Lists of office-holders
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These are lists of incumbents, i.e. lists of people in various offices and positions, including heads of states or of subnational entities (in no particular order). A historical discipline, archontology, focuses on the study of past and current incumbents.
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Current incumbents may also be found in the countries' articles (main article and "Politics of") and the list of national leaders, recent changes on 2005 in politics, and past leaders on State leaders by year and Colonial governors by year.
Various articles group lists by title, function or topic: e.g. abdication, assassinated persons, cabinet, chancellor, ex-monarchs (20th century), head of government, head of state, lieutenant governor, mayor, military commanders, minister (and ministers by portfolio below), order of precedence, peerage, president, prime minister, Reichstag participants (1792), Secretary of State.
Religious leaders
see also Religious leaders by year
Christian
Roman Catholic
- Popes
- Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights
- Grand Masters of the Knights Templar
- Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller
- Grand Masters of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword
- Latin Patriarch of Constantinople
- Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Latin Patriarch of Antioch
Austria
England
- Archbishops of Birmingham
- Archbishops of Liverpool
- Archbishops of Southwark
- Archbishops of Westminster
- Bishop of Arundel and Brighton
- Bishops of Brentwood
- Bishops of Clifton
- Bishops of East Anglia
- Bishops of Hallam
- Bishops of Hexham and Newcastle
- Bishops of Lancaster
- Bishops of Leeds
- Bishops of Middlesbrough
- Bishops of Northampton
- Bishops of Nottingham
- Bishops of Plymouth
- Bishops of Portsmouth
- Bishops of Salford
- Bishops of Shrewsbury
Scotland
- Archbishops of St Andrews & Edinburgh
- Archbishops of Glasgow
- Bishops of Aberdeen
- Bishops of Dunkeld
- Bishops of Galloway
- Bishops of Motherwell
- Bishops of Paisley
Wales
Ireland
Germany
- Archbishops of Bamberg
- Archbishops of Cologne
- Bishops of Aachen
- Bishops of Augsburg
- Bishops of Dresden-Meissen
- Bishops of Eichstätt
- Bishops (formerly Archbishops) of Mainz
- Bishops of Passau
- Bishops of Speyer
- Bishops of Ösel-Wiek
- Bishops of Dorpat
Belgium
Portugal
Eastern Rite Catholic
Sweden
Switzerland
Anglican Communion
England and ecclesiastical dependencies
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Archbishop of York
- Bishop of Bath and Wells
- Bishop of Birmingham
- Bishop of Blackburn
- Bishop of Bradford
- Bishop of Bristol
- Bishop of Carlisle
- Bishop of Chelmsford
- Bishop of Chester
- Bishop of Chichester
- Bishop of Coventry
- Bishop of Derby
- Bishop of Durham
- Bishop of Ely
- Bishop of Exeter
- Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe
- Bishop of Gloucester
- Bishop of Guildford
- Bishop of Hereford
- Bishop of Leicester
- Bishop of Lichfield
- Bishop of Lincoln
- Bishop of Liverpool
- Bishop of London
- Bishop of Manchester
- Bishop of Newcastle
- Bishop of Norwich
- Bishop of Oxford
- Bishop of Peterborough
- Bishop of Portsmouth
- Bishop of Ripon and Leeds
- Bishop of Rochester
- Bishop of St Albans
- Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
- Bishop of Salisbury
- Bishop of Sheffield
- Bishop of Sodor and Man
- Bishop of Southwark
- Bishop of Southwell
- Bishop of Truro
- Bishop of Wakefield
- Bishop of Winchester
- Bishop of Worcester
Wales
- Archbishop of Wales
- Bishop of Bangor
- Bishop of Llandaff
- Bishop of Monmouth
- Bishop of St Asaph
- Bishop of St David's
- Bishop of Swansea and Brecon
Scotland
- Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
- Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney
- Bishop of Argyll and the Isles
- Bishop of Brechin
- Bishop of Edinburgh
- Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway
- Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
- Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
Ireland
- Archbishops of Armagh - Primate of All Ireland (Church of Ireland)
- Archbishop of Armagh
- Archbishop of Dublin
- Bishop of Cashel and Ossory
- Bishop of Clogher
- Bishop of Connor
- Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
- Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
- Bishop of Down and Dromore
- Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
- Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe
- Bishop of Meath and Kildare
- Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry
Eastern Orthodox
- Patriarch of Alexandria
- Patriarch of Antioch
- Patriarch of Constantinople
- Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Patriarch of Moscow
- Patriarch of the Serbs
- Patriarch of Romania
- Archbishop of Athens
- Archbishop of Cyprus
- Archbishop of Riga
- Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem
- List of Patriarchs of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox
Assyrian Church of the East
Other
Judaism
Islam
Buddhist
Heads of International Organizations
see also International organization leaders by year
- President of the European Commission
- United Nations Secretary-General
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- International Monetary Fund Managing Directors
- Director-General of the World Trade Organization
- NATO Secretaries General
- FIFA presidents
- International Olympic Committee Presidents
See also: List of international organization leaders in 2003, 2004
Heads of state or government (defunct entities)
Ancient world
- Akkad
- Assyria
- Athens
- Babylon
- Bithynia
- British Isles
- Cappadocia
- Carthage
- Cyrene
- Dacia
- Kings of Diaokhi
- Egypt
- Elamite emperors, see Elamite Empire
- Galatia
- Hanilgalbat
- Kings of Hanilgabat, see Hanilgalbat and Mitanni
- Hittites
- Leaders of the Huns
- India
- Indo-Greek kings, see Indo-Greek Kingdom
- Greco-Bactrian kings, see Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Indo-Scythian kings, see Indo-Scythian
- Indo-Parthian kings, see Indo-Parthian Kingdom
- Kushan emperors, see Kushan Empire
- Western Kshatrapas
- Kings of Chera, see Chera
- Emperors of Gupta, see Gupta dynasty
- Emperors of Magadha, see Shishunaga dynasty
- List of Maurya emperors
- Emperors of Nanda, see Nanda dynasty
- Emperors of Satavahana, see Satavahana
- Emperors of Sunga, see Sunga dynasty
- Ancient Jewish rulers
- Kommagene
- Kush
- Lydia
- Macedon
- Mauretania
- The Medes
- Nabatea
- Numidia
- Osroene
- Paionia
- Pergamon
- Persia
- Kings of Persia, see History of Persia
- Pontus
- Rome
- Scandinavia
- Sparta
- Sumer
- Kings of Sumer
- Rulers of Lagash, see Lagash
- Syracuse
- Tyrants of Syracuse, see Syracuse, Italy
- Thrace
- Kings of Odrysia, see Odrysian
- Tyre
- Ugarit
- Kings of Ugarit, see Ugarit
- Urartu
Middle Ages
Africa
- List of Manikongo of Kongo
- Rulers and Heads of State of Ethiopia
- Kings of Makuria, see Makuria
- Kings of Sennar, see Kingdom of Sennar
- Kings of Buganda, see Buganda
Americas
- Aztec emperors, see Hueyi Tlatoani
- Incan emperors, see Inca Empire
- Mayans
- Toltec rulers
Asia (excl. Latin, Hellenic and Arabic)
- List of Kings of Ani
- List of Armenian Kings
- Monarchs of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
- Ahom Rulers of Assam
- Kings of Ayutthaya, see Ayutthaya kingdom
- The Table of Chinese monarchs
- Sultans of Delhi, see Delhi Sultanate
- Ghaznavid emperors, see Ghaznavid Empire
- Gokturk kagans
- Kings of Golconda, see Qutb Shahi dynasty
- Khans of the Golden Horde
- Emperors of Gupta, see Gupta dynasty
- Kings of Gujarat, see Solanki
- Nizams of Hyderabad
- List of Indian monarchs
- List of Emperors of Japan
- Khans of Kara-Khitai, see Kara-Khitan Khanate
- List of Kazan khans
- List of Khazar rulers
- Khmer emperors, see Khmer Empire
- Rulers of Korea
- List of Mughal emperors
- Emperors of Pala, see Pala Empire
- Pallava emperors, see Pallava
- Saffarid dynasty
- Kings of Tamil Nadu, see Cholas
- List of emperors of Tibet
- Kings of Sukhothai, see Sukhothai kingdom
- Vijayanagaran emperors, see Vijayanagara empire
- Kings of Vietnam, see History of Vietnam
Near Eastern (Arabic, Turk, Kurd)
- Caliphates
- Abbasid Caliphs, see Abbasid
- Ayyubid dynasty of Syria and Egypt
- Caliph of Cordoba
- Fatimid Caliphs, see Fatimid
- Umayyad Caliphs, see Umayyad
- Rulers of Ak Koyunlu
- Rulers of Kara Koyunlu
- Seljuk sultans, see Seljuk Turks
- Seljuk sultans of Rüm, see Sultanate of Rüm
- Rulers of Aleppo, see Aleppo
- Zengid dynasty of Syria
- Hammadid dynasty of Algeria
- Zirid dynasty of Tunisia
- Almoravid dynasty of Morocco
- Bahri dynasty of Egypt
- Burji dynasty of Egypt
- Timurid Dynasty
- Kings of Nekor, see Kingdom of Nekor
- Tahirid dynasty
- Samanid dynasty
- Ilkhans, see Ilkhanate
- Ziyanid dynasty
- Hafsid dynasty
- Burid Dynasty of Damascus
- Aghlabid dynasty
- Rustamid dynasty
- Kings of Berghouata
- Abbadid dynasty
- Ghassanid kings
- Merinid dynasty
Europe
- Barbarian States
- Hasdingii kings, see Vandal
- Visigothic rulers, see Visigoth
- Barbarian kings of Italy
- Ostrogothic rulers, see Ostrogoth
- List of rulers of Bosnia
- British Isles
- List of Bulgarian monarchs
- King of Burgundy
- List of Crimean khans
- Chancellor of Florence
- Frankish Kings
- French monarchs
- Prince of Condé
- Prince of Conti
- Dukes of Aiguillon
- Counts and dukes of Alençon
- Counts and dukes of Angouleme
- Counts and Dukes of Anjou
- Duke of Aquitaine
- Counts and Dukes of Auvergne
- Duc de Berry
- Duke of Bourbon
- Duke of Brittany
- Duke of Burgundy
- Dukes of Gascony, see Gascony
- Duc de Guise
- Duke of Lorraine
- Counts and Dukes of Maine
- Counts and Dukes of Montpensier, see Montpensier
- Duc de Nemours
- Duke of Normandy
- Duke of Orléans
- Counts and dukes of Rethel
- Count of Armagnac
- Count of Artois, see County of Artois
- County of Auxerre
- Count of Blois
- Count of Boulogne
- Count of Burgundy
- Count of Champagne
- Count of Comminges
- Count of Flanders
- Count of Foix
- Count of La Marche, see County of La Marche
- Count of Nevers
- Count of Poitiers
- Counts of Provence
- Count of St. Pol, see Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
- Counts of Toulouse
- Viscounts of Béarn, see Béarn
- Lords of Albret, see Albret
- Lords of Baux
- Lords of Le Puiset, see Le Puiset
- Lords of Lusignan, see Lusignan
- Lords of Montpellier, see Montpellier
- Sires of Montmorency, see Montmorency family
- Great Officers of the Crown of France
- German Kings and Emperors
- Margraves, dukes, and archdukes of Austria
- Rulers of Baden
- Counts and dukes of Bar
- List of rulers of Bavaria
- Counts of Bentheim-Bentheim
- Electors of Brandenburg, Dukes of Prussia, etc, see: Hohenzollern
- Dukes of Carinthia, see Carinthia (duchy)
- Counts of Castell
- Counts of Castell-Castell
- Counts of Castell-Rüdenhausen
- Counts of Celje
- Rulers of Hanover
- Rulers of Hesse
- Counts, Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Princes of Klingenberg
- Dukes of Krumau
- Counts of Ortenburg-Neuortenburg
- Counts Palatine of the Rhine and Electors Palatinate
- Counts, Princes of Reuss
- Counts of Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck
- Counts of Sayn-Berleburg
- Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohnstein
- Counts of Schönborn-Wiesentheid
- Rulers of Saxony
- Counts of Solms-Braunfels
- Counts of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
- Counts of Solms-Laubach
- Counts of Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim
- Counts of Solms-Wildenfels
- Counts of Stadion-Thannhausen
- Counts of Stadion-Warthausen
- Dukes of Swabia
- Dukes of Styria, see Styria (duchy)
- Princes of Thurn und Taxis
- Counts of Toggenburg
- Counts of Waldburg-Waldsee
- Counts of Waldburg-Wurzach
- Counts of Waldburg-Zeil
- Princes of Waldeck
- Rulers of Württemberg
- Georgia
- List of Hungarian rulers
- Italy
- King of Italy
- Marquises and Dukes of Mantua, see Duchy of Mantua
- Rulers of Milan
- Marquises of Montferrat, see Montferrat
- House of Savoy
- List of monarchs of Naples and Sicily
- Princes of Taranto, see Taranto
- List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria
- Counts of Aversa, see Aversa
- Rulers of Tuscany
- Marcheses of Saluzzo, see Saluzzo
- Doges of Genoa
- Doges of Venice
- List of Dukes of Ferrara and of Modena
- Rulers of Kievan Rus'
- Low Countries (Netherlands, Belgium)
- Prince of Orange
- Duke of Brabant
- Dukes and counts of Guelders, see Guelders
- Duke of Lower Lorraine
- Count of Bouillon, see Duke of Lower Lorraine
- Count of Hainaut
- Count of Holland
- Count of Flanders
- Bishop of Utrecht
- Marquis of Namur
- List of Polish rulers
- Dukes of Pomerania
- List of Portuguese monarchs
- Romania
- Scandinavia
- List of Serbian monarchs
- Spain
- Kings of Aragon
- Asturian monarchs
- Kings of Castile
- Kings of Leon
- Kings of Navarre
- Kings of Almería, see Almería
- Kings of Alpuente, see Alpuente
- Kings of Majorca, see Kingdom of Majorca
- List of Valencian monarchs
- List of Counts of Barcelona
- Counts of Besalú, see Besalú
- Counts of Empúries, see County of Empúries
- Counts of Urgell
Hellenic and Latin/Crusader states
- Byzantine Emperors
- Emperors of Nicaea, see Empire of Nicaea
- Emperors of Trebizond, see Empire of Trebizond
- Despots of Epirus, see Despotate of Epirus
- Despots of Morea, see Mystras
- Princes of Lesbos, see Gattilusio
- Crusader States
- Latin Emperors of Constantinople, see Latin Empire
- Kings of Cyprus, see Kingdom of Cyprus
- Kings of Jerusalem
- Kings of Thessalonica, Kingdom of Thessalonica
- Princes of Achaea, see Principality of Achaea
- Lords of Argos and Nauplia, see Argos and Nauplia
- Princes of Antioch, see Principality of Antioch
- Dukes of the Archipelago, see Duchy of the Archipelago
- Dukes of Athens, see Duchy of Athens
- Counts of Edessa, see County of Edessa
- Counts of Tripoli, see County of Tripoli
Oceania
Heads of state or government (modern entities)
See also: List of national leaders (in office), state leaders by year.
Africa
- Algeria
- Heads of state of Algeria
- Heads of government of Algeria (see also: Prime Ministers of Algeria with information specific to that post)
- Colonial heads of Algeria
- Angola
- Heads of State of Angola (see also: Presidents of Angola with information specific to that post)
- Heads of Government of Angola (see also: Prime Minister of Angola with information specific to that post)
- Colonial Heads of Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Heads of State of Burkina Faso
- Heads of Government of Burkina Faso (see also: Prime Minister of Burkina Faso with information specific to that post)
- Colonial Heads of Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
- Mossi States:-
- Rulers of the Mossi State of Gurunsi
- Rulers of the Mossi State of Gwiriko
- Rulers of the Mossi State of Liptako
- Rulers of the Mossi State of Tenkodogo
- Rulers of the Mossi State of Wogodogo
- Rulers of the Mossi State of Yatenga
- Rulers of the Gurma Mossi State of Bilanga
- Rulers of the Gurma Mossi State of Bilayanga
- Rulers of the Gurma Mossi State of Bongandini
- Rulers of the Gurma Mossi State of Con
- Rulers of the Gurma Mossi State of Kuala
- Rulers of the Gurma Mossi State of Macakoali
- Rulers of the Gurma Mossi State of Nungu
- Rulers of the Gurma Mossi State of Pama
- Rulers of the Gurma Mossi State of Piela
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Heads of State of Cape Verde
- Heads of Government of Cape Verde (see also: Prime Minister of Cape Verde with information specific to that post)
- Colonial Heads of Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Heads of State of the Comoros (see also: Presidents of Comoros, with biographical tracts)
- Heads of Government of the Comoros
- Colonial Heads of the Comoros
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire/'Congo-Kinshasa')
- Congo, Republic of the (Congo-Brazzaville)
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Rulers and Heads of State of Ethiopia (see also: Presidents of Ethiopia)
- Heads of Government of Ethiopia
- Colonial Heads of Italian East Africa
- Colonial Heads of Addis Ababa
- Colonial Heads of Amhara
- Colonial Heads of Galla-Sidama
- Colonial Heads of Harar
- Colonial Heads of Showa
- Rulers of Bosha
- Rulers of the Giba State of Limu-'Enarya
- Rulers of the Giba State of Gera
- Rulers of the Giba State of Goma
- Rulers of the Giba State of Guma
- Rulers of the Giba State of Jima
- Rulers of the Janjero State of Gimirra
- Rulers of Leqa Naqamte
- Rulers of Leqa Qellam
- Rulers of Shewa
- Rulers of Walayta
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Heads of State of Ghana (see also Governors-General of Ghana)
- Colonial Heads of Ghana (Gold Coast)
- Akan states
- Rulers of the Akan state of Adanse
- Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem
- Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem Anafo
- Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem Guan
- Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem Okere
- Rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Abuakwa
- Rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Bosume
- Rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Kotoku
- Rulers of the Akan state of Asante (Asanteman)
- Rulers of the Akan state of Assin Apimenem
- Rulers of the Akan state of Assin Atadanso
- Rulers of the Akan states of Akwamu and Twifo-Heman
- Rulers of the Akan state of Bono-Tekyiman
- Rulers of the Akan state of Denkyira
- Rulers of the Akan state of Dwaben
- Rulers of the Akan States of Fante (Fante Confederation)
- Rulers of the Akan state of Gyaaman
- Rulers of the Akan state of Manya Krobo
- Ewe states
- Gã (Nkran) (Accra)
- Northern States
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Kongo
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- List of Zulu kings
- Governors-General of South Africa
- President of South Africa
- Prime Ministers of South Africa
- Heads of State of Bophuthatswana
- Heads of State of Ciskei
- Heads of State of Transkei
- Heads of Government of Transkei
- Heads of State of Venda
- Chief Ministers of Gazankulu
- Chief Ministers of KwaNdebele
- Chief Ministers of KaNgwane
- Chief Ministers of KwaZulu
- Chief Ministers of Lebowa
- Chief Ministers of QwaQwa
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
America, Central and the Caribbean
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- British Virgin Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Windward Islands
America, North
see also Canadian incumbents by year
- Governors General of Canada (1867-)
- Cabinet of Canada
- Prime Ministers of Canada (1867-)
- Deputy Prime Ministers of Canada (1977-)
- Ministers of Agriculture (1867-)
- Ministers of Canadian Heritage (1996-)
- Ministers of Citizenship and Immigration (1994-)
- Ministers of the Environment (1971-)
- Ministers of Finance (1867-)
- Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (1979-)
- Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1995-)
- Ministers of Forestry (1990-1995)
- Ministers of Health (1944-)
- Ministers of Human Resources Development (1996-2003)
- Ministers of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1966-)
- Ministers of Industry (1995-)
- Ministers of Industry, Science and Technology (1990-1995)
- Ministers of Intergovernmental Affairs (1993-)
- Ministers for International Cooperation (1996-)
- Ministers of International Trade (1983-)
- Ministers of Justice (1867-)
- Ministers of National Defence (1923-)
- Ministers of Natural Resources (1995-)
- Ministers of Pensions and National Health (1928-1944)
- Ministers of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (2003-)
- Ministers of Public Works and Government Services (1996-)
- Ministers of Veterans Affairs (1944-)
- Secretaries of State for External Affairs (1909-1995)
- Leaders of the Opposition (1867-)
- Members of the Canadian House of Commons
- Canadian senators
- Canadian order of precedence
- Mexico
- United States
- President of the United States
- Members of the United States Senate (current)
- Former members of the United States Senate
- Former members of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Justices of the Supreme Court
- United States Cabinet
- Secretary of State
- Secretary of the Treasury
- Secretary of Defense (prior to 1947, Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy)
- Attorney General (head of the Department of Justice)
- Secretary of Homeland Security
- Secretary of the Interior
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Secretary of Commerce
- Secretary of Labor (before Secretary of Commerce and Labor)
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Secretary of Transportation
- Secretary of Health and Human Services (before united with Education in the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare)
- Secretary of Education
- Secretary of Energy
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Other Executive Department Positions
- Director of the CIA
- Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency
- United States order of precedence
- Hawaiian monarchy
America, South
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- China
- Republic of China
- President of the Republic of China
- Premier of the Republic of China
- Governors and Chairpersons of Taiwan, see Taiwan Province
- People's Republic of China
- Hong Kong
- Macau
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Rulers of Japan (Emperors, Regents, Shoguns and Prime Ministers)
- Emperors of Japan
- Prime Minister of Japan
- Ashikaga shogunate
- Kamakura shogunate
- Tokugawa shogunate
- Korea
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- See China entry above.
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey / Ottoman Empire
- Vietnam
Australasia
- Australia
- Cocos Islands
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Chairmen of Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs
- Chief Justice of Fiji
- Colonial Governors of Fiji
- Fijian Heads of State
- Foreign Ministers of Fiji
- Governors-General of Fiji
- House of Representatives of Fiji - current membership (2004)
- Ministers for Fijian Affairs
- Presidents of Fiji
- Prime Ministers of Fiji
- Senate of Fiji - current membership (2004)
- Speakers of the Fijian House of Representatives
- Vice-Presidents of Fiji
- Nauru
- Presidents of Nauru, see Politics of Nauru
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
Europe
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechoslovakia
- Czech Republic, Bohemia, Czech lands
- Rulers of Bohemia (Czech lands)
- Presidents of the Czech Republic
- Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic
- see also Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- French monarchs
- Presidents of France
- Prime Ministers of France
- Foreign Ministers of France
- Interior Ministers of France
- Finance Ministers of France
- Defence Ministers of France
- Justice Ministers of France
- Education Ministers of France
- Police Ministers (1796-1818, 1852/53)
- Presidents of the National Assembly
- Presidents of the Senate
- Germany
- German Kings and Emperors
- Presidents of Germany
- List of German presidents since 1919
- Chancellors of Germany
- Heads of State of East Germany
- Premiers of East Germany
- Ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Kings of Prussia
- Rulers of Hanover
- Rulers of Bavaria
- Counts Palatine of the Rhine and Electors Palatinate
- Rulers of Württemberg
- Rulers of Saxony
- Rulers of Baden
- Rulers of Hesse
- Electors of Brandenburg, Dukes of Prussia, etc, see: Hohenzollern
- Counts, Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Counts, Princes of Reuss
- Margrave of Ansbach
- Margrave of Bayreuth
- see also: German rulers by year
- German Field Marshals
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Prime Ministers of Greece
- Kings of Greece (Kings of the Hellenes)
- Presidents of Greece.
- Greenland
- Hungary
- Iberian Peninsula: Spain, Portugal
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Ireland (up to 1922)
- High Kings of Ireland
- Kings of Connacht
- Kings of Ulster
- Kings of Leinster
- Kings of Munster
- Lords of Ireland
- Kings of Ireland
- Lord Deputies and Lord Lieutenants of Ireland
- Chief Secretary for Ireland
- Lord Chancellors of Ireland
- Attorneys-General for Ireland
- Lord Presidents of Munster
- Lords Chief Justice of Ireland (up to 1924)
- Irish Masters of the Rolls (up to the 1870s)
- Príomh Airí/Presidents of the Republic/Presidents of Dáil Éireann
- Irish Free State, Éire and Republic of Ireland (1922-present)
- Governor-General of the Irish Free State (1922-1936)
- Presidents of the Executive Council (1922-1937)
- President of Ireland (1938-present)
- Taoisigh of Ireland (prime minister) (1937-present)
- Tánaistithe of Ireland (1937-present)
- Attorneys-General (1922-present)
- Irish Chief Justices (1924-present)
- Presidents of the High Court (1924-present)
- Irish European Commissioners (1973-present)
- Irish Foreign Ministers
- Northern Ireland (1921-present)
- Governors of Northern Ireland (1922-present)
- Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1922-1972)
- Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland (1972-present)
- First and Deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland (1998-2002)
- County Court Judges of Northern Ireland
- Ireland (up to 1922)
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
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- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- see Iberian Peninsula above
- Romania
- Russia and the Soviet Union
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Spain
- see Iberian Peninsula above
- Slovakia
- Historic rulers of Slovakia
- Presidents of Slovakia
- Prime Ministers of Slovakia
- Parliament leaders of Slovakia
- see also Czechoslovakia
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Members of the Swiss Federal Council
- Presidents of the Confederation
- Heads of the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports, see Military of Switzerland
- Heads of the Department of Foreign Affairs: see International relations of Switzerland
- Heads of the Department of Home Affairs
- Heads of the Federal Department of Finance
- Heads of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
- Heads of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs
- Heads of the Federal Department of Justice and Police
- Federal Chancellors of Switzerland
- Presidents of the Swiss National Council
- Presidents of the Swiss Council of States
- Members of the Swiss National Council
- Members of the Swiss Council of States
- Chief Justices of the Swiss Supreme Court
- Presidents of the Swiss Diet (before 1848)
- 2005 office-holders in Switzerland
- Members of the Swiss Federal Council
- Turkey
- see under Asia above
- United Kingdom
- Kings of England, Scotland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1721-present)
- Chancellor of the Exchequer (1559-present)
- Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1972-present)
- Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1968-present)
- Secretary of State for the Colonies (1768-1782; 1794-1801; 1854-1966)
- Secretary of State for India (1858-1947)
- Secretary of State for the Southern Department (1660-1782)
- Secretary of State for the Northern Department (1660-1782)
- Secretary of State for the Home Department (1782-present)
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1782-1968)
- Secretary of State for War (1794-1801; 1854-1966)
- Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (1801-1854)
- Secretary of State for Air (1918-1966)
- Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs (1925-1947)
- Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations (1947-1966)
- Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs (1966-1968)
- Secretary of State for Scotland (1926-present)
- Secretary of State for Wales (1964-present)
- Secretary of State for International Development (1970-1979, 1997-present)
- Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1970-present)
- Secretary of State for Education and Skills (and preceding positions, 1902-present)
- Secretary of State for Employment (and preceding positions, 1916-present)
- Secretary of State for Transport (and preceding positions, 1924-present)
- Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (and preceding positions, 1992-present)
- Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1972-present)
- Secretary of State for the Environment (1970-1997)
- Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1997-2001)
- Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2001-present)
- Lord Chancellor (1068-present)
- Lord President of the Council (1678-present)
- Lord Privy Seal (1307-present)
- Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (and preceding positions, 1889-2001)
- First Lord of the Admiralty, (1709-1964), see also Admiralty
- Master-General of the Ordnance (1544-1855)
- President of the Board of Trade (1696-1782; 1784-present)
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1413-present)
- Postmaster General (1823-1968)
- Paymaster of the Forces (1661-1836)
- Master-General of the Ordnance (1544-1855)
- Master of the Mint (1572-1869)
- Treasurer of the Navy (1544-1836)
- Secretary at War (1661-1863)
- First Commissioner of Woods and Forests (1810-1851)
- First Commissioner of Works (1851-1937)
- President of the Poor Law Board (1834-1871)
- President of the Local Government Board (1871-1919)
- Secretary for Scotland (1885-1926)
- HM Treasury
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Lord Treasurers (1126-1714)
- First Lord of the Treasury (1714-1905)
- Commissioners of the Treasury (1714-present)
- Leader of the House of Commons (1721-present)
- Great Officers of State
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- Legal Officers
- Judges
- Members of Parliament elected in 2001
- Members of Parliament elected in 2005
- Heads of London Government
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- Judiciary
- Duke of Devonshire
- Bailiffs of Guernsey
- Tenants of Herm
- Bailiffs of Jersey
- Duke of Norfolk
- Seigneurs of Sark
- Tenants of Brecqhou
- Isle of Man
- Rulers of Wales
- Commissioners of the British Antarctic Territory
- High Commissioners of the British Antarctic Territory
- United Kingdom order of precedence
- Vatican City
Middle East
- Egypt
- Iran and Persia
- Iraq
- Civilian Administrator of Iraq
- President of Iraq
- Prime Ministers of Iraq
- Kings of Iraq
- U.S. most-wanted Iraqis (mostly incumbents of 2003)
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
Heads of modern subnational entities
Australia
Belgium
Canada
See also: Canadian history timeline for the premiers in any given year; List of mayors in Canada
Finland
France
Germany
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India
Sweden
United States
- Governors of American Samoa
- Governors of Guam
- Governors of Northern Mariana Islands
- Governor of Puerto Rico
- Governors of U.S. Virgin Islands
Ministers by portfolio
- defence minister
- List of ministers of the environment
- finance minister
- foreign minister
- interior minister
Municipal leaders
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Canada
- Mayors of London, Ontario
- Mayors of Montreal, Quebec
- Mayors of Ottawa, Ontario
- Mayors of Toronto, Ontario
- Mayors of Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Mayors of Vancouver, British Columbia
Germany
Ireland
- Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland
- Mayor of Galway, Ireland
United Kingdom
- List of heads of London government
- Lord Mayor of London, UK, head of the Corporation of London (not to be confused with the Mayor of London)
USA
- Mayors of Baltimore, Maryland
- Mayors of Bloomington, Minnesota
- Mayors of Chicago
- Mayors of Coon Rapids, Minnesota
- Mayors of Dallas, Texas
- Mayors of Denver, Colorado
- Mayors of Detroit, Michigan
- Mayors of El Paso, Texas
- Mayors of Houston, Texas
- Mayors of Las Vegas, Nevada
- Mayors of Littleton, Colorado
- Mayors of Los Angeles, California
- Mayors of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Mayors of Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mayors of New York City
- Mayors of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mayors of Raleigh, North Carolina
- Mayors of Sacramento, California
- Mayors of Vancouver, Washington
- Mayors of Washington, D.C.
External links
- http://www.rulers.org - detailed lists (including regional and religious leaders) from 1700.
- http://www.friesian.com/philhist.htm - lists of incumbents including historical analysis of their eras.
- http://www.kessler-web.co.uk/HistoryFiles.htm - list of rulers of all states.
- Regnal Chronologies (http://www.hostkingdom.net/regindex.html) - worldwide lists.
- Archontology (http://www.archontology.org/)
- World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/)
- Zárate's Political Collections (http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/)de:Liste der Referenztabellen/Herrscher und Regierungschefs
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