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Female political leader	Dates of office	Position	Comments
Sirimavo Bandaranaike	1960-65, 1970-77 & 1994-2000	Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka	The first female head of government in modern times. Paved the way for Gandhi, Meir and the "Iron Lady" herself.
Indira Gandhi	1966-77 & 1980-84	Prime Minister of India
Golda Meir	1969-74	Prime Minister of Israel	This strong-willed "grandmother of the Jewish people" won a magnificent victory over Arab aggression.
Margaret Thatcher	1979-90	Prime Minister of UK	The "Iron Lady" struck fear into the hearts of trade unionists, the Soviet gerontocracy and enemies of freedom everywhere.
Edith Cresson	1991-92	Prime Minister of France	Included to show that female leaders can sometimes be just as rubbish as male ones.
Angela Merkal	2005-present	Chancellor of Germany	"The Second Iron Lady", "The Second Iron Chancellor"... She talks a lot of sense to irresponsible governments of other European countries.
Nicola Sturgeon	2014-present	First Minister of Scotland	A straight-talking, no-nonsense lady with a reputation for competence but not compromise.

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 |[[Indira Gandhi]]
-|1966-1977 & 1980-1984
+|1966-77 & 1980-84
 |Prime Minister of [[India]]
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+|-
+|[[Golda Meir]]
+|1969-74
+|Prime Minister of [[Israel]]
+|This strong-willed "grandmother of the Jewish people" won a magnificent victory over Arab aggression.
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 |[[Margaret Thatcher]]
-|1979-1990
+|1979-90
 |Prime Minister of [[United Kingdom|UK]]
 |The "Iron Lady" struck fear into the hearts of trade unionists, the Soviet gerontocracy and enemies of freedom everywhere.
 |-
-|[[Geraldine Ferraro >>>>>]]
+|[[Edith Cresson]]
-|1984
+|1991-92
-|Democratic Party candidate for [[Vice-President]]
+|Prime Minister of [[France]]
-|The first woman to be a vice-presidential candidate for a major party. Paved the way for [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Sarah Palin]] and many other women who aim for the top jobs in the USA.
+|Included to show that female leaders can sometimes be just as rubbish as male ones.
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-|[[Madeleine Albright ?????]]
+|[[Angela Merkal]]
-|1997-2001
+|2005-present
-|US [[Secretary of State]]
+|Chancellor of [[Germany]]
-|The first of three women to have been appointed to the top executive position in the USA, succeeded by [[Condoleezza Rice]] and [[Hillary Clinton]].
+|"The Second Iron Lady", "The Second Iron Chancellor"... She talks a lot of sense to irresponsible governments of other European countries.
 |-
 |[[Nicola Sturgeon]]