This list presents female speakers of national and territorial unicameral parliaments of their respective nations or territories. Many women have been elected to parliaments around the world, starting around the first quarter of 20th century. Some of them were entrusted to take the position of Speaker of the parliament.
In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house. Unicameral legislatures typically exist in small and homogeneous unitary states, where a second chamber is considered unnecessary.
National
Italics denotes an acting speaker of parliament and states that are either de facto (with limited to no international recognition) or defunct. NameImage Country Legislative Body Mandate start Mandate end Term lengthErzsébet Metzker VassNational AssemblySoong Ching-lingNational People's CongressAlda Neves do Espírito SantoNational AssemblyMarie Davis PierreHouse of AssemblyMaria Lea Pedini-AngeliniGrand and General CouncilMaria Julia Castillo RodasLegislative AssemblyGloriana RanocchiniGrand and General CouncilRosemary Karspinsky DoderoLegislative AssemblyGuðrún HelgadóttirUnited AlthingErna Hennicot-SchoepgesChamber of DeputiesSabine Bergmann-PohlVolkskammerElmira GafarovaNational AssemblySalome ÞorkelsdóttirAlthingAna Catalina SoberanisCongressIngegerd TroedssonRiksdagEdda CeccoliGrand and General CouncilKirsti Kolle GrøndahlStortingPatrizia BusignaniGrand and General CouncilNeva EdwardsHouse of AssemblyBalbina HerreraNational AssemblyGloria Salguero GrossLegislative AssemblyRiitta UosukainenEduskuntaArabella Castro QuiñónezCongressBirgitta DahlRiksdagMartha ChávezCongress of the RepublicIlga KreituseSaeimaMyriam Spiteri DebonoHouse of RepresentativesMarijke DjwalapersadNational AssemblyRosa ZafferaniGrand and General CouncilMartha HildebrandtCongress of the RepublicMaria Domenica MichelottiGrand and General CouncilAlix Boyd KnightsHouse of AssemblyRina Contreras LópezLegislative AssemblySusana González MuñozNational CongressLuz SalgadoCongress of the RepublicEugenia OstapciucParliamentVesna PerovićParliamentNino BurjanadzeParliamentNataša MićićNational AssemblyKatalin SziliNational AssemblyIngrīda ŪdreSaeimaAnneli JäätteenmäkiEduskuntaEne ErgmaRiigikoguLiisa JaakonsaariEduskuntaValeria CiavattaGrand and General CouncilLilijana PopovskaAssembly of the RepublicMarcella LiburdNational AssemblyFatma EkenoğluAssembly of the RepublicAnna Benaki-PsaroudaVouliMargaret WilsonHouse of RepresentativesFausta MorgantiGrand and General CouncilJozefina TopalliParliamentDalia ItzikKnessetBelinda BidwellNational AssemblyMercedes CabanillasCongress of the RepublicCilia FloresNational AssemblyAkja NurberdiýewaAssemblyFatoumata Jahumpa CeesayNational AssemblySlavica Đukić DejanovićNational AssemblyAssunta MeloniGrand and General CouncilJoyce Bamford-AddoParliamentÁsta Ragnheiður JóhannesdóttirAlthingTsetska TsachevaNational AssemblyIrena DegutienėSeimasMargaret NashaNational AssemblyVerónica MacamoAssembly of the RepublicJennifer SimonsNational AssemblySolvita ĀboltiņaSaeimaAnne MakindaNational AssemblyPany YathotouNational AssemblyMaria Luisa BertiGrand and General CouncilRebecca KadagaParliamentMaria da Assunção EstevesAssembly of the RepublicDenise BronzettiGrand and General CouncilHalimah YacobParliamentAntonella MularoniGrand and General CouncilLiliana PalihoviciParliamentShirin Sharmin ChaudhuryJatiyo SangshadGabriela RivadeneiraNational AssemblySibel SiberAssembly of the RepublicAnna Maria MuccioliGrand and General CouncilLoreta GraužinienėSeimasMaja GojkovićNational AssemblyAna María SolórzanoCongress of the RepublicJiko LuveniParliamentInāra MūrnieceSaeimaGladys KokorweNational AssemblyMaya HanoomanjeeNational AssemblyZoe KonstantopoulouVouliLorena Guadalupe PeñaLegislative AssemblyMaria LohelaEduskuntaPia KjærsgaardFolketingLorella StefanelliGrand and General CouncilOnsari Gharti MagarLegislature ParliamentAmal Al QubaisiFederal National CouncilNguyễn Thị Kim NgânNational AssemblyHadiya Khalaf AbbasPeople's CouncilIris Marina BlandónNational AssemblyUnnur Brá KonráðsdóttirAlthingMimma ZavoliGrand and General CouncilVanessa D'AmbrosioGrand and General CouncilMariam Jack-DentonNational AssemblyYanibel ÁbregoNational AssemblyValentina LeskajParliamentMarija ĆatovićParliamentTsveta KarayanchevaNational AssemblyPaula RisikkoEduskuntaTone Wilhelmsen TrøenStortingElizabeth CabezasNational Assembly Gülşat MämmedowaAssemblyIn 2021–2023, the Parliament of Turkmenistan was bicameral.Yawa Djigbodi TséganNational AssemblyCarolina Hidalgo HerreraLegislative AssemblyRoser Suñé PascuetGeneral CouncilZinaida GreceanîiParliamentCatherine Gotani HaraNational AssemblyMariella MularoniGrand and General CouncilEsperança BiasAssembly of the RepublicVjosa OsmaniAssembly of the RepublicSahiba GafarovaNational AssemblyIncumbentGrazia ZafferaniGrand and General CouncilTangariki ReeteHouse of AssemblyAnu VehviläinenEduskuntaSmilja TišmaNational AssemblyViktorija Čmilytė-NielsenSeimasRocío Silva-SantistebanCongressMirtha VásquezCongressRochelle FordeHouse of AssemblyIva MitevaNational AssemblySilvia Hernández SánchezLegislative AssemblyGuadalupe LloriNational AssemblyAnnita DemetriouHouse of RepresentativesIncumbentElisa LoncónConstitutional ConventionMaricarmen AlvaCongressNelly MuttiNational AssemblyIncumbentLindita NikollaParliamentEva Kristin HansenStortingMaría Elisa QuinterosConstitutional ConventionShirley RiveraCongressTulia AcksonNational AssemblyAnita AmongParliamentDanijela ĐurovićParliamentLady CamonesCongressMartha MoyanoCongressCarolina CerqueiraNational AssemblyIncumbentBrigitte Boccone-PagèsNational CouncilLanien BlanchetteNational AssemblyIncumbentCelmira SacramentoNational AssemblyIncumbentDinorah FigueraPresident of the opposition-led IV National Assembly of Venezuela in exile. Disputed with Jorge Rodríguez.National AssemblyIncumbentAdele TonniniGrand and General CouncilDünýägözel GulmanowaAssemblyIncumbentMaria Fernanda LayNational ParliamentIncumbentJessica TanParliamentDaiga MieriņaSaeimaIncumbentAna BrnabićNational AssemblyIncumbentMilena GasperoniGrand and General CouncilRaya NazaryanNational AssemblyDana CastañedaNational AssemblyElisa SpiropaliParliamentFrancesca CiverchiaGrand and General CouncilViviana VelozNational AssemblyShirin Aumeeruddy-CziffraNational AssemblyIncumbentÁsthildur Lóa ÞórsdóttirAlthingNataliya KiselovaNational AssemblyMargarida TalapaAssembly of the RepublicIncumbentÞórunn SveinbjarnardóttirAlthingIncumbentRaffaella PetriniPontifical CommissionIncumbentAzarel ErnestaNational AssemblyIncumbentTatyana ZalevskayaSupreme CouncilIncumbentRonnia Durham-BalcombeHouse of AssemblyIncumbentAlbulena HaxhiuAssembly of the RepublicIncumbentAlice MinaGrand and General CouncilMihaela DotsovaNational AssemblyIncumbentYara Jiménez FallasLegislative AssemblyIncumbentÁgnes ForsthofferNational AssemblyIncumbentJanira Hopffer AlmadaNational AssemblyIncumbent
Notes:
Territorial
Italics denotes an acting speaker of parliament NameImage Country Legislative Body Mandate start Mandate end Term lengthMarguerite StoryParliamentRuby M. RoussLegislatureRosita Beatrice Missick-ButterfieldHouse of AssemblySybil I. McLaughlinLegislative AssemblyAnabela RitchieLegislative AssemblyLillian OhShire CouncilMargie SudreRegional CouncilMarita PetersenLøgtingLorraine L. BerryLegislatureEmily Augusta SaundersHouse of AssemblyRita FanLegislative CouncilSusana ChouLegislative AssemblyLucette TaeroAssemblyViveka ErikssonLagtingetAnne Mitchell-GiftHouse of Assembly200124 January 2013Julianna O'Connor-ConnollyLegislative AssemblyV. Inez ArchibaldHouse of AssemblyNassimah DindarDepartamental CouncilBrenda ChristianIsland CouncilBarbro SundbackLandtagEdna MoyleLegislative AssemblyEileen BellAssemblyMargaret Anne Catherine HopkinsLegislative CouncilRuth HeilmannInatsisartutJudith Won PatLegislatureMarthe Ogoundélé-TessiTerritorial CouncilMary J. LawrenceLegislative AssemblyBarbara Webster-BourneHouse of AssemblyRobin AdamsLegislative AssemblyTeresina BodkinLegislative CouncilJosette ManinGeneral CouncilRosemary ButlerNational AssemblyTricia MarwickParliamentBritt LundbergLagtingetIngrid Moses-ScatliffeHouse of AssemblyNiki RattleParliamentNivaleta IloaiTerritorial AssemblyAline HansonTerritorial Council Sarah Wescot-Williams StatenIncumbentShirley OsborneLegislative CouncilJosette Borel-LincertinDepartmental CouncilElin JonesNational AssemblyVanessa Cutting-ThomasHouse of AssemblyGiselle McWilliamsStatenDenise Tsoiafatt AngusHouse of AssemblySeri Wati IkuShire CouncilTherese M. TerlajeLegislatureVivian MotzfeldtInatsisartutTina Rose Muña BarnesLegislatureAna-Maria PaulettaStatenCharliena WhiteLegislativeDonna Frett-Gregory LegislatureCharetti America-FranciscaStatenAlison JohnstoneParliamentMarie-Antoinette MaupertuisAssemblyIncumbentHuguette BelloRegional CouncilIncumbentAbby TaylorHouse of AssemblyIncumbentBjørt SamuelsenLøgtingCorine George-MassicoteHouse of AssemblyIncumbentKatherine Ebanks-WilksParliamentMimi KarlsenInatsisartutIngrid ZettermanLagtingetIncumbentKaren Ramagge PrescottParliamentIncumbentVeylma FalaeoCongressMarjorie SmithLegislative AssemblyIncumbentTara CarterHouse of AssemblyIncumbentMaureen ThompsonLegislative CouncilIncumbentStarry LeeLegislative CouncilIncumbentVirginie RuffenachCongressIncumbent
See also List of female speakers of national and territorial lower houses List of female speakers of national and territorial upper houses List of current presidents of legislatures Parliament Speaker (politics) Unicameralism
References
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