Worldwide Guide to Women in
Leadership
India Local Leaders
Ministers in the states are to be added later
Also see India Ministers
Governors
1947-49 Sarojini Chattopadhyaya Naidu, Uttar Pradesh
She was leading member of the Congress. Lived (1879-1949)
1956-57 Padmaja Naidu Mukherjee, West Bengal
She was daughter of Savorjini Naidu. Lived (1900-75)
1963-64 Vijaya L. Pandit, Maharastra
She was sister of Premier Pandit Nehru.Also ambassador and President of the
UN General Assembly. Lived (1900-90)
1977-83 Jyoti Venkatachalam, Kerala
1977 Sharada Mukherjee, Andra Pradesh
1978-84 Governor of Gujarat
1985-90 Kumudben Joshi, Andra Pradesh
1988-90 Ram Dulari Sinha, Kerala
1989-90 Serla Grewal, Madhyra Pradesh
1991-91 Chandrawati, Pondicherry (Union Territory) (Lieutenant Governor)
1995-98 Rajendra Kumari Bajapi, Pondicherry (Lieutenant Governor)
She lived (1925-99)
1995-98 Sheila Kaul, Himshal Pradesh
(b.1915-)
1997-2001 M.S. Fatima Beeri, Tamil Nadu
1997-99 V.S. Ramadevi, Himashal Pradesh
1999-2002 Governor of Karnataka
1998-2002 Dr. Jajani Rai, Pondicheery (Lieutenant Governor)
2004-07
Pratibha Patil,
Rajastan
State President from 2007.
2008-
Prabha Rau, Himachal Pradesh
Chief Ministers
1935-49 Vice-President of the State-Council Princess Abida Sultaan of Bhopal, Bhopal
1960 Titular 18th Nawwab Begum Regnant of Bhopal
She succeded to the title after the death of her father, HH Sikander Savlat
Ifrikar il-Mulk Haji Sir Muhammad Hamidullah Khan Badur, but relinguished it in
favour of a sister? (b.1913-)
She was married to Rajpramukh George Jivaji Rao Sindhya of Galiwor (1916-48-61).
The country was merged with India in 1956 and the state became part of Madhyra
Pradesh. But some sources name his wife, Marani Rajamate as Chief Minister until 1958)]
1963-67 Sucheta Kripalani, Uttar Pradesh
She lived (1908-74)
1972-73 Nadini Satpathy, Orissa
1974-76 Chief Minister
Also Union Minister of Information.
She lived (1931-2006).
1973-79 Shashikala Kakodkar, Goa, Daman and Diu
1980-81 Anwara Sayeda Taimur, Assam
1987-88 V.V. Janaki Ramachandra, Tamil Nadu
She lived (ca. 1923-96)
1991-96, 2001
and 2002-2006 J. Jayalalitha Jayaram, Tamil Nadu
1995, 1997, 2002-03 and 2007- Mayawati, Uttar Pradesh
Vice-President of Bahujan Samaja Party 1995-2002 and Party Leader from 2002.
1996-97 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Punjab
2004- Deputy Chief Minister
1997-99, 1999
and 2000-05 Rabri Devi, Bihar
1998 Sushma Swaraj, Delhi
Former and later Union Minister
1998- Sheila Dixit, Delhi
Former Union Minister
2003- Vasundhra Raje,
Rajastan
Former Union Minister
2003-04 Uma Bharati,
Madhyra Pradesh
Former Union Minister and a leader of the BJP-Party.
Parliaments
1955-56 Speaker of the Legislature Ammal Lakshimi Pathi, Madras
India's first female deputy speaker was also in Madras, Dr. Muthulakhimi Reddi,
1929-33.
1955-56 Speaker of the Assembly Sushila Nayyar, Delhi
1985-90 Speaker of Vidhan Sabha (Asembly) Vidya Stokes, Himachal Pradesh
1999- Speaker of the Assembly
K. Pratibha Bharati, Andra Pradesh
She was Minister of Social Welfare 1983, 1985 and 1994 and 1998 of Higher
Education.
1999-2005 Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Kalawati Subba, Sikkim
From 2005 Minister in the government.
2004- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Sumitra Singh,
Rajestan
Minister of State 1967-71, and Cabinet Minister
in 1990. (b. 1930-)
Mayors
2007- Arti Mehra, New Delhi
The other main candidate was ms.
Meera Aggarwal
Other
1946 Minister of Health
Rukmini Laxmipathi, Madras
Member of the Congress Pararty from 1923, she was member of the Madras
Legislative Assembly from 1937. Lived (1892-1951)
Last update 24.07.08