This is a list of women who had been appointed as leaders of constituent states and dependent territories. This list also separates between the

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leaders and the

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leaders.

Female chief executives of a constituent country or state

*''Italics'' denotes an

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chief executive

Female heads of government of a constituent country or state

Female viceregal representatives of a constituent country or representatives to the government

Dependent, autonomous and insular territories

*''Italics'' denotes an

head of territories and territories that are defunct.

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