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List of the first women holders of political offices in Oceania

List of the first women holders of political offices in Oceania

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This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in Oceania and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office.

Main article: List of the first female holders of political offices

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Cook Islands

Fiji

French Polynesia

  • Minister of Social Affairs, Housing and Unity – Huguette Hong-Kiou – 1982[84]

Kiribati

Gilbert and Ellice Islands (British colony):

Kiribati:

Marshall Islands

Federated States of Micronesia

Nauru

New Zealand

Main article: List of electoral firsts in New Zealand

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

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