Council of Women World Leaders

Council of Women World Leaders
Formation	1996
Founder	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir; Mary Robinson; Laura Liswood
Type	NGO, network
Purpose	To mobilize the highest-level women leaders on issues of critical importance to women
Headquarters	United Nations Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Membership	83 current and former women prime ministers and presidents
Secretary General	Laura Liswood
Council Chair	Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Affiliations	United Nations Foundation
Website	councilwomenworldleaders.org

The Council of Women World Leaders, created in 1996, is a network of 83 current and former presidents and prime ministers. It is the only organization in the world dedicated to women heads of state and government. The council's Ministerial Initiative also involves current and former cabinet ministers and secretaries in the work of the council.

The first summit was held April 29–30, 1998, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.^[1]

Leadership

Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Council Chair
(2020–present)
Prime Minister of Iceland
(2017–2024)
Laura Liswood
Secretary General
(1996–present)

Chair Emeritae

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Council Chair
(1996–1999)
President of Iceland
(1980–1996)
Kim Campbell
Council Chair
(1999–2003)
Prime Minister of Canada
(1993)
Mary Robinson
Council Chair
(2003–2009)
President of Ireland
(1990–1997)
Tarja Halonen
Council Chair
(2009–2014)
President of Finland
(2000–2012)
Dalia Grybauskaitė
Council Chair
(2014–2019)
President of Lithuania
(2009–2019)
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Council Chair
(2019–2020)
President of Croatia
(2015–2020)

Members

References

^ "Women of the world unite". Herizons. Vol. 12, no. 3. 1998. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-04-20 – via EBSCOHost.

External links

Official website
Council of Women World Leaders on Twitter
Council of Women World Leaders on Facebook

[1] "Women of the world unite". Herizons. Vol. 12, no. 3. 1998. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-04-20 – via EBSCOHost.

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Council of Women World Leaders

Leadership

Chair Emeritae

Members

Members currently serving as heads of state or government

Members who previously served as heads of state or government

Deceased members

See also

References

External links