This is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state of their respective countries. This list does not include monarchs (see Category:Queens regnant) or female heads of government, such as prime ministers (see Category:Female heads of government). ALOT of them, huh?? Khertek Anchimaa-Toka Tuva Chairman of the Presidium of the Little Khural 1940-October 11, 1944 Sühbaataryn Yanjmaa Mongolia Acting Chairman of the Presidium September 23, 1953-July 7, 1954 Isabel Martínez de Perón Argentina President July 1, 1974-March 24, 1976 Lidia Gueiler Bolivia Interim President November 17, 1979-July 18, 1980 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland President August 1, 1980-August 1, 1996 Nataša Mićić Serbia President of Serbia 2002-2004 Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini San Marino Co-Captain Regent April 1-October 1, 1981 Agatha Barbara Malta President February 15, 1982-February 15, 1987 Gloriana Ranocchini San Marino Co-Captain Regent April 1-October 1, 1984; October 1, 1989-April 1, 1990 Carmen Pereira Guinea-Bissau Acting President May 14-May 16, 1984 Corazon Aquino Philippines President February 25, 1986-June 30, 1992 Ertha Pascal-Trouillot Haiti Interim President March 13, 1990-February 7, 1991 Sabine Bergmann-Pohl German Democratic Republic Chairman of the Volkskammer April 5-October 2, 1990 Violeta Chamorro Nicaragua President April 25, 1990-January 10, 1997 Mary Robinson Ireland President December 3, 1990-September 12, 1997 Edda Ceccoli San Marino Co-Captain Regent October 1, 1991-April 1, 1992 Ruth Dreifuss Switzerland Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1993-2002 Patricia Busignani San Marino Co-Captain Regent April 1-October 1, 1993 Sylvie Kinigi Burundi Acting President October 27, 1993-February 5, 1994 Chandrika Kumaratunga Sri Lanka President November 12, 1994-November 19, 2005 Ruth Perry Liberia Chairman of the Council of State September 3, 1996-August 2, 1997 Rosalía Arteaga Serrano Ecuador Caretaker President February 9-11 1997 Mary McAleese Ireland President November 11, 1997-incumbent Janet Jagan Guyana President December 19, 1997-August 11, 1999 Rosa Zafferani San Marino Co-Captain Regent April 1-October 1, 1999 Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga Latvia President July 8, 1999-incumbent Mireya Moscoso Panama President September 1, 1999-September 1, 2004 Tarja Halonen Finland President March 1, 2000-incumbent Maria Domenica Michelotti San Marino Co-Captain Regent April 1-October 1, 2000 Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Philippines President January 20, 2001-incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri Indonesia President July 23, 2001-October 20, 2004 Valeria Ciavatta San Marino Co-Captain Regent October 1, 2003-April 1, 2004 Nino Burjanadze Georgia Acting President November 23, 2003-January 25, 2004 Fausta Morganti San Marino Co-Captain Regent April 1, 2005-October 1, 2005 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Liberia President January 16, 2006-incumbent Michelle Bachelet Chile President March 11, 2006-incumbent

South Africa. maybe?

The president of Finland is a woman.

Head of state or head of Government? There is a difference. Queen Elizabeth the second is a head of state. Tony Blair is the head of government.

German Chancellor - Angela Merkel