Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a Greek politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement for

Is a Greek politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement for the Athens A constituency. He has been elected as an MP for PASOK in all the general elections since 1989. He was elected secretary of the Central Committee of PASOK three times between 11 October 1995 and 22 October 2001.

Is a Macedonian Greek political scientist and writer.[1] He studied law in Thessaloniki and politica

Is a Macedonian Greek political scientist and writer.[1] He studied law in Thessaloniki and political science in Paris, where he was involved in the May 1968 movement[1]. He has been a professor political science at the Vincennes-Paris university since 1969. He is also a politician, previously of the Greek communist party and the former director of newspaper Makedonia.

Is a Greek politician. He was born in 1934 in Athens and was the son of Dimitrios Gontikas, a politi

Is a Greek politician. He was born in 1934 in Athens and was the son of Dimitrios Gontikas, a politician and president of the Greek parliament. He later studied at the Athens College and law at the University of Athens. He continued his studies at the University of Luxembourg. He was elected in 1974 and 1978 as MP of the Ilia Prefecture,[1] later joining the New Democracy Party.

Is a Greek politician from the New Democracy party.[1] In the 2007 Greek legislative election he was

Is a Greek politician from the New Democracy party.[1] In the 2007 Greek legislative election he was elected to the Greek Parliament for an Athens constituency, and consequently resigned from the European Parliament. On 15 December 2010, when leaving parliament during the Greek general strike, he was ambushed by protesters angry with his role in precipitating[citation needed] the 2010 debt crisis[2] leaving him with blood pouring from his head after being chased and beaten by dozens of protesters.[3]

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 1979. He served as Minister of Education in 1990 and as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications from 1999 to 2000.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representative

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takato, Nagano and graduate of Hosei University, he studied abroad in Berlin and then at Ohio State University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1972 as an independent and later joined the New Liberal Club, which later merged with the LDP.

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo he jointed the Ministry of Finance in 1991. He attended a law school at Cornell University in the United States while still in the ministry. In 2005 he left the ministry and was elected to the Diet for the first time.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a current member of the House of Councill

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a current member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). He was a member of Prime Minister Abe's government, serving as his Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office of Economic and Fiscal Policy, where he worked toward opening up Japanese businesses to foreign investment. A native of Tottori, he received his BA from Waseda University, his MBA from Keio University, his MA from Yale, and his LLM from Duke Law School. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2002.

Was a Georgian Bolshevik involved in the Russian revolutions and the Sovietization of Georgia. He wa

Was a Georgian Bolshevik involved in the Russian revolutions and the Sovietization of Georgia. He was purged under Joseph Stalin as a member of the Left Opposition within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.At the same time, he was a member of the Communist Party Central Committee and of the Central Executive Committee of the Georgian SSR. Although ruthless against the widespread anti-Soviet opposition in Georgia, he was a strong proponent of Georgian sovereignty from Moscow and, during the 1922 Georgian Affair, engaged in a bitter political confrontation with Stalin and Sergo Ordzhonikidze whom the Georgian moderate Communists accused of "Great Russian chauvinism".

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A former member of the assembly of Yamaguchi Prefecture, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.

Was a Japanese politician and chairman of the Japan Socialist Party from 1965 to 1967.

Was a Japanese politician and chairman of the Japan Socialist Party from 1965 to 1967.

Was the Police Commissioner-General of Thailand from 2004-2007. Following the 2006 coup d'état, Kow

Was the Police Commissioner-General of Thailand from 2004-2007. Following the 2006 coup d'état, Kowit was named third chief deputy of the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy.[1] On 22 September, the Council gave Police General Wattana absolute power over all police matters. He was also made Chair of a new National Police Commission. The Commission will be assigned to amend the 2004 National Police Bill over the next year; the Bill had been originally been approved by the elected Parliament. Under the pre-coup legal framework, the Premier had been responsible for Chairing the Commission.[2] So far, two members of the new police commission have been announced, Pol Gen Phatcharawat Wongsuwan and Pol Gen Issaraphan Sanitwong.[3] He was replaced by Seripisut Temiyavet in 2007.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of House of Representatives in the D

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shioya District, Tochigi he attended Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology as both undergraduate and graduate students. After college, he worked at the government Tochigi Prefecture from 1967 to 1978. He was elected to the assembly of Tochigi Prefecture for the first time in 1979 and then to the Diet for the first time in 1996.

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tajima, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture in 1959 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1969 as an independent. He later joined the Liberal Democratic Party and eventually the DPJ.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yukuhashi, Fukuoka, he attended the University of Tokyo and received his MBA from Cornell University in the United States. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after an unsuccessful run in 1990.

A Thai politician. He was a member of the Senate for Nakhon Ratchasima Province from 2000 till 2006.

A Thai politician. He was a member of the Senate for Nakhon Ratchasima Province from 2000 till 2006.Born as son of former prime minister General Chatichai Choonhavan and Than Phu Ying Bunruen Choonhavan, Kraisak received a Bachelor Degree in International Relations at the George Washington University, U.S., and Master degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom. He taught political economy at the Kasetsart University (1976 -1989)and was known for his development studies; taught politics of South East Asia countries and was became an activist on regional human rights and the environment. He was adviser to the Prime Minister (1989-91) and was in charge of peace negotiation with Cambodia. After the coup in 1991, he was appointed chief adviser to the Governor of Bangkok (until 1995)on urban pollution and arts and culture. He was elected senator in 2001 and became the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate prior to the 2006 Thailand coup.

Was an influential Armenian writer, politician, lawyer and philanthropist, living in Constantinople,

Was an influential Armenian writer, politician, lawyer and philanthropist, living in Constantinople, he was arrested and killed by Turkish authorities during the Armenian Genocide.From 1908 onwards, Zohrab was a member of parliament and known for his eloquent speeches. He vehemently defended Armenian interests and rights inside the council and at all levels of the government. In 1909 during the Adana massacre, he strongly criticized the Turkish authorities for their actions and demanded that those responsible be brought to justice.

Was an Algerian revolutionary fighter and politician.During the Second World War, he joined the Fren

Was an Algerian revolutionary fighter and politician.During the Second World War, he joined the French Army, and was promoted corporal in the First Algerian Sharpshooter Regiment, reputedly becoming an excellent shot.[1] Demobilized on October 4, 1945, he returned to his home village, where he took up a bureaucratic post.

Was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party.He worked as a fisher from 1897, a railroad (Ofot

Was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party.He worked as a fisher from 1897, a railroad (Ofotbanen) worker in 1901 and then as a miner in Sulitjelma from 1903 to 1945. Moljord was a member of Fauske municipality council from 1910 to 1916, 1931 to 1

Is a Polish politician, representing Platforma Obywatelska.

Is a Polish politician, representing Platforma Obywatelska.

Is a Polish political figure who has been serving in the country's national Parliament (Sejm), since

Is a Polish political figure who has been serving in the country's national Parliament (Sejm), since 1991 and, from October 2001 to May 2004, was a member of the cabinet, with the title of Minister of National Education.During the years 1978–89, she was a member of Polish United Workers' Party, the name used by the Communist Party ruling Poland between 1948 and 1989 and, in 1993, joined its successor party, the Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland, becoming, in 1996, its leader in Poznan. In 1999, she rose to the head of Poznan voivodeship sejmik [council] and, in December, to deputy leader of the Democratic Left Alliance's national leadership council.

Is a Polish right-wing politician, a member of the Law and Justice (PiS). He served as a Deputy of t

Is a Polish right-wing politician, a member of the Law and Justice (PiS). He served as a Deputy of the Senate Marshal from October 27, 2005 until November 4, 2007. He is now Sejm member (from November 5) and PiS candidate for Sejm Marshal.A member of Solidarity during Communist rule, he was a worker in Bialystok from 1975 to 1994. He was also a Sejm Member (Contract Sejm) from Solidarity (1989-1991). Later he was elected from Centre Agreement and was one of the founder of Law and Justice in 2001. He is known as one of the Party leader, in addition to serve as party leader in his home Podlaskie Voivodeship.

Was a candidate for the office of mayor of Bialystok the 2006 local elections in Poland. He attracte

Was a candidate for the office of mayor of Bialystok the 2006 local elections in Poland. He attracted some notoriety for his purposely unsophisticated political advertisement first aired on local television. These were enormously popular and featured heavily on YouTube.[1]In 2006, Krzysztof Kononowicz, a 43 year-old unemployed driver-mechanic and pig farmer living with his widowed mother Leonarda in a wooden house, became a candidate of the electoral committee "Podlachia of the XXIst Century" (Podlasie XXI Wieku). Several weeks before the elections

Is a Polish politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989-1993) as well as an established sch

Is a Polish politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989-1993) as well as an established scholar in the field of international law. He served in the successive cabinets of Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Jan Olszewski and Hanna Suchocka. He was the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Third Republic of Poland. An acclaimed international lawyer, he currently serves as the President of Iran-US International Claims Tribunal.

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shiga Prefecture, she was elected for the first time in 2004.