World's 10 Most Charismatic Female Political Leaders


4 Sonia Gandhi
President of the Indian National Congress
Sonia Gandhi is one of the most powerful politicians in India. She has been President of the Indian National Congress party since 1998, this year completing 15 years on the post. The Italian born is also the chairperson of the UPA government. She played important roles in making the Right to Information Act and National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme into law.  She was rated 29 in the annual survey of ‘The World's 50 Most Influential Figures’ conducted by the British magazine ‘New Statesman’ in 2010. 

3 Dilma Rousseff
President of Brazil
The
first woman to be the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff is the 36th and current President. She has been holding the position since January 2011. Apart from being the first women president, Rousseff is also the first economist to hold the office. Before becoming the president she was the Chief of Staff. She is seen as an influential and powerful world leader.

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