Finland
- Regent - Ingeborg of Norway - 1319
- Monarch - Margaret I - 1389
- Governor of Turku - Ebba Stenbock (acting interim governor) - 1597
Grand Duchy of Finland (part of the Russian Empire):
- Member of Parliament - Miina Sillanpää - 1907
Republic of Finland:
- Minister and Social Minister - Miina Sillanpää - 1926
- Defence minister - Elisabeth Rehn - 1990
- Foreign minister - Tarja Halonen - 1995
- President - Tarja Halonen - 2000
- Prime Minister - Anneli Jäätteenmäki - 2003
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