Italy
- Minister for Health - Tina Anselmi - 1978 (as well as first woman government minister)
- President of the Chamber of Deputies - Nilde Iotti - 1979
- Minister of Education - Franca Falcucci - 1982
- Senator for Life - Camilla Ravera - 1982
- Minister of Tourism - Margherita Boniver - 1992
- President of Lombardia - Fiorella Ghilardotti - 1992
- Minister for Agriculture and Forests - Adriana Poli Bortone - 1994
- European Commissioner - Emma Bonino - 1995
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Susanna Agnelli - 1995
- Minister without Portfolio - Livia Turco - 1996
- Minister for Equal Opportunities - Anna Finocchiaro - 1996
- Minister of Cultural Activities and Sport - Giovanna Melandri - 1998
- Minister of Interior - Rosa Russo Iervolino - 1998
- President of Trentino-Alto Adige - Margherita Cogo - 1999
- President of Umbria - Maria Rita Lorenzetti - 2000
- Mayor of Naples - Rosa Russo Iervolino - 2001
- President of Piedmont - Mercedes Bresso - 2006
- Minister of European Politics and International Trade - Emma Bonino - 2006
- Mayor of Milan - Letizia Moratti - 2006
- Minister of the Environment - Stefania Prestigiacomo - 2008
- President of Democratic Party (Italy) - Rosy Bindi - 2009
- President of Lazio - Renata Polverini - 2010
- Minister of Justice - Paola Severino - 2011
- President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia - Debora Serracchiani - 2013
- Minister of Integration - Cécile Kyenge - 2013
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