List Of The First Female Holders Of Political Offices In The Americas
Empire of Brazil:
- 1871: Senator – Isabel, Princess Imperial
Republic of the United States of Brazil:
- 1927: Appointed Mayor (Lages) – Alzira Soriano de Souza
- 1933: Federal Deputy – Carlota Pereira de Queirós
United States of Brazil:
- 1958: Elected Mayor (Quixeramobim) – Aldamira Guedes Fernandes
Federative Republic of Brazil:
- 1979: Senator of the Republic (Amazonas) – Eunice Michilles
- 1982: Minister of Education – Esther Figueiredo Ferraz
- 1986: State Governor (Acre) – Iolanda Fleming
- 1989: Minister of Labour – Dorothea Werneck
- 1990: Minister of Economy – Zélia Cardoso de Melo
- 1990: Elected Senators – Júnia Marise (Minas Gerais) and Marluce Pinto (Roraima)
- 1993: Minister of Planning – Yeda Crusius
- 1993: Minister of Transportation – Margarida Coimbra do Nascimento
- 1995: Elected Governor (Maranhão) – Roseana Sarney
- 1995: Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism – Dorothea Werneck
- 2002: Minister of National Integration – Mary Dayse Kynzo
- 2003: Minister of Natural Environment – Marina Silva
- 2003: Secretary for Women's Rights – Emília Fernandes
- 2003: Secretary for Promotion of Racial Equality – Matilde Ribeiro
- 2003: Minister of Energy – Dilma Rousseff
- 2005: Chief of Staff – Dilma Rousseff
- 2007: Minister of Tourism – Marta Suplicy
- 2010: Minister of Social Development and Hunger Alleviation – Márcia Lopes
- 2011: Minister of Culture – Ana de Hollanda
- 2011: Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture – Ideli Salvatti
- 2011: Secretary for Human Rights – Maria do Rosário
- 2011: Secretary for Social Communication – Helena Chagas
- 2011: President – Dilma Rousseff
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