Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a US labor union leader who served as President of the AFL-CIO for over sixteen years.From 1979

Was a US labor union leader who served as President of the AFL-CIO for over sixteen years.From 1979 to 1995 Kirkland was president of the American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). During his tenure, union membership in the United States declined precipitously. The unions suffered some of their most serious defeats, including the 1981 air traffic controllers's strike and the 1985 Hormel meat packers' strike. On the international front, Kirkland's support of the Solidarity movement in Poland contributed to the decline of communism (he was awarded posthumously with the highest Polish award, the Order of the White Eagle).

Was the mayor of San Francisco from 1968 to 1976.Alioto served on the San Francisco Board of Educati

Was the mayor of San Francisco from 1968 to 1976.Alioto served on the San Francisco Board of Education from 1948 to 1954, and in the 1960s, served as the chair of the city's Redevelopment Agency. He entered the mayoral race in 1967 when John Shelley, the incumbent, bowed out of the race, allegedly because of poor health but probably because Alioto was more pro-development than Shelley (Shelley, whose rival Eugene McAteer was being backed by Alioto, was also expected to lose against a Republican opponent, Harold Dobbs, after McAteer collapsed and died while playing a game of handball).

Is a Republican politician, representing Texas's 6th congressional district (map) in the U.S. House

Is a Republican politician, representing Texas's 6th congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1985.Barton was elected to represent Texas's 6th congressional district in his first attempt, defeating Democratic challenger Dan Kubiak with 56% of the vote in a contest to succeed Phil Gramm, who left his seat to run for the United States Senate that year.

Was a Dutch politician. He was the 5th Secretary General of the NATO

Was a Dutch politician. He was the 5th Secretary General of the NATO

Is a diplomat and politician from Botswana. Legwaila studied politics, history and international rel

Is a diplomat and politician from Botswana. Legwaila studied politics, history and international relations at the University of Alberta in Canada and taught there for a time. He was Vice-President of the UN General Assembly for three sessions in total (19

Was a renowned literary critic and Indian politician from Kerala state. He was one among the towerin

Was a renowned literary critic and Indian politician from Kerala state. He was one among the towering literary critics in the Malayalam language and literature. In Kerala politics, he is famously remembered as the Education Minister who is the mastermind

Is a Maltese politician, leader of the Labour Party and is currently Leader of the Opposition in the

Is a Maltese politician, leader of the Labour Party and is currently Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives of Malta.Muscat was as a member of the youth section of the Labour Party, the Labour Youth Forum (Forum Zghazagh Laburisti) where

Was the foreign minister of Gabon in 1963 to 1964.

Was the foreign minister of Gabon in 1963 to 1964.

Is a Malaysian politician and was the sixth Chief Minister of Sabah, a state in Malaysia. He held th

Is a Malaysian politician and was the sixth Chief Minister of Sabah, a state in Malaysia. He held the post from April 1985 to March 1994. Currently, he is the Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Rural Development of Sabah and has held the post since March 2004.

Is the senior United States Senator from Delaware. He is both the Democratic vice presidential nomin

Is the senior United States Senator from Delaware. He is both the Democratic vice presidential nominee for the November 2008 election and a candidate for re-election in the U.S. Senate.Born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania for ten years prior to moving to Delaware, Biden trained as a lawyer and became a senator in 1973 at the Constitutional minimum age of 30, making him the fifth-youngest senator in U.S. history

Was a Dutch conductor.

Was a Dutch conductor.

Was Kenya's second Vice-President from May 1965-August 31, 1966. He was a child of a Goan trader and

Was Kenya's second Vice-President from May 1965-August 31, 1966. He was a child of a Goan trader and a Maasai woman, and he spent the first 16 years of his life in India. The declaration of the state of emergency on October 20, 1952, saw the detention of

Was a French politician. On 13 May 1815, he was elected a member of the Chambre des Représentants,

Was a French politician. On 13 May 1815, he was elected a member of the Chambre des Représentants, a short-lived parliamentary assembly set up by Napoleon I during the Hundred Days, for the arrondissement of Bayonne.

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Hautes-Pyrénées de

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Hautes-Pyrénées department and is a member of the Socialist Party.

Is an Australian banker and political aspirant

Is an Australian banker and political aspirant

Is a former Israeli political figure and current president and CEO of State of Israel Bonds, a globa

Is a former Israeli political figure and current president and CEO of State of Israel Bonds, a global enterprise that generates more than $1 billion in annual sales. Israel utilizes the funds for economic development projects.

Was the leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union and a member of the Kalanga tribe.

Was the leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union and a member of the Kalanga tribe.[2] He was affectionately known in Zimbabwe as Father Zimbabwe, Umdala Wethu, Umafukufuku or Chibwechitedza (the slippery rock).

Was a British Liberal and Labour politician who served in government under Ramsay MacDonald. He was

Was a British Liberal and Labour politician who served in government under Ramsay MacDonald. He was the great-great-grandson of the famous potter Josiah Wedgwood.

Was a commander of the ZANLA guerrilla army in Rhodesia. He attended the Lancaster House conference

Was a commander of the ZANLA guerrilla army in Rhodesia. He attended the Lancaster House conference that led to Zimbabwe's independence and the end of white minority rule. Many expected him to be the first president of Zimbabwe, with Robert Mugabe, head of Zanla's political wing, ZANU, as prime minister.

Was a Kenyan socialist politician during the administration of the Jomo Kenyatta government. He held

Was a Kenyan socialist politician during the administration of the Jomo Kenyatta government. He held different government positions from 1963, when Kenya became an independent country, to 1975, when he was assassinated. He left behind three wives and many

Was a South African (Boer) politician and statesman, and was the chairman of the Provisional Governm

Was a South African (Boer) politician and statesman, and was the chairman of the Provisional Government and later the first State President of the Orange Free State, in office from 1854 to 1855.Hoffman was one of the representatives of the Smithfield Dist

Is a former Croatian politician, and was the first Minister of Internal Affairs in the Government of

Is a former Croatian politician, and was the first Minister of Internal Affairs in the Government of Croatia.During World War II, Boljkovac served with the Yugoslav Partisans and later with the state secret police OZNA. The Croatian Helsinki Committee has accused him of criminal responsibility for the deaths of 210 people in the Karlovac area during the war and the years that followed.

Is a Croatian politician and current leader of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS).Frišcic joined the

Is a Croatian politician and current leader of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS).Frišcic joined the party in 1992 and subsequently established many local branches.

Was a Roman Catholic bishop, benefactor and a politician from Croatia.In 1860 he became the leader o

Was a Roman Catholic bishop, benefactor and a politician from Croatia.In 1860 he became the leader of the Croatian People's Party, Strossmayer's National Party was in favour of the unity of the Croatian and Serbian people only on condition that the Serbs eventually merge with the Croats.

Was a Croatian communist and partisan who died in World War II and was proclaimed a People's Hero of

Was a Croatian communist and partisan who died in World War II and was proclaimed a People's Hero of Yugoslavia.After the January 6, 1929 dictatorship was proclaimed in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the State Court for the Protection of the State in Belgrade sentenced him to five years in prison, which he served in Sremska Mitrovica. After he got out of prison, he was forced to live back home in Ivanec, and there he helped organize the miner strikes of 1936 and 1937, which resulted in higher salaries and better working conditions for the miners in the region.