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FEMALE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
from 2000 |
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This is a list of the women who stood as candidates for the post of
President. Biographies of the candidates who got elected are found in
the entry
Presidents.
Also candidates in upcoming elections are listed |
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1999/2000 Elizabeth Hanford Dole, United States of America |
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1981-83 Assistant to the President for Public Liaison,
1983-87 Secretary of Transportation, 1989-90 Secretary of Labor, In
1990-99 President of Red Cross of USA, Married to former Senator Bob
Dole, who was the Republican Presidential Candidate in 1996, in 1999 she
run herself but withdrew before the Republican Convention because of
lack of funding. In 2002 she was elected Senator for New Carolina.
(b. 1936-).
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2000 and 2006 Tarja Halonen, Finland |
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Her
country's
President from 2000 and re-elected 6 years later against the
incumbent male Liberal Prime Minister who finished third in the first
round and the male former Leader of the Conservative Party. (b.
1943-). |
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2000 and
2006 Heidi Hautala, Finland |
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Former leader of the Green Party and at presently a leading member of
the Green Group in the European Parliament. She finished fifth in first
round in both elections with around 3% of the votes. |
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2000
Ella Aleksandrovna Panfilova, Russia
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1991-92 and 1993-94 Minister of Social Welfare In 1993-94 Leader of
Russian Choice and since 1994 Co-Chairperson of Democratic Movement of
Russia. |
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2000
Maričme Wane Ly, Sénégal |
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Founding chairperson of Partie de la renaissance africaine. She
withdrew from the Presidential race before the elections. |
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2000
Ana Inés Polanco, Dominican Republic |
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Evangelical pastor and candidate of the
Movimiento de Integración Cristiana. VP candidate in 2008. |
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2000
Graziela-Elena Barla, Romania |
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Finished last with 3% f the vote. |
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2000
Cathy Gordon Brown, United States of America |
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Her
vice-Presidential running mate was Sabrina R. Allen. A total of around
200 candidates registered for the US Presidential elections in one state
or more. |
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2000
Temperance Alesha Lance-Council, United States of America |
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Candidate for the Anti-Hypocrisy Party |
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2000
Paula E Bennet, United States of America |
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Independent |
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2000
Deborah Katz Pueschel, United States of America |
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Independent |
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2000
Angel Joy Rocker, United States of America |
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Candidate in the Republican Primary |
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2000
Dorian Yaeger, United States of America |
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Candidate in the Republican Primary |
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2000
Rachelle OneFamily Miller, United States of America |
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Independent, appeared on the ballot in Maryland. |
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2000
Raj Alison Officewala, United States of America |
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Independent, appeared on the ballot in Maryland. |
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2000
and 2004 Yehanna Joan Malone, United States of America |
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Candidate in the Republican Primary Elections. She was Chairperson of
the Council of the District of Columbia in 1998.
(b. 1945-). |
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2000
Gloria Dawn Strickland, United States of America |
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Unaffiliated, write-in candidate. In 2004 she attempted to run as a
candidate again but withdrew. |
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2000
Lynda D. Blodgett, United States of America |
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2000
Saundra S. Duffy, United States of America |
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2000
Krystyna Stanisława Górniak, Poland |
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1998-2000 councillor in Gmina Warszawa Centrum. Right-wing independent
candidate. (b.
1951-) |
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2000
Gönül Saray Alphan, Turkey |
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Amasya deputy from the Democratic Left Part, she withdrew from the race
just before the Parliament started the election-process. (b.1953-) |
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2001
and 2006 Marie-Elise Akouavi Gbedo, Bénin |
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Minister of Commerce, Handicrafts and Tourism 1998-2000 |
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2001
and 2006 Lourdes Flores Nano, Perú |
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Also
known as Lourdes Celmira Rosario Flores Nano, she finished third in both
elections. Since 2001 leader Movimento Unidad Nacional in the Congress.
(b. 1959-) |
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2001
Martina Portocarrero Ramos, Perú |
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A
folkloristic singer she was candidate for FREPAP.
(b. 1953-). |
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2001
Francisca Izquierdo Negrón, Perú |
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Candidate of Primero Perú, she is Mayor of the City Jesús Maria. |
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2001
Farah Khosravi, Iran |
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Secretary-General of the conservative organization Iran-e Farda Society
and bureaucrat in the Ministry of Education, she filed her name to the
Ministry of interior as one of a number women. But she withdrew from the
race before the list of candidates was screened by the Council of
Guardians. |
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2001
Samira Shams, Iran |
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She
was one of the many women who registered their names as candidates. |
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2001
Masoumeh Mohammadi, Iran |
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A
total of 47 women registered their name as candidates for the
Presidential elections. |
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2001
Somayyeh Haji, Iran |
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Of
the 814 candidates screened by the Guardian Council 5.77 percent were
women. |
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2001
Zahra Baratlou, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Fereshteh Sayyadi Shirtari, Iran |
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The
religious Guardian Council rejected her registration. |
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2001
Eshrat Salahi Abadi, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Dr.
Fatemeh Fadaei Fathabadi, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Maryam Arabi, Iran |
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The
religious Guardian Council rejected her registration. |
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2001
Sura Balali, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Azam Banou Rashidi, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Ashraf-ol-Sadat Mir-Sadeqi, Iran |
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The
religious Guardian Council rejected her registration. |
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2001
Mowloud Shahidi, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Mozhgan Zardoshtian, Iran |
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The
religious Guardian Council rejected her registration. |
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2001
Atifeh Attaran, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Faezeh Asgari-Fard, Iran |
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The
religious Guardian Council rejected her registration. |
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2001
Fariba Kazempour, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Zahra Shojaan, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Fereshteh Ebrahim, Iran |
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The
religious Guardian Council rejected her registration. |
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2001
Masoumeh Ebrahimi, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Akram Jahanmard-Arani, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Rana Qarah-Chaei, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Saryeh
Sadat Teymouri Barani, Iran |
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The
religious Guardian Council rejected her registration. |
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2001
Elahe Namini, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Touran Jamili, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Ehserin Rostam, Iran |
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Her
registration was rejected by the religious Guardian Council. |
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2001
Aqdas Modarres, Iran |
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The
religious Guardian Council rejected her registration. |
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2001
Zahra Hassanzadeh Siahpoushi, Iran |
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One
of the 47 female candidates whose registration was rejected by the
religious Guardian Council. |
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2001 Reneta Ivanova Indzhova, Bulgaria |
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Interim Prime Minister 1994-95. In 1995 Renata ran for the post of
Mayor of Sofia and the year after she failed to collect the required
number of signatures in order to be allowed to stand for President.
From 2001 Co-Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance.
(b.1953-) |
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2001 Dr.
Chomba Gwendoline G. Konie, Zambia |
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Ambassador to Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland 1974-77 and
to Belgium, European Union and Germany 1992-99/2000. Also former
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and of the Cabinet
Office. In 2001 she founded and became chairperson of The Social
Democratic Party. |
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2001 Princess Dr Inonge Mbikusita Lewanika, Zambia |
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President of the opposition party, "Agenda for Zambia" and MP. Since
2002 Ambassador to Organization for African Unity (OAU), and she is
another of the total of 11 Presidential candidates which resulted in the
split of the opposition votes and the election of the unpopular
candidate of the governing party with only 27% of the votes. Daughter of
Paramount Chief Mbikusita of Barotseland, and her half cousin,
Princess Nakatindi Wina, was Member of the
government 1964-73 and 1992-98. Inonge is (b. 1943-). |
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2001
Flora Brovina, Kosova (Yugoslavia) |
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Announced her candidacy to promote the cause of women - without much success, the cabinet formed after the elections did not
have a single female member. |
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2001
Natalia Maszerowa, Belarus |
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Daughter of the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Belarus Pyotr Maszerow. She was very popular and President Lukashenko forced her
to resign from the race. |
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2002
and 2004 Kasimiera Prunskienė, Lithuania |
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Deputy Premier and Minister of Economy 1989-90 and one of the leaders of
the struggle for independence. Premier Minister 1990-91. In 1991
Chairperson of Democratic Party, and from 1995 Chairperson of Women’s
Party (from 1998 New Democracy-Women’s Party) and since 1996 Group
Chairperson of the independent MP’s. Candidate 2002 and in 2004
Candidate for candidate of the Farmers' Party-New Democracy Party (LVP-NDP)
and was in the second round against the former President Adamas, 77, who
won. Later also Minister of Agriculture. (b. 1945-). |
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2002
and 2004 Massouda Jalal, Afghanistan |
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In
2002 she was candidate for the post of Interim Head of State in the
elections held by Afghanistan's grand assembly - or loya jirga. She
worked as a doctor at the World Food Program, and returned to Kabul
after six years in exile. From 2004 Minister of Women's Affairs.
(b. 1963-). |
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2002
Christiane Taubira-Delannon, France |
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MP
from French Guyana since 1993 and Member of the European Parliament
1994-99 for a radical leftwing party.
(b. 1954-) |
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2002
Christine Boutin, France |
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Independent Candidate. Her full name is Christine-Marcelle-Valérie-Cécile-Marie
Martin, épouse Boutin. Minister of Social Cohesion from 2007. |
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2002
Dr. Corinne Lepage-Jessua, France |
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1995-97 Minister of Environment and
Leader of Cap 21, right wing environmentalist group from 2001. In 2007
she withdrew her candidature in favour of the liberal candidate. (b. 1951-)
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2002
Ingrid Betancourt Pulecio de Lecompte, Colombia |
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Since
1996 Ingrid Betancourt has been leader of a Liberal Party. She was taken
hostage by the Leftwing Guerrilla, which controls about 40% of the
country during a visit there, and has so far disappeared. Her running
mate was Clara Rojas, who was also taken hostage. (b. 1952-). |
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2002
Roseana Maciera Sarney Murad, Brazil |
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Governor of Maranhăo 1994-2002, and is member of the Liberal Party, PFL.
Daughter of Jose Sarney, who was President in 1985-90. She was favourite
to win until she came under investigation in a corruption scandal and
was forced to resign from the race.
(b. 1953-) |
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2002
and 2004 Massouda Jalal, Afghanistan |
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In
2002 she was candidate for the post of Interim Head of State in the
elections held by Afghanistan's grand assembly - or loya jirga. Minister
of Women's Affairs 2004-06. She worked as a doctor at the World Food
Program, and returned to Kabul after six years in exile.
(b. 1968-), |
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2002
Colonel Dr. Lakshmi Sehgal, India |
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A
veteran freedom fighter and leader of the Rani Jhansi regiment of
Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army and feminist she was
nominated by the leftwing parties. (b. 1915-). |
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2002
Ivonne Juez de Abdel-Baki, Ecuador |
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Ivonne Leyla Juez Abuchakra de Abdel-Baki is also known as Ivonne Juez
Abuchakra de Abdel-Baki or Ivonne A-Baki, as she is normally known, was
ambassador to USA 1999-2002, Minister of External Commerce 2003-05 and
President of the Andean Parliament from 2007. |
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2002 Hawa Sanogo née Sidibé, Mali |
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A
businesswoman. |
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2002
Zainab Hawa Bangura, Sierra Leone |
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Her
running-mate was Deborah Salaam. Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. |
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2002
Barbara Breziger,
Slovenia |
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2000
Minister of Justice, Later Chief State Prosecutor. In 2002 she came
second in the Presidential elections. |
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2003
Prof. Dr. Jaroslava Moserová, Czech Republic |
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Former Ambassador to Poland and in 2002 Chairperson of the Senate Club
of Unity of Liberty - Civic Democratic Alliance and from 2002
Vice-chairperson of the Senate Club of Open Democracy, which succeeded
the Club of Unity of Liberty - Civic Democratic Alliance. In January
2003 the parliament failed in its attempt to elect a President. She was
successful in one of the rounds but did not gain enough votes to be
elected. Later Dagmar Buresova and Helena Illnerova were among the
persons who are being considered as compromise candidates, but instead
the parliament elected a man with a slim majority.
She lived (1930-2006). |
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2003
and 2007 Elisa Carrió, Argentina |
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Elisa
María Avelina Carrió was of the founders of Alternativa por una
República de Iguales in 2001 and later became it's leader in the
Parliament. She finished fourth of five candidates in 2003 and second
with 23%in
2007 after Cristina de Kirchner .
(b. 1956-). |
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2003
Alicia Castro, Argentina |
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Candidate for The Frente para el Cambio and member of the Chamber of
Deputies. |
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2003
Karmela Osmanović, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Candidate for the Croat seat in the Presidency |
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2003
Sarah Nnadwa Jibril, Nigeria |
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Commissioner of Social Development, Youth, Sports and Culture in the
state of Kwara 1987-88. In 1992 she came third in the Presidential
primaries of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Around 2002 Deputy
National Chairperson of Progressive Liberation Party (PLP). Candidate
for the Progressive Action Congress in 2003 and 3 years later
she sought to become preidential candidate of the ruling People's
Democratic Party and so did Ambassador Elizabeth Pam, Mercy Onyeka
and Hajia Hadiza Ibrahim, Kofo Bucknor-Akerele, and Remi Adiukwu were
equally unsuccessful in seeking nomination for their respective parties.
(b.1946-). |
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2003
Mojisola Adekunla-Obasanjo, Nigeria |
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Moji
is a retired army major, she run for the Masses Movement of Nigeria, MMN.
She was married the incumbent President Obasanjo 1991-98 but claims that
they never formally divorced. (b. 1949-). |
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2003
Antonia Abayomi Jorge Ferreira, Nigeria |
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Candidate of the Democratic Alternative |
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2003
Gladys Teresa Notario Cortaza, Paraguay |
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Leader of the Humanist Party,
and Vice-Presidential Candidate in 2 |
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2003 Dr. Lala-Shovket
Gadijeva (Hajiyeua), Azerbaijan |
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1993-94 State Secretary in President's Office, In 1994 she was appointed
UN-ambassador but newer took up the position. Around 2000 chairperson of
the Liberal Party. Her name is also transcribed Lalā-Şōvkāt Hacıyeva.
(b. 1951-). |
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2003
Aicha Mint Jeddane, Mauritania |
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'A'isha
mint Jidana is Member of Parliament and former regional Secretary of the
Parti républicain démocratique et social (PRDS), the party of President
Maaouiya Ould Taya, which she later left. She finished last of six
candidates. |
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2003
Alivera Mukabaramba, Rwanda |
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Leader of he Party for Progress and Concordis and a former member of the
Transitional National Assembly, and withdrew before the elections. In
the Parliamentary elections held at the same time 48,8% of the MPs
elected were women - a worldwide record. Second is Sweden with 45,3 and
third Denmark with 38% female MPs |
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2003/04 Carol Mosley Braun, USA |
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Assistant Attorney General 1973-77, Member in the Illinois State
Legislature and Assistant Minority Leader 1978-88, Recorder of Deeds of
Cook County 1988-92. Senator for Illinoys 1992-99, Ambassador to New
Zealand and Samoa 1999-2001. In February 2003 she announced her
candidacy for the position of Democratic Presidential Candidate, but
withdrew before the first primary in January 2004. |
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2004
Irina Mutsuovna Khakamada, Russia |
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Party
Chairperson of the Common Course 1994-97, Minister-Chairperson of the
State Committee for Small Business Support and Development 1997-99,
Co-Leader of Just Course 1999-2001, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma
2000-03, Co-Leader of Union of Right Forces 2001-04, Presidential
Candidate 2004 and received little over 3% of the votes and finished 4th
of five candidates. Leader of Our Choice since 2004. Mother of two
children b. 1983 and 2001. (b. 1955-). |
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2004
Louisa Hanoune, Algeria |
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Her
name is also transcribed Louiza Hannoun, she has been Spokesperson of
the Socialist Workers Party since 1989 and MP from 1997. In 1999 she
withdrew her candidature before the elections - like all the other
candidates but the one who was elected. |
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2004
Bentia Ferrero-Waldner, Austria |
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A
career diplomat, 1993 she was Minister-Counsellor and Assistant Chief of
Protocol of the Foreign Ministry, 1994-1995 Assistant Secretary General
of the United Nation and Chief of Protocol 1995-2000 Minister of State
of Foreign Affairs and since 2000 Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 2000
she was Chairperson of OSCE. Candidate of the conservative governing
party ÖVP, she was defeated by the elderly male SPÖ-candidate. European
Commissioner for External Relations from 2004. (b. 1948-). |
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2004
Prof. Dr. Gesine Schwan, Germany |
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Candidate of the Governing Coalition, SPD and Greens, which had said
they would support any female candidate of the opposition CDU/CSU and
FDP, who nominated a male candidate. Gesine Schwan is President of the
European University and later in 2004 she was named Government
Commissioner and
National Coordinators for the
German/Polish Bilateral Relations. |
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2004
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė,
Lithuania |
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Vilija Blinkeviciutė was Vice-Minister of Social Affairs and Labour
1996-2000 and has been minister since 2000.Candidate of the New Union-
-Social Liberals (NS-SL) (b. 1961-). |
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2004
Ljiljana Arandjelovic, Serbia (Serbia-Montenegro) |
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Director of the radio and TV channel Cuprija and the United Serbia
candidate. |
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2004
Princess Elisabeth Karadjordjević (Serbia), Serbia-Montenegro |
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Withdrew before the elections. Also known as Her Royal Highness Princess
Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, she is daughter of the late prince-regent Paul
of Yugoslavia. She is President of various charities and lives Belgrade.
Married three times and among other mother of the actress Catherine
Oxenberg. (b. 1936-). |
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2004 Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, The Philippines |
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The
Philippine President since 2001 she is running for re-election. See
more details in
Presidents. She was declared winner of the elections on 20th of
June after 6 weeks of counting. (b. 1947-) |
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2004
Dr. Mildred A. Williams Glover, United States of America |
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Qualified for 2004 primary ballots in New Hampshire (22nd place - 11
votes) and Maryland. Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
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