These 18 Young Female Politicians Are Ushering In A New Era Across the Globe

Amid social change all over the world, women, especially younger women, are finding themselves in political and administrative offices that would have been unattainable until recently.

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Here are just a few of the many women who are making a name for themselves in the world of global politics.

Vanja Hadzovic is leading Serbia as the country’s adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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First elected in 2009, Eva Kaili is working in Greece as a member of panels including Cultural and Educational Affairs, the Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs, and the Special Permanent Committee of Greeks Abroad.

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Mara Carfagna was elected Chamber of Deputies for the Forza Italia party in 2006 after getting her law degree.

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From 2007-2015 Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was the the President of Argentina, the nation’s first directly elected female to hold the office.

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Michela Vittoria Brambilla was elected Italy’s Minister of Culture and Tourism in 2009.

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Ruby Dhalla was one of the first Sikhs to serve in Canada’s House of Commons.

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Julia Bonk served the Landtag (parliament) of Saxony from 2004-2014, the youngest member at the time.

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Alina Kabaeva is the chairwoman of the board of directors of the Russia’s National Media Group.

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Polish politician Joanna Mucha served as Minister of Sport and Tourism in 2011 and 2012.

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Michelle Bachmann is serving in congress as a Republican from Minnesota.

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Mary Bono Mack balances a seat in California’s congress with a job as senior VP of a consulting firm.

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New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand was recently re-elected with 72 percent of the vote.

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At the young age of just 14, Luciana Leon was named General Secretary of the Peruvian Aprista Party’s youth wing.

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Sethrida Geagea is currently a representative of the Lebanese district of Bsharri.

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Dutch politico Sabine Uitslag has focused on social care and youth policy in her native country.

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Sarah Palin was both the first woman and the youngest person to be elected governor of Alaska.

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Yuri Fujikawa served as Hachinohe city councilwoman before she got swept up in a scandal with a married politician.

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