Politician Biographies

Contemporary era

Jerry Rawlings

June 22, 1947 – November 12, 2020

Fourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947-2020)

Contemporary era

Prokopis Pavlopoulos

b. July 10, 1950

Greek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic

Modern era

Karolos Papoulias

June 4, 1929 – December 26, 2021

6th President of Greece (1929–2021)

Modern era

Konstantinos Stephanopoulos

August 15, 1926 – November 20, 2016

Greek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic

Modern era

Konstantinos Karamanlis

March 8, 1907 – April 23, 1998

Greek politician and lawyer (1907–1998), Prime Minister of Greece intermittently between 1955–80, President from 1980–85, 1990–95

Contemporary era

Alexis Tsipras

b. July 28, 1974

Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)

Contemporary era

Antonis Samaras

b. May 23, 1951

Prime Minister of Greece (2012–2015)

Contemporary era

Keith Mitchell

b. November 12, 1946

Grenadian politician

Contemporary era

Tillman Thomas

b. June 13, 1945

Grenadian Prime Minister

Modern era

George Brizan

October 31, 1942 – February 18, 2012

Prime minister of Grenada (1942-2012)

Modern era

Nicholas Brathwaite

July 8, 1925 – October 28, 2016

Grenadian politician, Prime Minister of Grenada (1925–2016)

Modern era

Ben Jones

August 5, 1924 – February 10, 2005

Grenadian politician (1924-2005)

Contemporary era

Alejandro Giammattei

b. March 9, 1956

Former president of Guatemala

Contemporary era

Jimmy Morales

b. March 18, 1969

Comedian and former President of Guatemala

Modern era

Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre

b. January 6, 1936

Guatemalan lawyer, politician and judge. President 2015-2016

Contemporary era

Otto Pérez Molina

b. December 1, 1950

President of Guatemala (2012-2015)

Contemporary era

Álvaro Colom

June 15, 1951 – January 23, 2023

President of Guatemala (2008-2012)

Modern era

Alpha Condé

b. March 4, 1938

President of Guinea from 2010 to 2021

Contemporary era

Sékouba Konaté

b. June 6, 1964

President of Guinea

Contemporary era

Moussa Dadis Camara

b. December 29, 1964

President of Guinea

Modern era

Lansana Conté

November 30, 1934 – December 22, 2008

Second President of Guinea (1934–2008)

Modern era

Louis Lansana Beavogui

December 28, 1923 – August 19, 1984

President Guinea (1923-1984)

Contemporary era

Bernard Goumou

b. October 2, 1960

Politician from Guinea

Contemporary era

Mohamed Béavogui

b. August 15, 1953

Prime minister of Guinea

Contemporary era

Ibrahima Kassory Fofana

b. April 15, 1954

Prime Minister of Guinea (2018–2021)

Contemporary era

Mamady Youla

b. November 5, 1961

Guinean politician and economist

Contemporary era

Mohamed Said Fofana

b. 1952

Guinean politician

Contemporary era

Mamadu Ture Kuruma

b. April 26, 1947

Guinea-Bissauan military vice chief of staff and coup leader

Contemporary era

Raimundo Pereira

b. August 28, 1956

President unterine of Guinea-Bissau

Contemporary era

Nuno Nabiam

b. November 17, 1966

Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau

Contemporary era

Aristides Gomes

b. November 8, 1954

Bissau-Guinean politician

Contemporary era

Faustino Imbali

b. May 1, 1956

Foreign and Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau

Contemporary era

Artur Silva

b. 1956

Politician

Contemporary era

David A. Granger

b. July 15, 1945

Guyanese politician

Contemporary era

Donald Ramotar

b. October 22, 1950

President of Guyana, economist

Contemporary era

Bharrat Jagdeo

b. January 23, 1964

President and Prime Minister of Guyana

Modern era

Janet Jagan

October 20, 1920 – March 28, 2009

President of Guyana, prime minister of Guyana, nurse (1920-2009)

Modern era

Sam Hinds

b. December 27, 1943

5th Prime Minister of Guyana

Contemporary era

Moses Nagamootoo

b. November 30, 1947

Guyanese politician and novelist

Modern era

Desmond Hoyte

March 9, 1929 – December 22, 2002

President of Guyana, politician, lawyer (1929-2002)

Contemporary era

Ariel Henry

b. November 6, 1949

Haitian politician and neurosurgeon (born 1949)

Contemporary era

Jovenel Moïse

June 26, 1968 – July 7, 2021

Former President of Haiti

Contemporary era

Jocelerme Privert

b. February 1, 1953

Haitian politician

Contemporary era

Joseph Michel Martelly

b. February 12, 1961

Musician and former President of Haiti

Modern era

René Préval

January 17, 1943 – March 3, 2017

Ex-President of Haiti (1943-2017)

Michel Patrick Boisvert

Haitian politician

Claude Joseph

Former Acting President of Haiti

Contemporary era

Joseph Jouthe

b. October 17, 1961

Haitian politician

Contemporary era

Jean-Michel Lapin

b. c. 1950

Haitian politician

Contemporary era

Xiomara Castro

b. September 30, 1959

Honduran politician and businesswoman (born 1959)

Contemporary era

Juan Orlando Hernández

b. October 28, 1968

President of Honduras from 2014 to 2022

Contemporary era

Porfirio Lobo Sosa

b. December 22, 1947

37th President of Honduras (2010–2014)

Modern era

Roberto Micheletti

b. August 13, 1943

Interim president of Honduras following the 2009 coup until 2010

Contemporary era

Manuel Zelaya

b. September 20, 1952

Honduran politician and businessman (born 1952)

Contemporary era

Ágnes Forsthoffer

b. March 24, 1980

Hungarian politician (born 1980)

Contemporary era

Tamás Sulyok

b. March 24, 1956

Hungarian lawyer, president of Hungary (2024–2026), member of the Hungarian Constitutional Court (2014–2024)

Contemporary era

László Kövér

b. December 29, 1959

Hungarian politician (1959–)

Contemporary era

Katalin Novák

b. September 6, 1977

President of Hungary from 2022 to 2024

Contemporary era

János Áder

b. May 9, 1959

President of Hungary from 2012 to 2022 (born 1959)

Contemporary era

Gordon Bajnai

b. March 5, 1968

Hungarian politician