Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter S

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 Miyoshi District, Tokushima, graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University and dropout of the University of Paris (Paris IV) in France, he was elected to the first of his four terms in the assembly of Tokushima Prefecture in 1975 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990.

Veteran Indian National Congress leader was 3 times Chief Minister of undivided Madhya Pradesh.He wa

Veteran Indian National Congress leader was 3 times Chief Minister of undivided Madhya Pradesh.He was chief minister of the state from 26 Mar 1969 to 28 Jan 1972, 23 Dec 1975 to 29 Apr 1977 and 9 Dec 1989 to 4 Mar 1990.

Was an Indian scholar, lawyer, nationalist and a journalist who founded the Indian Home Rule Society

Was an Indian scholar, lawyer, nationalist and a journalist who founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and The Indian Sociologist in London. A graduate of Balliol College, Krishna Varma was a noted scholar in Sanskrit and other Indian languages

Was the fourth President of the European Commission in 1972-1973. He was the European Commissioner f

Was the fourth President of the European Commission in 1972-1973. He was the European Commissioner for Agriculture from 1958 until 1972.Mansholt came from a socialist farmer's family in the Dutch province of Groningen. Both his father and grandfather were supporters of early socialist leaders such as Multatuli, Domela Nieuwenhuis and Troelstra. His father, Lambertus H. Mansholt, was a delegate for the socialist SDAP party in the Groningen provincial chamber.

Was a Dutch statesman and diplomat, who served as gedeputeerde te velde (deputy-in-the-field, a kind

Was a Dutch statesman and diplomat, who served as gedeputeerde te velde (deputy-in-the-field, a kind of political commissar) of the States-General of the Dutch Republic with John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough during his campaigns in Flanders in the War of the Spanish Succession. His memoirs form an important source of information for historians of the period.

Was a senior Congress politician and the Chief Minister of Karnataka between 1956 and 1958 and once

Was a senior Congress politician and the Chief Minister of Karnataka between 1956 and 1958 and once again between 1962 and 1968. Popularly known as S N, He played important roles in both the Indian independence movement and the Karnataka Ekikarana movemen

Also known as Aziz ur-Rahman (Bengali: ?????? ?????) Azizur Rôhman, was a Bangladeshi Islamic terro

Also known as Aziz ur-Rahman (Bengali: ?????? ?????) Azizur Rôhman, was a Bangladeshi Islamic terrorist[1] and the military commander of the Al Qaeda affiliated [2] radical pseudo-Islamist organization Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (Awakened Muslim Masses of Bangladesh), known in popular usage as the JMJB. Most active in the north-western section of Bangladesh around the Rajshahi region, Bangla Bhai gained a nationwide and worldwide notoriety for bombings and other terrorist activities.

Is a Guinean politician. He was Prime Minister of Guinea from 1996 to 1999 and is currently the Pres

Is a Guinean politician. He was Prime Minister of Guinea from 1996 to 1999 and is currently the President of the Union of Republican Forces (UFR), an opposition party.

Was a German-Jewish socialist politician. In the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most prominent f

Was a German-Jewish socialist politician. In the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most prominent figures of the German minority socialist movement in Poland, functioned as its 'party ideologue' and represented the more Marxist oriented wing of the movement.[1]Glücksmann studied secondary school in Wadowice (Wadowitz), were he joined a socialist students organization. In 1905 he shifted to Kraków to study Law at the Jagiellonian University. He worked with socialist publications, and in 1910 he became a member of the Jewish Social Democratic Party (ZPSD).[1]

Is a Dutch politician. He is a member of the Dutch House of Representatives, and has worked for the

Is a Dutch politician. He is a member of the Dutch House of Representatives, and has worked for the Immigratie en Naturalisatiedienst (IND).[1][2]

Is the mayor of Taguig City, Philippines since 2001. He is the son of Philippine Supreme Court Assoc

Is the mayor of Taguig City, Philippines since 2001. He is the son of Philippine Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tinga and Ma.Asuncion Tinga.In 1999 he co-founded K2 Interactive, which specializes in regional strategy consulting, e-business solutions and providing digital designs. In 1995-1999, he was assistant vice-president for business development in First Pacific/Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation. He lectured on marketing management in the University of the Philippines Graduate School of Business after working for Citibank Philippines in 1991-1992

Was Prince of Transylvania.Hailing from the Báthory family's Somlyo branch, he was the son of Chris

Was Prince of Transylvania.Hailing from the Báthory family's Somlyo branch, he was the son of Christopher Báthory, Voivod of Transylvania, and nephew of Stephen Báthory, King of Poland. He was elected prince in his father's lifetime, but being quite young at his fathers death, the government was entrusted to a regency.In 1588 he attained his majority, and joined the league of Christian princes against the Turk. The obvious danger of such a course caused no small anxiety in the principality, and the diet of Torda even went so far as to demand a fresh coronation oath from Sigismund. Upon his refusal to render it, the members threatened him with deposition. Ultimately Bathory got the better of his opponents, and executed all whom he got into his hands (1595).

Was a Norwegian author and politician. As the only child of Henrik Ibsen and his wife Suzannah Thore

Was a Norwegian author and politician. As the only child of Henrik Ibsen and his wife Suzannah Thoresen, he was born to high expectations and struggled all his life to meet these.

Was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.Manneråk was a member of Kvinesdal municipality cou

Was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.Manneråk was a member of Kvinesdal municipality council during the term 1979–1983, and served as deputy mayor in 1983–1987. During the latter term he was also a member of Vest-Agder county council.

Was chairman of the Socialist People's Party of Denmark in the period 1968-1974. Before he joined to

Was chairman of the Socialist People's Party of Denmark in the period 1968-1974. Before he joined to Socialist People's Party he was a member of the Communist Party of Denmark from 1953 to 1958. He was a member of parliament for the Socialist People's Party in the period 1966-1977. He left parliament and the party in 1977.

Is an Estonian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Au

Is an Estonian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud. He is also one of five vice-presidents of the 27-member Barroso Commission. Kallas has been Prime Minister of Estonia, Estonian Ministe

Is an Estonian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Estonian Centre Party, part

Is an Estonian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Estonian Centre Party, part of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.

Is an Israeli politician, member of the Knesset for Likud and, as of March 31, 2009, is the Vice Pri

Is an Israeli politician, member of the Knesset for Likud and, as of March 31, 2009, is the Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development in the new Likud-led coalition government. He previously served as the country's Foreign Minister and Finance Minister.

Is an Estonian politician, a member of the Estonian Reform Party since 1997. Silver Meikar is a memb

Is an Estonian politician, a member of the Estonian Reform Party since 1997. Silver Meikar is a member of the parliament of Estonia - Riigikogu.Silver Meikar got the basic and secondary school education in Tartu Miina HSrma Gymnasium. He graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in economics in 2005.He served as a member of Tartu City Council in 1999 - 2002 and 2005 - 2006. In 2003 Silver Meikar became a member of the parliament of Estonia as Margus Hanson became the Minister of Defence. Silver Meikar was set up as a candidate to the European Parliament in 2004. He lost his seat in Riigikogu as Margus Hanson was dismissed in November 2004 due to the theft of classified documents from his home. Silver Meikar re-gained his seat on November 23, 2006 as Margus Hanson was convicted for leaking state-classified data.

Was a Dominican business man and a politician. He was the 46th President of the Dominican Republic,

Was a Dominican business man and a politician. He was the 46th President of the Dominican Republic, from 1978 to 1982.An early member of Juan Bosch's Dominican Revolutionary Party, he served as secretary of agriculture in Bosch's brief 1963 administration

Represents Texas's 16th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He is

Represents Texas's 16th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the Democratic PartyReyes served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He later worked for the U.S. Border Patrol.

Is a Croatian lawyer and politician from Zagreb.Silvije Degen, a native of Zagreb, in 1980s became o

Is a Croatian lawyer and politician from Zagreb.Silvije Degen, a native of Zagreb, in 1980s became one of the best known lawyers in Yugoslavia. This was due to his impeccable fashion sense and tendency to take high-profile criminal cases, best known being the trial of Andrija Artukovic, whom he defended unsuccessfully.

Is an Italian politician, entrepreneur, real estate and insurance tycoon, bank and media proprietor,

Is an Italian politician, entrepreneur, real estate and insurance tycoon, bank and media proprietor, sports team owner and songwriter. He is the third longest serving Prime Minister of the Italian Republic (President of the Council of Ministers of Italy), a position he has held at three different times; 1994–1995, 2001–2006 and since 2008.[2] He is the leader of the Forza Italia political movement, a centre-right party he founded in 1993. Before the 2008 Italian general elections he announced his intention to establish a new political party, People of Freedom, to be constituted by the merging of Forza Italia with the National Alliance party, and several other anti-communist parties later in 2008. His victory in the 2008 general elections paved the way for the fourth term as prime minister.

Is a Cuban musician, and a leader of the nueva trova movement. He is known for his highly eloquent a

Is a Cuban musician, and a leader of the nueva trova movement. He is known for his highly eloquent and symbolic lyrics. Many of his songs have become classics in Latin American music, such as Ojalá, Playa Girón, Unicornio and La maza. Rodríguez, musically and politically, is a symbol of the Latin American left wing.

Was a Romanian communist politician who became a dissident of the Nicolae Ceausescu regime in 1989,

Was a Romanian communist politician who became a dissident of the Nicolae Ceausescu regime in 1989, and, after the Romanian Revolution, a political analyst and author of books on Communism and Eastern Europe.In September 1944, upon Romania's exit from the Axis camp and the onset of Soviet occupation, he was named the general secretary of Scînteia (the deputy editor in chief to Leonte Rautu), the official newspaper of the PCR, and, in this capacity, supported the prison sentences of Iuliu Maniu, Gheorghe I. Bratianu and Corneliu Coposu (see Tamadau Affair). He also supported the repression of anti-Communist journalists, such as Radu Gyr and Pamfil Seicaru, asking for the death penalty for the latter. During this period, Brucan's wife, the Stalinist Alexandra Sidorovici, became a public prosecutor of the People's Tribunals, an office which allowed her to ask for death sentences for many enemies of the Communist regime; the sister of Teofil Sidorovici, she was a member of the nomenklatura after the Communist government's establishment.[6] For a short while (1948-1949), Brucan was Professor of Journalism at the University of Bucharest.