Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is the foreign minister of Indonesia since 2001. A lawyer by training and a diplomat by choice, Wira

Is the foreign minister of Indonesia since 2001. A lawyer by training and a diplomat by choice, Wirajuda has held several important posts including Director-General of Political Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 2000 - August 2001), Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva (December 1998 - July 2000), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Egypt (October 1997 - December 1998), and Director of International Organizations of the Department of Foreign Affairs (1993-1997).

Was a career diplomat and cabinet minister in Meiji period Japan. Baron Matsumoto Ryojun, the onetim

Was a career diplomat and cabinet minister in Meiji period Japan. Baron Matsumoto Ryojun, the onetime private physician to Tokugawa Yoshinobu and founder of the Imperial Japanese Army Medical Corps, was Hayashi’s brother.Hayashi was born in Sakura city, Shimosa Province (present-day Chiba prefecture, as the son of Sato Taizen, a physician practicing Dutch medicine for Sakura Domain. He was adopted as a child by Hayashi Dokai, a physician in the service of the Tokugawa Shogunate, from whom he received the family name of ‘Hayashi’, but he sometimes referred to himself as ‘Sato Tosaburo’. He learned English at the Hepburn Academy in Yokohama (the forerunner of Meiji Gakuin University).

Was a Filipino public servant, law professor and politician.Yorac taught and served in the Admission

Was a Filipino public servant, law professor and politician.Yorac taught and served in the Admissions Screening Committee of the University of the Philippines College of Law. She was an Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of the Philippines Diliman and a Senior Researcher of the University of the Philippines Law Center.

Is a Dutch politician and sociologist.She was the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport and State Se

Is a Dutch politician and sociologist.She was the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport and State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment for issues concerning women's liberation. She also served in the European Parliament and in the first chamber of the Dutch parliament, for the Labour Party.

Is a Dutch former politician.

Is a Dutch former politician.

A Finnish politician. She was the leader of the Finnish Green Party in 1987-1991, and a presidential

A Finnish politician. She was the leader of the Finnish Green Party in 1987-1991, and a presidential candidate in 2000 and 2006. In the first round of the 2006 election she finished fourth of the eight candidates with a vote share of 3.5% (105,248 votes).

Was a Finnish Bachelor of Law, a politician from the National Progressive Party, a member of the Par

Was a Finnish Bachelor of Law, a politician from the National Progressive Party, a member of the Parliament of Finland, Minister of Internal Affairs, and for a short time also Deputy Minister of Justice. He was the closest work colleague of Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg and was Minister of Internal Affairs in J.H. Vennola's first and second governments from 1919 to 1922 for a total of 526 days. Heikki Ritavuori is a unique figure in Finland's political history because he is not remembered for his life's work, but instead for its end. Minister Ritavuori was shot dead at the door to his home in Helsinki in February 1922.

Is a German politician with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.Geißler was German minister

Is a German politician with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.Geißler was German minister for youth, family and health from 1982 to 1985, and also general secretary of the CDU from 1977 to 1989. Geißler has announced he had become a member of ATTAC network[1], this happened weeks before the 2007 G8 summit, which Germany, holding the 2007 G8 presidency, is hosting. Geißler himself said that his joining of attac has to been seen in the context of the upcoming G8 summit.[2]

Was a German organist and choir conductor.[1]

Was a German organist and choir conductor.[1]

German statesman for the Kingdom of Prussia. He introduced reforms that paved the way for the unifi

German statesman for the Kingdom of Prussia. He introduced reforms that paved the way for the unification of Germany.

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1959 to 1969.

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1959 to 1969.

German high-ranking Nazi politician. He headed the Schutzstaffel (SS). Throughout much of the war h

German high-ranking Nazi politician. He headed the Schutzstaffel (SS). Throughout much of the war he was the second-most powerful man in Nazi Germany, having displaced Hermann G

Is the federal president of Austria. He took office on 8 July 2004.In January 2004 Fischer announced

Is the federal president of Austria. He took office on 8 July 2004.In January 2004 Fischer announced that he would run for President to succeed Thomas Klestil. He was elected on 25 April 2004 as the candidate of the opposition Social Democratic Party of Austria (SP

Was a Sudeten German architect of furniture and politician for the Sudeten German Party. He committe

Was a Sudeten German architect of furniture and politician for the Sudeten German Party. He committed suicide in prison, in 1937, after having been charged with homosexual activity and "corruption of the youth."

Is a Serbian-American politician and a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Is a Serbian-American politician and a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the State of Maryland (1985-95).Bentley attended the University of Nevada and George Washington University. She earned a BA from The University of Mi

Is the 37th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand. She is New Zealand's second female Prime Mini

Is the 37th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand. She is New Zealand's second female Prime Minister and has been in office since December 1999, entering her third successive term in 2005. In 2007 Forbes magazine ranked her as the 38th most powerful woman in the world. Clark grew up as the eldest of four daughters of a Waikato farming family. Her mother, Margaret, of Irish birth, worked as a primary-school teacher. Her father, George, a farmer, supported the National Party at the 1981 election. Clark studied at Te Pahu Primary School, at Epsom Girls' Grammar School in Auckland and at the University of Auckland, where she majored in politics and graduated with an MA (Honours) in 1974. Her thesis research focused on rural political behaviour and representation.

As a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician.She studied as an economist and statistici

As a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician.She studied as an economist and statistician at Witwatersrand University. At age 20, she married Dr. Moses Suzman (d. 1994), who was considerably older than his wife. She had two daughters with him

The Mayor of Cape Town in South Africa's Western Cape province and leader of the Democratic Alliance

The Mayor of Cape Town in South Africa's Western Cape province and leader of the Democratic Alliance political party, South Africa's official opposition. She was voted Newsmaker of the year 2006 by the National Press Club in Pretoria on 11 July 2007. In O

Was a South African politician, Congregationalist minister, and teacher. He participated in an act o

Was a South African politician, Congregationalist minister, and teacher. He participated in an act of defiance by swimming at a South African beach reserved for whites only. He was born in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape and died of a heart attack at Port Elizabeth's airport. He studied at Fort Hare University in the Eastern Cape where he met Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and Robert Mugabe. He married in 1957 and was to have four children.[1] In 1969, he became one of the founders of the Labour Party, which represented Coloured people on the Coloured Peoples' Representative Council. He helped open "Coloured" schools to students of all races.[2] After 1984

Is a Norwegian author, poet, teacher and politician. He moved to Kragerø in 1974. Rykkja has been a

Is a Norwegian author, poet, teacher and politician. He moved to Kragerø in 1974. Rykkja has been a politician for Rød Valgallianse, a Norwegian left-wing party.

Was a Finnish writer of Estonian origin, known for her Niskavuori series.In 1920s-1930s, Hella Vuoli

Was a Finnish writer of Estonian origin, known for her Niskavuori series.In 1920s-1930s, Hella Vuolijoki had a "political salon" to discuss humanistic matters and to promote left-wing ideas. However, during that time she was not openly communist, although

Is a German church musician, publisher and multi-instrumentalist. Kickton studied church music at th

Is a German church musician, publisher and multi-instrumentalist. Kickton studied church music at the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule in Düsseldorf with Hans-Dieter Möller and Hartmut Schmidt. In 1986 he passed his examination (A) with distinction for improvis

German Social Democratic politician. He was the Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982, and ha

German Social Democratic politician. He was the Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982, and had served previously as minister of defence and Minister of Finance. He had also served briefly as Minister of Economics and as acting Foreign Minister.

Is a German conductor.He was born in Stuttgart into a musical family. He received his early training

Is a German conductor.He was born in Stuttgart into a musical family. He received his early training in Protestant seminaries in Württemberg. From 1952 to 1955, he studied organ, composition, and choral conducting at the Stuttgart College of Music. He completed his studies with Fernando Germani in Rome and at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena.

Was a Dutch economist and politician.

Was a Dutch economist and politician.