Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a New Zealand broadcaster and former politician. He was an Alliance MP from 1999 to 2002.is a New

Is a New Zealand broadcaster and former politician. He was an Alliance MP from 1999 to 2002.is a New Zealand broadcaster and former politician. He was an Alliance MP from 1999 to 2002.

Served over 30 years in the California State Assembly, 15 years as its Speaker, and afterwards as th

Served over 30 years in the California State Assembly, 15 years as its Speaker, and afterwards as the only African-American mayor of San Francisco. Under current California term limit law, no Speaker of the California State Assembly will ever have a longer tenure than Brown's record 15 years.[1] Brown is a member of the Democratic Party. The San Francisco Chronicle called Brown “one of San Francisco’s most notable mayors” that had “celebrity beyond the city’s boundaries.”[2]

Was an Afrikaner nationalist and the leader of the far-right South African political party, the Hers

Was an Afrikaner nationalist and the leader of the far-right South African political party, the Herstigte Nasionale Party, from 2001 until his death.

German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1969

German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1969

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician. He was prime minister of The Netherlands from 1994 until 2002.

Is a Dutch politician. He was prime minister of The Netherlands from 1994 until 2002.

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician.

Was a Polish political activist in Congress Poland. Member of the Kalisz Opposition, later joined th

Was a Polish political activist in Congress Poland. Member of the Kalisz Opposition, later joined the revolutionary government during the November Uprising.

Was a Polish politician and writer.In interwar Poland he was a member of the Democratic Party and a

Was a Polish politician and writer.In interwar Poland he was a member of the Democratic Party and a known publicist. In a controversy involving allegations of plagiarism, he was forced to resign his membership in the Polish Academy of Literature.During WWII he begun collaborating with the Soviets. He joined the Union of Polish Patriots, was a Minister of Arts and Culture in the Polish Committee of National Liberation and a Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Provisional Government of National Unity. He represented Poland during the signing of the United Nations Charter. He was also a deputy to the State National Council and Legislative Sejm. From 1947 till the end of his life he was a minister without portfolio in the Polish government.

A South African politician who has held several government positions, headed the African National Co

A South African politician who has held several government positions, headed the African National Congress' Women's League and is currently a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee.She is the ex-wife of former South African president and African

Is a Dutch jurist and former politician.

Is a Dutch jurist and former politician.

Is a former Dutch politician.

Is a former Dutch politician.

Is a New Zealand politician and leader of New Zealand First, a political party he founded in 1993. P

Is a New Zealand politician and leader of New Zealand First, a political party he founded in 1993. Peters has had a turbulent political career since entering Parliament in 1978. He served as Minister of Maori Affairs in the Bolger National Party Governmen

A retired Indonesian army General. He was Commander of the military of Indonesia from February 1998

A retired Indonesian army General. He was Commander of the military of Indonesia from February 1998 to October 1999, and ran unsuccessfully for President of Indonesia in 2004.He is accused by the United Nations and domestic groups of having a role in huma

Was a Polish politician, publicist and during World War II, leader of the Catholic underground group

Was a Polish politician, publicist and during World War II, leader of the Catholic underground group, “Front for a Reborn Pland” (Front Odrodzenia Polski – F.O.P.), member of the Provisional Committee of “Zegota” and the permanent representative Delegate of the Polish Government-in-Exile.

Was a Polish archaeologist. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and a member of the Se

Was a Polish archaeologist. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and a member of the Sejm in PRL (SD, 1985-1989).

As an offspring of Kamnan Poh and Satil Khunpluem. At the moment he is a member of the Chart Thai Pa

As an offspring of Kamnan Poh and Satil Khunpluem. At the moment he is a member of the Chart Thai Party. He represents the Chonburi province as a member of the parliament. Beside that he is the Chairman of the Chonburi FC Football Club and of the Chonburi Football Association.He studied and graduated at the Chulalongkorn University mainly in political science. His Masters degree he finished at the University of Southern California, USA

Is a Polish politician, former activist of Solidarity trade union, and former chairman of the Partia

Is a Polish politician, former activist of Solidarity trade union, and former chairman of the Partia Demokratyczna - demokraci.pl political party. He served as a member of the Sejm (Polish parliament) from 1991 to 2001.A member of Solidarity in Lower Silesia from its inception, he was one of the founders of the Temporary Coordinating Committee (Tymczasowa Komisja Koordynacyjna), which served as an underground leadership of Solidarity after governmental crackdown on Solidarity after the martial law in Poland. For his activity he was arrested, spent time in jail and was released under a general amnesty in 1986. In 1987 he was a member of the Temporary Council of NSZZ Solidarnosc (Tymczasowa Rada NSZZ Solidarnosc), and later of the Country Executive Committee of NSZZ Solidarnosc (Krajowa Komisja Wykonawcza NSZZ Solidarnosc). In 1989 he was one of the opposition delegates to the Polish Round Table Negotiations. In 1990 he was a member of the Solidarity Citizens' Committee (Komitet Obywatelski "Solidarnosc").

Was a Polish politician, economist and historian. He was the main proponent of currency reform in th

Was a Polish politician, economist and historian. He was the main proponent of currency reform in the Second Polish Republic and served as Prime Minister of Poland in 1920 and from 1923-1925. He was the brother of Stanislaw Grabski.The years Wladyslaw Grabski had spent in Paris became an impetus behind Grabski’s desire for his involvement in the Polish government. Soon after Grabski’s return from Paris, in 1905, he founded the Agricultural Society in Lowicz, in central Poland. The founding of the Agricultural Society was quite significant. Grabski’s Agricultural Society quickly won the support of many peasants

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic), conservative politician.Wladyslaw participated in the November Upris

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic), conservative politician.Wladyslaw participated in the November Uprising in 1830–1831. He was owner of Gumniski estate and ran there an Arabian horse stud farm. From 1861 to 1869 member of the National Sejm in Galicia and member of the Herrenhaus. An opposite of the January Uprising of 1863–1864. Since 1854 chairman of the "Society of Friends of Arts" in Kraków.

Is a Polish senator, representing Civic Platform. He is a former Minister of Health (1991).

Is a Polish senator, representing Civic Platform. He is a former Minister of Health (1991).

Was a Polish nobleman, politician, and general.Zamoyski was the owner of estates in Cewków. He serv

Was a Polish nobleman, politician, and general.Zamoyski was the owner of estates in Cewków. He served as aide-de-camp to Grand Duke Constantine, commander-in-chief of the army and de facto viceroy of Congress Poland. He took part in the November Uprising of 1830–1831. Working with Adam Jerzy Czartoryski he became one of the main activists in the Hôtel Lambert group. He emigrated to England, where he represented the interests of Czartoryski. In 1848–1849 he organized Polish units in Italy, serving with the Sardinian Army to fight against the Austrians (1848–49), and later, in 1855, he led a Polish cavalry division in the Turkish Army during the Crimean War.

Is a Polish politician, he has a Ph.D. in agricultural sciences and has been the mayor of Ilawa sinc

Is a Polish politician, he has a Ph.D. in agricultural sciences and has been the mayor of Ilawa since 2006.In 1970 he graduated from Wyzsza Szkola Rolnicza in Olsztyn (which was later renamed as Akademia Rolniczo-Techniczna of Michal Oczapowski). In 1976 he got a Ph.D. in agricultural sciences on the basis of his dissertation about the decreases in seed mass in processing processes carried out in the Olsztynskie Przedsiebiorstwo Hodowli Roslin and Nasiennictwa in Olsztyn. In 1976-1989 he was a lecturer at the Akademia Rolniczo-Techniczna of Michal Oczapowski in Olsztyn. From 1989 until 1992 he was the Associate Dean of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the mentioned academy. At the same time, he was also the director of the Zaklad Eksploatacji Maszyn Przemyslu Spozywczego.

Is a Polish historian, politician and writer.He is Chief Executive Officer of Medicorp Ltd, author o

Is a Polish historian, politician and writer.He is Chief Executive Officer of Medicorp Ltd, author of the book "Your Choice", and has enjoyed a high reputation earned in his performance of the duties of these tasks. He has been recognized and appreciated by the Governments of both Canada and the Republic of Poland which, inter alia, includes the business transaction valued at 10,000,000.00 British pounds for the sale of the manuscript of the book "Your Choice" written in pseudo-Kafkaesque form.

Is a Polish politician and creator of the website OlimpBase.He graduated in 2002 in economics from W

Is a Polish politician and creator of the website OlimpBase.He graduated in 2002 in economics from Warsaw University. He is a politician by profession, a right-wing member of Platforma Obywatelska. In 2006 he was elected to the Warsaw City Council, but later gave up that seat to become the mayor of the Warsaw borough of Sródmiescie