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Who Was the World's First Female Prime Minister?
First female Prime Minister in the world?
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Who was the world's first female Prime Minister?
Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) became the world's first female Prime Minister in 1960, decades before Thatcher or Indira Gandhi.
What is the answer to the 'first female Prime Minister' quiz?
The answer is Sirimavo Bandaranaike. She led Sri Lanka three times and was the first woman ever to head a government.
Was Margaret Thatcher the first female Prime Minister?
No. Thatcher became UK Prime Minister in 1979, nearly 20 years after Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka took office in 1960.