Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is a Dutch conductor and recorder player.He has had a brilliant career as a soloist, as well as foun

Is a Dutch conductor and recorder player.He has had a brilliant career as a soloist, as well as founding the Orchestra of the 18th Century in 1981. He has also conducted many major European orchestras, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Is a Dutch conductor of various television orchestras who had his heyday in the 1960s.which toured t

Is a Dutch conductor of various television orchestras who had his heyday in the 1960s.which toured the Netherlands, West Germany and Switzerland with considerable success. From 1957 onwards he worked in various capacities for Dutch television. In 1962, he was asked by TV host and singer Rudi Carrell to accompany his shows with a big orchestra. In the years after, De Kok wrote the arrangements for Carrell's shows and many more tv programmes. Moreover, he worked with a couple of famous Dutch artists in the recording studio, amongst others Boudewijn de Groot.

Was a South African politician, governor of the Transvaal province, best remembered for heading the

Was a South African politician, governor of the Transvaal province, best remembered for heading the commission that became known by his last name.In 1962 Odendaal was appointed as head of the officially named "Commission of Enquiry into South-West Africa Affairs." Over time the commission came to be popularly called the "Odendaal Commission". The Commission finished its enquiry towards the end of 1963, but its findings were formally handed early in 1964. The Odendaal Report, as it was called, contained a series of proposals (The Odendaal Plan) regarding the establishment of territories dedicated to the "separate development" of the different ethnic groups in South-West Africa (Namibia today).

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

The second, and current president in exile of the South Moluccas (Republik Maluku Selatan).

The second, and current president in exile of the South Moluccas (Republik Maluku Selatan).

Was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician and lawyer.He was a member of the Flemish movement, Professo

Was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician and lawyer.He was a member of the Flemish movement, Professor of psychology at the Universite Catholique de Louvain (Leuven), mayor of Antwerp, and co-founder of the journal De Standaard.He fought for using Dutch at

Is an Austrian politician. He was the European Union's Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Developme

Is an Austrian politician. He was the European Union's Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (1995-2004).Between 1989 and 1994 Fischler was Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, and since 1990 elected Member of National Council.

Was an Austrian political figure. He served as the President of Austria between 1965 and 1974.He was

Was an Austrian political figure. He served as the President of Austria between 1965 and 1974.He was a typesetter by profession and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. After World War II he got involved in Viennese communal politics and was mayor of Vienna from 1951 to 1965. From 1965, he was federal president and was re-elected in 1971.He was a fervent supporter of Esperanto, and starting in 1923 became a long-time instructor of the language. Reportedly, he addressed the 1970 World Congress of Esperanto which was held in Vienna with perfect Esperanto.[1]

German politician (CSU) and long-time minister-president of the state of Bavaria.

German politician (CSU) and long-time minister-president of the state of Bavaria.

Was a German conductor and violist. He started his career on the viola,[1] playing in the Leipzig Ge

Was a German conductor and violist. He started his career on the viola,[1] playing in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Wilhelm Furtwängler. In 1925, he moved to Vienna, where he played the viola with the Fitzner Quartet. He also began teaching at th

Was a German Social Democratic trade unionist and politician from the Czech Lands. He joined the Soc

Was a German Social Democratic trade unionist and politician from the Czech Lands. He joined the Social Democratic Party in 1899. From 1903 onwards he was trade union organizer. Between 1920 to 1938 he served as the General Secretary of the Central Commis

Was a Bolivian intellectual, writer, and politician. The Franz Tamayo Province is named after him. H

Was a Bolivian intellectual, writer, and politician. The Franz Tamayo Province is named after him. He was renowned for his oratory. A prominent Bolivian poet and philosopher, he wrote a number of educational treatises and also practiced law, journalism, and diplomacy. Tamayo was of Mestizo background; he had both Aymara and Spanish ancestry.

A former Austrian politician of the SPÖ party (social democrats). He was Chancellor of Austria from

A former Austrian politician of the SPÖ party (social democrats). He was Chancellor of Austria from 1986 until 1997.From 1976 to 1984, Vranitzky was director of several banks and Minister of Finance until 1986.After the president election of Kurt Waldheim, Chancellor Fred Sinowatz resigned and proposed Franz Vranitzky to be his successor. The coalition government with the FPÖ was continued.However, at the party rally on September 13, 1986, the moderate Vice Chancellor Norbert Steger won less than 50% of the votes and the right-wing populist Jörg Haider was elected as the new FPÖ chairman. The followign day, therefore, Vranitzky dissolved the government and new parliamentary elections took place.

Is a German-born conductor. Although comfortable conducting virtually any work in the orchestral rep

Is a German-born conductor. Although comfortable conducting virtually any work in the orchestral repertoire, Decker is famous for his mastery and approach to the music of Wagner, Richard Strauss, Anton Bruckner, Max Reger and Gustav Mahler. His performanc

An educationist, and vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland

An educationist, and vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland

Was born in Neufeld an der Leitha, Burgenland, Austria. He was an Austrian (Burgenland Croat) politi

Was born in Neufeld an der Leitha, Burgenland, Austria. He was an Austrian (Burgenland Croat) politician of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ), and was Chancellor of Austria from 1983 to 1986.

Is an anti-homosexual American pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), an independent Baptist c

Is an anti-homosexual American pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), an independent Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He is a disbarred lawyer and founder of the Phelps Chartered law firm. He is known for preaching with slogans and banners denoting phrases such as "Thank God for 9/11", "America is doomed", "God hates fags", "AIDS cures fags", "God Is Your Enemy", and "Fags die, God laughs (or mocks)", and claims that God will punish homosexuals as well as people such as Bill O'Reilly, Coretta Scott King, Ronald Reagan, and Howard Dean, whom his church considers "fag-enablers".[7][8] He has also thanked God for the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the 2005 flooding of James Bay in central Canada.[9]

A Belgian socialist politician and, since 2001, the current mayor of Brussels. He had previously ser

A Belgian socialist politician and, since 2001, the current mayor of Brussels. He had previously served as the mayor of Brussels for a period in 1994.Freddy Thielemans graduated in Commercial Sciences before working as a teacher in some high schools in Br

Is a Filipino politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he has been elected to three terms as a Mem

Is a Filipino politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he has been elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Second District of Capiz. He first won election to Congress in 2001, and was re-elected in 2004 and 2007.

Was foreign minister for The Bahamas from 2002 to May 4, 2007.He received his communications degree

Was foreign minister for The Bahamas from 2002 to May 4, 2007.He received his communications degree at Antioch University, his master's at Harvard University, and his law degree at the University of Buckingham. He worked as editor of "The Herald", a paper of the Progressive Liberal Party.

Was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.

Was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.

Was an English-German conductor. Adler studied with Gustav Mahler and served as chorus master at the

Was an English-German conductor. Adler studied with Gustav Mahler and served as chorus master at the premiere of Mahler's Eighth Symphony. He worked as a conductor in Germany in the 1920s, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1933. He made many recordings of the

Was an internationally recognized conductor, and one of the primary figures in promoting the wind en

Was an internationally recognized conductor, and one of the primary figures in promoting the wind ensemble as a performing group. He was also influential as a band pedagogue, and greatly affected the field of music education in the USA and abroad.

Known as Sir Frederick Banbury, 1st Baronet, from 1903 to 1924, was a British businessman and Conser

Known as Sir Frederick Banbury, 1st Baronet, from 1903 to 1924, was a British businessman and Conservative Member of Parliament.

Was a British businessman and politician.

Was a British businessman and politician.