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Charoula Kafantari is a member of the Greek Parliament. Interview conducted by iKNOW Politics during the 145th Inter-Parliamentary Union’s Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda, in October 2022.  .

Lucia Witbooi is a Namibian politician who is the fourth and current vice president of Namibia under President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah since 21 March 2025. A member of SWAPO, Witbooi was elected to the Namibia's National Assembly in the 2009 general election. Interview conducted by iKNOW Politics…

Saratsanun Unnopporn serves as a Parliament member in Thailand. Interview conducted by iKNOW Politics during the 145th Inter-Parliamentary Union’s Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda, in October 2022. .

Veena Kumar Bhatnagar is a Fijian politician who served as a member of the Parliament of Fiji from 2014 to 2022. She served as the Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation. Interview conducted by iKNOW Politics during the 145th Inter-Parliamentary Union’s Assembly in Kigali,…

Dawn Hastings-Williams is a prominent political figure from Guyana. With a tenure in the National Assembly dating back to 2011, she has held key roles in various governmental positions. Notably, she has served as Minister within the Ministry of Communities from 2015 to 2017, Minister of Public…

Fatima Payman is a Senator in the Australian Senate following the 2022 federal election. She was officially elected to represent Western Australia in the Senate on June 20, 2022, and commenced her term on July 1. Notably, she made history as the first Muslim woman to wear a hijab in the Australian…

Hadija Ndangiza Murangwa is a Rwandan Senator. She is a senator in the Third legislature of the Rwandan Senate appointed by the Rwanda National Forum of Political Parties Organizations (NFPO). Interview conducted by iKNOW Politics during the 145th Inter-Parliamentary Union’s Assembly in Kigali,…

Hon Catherine Zainab Tarawally is a journalist by profession. A member of the opposition party the All people’s Congress Party (APC), she won a seat in Parliament in 2018, representing constituency 037 Kambia District in the Northern Region. She is Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Human Rights…

Hon Rebecca Yei Kamara was a teenage mother who later became a social worker with a BA in Community Development Studies. She is the first woman to become a Parliamentarian in her District, and is among the few women that were appointed as Deputy Chairperson for the lands and environment committee…