List of the first women holders of political offices in Oceania
Australia
- Local government councillor – Grace Benny – 1919[1]
- Member of a state parliament – Edith Cowan (Western Australia) – 1921[2]
- Mayor – Lilian Fowler – 1938[3]
- Member of the House of Representatives – Dame Enid Lyons – 1943[4]
- Member of the Senate – Dorothy Tangney – 1943[5]
- Member of Federal Cabinet – Dame Enid Lyons (Vice-President of the Executive Council) – 1949[5]
- Member of a state or territory cabinet – Florence Cardell-Oliver (Western Australia, Minister for Health) – 1949[6]
- Member of the federal ministry (with a portfolio) – Dame Annabelle Rankin (Minister for Housing) – 1966[7]
- Leader of the government in an upper house – Phyllis Benjamin (Tasmania) – 1968[8]
- Member of Federal Cabinet (with a portfolio) – Margaret Guilfoyle (Minister for Education) – 1975[9]
- Lord Mayor – Joy Cummings (Newcastle) – 1975[10]
- Leader of a parliamentary party – Elisabeth Kirkby (Australian Democrats, New South Wales) – 1981[11]
- Leader of a federal parliamentary party – Janine Haines (Australian Democrats) – 1986[12]
- Speaker of the House of Representatives – Joan Child – 1986[13]
- Head of a state or territory government – Rosemary Follett (Australian Capital Territory) – 1989[14]
- Chief Minister – Rosemary Follett (Australian Capital Territory) – 1989[14]
- Leader of a state or territory opposition – Rosemary Follett (Australian Capital Territory) – 1989[14]
- State Premier – Carmen Lawrence (Western Australia) – 1990[15]
- State Governor – Dame Roma Mitchell (South Australia) – 1991[16]
- President of the Senate – Margaret Reid – 1996[17]
- Leadership position in a major party – Jenny Macklin (Deputy Leader, Labor Party) – 2001[18]
- Deputy Prime Minister – Julia Gillard – 2007[19]
- Governor-General – Quentin Bryce – 2008[20]
- Leader of a major party – Julia Gillard (Leader, Labor Party) – 2010[19]
- Prime Minister – Julia Gillard – 2010[19]
- Foreign Minister – Julie Bishop – 2013[21]
Australian Capital Territory
- Elected Member of the Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council – Mary Stevenson – 1951[22]
- Member of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly – Ros Kelly, Susan Ryan and Maureen Worsley – 1975[23]
- Minority Leader of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly - Maurene Horder – 1983[24]
- Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Rosemary Follett – 1989[14]
- Leader of the Opposition – Rosemary Follett – 1989[14]
- Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly – Roberta McRae – 1992[25]
- Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Katy Gallagher – 2006[26]
New South Wales
- Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly – Millicent Preston-Stanley – 1925[27]
- Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council – Catherine Green and Ellen Webster – 1931[28]
- Cabinet Minister – Janice Crosio – 1984[29] (She became the Minister for Natural Resources.)
- President of the New South Wales Legislative Council – Virginia Chadwick – 1998[30]
- Leader of the Opposition – Kerry Chikarovski – 1999[31]
- Governor of New South Wales – Marie Bashir – 2001[32]
- Lord Mayor of Sydney – Lucy Turnbull – 2003[33]
- Deputy Premier of New South Wales – Carmel Tebbutt – 2008[34]
- Premier of New South Wales – Kristina Keneally – 2009[35]
- Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly – Shelley Hancock – 2011[36]
Northern Territory
- Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Council – Lyn Berlowitz – 1960[37]
- Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly – Liz Andrew, Dawn Lawrie – 1974[38]
- Lord Mayor of Darwin – Ella Stack – 1975[39]
- Cabinet Minister – Noel Padgham-Purich – 1983[40] (She became the Minister for Housing and Conservation.)
- Leader of the Opposition – Maggie Hickey – 1996[41]
- Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly – Loraine Braham – 1997[42]
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Clare Martin – 2001[43]
- Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Marion Scrymgour – 2007[44]
- Administrator of the Northern Territory – Sally Thomas – 2011[45]
Queensland
- Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly – Irene Longman – 1929[46]
- Lord Mayor of Brisbane – Sallyanne Atkinson – 1985[47]
- Cabinet Minister – Yvonne Chapman – 1986[48] (She became the Minister for Welfare Services, Youth and Ethnic Affairs.)
- Governor of Queensland – Leneen Forde – 1992[49]
- Deputy Premier of Queensland – Joan Sheldon – 1996[50]
- Premier of Queensland – Anna Bligh – 2007[51]
- Leader of the Opposition – Annastacia Palaszczuk – 2012[52]
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly – Fiona Simpson – 2012[53]
South Australia
- Member of the South Australian House of Assembly – Joyce Steele – 1959[54]
- Member of the South Australian Legislative Council – Jessie Cooper – 1959[54]
- Cabinet Minister – Joyce Steele (Minister for Education) – 1968[55]
- Lord Mayor of Adelaide – Wendy Chapman – 1983[56]
- President of the South Australian Legislative Council – Anne Levy – 1986[57]
- Governor of South Australia – Dame Roma Mitchell – 1991[16]
- Leader of the Opposition – Isobel Redmond – 2009[58]
- Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly – Lyn Breuer – 2010[59]
Tasmania
- Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council – Margaret McIntyre – 1948[60]
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly – Amelia Best, Mabel Miller – 1955[61]
- Cabinet Minister – Gillian James – 1980[62] (She became the Minister for Public and Mental Health, Consumer Affairs and Administrative Services.)
- Party Leader – Christine Milne (Tasmanian Greens) – 1993[63]
- Leader of the Opposition – Sue Napier – 1999[64]
- President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council – Sue Smith – 2008[65]
- Premier of Tasmania – Lara Giddings – 2011[66]
- Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly – Elise Archer – 2014[67]
- Governor of Tasmania – Kate Warner – 2014[68]
Victoria
- Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly – Millie Peacock – 1933[69]
- Member of the Victorian Legislative Council – Gracia Baylor – 1979[69]
- Cabinet Minister – Pauline Toner (Minister for Community Welfare Services) – 1982[70]
- Lord Mayor of Melbourne – Alexis Ord – 1986[71]
- Deputy Premier of Victoria – Joan Kirner – 1989[72]
- Premier of Victoria – Joan Kirner – 1990[72]
- Leader of the Opposition – Joan Kirner – 1992[72]
- Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly – Judy Maddigan – 2003[73]
- President of the Victorian Legislative Council – Monica Gould – 2003[74]
- Governor of Victoria – Linda Dessau – 2015[75]
Western Australia
- Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly – Edith Cowan – 1921[2]
- Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council – Ruby Hutchison – 1954[76]
- Cabinet Minister – Florence Cardell-Oliver (Minister for Health) – 1947[6]
- Premier of Western Australia – Carmen Lawrence – 1990[15]
- Leader of the Opposition – Carmen Lawrence – 1993[15]
- Lord Mayor of Perth – Lisa Scaffidi – 2007[77]
- Governor of Western Australia – Kerry Sanderson – 2014[78]
- Deputy Premier of Western Australia — Liza Harvey – 2016[79]
- President of the Western Australian Legislative Council – Kate Doust – 2017[80]
Cook Islands
- Member of Parliament – Fanaura Kingstone – 1983[81]
- Minister of Internal Affairs and Postmistress General – Fanaura Kingstone – 1983[81]
Fiji
- Members of Parliament: Losalini Raravuya Dovi, Loloma Livingston, and Irene Jai Narayan – 1966[82]
- Minister of Culture – Litia Cakobau – 1987[83]
French Polynesia
- Minister of Social Affairs, Housing and Unity – Huguette Hong-Kiou – 1982[84]
Kiribati
Gilbert and Ellice Islands (British colony):
- Member of the House of Assembly – Tekarei Russell – 1971[85]
- Member of Cabinet (Minister of Health) – Tekarei Russell – 1975[85]
- Vice President – Teima Onorio – 2003[86]
Marshall Islands
- Senator (i.e., member of the Nitijeļā, the unicameral legislature) – Evelyn Konou – 1978[87]
- Member of Cabinet – Evelyn Konou, as Minister for Health Services and the Environment – 1993[87]
- President – Hilda Heine – 2016
Federated States of Micronesia
Nauru
- Member of Parliament – Ruby Dediya (subsequently known as Ruby Thoma) – 1986[89]
- Member of Cabinet – Ruby Dediya – 1986[89] (as Minister for Finance)
New Zealand
- Mayor – Elizabeth Yates – 1894[90]
- Member of Parliament – Elizabeth McCombs – 1933[91]
- Cabinet Minister – Mabel Howard – 1947[90]
- Mayor of Auckland City – Dame Catherine Tizard – 1983[90]
- Governor-General – Dame Catherine Tizard – 1990[90]
- Deputy Prime Minister – Helen Clark – 1989[92]
- Mayor of Christchurch – Vicki Buck – 1989[93]
- Minister of Finance – Ruth Richardson – 1990[94]
- Mayor of Wellington – Fran Wilde – 1992[95]
- Leader of the Opposition – Helen Clark – 1993[92]
- Prime Minister – Jenny Shipley – 1997[96]
- Chief Justice – Sian Elias – 1999[97]
- Attorney-General – Margaret Wilson – 1999[98]
- Speaker of the House of Representatives – Margaret Wilson – 2005[98]
- Minister of Justice - Annette King - 2007-2008[99]
Palau
- Minister of Administration and Budget – Sandra Pierantozzi – 1989[100]
- Foreign Minister – Sandra Pierantozzi – 2009[101]
Papua New Guinea
- Member of the Legislative Council – Doris Booth – 1951[102]
- Member of Parliament – Dame Josephine Abaijah – 1972[103]
- Cabinet Minister – Nahau Rooney, as Minister for Justice – 1977[104]
Samoa
- Member of the Legislative Assembly – Faimaala Filipo – 1970[105]
- Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports – Fiame Naomi Mata'afa – 1991[106]
- Minister of Justice and Courts Administration - Fiame Naomi Mata'afa - 2011[107][108]
Solomon Islands
- Member of the Legislative Council – Lilly Ogatina Poznanski – 1965[109]
- Member of Parliament – Hilda Kari – 1989[110][111]
- Member of Cabinet – Hilda Kari – 1993[112]
Tonga
- Member of the Legislative Assembly – Princess Mele Siuʻilikutapu – 1975[113]
- Cabinet of Tonga – ‘Alisi Taumoepeau – 2006[113]
- Attorney General and Minister of Justice - 'Alisi Taumoepeau (2006)[114]
Tuvalu
- Member of Parliament – Naama Maheu Latasi – 1989[115] (She became the country's first female Cabinet Minister upon becoming the Minister for Health)
Vanuatu
- Member of Parliament – Hilda Lini and Maria Crowby – 1987[116][117]
- Member of Cabinet – Hilda Lini, as Minister for Rural Water Supply and Health – 1991[116]
- Minister of Justice, Culture and Women - Motarilavoa Hilda Lini - 1996[118]
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