sandu President of Moldova (2020–present)
  Template:Flagicon Maia Sandu
  President of Moldova
  (2020–present)
• Template:Flagicon Salome Zourabichvili President of Georgia (2018–Disputed)
  Template:Flagicon Salome Zourabichvili
  President of Georgia
  (2018–Disputed)

Members who previously served as heads of state or government

• Template:Flagicon Mercedes Aráoz Prime Minister of Peru (2017–2018)
  Template:Flagicon Mercedes Aráoz
  Prime Minister of Peru
  (2017–2018)
• Template:Flagicon Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)
  Template:Flagicon Jacinda Ardern
  Prime Minister of New Zealand
  (2017–2023)
• Template:Flagicon Michelle Bachelet President of Chile (2006–2010, 2014–2018)
  Template:Flagicon Michelle Bachelet
  President of Chile
  (2006–2010, 2014–2018)
• Template:Flagicon Joyce Banda President of Malawi (2012–2014)
  Template:Flagicon Joyce Banda
  President of Malawi
  (2012–2014)
• Template:Flagicon Élisabeth Borne Prime Minister of France (2022–2024)
  Template:Flagicon Élisabeth Borne
  Prime Minister of France
  (2022–2024)
• Template:Flagicon Najla Bouden Prime Minister of Tunisia (2021–2023)
  Template:Flagicon Najla Bouden
  Prime Minister of Tunisia
  (2021–2023)
• Template:Flagicon Ana Brnabić Prime Minister of Serbia (2017–2024)
  Template:Flagicon Ana Brnabić
  Prime Minister of Serbia
  (2017–2024)
• Template:Flagicon Micheline Calmy-Rey President of Switzerland (2007, 2011)
  Template:Flagicon Micheline Calmy-Rey
  President of Switzerland
  (2007, 2011)
• Template:Flagicon Susanne Camelia-Römer Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1993, 1998–1999)
  Template:Flagicon Susanne Camelia-Römer
  Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
  (1993, 1998–1999)
• Template:Flagicon Zuzana Čaputová President of Slovakia (2019–2024)
  Template:Flagicon Zuzana Čaputová
  President of Slovakia
  (2019–2024)
• Template:Flagicon Maria do Carmo Silveira Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2005–2006)
  Template:Flagicon Maria do Carmo Silveira
  Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
  (2005–2006)
• Template:Flagicon Laura Chinchilla Miranda President of Costa Rica (2010–2014)
  Template:Flagicon Laura Chinchilla Miranda
  President of Costa Rica
  (2010–2014)
• Template:Flagicon Tansu Çiller Prime Minister of Turkey (1993–1996)
  Template:Flagicon Tansu Çiller
  Prime Minister of Turkey
  (1993–1996)
• Template:Flagicon Helen Clark Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008)
  Template:Flagicon Helen Clark
  Prime Minister of New Zealand
  (1999–2008)
• Template:Flagicon Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca President of Malta (2014–2019)
  Template:Flagicon Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
  President of Malta
  (2014–2019)
• Template:Flagicon Paula Cox Premier of Bermuda (2010–2012)
  Template:Flagicon Paula Cox
  Premier of Bermuda
  (2010–2012)
• Template:Flagicon Édith Cresson Prime Minister of France (1991–1992)
  Template:Flagicon Édith Cresson
  Prime Minister of France
  (1991–1992)
• Template:Flagicon Viorica Dăncilă Prime Minister of Romania (2018–2019)
  Template:Flagicon Viorica Dăncilă
  Prime Minister of Romania
  (2018–2019)
• Template:Flagicon Luisa Diogo Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–2010)
  Template:Flagicon Luisa Diogo
  Prime Minister of Mozambique
  (2004–2010)
• Template:Flagicon Ruth Dreifuss President of Switzerland (1999)
  Template:Flagicon Ruth Dreifuss
  President of Switzerland
  (1999)
• Template:Flagicon Cristina Fernández de Kirchner President of Argentina (2007–2015)
  Template:Flagicon Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
  President of Argentina
  (2007–2015)
• Template:Flagicon Natalia Gavrilița Prime Minister of Moldova (2021–2023)
  Template:Flagicon Natalia Gavrilița
  Prime Minister of Moldova
  (2021–2023)
• Template:Flagicon Julia Gillard Prime Minister of Australia (2010–2013)
  Template:Flagicon Julia Gillard
  Prime Minister of Australia
  (2010–2013)
• Template:Flagicon Park Geun-hye President of South Korea (2013–2017)
  Template:Flagicon Park Geun-hye
  President of South Korea
  (2013–2017)
• Template:Flagicon Pamela F. Gordon Premier of Bermuda (1997–1998)
  Template:Flagicon Pamela F. Gordon
  Premier of Bermuda
  (1997–1998)
• Template:Flagicon Ameenah Gurib-Fakim President of Mauritius (2015–2018)
  Template:Flagicon Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
  President of Mauritius
  (2015–2018)
• Template:Flagicon Gro Harlem Brundtland Prime Minister of Norway (1981, 1986–1989, 1990–1996)
  Template:Flagicon Gro Harlem Brundtland
  Prime Minister of Norway
  (1981, 1986–1989, 1990–1996)
• Template:Flagicon Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001, 2009–2024)
  Template:Flagicon Sheikh Hasina
  Prime Minister of Bangladesh
  (1996–2001, 2009–2024)
• Template:Flagicon Atifete Jahjaga President of Kosovo (2011–2016)
  Template:Flagicon Atifete Jahjaga
  President of Kosovo
  (2011–2016)
• Template:Flagicon Emily de Jongh-Elhage Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2006–2010)
  Template:Flagicon Emily de Jongh-Elhage
  Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
  (2006–2010)
• Template:Flagicon Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President of Liberia (2006–2018)
  Template:Flagicon Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
  President of Liberia
  (2006–2018)
• Template:Flagicon Kersti Kaljulaid President of Estonia (2016–2021)
  Template:Flagicon Kersti Kaljulaid
  President of Estonia
  (2016–2021)
• Template:Flagicon Kaja Kallas Prime Minister of Estonia (2021–2024)
  Template:Flagicon Kaja Kallas
  Prime Minister of Estonia
  (2021–2024)
• Template:Flagicon Begum Khaleda Zia Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996, 2001–2006)
  Template:Flagicon Begum Khaleda Zia
  Prime Minister of Bangladesh
  (1991–1996, 2001–2006)
• Template:Flagicon Mari Kiviniemi Prime Minister of Finland (2010–2011)
  Template:Flagicon Mari Kiviniemi
  Prime Minister of Finland
  (2010–2011)
• Template:Flagicon Jadranka Kosor Prime Minister of Croatia (2009–2011)
  Template:Flagicon Jadranka Kosor
  Prime Minister of Croatia
  (2009–2011)
• Template:Flagicon Chandrika Kumaratunga President of Sri Lanka (1994–2005) Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1994)
  Template:Flagicon Chandrika Kumaratunga
  President of Sri Lanka (1994–2005) Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1994)
• Template:Flagicon Saara Kuugongelwa Prime Minister of Namibia (2015–2025)
  Template:Flagicon Saara Kuugongelwa
  Prime Minister of Namibia
  (2015–2025)
• Template:Flagicon Doris Leuthard President of Switzerland (2010)
  Template:Flagicon Doris Leuthard
  President of Switzerland
  (2010)
• Template:Flagicon Maria Liberia Peters Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1984–1986, 1988–1994)
  Template:Flagicon Maria Liberia Peters
  Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
  (1984–1986, 1988–1994)
• Template:Flagicon Gloria Macapagal Arroyo President of the Philippines (2001–2010)
  Template:Flagicon Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
  President of the Philippines
  (2001–2010)
• Template:Flagicon Sanna Marin Prime Minister of Finland (2019–2023)
  Template:Flagicon Sanna Marin
  Prime Minister of Finland
  (2019–2023)
• Template:Flagicon Theresa May Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2016–2019)
  Template:Flagicon Theresa May
  Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  (2016–2019)
• Template:Flagicon Mary McAleese President of Ireland (1997–2011)
  Template:Flagicon Mary McAleese
  President of Ireland
  (1997–2011)
• Template:Flagicon Beatriz Merino Prime Minister of Peru (2003)
  Template:Flagicon Beatriz Merino
  Prime Minister of Peru
  (2003)
• Template:Flagicon Angela Merkel Chancellor of Germany (2005–2021)
  Template:Flagicon Angela Merkel
  Chancellor of Germany
  (2005–2021)
• Template:Flagicon Mireya Moscoso President of Panama (1999–2004)
  Template:Flagicon Mireya Moscoso
  President of Panama
  (1999–2004)
• Template:Flagicon Maria das Neves Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2002–2004)
  Template:Flagicon Maria das Neves
  Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
  (2002–2004)
• Template:Flagicon Katalin Novák President of Hungary (2022–2024)
  Template:Flagicon Katalin Novák
  President of Hungary
  (2022–2024)
• Template:Flagicon Roza Otunbayeva President of Kyrgyzstan (2010–2011)
  Template:Flagicon Roza Otunbayeva
  President of Kyrgyzstan
  (2010–2011)
• Template:Flagicon Pratibha Patil President of India (2007–2012)
  Template:Flagicon Pratibha Patil
  President of India
  (2007–2012)
• Template:Flagicon Kamla Persad-Bissessar Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2010–2015)
  Template:Flagicon Kamla Persad-Bissessar
  Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
  (2010–2015)
• Template:Flagicon Michèle Pierre-Louis Prime Minister of Haiti (2008–2009)
  Template:Flagicon Michèle Pierre-Louis
  Prime Minister of Haiti
  (2008–2009)
• Template:Flagicon Kazimira Prunskienė Prime Minister of Lithuania (1990–1991)
  Template:Flagicon Kazimira Prunskienė
  Prime Minister of Lithuania
  (1990–1991)
• Template:Flagicon Iveta Radičová Prime Minister of Slovakia (2010–2012)
  Template:Flagicon Iveta Radičová
  Prime Minister of Slovakia
  (2010–2012)
• Template:Flagicon Dilma Rousseff President of Brazil (2011–2016)
  Template:Flagicon Dilma Rousseff
  President of Brazil
  (2011–2016)
• Template:Flagicon Katerina Sakellaropoulou President of Greece (2020–2025)
  Template:Flagicon Katerina Sakellaropoulou
  President of Greece
  (2020–2025)
• Template:Flagicon Jenny Shipley Prime Minister of New Zealand (1997–1999)
  Template:Flagicon Jenny Shipley
  Prime Minister of New Zealand
  (1997–1999)
• Template:Flagicon Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Prime Minister of Iceland (2009–2013)
  Template:Flagicon Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
  Prime Minister of Iceland
  (2009–2013)
• Template:Flagicon Ingrida Šimonytė Prime Minister of Lithuania (2020–2024)
  Template:Flagicon Ingrida Šimonytė
  Prime Minister of Lithuania
  (2020–2024)
• Template:Flagicon Portia Simpson-Miller Prime Minister of Jamaica (2006–2007, 2012–2016)
  Template:Flagicon Portia Simpson-Miller
  Prime Minister of Jamaica
  (2006–2007, 2012–2016)
• Template:Flagicon Jennifer M. Smith Premier of Bermuda (1998–2003)
  Template:Flagicon Jennifer M. Smith
  Premier of Bermuda
  (1998–2003)
• Template:Flagicon Erna Solberg Prime Minister of Norway (2013–2021)
  Template:Flagicon Erna Solberg
  Prime Minister of Norway
  (2013–2021)
• Template:Flagicon Simonetta Sommaruga President of Switzerland (2015, 2020)
  Template:Flagicon Simonetta Sommaruga
  President of Switzerland
  (2015, 2020)
• Template:Flagicon Laimdota Straujuma Prime Minister of Latvia (2014–2016)
  Template:Flagicon Laimdota Straujuma
  Prime Minister of Latvia
  (2014–2016)
• Template:Flagicon Hanna Suchocka Prime Minister of Poland (1992–1993)
  Template:Flagicon Hanna Suchocka
  Prime Minister of Poland
  (1992–1993)
• Template:Flagicon Megawati Sukarnoputri President of Indonesia (2001–2004)
  Template:Flagicon Megawati Sukarnoputri
  President of Indonesia
  (2001–2004)
• Template:Flagicon Helle Thorning-Schmidt Prime Minister of Denmark (2011–2015)
  Template:Flagicon Helle Thorning-Schmidt
  Prime Minister of Denmark
  (2011–2015)
• Template:Flagicon Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé Prime Minister of Togo (2020–2025)
  Template:Flagicon Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé
  Prime Minister of Togo
  (2020–2025)
• Template:Flagicon Aminata Touré Prime Minister of Senegal (2013–2014)
  Template:Flagicon Aminata Touré
  Prime Minister of Senegal
  (2013–2014)
• Template:Flagicon Yulia Tymoshenko Prime Minister of Ukraine (2005, 2007–2010)
  Template:Flagicon Yulia Tymoshenko
  Prime Minister of Ukraine
  (2005, 2007–2010)
• Template:Flagicon Mirtha Vásquez Prime Minister of Peru (2021–2022)
  Template:Flagicon Mirtha Vásquez
  Prime Minister of Peru
  (2021–2022)
• Template:Flagicon Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga President of Latvia (1999–2007)
  Template:Flagicon Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
  President of Latvia
  (1999–2007)
• Template:Flagicon Paula-Mae Weekes President of Trinidad and Tobago (2018–2023)
  Template:Flagicon Paula-Mae Weekes
  President of Trinidad and Tobago
  (2018–2023)
• Template:Flagicon Evelyn Wever-Croes Prime Minister of Aruba (2017–2025)
  Template:Flagicon Evelyn Wever-Croes
  Prime Minister of Aruba
  (2017–2025)
• Template:Flagicon Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf President of Switzerland (2012)
  Template:Flagicon Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
  President of Switzerland
  (2012)
• Template:Flagicon Sophie Wilmès Prime Minister of Belgium (2019–2020)
  Template:Flagicon Sophie Wilmès
  Prime Minister of Belgium
  (2019–2020)
• Template:Flagicon Sahle-Work Zewde President of Ethiopia (2018–2024)
  Template:Flagicon Sahle-Work Zewde
  President of Ethiopia
  (2018–2024)
• Template:Flagicon Tsai Ing-wen President of the Republic of China (2016–2024)
  Template:Flagicon Tsai Ing-wen
  President of the Republic of China
  (2016–2024)

Deceased members

• Template:Flagicon Corazon Aquino President of the Philippines (1986–1992)
  Template:Flagicon Corazon Aquino
  President of the Philippines
  (1986–1992)
• Template:Flagicon Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960–1965, 1970–1977, 1994–2000)
  Template:Flagicon Sirimavo Bandaranaike
  Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
  (1960–1965, 1970–1977, 1994–2000)
• Template:Flagicon Benazir Bhutto Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990, 1993–1996)
  Template:Flagicon Benazir Bhutto
  Prime Minister of Pakistan
  (1988–1990, 1993–1996)
• Template:Flagicon Violeta Chamorro President of Nicaragua (1990–1997)
  Template:Flagicon Violeta Chamorro
  President of Nicaragua
  (1990–1997)
• Template:Flagicon Eugenia Charles Prime Minister of Dominica (1980–1995)
  Template:Flagicon Eugenia Charles
  Prime Minister of Dominica
  (1980–1995)
• Template:Flagicon Janet Jagan President of Guyana (1997–1999)
  Template:Flagicon Janet Jagan
  President of Guyana
  (1997–1999)
• Template:Flagicon Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo Prime Minister of Portugal (1979–1980)
  Template:Flagicon Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
  Prime Minister of Portugal
  (1979–1980)

See also

• List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government
• United Nations Foundation
• Women Political Leaders

External links

• Official website
• Template:Twitter
• Council of Women World Leaders on Facebook