In some countries, police and security are controlled by a separated ministry. For example, Greece's Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection and Minister of Public Security of Israel. Other countries have also different tasks being entitled to the namely Ministry of the Interior. Not always reflects the naming of the ministry the portfolio behind. For example, Ethiopia's Ministry of Peace has the classical portfolio of an interior ministry but is not named so.
This list contains female ministers that had served or currently serving as Minister of Interior, which in charge, mainly of local governments, elections, and public administrations (justice, security, and policing also included if still managed under same ministry).
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of female interior ministers news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message An interior ministry sometimes ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs is a government ministry typically responsible for policing emergency management national security civil defence supervision of local governments conduct of elections public administration and immigration matters The ministry is often headed by a minister of the interior or a minister of home affairs In some countries police and security are controlled by a separated ministry For example Greece s Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection and Minister of Public Security of Israel Other countries have also different tasks being entitled to the namely Ministry of the Interior Not always reflects the naming of the ministry the portfolio behind For example Ethiopia s Ministry of Peace has the classical portfolio of an interior ministry but is not named so This list contains female ministers that had served or currently serving as Minister of Interior which in charge mainly of local governments elections and public administrations justice security and policing also included if still managed under same ministry Contents 1 Sovereign states 2 Constituent and dependent territories 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External linksSovereign states edit Denotes incumbent interior minister Italics denotes an acting interior minister Name Image Country Continent Mandate start Mandate end Term lengthQian Ying nbsp nbsp China Asia 1959 1960 1 year 0 daysMabel Moir James nbsp nbsp Dominica North America 1966 1970 4 years 0 daysClara Boscaglia nbsp nbsp San Marino Europe 1976 1978 2 years 0 daysInger Louise Valle nbsp nbsp Norway Europe 8 October 1979 3 October 1980 361 daysKebatshabile Disele nbsp nbsp Botswana Africa 1979 1984 4 years 0 daysHarriet Andreassen nbsp nbsp Norway Europe 3 October 1980 14 October 1981 1 year 11 daysBritta Schall Holberg nbsp nbsp Denmark Europe 10 September 1982 12 March 1986 3 years 183 daysKaisa Raatikainen nbsp nbsp Finland Europe 1 December 1984 30 April 1987 2 years 150 daysRita Sinon nbsp nbsp Seychelles Africa 1986 1989 3 years 0 daysMargaret Austin nbsp nbsp New Zealand Oceania 8 August 1989 4 September 1990 1 year 27 daysIen Dales nbsp nbsp Netherlands Europe 7 November 1989 10 January 1994 4 years 64 daysLagle Parek nbsp nbsp Estonia Europe 21 October 1992 27 November 1993 1 year 37 daysBirte Weiss nbsp nbsp Denmark Europe 25 January 1993 20 October 1997 4 years 268 daysRuth Dreifuss nbsp nbsp Switzerland Europe 10 March 1993 31 December 2002 9 years 296 daysDieuwke de Graaff Nauta nbsp nbsp Netherlands Europe 27 May 1994 22 August 1994 87 daysMeral Aksener nbsp nbsp Turkey Asia 8 November 1996 30 June 1997 234 daysLaura Chinchilla nbsp nbsp Costa Rica North America 12 November 1996 8 May 1998 1 year 177 days30 March 2008 14 April 2008 15 daysYeh Chin fong nbsp nbsp Taiwan Asia 15 May 1997 5 February 1998 266 daysFrancisca Pereira nbsp nbsp Guinea Bissau Africa 6 June 1997 3 December 1998 1 year 180 daysRagnhild Queseth Haarstad nbsp nbsp Norway Europe 17 October 1997 16 March 1999 1 year 150 daysAna Lucia Armijos nbsp nbsp Ecuador South America 10 August 1998 15 February 1999 189 daysRosa Russo Iervolino nbsp nbsp Italy Europe 21 October 1998 22 December 1999 1 year 62 daysVasso Papandreou nbsp nbsp Greece Europe 19 February 1999 20 March 2000 1 year 30 days13 April 2000 24 October 2001 1 year 194 daysDosta Dimovska nbsp nbsp Macedonia Europe 22 December 1999 13 May 2001 1 year 142 daysFrancesca Michelotti nbsp nbsp San Marino Europe 2000 25 June 2002 2 years 175 daysKaren Jespersen nbsp nbsp Denmark Europe 23 February 2000 27 November 2001 1 year 277 daysSylvia Brustad nbsp nbsp Norway Europe 21 March 2000 19 October 2001 1 year 212 daysChang Po ya nbsp nbsp Taiwan Asia 20 May 2000 1 February 2001 257 daysUrmila Joella Sewnundun nbsp nbsp Suriname North America 12 August 2000 12 August 2005 5 years 0 daysVera Sofia Rubi nbsp nbsp Honduras North America 2001 27 January 2002 1 year 26 daysMia Mottley nbsp nbsp Barbados North America 28 August 2001 18 February 2006 4 years 174 daysErna Solberg nbsp nbsp Norway Europe 19 October 2001 17 October 2005 3 years 363 daysSarah Flood Beaubrun nbsp nbsp Saint Lucia North America 11 December 2001 12 January 2004 2 years 32 daysMonika Lamperth nbsp nbsp Hungary Europe 27 May 2002 30 June 2007 5 years 34 daysEmma Rossi nbsp nbsp San Marino Europe 25 June 2002 17 December 2002 175 daysCristina Fontes Lima nbsp nbsp Cape Verde Africa 19 October 2002 3 April 2004 1 year 167 daysNosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula nbsp nbsp South Africa Africa 29 April 2004 21 April 2009 4 years 357 daysLiese Prokop nbsp nbsp Austria Europe 22 December 2004 31 December 2006 2 years 9 daysRosalia Nghidinwa nbsp nbsp Namibia Africa 21 March 2005 4 December 2012 7 years 258 daysAnne McLellan nbsp nbsp Canada Africa 4 April 2005 6 February 2006 308 daysAdriana Delpiano nbsp nbsp Chile South America 9 May 2005 24 May 2005 15 daysGail Teixeira nbsp nbsp Guyana South America 31 May 2005 8 September 2006 1 year 100 daysAnna Kachikho nbsp nbsp Malawi Africa 31 July 2005 1 June 2006 305 daysAslaug Haga nbsp nbsp Norway Europe 17 October 2005 21 September 2007 1 year 339 daysAlicia Munoz nbsp nbsp Bolivia South America 22 January 2006 23 January 2007 1 year 1 dayOlga Golcher nbsp nbsp Panama North America 28 January 2006 1 September 2007 1 year 216 daysValeria Ciavatta nbsp nbsp San Marino Europe 27 July 2006 9 July 2008 1 year 348 daysPilar Mazzetti nbsp nbsp Peru South America 28 July 2006 23 February 2007 210 daysGordana Jankuloska nbsp nbsp Macedonia Europe 26 August 2006 12 May 2015 8 years 259 daysAna Isabel Morales nbsp nbsp Nicaragua North America 10 January 2007 16 January 2017 10 years 6 daysGuusje ter Horst nbsp nbsp Netherlands Europe 22 February 2007 23 February 2010 3 years 1 dayDaisy Tourne nbsp nbsp Uruguay South America 8 March 2007 5 June 2009 2 years 89 daysAdela de Torrebiarte nbsp nbsp Guatemala North America 27 March 2007 1 July 2008 1 year 96 daysAnne Holmlund nbsp nbsp Finland Europe 19 April 2007 22 June 2011 4 years 64 daysMichele Alliot Marie nbsp nbsp France Europe 18 May 2007 23 June 2009 2 years 36 daysJacqui Smith nbsp nbsp United Kingdom Europe 28 June 2007 5 June 2009 1 year 342 daysMa Wen nbsp nbsp China Asia 30 August 2007 16 March 2013 5 years 198 daysMagnhild Meltveit Kleppa nbsp nbsp Norway Europe 21 September 2007 20 October 2009 2 years 29 daysMirjana Orasanin nbsp nbsp Serbia Europe 26 January 2008 7 July 2008 163 daysJanina del Vecchio Ugalde nbsp nbsp Costa Rica North America 14 April 2008 8 May 2010 2 years 24 daysMaria Fekter nbsp nbsp Austria Europe 1 July 2008 21 April 2011 2 years 294 daysKatarina Kresal nbsp nbsp Slovenia Europe 24 November 2008 19 August 2011 2 years 268 daysSahara Khatun nbsp nbsp Bangladesh Asia 6 January 2009 15 September 2012 3 years 253 daysJanet Napolitano nbsp nbsp United States North America 21 January 2009 6 September 2013 4 years 228 daysSandra Pierantozzi nbsp nbsp Palau Oceania 21 January 2009 19 April 2010 1 year 88 daysMercedes Cabanillas nbsp nbsp Peru South America 19 February 2009 11 July 2009 142 daysLinda Abu Meri nbsp nbsp Latvia Europe 12 March 2009 17 February 2011 1 year 342 daysKaren Ellemann nbsp nbsp Denmark Europe 7 April 2009 23 February 2010 322 daysNkosazana Dlamini Zuma nbsp nbsp South Africa Africa 22 April 2009 3 October 2012 3 years 164 daysAnnemie Turtelboom nbsp nbsp Belgium Europe 17 July 2009 6 December 2011 2 years 142 daysCecile Manorohanta nbsp nbsp Madagascar Africa 7 September 2009 26 March 2011 1 year 200 daysLiv Signe Navarsete nbsp nbsp Norway Europe 20 October 2009 16 October 2013 3 years 361 daysAdja Satu Camara nbsp nbsp Guinea Bissau Africa 28 October 2009 27 August 2011 1 year 303 daysRoxana Mendez nbsp nbsp Panama North America 15 April 2010 20 August 2012 2 years 127 daysTheresa May nbsp nbsp United Kingdom Europe 12 May 2010 13 July 2016 6 years 62 daysTheresa Makoni nbsp nbsp Zimbabwe Africa 24 June 2010 11 September 2013 3 years 79 daysMarisa Morais nbsp nbsp Cape Verde Africa 18 March 2011 22 April 2016 5 years 35 daysJohanna Mikl Leitner nbsp nbsp Austria Europe 21 April 2011 21 April 2016 5 years 0 daysPaivi Rasanen nbsp nbsp Finland Europe 22 June 2011 29 May 2015 3 years 341 daysPelenike Isaia nbsp nbsp Tuvalu Oceania 23 September 2011 2 August 2013 1 year 313 daysMargrethe Vestager nbsp nbsp Denmark Europe 3 October 2011 2 September 2014 2 years 334 daysAnnamaria Cancellieri nbsp nbsp Italy Europe 16 November 2011 28 April 2013 1 year 163 daysJoelle Milquet nbsp nbsp Belgium Europe 6 December 2011 22 July 2014 2 years 228 daysAmy Adams nbsp nbsp New Zealand Oceania 14 December 2011 3 April 2012 111 daysLiesbeth Spies nbsp nbsp Netherlands Europe 16 December 2011 5 November 2012 325 daysEleni Mavrou nbsp nbsp Cyprus Europe 20 March 2012 28 February 2013 345 daysEka Zguladze nbsp nbsp Georgia Europe 20 September 2012 25 October 2012 35 daysNaledi Pandor nbsp nbsp South Africa Africa 4 October 2012 6 May 2014 1 year 214 daysPendukeni Iivula Ithana nbsp nbsp Namibia Africa 4 December 2012 1 February 2018 5 years 59 daysGulsun Yucel nbsp nbsp Northern Cyprus Europe 13 June 2013 2 September 2013 81 daysPetya Parvanova nbsp nbsp Bulgaria Europe 13 March 2013 29 May 2013 77 daysHanna Birna Kristjansdottir nbsp nbsp Iceland Europe 23 May 2013 4 December 2014 1 year 195 daysCharmaine Scotty nbsp nbsp Nauru Oceania 13 June 2013 28 August 2019 6 years 76 daysTsandzile Dlamini nbsp nbsp Eswatini Africa 4 November 2013 5 September 2018 4 years 305 daysSheikh Hasina nbsp nbsp Bangladesh Asia 21 November 2013 Incumbent 10 years 145 daysSanae Takaichi nbsp nbsp Japan Asia 3 September 2014 3 August 2017 2 years 334 days3 August 2017 2 October 2018 1 year 60 daysVesna Gyorkos Znidar nbsp nbsp Slovenia Europe 18 September 2014 13 September 2018 3 years 360 daysTeresa Piotrowska nbsp nbsp Poland Europe 22 September 2014 16 November 2015 1 year 55 daysAnabela Rodrigues nbsp nbsp Portugal Europe 19 November 2014 30 October 2015 345 daysolof Nordal nbsp nbsp Iceland Europe 4 December 2014 11 January 2017 2 years 38 daysRumyana Bachvarova nbsp nbsp Bulgaria Europe 11 March 2015 27 January 2017 1 year 322 daysKaren Ellemann nbsp nbsp Denmark Europe 28 June 2015 28 November 2016 1 year 153 daysRose Akol nbsp nbsp Uganda Africa 16 November 2015 Incumbent 8 years 150 daysConstanca Urbano de Sousa nbsp nbsp Portugal Europe 26 November 2015 18 October 2017 1 year 326 daysDaisy Alik Momotaro nbsp nbsp Marshall Islands Oceania 11 January 2016 28 January 2016 17 daysAmenta Matthew nbsp nbsp Marshall Islands Oceania 28 January 2016 13 January 2020 3 years 350 daysPaula Risikko nbsp nbsp Finland Europe 22 June 2016 5 February 2018 1 year 228 daysAmber Rudd nbsp nbsp United Kingdom Europe 13 July 2016 29 April 2018 1 year 290 daysGrace Chiumia nbsp nbsp Malawi Africa 6 September 2016 24 October 2017 1 year 48 daysMitcy Larue nbsp nbsp Seychelles Africa 29 October 2016 Incumbent 7 years 168 daysCarmen Daniela Dan nbsp nbsp Romania Europe 4 January 2017 15 July 2019 2 years 192 daysMaria Amelia Coronel nbsp nbsp Nicaragua North America 16 January 2017 Incumbent 7 years 89 daysDominique Hasler nbsp nbsp Liechtenstein Europe 30 March 2017 25 March 2021 3 years 360 daysHlengiwe Mkhize nbsp nbsp South Africa Africa 31 March 2017 17 October 2017 200 daysElaine Duke nbsp nbsp United States North America 31 July 2017 6 December 2017 128 daysAyanda Dlodlo nbsp nbsp South Africa Africa 17 October 2017 27 February 2018 134 daysCecilia Chazama nbsp nbsp Malawi Africa 24 October 2017 7 November 2018 1 year 14 daysKajsa Ollongren nbsp nbsp Netherlands Europe 26 October 2017 1 November 2019 2 years 6 days14 April 2020 10 January 2022 1 year 271 daysTracey Martin nbsp nbsp New Zealand Oceania 26 October 2017 6 November 2020 6 years 171 daysKirstjen Nielsen nbsp nbsp United States North America 6 December 2017 7 April 2019 1 year 122 daysʻAkosita Lavulavu nbsp nbsp Tonga Oceania 18 January 2018 11 April 2018 83 daysDenisa Sakova nbsp nbsp Slovakia Europe 26 April 2018 20 March 2020 1 year 329 daysLosaline Ma asi nbsp nbsp Tonga Oceania 26 June 2018 21 January 2019 209 daysNancy Patricia Gutierrez nbsp nbsp Colombia South America 7 August 2018 13 February 2020 1 year 190 daysMaria Paula Romo nbsp nbsp Ecuador South America 31 August 2018 24 November 2020 2 years 85 daysMuferiat Kamil nbsp nbsp Ethiopia Africa 16 October 2018 6 October 2021 2 years 355 daysLindiwe Dlamini nbsp nbsp Eswatini Africa 2 November 2018 Incumbent 5 years 164 daysKatri Raik nbsp nbsp Estonia Europe 26 November 2018 29 April 2019 154 daysOlga Sanchez Cordero nbsp nbsp Mexico North America 1 December 2018 26 August 2021 2 years 268 daysTaina Bofferding nbsp nbsp Luxembourg Europe 5 December 2018 Incumbent 5 years 131 daysIngvil Smines Tybring Gjedde nbsp nbsp Norway Europe 22 January 2019 24 January 2020 1 year 2 daysRaya Haffar El Hassan nbsp nbsp Lebanon Asia 31 January 2019 21 January 2020 355 daysElzbieta Witek nbsp nbsp Poland Europe 4 June 2019 9 August 2019 66 daysMaria Ohisalo nbsp nbsp Finland Europe 6 June 2019 19 November 2021 2 years 166 daysAstrid Krag nbsp nbsp Denmark Europe 27 June 2019 21 January 2021 1 year 208 daysPriti Patel nbsp nbsp United Kingdom Europe 24 July 2019 6 September 2022 3 years 44 daysRita Tamasuniene nbsp nbsp Lithuania Europe 7 August 2019 7 December 2020 1 year 122 daysLuciana Lamorgese nbsp nbsp Italy Europe 5 September 2019 22 October 2022 3 years 47 daysSanae Takaichi nbsp nbsp Japan Asia 11 September 2019 16 September 2020 1 year 5 daysAlicia Arango nbsp nbsp Colombia South America 13 February 2020 22 December 2020 313 daysJanaina Tewaney nbsp nbsp Panama North America 6 March 2020 10 October 2022 2 years 218 daysAnnelies Verlinden nbsp nbsp Belgium Europe 1 October 2020 Incumbent 3 years 196 daysJan Tinetti nbsp nbsp New Zealand Oceania 20 November 2020 1 February 2023 2 years 73 daysAgne Bilotaite nbsp nbsp Lithuania Europe 7 December 2020 Incumbent 3 years 129 daysSabine Monauni nbsp nbsp Liechtenstein Europe 25 March 2021 Incumbent 3 years 20 daysKaren Andrews nbsp nbsp Australia Oceania 29 March 2021 23 May 2022 1 year 55 daysAyelet Shaked nbsp nbsp Israel Asia 13 June 2021 29 December 2022 1 year 199 daysAlexandra Vela nbsp nbsp Ecuador South America 14 July 2021 29 March 2022 258 daysAna Revenco nbsp nbsp Moldova Europe 6 August 2021 14 July 2023 1 year 342 daysArsenia Massingue nbsp Mozambique Africa 11 November 2021 Incumbent 2 years 155 daysKrista Mikkonen nbsp nbsp Finland Europe 19 November 2021 20 June 2023 1 year 213 daysNancy Faeser nbsp nbsp Germany Europe 8 December 2021 Incumbent 2 years 128 daysHanke Bruins Slot nbsp nbsp Netherlands Europe 10 January 2022 5 September 2023 1 year 238 daysIzkia Siches nbsp nbsp Chile America 11 March 2022 6 September 2022 179 daysTatjana Bobnar nbsp nbsp Slovenia Europe 1 June 2022 14 December 2022 196 daysClare O Neil nbsp nbsp Australia Oceania 1 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year 318 daysSuella Braverman nbsp nbsp United Kingdom Europe 6 September 2022 19 October 2022 43 days25 October 2022 13 November 2023 1 year 19 daysCarolina Toha nbsp nbsp Chile America 6 September 2022 Incumbent 1 year 221 daysSanja Ajanovic HovnikMinister pro tempore nbsp nbsp Slovenia Europe 14 December 2022 21 February 2023 69 daysBarbara Edmonds nbsp nbsp New Zealand Oceania 1 February 2023 27 November 2023 299 daysCalliope Spanou nbsp nbsp Greece Europe 23 April 2023 27 June 2023 65 daysEster Molne Soldevila nbsp nbsp Andorra Europe 17 May 2023 Incumbent 333 daysLuisa Maria Alcalde Lujan nbsp nbsp Mexico North America 20 June 2023 Incumbent 299 daysMari Rantanen nbsp nbsp Finland Europe 20 June 2023 Incumbent 299 daysNiki Kerameus nbsp nbsp Greece Europe 27 June 2023 Incumbent 292 daysBrooke van Velden nbsp nbsp New Zealand Oceania 27 November 2023 Incumbent 139 daysElisabeth Baume Schneider nbsp nbsp Switzerland Europe 1 January 2024 Incumbent 104 daysConstituent and dependent territories editName Image Country Continent Mandate start Mandate end Term lengthYevgenia Bosch nbsp nbsp Ukrainian People s Republic of Soviets a Europe 30 December 1917 1 March 1918 61 daysPaula Cox nbsp nbsp Bermuda America 10 November 1998 29 July 2003 4 years 261 daysCathy Jamieson nbsp nbsp Scotland Europe 21 May 2003 17 May 2007 3 years 361 daysLilian Boyce nbsp nbsp Turks and Caicos Islands America 12 February 2009 27 March 2009 43 daysKaren Delancy nbsp nbsp Turks and Caicos Islands America 27 March 2009 14 November 2012 3 years 232 daysPorsha Stubbs Smith nbsp nbsp Turks and Caicos Islands America 14 November 2012 14 November 2015 3 years 0 daysAmanda Missick nbsp nbsp Turks and Caicos Islands America 14 November 2015 20 December 2016 1 year 36 daysClaire Sugden nbsp Northern Ireland Europe 25 May 2016 26 January 2017 246 daysTara Rivers nbsp nbsp Cayman Islands America 6 June 2017 Incumbent 6 years 313 daysRose Toki BrownMinister of Internal Affairs nbsp nbsp Cook Islands Oceania 2 June 2021 Incumbent 2 years 317 daysSee also editInterior ministry List of current interior ministersNotes edit One of Soviet puppet states that existed on the territory of Ukraine during Ukrainian Soviet War Declared independence from the Russian Soviet Republic on 25 December 1917 External links editFemale Interior Ministers Rulers org List of rulers throughout time and places Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of female interior ministers amp oldid 1216900557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
