Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership

Republic of Southern Sudan (Female suffrage 1953/64) The mainly Christian or Pegan South had various degrees of self government and periods of central rule. From 2005 an Autonomous Government was introduced and in 2011 it became an independent Republic and the 193rd member of the UN

Also see Sudan Ministers and Sudan Heads

1981-83 Regional Minister of Health and Social Welfare in the High Executive for The Southern Region Nekanura Manok

Around 1998 Advisor for Women and Childrens Affairs in the Coordinating Council of the Southern State N.N.

2005 Member of the South Sudan Government Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior
2005-before 2009 Minister of Minister for Transport and Roads in the South Sudan Government
Ca. 2009- Presidential Advisor for Human Rights
After her husband, John Garang DeMabior was killed in a plane-crash shortly after taking office as 1. Vice-President of the Federation and President of South Sudan, she joined the cabinet of his successor.

2005-09 Minister of Gender, Social Welfare and Religious Affairs Mary Kiden Kimbo

2009-11 Minister of
Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Agnes Lokudu
2011- Minister of Transport
Governor of Bahr-al-Jabal 1994-98 and Minister of Public Service and Manpower in the central government 1998-2000. Her full name is Agnes Poni Lukudi Woro

2009- Minister of Gender, Social Welfare and Religious Affairs Agnes Kwaje Lasuba

2011- Minister of Minister of Labour and Public Service and Human Resource Delopment  Awut Deng Acuil

2011- Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Anne Itto Leonardo
Minister of State for Agriculture and Forestry in the government of Sudan 2005-10.

2011- Minister of Housing and Physical Planning Jema Nunu Kumba
Governor of the Western Equatoria State 2009-10.

2011 Minister of Human Resources Development Mary Jervas Yak
2011- Deputy Minister of Finance

2011- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Grace Daterio

2011- Deputy Minister of General Education and Instruction Rebecca Joshua Okwaci

2011- Deputy Minister of Housing and Physical Planning Mary Nyawulang

2011- Deputy Minister of Telecommunication and Postal Services Bettrice Khamisa Wani

2011- Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Mining Elizabeth James Bol

2011- Deputy Minister of Electricity and Dams Rhoda David Alak

2011- Deputy Minister of Gender, Child and Social Welfare Dr. Priscilla Nyanyang Joseph

2011- Deputy Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Sabina Dario Okolong

2011- Deputy Minister of Animal Resources and Fisheries Nadia Arop Dudi



Last update 28.08.11