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List of female defence ministers
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A Ministry of Defence or Defense (see spelling differences), also known as a Department of Defence or Defense, is the common name for a part of the government found in states where the government is divided into ministries or departments, responsible for matters of defence. The title Defence Minister, Minister for Defence, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State for Defence, Secretary of National Defense or some other titles, is assigned to the person in a cabinet position in charge of this particular ministry, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of Minister of Defence serves an integral part in a country's military purposes. This role has traditionally been given to males as it's related to military chain. But, in recent years many women have been given with this role and actually the first woman ever entitled to this job was the then-Prime Minister of Ceylon, Sirimavo Bandaranaike back in 1960s. This list shows group of women that are/were entitled with the title of Minister of Defence who is/was in charge in regulating the armed forces in their respective countries.
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Denotes incumbent defence minister
Italics denotes an acting defence minister and minister of non-sovereign state
Name
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Mandate start
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Term length
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Ceylon Asia 1960-07-21 !21 July 1960 1965-03-25 !25 March 1965 7003170800000000000♠4 years, 247 days
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Asia 1970-05-29 !29 May 1970 1977-07-23 !23 July 1977 7003261200000000000♠7 years, 55 days
Indira Gandhi India Asia 1975-11-30 !30 November 1975 1975-12-20 !20 December 1975 7001200000000000000♠20 days
Indira Gandhi India Asia 1980-01-14 !14 January 1980 1982-01-15 !15 January 1982 7002732000000000000♠2 years, 1 day
Dame Eugenia Charles Dominica America 1985-01-01 !1985 1990-01-01 !1990 7003182600000000000♠5 years, 0 days
Benazir Bhutto Pakistan Asia 1988-12-04 !4 December 1988 1990-08-06 !6 August 1990 7002610000000000000♠1 year, 245 days
Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua America 1990-04-25 !25 April 1990 1997-01-10 !10 January 1997 7003245200000000000♠6 years, 260 days
Elisabeth Rehn Finland Europe 1990-06-13 !13 June 1990 1995-01-01 !1 January 1995 7003166300000000000♠4 years, 202 days
Khaleda Zia Bangladesh Asia 1991-02-27 !27 February 1991 1996-03-30 !30 March 1996 7003185800000000000♠5 years, 32 days
Kim Campbell Canada America 1993-01-04 !4 January 1993 1993-06-25 !25 June 1993 7002172000000000000♠172 days
Chandrika Kumaratunga Sri Lanka Asia 1994-11-14 !14 November 1994 2001-12-12 !12 December 2001 7003258500000000000♠7 years, 28 days
Anneli Taina Finland Europe 1995-04-13 !13 April 1995 1999-04-15 !15 April 1999 7003146300000000000♠4 years, 2 days
Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh Asia 1996-06-12 !12 June 1996 2001-07-15 !15 July 2001 7003185900000000000♠5 years, 33 days
Regina Ip Hong Kong Asia 1998-08-31 !31 August 1998 2003-07-25 !25 July 2003 7003178900000000000♠4 years, 328 days
Eldbjørg Løwer Norway Europe 1999-03-15 !15 March 1999 2000-03-10 !10 March 2000 7002361000000000000♠361 days
Joice Mujuru Zimbabwe Africa 2001-06-08 !8 June 2001 2001-08-08 !8 August 2001 7001610000000000000♠61 days
Khaleda Zia Bangladesh Asia 2001-10-01 !1 October 2001 2006-10-29 !29 October 2006 7003185400000000000♠5 years, 28 days
Kristin Krohn Devold Norway Europe 2001-10-19 !19 October 2001 2005-10-17 !17 October 2005 7003145900000000000♠3 years, 363 days
Michelle Bachelet Chile America 2002-01-07 !7 January 2002 2004-10-01 !1 October 2004 7002998000000000000♠2 years, 268 days
Cynthia Pratt Bahamas America 2002-05-07 !7 May 2002 2007-05-04 !4 May 2007 7003182300000000000♠4 years, 362 days
Michèle Alliot-Marie France Europe 2002-05-07 !7 May 2002 2007-05-18 !18 May 2007 7003183700000000000♠5 years, 11 days
Željka Antunović Croatia Europe 2002-07-30 !30 July 2002 2003-12-23 !23 December 2003 7002511000000000000♠1 year, 146 days
Marta Lucía Ramírez Colombia America 2002-08-07 !7 August 2002 2003-11-09 !9 November 2003 7002459000000000000♠1 year, 94 days
Lena Hjelm-Wallén Sweden Europe 2002-09-30 !30 September 2002 2002-10-22 !22 October 2002 7001220000000000000♠22 days
Mame Madior Boye Senegal Africa 2002-10-02 !2 October 2002 2002-11-04 !4 November 2002 7001330000000000000♠33 days
Leni Björklund Sweden Europe 2002-11-04 !4 November 2002 2006-10-06 !6 October 2006 7003143200000000000♠3 years, 336 days
Sylvia Flores Belize America 2003-03-05 !5 March 2003 2004-01-05 !5 January 2004 7002306000000000000♠306 days
Filomenha Mascarenhas Tipote Guinea-Bissau Africa 2003-04-23 !23 April 2003 2004-05-12 !12 May 2004 7002385000000000000♠1 year, 19 days
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Philippines Asia 2003-09-01 !1 September 2003 2003-10-02 !2 October 2003 7001310000000000000♠31 days
Azucena Berrutti Uruguay America 2005-03-01 !1 March 2005 2008-03-03 !3 March 2008 7003109800000000000♠3 years, 2 days
Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen Norway Europe 2005-10-17 !17 October 2005 2009-10-20 !20 October 2009 7003146400000000000♠4 years, 3 days
Nilda Garré Argentina America 2005-11-28 !28 November 2005 2010-12-15 !15 December 2010 7003184300000000000♠5 years, 17 days
Solvita Āboltiņa Latvia Europe 2005-12-23 !23 December 2005 2006-01-05 !5 January 2006 7001130000000000000♠13 days
Linda Abu Meri Latvia Europe 2006-01-05 !5 January 2006 2006-04-07 !7 April 2006 7001920000000000000♠92 days
Cristina Fontes Lima Cape Verde Africa 2006-03-08 !8 March 2006 2011-03-21 !21 March 2011 7003183900000000000♠5 years, 13 days
Vivianne Blanlot Chile America 2006-03-11 !11 March 2006 2007-03-27 !27 March 2007 7002381000000000000♠1 year, 16 days
Portia Simpson-Miller Jamaica America 2006-03-30 !30 March 2006 2007-09-11 !11 September 2007 7002530000000000000♠1 year, 165 days
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Philippines Asia 2006-11-30 !30 November 2006 2007-02-01 !1 February 2007 7001630000000000000♠63 days
Vlasta Parkanová Czech Republic Europe 2007-01-09 !9 January 2007 2009-05-08 !8 May 2009 7002119000000000000♠119 days
Guadalupe Larriva Ecuador America 2007-01-15 !15 January 2007 2007-01-24 !24 January 2007 7000900000000000000♠9 days
Lorena Escudero Ecuador America 2007-02-02 !2 February 2007 2007-08-30 !30 August 2007 7002209000000000000♠209 days
Ruth Tapia Roa Nicaragua America 2007-05-16 !16 May 2007 2012-05-14 !14 May 2012 7003182500000000000♠4 years, 364 days
Yuriko Koike Japan Asia 2007-07-04 !4 July 2007 2007-08-27 !27 August 2007 7001540000000000000♠54 days
Cécile Manorohanta Madagascar Africa 2007-10-27 !27 October 2007 2009-02-09 !9 February 2009 7002471000000000000♠1 year, 105 days
Carme Chacón Spain Europe 2008-04-14 !14 April 2008 2008-05-20 !20 May 2008 7001360000000000000♠36 days
Elsa Teixeira Pinto São Tomé and Príncipe Africa 2008-06-22 !22 June 2008 2010-08-14 !14 August 2010 7002783000000000000♠2 years, 53 days
Carme Chacón Spain Europe 2008-06-30 !30 June 2008 2011-12-22 !22 December 2011 7003127000000000000♠3 years, 175 days
Ljubica Jelušič Slovenia Europe 2008-11-21 !21 November 2008 2012-02-10 !10 February 2012 7003117600000000000♠3 years, 81 days
Rasa Juknevičienė Lithuania Europe 2008-12-09 !9 December 2008 2012-12-13 !13 December 2012 7003110000000000000♠3 years, 4 days
Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh Asia 2009-01-06 !6 January 2009 Incumbent 7003339000000000000♠9 years, 103 days
Lindiwe Sisulu South Africa Africa 2009-05-10 !10 May 2009 2012-06-12 !12 June 2012 7003112900000000000♠3 years, 33 days
Bidhya Devi Bhandari Nepal Asia 2009-05-25 !25 May 2009 2011-02-06 !6 February 2011 7002622000000000000♠1 year, 257 days
Angélique Ngoma Gabon Africa 2009-10-17 !17 October 2009 2011-01-14 !14 January 2011 7002454000000000000♠1 year, 89 days
Grete Faremo Norway Europe 2009-10-20 !20 October 2009 2011-11-11 !11 November 2011 7002752000000000000♠2 years, 22 days
Gitte Lillelund Bech Denmark Europe 2010-02-23 !23 February 2010 2011-10-03 !3 October 2011 7002587000000000000♠1 year, 222 days
Lesego Motsumi Botswana Africa 2010-08-30 !30 August 2010 2011-02-07 !7 February 2011 7002161000000000000♠161 days
María Cecilia Chacón Bolivia America 2011-04-06 !6 April 2011 2011-09-26 !26 September 2011 7002173000000000000♠173 days
Iveta Radičová Slovakia Europe 2011-11-28 !28 November 2011 2012-04-04 !4 April 2012 7002128000000000000♠128 days
Portia Simpson-Miller Jamaica America 2012-01-05 !5 January 2012 2016-03-03 !3 March 2016 7003151900000000000♠4 years, 58 days
Milica Pejanović-Đurišić Montenegro Europe 2012-03-13 !13 March 2012 2016-11-28 !28 November 2016 7003172100000000000♠4 years, 260 days
Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd Sweden Europe 2012-03-29 !29 March 2012 2012-04-18 !18 April 2012 7001200000000000000♠20 days
Karin Enström Sweden Europe 2012-04-18 !18 April 2012 2014-10-03 !3 October 2014 7002898000000000000♠2 years, 168 days
Maritza Pastora Membreño Morales Nicaragua America 2012-05-14 !14 May 2012 2013-03-04 !4 March 2013 7002294000000000000♠294 days
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula South Africa Africa 2012-06-12 !12 June 2012 Incumbent 7003213700000000000♠5 years, 311 days
María Liz García de Arnold Paraguay America 2012-06-25 !25 June 2012 2013-08-15 !15 August 2013 7002416000000000000♠1 year, 51 days
Olusola Obada Nigeria Africa 2012-06-22 !22 June 2012 2013-09-11 !11 September 2013 7002446000000000000♠1 year, 81 days
Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen Norway Europe 2012-09-21 !21 September 2012 2013-10-16 !16 October 2013 7002390000000000000♠1 year, 25 days
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Netherlands Europe 2012-11-05 !5 November 2012 2017-10-03 !3 October 2017 7003179300000000000♠4 years, 332 days
María Fernanda Espinosa Ecuador America 2012-11-28 !28 November 2012 2014-09-23 !23 September 2014 7002664000000000000♠1 year, 299 days
Karolína Peake Czech Republic Europe 2012-12-12 !12 December 2012 2012-12-20 !20 December 2012 7000800000000000000♠8 days
Martha Elena Ruiz Sevilla Nicaragua America 2013-03-04 !4 March 2013 Incumbent 7003187200000000000♠5 years, 46 days
Raychelle Omamo Kenya Africa 2013-05-15 !15 May 2013 Incumbent 7003180000000000000♠4 years, 339 days
Yingluck Shinawatra Thailand Asia 2013-06-30 !30 June 2013 2014-05-07 !7 May 2014 7002311000000000000♠311 days
Carmen Meléndez Venezuela America 2013-07-05 !5 July 2013 2014-10-25 !25 October 2014 7002477000000000000♠1 year, 112 days
Mimi Kodheli Albania Europe 2013-09-15 !15 September 2013 2017-09-11 !11 September 2017 7003145700000000000♠3 years, 361 days
Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide Norway Europe 2013-10-16 !16 October 2013 2017-10-20 !20 October 2017 7003146500000000000♠4 years, 4 days
Ursula von der Leyen Germany Europe 2013-12-17 !17 December 2013 Incumbent 7003158400000000000♠4 years, 123 days
Roberta Pinotti Italy Europe 2014-02-22 !22 February 2014 Incumbent 7003151700000000000♠4 years, 56 days
Cadi Mané Guinea-Bissau Africa 2014-07-04 !4 July 2014 2015-10-13 !13 October 2015 7002466000000000000♠1 year, 101 days
Marie-Noëlle Koyara Central African Republic Africa 2015-01-17 !17 January 2015 2015-10-29 !29 October 2015 7002286000000000000♠286 days
Marina Pendeš Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 2015-02-11 !11 February 2015 Incumbent 7003116300000000000♠3 years, 67 days
Tina Khidasheli Georgia Asia 2015-05-01 !1 May 2015 2016-07-30 !30 July 2016 7002456000000000000♠1 year, 90 days
Andreja Katič Slovenia Europe 2015-05-13 !13 May 2015 Incumbent 7003107200000000000♠2 years, 341 days
Marise Payne Australia Oceania 2015-09-21 !21 September 2015 Incumbent 7002941000000000000♠2 years, 210 days
Adiato Djaló Nandigna Guinea-Bissau Africa 2015-10-13 !13 October 2015 2016-06-02 !2 June 2016 7002233000000000000♠233 days
Tomomi Inada Japan Asia 2016-08-03 !3 August 2016 2017-07-28 !28 July 2017 7002359000000000000♠359 days
María Dolores de Cospedal Spain Europe 2016-11-04 !4 November 2016 Incumbent 7002531000000000000♠1 year, 166 days
Sylvie Goulard France Europe 2017-05-17 !17 May 2017 2017-06-19 !19 June 2017 7001330000000000000♠33 days
Radmila Šekerinska Macedonia, Republic of Europe 2017-06-01 !1 June 2017 Incumbent 7002322000000000000♠322 days
Florence Parly France Europe 2017-06-21 !21 June 2017 Incumbent 7002302000000000000♠302 days
Nirmala Sitharaman India Asia 2017-09-03 !3 September 2017 Incumbent 7002228000000000000♠228 days
Olta Xhaçka Albania Europe 2017-09-11 !11 September 2017 Incumbent 7002220000000000000♠220 days
Marie-Noëlle Koyara Central African Republic Africa 2017-09-12 !12 September 2017 Incumbent 7002219000000000000♠219 days
Ank Bijleveld Netherlands Europe 2017-10-26 !26 October 2017 Incumbent 7002175000000000000♠175 days
Karla Šlechtová Czech Republic Europe 2017-12-13 !13 December 2017 Incumbent 7002127000000000000♠127 days
See also[edit]
Defence diplomacy
Defence Minister
List of current defence ministers
Ministry of Defence
External links[edit]
Female Defence Ministers
Rulers.org List of rulers throughout time and places
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