List of the first female holders of political offices in Oceania
Main article: List of the first female holders of political offices
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Australia
- Local government councillor – Grace Benny – 1919
- Member of a state parliament – Edith Cowan (Western Australia) – 1921
- Mayor – Lilian Fowler – 1938
- Member of the Australian House of Representatives – Dame Enid Lyons – 1943
- Member of the Australian Senate – Dorothy Tangney – 1943
- Member of the Commonwealth ministry – Dame Enid Lyons (Vice-President of the Executive Council) – 1949
- Member of a state or territory Cabinet – Florence Cardell-Oliver (Western Australia, Minister for Health) – 1949
- Member of the Commonwealth ministry (with a portfolio) – Dame Annabelle Rankin (Minister for Housing) – 1966
- Leader of the government in an upper house – Phyllis Benjamin (Tasmania) – 1968
- Member of the federal inner Cabinet – Margaret Guilfoyle (Minister for Education) – 1975
- Lord Mayor – Joy Cummings (Newcastle) – 1975
- Leader of a parliamentary party – Elisabeth Kirkby (Australian Democrats, New South Wales) – 1981
- Leader of a federal parliamentary party – Janine Haines (Australian Democrats) – 1986
- Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives – Joan Child – 1986
- Head of a state or territory government – Rosemary Follett (Australian Capital Territory) – 1989
- Chief Minister – Rosemary Follett (Australian Capital Territory) – 1989
- Leader of a state or territory opposition – Rosemary Follett (Australian Capital Territory) – 1989
- State Premier – Carmen Lawrence (Western Australia) – 1990
- State Governor – Dame Roma Mitchell (South Australia) – 1991
- President of the Australian Senate – Margaret Reid – 1996
- Leadership position in a major party – Jenny Macklin (Deputy Leader, Australian Labor Party) – 2001
- Deputy Prime Minister – Julia Gillard – 2007
- Governor-General – Quentin Bryce – 2008
- Leader of a major party – Julia Gillard (Leader, Australian Labor Party) – 2010
- Prime Minister – Julia Gillard – 2010
- Foreign Minister – Julie Bishop – 2013
Australian Capital Territory
- Elected Member of the Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council – Mary Stevenson – 1951
- Member of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly – Ros Kelly, Susan Ryan and Maureen Worsley – 1975
- Minority Leader of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly: Maurene Horder – 1983
- Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Rosemary Follett – 1989
- Leader of the Opposition – Rosemary Follett – 1989
- Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly – Roberta McRae – 1992
- Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Katy Gallagher – 2006
New South Wales
- Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly – Millicent Preston-Stanley – 1925
- Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council – Catherine Green and Ellen Webster – 1931
- Cabinet Minister – Janice Crosio (Minister for Natural Resources) – 1984
- President of the New South Wales Legislative Council – Virginia Chadwick – 1998
- Leader of the Opposition – Kerry Chikarovski – 1999
- Governor of New South Wales – Marie Bashir – 2001
- Lord Mayor of Sydney – Lucy Turnbull – 2003
- Deputy Premier of New South Wales – Carmel Tebbutt – 2008
- Premier of New South Wales – Kristina Keneally – 2009
- Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly – Shelley Hancock – 2011
Northern Territory
- Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Council – Lyn Berlowitz – 1960
- Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly – Dawn Lawrie – 1974
- Lord Mayor of Darwin – Ella Stack – 1975
- Cabinet Minister – Noel Padgham-Purich (Minister for Housing and Conservation) – 1983
- Leader of the Opposition – Maggie Hickey – 1996
- Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly – Loraine Braham – 1997
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Clare Martin – 2001
- Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Marion Scrymgour – 2007
- Administrator of the Northern Territory – Sally Thomas – 2011
Queensland
- Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly – Irene Longman – 1929
- Lord Mayor of Brisbane – Sallyanne Atkinson – 1985
- Cabinet Minister – Yvonne Chapman (Minister for Welfare Services, Youth and Ethnic Affairs) – 1986
- Governor of Queensland – Leneen Forde – 1992
- Deputy Premier of Queensland – Joan Sheldon – 1996
- Premier of Queensland – Anna Bligh – 2007
- Leader of the Opposition – Annastacia Palaszczuk – 2012
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly – Fiona Simpson – 2012
- Chief Justice of Queensland – Catherine Holmes – 2015
South Australia
- Member of the South Australian House of Assembly – Joyce Steele – 1959
- Member of the South Australian Legislative Council – Jessie Cooper – 1959
- Cabinet Minister – Joyce Steele (Minister for Education) – 1968
- Lord Mayor of Adelaide – Wendy Chapman – 1983
- President of the South Australian Legislative Council – Anne Levy – 1986
- Governor of South Australia – Dame Roma Mitchell – 1991
- Leader of the Opposition – Isobel Redmond – 2009
- Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly – Lyn Breuer – 2010
Tasmania
- Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council – Margaret McIntyre – 1948
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly – Amelia Best, Mabel Miller – 1955
- Cabinet Minister – Gillian James (Minister for Public and Mental Health, Consumer Affairs and Administrative Services) – 1980
- Party Leader – Christine Milne (Tasmanian Greens) – 1993
- Leader of the Opposition – Sue Napier – 1999
- President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council – Sue Smith – 2008
- Premier of Tasmania – Lara Giddings – 2011
- Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly – Elise Archer – 2014
- Governor of Tasmania – Kate Warner – 2014
Victoria
- Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly – Millie Peacock – 1933
- Member of the Victorian Legislative Council – Gracia Baylor – 1979
- Cabinet Minister – Pauline Toner (Minister for Community Welfare Services) – 1982
- Lord Mayor of Melbourne – Alexis Ord – 1986
- Deputy Premier of Victoria – Joan Kirner – 1989
- Premier of Victoria – Joan Kirner – 1990
- Leader of the Opposition – Joan Kirner – 1992
- Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly – Judy Maddigan – 2003
- President of the Victorian Legislative Council – Monica Gould – 2003
- Governor of Victoria – Linda Dessau – 2015
Western Australia
- Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly – Edith Cowan – 1921
- Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council – Ruby Hutchison – 1954
- Cabinet Minister – Florence Cardell-Oliver (Minister for Health) – 1947
- Premier of Western Australia – Carmen Lawrence – 1990
- Leader of the Opposition – Carmen Lawrence – 1993
- Lord Mayor of Perth – Lisa Scaffidi – 2007
- Governor of Western Australia – Kerry Sanderson – 2014
Kiribati
Gilbert and Ellice Islands (British colony):
- Member of the House of Assembly – Tekarei Russell – 1971[1]
- Member of Cabinet – Tekarei Russell – 1975[1]
Kiribati :
- Vice President – Teima Onorio – 2003
Marshall Islands
- President – Hilda Heine – 2016
- Senator (i.e., member of the Nitijeļā, the unicameral legislature) – Evelyn Konou – 1993[2]
- Member of Cabinet – Evelyn Konou, as Minister for Health Services and the Environment – 1993[2]
Federated States of Micronesia
- Member of Congress – none. No woman has ever been elected to the federal Congress.[3]
Nauru
- Member of Parliament – Ruby Dediya (subsequently known as Ruby Thoma) – 1986[4]
- Member of Cabinet – Ruby Dediya, as Minister for Finance – 1986[4]
New Zealand
- Mayor – Elizabeth Yates – 1894
- Member of Parliament – Elizabeth McCombs – 1933
- Cabinet Minister – Mabel Howard – 1947
- Mayor of Auckland City – Catherine Anne Tizard – 1983
- Governor-General – Dame Catherine Tizard – 1990
- Deputy Prime Minister – Helen Clark – 1989
- Mayor of Christchurch – Vicki Buck – 1989
- Minister of Finance – Ruth Richardson – 1990
- Mayor of Wellington – Fran Wilde – 1992
- Leader of the Opposition – Helen Clark – 1993
- Prime Minister – Jenny Shipley – 1997
- Chief Justice – Sian Elias – 1999
- Attorney-General – Margaret Wilson – 1999
- Speaker of the House of Representatives – Margaret Wilson – 2005
Palau
- Foreign Minister – Sandra Pierantozzi – 2009
Papua New Guinea
- Member of Parliament – Dame Josephine Abaijah – 1972[5]
- Cabinet Minister – Nahau Rooney, as Minister for Justice – 1977[6]
Solomon Islands
- Member of Parliament – Hilda Kari – 1989[7][8]
- Member of Cabinet – Hilda Kari – 1993[9]
Tonga
- Member of the Legislative Assembly – Princess Mele Siʻilikutapu – 1975[10]
- Cabinet of Tonga – ‘Alisi Taumoepeau – 2006[10]
Tuvalu
- Member of Parliament – Naama Maheu Latasi, who also became the country's first female Cabinet Minister (Minister for Health) – 1989[11]
Vanuatu
- Member of Parliament – Hilda Lini and Maria Crowby – 1987[12][13]
- Member of Cabinet – Hilda Lini, as Minister for Rural Water Supply and Health – 1991[12]
Footnotes and references
- 1 2 "Pacific Islands History", Queensland University of Technology, p.13
- 1 2 "Marshall Islands: past national woman MPs", Pacific Women in Politics
- ↑ "FSM: past national women MPs", Pacific Women in Politics
- 1 2 "Nauru: past national women MPs", Pacific Women in Politics
- ↑ Brij V. Lal, Kate Fortune. The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia. Published by University of Hawaii Press, 2000. pg 297.
- ↑ "PNG --30 YEARS ON; The Challenges, Successes and Tragedies", Rowan Callick, Islands Business
- ↑ New politics in the South Pacific, 1994, p.205
- ↑ "Solomon Islands: past national women MPs", Pacific Women in Politics
- ↑ "Solomon Islands: Women Confronting Violence", Amnesty International, p.15
- 1 2 "Advancing Women’s Representation in Tonga", Secretariat of the Pacific Forum
- ↑ "Country profile: Tuvalu", The Guardian, 25 April 20098
- 1 2 "Hon Hilda Line", Pacific Women in Politics
- ↑ Selwyn Arutangai, "Post-Independence Developments and Policies", in Howard Van Trease (éd.), Melanesian Politics: Stael Blong Vanuatu, University of the South Pacific, 1995, ISBN 982-02-0119-5, p.70
See also
- List of women heads of state
- List of women heads of government
- List of the first LGBT holders of political offices
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