Technosavant
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Hey, maybe we could use that to save money. Elect Hillary, only pay her 80% of what McCain or Obama would have received.
Mind you, I'm only KIDDING.
The Presidency: Something our forefathers overlooked . . .
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Hey, maybe we could use that to save money. Elect Hillary, only pay her 80% of what McCain or Obama would have received.
Mind you, I'm only KIDDING.
Garand Illusion
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Some of the countries that have had a Woman leader:
England
Pakistan
India
There are actually quite a few ... I could care less what other nations think of the gender of our president.
England
Pakistan
India
There are actually quite a few ... I could care less what other nations think of the gender of our president.
I didn't see Margret Thatcher (Prime Minister of England in the 80's) recieving any disrespect just because of her plumbing.
I think if Hilliary gets in (less and less likely but hey who knows) I would think Bill would be called the "First Gentleman". Lord knows he has probably been to enough Gentleman's clubs.
I think if Hilliary gets in (less and less likely but hey who knows) I would think Bill would be called the "First Gentleman". Lord knows he has probably been to enough Gentleman's clubs.
Garand Illusion
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from wikipedia:
This is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state of their respective countries. This list does not include monarchs (see Category:Queens regnant) or female heads of government, such as prime ministers (see Category:Female heads of government). Names in italics refer to temporary presidencies.
Name Country Name of post Mandate start Mandate end
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuva Chairman of the Presidium of the Little Khural 1940 1944-10-11
Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa Mongolia Acting Chairman of the Presidium 1953-09-23 1954-07-07
Soong Ching-ling People's Republic of China Chairwoman of the People's Republic of China 1968-10-31 1972-04-24
Isabel Martinez de Peron Argentina President 1974-07-01 1976-03-24
Lidia Gueiler Tejada Bolivia Interim President 1979-11-16 1980-07-17
Vigdis Finnbogadóttir Iceland President 1980-08-01 1996-08-01
Soong Ching-ling People's Republic of China President of the People's Republic of China 1981-05-16 1981-05-28
Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini San Marino Captain Regent 1981-04-01 1981-10-01
Agatha Barbara Malta President 1982-02-15 1987-02-15
Gloriana Ranocchini (1st term) San Marino Captain Regent 1984-04-01 1984-10-01
Carmen Pereira Guinea-Bissau Acting President 1984-05-14 1984-05-16
Elisabeth Kopp Switzerland Member of the Federal Council and Vice President 1984-10-20 1989-01-12
Corazon Aquino Philippines President 1986-02-25 1992-06-30
Gloriana Ranocchini (2nd term) San Marino Captain Regent 1989-10-01 1990-04-01
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot Haiti Interim President 1990-03-13 1991-02-07
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl East Germany President of the Volkskammer 1990-04-05 1990-10-02
Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua President 1990-04-25 1997-01-10
Mary Robinson Ireland President 1990-12-03 1997-09-12
Edda Ceccoli San Marino Captain Regent 1991-10-01 1992-04-01
Ruth Dreifuss Switzerland Member of the Federal Council and President of the Swiss Confederation 1993-04-01 2002-12-31
Patricia Busignani San Marino Captain Regent 1993-04-01 1993-10-01
Sylvie Kinigi Burundi Acting President 1993-10-27 1994-02-05
Chandrika Kumaratunga Sri Lanka President 1994-11-12 2005-11-19
Ruth Perry Liberia Chairman of the Council of State 1996-09-03 1997-08-02
Rosalia Arteaga Serrano Ecuador Caretaker President 1997-02-09 1997-02-11
Mary McAleese Ireland President 1997-11-11 Incumbent
Janet Jagan Guyana President 1997-12-19 1999-08-11
Ruth Metzler Switzerland Member of the Federal Council and Vice President 1999-03-11 2003-12-10
Rosa Zafferani San Marino Captain Regent 1999-04-01 1999-10-01
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga Latvia President 1999-07-08 2007-07-07
Mireya Moscoso Panama President 1999-09-01 2004-09-01
Tarja Halonen Finland President 2000-03-01 Incumbent
Maria Domenica Michelotti San Marino Captain Regent 2000-04-01 2000-10-01
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Philippines President 2001-01-20 Incumbent
Megawati Sukarnoputri Indonesia President 2001-07-23 2004-10-20
Nataša Mićić Serbia Acting President 2002-12-30 2004-02-04
Micheline Calmy-Rey Switzerland Member of the Federal Council and President of the Swiss Confederation 2003-01-01 Incumbent
Valeria Ciavatta San Marino Captain Regent 2003-10-01 2004-04-01
Nino Burjanadze Georgia Acting President 2003-11-23 2004-01-25
Fausta Morganti San Marino Captain Regent 2005-04-01 2005-10-01
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Liberia President 2006-01-16 Incumbent
Michelle Bachelet Chile President 2006-03-11 Incumbent
Doris Leuthard Switzerland Member of the Federal Council 2006 Incumbent
Dalia Itzik Israel Acting President 2007-01-25 2007-07-15
Pratibha Patil India President 2007-07-25 Incumbent
Nino Burjanadze Georgia Acting President 2007-11-25 2008-01-20
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Argentina President 2007-12-10 Incumbent
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf Switzerland Member of the Federal Council 2008-01-01 Incumbent
This is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state of their respective countries. This list does not include monarchs (see Category:Queens regnant) or female heads of government, such as prime ministers (see Category:Female heads of government). Names in italics refer to temporary presidencies.
Name Country Name of post Mandate start Mandate end
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuva Chairman of the Presidium of the Little Khural 1940 1944-10-11
Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa Mongolia Acting Chairman of the Presidium 1953-09-23 1954-07-07
Soong Ching-ling People's Republic of China Chairwoman of the People's Republic of China 1968-10-31 1972-04-24
Isabel Martinez de Peron Argentina President 1974-07-01 1976-03-24
Lidia Gueiler Tejada Bolivia Interim President 1979-11-16 1980-07-17
Vigdis Finnbogadóttir Iceland President 1980-08-01 1996-08-01
Soong Ching-ling People's Republic of China President of the People's Republic of China 1981-05-16 1981-05-28
Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini San Marino Captain Regent 1981-04-01 1981-10-01
Agatha Barbara Malta President 1982-02-15 1987-02-15
Gloriana Ranocchini (1st term) San Marino Captain Regent 1984-04-01 1984-10-01
Carmen Pereira Guinea-Bissau Acting President 1984-05-14 1984-05-16
Elisabeth Kopp Switzerland Member of the Federal Council and Vice President 1984-10-20 1989-01-12
Corazon Aquino Philippines President 1986-02-25 1992-06-30
Gloriana Ranocchini (2nd term) San Marino Captain Regent 1989-10-01 1990-04-01
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot Haiti Interim President 1990-03-13 1991-02-07
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl East Germany President of the Volkskammer 1990-04-05 1990-10-02
Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua President 1990-04-25 1997-01-10
Mary Robinson Ireland President 1990-12-03 1997-09-12
Edda Ceccoli San Marino Captain Regent 1991-10-01 1992-04-01
Ruth Dreifuss Switzerland Member of the Federal Council and President of the Swiss Confederation 1993-04-01 2002-12-31
Patricia Busignani San Marino Captain Regent 1993-04-01 1993-10-01
Sylvie Kinigi Burundi Acting President 1993-10-27 1994-02-05
Chandrika Kumaratunga Sri Lanka President 1994-11-12 2005-11-19
Ruth Perry Liberia Chairman of the Council of State 1996-09-03 1997-08-02
Rosalia Arteaga Serrano Ecuador Caretaker President 1997-02-09 1997-02-11
Mary McAleese Ireland President 1997-11-11 Incumbent
Janet Jagan Guyana President 1997-12-19 1999-08-11
Ruth Metzler Switzerland Member of the Federal Council and Vice President 1999-03-11 2003-12-10
Rosa Zafferani San Marino Captain Regent 1999-04-01 1999-10-01
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga Latvia President 1999-07-08 2007-07-07
Mireya Moscoso Panama President 1999-09-01 2004-09-01
Tarja Halonen Finland President 2000-03-01 Incumbent
Maria Domenica Michelotti San Marino Captain Regent 2000-04-01 2000-10-01
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Philippines President 2001-01-20 Incumbent
Megawati Sukarnoputri Indonesia President 2001-07-23 2004-10-20
Nataša Mićić Serbia Acting President 2002-12-30 2004-02-04
Micheline Calmy-Rey Switzerland Member of the Federal Council and President of the Swiss Confederation 2003-01-01 Incumbent
Valeria Ciavatta San Marino Captain Regent 2003-10-01 2004-04-01
Nino Burjanadze Georgia Acting President 2003-11-23 2004-01-25
Fausta Morganti San Marino Captain Regent 2005-04-01 2005-10-01
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Liberia President 2006-01-16 Incumbent
Michelle Bachelet Chile President 2006-03-11 Incumbent
Doris Leuthard Switzerland Member of the Federal Council 2006 Incumbent
Dalia Itzik Israel Acting President 2007-01-25 2007-07-15
Pratibha Patil India President 2007-07-25 Incumbent
Nino Burjanadze Georgia Acting President 2007-11-25 2008-01-20
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Argentina President 2007-12-10 Incumbent
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf Switzerland Member of the Federal Council 2008-01-01 Incumbent