21.05.09
Female Presidential Candidates from 2000 (Updates)

20.05.09
Palestine Ministers (Government changes)
Ukraine Ministers (Vera Ulyanchenko becomes Minister of the Presidency )
Ukraine Parties (and Leader of the People's Union Our Ukraine)
Ukraine Local Leaders (She was Governor of Kiev from 2009)
Female Governors from 2005 (Ditto)

19.05.09
Lithuania Ministers (Former Finance Minister, Dalia Grybauskaitė, is elected president)

Lithuania Heads of State (She will take office 12 July)
Female Presidents (Ditto)
Iceland Parliament (All 6 vice-chairpersons and the Chairperson are women)
Madagascar Local Leaders (Updates)
Woman Local Premiers 1990 (Madagascar Chiefs of Region)

11.05.09

Iceland Ministers (Government changes (5 women and 7 men (previously there was 50% women)
Iceland Parliament (New Chairperson of the Althing)
Iceland Heads (Updates)

10.05.09

Czech Republic Ministers (New government)
South Africa Ministers (Government changes)
South Africa Heads of State (Updates)
Female Defence Ministers (Czech Minister leaves office, and New South African Minister appointed)
Female Foreign Ministers, (South African Foreign Minister since 1999 succeeded by another woman)
Female Defence Ministers (New South African Defence Minister)
Female Ministers of Interior, Home Affairs, Security, Civil Defence and Police (South African Home Affairs Minister since 2004 replaced by another woman
Israel Parliament (New Deputy Speakers)
Israel Parties (New Kadima Parliamentary Leader)

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05.05.09

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Government change)
Cyprus Tyrkish Republic Parliament (Speaker leaves office)

04.05.09

Female Presidential Candidates from 2000 (Updates)
Senegal Ministers (Government changes)
Woman Vice Premiers from 2000 (Senegalese Deputy Head of Government)

03.05.09

Nepal Ministers (One the parties leaves government)
Turkey Ministers (Government changes)
Switzerland Local Leaders (Updates to Valais and Zürich)

01.05.09
Qatar Ministers (Updates)
South Africa Parliament (Updates)
South Africa Parties (New ANC Leaders)

South Africa Local Leaders (New Premiers)
Woman Local Premiers 1990 (South African Provincial Premiers and Swiss President of Cantonal Government)

Italy Substates (Updates to Napoli)

29.04.09

USA Cabinet (Kathleen Sibelius confirmed as Health Secretary as last Cabinet Member)

United States of America Government (Updates)

USA Local Leaders (Sibelius resigns as Governor of Kansas)

Female Governors 2000-2005 (See 2003)
Indonesia Substates (Various updates)

27.04.09
Female Representatives to United Nations (Updates)
Guinea Bissau Substates (New entry)

24.04.09

Ghana Ministers (Last appointments to the government)

23.04.09
Andorra Heads (Personal Representative of the French Co-Prince)
Women in power from 2000 (Ditto (see 2007))

19.04.09

Hungary Ministers (New government without women)

Female Foreign Ministers (Hungarian Minister replaced)

French Polynesia (Government change)

18.04.09

Venezuela Ministers (Government change)
Venezuela Local Leaders (Head of new Capital District)

Brazil Local Leaders (Roseana Maciera Sarney Murad who was Governor of Maranhão 1995-2002 takes office again)
Female Governors from 2005 (Jacqueline Faría Pineda is Head of the newly created Distrito Capital (Caracas))
Female Governors 1990-2000 (See 1995)

17.04.09

Malaysia Ministers (Government changes)

United Kingdom Local Leaders (Dame Mary Peter to succeed Lady Romaine Carswell as Lord Lieutenant of Belfast)

Female Governors from 2005 (Updates)

16.04.09
Spain Local Leaders  (Updates)

Female Governors from 2005 (Updates)

15.04.09
Spain Ministers (Further updates - new goverment has got 9 women and 8 men plus the Prime Minister)
Mali Ministers (Government changes)

12.04.09
Niger Parliament (Updates)
Ecuador Local Leaders (New Governor)
Cyprus Parties (New Party Leader)

10.04.09
Spain Ministers (Government changes)
Woman Vice Premiers from 2000 (Second female Spanish Vice-Premier)
Female Finance Ministers from 2000 (who is also Minister of Finance and Economy)
Female Ministers of Interior, Home Affairs, Security, Civil Defence and Police (Danish Interior Minister)

07.04.09
List of Danish Female Ministers (Government changes - 8 women and 11 male ministers - 42% women)

04.04.09
List of Danish Female Ministers (Resignation of Minister (See 1993))
United States of America Government (Updates)

31.03.09
Monaco Ministers (First female member of government)
Female Finance Ministers from 2000 (Monasque Finance Minister)
Israel Ministers (New government)
Israel Parliament (Speaker replaced)
Female Presidents of Parliaments from 2000 (Ditto)
Female Foreign Ministers (Foreign Minister replaced)
San Marino Heads (Captain General leaves office)
Iceland Parties (Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir becomes Leader of the Social Democratic Alliance)
Women Bishops (Updates to "Other Christian Churches")

29.03.09
Chad Ministers (Government changes)
Women Chairs of Parliaments (Updates and adjustments to most entries)

26.03.09
Turks and Caicos Ministers (Government changes)
Female Ministers of Interior, Home Affairs, Security, Civil Defence and Police (Home Affairs Minister replaced)

25.03.09

Liechtenstein Ministers (Government change)
Female Foreign Ministers (Liechtenstein's minister since 2005 replaced by another woman)

24.03.09

Woman Ministers and Woman Heads of Government (Updates to most country entries)

22.03.09
Liberia Local Leaders (New entry)

20.03.09
Danish Party Leaders (Updates)
Liechtenstein Parliament (New entry)
Liechtenstein Parties (Updates)

18.03.09

Russia Ministers (New Agriculture Minister)
Madagascar Ministers (Government changes)

17.03.09
Antigua and Barbuda Ministers (Government changes)

14.03.09

Chile Ministers (Government changes)
Chile Local Leaders (Updates)

Latvia Ministers (Government changes)
Female Ministers of Interior, Home Affairs, Security, Civil Defence and Police (New Latvian Interior Minister)

Nordic Council (New President and other updates)

Female Presidents of Parliaments from 2000 (Various updates)

12.03.09

Female Representatives to United Nations (Updates)
Women Bishops (Added new Bishop to Other Christian Churches 2004)

05.03.09
Venezuela Ministers (Government changes)

04.03.09
Balau/Palau Ministers (Government appointments)
Female Foreign Ministers (Palauan Foreign Minister)
Peru Ministers (New Interior Minister (see 1987))
Female Ministers of Interior, Home Affairs, Security, Civil Defence and Police (Updates)

03.03.09
Cuba Ministers (Government changes)
Uganda Ministers (Government changes)
Female Finance Ministers from 2000 (Cuban and Ugandan Finance Minsiters)
Zimbabwe Ministers (Government changes)
Jordan Ministers (Government changes)
French Polynesia (Government changes)
United States of America Government (New appointments)
Gabon Parliament (Updates)
Female Presidents of Parliaments from 2000 (Gabonese Senate President)

15.02.09
Turks and Caicos Ministers Government Changes)

Woman Vice Premiers from 2000 (Turk-caicosian Deputy Premier)

14.02.09

Saudia Arabia Ministers  (First female Deputy Minister appointed (Leaving Monaco as the only country in the world never to have had a female member of government))

13.02.09
Zimbabwe Ministers (Government changes)
Woman Vice Premiers from 2000 (Zimbabwian Deputy Prime Minister)

12.02.09

Bougainville  (Updates)
French Polynesia Parliament (Updates)

11.02.09

Zimbabwe Ministers (Designate Ministers)
Zimbabwe Local Leaders (Governors removed from office)
Female Governors 2000-2005 (See 2003)
Female Governors from 2005 (See 2005)
Scotland Ministers (Government changes)

09.02.09
Madagascar Ministers (Defence Minister resigns)

Female Defence Ministers (Ditto)

08.02.09
Woman Chiefs of Police (Updates)

07.02.09
Woman Vice Presidential Candidates from 2000 (Updates)
Malawi Parties (Updates)

02.02.09
Malawi Parliament (Updates)
Female Presidential Candidates from 2000 (Updates)

01.02.09
Iceland Ministers (New goverment with 5 female and 5 male members)
Woman Premier Ministers (Johanna Sigurdardottir new Icelandic Prime Minister - as the first open homosexual state leader in the world)
Burundi Ministers (Government change 9 women and 17 men)

Female Finance Ministers from 2000 (New Burundian Ministers)

Female Foreign Ministers (Iceland's Minister resigns, Burundi's is replaced and Honduras' takes office)

27.01.09

Iceland Ministers (Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir charged with the formation of a new government)

25.01.09
Ghana Ministers (Designated Members of the new government)
Bangladesh Substates (New entry)
El Salvador Local (Updates)

23.01.09

Balau/Palau Ministers (Designate Appointments to the Government)
Female Foreign Ministers (Designate Palau Minister)

22.01.09
Female Foreign Ministers (Hilary Rodham Clinton is US Secretary of State)
Female Ministers of Interior, Home Affairs, Security, Civil Defence and Police (Janet Napolitano is US Secretary of Homeland Security)
Female Governors from 2005 (New Governor of Arizona)
USA Local Leaders (Updates)

20.01.09
United States of America Government (Bush Administration leaves office)
USA Cabinet (Ditto)

19.01.09

Female Representatives to United Nations (Updates)
Female Presidential Candidates from 2000 (Updates)

Female Finance Ministers from 2000 (Kyrgyz Minister replaced (see 2007)

18.01.09
Gabon Ministers (Government changes)
France Ministers (Minor government changes)
Women Bishops (New information added to "Other Churches")
Female Representatives to United Nations (Added information about Romanian Ambassador)
Representatives to Leauge of Nations (Updated information about Romanian Representative)

15.01.09
Guinea Ministers (New government)

Czech Republic Ministers (Designate changes)

Bangladesh Parties (Updates)
Women Bishops (New Lutheran Bishop - in UK)

12.01.09
Czech Republic Ministers (Government changes)
Kyrgyzstan Ministers (Government changes)

Woman Vice Premiers from 2000 (New Kyrgyz and Czech Deputy Premiers)
Poland Parties (New Party Leader)

11.01.09
Danish County Sheriffs (Added more pictures)

10.01.09
Honduras Ministers (Designated Foreign Minister)
Female Foreign Ministers (Honduran Designated Minister)

Kyrgyzstan Ministers (Resignation of Deputy Premier)
Woman Vice Premiers from 2000 (Updates)
Turks and Caicos Ministers (Government change)

Bolivia Local (Updates)

Angola Parties (Death of Party Leader)

Honduras Parties (New entry)

Mali Heads of State (Corrected and new information)

09.01.09
American Samoa Ministers (Updates)

Greece Ministers (Update (Fanni Palli-Petralia was reappointed to cabinet late 2007, and in a reshuffle the government was expanded in 2009 - still 2 female Ministers and 1 female Deputy Minister and now 15 male Ministers, 1 male Alternate Minister and 25 male Deputy Ministers - 3 women and 41 men, the lowest ratio of women in Europe -- and most of the world))

08.01.09
Guinea Bissau Ministers (Government change)

Female Foreign Ministers (Guinea Bissauan Foreign Minister since 2007 replaced by another woman)

Female Finance Ministers from 2000 (Guinea Bissauan Economy Minister)
France Local Leaders (Updates)
United Kingdom Local Leaders (2 new Lord Lieutenants)
Female Governors from 2005 (Updates and new information)
Female Governors 1920-90 (New photos)

07.01.09

Ghana Parliament (New Speaker)
Female Presidents of Parliaments from 2000 (New Ghanese Speaker)

Woman Vice Premiers from 2000 (New Bangladeshi Second in Cabinet)

Female Foreign Ministers (New Bangladeshi Foreign Minsiter)

Female Ministers of Interior, Home Affairs, Security, Civil Defence and Police (New Bangladeshi Home Affairs Minister)

Female Defence Ministers (New  Bangladeshi Premier is also Defence Minister (see 1996))

Guinea Bissau Parliament (Updates)

06.01.09

Bangladesh Ministers (New government with 5 women and 27 men)
Woman Premier Ministers (Sheik Hasina Wajed takes office as Prime Minister of Bangladesh (see 1996))
Danish Party Leaders (Update)
 

03.01.09

Danish County Sheriffs  (Added new pictures)
Women in Power 1600-1800 (Various new information, updates and pictures)

02.01.09

Germany Local Leaders (Vice-Premier of Thüringen becomes Acting Premier)

Woman Local Premiers 1990 (Ditto)
Puerto Rico Ministers (Designated members of the new administration)
Woman Premier Ministers of External Territories (Secretary of State since 2005 leaves office)

Puerto Rico Parliament (Designate Speaker of the House of Representatives)
Italy Ecclesiastical  (Updates)
France Ecclestiastical (Updates)
Ireland Ecclestiastical Territory (New entry)

01.01.09
Palau Parliament (New information)

30.12.08

Bangladesh Ministers (Sheik Hasina Wajed wins election and is Prime Minister-elect)

Woman Premier Ministers (Sheik Hasina designated to take office in the first week of January 2009)
Belgium Ministers (Government change)
Belgium Parliament (Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies)
Female Presidents of Parliaments from 2000 (Belgian Acting Parliament President)

27.12.08

Switzerland Local Leaders (President of Government of Schaffenhausen to take office 1. January 2009)

Woman Local Premiers 1990 (Swiss Canton Government President)

21.12.08

Thailand Ministers (New government)

20.12.08
Romania Parliament (Updates)
Female Presidents of Parliaments from 2000 (New President of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies)
Romania Parties (Updates)

USA Cabinet (All nomintaions filled (5 women and 11 men))

18.12.08

Nigeria Ministers (Government changes)
Chile Ministers (New appointment)
Ecuador Ministers (Foreign Minister resigns)
Female Foreign Ministers (Ditto)

Venezuela Local Leaders (New governor)

Female Governors from 2005 (Updates)

16.12.08

Jersey Ministers (Government change (no female ministers, 6 female and 9 male Assistant Ministers))

Jersey Local (Updates)

United States of America Government (Further appointments to the future administration)

15.12.08

Mongolia Ministers (Government change)

Female Foreign Ministers (Mongolian Minister Replaced)

14.12.08

Netherlands Ministers (Government changes)

Argentina Ministers (Government changes)
New Zealand Parliament (Update (No women in Parliamentary Leadership))

Czech Republic Local Leaders, (Updates)

Angola Local Leaders (2 new governors)

Chile Local Leaders (New Provincial Governor)

Azerbaijan Local Leaders (Heads of District Executives)
Belgium Parties (Updates)

11.12.08

Switzerland Ministers (Vice-President elect to take office 1. January)

Female Vice-presidents  (Swiss Vice-President-elect)

10.12.08

Slovenia Ministers (New State Secretaries (6 women and 9 men))

08.12.08
Georgia Ministers (Government changes)

Female Foreign Ministers (Georgian Minister replaced)

Lithuania Ministers (Designate Minister)

Lithuania Parliament (Deputy Speaker)
Female Defence Ministers (Lithuanian Defence Minister)

03.12.08

San Marino Ministers (New government takes office)
Female Foreign Ministers (San Marino Foreign Minister)

Woman Premier Ministers(San Marino Government Leader)

02.12.08

Venezuela Local Leaders (New Governor)

01.12.2008
United States of America Government (New appointments to the government)

Female Foreign Ministers (Hilary Clinton Designated as US Secretary of State)
Female Ministers of Interior, Home Affairs, Security, Civil Defence and Police (Janet Napolitano Designated as Secretary of Homeland Security)

Female Representatives to United Nations (Susan Rice as US Ambassador to the United Nations)
 USA Local Leaders (Designate Governor of Arizona as successor of Janet Napolitano)

Female Governors from 2005 (Janet Bewer Designat Arizona Governor and other updates)

Switzerland Parliament (New President and Vice-Presidents)

Female Presidents of Parliaments from 2000 (New President of the Swiss National Council)

29.11.08

Honduras Local Leaders (Updates)

28.11.08

Nepal Parliament (Vice-Chair of the Constituent Assembly)

Austria Parties (New ÖVP Vice-Chairs (see 1994 and 2008))

27.11.08

Czech Republic Local Leaders (New Governor)

Female Governors from 2005 (Czech Governor)

26.11.08
France Parties (Martine Aubry defeats Ségolène Royal as leader of the Socialists)

Canada Parliament (New Deputy Presiding Officer of the House of Commons)

25.11.08

Austria Ministers (New government)

Female Foreign Ministers (Austrian Minister resigns)
United States of America Government (Further designations to the future government)
Female Finance Ministers from 2000 (Designate Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisors in USA)
USA Local Leaders (Updates)

Female Governors from 2005 (Designate Governor of New Mexico)

24.11.08

San Marino Ministers (Designate Secretary of Foreign and Political Affairs (And government leader)

23.11.08
Dominica Ministers (Government changes)

Barbados Ministers (Government changes)

Female Foreign Ministers (New Barbadian Foreign Minister)
Princess-Abbesses  (Updates)

19.11.08
Zambia Ministers (Government changes)
New Zealand Ministers (New government with 8 women and 20 men)
Female Ministers of Interior, Home Affairs, Security, Civil Defence and Police (Newzealandian Police Minister)
Female Defence Ministers (New Newzealandian Veteran, Disarmament and Associate Defence Ministers)
Woman Premier Ministers (Helen Clark leaves office as Prime Minister of New Zealand)
France_Parliament (Updates)

17.11.08
Saint Lucia Parliament (Change of House Speaker and Senate President)
Female Presidents of Parliaments from 2000 (Ditto)

16.11.08

United States of America Government (Updates)
Slovenia Parties (New Party Leader)
New Zealand Parties (Updates)

15.11.08
Canada Local Leaders (Eva Aariak elected Premier of Nunavut)
Woman Local Premiers 1990 (Ditto)

Germany Ecclesiastical Territories (New information about the Chapter Wald)
France Ecclestiastical (New information about the Royal Abbey of Jouarre)

12.11.08
Germany Ministers (New Agriculture Minister (7 women and 9 men))
Slovenia Ministers (New Government)
Female Ministers of Interior, Home Affairs, Security, Civil Defence and Police (Slovene Interior Minister)
Female Defence Ministers (Slovene Defence Minister)
Czech Republic Local Leaders (Designate Governor)
Female Governors from 2005 (Czech designate governor)

11.11.08

Maldives Ministers (New government)

New Zealand Parties (Helen Clark resigns as Labour Leader and a Annette King is new female Deputy Leader)

09.11.08
France Ecclestiastical (Added new information about Bourbourg)

08.11.08
Canada Ministers (Government changes)
Female Governors from 2005 (Updates)

05.11.08
USA Local Leaders (Beverly Perdue won governorship of North Carolina, Gaye Symington lost in Vermont and  Jill Long Thomson in Indiana)
Female Presidential Candidates from 2000 (Updates)
Woman Vice Presidential Candidates from 2000 (Updates)

03.11.08
Georgia Ministers (Government changes)
Ethiopia Ministers (Government changes)
Malawi Parties (New entry)
Woman Vice Presidential Candidates from 2000 (Updates)