Dame Elmira Minita Gordon (1930-)
Governor-general of Belize from 21 Sep 1981 to 17 Nov 1993.
Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé (1922-1993)
Governor-general of Canada from 14 May 1984 to 29 Jan 1990.
Dame Ruth Nita Barrow (1916-1995)
Governor-general of Barbados from 6 Jun 1990 to her death on 19 Dec 1995. Her brother was the late prime minister of Barbados, Errol Walton Barrow.
Dame Catherine Tizard (1931-)
Governor-general of New Zealand from 20 Nov 1990 to 21 Mar 1996.
Dame Calliopa Pearlette Louisy (1946-)
Governor-general of Saint Lucia since 17 Sep 1997.
Adrienne Clarkson (1939-)
Governor-general of Canada from 7 Oct 1999 to 27 Sep 2005.
Dame Sian Seerpoohl Elias (1949-)
New Zealand's Chief Justice since 1999, acted as Governor-general twice, from 22 Mar to 4 Apr 2001 and from 4 to 23 Aug 2006.
Dame Silvia Cartwright (1943-)
Governor-general of New Zealand from 4 Apr 2001 to 4 Aug 2006. With her takeover, the four highest offices in New Zealand were occupied by women: the Governor General, the Chief Justice (Sian Seerpoohl Elias), the Prime Minister (Helen Clark) and the Leader of the Opposition (Mary Shipley).
Dame Ivy Leona Dumont (1930-)
Governor-general of Bahamas from 13 Nov 2001 to 1 Feb 2006.
Monica Dacon (1934-)
Governor-General of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 3 Jun to 2 Sep 2002.
Michaëlle Jean (1968-)
Governor-general of Canada from 27 Sep 2005 to 1 Oct 2010.
Louise Lake-Tack (1944-)
Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda since 17 jul 2007.
Quentin Bryce (1942-)
Governor-General of Australia since 5 Sep 2008.
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