Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter T

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 Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to be the mayor of Izumo, Shimane in 1989. After running unsuccessfully for the governorship of Tokyo in 1995, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. He presently serves as the Director-General of the International Department of the Democratic Party of Japan.

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

A Japanese politician of the Social Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).A native of Kesennuma, Miyagi and high school graduate, he joined Toshiba in 1968. After having served for four terms in the city assembly of Kesennuma since 1985, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in February 2000. He ran again in June of the same year and was elected for the first time. Losing his seat in 2003, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Councilors in the Diet in 2004. He was re-elected to the House of Representatives in 2005.

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 Iinan, Shimane and graduate of Tsu City College, he worked at the government of the town of Iinan from 1968 to 1998. He was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Mie Prefecture in 1999 and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Saito is currently serving his fifth term in the Lower House by Chugoku proportional election[1] and is the Minister of the Environment.A native of Ochi District, Shimane, he attended Tokyo Institute of Technology as an undergraduate studying applied physics, graduating in 1976, and received a Ph.D in engineering from the same school. His first employment was with the major construction firm Shimizu Corporation. Saito was a visiting researcher at Princeton University for three years beginning in 1986. He was elected to the Diet for the first time in 1993.[1]

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 Tokyo, he graduated from Doshisha University and received a master's degree from Kyoto University. After running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1996, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.

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

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hayato, Kagoshima and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2004.

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

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1992 after serving in the assembly of Tochigi Prefecture for three terms since 1983.

A Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (nation

A Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Ozu, Kumamoto and graduate of Chuo University, he had served in the assembly of Kumamoto Prefecture for four terms since 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

A Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party.

A Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party.

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He has been serving as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as well as Minister of State for Tourism Promotion in Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's Cabinet.He was born in Shenyang (which was then known as Hoten) in Northeast China during the time part of China was under Japan's control. A graduate of Kansai University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986.

was a Finnish politician from liberal party. He served as Mayor of Helsinki and interim Prime Minis

was a Finnish politician from liberal party. He served as Mayor of Helsinki and interim Prime Minister of Finland twice, 1970 and 1971-72.

Was a South African political activist and freedom fighter. He was of South African Indian Tamil des

Was a South African political activist and freedom fighter. He was of South African Indian Tamil descent. He is the son of an early collaborator of Mahatma Gandhi, Thambi Naidoo. He was married to another activist Amma Naidoo.In 1946 he helped organise the campaign by Indians against the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act; he served two terms of imprisonment for passive resistance. He was active again in the 1952 Defiance Campaign and also served as vice-president of the Transvaal Indian Congress and chairman of the Transvaal Peace Council. He died in 1953. He was the father of Shanti Naidoo and Indris Naidoo, both active opponents of the South African regime.

An Iraqi bureaucrat and politician, specialising in the oil industry. After the war in 2003 he becam

An Iraqi bureaucrat and politician, specialising in the oil industry. After the war in 2003 he became Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Oil[2][3][4], and in mid of the following year he served as Interim Oil Minister in the interim government headed by interim prime minister Iyad Allawi[5]. In 2005 he became a Parliament member and the head of one of the six committees in charge of writing chapter four: Powers of the Federal Authorities in the permanent constitution[6] [7]. In late April 2006, there was strong speculation that he would again be appointed Minister of Oil, this time by the government of Nuri al-Maliki[8]. Currently he is the Chairman of the prime minister's advisors committee[9]and one of three technocrats to draft Iraq's much debated oil law, which is still waiting to be approved by the parliament[10].

Is a Greek politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Communist Party of Greece

Is a Greek politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Communist Party of Greece from 2004 to 2009; part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left.[1] Since 2009 he has been a member of the Greek parliament. He was born in Pitsio, Phthiotis.[1]

The Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Boston Red Sox. In November 2002, the Red Sox ma

The Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Boston Red Sox. In November 2002, the Red Sox made him the youngest GM in the history of Major League Baseball by hiring him at the age of 28. In 2004, he engineered the first World Series championship by the Red Sox in 86 years and a second in the 2007 season. Epstein resigned in October 2005, but was rehired as GM and Executive Vice President on January 24, 2006.Larry Lucchino became President and CEO of Red Sox in 2002 and hired Epstein to work underneath him. At the end of the 2002 season, Lucchino appointed Epstein to replace interim GM Mike Port

A German politician and statesman who served as Chancellor of the German Empire from 1909 to 1917.

A German politician and statesman who served as Chancellor of the German Empire from 1909 to 1917.

Was a Dutch politician and CEO.Tromp was CEO of Philips, which in the last war cabinet (cabinet-Gerb

Was a Dutch politician and CEO.Tromp was CEO of Philips, which in the last war cabinet (cabinet-Gerbrandy III) was Minister of Public Works. He made them all part of the College of Agriculture, Trade and Industry in the liberated south. He was known to Philips as a fairly authoritarian manager.

Was Archbishop of Vienna and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.Innitzer's role in early 20th c

Was Archbishop of Vienna and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.Innitzer's role in early 20th century Austrian history remains disputed, because of his involvement in politics. This assessment stems from his cooperation with the Austro-fascist government of Engelbert Dollfuß and Kurt Schuschnigg from 1934 to 1938, which based many of its economic and social policies on the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. He and the other Austrian bishops signed a declaration endorsing the Anschluss, set up by Gauleiter Bürckel, and signed by Innitzer with “Heil Hitler!”. Without the bishops' consent the Nazi regime disseminated this statement throughout the German Reich. Pope Pius XI ordered Cardinal Innitzer to sign a clarification (but which was just published in the Osservatore Romano).

Is a Romanian economist and politician. He was the Prime minister of Romania from September 1991 to

Is a Romanian economist and politician. He was the Prime minister of Romania from September 1991 to November 1992. He and his wife Elena have a son, Vlad Stolojan, and a daughter, Ada Palea.

Was a Hungarian Jewish journalist who was the father of modern political Zionism.then a separate cit

Was a Hungarian Jewish journalist who was the father of modern political Zionism.then a separate city) to a Jewish family originally from Zemun, the Kingdom of Hungary (today in Serbia). When Theodor was 18 his family moved to Vienna, Austria-Hungary. There, he studied Law, but he devoted himself almost exclusively to journalism and literature, working as a correspondent for the Neue Freie Presse in Paris, occasionally making special trips to London and Istanbul. Later, he became literary editor of Neue Freie Presse,and wrote several comedies and dramas for the Viennese stage.

German politician. He was the first person elected to a regular term as President of the Federal Rep

German politician. He was the first person elected to a regular term as President of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Was mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, as well as founder of the Jerusalem Foundation.Kollek was

Was mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, as well as founder of the Jerusalem Foundation.Kollek was re-elected five times, in 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983 and 1989. After reluctantly running for a seventh term in 1993 at the age of 82, he lost to Likud candidate Ehud Olmert (now the Israeli prime minister). During his tenure Jerusalem developed into a modern city, especially after its reunification in 1967. He was once called “the greatest builder of Jerusalem since Herod.”

Is a prominent Bahamian businessman, a Member of Parliament for the St. Annes constituency, and the

Is a prominent Bahamian businessman, a Member of Parliament for the St. Annes constituency, and the current Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Bahamas. He is a member of the Free National Movement (FNM).

Also known as T.R., and to the public (but never to friends and intimates) as Teddy, was the twenty-

Also known as T.R., and to the public (but never to friends and intimates) as Teddy, was the twenty-sixth President of the United States. A leader of the Republican Party and of the Progressive Party, he was a Governor of New York and a professional historian, naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier.

Is an American advocate for the homeless and an activist.

Is an American advocate for the homeless and an activist.