List of elected or appointed female heads of government List List

| Name_a | Country | Office | Mandate_start | Mandate_end | Term_length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo | Portugal | Prime Minister | 1 July 1979 | 3 January 1980 | 0years, 186days |
| Indira Gandhi | India | Prime Minister | 15 January 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4years, 290days |
| Dame Eugenia Charles | Dominica | Prime Minister | 21 July 1980 | 14 June 1995 | 14years, 328days |
| Gro Harlem Brundtland | Norway | Prime Minister | 4 February 1981 | 14 October 1981 | 0years, 252days |
| Milka Planinc | Yugoslavia | Chairman of the Federal Executive Council | 16 May 1982 | 15 May 1986 | 3years, 364days |
| Gro Harlem Brundtland | Norway | Prime Minister | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | 3years, 160days |
| Benazir Bhutto | Pakistan | Prime Minister | 2 December 1988 | 6 July 1990 | 1year, 216days |
| Kazimira Prunskienė | Lithuania | Prime Minister | 11 March 1990 | 10 January 1991 | 0years, 305days |