Council of Women World Leaders
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Formation | 1996 |
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Founder | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Mary Robinson Laura Liswood |
Type | NGO, network |
Purpose | To mobilize the highest-level women leaders on issues of critical importance to women |
Headquarters | United Nations Foundation, Washington, D.C. |
Membership | 83 current and former women prime ministers and presidents |
Secretary General | Laura Liswood |
Council Chair | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
Affiliations | United Nations Foundation |
Website | councilwomenworldleaders.org |
The Council of Women World Leaders, created in 1996, is a network of 83 current and former presidents and prime ministers. It is the only organization in the world dedicated to women heads of state and government. The council's Ministerial Initiative also involves current and former cabinet ministers and secretaries in the work of the council.
The first summit was held April 29–30, 1998, at the
John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[1]
Leadership
Chair Emeritae
Members
Members currently serving as heads of state or government
-
President of the Marshall Islands
(2016–2020, 2024–present)
Members who previously served as heads of state or government
-
President of Switzerland
(2007, 2011) -
Susanne Camelia-Römer
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
(1993, 1998–1999) -
Premier of Bermuda
(2010–2012) -
Prime Minister of Mozambique
(2004–2010) -
President of Switzerland
(1999) -
Premier of Bermuda
(1997–1998) -
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
President of Mauritius
(2015–2018) -
President of Switzerland
(2010) -
Laura Chinchilla Miranda
President of Costa Rica
(2010–2014) -
President of Panama
(1999–2004) -
Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
(2002–2004) -
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
(2010–2015) -
Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
(2005–2006) -
Premier of Bermuda
(1998–2003) -
President of Switzerland
(2015, 2020) -
President of Switzerland
(2012)
Deceased members
See also
- List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government
- United Nations Foundation
- Women Political Leaders
References
- EBSCOHost.