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Every appointment in the dataset, ordered by start date. The annual histogram above shows the temporal distribution; the table below lists each entry. The principal cluster window is 2018–2026.

First-woman appointments per year0358101980198519901995200020052010201520202025
Annual count of first-woman appointments. Years inside the 2018–2026 cluster window are highlighted in gold.

All appointments

Year Appointment Domain Tenure
1979 Prime Minister — UK Government Politics 1979–1990
1980 President — Iceland Politics 1980–1996
1981 Associate Justice — US Supreme Court Judiciary 1981–2006
1986 Prime Minister — Norway Government Politics 1986–1989
1991 Prime Minister — France Government Politics 1991–1992
1992 Director General — MI5 Security Service Intelligence 1992–1996
1993 Attorney General — US Department of Justice Government 1993–2001
1993 Associate Justice — US Supreme Court Judiciary 1993–2020
1997 Secretary of State — US State Department Government 1997–2001
1998 Director-General — World Health Organization International 1998–2003
1999 President — Latvia Politics 1999–2007
2000 President — Finland Politics 2000–2012
2005 Secretary of State — US State Department Government 2005–2009
2005 Chancellor — Germany Government Politics 2005–2021
2006 President — Liberia Politics 2006–2018
2006 Director-General — World Health Organization International 2006–2017
2009 Secretary of State — US State Department Government 2009–2013
2009 Secretary — US Dept of Homeland Security Government 2009–2013
2009 Associate Justice — US Supreme Court Judiciary 2009–2025
2010 Prime Minister — Australia Government Politics 2010–2013
2010 Associate Justice — US Supreme Court Judiciary 2010–
2011 Managing Director — IMF Finance 2011–2019
2014 Chair — Federal Reserve Finance 2014–2018
2014 Executive VP / Competition Commissioner — EU Commission EU 2014–2024
2014 First Minister — Scottish Government Politics 2014–2023
2015 Bishop — Church of England Diocese of Stockport Religion 2015–2026
2015 Diocesan Bishop — Church of England Diocese of Gloucester Religion 2015–
2016 Director — Tate Modern (London) Art 2016–
2017 CEO — GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Pharma 2017–2025
2017 Prime Minister — New Zealand Government Politics 2017–2023
2017 Prime Minister — New Zealand Government Politics 2017–2023
2017 Prime Minister — Iceland Government Politics 2017–2024
2017 Secretary — US Dept of Homeland Security Government 2017–2019
2018 Director — CIA Intelligence 2018–2021
2019 Director — National Gallery of Art (Washington DC) Art 2019–
2019 Prime Minister — Denmark Government Politics 2019–
2019 Prime Minister — Denmark Government Politics 2019–
2019 President — European Central Bank Finance 2019–
2019 President — European Commission EU 2019–
2019 Prime Minister — Finland Government Politics 2019–2023
2019 Prime Minister — Finland Government Politics 2019–2023
2020 Commander — US Air Mobility Command Military 2020–2024
2020 Associate Justice — US Supreme Court Judiciary 2020–
2021 Director — US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Health Regulatory 2021–2023
2021 Acting Commissioner — US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Health Regulatory 2021
2021 Secretary — US Treasury Government 2021–2025
2021 Prime Minister — Estonia Government Politics 2021–2024
2021 Director-General — WTO International 2021–
2021 Director — CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) Intelligence 2021–2025
2021 Chief Executive — NHS England Healthcare 2021–2025
2021 Director — Musée du Louvre Art 2021–
2021 Commander — US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Military 2021–2024
2021 Foreign Minister — Germany Foreign Office Government 2021–2025
2022 President — European Parliament EU 2022–
2022 Artistic Director — Venice Biennale Art 2022
2022 Prime Minister — France Government Politics 2022–2024
2022 Foreign Minister — Australia Department of Foreign Affairs Government 2022–
2022 Commandant — US Coast Guard Military 2022–2025
2022 Associate Justice — US Supreme Court Judiciary 2022–
2022 Prime Minister — UK Government Politics 2022
2022 Prime Minister — Italy Government Politics 2022–
2023 Director — US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Health Regulatory 2023–2025
2023 Director — US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Regulatory 2023–2025
2024 EU Institution — EU Foreign Affairs VP / High Representative EU 2024–
2024 Executive VP (Digital Age) — European Commission EU 2024–
2025 Three of Four Directors-General — Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) Intelligence 2025–
2025 Chief "C" — MI6 / Secret Intelligence Service Intelligence 2025–