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Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
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| Year of first woman speaker | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| 1920 - 1939 | 1 |
| 1940 - 1959 | 1 |
| 1960 - 1979 | 9 |
| 1980 - 1999 | 36 |
| 2000 - 1019 | 59 |
| 2020+ | 15 |
Excluding 6 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
| Country | Chamber | Year of first woman speaker |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) | Not applicable | |
| Albania | Parliament | 2005 |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation | Not applicable |
| Andorra | General Council | 2019 |
| Angola | National Assembly | 2022 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives, Senate | 1994 |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 1973 |
| Armenia | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Australia | House of Representatives, Senate | 1987 |
| Austria | National Council, Federal Council | 1927 |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | 2020 |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly, Senate | 1997 |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives, Shura Council | 2018 |
| Parliament (Suspended) | 2013 | |
| Barbados | House of Assembly, Senate | 2012 |
| Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | 2019 |
| Belgium | House of Representatives, Senate | 2004 |
| Belize | House of Representatives, Senate | 1984 |
| Benin | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | Not applicable |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | 1979 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives, House of Peoples | 2009 |
| Botswana | National Assembly | 2009 |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | Not applicable |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Not applicable |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | 2009 |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | Not applicable |
| Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | 2005 |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Cambodia | National Assembly, Senate | 2023 |
| Cameroon | National Assembly, Senate | Not applicable |
| Canada | House of Commons, Senate | 1972 |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Chad | National Assembly, Senate | Not applicable |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 2002 |
| China | National People's Congress | Not applicable |
| Colombia | House of Representatives, Senate | 2021 |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | Not applicable |
| Congo | National Assembly, Senate | Not applicable |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | 1986 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly, Senate | 2023 |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | 1993 |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | Not applicable |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | 2021 |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 1998 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | Not applicable |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | 2019 |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | 1950 |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | 1980 |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 1999 |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | 2013 |
| Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | 1994 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 2013 |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | 2003 |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly, Senate | 2006 |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | 1995 |
| Fiji | Parliament | 2014 |
| Finland | Parliament | 1991 |
| France | National Assembly, Senate | 2022 |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate | 2009 |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | 2006 |
| Georgia | Parliament | 2001 |
| Germany | German Bundestag, Federal Council | 1972 |
| Ghana | Parliament | 2009 |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | 2004 |
| Grenada | House of Representatives, Senate | 1990 |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | 1991 |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | Not applicable |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Guyana | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Not applicable |
| Honduras | National Congress | Not applicable |
| Hungary | National Assembly | 1963 |
| Iceland | Parliament | 1974 |
| India | House of the People, Council of States | 2009 |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | 2019 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | Not applicable |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | Not applicable |
| Ireland | House of Representatives, Senate | 1982 |
| Israel | Parliament | 2006 |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 1979 |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives, Senate | 1984 |
| Japan | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | 1993 |
| Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives, Senate | 2019 |
| Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | Not applicable |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | 2020 |
| National Assembly (Suspended) | Not applicable | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | Not applicable |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | 2011 |
| Latvia | Parliament | 1995 |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Lesotho | National Assembly, Senate | 2000 |
| Liberia | House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate | 2003 |
| Libya | House of Representatives | Not applicable |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | Not applicable |
| Lithuania | Parliament | 2009 |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | 1989 |
| Madagascar | National Assembly, Senate | 2013 |
| Malawi | National Assembly | 2019 |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | Not applicable |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | Not applicable |
| Malta | House of Representatives | 1996 |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | Not applicable |
| Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | Not applicable |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | 2014 |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 1994 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | Not applicable |
| Monaco | National Council | 2022 |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | Not applicable |
| Montenegro | Parliament | 2022 |
| Morocco | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | Not applicable |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | 2010 |
| House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | Not applicable | |
| Namibia | National Assembly, National Council | 2015 |
| Nauru | Parliament | Not applicable |
| Nepal | House of Representatives, National Assembly | 2015 |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives, Senate | 1998 |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | 2005 |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | 1990 |
| National Assembly (Suspended) | Not applicable | |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | 2007 |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Not applicable |
| Norway | Parliament | 1993 |
| Oman | Shura Council, State Council | Not applicable |
| Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | 2008 |
| Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | Not applicable |
| Panama | National Assembly | 1994 |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Not applicable |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Not applicable |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | 1995 |
| Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | 2018 |
| Poland | Sejm, Senate | 1997 |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | 2011 |
| Qatar | Shura Council | Not applicable |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | 2001 |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 2008 |
| Russian Federation | State Duma, Council of the Federation | 2011 |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 2008 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | 2004 |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly, Senate | 2007 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | 2020 |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | Not applicable |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | 1981 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | 1980 |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Not applicable |
| Senegal | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Serbia | National Assembly | 2008 |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | Not applicable |
| Singapore | Parliament | 2013 |
| Slovakia | National Council | Not applicable |
| Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | 2022 |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | Not applicable |
| Somalia | House of the People, Upper House | Not applicable |
| South Africa | National Assembly, National Council of Provinces | 1994 |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | 2021 |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies, Senate | 1999 |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | Not applicable |
| National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | Not applicable | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | 1997 |
| Sweden | Parliament | 1991 |
| Switzerland | National Council, Council of States | 1977 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | 2016 |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Thailand | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | 2023 |
| Togo | National Assembly, Senate | 2019 |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Not applicable |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | 1991 |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | Not applicable |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | Not applicable |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | 2006 |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | Not applicable |
| Uganda | Parliament | 2011 |
| Ukraine | Parliament | Not applicable |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | 2015 |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons, House of Lords | 1992 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | 2010 |
| United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | 2007 |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | 1963 |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber, Senate | 2008 |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | Not applicable |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | 1998 |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | 2016 |
| Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | Not applicable |
| Zambia | National Assembly | 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | 2005 |