First women government ministers

Soviet diplomat (1872-1952)

Workers-rights advocate and United States Secretary of Labor 1933–1945

Albanian politician (1921–2020)

British feminist and trade unionist (1873–1953)

Russian politician

Maldivian Democratic Party politician

Azerbaijani Soviet politician

Danish politician (1866-1928)

Lebanese politician

Guinean politician and economist

Swedish politician and economist

Bulgarian politician (1898-1993)

Tunisian politician

medical and political from Guatemala (1973-2023)

Congolese diplomat and politician (1948-2006)

Soviet diplomat (1902-1985)

Belgian politician (1913-1977)

Austrian politician (1910-1987)

Croation politician (1903-1991)