List of first women mayors (21st century)
The following is a list of the first woman to serve as mayor of their respective municipalities.
2000s[edit]
- 2000
-
- Lore Christopher, first woman elected mayor of Keizer, Oregon, United States
[1]
- Alison Grosse first woman elected mayor of the Shire of Maroochy, Queensland, Australia
[2][3]
- Lore Christopher, first woman elected mayor of Keizer, Oregon, United States
- 2001
-
- Izalene Tiene, first woman elected mayor of Campinas, Brazil
[4]
- Yvonne Brown, first black woman elected mayor of Tchula, Mississippi, United States
- first black Republican woman elected mayor in the state of Mississippi
- Martine Aubry, first woman elected mayor of Lille, France
- Berta Cabral, first woman elected mayor of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal[5]
- Lauren Fortmiller, first woman elected mayor of Sag Harbor, New York, United States
- also the first lesbian mayor of Sag Harbor
- Rhine McLin, first woman elected mayor of Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Shirley Franklin, first woman and black woman elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Jane Leaver, first woman elected mayor of Medina, Ohio, United States
[6]
- Ellen O. Moyer, first woman elected mayor of Annapolis, Maryland, United States
- Dubravka Šuica, first woman elected mayor of Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Rosa Russo Iervolino, first woman elected mayor of Naples, Italy
- Ophelia Hoff Saytumah, first woman elected mayor of Monrovia, Liberia
- Sandra Strader, first woman elected mayor of Tupper Lake, New York, United States
[7]
- Izalene Tiene, first woman elected mayor of Campinas, Brazil
- 2002
-
- Dora Bakoyannis, first woman elected mayor of Athens, Greece
- Annika Billström, first woman elected mayor of Stockholm, Sweden
- Jane L. Campbell, first woman elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Brigitte Fouré, first woman elected mayor of Amiens, France
- Sekesai Makwavarara, first woman deputy mayor of Harare, Zimbabwe
[8]
- Nancy Merse, first woman mayor of Edgewater, New Jersey, United States
[9]
- Danica Simšič, first woman elected mayor of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Hilde Zach, first woman elected mayor of Innsbruck, Austria
[10]
- Lou Ann Christensen, first woman elected mayor of Brigham City, Utah, United States
[11]
- Milada Halíková, first woman elected mayor of Havířov, Czech Republic
- Dora Bakoyannis, first woman elected mayor of Athens, Greece
- 2003
-
- Catalina Cirer, first woman mayor of Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Asma Chaabi, first female mayor of Essaouira, and the first woman elected mayor in Morocco
- Rosina Hoebes, first woman elected mayor of Swakopmund, Namibia
[12]
- Laine Jänes, first woman mayor of Tartu, Estonia
[13]
- Josefa Luzardo, first woman mayor of Las Palmas, Spain
- Valentina Matviyenko, first woman mayor of Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Aneesa Mirza, the first woman elected mayor of Ahmedabad, India
- Manorama Sharma, first woman mayor of Dehradun, India
[15]
- Carolyn Terteling-Payne, first woman Mayor of Boise, Idaho, United States
[16]
- Rose Garland Thornton, first woman mayor pro tem of Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan
[17]
- Lucy Turnbull, first woman Lord Mayor of Sydney, Australia
- Joan Vinton, first woman mayor of Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia
- Vinton served as interim mayor and was defeated in an election in December 2003 by deputy mayor David Hamilton.[18]
- Angelika Volquartz, first woman mayor of Kiel, Germany
- Catalina Cirer, first woman mayor of Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- 2004
-
- Deborah Cantwell, first woman elected mayor of Lawrence, Indiana, United States
- Maja Gojković, first woman mayor of Novi Sad, Serbia
- Aminata Thiam, probably the first woman mayor of Dakkar, Senegal
[20]
- Oumou Sall Seck, first woman mayor of Goundam, Mali
[21]
- Dianna Freelon-Foster, the first woman and first African-American mayor of Grenada, Mississippi, United States
[22][23]
- Deborah Cantwell, first woman elected mayor of Lawrence, Indiana, United States
- 2005
-
- Kim Driscoll, first woman elected mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, United States
[24]
- Semiha Borovac, first woman mayor of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Marija-Maja Ćatović, first woman mayor of Kotor and first female mayor in Montenegro
- Andrée Boucher, first woman elected mayor of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
[25]
- Dianne Watts, first woman elected mayor of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
[26]
- Janet Mikhail, first woman mayor of Ramallah, Palestine
- also the first woman mayor of a West Bank town[27]
- Violeta Menjívar, first woman mayor of San Salvador, El Salvador
- Mercy Williams, first woman mayor of Kochi, India
[28]
- Prof. R Bindhu, first woman mayor of Thrissur, India
[28]
- Sheriel F. Perkins, first woman and African American elected mayor of Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
- Theresa Murray, first woman mayor of Poplar, Montana, United States
[29]
- Kim Driscoll, first woman elected mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, United States
- 2006
-
- Patricia Christensen, first woman elected mayor of Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
[30]
- Eleni Mavrou, first woman elected mayor of Nicosia, Cyprus
[31]
- Ritt Bjerregaard, first woman mayor of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Letizia Moratti, first woman elected mayor of Milan, Italy
- Zenaida Moya, first woman elected mayor of Belize City, Belize
- Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, first woman elected mayor of Warsaw, Poland
- Olga Velazquez, first woman elected mayor of Portage, Indiana, United States
- Margaret Hornady, first woman elected mayor of Grand Island, Nebraska, United States
- Aissa Kirabo Kakira, first woman elected mayor of Kigali, Rwanda
[32]
- Irena Ondrová, first woman elected mayor of Zlín, Czech Republic
[33]
- Patricia Christensen, first woman elected mayor of Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
- 2007
-
- Rita Ellis, first woman elected mayor of Delray Beach, Florida, United States
[34]
- Chen Wei, first woman elected mayor of Pingliang, China
- Donnalee Lozeau, first woman elected mayor of Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
[35]
- April Capone Almon, first woman elected mayor of East Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Matti Herrera Bower, first woman elected mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, United States
[36]
- Sheila Dixon, first black woman elected mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Barbara Ewing, first female Democrat elected mayor of Tell City, Indiana, United States
[37]
- Susan M. Kay, first woman elected mayor of Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
[38]
- Shawna M. Gurgis, first woman elected mayor of Bedford, Indiana[39]
- Lisa Scaffidi, first woman elected mayor of Perth, Australia
- Katrina Shimbulu, first woman mayor of Oshakati, Namibia
[40]
- Marta Vincenzi, first woman elected mayor of Genoa, Italy
- Mónica Fein, first woman elected mayor of Rosario, Argentina
- Aurora Villamayor, first woman elected mayor of Angono, Philippines
- Rita Ellis, first woman elected mayor of Delray Beach, Florida, United States
- 2008
-
- Sylviana Murni, first woman appointed mayor of Central Jakarta, Indonesia
[41]
- Elise Partin, first woman elected mayor of Cayce, South Carolina, United States
- Alys Lawson, first woman elected mayor of Conway, South Carolina, United States
[42]
- Pam Lee, first woman elected mayor of Mullins, South Carolina, United States
[43]
- Mimi Elrod, first woman elected mayor of Lexington, Virginia, United States
[44]
- Patricia Sweetland, first woman mayor of Adams, New York, United States
- Jeanne-Marie Napolitano, first woman mayor of Newport, Rhode Island, United States
[45]
- Mary Rossing, first woman elected mayor of Northfield, Minnesota, United States
[46]
- Nancy Tia Brown, first woman elected mayor of Cody, Wyoming, United States
[47]
- Wilda Diaz, first woman elected mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States
[48]
- Linda Johnson, first woman elected mayor of Suffolk, Virginia, United States
- Jetta Klijnsma, first woman mayor of The Hague, Netherlands
- Helma Orosz, first woman elected mayor of Dresden, Germany
- Blanca Alcalá, first woman elected mayor of Puebla, Mexico
- Sonia Castedo, first woman mayor of Alicante, Spain
- Azra Jafari, first woman appointed mayor of Nili and first woman mayor in Afghanistan
[49]
- Eva Habil, first woman elected mayor of Komboha and first woman mayor in Egypt
[50]
- Sylviana Murni, first woman appointed mayor of Central Jakarta, Indonesia
- 2009
-
- Cheri Barry, first woman elected mayor of Meridian, Mississippi, United States
[51]
- Maria Teresa Beccari, first woman elected mayor of City of San Marino
- Donna McFadden-Connors, first woman appointed mayor of Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States
[52]
- Yordanka Fandakova, first woman elected mayor of Sofia, Bulgaria
- Fumiko Hayashi, first woman elected mayor of Yokohama, Japan
- Melissa Johnson, first woman elected mayor of West Jordan, Utah, United States
- Jyoti Khandelwal, first woman mayor of Jaipur, India
[53]
- Mia Love, first woman elected mayor Saratoga Springs, Utah and first black woman mayor in Utah
- Corine Mauch, first woman elected mayor of Zürich, Switzerland
[54]
- Stephanie Miner, first woman elected mayor of Syracuse, New York, United States
- Natasha Navas, first woman elected mayor of Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago
- Banda Karthika Reddy, first woman elected mayor of Hyderabad, India
- Linda Thompson, first woman elected mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- also the first African American mayor of Harrisburg
- Kimiko Kubota, first woman mayor of Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
[55]
- Cheri Barry, first woman elected mayor of Meridian, Mississippi, United States
2010s[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Ana_Botella%2C_Mayor_of_Madrid_%2816967533737%29.jpg/170px-Ana_Botella%2C_Mayor_of_Madrid_%2816967533737%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Women4Climate_-_Anne_Hidalgo.jpg/170px-Women4Climate_-_Anne_Hidalgo.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Barcelona%2C_rueda_de_prensa_con_Ada_Colau.jpg/170px-Barcelona%2C_rueda_de_prensa_con_Ada_Colau.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/2016-09-20_Valerie_Plante.jpg/170px-2016-09-20_Valerie_Plante.jpg)
2010
- Debbie Amaroso, first woman elected mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
- Patricia Ayala, first woman elected mayor of Artigas, Uruguay
- Sara Duterte, first woman elected Mayor of Davao City, Philippines
[56]
- Shari Decter Hirst, first woman elected mayor of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
- Kazumi Inamura, first woman mayor of Amagasaki, Japan
- Patahiyah Ismail, first woman municipal council president of Penang Island, Malaysia
[57]
- Katarína Macháčková, first woman mayor of Prievidza, Slovakia
- Selma Nelumbu, first woman mayor of Omaruru, Namibia
[58]
- Ana Olivera, first woman elected mayor of Montevideo, Uruguay
- Adriana Peña, first woman elected mayor of Lavalleja, Uruguay
- Elaine Trepper, first black woman mayor of Windhoek, Namibia
- Hanna Zdanowska, first woman elected mayor of Łódź, Poland
- Tri Rismaharini, first woman elected mayor of Surabaya, Indonesia
- Debbie Amaroso, first woman elected mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
2011
- Ana Botella, first woman designated mayor of Madrid, Spain
[59]
- Charlotte Brower, first woman elected mayor of North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States
[60]
- Joyce Chepkoech Korir, first woman elected mayor of Bomet, Kenya
[61]
- Adelina Farici, first woman elected mayor of Burrel, Albania
- Karen Freeman-Wilson, first woman elected mayor of Gary, Indiana, United States
- also first African-American woman elected mayor in the State of Indiana
- Salina Hayat Ivy, first woman elected mayor of Narayanganj, Bangladesh
[62]
- Grace Mahosi, first woman elected mayor of Thulamela, Limpopo, South Africa
[63]
- Lilian Osundwa, first woman elected mayor of Mumias, Kenya
[64]
- Madeline Rogero, first woman elected mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Laura Roughton, first woman elected mayor of Jurupa Valley, California, United States
- also first mayor of Jurupa Valley, California[65]
- Teresa Tomlinson, first woman elected mayor of Columbus, Georgia, United States
[66]
- Jean Quan, first woman elected mayor of Oakland, California, United States
- also the first Asian American mayor of Oakland[67]
- Mercy Wanjiku Kimwe, first woman elected mayor of Muranga, Kenya
[68]
- Ana Botella, first woman designated mayor of Madrid, Spain
2012
- Joanna Gash, first woman elected mayor of Shoalhaven, Australia
[69]
- Jodie Harrison, first woman elected mayor of Lake Macquarie, Australia
[70]
- Halyna Hereha, first woman appointed mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine
- Naomi Koshi, first woman elected mayor of Ōtsu, Japan
- Frances Ann Romero, first woman elected mayor of Guadalupe, California, United States
- Kelli Linville, first woman elected mayor of Bellingham, Washington, United States
- Margarita Arellanes Cervantes, first woman elected mayor of Monterrey, Mexico
- Vera Baboun, first woman elected mayor of Bethlehem, Palestine
- Dorothy Hubbard, first woman elected mayor of Albany, Georgia, United States
[71]
- Joanna Gash, first woman elected mayor of Shoalhaven, Australia
2013
- Trish Abato, first woman elected mayor of Suffern, New York, United States
[72]
- Alinah Ahmad, first woman mayor of Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
[73]
- Priscilla Arhin, probably the first woman elected mayor of Cape Coast, Ghana
- Teuta Arifi, first woman elected mayor of Tetovo, Macedonia
- Mary Ann Arnold, first woman elected mayor of Marked Tree, Arkansas, United States
[74]
- Karen Cadieux, first woman mayor of Easthampton, Massachusetts
[75]
- Dorine Chukowry, first woman elected mayor of Port Louis, Mauritius
[76]
- Renu Dabla, first woman elected mayor of Rohtak, India
[77]
- Agnes Delgado-Tolentino, first woman elected mayor of Tagaytay, Philippines
[78]
- Anita Dugatto, first woman elected mayor of Derby, Connecticut, United States
[79]
- Belen Fernandez, first woman elected mayor of Dagupan, Philippines
[80]
- Toni Harp, first woman elected mayor, and first female African-American mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, United States
[81]
- Ashley Hennings, first woman elected mayor of Newport, New York, United States
[82]
- Deb Hinchey, first woman elected mayor of Norwich, Connecticut, United States
[83]
- Stacey Jordan, first woman elected mayor of Moorestown, New Jersey, United States
[84]
- Cecilia Oba Tito, first woman elected mayor of Yei, South Sudan and also the first female mayor in South Sudan
[85]
- Kathy Sheehan, first woman elected mayor of Albany, New York, United States
[86]
- Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, first woman elected mayor of Malmö, Sweden
- Jean Stothert, first woman elected mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Olga Rasamimanana, first woman elected mayor of Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Stephanie Uy-Tan, first woman elected mayor of Catbalogan, Philippines
[87]
- Lovely Warren, first woman elected mayor, and first African-American woman mayor of Rochester, New York, United States
[88]
- Del Rae Williams, first woman elected mayor of Moorhead, Minnesota, United States
[89]
- Diana Willits, first woman elected mayor of Windsor Heights, Iowa, United States
- Maile Wilson, first woman elected mayor of Cedar City, Utah, United States
[90]
- Trish Abato, first woman elected mayor of Suffern, New York, United States
2014
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Mayor_of_Gillette%2C_Wyoming_Louise_Carter-King_honoring_a_veteran_Gillette_Police_Department_officer_at_a_City_Council_meeting_in_Gillette%2C_Wyoming.jpg/220px-Mayor_of_Gillette%2C_Wyoming_Louise_Carter-King_honoring_a_veteran_Gillette_Police_Department_officer_at_a_City_Council_meeting_in_Gillette%2C_Wyoming.jpg)
- Katari Anuradha, first woman mayor of Chittoor, India
[91]
- Lourdes "Baby" S. Cataquiz, first woman elected mayor of San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines
[92]
- Maty Mint Hamady, first woman elected mayor of Nouakchott, Mauritania
[93]
- Anne Hidalgo, first woman elected Mayor of Paris, France
[94]
- Mimoza Kusari-Lila, first woman elected mayor of Gjakova, Kosovo
[95]
- Johanna Rolland, first woman elected mayor of Nantes, France
- Lisa Helps, first woman elected mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Gültan Kışanak, first woman elected mayor of Diyarbakır, Turkey
[96]
- Joana Ntaja, first woman elected mayor of Zomba, Malawi
[97]
- Celeste Sanchez, first woman elected mayor of San Benito, Texas, United States
[98]
- Tana Raymond, first woman elected mayor of Garfield, New Jersey, United States
[99]
- Mayra Peña Lindsay, first woman mayor of Key Biscayne, Florida, United States
[100]
- Adriana Krnáčová, first woman elected mayor of Prague, Czech Republic
[101]
- Sylvia Muzila, first woman elected mayor of Francistown, Botswana
[102]
- Shaik Noorjahan, first woman elected mayor of Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
[103]
- Andrea Turčanová, first woman elected mayor of Prešov, Slovakia
- Louise Carter-King, first woman elected mayor of Gillette, Wyoming, United States
[104]
- Marian Tudela, first woman mayor of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
[105]
- Liesbeth Spies, first woman mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
(since 15 December 2014)[106]
- Katari Anuradha, first woman mayor of Chittoor, India
2015
- Gail Ash, first woman elected mayor of Clermont, Florida, United States
[107]
- Zekra Alwach, first woman mayor of Baghdad, Iraq
[108][109]
- Megan Barry, first woman elected mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, United States
[110]
- Manuela Carmena, first woman elected mayor of Madrid, Spain
[111]
- Ada Colau, first woman elected mayor of Barcelona, Spain
[112]
- Christine Dansereau, first woman elected mayor of Roselle, New Jersey, United States
[113][114]
- Patahiyah Ismail, first woman mayor of Penang Island, Malaysia
[115]
- Laura Hill, first woman elected mayor of Southlake, Texas, United States
[116]
- Henriette Reker, first woman elected mayor of Cologne, Germany
[117]
- Pravina Thakur, first woman elected mayor of Vasai-Virar, India
[118]
- Karen Weaver, PhD, first woman elected mayor of Flint, Michigan, United States
- Věra Nechybová, first woman mayor of Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
[119]
- Gail Ash, first woman elected mayor of Clermont, Florida, United States
2016
- Gabriela Firea, first woman elected mayor of Bucharest, Romania
- Lani Mercado, first woman elected Mayor of Bacoor, Philippines
- Virginia Raggi, first woman elected mayor of Rome, Italy
- Yuriko Koike, first woman elected governor of Tokyo, Japan
[120]
- Milissa Holland, first woman elected mayor of Palm Coast, Florida, United States
[121]
- Lily Mei, first woman elected mayor of Fremont, California, United States
[122]
- Marian Orr, first woman elected mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
[123]
- Maimunah Mohd Sharif, first woman municipal council president of Seberang Perai, Malaysia
[124][125]
- Rosalynn Bliss, first woman elected as mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Michelle Roman, first woman elected as Mayor of Kingsburg, California, United States
[126]
- Gabriela Firea, first woman elected mayor of Bucharest, Romania
- 2017
-
- Loretta Baker, first woman elected mayor of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
[127]
- Sanyukta Bhatia, first woman elected mayor of Lucknow, India
[128]
- Sharon Weston Broome first woman elected as Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
- Tasha Cerda, first woman to be elected Mayor of Gardena, California, United States
- Also the first person of either African American and Native American descent to be elected mayor of Gardena and the first person of Native American descent to be elected mayor in the state of California.[129]
- Tjhai Chui Mie, first woman elected mayor of Singkawang, Indonesia
[130]
- Joyce Craig, first woman elected mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
[131]
- Ruthanne Fuller, first woman elected mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, United States
[132]
- Lyda Krewson, first woman elected mayor of Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
- Diane Langman, first woman elected mayor of Warfield, British Columbia, Canada
[133]
- Anne McEnerny-Ogle, first woman elected mayor of Vancouver, Washington, United States
[134]
- Valérie Plante, first woman elected mayor of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Yvonne M. Spicer, first woman elected mayor of Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
[135]
- Lynn Spruill, first woman elected mayor of Starkville, Mississippi, United States
.[136]
- Cassie Franklin, first woman elected Mayor of Everett, Washington, United States
- Carol Westfall, first woman elected mayor of Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States
[137]
- Loretta Baker, first woman elected mayor of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
- 2018
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/SouadAbderrahimANC2011.jpg/170px-SouadAbderrahimANC2011.jpg)
- Latoya Cantrell, first woman elected mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana (since 7 May 2018)
[138]
- Souad Abderrahim, first woman mayor of Tunis, Tunisia in its first local election (since 3 July 2018)
[139]
- Femke Halsema, first woman elected mayor of Amsterdam, Netherlands (since 12 July 2018)
[140]
- Einat Kalisch-Rotem, first woman elected mayor of Haifa, Israel (since 20 November 2018)
[141] see: 2018 Haifa mayoral election
- Lisa Pasin, first woman elected mayor of Trail, British Columbia, Canada
[142]
- Claudia Sheinbaum, first woman elected mayor of Mexico City, Mexico (since 5 December 2018)
[143]
- Latoya Cantrell, first woman elected mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana (since 7 May 2018)
- 2019
-
- Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, first woman mayor of Gdańsk, Poland (since 11 March 2019)
[144]
- Claudia López, first woman elected mayor of Bogotá, Colombia (since 27 October 2019)
[145]
- Juliana Kaduya, first female mayor of Lilongwe, Malawi (2019–2021)
[146]
- Safiya Hassan Sheikh Ali Jimale, Mayor of Beledweyne, first woman mayor in Somalia (since 2019)
[147]
- Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, first woman mayor of Gdańsk, Poland (since 11 March 2019)
2020s[edit]
- 2020
-
- Ella Jones, first woman and elected mayor of Ferguson, Missouri
- also the first African American woman elected mayor[148]
- Michèle Rubirola, first woman mayor of Marseille, France
[149]
- Saleema McCree Thomas, first woman elected mayor of Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago (since 26 August 2020).
[150]
- Ella Jones, first woman and elected mayor of Ferguson, Missouri
- 2021
-
- Nyachek De-tuel, first woman mayor of Bentiu
[151]
- Kim Janey, acting mayor of Boston
[152]
- First Black mayor of Boston
- Michelle Wu, first woman elected mayor of Boston
[153]
- First Asian mayor of Boston
- Nyachek De-tuel, first woman mayor of Bentiu
- 2022
-
- Honey Lacuna, first woman mayor of Manila, Philippines
[154]
- Maila Ting-Que, first woman mayor of Tuguegarao, Philippines
[155]
- Dagmar Škodová Parmová, first woman mayor of České Budějovice, Czech Republic
[156]
- Pavlína Springerová, first woman mayor of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
[157]
- Honey Lacuna, first woman mayor of Manila, Philippines
- 2023
-
- Flora Gabriel Modi, first woman mayor of Juba
[158]
- Flora Gabriel Modi, first woman mayor of Juba
See also[edit]
- List of first women governors and chief ministers
- List of first women mayors
- List of first women mayors (18th and 19th centuries)
- List of first women mayors (20th century)
- List of first women mayors in the United States
- List of the first women holders of political offices
- Women in government
References[edit]
- ^ Wong, Peter (February 9, 2014). "Success ushers in Keizer mayor Lore Christopher's final term". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon: USA Today Network. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Green, Glenis (August 12, 2000). "Car-prang mayor rejects calls to quit". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: News Limited. p. 13.
- ^ "Behind the Alison Grosse story". Sunshine Coast Daily. Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia: Sunshine Coast Newspaper Company. 11 July 2010.
- ^ Izalene Tiene assume e é a 1ª prefeita de Campinas (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Elections – Azoreans to vote for new President – Azores – Portuguese American Journal". Portuguese American Journal. 2012-10-13. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Medina's first female mayor, Leaver, dies of cancer". Akron Beacon Journal. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- ^ Fox, Kelly (March 21, 2001). "Strader, Peets, Clement win". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Saranac Lake, New York. p. 1. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "Harare Elects Its First Woman Deputy Mayor". Africa News Service. Comtex. March 21, 2002.
- ^ Almenas, Maxim (2011-03-16). "Edgewater Mayor Nancy Merse dies". Edgewater View. NorthJersey.com. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ "World Mayor site". Worldmayor.com. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "Brigham City History Project". Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "Swakop Gets First Woman Mayor". Africa News Service. Swakopmund: Comtex. January 21, 2003.
- ^ Tartu linnapead (in Estonian)
- ^ Waldman, Amy (April 18, 2003). "World Briefing Asia: India: A First". The New York Times. New York City. p. A7.
- ^ Singh, Kautilya (February 19, 2015). "Cong RS MP Manorama Sharma passes away at 59". The Times of India. Dehradun: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
- ^ "Our History". jlboise.com. Junior League of Boise. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ "Rose Garland Thornton". ObitTree. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
She was Grosse Pointe Shores' longest-serving elected official and the first female Mayor Pro-Tem.
- ^ Singer, Michelle (December 8, 2003). "Vinton dumped as mayoral candidate". Illawarra Mercury. Illawarra, Australia: Fairfax Media Publications. p. 3.
- ^ "woman+mayor"------ "New Mayor of Lawrence". Indianapolis Recorder. Indianapolis, Indiana. 9 January 2004. p. 2. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Senegal: Still only one female mayor". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Cans, Charlotte (11 October 2004). "- Oumou Sall Seck – Jeuneafrique.com – le premier site d'information et d'actualité sur l'Afrique". JEUNEAFRIQUE.COM. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Foster elected mayor – the Grenada Star". Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
- ^ "Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement — Dianna Freelon- Foster".
- ^ City of Salem, MA (2008-09-08). "Salem.com". Salem.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "The Gazette via Canada.com". .canada.com. 2007-08-29. Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "City Mayors". City Mayors. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "Khaleej Times". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ a b "Title unknown". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2005-10-07. Archived from the original on 2006-03-07. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ Perry, Lisa (June 16, 2005). "Murray, first woman appointed mayor". Wotanin Wowapi. Poplar, Montana. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Residents of Port St. Lucie elect city's 1st female mayor". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. November 12, 2006. p. 3C.
- ^ "pseka". News.pseka.net. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "---". Panapress. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Zemřela bývalá primátorka Zlína a senátorka Irena Ondrová. Byla první ženou v čele radnice" (in Czech). Czech Television. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ Slife, Erika (March 14, 2007). "Ellis is city's first woman elected mayor of Delray Beach: Longtime commissioner vows to break down barriers". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- ^ "Nashuatelegraph.com: Lozeau makes history: Becomes city's first female mayor". 10 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Smiley, David (2011-11-01). "Miami Beach mayor coasts to third term". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ "Evansville Courier & Press". Courierpress.com. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "Weymouth mayoral site". Archived from the original on 2008-12-21.
- ^ Bedford mayoral site Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mbangula, William (October 19, 2007). "Oshakati Mayor Unveils Ambitious Plan". Africa News Service. Comtex.
- ^ "Jokowi names woman as acting public order chief". The Jakarta Post. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ WIS News 10[dead link]
- ^ Gillespie, Kelly (14 November 2008). "Mullins welcomes Lee as first female mayor". The Morning News.
- ^ WSLS 10[dead link]
- ^ Armental, Maria (2008-11-12). "The Providence Journal". Politicsblog.projo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "Northfield News". Northfield News. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "Cody Enterprise".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lazaro, Paul (28 August 2008). "NJ Welcomes First Latina Mayor". Quo Vadis Newspaper. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Motevalli, Golnar (2009-01-14). "Reuters". Uk.reuters.com. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ Kuwait Times Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ City of Meridian, Mississippi Archived 2009-03-17 at the Wayback Machine website
- ^ Times Leader Archived February 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pink City's first elected woman mayor completes 2 tough years". The Times of India. Mumbi: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. November 26, 2011.
- ^ "City Mayors". City Mayors. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ Kambayashi, Takehiko (July 9, 2009). "In election season, Japan's voters more skeptical of 'hereditary' candidates". The Christian Science Monitor. Shimonoseki, Japan: The Christian Science Publishing Society. p. 6.
- ^ Banzon, Digna D. (May 24, 2014). "Multi-national firm honors 30 women in Mindanao". Philippines News Agency. Davao City: Asianet-Pakistan.
- ^ "MPPP: Patahiyah wanita pertama dilantik menjadi YDP". Utusan Online.
- ^ "Omaruru's New Town Council Appointed". The Namibian. Comtex. Africa News Service. December 28, 2010.
- ^ "First female mayor of Madrid sworn in". euronews. 2011-12-27. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Inupiat whaling, drilling at stake in recent Alaskan mayor's race". Los Angeles Times. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ Rono, Geoffrey; Munene, George (July 5, 2011). "Bomet Picks First Woman Mayor". Africa News Service. Nairobi: Comtex.
- ^ "Ivy becomes first woman mayor". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Gabara, Nthambeleni (May 26, 2011). "Limpopo Announces Mayors". Africa News Service. Comtex.
- ^ Makokha, Shaban (July 11, 2011). "Mumias Elect First Ever Woman Mayor". Africa News Service. Comtex.
- ^ Stokley, Sandra; Miller, Jim. "JURUPA VALLEY: Cityhood celebration masks financial concerns". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ Chitwood, Tim (3 January 2011). "Tomlinson's inaugural speech touts fresh approach, 'seismic shift' in Columbus". Ledger-Enquirer.
- ^ Elinson, Zusha; Shih, Gerry (November 12, 2010). "The Winning Strategy in Oakland: Concentrate on Being 2nd or 3rd Choice". The New York Times. New York City. p. A21A(L).
- ^ "Murang'a Elect First Woman Town Mayor". Africa News Service. Nairobi: Comtex. July 12, 2011.
- ^ Arnold, Alex (September 10, 2012). "First female mayor promises changes". Illawarra Mercury. Illawarra, Australia: Fairfax Media Publications. p. 4.
- ^ "Victory for Harrison". The Newcastle Herald. Newcastle, Australia: Fairfax Media Publications. September 14, 2012. p. 2.
- ^ "Albany's first female Mayor will be sworn in tonight". 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Rockland's New Day: Republican Ed Day wins County Executive race, Incumbents command local elections". The Rockland County Times. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Alinah Ahmad to be new mayor of Petaling Jaya from Jan 1; first female mayor". thestar.com.my. The Star Online.
- ^ Boozman, John (January 6, 2018). "Boozman Honors Late Marked Tree Mayor". United States Senate. Washington, D.C.: United States Federal Government. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "Karen Cadieux takes oath as Easthampton's second mayor during snowy inauguration". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Mauritius: Woman, 41, elected Mayor of Port Louis". Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Renu Dabla becomes first woman Mayor of Rohtak". United News of India. Rohtak: SyndiGate Media Inc. July 2, 2013.
- ^ "Luzon Newsbits for June 19,2013". Manila Bulletin. Manila, Philippines: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Dugatto to become Derby's 1st female mayor". Connecticut Post. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "First elected woman mayor to give Dagupan hope, reforms". Philippines News Agency. Dagupan: Asianet-Pakistan. May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Toni Harp sworn in as 50th mayor of New Haven". New Haven Register. January 1, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ Fries, Amanda (2013-03-23). "Utica Observer-Dispatch". Uticaod.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "Norwich: Hinchey the winner in mayor's race". 5 November 2013.
- ^ "First female mayor in Moorestown". The Moorestown Sun. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "The Corporate Weekly South Sudan – S. Sudanese women should utilize 25% affirmative action". Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Voters give Albany city's first female mayor". 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Catbalogan City's first woman mayor pushes for 'inclusive, participative and empowering governance'". Philippines News Agency. Catbalogan: Asianet-Pakistan. July 1, 2013.
- ^ Warren wins Rochester mayor's office website
- ^ "Williams Elected Mayor of Moorhead - Valley News Live - KVLY/KXJB - Fargo/Grand Forks". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- ^ "Local News – The Spectrum – thespectrum.com". The Spectrum. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Chittoor mayor Anuradha shot dead in office, husband critically injured". The Times of India. Mumbai: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. November 18, 2015.
- ^ Aquino, Roselle; Maico, Robert (December 30, 2014). "San Pedro City's first woman mayor pushes for urban renewal". Philippines News Agency. San Pedro: Asianet-Pakistan.
- ^ "Mauritanian capital elects first woman mayor". Al-Ahram. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Anne Hidalgo elected as Paris's first female mayor". The Independent. 2014-03-30. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Activists Congratulate Kosovo's First Woman Mayor: Kusari-Lila". womensnetwork.org. Kosova Women's Network.
- ^ "Turkey elects three female metropolitan mayors in a first – POLITICS". 31 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Joana Ntaja, Mayor of Zomba, dies at age of 30". Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi breaking news in Malawi. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ del Valle, Fernando (2014-05-12). "Election results: Sanchez becomes first female mayor of San Benito". Valley Morning Star. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
- ^ McGrath, Matthew. "Garfield names its first woman mayor amid continuing council battles". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Key Biscayne". miamiherald. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Prague gets first female mayor". Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Muzila is first female mayor of Francistown". GabzFM. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Nurjahan emerges first woman mayor of EMC". The Hindu. Chennai. July 3, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Louise Carter-King becomes 1st woman mayor in Gillette". Gillette News Record. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Hawaii: Saipan's First Woman Mayor Sworn In". US Official News. Plus Media Solutions. State of Hawaii. June 9, 2014.
- ^ "Liesbeth Spies nieuwe burgemeester Alphen aan den Rijn". Algemeen Dagblad. October 15, 2014.
- ^ "Gail Ash, first woman mayor, takes the reins of Clermont". Orlando Sentinel. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Baghdad Gets First Female Mayor in 1,250-Year History". Newsweek. 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Zekra Alwach becomes Baghdad's first female mayor". english.alarabiya.net. 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Megan Barry elected Nashville mayor". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
- ^ "Manuela Carmena elegida nueva alcaldesa de Madrid". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ "From Occupying Banks to City Hall: Meet Barcelona's New Mayor Ada Colau". Democracy Now!.
- ^ roselle_gets_first_woman_mayor_started_as_activist.html
- ^ Pizarro, Max. "Dansereau sworn in as first woman mayor of Roselle". New Jersey News, Politics, Opinion, and Analysis. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Patahiyah sworn-in as Penang's first mayor". thestar.com.my. The Star.
- ^ "Association of Directory Publishers Chairman Laura Hill Becomes First Woman Elected Mayor of Southlake, Texas". PR Newswire. PR Newswire Association LLC. Association of Directory Publishers. March 12, 2015.
- ^ Darrough, Celia (18 October 2015). "Henriette Reker Becomes Cologne's First Female Mayor After Being Stabbed For One Specific Belief".
- ^ Nair, Sandhya (June 27, 2015). "Vasai-Virar may gets its first woman mayor". The Times of India. Mumbi.
- ^ "Novou ústeckou primátorkou je Věra Nechybová" (in Czech). Czech Television. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ Foster, Martin (31 July 2016). "Tokyo elects first female governor". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Jones, Colleen Michelle (2017-02-21). "Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland is Elks' Citizen of the Year". Palm Coast Observer. Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "Lily Mei, Mayor; Biography". fremont.gov. City of Freemont, California. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Eagle, Becky Orr, Wyoming Tribune (31 December 2016). "Orr elected city's first female mayor is Cheyenne's top story of 2016".
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "How Seberang Perai's first female mayor is reducing waste and boosting citizen engagement – Citiscope". citiscope.org.
- ^ "Exclusive interview: Mayor of Seberang Perai – GovInsider". 6 January 2016.
- ^ reporter, Joseph Luiz Staff. "City Council reorganizes leadership". Hanford Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- ^ Leeming, Lachlan (September 14, 2017). "Loretta Baker elected Maitland mayor". The Newcastle Herald. Newcastle, Australia. p. 7.
- ^ Shukla, Neha (December 7, 2017). "Swearing-in of BJP Mayor to be a grand affair". The Times of India. Lucknow: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
- ^ "MANILA55 - Agen bola parlay Server Filiphina". Retrieved 2020-10-14.
- ^ Endi, Severianus Endi (2017-02-18). "Tjhai Chui Mie, Singkawang's first female mayor". Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "Craig Beats Gatsas to Win Manchester, NH Mayoral Race". 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Voters elect Newton's first woman mayor". 8 November 2017.
- ^ Regnier, Sheri (28 February 2017). "UPDATE: Warfield elects first woman mayor". Trail Daily Times. Trail, Canada: Black Press Inc.
- ^ News, Catherine Van, KATU (7 November 2017). "Vancouver elects first woman mayor, Anne McEnerny-Ogle".
{{cite web}}
:|last=
has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "In Framingham, a new mayor for a new city – The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Spruill shatters Starkville's glass ceiling | Starkville Daily News". starkvilledailynews.com. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ Kochenauer, Jenna (November 9, 2016). "Klamath Falls elects first woman mayor". MyBasin.com. Klamath Falls, Oregon: Basin Mediactive, LLC. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ "LaToya Cantrell elected New Orleans' first female mayor". 19 November 2017.
- ^ Meet Souad Abderrahim, the first female mayor of Tunisia's capital in 160 years
- ^ "Amsterdam to have first woman mayor Halsema". BBC News. 28 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2023-05-16.
- ^ Haifa elects first woman mayor
- ^ Regnier, Sheri (5 November 2018). "Updated: New mayor makes Trail history; Mayor Lisa Pasin is the city's first female mayor since Trail was incorporated June 14, 1901". Trail Times. Black Press Media Inc.
- ^ Jewish scientist, first woman elected mayor of Mexico City, takes office
- ^ Dulkiewicz złożyła ślubowanie. Jest pierwszą w historii Gdańska kobietą rządzącą tym miastem (in Polish)
- ^ Meet Claudia López, the first woman to lead Colombia's capital
- ^ "Lilongwe elects female mayor MCP councillor Kaduya - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". nyasatimes.com. 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Somalia's first female mayor appointed in city of Beledweyne". 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Ferguson picks Ella Jones as first African American and first woman mayor". St. Louis Post-Dispach. 3 June 2020.
- ^ Oyetade, Yinka (5 July 2020). "Green, left-wing Michele Rubirola becomes Marseille's first woman mayor". France 24. SyndiGate Media Inc.
- ^ "Thomas named 1st female Point Fortin mayor". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ Francis, Joakino. "Bentiu town gets first female mayor". eyeradio.org. Eye Radio. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Gavin, Christopher (March 22, 2021). "Kim Janey becomes Boston's acting mayor, makes history as first Black person, woman to hold the office". Boston Herald. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ Yin, Ozzy; Chiang, Yi-ching (March 23, 2022). "Taiwanese-American Michelle Wu sworn in as mayor of Boston". Central News Agency. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ De Leon, Dwight (June 29, 2022). "Honey Lacuna's Manila: PH capital swears in first female mayor". Rappler.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ Manabat, Joann (May 10, 2022). "Tuguegarao City elects Maila Ting as first woman mayor". Rappler.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ "Dagmar Škodová Parmová se stala primátorkou Českých Budějovic. První žena v čele města bude mít pět náměstků" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ "Hradec povede Pavlína Springerová, první žena v historii města" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ Radio Tamazuj, Radio Tamazuj. "Juba city gets first female mayor". radiotamazuj.org. Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 19 April 2024.