Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A Belgian politician of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD).He studied medicine at the Vrije Un

A Belgian politician of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD).He studied medicine at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University of Brussels).Since 1995 he is a member of the local council in the city of Genk. He became a member of the Belgian Cham

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Nord department and i

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Nord department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Seine-Saint-Denis department. He is a member o

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Seine-Saint-Denis department. He is a member of the Socialist Party.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Haut-Rhin department. He is a member of the Gr

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Haut-Rhin department. He is a member of the Greens. He is also the mayor of Wattwiller.

Served as the President of France from May 17, 1995 until May 16, 2007. As President he also served

Served as the President of France from May 17, 1995 until May 16, 2007. As President he also served as an ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra and Grand Master of the French Légion d'honneur. Chirac was the second-longest serving President of France (two full terms, first seven years and second five), behind François Mitterrand. He and his predecessor were also the only presidents to serve two full terms in the Élysée Palace. Chirac is the only person to have served twice as Prime Minister under the Fifth Republic.

Is a politician from Luxembourg.He was finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and Prim

Is a politician from Luxembourg.He was finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1984 to 1995, as a member of the Christian Social People's Party, which has been the leading party in the Luxembourg government since 1979

Is a Dutch politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party (Pv

Is a Dutch politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party (PvdA) since 23 May 2002.In 1973 Tichelaar finished his HAVO and enrolled at the Academy for Pedagogy in Heerenveen. In 2002 he received an honorary doctorate in business administration from Kingston University.

Is a Dutch politician of Jewish descent. He has been the mayor of the city of Groningen from October

Is a Dutch politician of Jewish descent. He has been the mayor of the city of Groningen from October 1, 1998 until June 25, 2009.Jacques Wallage started his political career as a member of the Groningen city council, and later on as alderman in the same city. Between 1981 and 1989 he was member of parliament for the PvdA (Labor Party). He was appointed staatssecretaris (junior minister) of Education and Science in 1989 in the third cabinet of Ruud Lubbers. Wallage became staatssecretaris for a second time (this time of Social Affairs) in 1993 after the resignation of Elske ter Veld.

Was a French lawyer, politician, and noted orator. Manuel returned to civilian life in 1797 and prac

Was a French lawyer, politician, and noted orator. Manuel returned to civilian life in 1797 and practiced law. In 1814, he was chosen a member of the Chamber of Representatives, and in 1815 he urged the claim of Napoleon's son to the French throne and protested against the restoration of the Bourbons. After this event, he actively opposed the government, his eloquence making him the foremost orator among the members of the Left.

Served twice as prime minister of Iraq: from November 22, 1923, to August 3, 1924; and from November

Served twice as prime minister of Iraq: from November 22, 1923, to August 3, 1924; and from November 21, 1926, to December 31, 1927.Askari served in the Ottoman Empire Army during World War I until he was captured by British forces moving into the Empire

Known popularly as Babuji was a freedom fighter and a social reformer hailing from the backward clas

Known popularly as Babuji was a freedom fighter and a social reformer hailing from the backward classes of Bihar in India. He served as a minister in the Indian parliament with various portfolios for more than forty years, and also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.

Was a Colombian guerrilla leader founder and commander of the 19th of April guerrilla movement.Batem

Was a Colombian guerrilla leader founder and commander of the 19th of April guerrilla movement.Bateman grew up in an environment of social movements, his mother Clementina Cayón was an advocate of political prisoner and militant in the Liberal Revolutionary Movement (MRL) a dissident group from the Colombian Liberal Party.

Was a Chilean politician who served as president and vice-president of the Christian Democrat Party

Was a Chilean politician who served as president and vice-president of the Christian Democrat Party on several occasions.He was forced into exile in Caracas following the coup d'état of 11 September 1973 that overthrew President Salvador Allende. That did not prevent him, however, from founding the Chilean Human Rights Commission (Comisión Chilena de Derechos Humanos) in 1978, an agency that worked to defend human rights during the de facto government of General Augusto Pinochet.

Is a Colombian politician and lawyer. Castro served as Mayor of the Colombian capital city, Bogotá

Is a Colombian politician and lawyer. Castro served as Mayor of the Colombian capital city, Bogotá from 1992 to 1994 representing the Colombian Liberal Party. He has also served as congressman and minister.[

Was a Bolivian politician and hero of the independence of three countries in South America.Zudáñez

Was a Bolivian politician and hero of the independence of three countries in South America.Zudáñez was born in the city of La Plata, Chuquisaca, in present day Bolivia. He graduated as a lawyer in 1792, and continued his studies at the Academia Carolina, where he obtained a graduate degree in 1795 and was appointed Public Defender of Indigents.

Is a Portuguese politician.He graduated as a Licentiate in Philosophy from the Faculty of Letters of

Is a Portuguese politician.He graduated as a Licentiate in Philosophy from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. He was involved in the opposition to the fascist Estado Novo (New State) regime, since his youth, and was first arrested, aged o

Is an Ecuadorian politician. He currently serves as mayor of Guayaquil, which is Ecuador's largest c

Is an Ecuadorian politician. He currently serves as mayor of Guayaquil, which is Ecuador's largest city. He is affiliated with the Social Christian Party. Nebot twice ran unsuccessfully for president of Ecuador, and is considered the protege of former pre

Was the first President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal, and a member of the Madeira

Was the first President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal, and a member of the Madeiran branch of the popular centre-right-wing Portuguese party PSD.In 1978, he was forced out of office and succeeded by Alberto João Jardim, the current President of the Regional Government of Madeira.

Is a Honduran politician.Jaime Rosenthal is also the leader of one of Liberal Party of Honduras's (P

Is a Honduran politician.Jaime Rosenthal is also the leader of one of Liberal Party of Honduras's (PLH) wings, and has been a perennial candidate for President. Because of his age, Jaime Rosenthal is preparing his son Yani to run for the Presidency of Honduras in the near future.

Is a Peruvian politician, son of General Jaime Salinas Sedó. He was Justicia Nacional's presidentia

Is a Peruvian politician, son of General Jaime Salinas Sedó. He was Justicia Nacional's presidential candidate for the 2006 national election. He received 0.535% of the vote, coming in 8th place.He ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1995 and 2000, for May

Was a Norwegian historian and statesman.In 1814 he took a prominent part in the framing of the free

Was a Norwegian historian and statesman.In 1814 he took a prominent part in the framing of the free constitution of Norway, and for fourteen years (1816-1830) he was a leading member of the Storting, the Norwegian National Assembly. In 1832-1836 he publis

Was a German noble and a Croatian politician who became a key figure in Croatian politics during the

Was a German noble and a Croatian politician who became a key figure in Croatian politics during the 1990s. In Croatia, he is often styled as the count of Vukovar (vukovarski grof). He was President of the Association of Winemakers in Rheingau from 1964 to 1976. Jakob von und zu Eltz is the maternal grandfather of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, the German Federal Minister of Economics.

Was a Finnish Lutheran bishop, professor of physics and theology, politician and statesman.He became

Was a Finnish Lutheran bishop, professor of physics and theology, politician and statesman.He became accomplished in numerous fields such as philosophy and mathematics and from 1753 was a Professor of Physics and in 1762 a Professor of Theology.

Is a Latvian politician of Jewish origin and MP for the union For Human Rights in United Latvia (For

Is a Latvian politician of Jewish origin and MP for the union For Human Rights in United Latvia (ForHRUL). Member of Social Democratic party group in the Baltic Assembly.

Berman was a Polish communist politician, and a member of the Polish United Workers' Party's Politbu

Berman was a Polish communist politician, and a member of the Polish United Workers' Party's Politburo where he was in charge of State Security Services (Urzad Bezpieczenstwa), and considered Joseph Stalin's right hand in the People's Republic of Poland between 1944 and 1953.He received a Law degree in 1925 from the Warsaw University, and was an assistant to Marxist sociologist Prof. Ludwik Krzywicki. He was working on the doctoral thesis but was never to finish it. Member of the Communist Youth Union and from 1928 Communist Party of Poland. After the break out of the Polish-German-Soviet War in September 1939, he fled to the Soviet Union-occupied eastern part of Poland, first to Bialystok,