File:Countries which have had female Heads of State and Government.svg

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Description	English: Countries which since independence have had, excluding monarchs: • female head of government • female head of state • female head of state/government (combined post) • female head of state and female head of government • female prime minister / state counselor acting as deputy to the combined head of state and government See also File:Countries with current female Heads of State and Government.svg and File:Countries with former female Heads of State and Government.svg
Date	13 February 2012
Source	Own work List of elected or appointed female heads of government List of elected or appointed female heads of state
Author	Tentotwo
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	04:33, 9 February 2026		2,754 × 1,398 (1.11 MB)	Purpley24	Bulgaria
	00:12, 7 January 2026		2,754 × 1,398 (1.11 MB)	SantanaZ	Venezuela
	22:04, 23 October 2025		2,754 × 1,398 (1.11 MB)	8FabianS	Changed Poland to just head of government.
	22:02, 23 October 2025	No thumbnail	2,754 × 1,398 (1.11 MB)	8FabianS	Changed Poland to just head of government.
	19:33, 21 October 2025		2,754 × 1,398 (1.11 MB)	Baybeto1	update Japan
	22:50, 1 August 2025		2,754 × 1,398 (1.11 MB)	The Knowledge Pirate	Reverted to version as of 07:06, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
	07:06, 25 July 2025		2,754 × 1,398 (1.06 MB)	FelipeRev	Reverted to version as of 20:04, 1 March 2025 (UTC)
	07:06, 25 July 2025		2,754 × 1,398 (1.11 MB)	FelipeRev	+Suriname
	20:04, 1 March 2025		2,754 × 1,398 (1.06 MB)	Gugganij	+Vatican City
	05:36, 5 June 2024		2,754 × 1,398 (1.06 MB)	Kwamikagami	not US per Talk: presidency was not vacant for hours Harris was acting president