Lists of office-holders
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).
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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 2004 in politics, and past leaders on State leaders by year.
Various articles group lists by title, function or topic: e.g. abdication, assassinated persons, cabinet, chancellor, ex-monarchs (20th century), first names, 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
Christian
Roman Catholic
- Popes
- Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights
- Grand Masters of the Knights Templar
- Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller
- Latin Patriarch of Constantinople
- Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Latin Patriarch of Antioch
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
- Bishops of Aachen
- Bishops of Augsburg
- Bishops of Dresden-Meissen
- Bishops of Eichstätt
- Bishops of Passau
- Bishops of Speyer
Belgium
Anglican Communion
England & 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
- 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
Orthodox Christian
- Archbishop of Riga
- Coptic Popes
- Maronite Patriarchs
- Moscow Metropolitans and Patriarchs
- Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria
- Patriarchs of Constantinople
- Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
- List of Patriarchs of Antioch
- Greek Patriarchs of Antioch
- Syrian Patriarch of Antioch
- Patriarch of the Serbs
other
Judaism
Islam
Buddhist
See also: Religious leaders by year
Heads of International Organizations
- 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
- Egypt
- Galatia
- Hittites
- Ancient Jewish Rulers
- Kommagene
- Kush
- Lydia
- Macedon
- Mauretania
- The Medes
- Numidia
- Osroene
- Pergamon
- Persia
- Kings of Persia, see History of Persia
- Pontus
- Rome
- Scandinavia
- Sparta
- Sumer
- Tyre
- Urartu
Middle Ages
Africa
Asia (excl. Latin, Hellenic and Arabic)
Arabic
- Caliphates
- Abbasid Caliphs, see Abbasid
- Ayyubid dynasty of Syria and Egypt
- Fatimid Caliphs, see Fatimid
- Umayyad Caliphs, see Umayyad
- Koyunlu
- Seljuk sultans, see Seljuk Turks
- Zengid dynasty of Syria
Europe
- Barbarian States
- Hasdingii kings, see Vandal
- Visigothic rulers, see Visigoth
- Barbarian kings of Italy
- Ostrogothic rulers, see Ostrogoth
- British Isles
- England (Angleland)
- Scotland
- Kings of Dalriada
- Kings of the Picts
- Kings of the Isles
- Wales
- Ireland
- Kings of the Isle of Man and the Isles
- Kings of the Isle of Man
- Frankish Kings
- French monarchs
- Prince of Condé
- Prince of Conti
- Dukes of Aiguillon
- Lords of Albret
- 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
- Duc de Guise
- Duke of Lorraine
- Counts and Dukes of Maine
- Counts and Dukes of Montpensier, see Montpensier
- Duke of Normandy
- Duke of Orléans
- Count of Blois
- Count of Boulogne
- Count of Burgundy
- Count of Champagne
- Count of Flanders
- Count of Poitiers
- Counts of Provence
- Counts of Toulouse
- German Kings and Emperors
- Georgian Kingdom
- Rulers of Kievan Rus'
- Low Countries (Netherlands, Belgium)
- 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
- Marquises of Montferrat, see Montferrat
- Dukes of Pomerania
- List of monarchs of Naples and Sicily
- Princes of Taranto, see Taranto
- Spain
- Romanian lands
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
- 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
- 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
- Presidents 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)
- Colonial Heads of Danish Gold Coast
- Colonial Heads of Dutch 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
- 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
- Canada
- 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
- Colonial Governors of Fiji
- Fijian Heads of State
- Governors-General of Fiji
- House of Representatives of Fiji - current membership (2004)
- Presidents of Fiji
- Prime Ministers of Fiji
- Senate of Fiji - current membership (2004)
- Speakers of the Fijian House of Representatives
- Nauru
- Presidents of Nauru, see Politics of Nauru
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
Europe
- Albania
- Andorra
- Andorran Heads of Government
- Co-Princes of 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