List of female justice ministers

Worldwide, 272 women have overseen a ministry of justice or analogous government agency responsible for executing a country's legal system. Of that number, 146 women have been in charge of ministries of justice or analogous agencies in Europe, 39 have been in North America, 27 women have been in Africa, 27 women have been in Asia, 18 women have been in South America, and 12 women have been in Oceania.

Adriana Olguín became the first female justice minister worldwide upon becoming Chile's minister of justice and human rights on 29 July 1952. Five years later, Ho Jong-suk became the first female justice minister in Asia, serving in this role in North Korea. In 1960, Stella Soulioti became the first female European justice minister as Minister of Justice and Public Order of Cyprus. North America would see the first woman serve in such a role when Yolanda Myers de Vásquez assumed charge of El Salvador's Public Ministry in 1967. Twenty-nine years later, Hawa Sisay-Sabally became Minister of Justice of The Gambia, the first such minister in Africa. Finally, Hilda Lini became the first minister of justice in Oceania in 1996 upon becoming Minister of Justice of Vanuatu.

Norway is the country with the most female justice ministers, with 15 ministers of justice and public security. In contrast, various countries, such as Lebanon and Samoa, have only had one female justice minister or equivalent political officeholder.

The totals for this list include only female justice ministers or equivalents of sovereign states. Acting justice ministers, as well as administrators of justice of dependent territories and subnational entities, are excluded from this article.

African ministers The following list includes all women who have served as national justice ministers or analogous governmental officials in Africa. Politicians are listed based on the starting dates of their tenures.

denotes an incumbent justice minister or equivalent officeholder NameImage Country Title Mandate start Mandate end Term lengthHawa Sisay-SaballyMinister for JusticeFatou BensoudaMinister for JusticeJanuaria MoreiraMinister of Justice and LaborAntonieta Rosa GomesMinister of JusticeCristina Fontes LimaMinister of Justice and LaborAlda Alves de Melo dos SantosMinister of Justice, Public Administration and Human RightsHyacinthe WodobodéMinister of Justice and Human RightsBrigitte MabandlaMinister of Justice and Constitutional DevelopmentMartha KaruaMinister of JusticeMary NaguMinister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Carmelita Pires Minister of JusticeMarie Saine-FirdausMinister for JusticeMarisa Helena MoriasMinister of Justice and LaborBetty Mould-IddrisuAttorney GeneralEdite TenjuaMinister of Justice, Public Administration and Human RightsMarietta Brew Appiah-OppongAttorney GeneralAmie JoofMinister for Justice Mama Fatima Singhateh Minister for JusticeIlza Amado VazMinister of Justice, Public Administration and Human RightsAsha-Rose MigiroMinister of Justice and Constitutional AffairsJanine LélisMinister of Justice and LaborGloria AkuffoAttorney GeneralAimée ZebeyouxMinister of Justice and Human Rights201820213 yearsPriscilla SchwartzAttorney General and Minister of JusticeJeanine NibiziMinister of JusticeLeïla JaffelMinister of JusticeIncumbent

Asian ministers The following list includes all women who have served as national justice ministers or analogous governmental officials in Asia. Politicians are listed based on the starting dates of their tenures.

denotes an incumbent justice minister or equivalent officeholder NameImage Country Title Mandate start Mandate end Term lengthHo Jong-sukMinister of Justice2 monthsRitsuko NagaoMinister of JusticeYeh Chin-fongMinister of JusticeMayumi MoriyamaMinister of JusticeAna Pessoa PintoMinister of JusticeMerceditas GutierrezSecretary of JusticeKang Kum-silMinister of JusticeChieko NōnoMinister of JusticeWu AiyingMinister of Justice Tzipi Livni Minister of JusticeLucia Freitas LobatoMinister of JusticeAgnes DevanaderaSecretary of JusticeWang Ching-fengMinister of JusticeKeiko ChibaMinister of JusticeLeila de LimaSecretary of JusticeLuo Ying-shayMinister of JusticeMidori MatsushimaMinister of Justice Yōko Kamikawa Minister of JusticeAyelet ShakedMinister of JusticeThalatha AtukoraleMinister of JusticeMasako MoriMinister of JusticeChoo Mi-aeMinister of JusticeMarie-Claude NajmMinister of JusticeShiva Maya TumbahampheMinister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsHe RongMinister of JusticeIncumbentHarini AmarasuriyaMinister of JusticeSobita Gautam Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsIncumbent

European ministers The following list includes all women who have served as national justice ministers or analogous governmental officials in Europe. Politicians are listed based on the starting dates of their tenures.

denotes an incumbent justice minister or equivalent officeholder NameImage Country Title Mandate start Mandate end Term lengthHilde BenjaminMinister of JusticeStella SouliotiMinister of Justice and Public OrderElisabeth Schweigaard SelmerMinister of Justice and the PoliceSvetla DaskalovaMinister of JusticeAuður AuðunsMinister of the InteriorInger Louise ValleMinister of Justice and the Police Nathalie Lind Minister of JusticeInkeri AnttilaMinister of JusticeColette FleschMinister of JusticeMona RøkkeMinister of Justice and the PoliceElisabeth KoppHead of the Federal Department of Justice and PoliceWenche Frogn SellægMinister of Justice and the PoliceHelen BøsterudMinister of Justice and the PoliceAnna-Greta LeijonMinister for Justice Laila Freivalds Minister for JusticeElse Bugge FougnerMinister of Justice and the PoliceTarja HalonenMinister of JusticeKari GjestebyMinister of Justice and the PoliceHannele PokkaMinister of JusticeGun HellsvikMinister for Justice Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger Federal Minister of Justice Grete Faremo Minister of Justice and the PoliceAnna Benaki-PsaroudaMinister of Justice, Transparency and Human RightsMáire Geoghegan-QuinnMinister for JusticePia GjellerupMinister of JusticeAnneli JäätteenmäkiMinister of JusticeWinnie SorgdragerMinister of Justice and SecurityNora OwenMinister for JusticeMargarita Mariscal de GanteMinister of JusticeAnne HoltMinister of Justice and the PoliceVlasta ParkanováMinister of JusticeGerd-Liv VallaMinister of Justice and the PoliceÉlisabeth GuigouMinister of JusticeSuzanna StanikMinister of JusticeAud Inger AureMinister of Justice and the PoliceHanna SuchockaMinister of JusticeHerta Däubler-GmelinFederal Minister of Justice Ingrīda Labucka Minister of JusticeSólveig PétursdóttirMinister of the InteriorValeria ȘterbețMinister of Justice21 December 199919 April 2001Hanne HarlemMinister of Justice and the PoliceMarylise LebranchuMinister of JusticeRodica StănoiuMinister of JusticeIngrid Antičević-MarinovićMinister of JusticeBarbara PiwnikMinister of JusticeLene EspersenMinister of JusticeCeleste CardonaMinister of JusticeBrigitte ZypriesFederal Minister of JusticeKarin GastingerMinister of JusticeLaurette OnkelinxMinister of JusticeVesna Škare-OžboltMinister of JusticeVineta MuižnieceMinister of JusticeMonica MacoveiMinister of JusticeVictoria IftodiMinister of Justice19 March 20188 June 2019Solvita ĀboltiņaMinister of JusticeLeena LuhtanenMinister of Justice Lucia Žitňanská Minister of JusticeAna LovrinMinister of JusticeBeatrice AskMinister for JusticeMaria BergerMinister of JusticeTuija BraxMinister of JusticeRachida DatiMinister of JusticeMiglena TachevaMinister of JusticeEveline Widmer-SchlumpfHead of the Federal Department of Justice and PoliceSnežana MalovićMinister of JusticeClaudia Bandion-OrtnerMinister of JusticeRagna ÁrnadóttirMinister of the InteriorAurelia FrickMinister of Foreign Affairs, Justice and CultureDaniela KovářováMinister of JusticeMichèle Alliot-MarieMinister of JusticeMargarita PopovaMinister of JusticeSimonetta SommarugaHead of the Federal Department of Justice and PoliceBeatrix KarlMinister of JusticePaula Teixeira da CruzMinister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson Minister of JusticePaola SeverinoMinister of JusticeDiana KovatchevaMinister of JusticeAnnemie TurtelboomMinister of JusticeChristiane TaubiraMinister of JusticeMona PivniceruMinister of JusticeTea TsulukianiMinister of JusticeAnna Maria CancellieriMinister of JusticeOctavie ModertMinister of JusticeOlena LukashMinister of JusticeMarie BenešováMinister of JusticeKaren HækkerupMinister of JusticeBaiba BrokaMinister of JusticeHelena VálkováMinister of JusticeFrances FitzgeraldMinister for JusticeMaggie De BlockMinister of JusticeMette FrederiksenMinister of JusticeEkaterina ZakharievaMinister of JusticeArpine HovhannisyanMinister of JusticeRaluca PrunăMinister of JusticeFrancisca Van DunemMinister of JusticeLiz TrussSecretary of State for JusticeNela KuburovićMinister of JusticeMilda VainiutėMinister of JusticeSigríður Á. AndersenMinister of the InteriorMariya PavlovaMinister of JusticeTsetska TsachevaMinister of JusticeNicole BelloubetMinister of JusticeEtilda GjonajMinister of JusticeSylvi ListhaugMinister of Justice and Public SecurityKatarina BarleyFederal Minister of JusticeDolores DelgadoMinister of Justice13 January 2020Taťána MaláMinister of JusticeAndreja KatičMinister of JusticeIncumbentKarin Keller-SutterHead of the Federal Department of Justice and PoliceOlesea StamateMinister of Justice24 June 201914 November 2019Christine LambrechtFederal Minister of JusticeJudit VargaMinister of JusticeÁslaug Arna SigurbjörnsdóttirMinister of the InteriorAlma ZadićMinister of JusticeMonica MælandMinister of Justice and Public Security Albulena Haxhiu Minister of JusticeLilijana KozlovičMinister of JusticeMária KolíkováMinister of JusticeHelen McEnteeMinister for JusticeEmily YiolitisMinister of Justice and Public OrderMaja PopovićMinister of JusticeEwelina DobrowolskaMinister of JusticeMaris LauriMinister of JusticeMarta CartabiaMinister of JusticeGraziella Marok-WachterMinister of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Culture Heather Humphreys Minister for JusticeStefi DrakouMinister of Justice and Public OrderPilar LlopMinister of JusticeEmilie MehlMinister of Justice and Public SecurityDilan YeşilgözMinister of Justice and SecurityCatarina Sarmento e CastroMinister of JusticeDominika Švarc PipanMinister of JusticeLea Danilson-JärgMinister of JusticeInese Lībiņa-EgnereMinister of JusticeÉlisabeth Baume-SchneiderHead of the Federal Department of Justice and PoliceVeronica Mihailov-MoraruMinister of JusticeAnna Koukkides-ProcopiouMinister of Justice and Public OrderEster Molné SoldevilaMinister of Social Affairs, Justice and InteriorIncumbentAlina GorghiuMinister of JusticeGuðrún HafsteinsdóttirMinister of the InteriorLeena MeriMinister of JusticeIncumbentElisabeth MargueMinister of JusticeIncumbentRita JúdiceMinister of JusticeIncumbentAstri Aas-Hansen Minister of Justice and Public SecurityIncumbentShabana MahmoodSecretary of State for JusticeLiisa PakostaMinister of JusticeIncumbentÞorbjörg Sigríður GunnlaugsdóttirMinister of the InteriorIncumbentAnnelies VerlindenMinister of JusticeIncumbentAnna Sporrer Minister of JusticeIncumbentStefanie HubigFederal Minister of Justice and Consumer ProtectionIncumbentEva DecroixMinister of JusticeRita TamašunienėMinister of JusticeIncumbentMárta Görög Minister of JusticeIncumbent

North American ministers The following list includes all women who have served as national justice ministers or analogous governmental officials in North America. Politicians are listed based on the starting dates of their tenures.

denotes an incumbent justice minister or equivalent officeholder