Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a German conductor. At the age of six he began playing the violin and changed to viola when he wa

Is a German conductor. At the age of six he began playing the violin and changed to viola when he was 14. After his studies in Essen and Freiburg with Prof. Grahe, Prof. Koch, Prof. Kashkashian and Prof. Luethy, he became the then youngest member of the B

Is a Venezuelan politician. From 2000 until 2008, Capriles was the mayor of Baruta Municipality of C

Is a Venezuelan politician. From 2000 until 2008, Capriles was the mayor of Baruta Municipality of Caracas, he launched his candidacy for the Miranda state government in 2008 and was declared the democratic union candidate after the ex-governor Enrique Me

Is a Venezuelan politician and the current governor of Carabobo State. He is also President of the c

Is a Venezuelan politician and the current governor of Carabobo State. He is also President of the centre-right party Project Venezuela and Henrique Salas Römer’s son.In 1995 he was elected governor of Carabobo and re-elected in 1998. In 2000, after the a

Is a Venezuelan economist (a graduate of Yale University), politically active in Venezuela since 198

Is a Venezuelan economist (a graduate of Yale University), politically active in Venezuela since 1983.He was the governor of Carabobo (1990 - 1996), being succeeded by his son, Henrique Salas Feo. In 1998 he ran for the presidency of Venezuela as the cand

Was a Portuguese politician.Since a young age being an oppositioner to the dictatorial regime of Est

Was a Portuguese politician.Since a young age being an oppositioner to the dictatorial regime of Estado Novo, he joined the Movimento de Unidade Democrática (MUD) in 1945. He joined the Socialist Party in 1974 and a year later in 1975 he was elected a Dep

Served as Premier of New Zealand on four separate occasions in the late 19th century, and was Coloni

Served as Premier of New Zealand on four separate occasions in the late 19th century, and was Colonial Treasurer for a total of ten years. He was responsible for guiding the country during a time of economic depression, and was known as a cautious and pru

Was a British Conservative Party politician and sportsman.

Was a British Conservative Party politician and sportsman.

Was a New Zealand politician and unionist. He was the first leader of the New Zealand Labour Party.H

Was a New Zealand politician and unionist. He was the first leader of the New Zealand Labour Party.Holland was born near Queanbeyan, a town in New South Wales located quite close to modern Canberra. Initially, he worked on his parents' farm, but later was

Is an international specialist in regulatory economics

Is an international specialist in regulatory economics

Was a French politician. Franklin-Bouillon was a member of the right-wing of the Radical-Socialist P

Was a French politician. Franklin-Bouillon was a member of the right-wing of the Radical-Socialist Party who was hostile to communism and socialism, and favourable to the right-wing National Bloc and its successors.

Was a New Zealand politician. He served as Attorney General, Minister of Justice, Minister of Educat

Was a New Zealand politician. He served as Attorney General, Minister of Justice, Minister of Education, and Minister of Native Affairs, and had a significant influence on the direction of the Labour Party. He was one of New Zealand's longest-serving MPs.

, was born in Sunderland. He moved to Wolverhampton and practiced as a solicitor before entering Par

, was born in Sunderland. He moved to Wolverhampton and practiced as a solicitor before entering Parliament as Liberal Member of Parliament for his adopted town in 1880. He had been both a local councillor and Mayor of the town. He held various posts in government including Secretary to the Treasury, President of the Local Government Board and Secretary of State for India. He was widely thought of as a future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, but his ill health prevented this.

He was educated at Cheltenham College. A prizeman of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in 1

He was educated at Cheltenham College. A prizeman of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in 1852 and joined the Oxford circuit, where he soon established a notable reputation. In 1867 he was made postman of the Exchequer of pleas, and in 1869 became a Queen's Counsel.

Was an American politician from Pennsylvania, a Republican member of the United States House of Repr

Was an American politician from Pennsylvania, a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives (1971

An American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1

An American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th District of Illinois, an area of Chicago's northwestern suburbs which included O'Hare International Airport. He chaired the Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001, and the House International Relations Committee from 2001 to 2007.

German-born American bureaucrat and 1973 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He served as National Security

German-born American bureaucrat and 1973 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the Richard Nixon administration.

Was a Scottish-born Australian politician and university administrator.

Was a Scottish-born Australian politician and university administrator.

He succeeded his brother Constantine John Phipps as Baron Mulgrave in the Peerage of Ireland in 1792

He succeeded his brother Constantine John Phipps as Baron Mulgrave in the Peerage of Ireland in 1792, but did not succeed to his brother's British title. In 1793, due to the fact that he was on a mission to the King of Sardinia in Turin, he was near at hand when British forces captured the French port of Toulon, and he briefly took command of the British land forces there, before withdrawing upon the arrival of more senior officers. In 1794 he was granted a British peerage as Baron Mulgrave, entering the House of Lords. In 1799 he was sent out on another special military mission, this time to the headquarters of the Austrian commander, Archduke Charles, to attempt to persuade him to retain his troops in Switzerland rather than removing them to the Middle Rhine, but he was unsuccessful.

Was an African American Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1889 to

Was an African American Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1889 to 1893.

Was an English politician and a major figure in Whig politics in the early 19th century.

Was an English politician and a major figure in Whig politics in the early 19th century.

Was a prominent 19th century New Zealand politician. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand sel

Was a prominent 19th century New Zealand politician. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-government, and is generally regarded as having been the country's first Premier.

Was a British socialist politician and campaigner. He served in government under Ramsay MacDonald an

Was a British socialist politician and campaigner. He served in government under Ramsay MacDonald and Winston Churchill, and as the Labour Party's leader in the House of Lords in the late 1930s.

Is the Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Appointed in 1994, he is the fifth

Is the Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Appointed in 1994, he is the fifth chancellor of the university. He also holds a professorship in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He had held the post of Neil A. Armstrong Distinguished Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Purdue University. He had also held the post of dean of engineering at Purdue. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He obtained his B.S. degree in civil engineering from National Taiwan University in 1962. He has been granted a doctorate degree in Structural Engineering from Cornell University, as well as honorary doctorates from Purdue University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and National Taiwan University. He has received the Benjamin Garver Lamme gold medal, from the American Society for Engineering Education.

Is a Polish medieval historian, professor of the University of Warsaw. In 1989/90, he was the minist

Is a Polish medieval historian, professor of the University of Warsaw. In 1989/90, he was the minister of education in the government of prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki.Currently, he lectures at the Humanistic Academy in Pultusk, is a member of the Polish Academy of Learning, and of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He also has honorary degrees of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, and University of Wroclaw. He is a bearer of the Samson coat of arms, in 1984 he was awarded Légion d'honneur. Since 2008, he has been an honorary citizen of Pultusk and Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski.

Was a Polish economist and a politician in Free City of Danzig (now Gdansk), a Polish delegate to th

Was a Polish economist and a politician in Free City of Danzig (now Gdansk), a Polish delegate to the League of Nations, and also a member of the Polish government in exile during World War II. According to the New York Times, he was among the earliest and most outspoken of Poles to recognize the Hitler menace to his country. His warning was clear in his book The Case of Danzig, published some months before the outbreak of World War II.