12 Current Female World Leaders

6. Beata Szydło

In recent years, current Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło’s political cunning has helped her Law and Justice Party assume democratic control of Poland. It’s the first time that the country has seen a majority party in control since the end of Communism. Though she rose to power behind the scenes, Szydło has since become the de facto leader of her party and her nation.