Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1

Was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1918 to 1926.

Was a successful British businessman who served as Director-General of the Confederation of British

Was a successful British businessman who served as Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry during the 1960s. He later went into politics and served in the Cabinet of Edward Heath as the first Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. In 1972, he became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

A British politician, linguist, writer, academic, soldier and poet.

A British politician, linguist, writer, academic, soldier and poet.

Is a British politician.Browne was Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1979

Is a British politician.Browne was Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1979 to 1992. In the 1992 general election, he decided to stand as an Independent Conservative candidate in Winchester after he was deselected by the Conservative Party after being suspended from the House of Commons for failing to declare his business interests. He finished fourth behind the new official Conservative candidate, receiving less than 5% of the vote.

Was a newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician. According to the Standard Encyclopae

Was a newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician. According to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, “The embryo of the State education system we know today, trial by jury, the principle of the mutual life assurance company – all these were fruits of his endeavours at the Cape”.

Was a British Labour Party politician born in Wellington, New Zealand. He graduated with a first-cla

Was a British Labour Party politician born in Wellington, New Zealand. He graduated with a first-class honours degree in law from Victoria University of Wellington and later won a Rhodes Scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford.

Often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving

Often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.After Kennedy's military service as commander of the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 during World War II in the South Pacific, his aspirations turned political, with the encouragement and grooming of his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Kennedy represented the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953 as a Democrat, and in the U.S. Senate from 1953 until 1960. Kennedy defeated then Vice President and Republican candidate Richard Nixon in the 1960 U.S. presidential election, one of the closest in American history. He is the only practicing Roman Catholic to be president, as well as the youngest elected to the office, at the age of 43.Kennedy is also the only president to have won a Pulitzer Prize. Events during his administration include the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Space Race, the African American Civil Rights Movement and early events of the Vietnam War.

Is an American politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senat

Is an American politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. As the Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, he was defeated in the 2004 presidential election by the Republican incumbent President George W. Bush. Senator Kerry is currently the Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Is a British politician.John Roper was educated at William Hulme's Grammar School (Manchester), Read

Is a British politician.John Roper was educated at William Hulme's Grammar School (Manchester), Reading School, Magdalen College, Oxford (studying PPE) and the University of Chicago.

Known before 1884 as John George Dodson, was a British Liberal politician.

Known before 1884 as John George Dodson, was a British Liberal politician.

A former Canadian senator and was the first leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He represent

A former Canadian senator and was the first leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He represented the Senate division of Grandville, Quebec.Lynch-Staunton was appointed to the Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on September

Was a Scottish Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Galloway from 1931 to 1958 apart from the per

Was a Scottish Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Galloway from 1931 to 1958 apart from the period 1945 to 1948 when, having been refused a Conservative nomination at the 1945 general election he was re-elected and sat as an "Independent Unionist". T

Is a Mexican lawyer, political scientist, and diplomat who served as the cabinet-level Minister Secr

Is a Mexican lawyer, political scientist, and diplomat who served as the cabinet-level Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency for Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle's administration.Currently, Biehl works for the Organization of American States (OAS), in the Department of Political Affairs. Among other things, he was named by the Secretary General, fellow Chilean José Miguel Insulza, special envoy to direct the mission to observe the regional and presidential elections in Nicaragua, conducted March 5 through November 5, 2006.

Is a New Zealand media personality and former politician. He served as a Cabinet minister in the gov

Is a New Zealand media personality and former politician. He served as a Cabinet minister in the governing Labour Party from August 2002 to 3 November 2004.

Often known as J. H. Whitley, was a respected and successful British politician whose life and caree

Often known as J. H. Whitley, was a respected and successful British politician whose life and career spanned a period of significant social change, from roots in the heart of the Industrial Revolution through to the inter-war period.

Is a former United States Senator who first rose to fame as the first American to orbit the Earth as

Is a former United States Senator who first rose to fame as the first American to orbit the Earth as an astronaut in NASA's Mercury program. Glenn began his career as a Marine Corps fighter pilot before joining the Mercury Seven, NASA's original astronaut group. He orbited the Earth aboard Friendship 7 in 1962. After retiring from NASA, he served in the Senate from 1974 to 1999, serving as a Democrat and representing the state of Ohio.

Was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He is the second-lon

Was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He is the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies.

Was a British peer and statesman, a younger son of Richard Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel.

Was a British peer and statesman, a younger son of Richard Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel.

A former politician in Northern Ireland, founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party a

A former politician in Northern Ireland, founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble.

Was a far-right British nationalist politician best known for leading the National Front in the 1970

Was a far-right British nationalist politician best known for leading the National Front in the 1970s and for founding the British National Party in the 1980s.Tyndall was first politically active in the League of Empire Loyalists (a right-wing pressure group) headed by A.K. Chesterton. In 1957, feeling that the League was not sufficiently active, he and John Bean left to form the National Labour Party. The Labour Party prevented the use of this name, and in 1960 it merged with the White Defence League of Colin Jordan to form the old British National Party (BNP) which was led by John Bean.

, was a military officer, statesman, a newspaper proprietor, and a member of the prominent Astor fam

, was a military officer, statesman, a newspaper proprietor, and a member of the prominent Astor family. Note: Standard genealogies of the Astor family consider this man to also be known as John Jacob Astor V.

Was an American lawyer and politician, who was elected as a Republican Representative from the state

Was an American lawyer and politician, who was elected as a Republican Representative from the state of Arizona. His son, John Jacob Rhodes III, also became a representative from Arizona.Rhodes was born in Council Grove, Kansas. He met Calvin Coolidge when he was eleven years old, and after shaking hands with the President, he reportedly refused to wash his hand for a week. He attended public schools, and in 1938 graduated from Kansas State University, in Manhattan, Kansas. In 1941, he graduated from Harvard Law School, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and became a lawyer with a private practice. From 1941 to 1946 he was in the United States Army Air Corps, and serving at Williams Field, Arizona, he chose to relocate there with his new wife, Elizabeth Harvey Rhodes in 1946. From 1947 to 1952 he was the staff advocate of the Arizona National Guard, and from 1951 to 1952 he was the vice chairman of the Arizona Board of Public Welfare.

Was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and

Was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. Exon was a Nebraska Democrat who never lost an election. He was elected and re-elected governor in 1970 & 1974, elected to the Senate in 1978, and re-elected in 1984 and 1990. He is the only Nebraskan besides George Norris, the architect of Nebraska's unicameral legislature, to win five consecutive statewide elections.

American political campaign manager and the first Librarian of the United States Congress, from 1802

American political campaign manager and the first Librarian of the United States Congress, from 1802 to 1807. He is credited with being the first political campaign manager in the United States, and for setting the standards for the First Party System.

A Canadian lawyer and politician from the province of Quebec. He is a former leader of the federal P

A Canadian lawyer and politician from the province of Quebec. He is a former leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party (1993–1998), the current leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and, the 29th and current Premier of Quebec.He worked as a lawyer