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This article is about amazing women who have served as deputy heads of government in their countries. A deputy head of government is usually the second-highest leader in a country's government, working closely with the Prime Minister or President. They help lead the country, make important decisions, and sometimes step in if the main leader is away. This list includes women who were chosen by voting or appointed to these powerful roles.

List of Women Deputy Heads of Government

     This color means the person is currently serving as a deputy head of government.

  • Italics mean the person was temporarily in charge (acting) or served in a government that was not fully recognized by other countries, or a government that no longer exists.
Name Image Country Continent Office Mandate start Mandate end Term length
Rosalia Zemlyachka 1900е нач. агент Искры Розалия Землячка.jpg  Soviet Union Europe Deputy Premier 8 May 1939 26 August 1943 4 years, 110 days
Ana Pauker Ana Pauker.jpg  Romania Europe Deputy Prime Minister 1949 9 July 1952 3 years, 190 days
Tyyne Leivo-Larsson Tyyne Leivo-Larsson.jpg  Finland Europe Deputy Prime Minister 26 April 1958 29 August 1958 125 days
Agatha Barbara Ms Agatha Barbara.jpg  Malta Europe Deputy Prime Minister 18 September 1976 12 December 1981 5 years, 85 days
Elena Ceaușescu Elena Ceausescu portrait.jpg  Romania Europe Deputy Prime Minister March 1980 22 December 1989 9 years, 296 days
Colette Flesch Colette-Flesch--w.jpg  Luxembourg Europe Deputy Prime Minister 22 November 1980 20 July 1984 3 years, 241 days
Helen Clark Helen Clark UNDP 2010.jpg  New Zealand Oceania Deputy Prime Minister 8 August 1989 2 November 1990 1 year, 86 days
Roza Otunbayeva Roza Otunbayeva - Kyrgyzstan - 2011 International Women of Courage awards.jpg  Kyrgyzstan Asia Deputy Prime Minister 26 February 1992 10 October 1992 227 days
Marianne Jelved Marianne-Jelved.jpg  Denmark Europe Deputy Prime Minister 25 January 1993 27 November 2001 8 years, 306 days
Sheila Copps Sheila Copps (cropped).jpg  Canada America Deputy Prime Minister 4 November 1993 30 April 1996 2 years, 178 days
Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Kumaratunga with PM Modi (cropped).jpg  Sri Lanka Asia Prime Minister 19 August 1994 12 November 1994 85 days
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon 1960 (cropped).PNG
 Sri Lanka Asia Prime Minister 14 November 1994 9 August 2000 5 years, 269 days
Mary Harney Mary Harney cropped.jpg  Ireland Europe Tánaiste 26 June 1997 13 September 2006 9 years, 78 days
Annemarie Jorritsma Mw. Jorrisma-Lebbink Voorzitter van Koninklijke Schuttevaer.JPG  Netherlands Europe First Deputy Prime Minister 3 August 1998 22 July 2002 3 years, 353 days
Els Borst Els Borst februari 2002.jpg  Netherlands Europe Second Deputy Prime Minister 3 August 1998 22 July 2002 3 years, 353 days
Valentina Matviyenko Valentina Matviyenko (7) (cropped).jpg  Russia Eurasia Deputy Prime Minister 24 September 1998 11 March 2003 4 years, 168 days
Yulia Tymoshenko Yulia Tymoshenko 2011.jpg  Ukraine Europe Vice Prime Minister 30 December 1999 19 January 2001 1 year, 20 days
Susanne Riess-Passer Susanne Riess-Passer Nacht des Sports 2008.jpg  Austria Europe Vice-Chancellor 4 February 2000 28 February 2003 3 years, 24 days
Teimumu Kepa Teimumu Kepa.jpg  Fiji Oceania Deputy Prime Minister 15 March 2001 5 December 2006 5 years, 265 days
Rita Kieber-Beck Maria-Pia Kothbauer with Rita Kieber-Beck and Emil Brix (cropped).jpg  Liechtenstein Europe Deputy Prime Minister 5 April 2001 21 April 2005 4 years, 16 days
Cynthia Pratt No image.svg  Bahamas America Deputy Prime Minister 3 May 2002 4 May 2005 3 years, 1 day
Radmila Šekerinska Radmila Šekerinska - 2018 (40930351855) (cropped).jpg  Republic of Macedonia Europe Deputy Prime Minister 1 November 2002 27 August 2006 3 years, 299 days
Wu Yi Wu Yi.jpg  China Asia Second Vice Premier 15 March 2003 2 June 2007 4 years, 79 days
Mia Mottley 2019 Mia Mottley (cropped).jpg  Barbados North America Deputy Prime Minister 23 May 2003 15 January 2008 4 years, 237 days
Beatriz Merino Beatrizmerino.jpg  Peru America Prime Minister 23 June 2003 15 December 2003 175 days
Jadranka Kosor Jadranka Kosor 26052011 crop.jpg  Croatia Europe Deputy Prime Minister 23 December 2003 6 July 2009 5 years, 195 days
Luísa Diogo Luisa Dias Diogo - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2009 crop.jpg  Mozambique Africa Prime Minister 17 August 2004 16 January 2010 5 years, 152 days
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega De la Vega2 cropped.jpg  Spain Europe First Deputy Prime Minister 18 April 2004 20 October 2010 6 years, 185 days
Tzipi Livni Tzipi Livni May 2014 (cropped).jpg  Israel Asia Deputy Prime Minister 4 May 2006 31 March 2009 2 years, 331 days
Julia Gillard Julia Gillard 2010.jpg  Australia Oceania Deputy Prime Minister 3 December 2007 24 June 2010 2 years, 203 days
Thokozani Khuphe Thokozani Khuphe.jpg  Zimbabwe Africa Deputy Prime Minister 11 February 2009 11 September 2013 4 years, 212 days
Sujata Koirala Sujata Koirala.jpg  Nepal Asia Deputy Prime Minister 12 October 2009 6 February 2011 1 year, 117 days
Girlyn Miguel Hon. Girlyn Miguel (cropped).jpg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines America Deputy Prime Minister 19 December 2010 14 December 2015 4 years, 360 days
Edita Tahiri Edita Tahiri.jpg  Kosovo Europe Deputy Prime Minister 23 February 2011 9 December 2014 3 years, 289 days
Jutta Urpilainen Finlands finansminister Jutta Urpilainen. Nordiska radets session 2011 i Kopenhamn (4).jpg  Finland Europe Deputy Prime Minister 22 June 2011 6 June 2014 2 years, 349 days
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Soraya Saenz de Santamaría 2017 (cropped).jpg  Spain Europe First Deputy Prime Minister 22 December 2011 1 June 2018 6 years, 161 days
Milanka Opačić M opacic.jpg  Croatia Europe Deputy Prime Minister 23 December 2011 22 January 2016 4 years, 30 days
Han Myeong-sook Han Myeong Sook 2006.png  South Korea Asia Prime Minister 16 January 2012 12 April 2012 87 days
Olga Golodets Golodets Portrait2.jpg  Russia Eurasia Deputy Prime Minister 21 May 2012 21 January 2020 7 years, 245 days
Fowsiyo Yussuf Haji Aadan Fowziyayus.jpg  Somalia Africa Deputy Prime Minister 4 November 2012 17 January 2014 1 year, 74 days
Vesna Pusić V pusic.jpg  Croatia Europe First Deputy Prime Minister 16 November 2012 22 January 2016 3 years, 67 days
Liu Yandong Liu Yandong 2011.jpg  China Asia Second Vice Premier 16 March 2013 19 March 2018 5 years, 3 days
Natalia Gherman NataliaGherman̠Wien.jpg  Moldova Europe Deputy Prime Minister 30 May 2013 20 January 2016 2 years, 235 days
Elżbieta Bieńkowska Elżbieta Bieńkowska Kancelaria Senatu.jpg  Poland Europe Deputy Prime Minister 27 November 2013 22 September 2014 299 days
Zorana Mihajlović Zorana Mihajlović Crop.JPG  Serbia Europe Deputy Prime Minister 27 April 2014 26 October 2022 8 years, 182 days
Joan Burton Joan Burton July 2014 (cropped).jpg  Ireland Europe Tánaiste 4 July 2014 6 May 2016 1 year, 307 days
Ana Jara Ana Jara 2.jpg  Peru America Prime Minister 22 July 2014 2 April 2015 254 days
Saara Kuugongelwa 2020 Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (cropped).jpg  Namibia Africa Prime Minister 21 March 2015 21 March 2025 10 years, 0 days
Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa Fiame Naomi Mataafa Cropped 2013 (cropped).jpg  Samoa Oceania Deputy Prime Minister 21 March 2016 11 September 2020 4 years, 174 days
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze Іванна Орестівна Климпуш-Цинцадзе.jpg  Ukraine Europe Vice Prime Minister 14 April 2016 29 August 2019 3 years, 137 days
Frances Fitzgerald Frances Fitzgerald 2014.png  Ireland Europe Tánaiste 6 May 2016 28 November 2017 1 year, 206 days
Isabella Lövin Isabella Lövin.jpg  Sweden Europe Deputy Prime Minister 25 May 2016 5 February 2021 4 years, 256 days
Paula Bennett Paula Bennett Official.png  New Zealand Oceania Deputy Prime Minister 12 December 2016 26 October 2017 318 days
Tatyana Kirova No image.svg  Transnistria Europe Deputy Prime Minister 17 December 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 224 days
Sevil Shhaideh Sevil-Shhaideh-2015 (cropped).JPG  Romania Europe Deputy Prime Minister 4 January 2017 16 June 2017 163 days
Marija Pejčinović Burić Marija Pejčinović Burić May 2017 (34176271013).jpg  Croatia Europe Deputy Prime Minister 19 June 2017 19 July 2019 2 years, 30 days
Mercedes Aráoz Mercedes Araoz.jpg  Peru America Prime Minister 17 September 2017 2 April 2018 259 days
Carola Schouten Vicepremier Carola Schouten (cropped).jpg  Netherlands Europe Third Deputy Prime Minister 26 October 2017 2 July 2024 6 years, 250 days
Beata Szydło Premier RP Beata Szydło w Parlamencie UE.jpg  Poland Europe Deputy Prime Minister 11 December 2017 4 June 2019 1 year, 175 days
Sun Chunlan Sun Chunlan (22551034609) (cropped).jpg  China Asia Second Vice Premier 19 March 2018 11 March 2023 4 years, 357 days
Tatyana Golikova Tatyana Golikova (2018-05-26).jpg  Russia Eurasia Deputy Prime Minister 18 May 2018 Incumbent 7 years, 72 days
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail Micheti en Malasia (cropped).jpg  Malaysia Asia Deputy Prime Minister 21 May 2018 24 February 2020 1 year, 279 days
Carmen Calvo Poyato Carmen Calvo 2017 (cropped).jpg  Spain Europe First Deputy Prime Minister 7 June 2018 12 July 2021 3 years, 35 days
Alenka Bratušek Alenka Bratušek 2013-06-10.jpg  Slovenia Europe Deputy Prime Minister 13 September 2018 13 March 2020 1 year, 182 days
Thea Tsulukiani Eastern Partnership justice and home affairs ministers' meeting Thea Tsulukiani (35609681782) (cropped).jpg  Georgia Europe First Deputy Prime Minister 13 September 2019 22 February 2021 1 year, 162 days
Deputy Prime Minister 31 March 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 120 days
Raluca Turcan Conventia PD-L 2013 - Raluca Turcan (cropped).jpg  Romania Europe Deputy Prime Minister 4 November 2019 23 December 2020 1 year, 49 days
Chrystia Freeland Chrystia Freeland in Ukraine - 2017 (cropped).jpg  Canada America Deputy Prime Minister 20 November 2019 16 December 2024 5 years, 26 days
Nadia Calviño Nadia Calviño 2023 (cropped).jpg  Spain Europe Third Deputy Prime Minister 13 January 2020 31 March 2021 1 year, 77 days
Second Deputy Prime Minister 31 March 2021 12 July 2021 103 days
First Deputy Prime Minister 12 July 2021 29 December 2023 2 years, 170 days
Viktoria Abramchenko Victoria Abramchenko official portrait (government.ru).jpg  Russia Eurasia Deputy Prime Minister 21 January 2020 14 May 2024 4 years, 114 days
Aleksandra Pivec AleksandraPivec izrez.JPG  Slovenia Europe Deputy Prime Minister 13 March 2020 5 October 2020 206 days
Veronika Remišová No image.svg  Slovakia Europe Deputy Prime Minister 21 March 2020 15 May 2023 3 years, 55 days
Armanda Berta dos Santos Armanda Berta dos Santos 2020-01-23.jpg  East Timor Asia Deputy Prime Minister 29 May 2020 1 July 2023 3 years, 33 days
Olha Stefanishyna Olha Stefanishyna 2020.jpg  Ukraine Europe Deputy Prime Minister 4 June 2020 Incumbent 5 years, 55 days
Annika Saarikko Annika Saarikko 2020 (cropped).jpg  Finland Europe Deputy Prime Minister 10 September 2020 20 June 2023 2 years, 283 days
Petra De Sutter Petra de Sutter at ILGA conference 2018 Political Town Hall 06 (cropped).jpg  Belgium Europe Deputy Prime Minister 1 October 2020 3 February 2025 4 years, 125 days
Sophie Wilmès Sophie Wilmès 2020 (cropped).jpg  Belgium Europe Deputy Prime Minister 1 October 2020 14 July 2022 1 year, 286 days
Maja Gojković Maja Gojković.jpg  Serbia Europe Deputy Prime Minister 28 October 2020 2 May 2024 3 years, 187 days
Violeta Bermúdez Violeta Bermúdez (cropped).jpg  Peru America Prime Minister 18 November 2020 28 July 2021 252 days
Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz (2021).jpg  Kosovo Europe Second Deputy Prime Minister 22 March 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 129 days
Emilija Redžepi Emilija Redzepi.jpg  Kosovo Europe Third Deputy Prime Minister 22 March 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 129 days
Sabine Monauni Sabine Monauni (cropped).jpg  Liechtenstein Europe Deputy Prime Minister 25 March 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 126 days
Yolanda Díaz Yolanda Díaz on 11 January 2024 (cropped).jpg  Spain Europe Third Deputy Prime Minister 31 March 2021 12 July 2021 103 days
Second Deputy Prime Minister 12 July 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 17 days
Robinah Nabbanja Robinah Nabbanja (cropped).jpg  Uganda Africa Prime Minister 21 June 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 38 days
Mirtha Vásquez Juramentación de nuevo Gabinete Ministerial 0-50 screenshot - Mirtha Vasquez (cropped).png  Peru America Prime Minister 6 October 2021 31 January 2022 117 days
Yulia Svyrydenko Yulia Svyrydenko.jpg  Ukraine Europe First Vice Prime Minister 4 November 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 267 days
Paulette Lenert Donors Roundtable Financial Inclusion Fund (cropped).jpg  Luxembourg Europe First Deputy Prime Minister 5 January 2022 17 November 2023 1 year, 104 days
Sigrid Kaag Portretfoto Sigrid Kaag 2018 01 (crop).jpg  Netherlands Europe First Deputy Prime Minister 10 January 2022 8 January 2024 1 year, 363 days
Santia Bradshaw RIC 1255 - Sandy Land Charitable Trust Presentation.jpg  Barbados North America Deputy Prime Minister 26 January 2022 Incumbent 3 years, 184 days
Anja Šimpraga Anja Šimpraga Ања Шимпрага.png  Croatia Europe Deputy Prime Minister 29 April 2022 17 May 2024 2 years, 18 days
Thérèse Coffey Official portrait of Dr Thérèse Coffey crop 2.jpg  United Kingdom Europe Deputy Prime Minister 6 September 2022 25 October 2022 49 days
Ebba Busch Kommundagarna 2018 (41924670372) (cropped).jpg  Sweden Europe Deputy Prime Minister 18 October 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 284 days
Betssy Chávez Premier Chávez 1.1 (cropped).jpg  Peru America Prime Minister 26 November 2022 7 December 2022 11 days
Carmel Sepuloni Carmel Sepuloni.jpg  New Zealand Oceania Deputy Prime Minister 25 January 2023 27 November 2023 306 days
Manuela Roka Botey Manuela Roka Botey 2011 (cropped).jpg  Equatorial Guinea Africa Prime Minister 1 February 2023 17 August 2024 1 year, 198 days
Mariya Gabriel Mariya Gabriel in 2019 (cropped).jpg  Bulgaria Europe Deputy Prime Minister 6 June 2023 9 April 2024 308 days
Riikka Purra Riikka-Purra-01 (cropped).jpg  Finland Europe Deputy Prime Minister 20 June 2023 Incumbent 2 years, 39 days
María Jesús Montero María Jesús Montero 2023 (cropped).jpg  Spain Europe Fourth Deputy Prime Minister 21 November 2023 29 December 2023 38 days
First Deputy Prime Minister 29 December 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 212 days
Cristina Gherasimov EU2024BE 240430 Cristina Gherasimov.jpg  Moldova Europe Deputy Prime Minister 5 February 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 174 days
Lyudmila Petkova Lyudmila Petkova 2024.jpg  Bulgaria Europe Deputy Prime Minister 9 April 2024 16 January 2025 282 days
Irena Vujović Irena Vujovic-mc.rs (cropped 1).jpg  Serbia Europe Deputy Prime Minister 2 May 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 88 days
Cheng Li-chun Cheng Li-Chiun - By SandyHuang 03 (cropped).jpg  Taiwan (Republic of China) Asia Vice Premier 20 May 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 70 days
Fleur Agema Fleur-agema-1350918561 (cropped).jpg  Netherlands Europe First Deputy Prime Minister 2 July 2024 3 June 2025 336 days
Sophie Hermans SophieHermans2020 (cropped).jpg  Netherlands Europe Second Deputy Prime Minister 2 July 2024 3 June 2025 336 days
First Deputy Prime Minister 3 June 2025 Incumbent 56 days
Mona Keijzer Mona Keijzer, Women and Entrepreneurship Session GES 2019 (cropped).jpg  Netherlands Europe Fourth Deputy Prime Minister 2 July 2024 3 June 2025 336 days
Third Deputy Prime Minister 3 June 2025 Incumbent 56 days
Angela Rayner Official portrait of Angela Rayner MP (crop).jpg  United Kingdom Europe Deputy Prime Minister 5 July 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 24 days
Harini Amarasuriya No image.svg  Sri Lanka Asia Prime Minister 24 September 2024 Incumbent 308 days
Sara Aagesen Sara Aagesen 2024 (cropped).png  Spain Europe Third Deputy Prime Minister 25 November 2024 Incumbent 246 days
Maria Benvinda Levy No image.svg  Mozambique Africa Prime Minister 15 January 2025 Incumbent 195 days

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