Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter U

Was a leading Burmese nationalist and political figure of the 20th century. He was the first Prime M

Was a leading Burmese nationalist and political figure of the 20th century. He was the first Prime Minister of Burma under the provisions of the 1947 Constitution of the Union of Burma, from 4 January 1948 to 12 June 1956, again from 28 February 1957 to 28 October 1958, and finally from 4 April 1960 to 2 March 1962.

Was the 9th Governor-General of Taiwan from September 6, 1923 to September 1924. Prior to assuming t

Was the 9th Governor-General of Taiwan from September 6, 1923 to September 1924. Prior to assuming the office of Governor-General, Uchida also served as Chief of Home Affairs under Governors-General Sakuma Samata and Ando Sadami, the second highest position in the colonial government.

Was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who served as the last daimyo of Yonezawa han in Dewa

Was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who served as the last daimyo of Yonezawa han in Dewa Province. In the Meiji era he became a government official and briefly served as governor of Okinawa Prefecture.The direct descendant of the famed Uesugi Kenshin, Mochinori was born in 1844. Mochinori's father Narinori took part in the movements of the northern domains which culminated in the creation of the Ouetsu Reppan Domei during the Boshin War. After the end of the war, Narinori was made to retire, and Mochinori became lord of Yonezawa in his place. In his last act as lord, Mochinori distributed around 100,000 ryo of gold coins from the domain's treasury to the retainers.

Was a Japanese general and politician of Taisho and Showa periods.Born in Okayama, he served as War

Was a Japanese general and politician of Taisho and Showa periods.Born in Okayama, he served as War Minister several times. He formed a faction, but he lost support when he refused the post of Prime Minister during the March Incident. In 1937, after the formation of the Hirota Cabinet, Kazusige attempted to form a cabinet but failed. The following year, he served a brief term as a foreign minister under Konoe Fumimaro's cabinet. After World War II, he was elected to House of Councillors with the highest number of votes.

Was a British Liberal Party Member of Parliament who held office briefly in 1886 as Under-Secretary

Was a British Liberal Party Member of Parliament who held office briefly in 1886 as Under-Secretary of State for India and then as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. From 1892–95 he was Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty.

Is a Kenyan politician, currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. He is t

Is a Kenyan politician, currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. He is the Chairman of Kenya African National Union (KANU), the former ruling party, which is currently part of the Party of National Unity (PNU).

Was a Dominican author and politician. He served as president of the Dominican Republic from April 2

Was a Dominican author and politician. He served as president of the Dominican Republic from April 29, 1876 to October 5, 1876. Espaillat Province is named after him.He opposed the Republic's annexation by Spain, and as a result, was exiled; he returned t

Is a Cuban politician. He is the Cuban Minister of Agriculture (2008- present).He serves in Cuba's P

Is a Cuban politician. He is the Cuban Minister of Agriculture (2008- present).He serves in Cuba's Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba and he has served as chief of the general staff of the armed forces. He previosly held the position of sugar minister.

Is a Finnish Social-Democrat politician and former member of the European Parliament. A journalist b

Is a Finnish Social-Democrat politician and former member of the European Parliament. A journalist by education, Iivari began her political career as a representative in the Finnish Parliament in the 1990s, and later moved into the European Parliament.

Was King Frederick III of Denmark's illegitimate son, who became a statesman, and the leading Norweg

Was King Frederick III of Denmark's illegitimate son, who became a statesman, and the leading Norwegian general in the Scanian War, whose Norway-related portion is conventionally named "the Gyldenløve War", after him.In 1664 Gyldenløve was appointed Statholder (viceroy) to Norway. He studied conditions in Norway very carefully, and became a strong advocate for many important reforms, such as a simplified tax system and the establishment of a Court of appeals in Norway separate from the one in Denmark. He is also remembered for his role in the construction and improvement of nine fortresses along the Swedish border.

Was the fourth Indonesian Vice President; he served from 1983 to 1988. Umar Wirahadikusumah was born

Was the fourth Indonesian Vice President; he served from 1983 to 1988. Umar Wirahadikusumah was born on 10 October 1924 to Raden Rangga Wirahadikusumah and Raden Ratnaringrum. Umar was of noble birth and completed his education under the Dutch Colonial Government. In 1943, with Indonesia now under Japanese Occupation, Umar enlisted with youth groups operating under the supervision of the Japanese Occupational Government. These youth groups provided some physical training which Umar undertook.

Was an Italian entrepreneur and politician. He served as a CEO of Fiat from 1970-1976[1] and senator

Was an Italian entrepreneur and politician. He served as a CEO of Fiat from 1970-1976[1] and senator of the Italian Republic, from 1976 to 1979, and was the honorary chairman of the Juventus soccer team, the past president of the Italian Football Association and later chairman of Italian carmaker Fiat from early 2003 until his death from cancer aged 69.

Is an Italian politician and former singer, leader of the Northern League, a party seeking autonomy

Is an Italian politician and former singer, leader of the Northern League, a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy. He is married to Manuela Marrone[1] and has four sons (one of which was from his first wife).

A Cambodian political figure.Ung moved to Australia in the early 1970s, as Cambodia's civil war was

A Cambodian political figure.Ung moved to Australia in the early 1970s, as Cambodia's civil war was beginning. He settled in Melbourne and proclaimed himself a leader of the Cambodian expatriate committee in that city. He moved back to Cambodia in the early 1990s as the communist government was falling, and became a high-ranking official in the Funcinpec party. He became the minister of education, and in 1994 he left that post to become foreign minister.

Was a Bodoland political leader.He lectured in many parts of Assam, reinforcing the theme that Bodos

Was a Bodoland political leader.He lectured in many parts of Assam, reinforcing the theme that Bodos were treated as second class citizens in Assam. He observed that the Bodo people had little or no influence in Assam politics. He observed no job opportun

Was a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party and Prime Minister of Finland in 1944.Cas

Was a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party and Prime Minister of Finland in 1944.Castrén formed coalition government after Hackzell became incapacitated. The main task of his government was enforcing Moscow Armistice.

Was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland (1950–1953, 1954–1956) and late

Was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland (1950–1953, 1954–1956) and later as President of Finland (1956–1981). Kekkonen continued the "active neutrality" policy of President Juho Kusti Paasikivi, which came to be known as the Paasikivi-Kekkonen Line. This policy allowed Finland to retain independence and trade with both the nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the Warsaw Pact. Kekkonen was the longest-serving President of Finland.

Plassnik is from the Austrian state of Carinthia and grew up in a social democratic family. From 197

Plassnik is from the Austrian state of Carinthia and grew up in a social democratic family. From 1971 to 1972 she was an exchange student at the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia, United States. She received a law degree from the University of Vienna in 1977 and worked thereafter in different positions in the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs until 1997. Until that time she was considered to be politically neutral or even social-democratic.

Is a Polish member of the European Parliament, representing Platforma Obywatelska. She studied at Ox

Is a Polish member of the European Parliament, representing Platforma Obywatelska. She studied at Oxford University and had worked as a financial analyst and an author of chemical and energy publications before entering politics.Gacek served as a member of the Polish Senate for the Civic Platform party between 2005 and 2007 and has been the party's deputy chair of the Malopolska region of Poland since 2006. She became an MEP for the Civic Platform party on 6 December 2007, and sits with her colleagues in the EPP-ED group, serving on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council.

Is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Tourism and Minister of Internal Affairs du

Is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Tourism and Minister of Internal Affairs during the 1990s.He was elected to the Knesset in 1977 on the Alignment's list, an election in which his father lost his seat. Re-elected in 1981, 1984, 1988 and 1992 (by which time the Alignment had become the Labor Party, he was appointed Minister of Tourism in Yitzhak Rabin's government in July 1992.

Is an Israeli politician, member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu and Minister of National Infras

Is an Israeli politician, member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu and Minister of National Infrastructure. Previously a Likud MK, he served as Minister of Internal Security between 2001 and 2003.