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Politician Biographies
Every archived life recorded as politician, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Ferenc Gyurcsány
b. June 4, 1961
Prime Minister of Hungary from 2004 to 2009
Modern era
Péter Medgyessy
b. October 19, 1942
Hungarian politician
Modern era
Gyula Horn
July 5, 1932 – June 19, 2013
Hungarian politician (1932–2013)
Contemporary era
Guðni Jóhannesson
b. June 26, 1968
President of Iceland (2016-2024)
Modern era
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
b. May 14, 1943
Icelandic politician, 5th President of Iceland
Modern era
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
b. April 15, 1930
Icelandic politician, 4th President of Iceland
Modern era
Kristján Eldjárn
December 6, 1916 – September 14, 1982
Icelandic politician, 3rd President of Iceland (1916-1982)
Modern era
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
May 13, 1894 – September 15, 1972
Icelandic politician, 2nd President of Iceland (1894-1972) Governor of Surtsey (1963-1968)
Contemporary era
Bjarni Benediktsson
b. January 26, 1970
Icelandic politician
Contemporary era
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
b. February 1, 1976
28th Prime Minister of Iceland
Contemporary era
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
b. April 20, 1962
Prime Minister of Iceland from 2016 to 2017
Contemporary era
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
b. March 12, 1975
Prime minister of Iceland 2013 - 2016
Modern era
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
b. October 4, 1942
Icelandic politician
Contemporary era
Ram Nath Kovind
b. October 1, 1945
President of India from 2017 to 2022
Modern era
Pranab Mukherjee
December 11, 1935 – August 31, 2020
President of India from 2012 to 2017
Modern era
Pratibha Patil
b. December 19, 1934
President of India from 2007 to 2012
Modern era
K. R. Narayanan
October 27, 1920 – November 9, 2005
President of India from 1997 to 2002
Modern era
Manmohan Singh
September 26, 1932 – December 26, 2024
Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and politician
Modern era
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
December 24, 1924 – August 16, 2018
Prime Minister of India (1996, 1988-2004)
Modern era
Inder Kumar Gujral
December 4, 1919 – November 30, 2012
Prime Minister of India (1997-1998)
Modern era
H. D. Deve Gowda
b. May 18, 1933
Prime Minister of India (1996-1997)
Modern era
P. V. Narasimha Rao
June 28, 1921 – December 23, 2004
Prime Minister of India (1991-1996)
Contemporary era
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
b. September 9, 1949
6th President of Indonesia (2004—2014)
Contemporary era
Megawati Soekarnoputri
b. January 23, 1947
5th President of Indonesia (2001—2004) and 8th Vice President of Indonesia (1999—2001)
Modern era
Abdurrahman Wahid
September 7, 1940 – December 30, 2009
4th President of the Republic of Indonesia (1940–2009)
Modern era
B. J. Habibie
June 25, 1936 – September 11, 2019
3rd President of Indonesia (1998—1999) and 7th Vice President of Indonesia (1998)
Contemporary era
Mohammad Mokhber
b. June 26, 1955
Acting President of Iran during 2024
Contemporary era
Ebrahim Raisi
December 14, 1960 – May 19, 2024
President of Iran from 2021 to 2024
Contemporary era
Hassan Rouhani
b. November 12, 1948
President of Iran from 2013 to 2021
Contemporary era
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
b. October 28, 1956
6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013
Modern era
Mohammad Khatami
b. October 14, 1943
President of Iran from 1997 to 2005
Modern era
Abdul Latif Rashid
b. August 10, 1944
President of Iraq since 2022
Contemporary era
Barham Salih
b. September 12, 1960
President of Iraq (2018-2022)
Modern era
Fuad Masum
b. January 1, 1938
7th President of the Republic of Iraq
Modern era
Jalal Talabani
November 12, 1933 – October 3, 2017
Iraqi politician (1933-2017)
Contemporary era
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
b. March 11, 1958
72nd prime minister of Iraq
Contemporary era
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
b. July 5, 1967
Iraqi politician
Modern era
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
b. January 1, 1942
Iraqi politician
Contemporary era
Haider Al-Abadi
b. April 25, 1952
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2014 to 2018
Contemporary era
Nouri al-Maliki
b. June 20, 1950
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014
Contemporary era
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
b. March 25, 1947
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2005 to 2006
Modern era
Michael D. Higgins
b. April 18, 1941
President of Ireland (2011–2018; 2018–2025)
Contemporary era
Mary McAleese
b. June 27, 1951
8th President of Ireland
Modern era
Mary Robinson
b. May 21, 1944
Former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Modern era
Patrick Hillery
May 2, 1923 – April 12, 2008
6th president of Ireland (1923–2008)
Modern era
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
February 12, 1911 – March 21, 1978
Irish judge and 5th President of Ireland (1911-1978)
Contemporary era
Simon Harris
b. October 17, 1986
Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) of Ireland (born 1986)
Contemporary era
Leo Varadkar
b. January 18, 1979
Taoiseach from 2017 to 2020, and from 2022 to 2024.
Contemporary era
Enda Kenny
b. April 24, 1951
Irish poliitician (* 1951)
Contemporary era
Brian Cowen
b. January 10, 1960
Irish politician
Modern era
Reuven Rivlin
b. September 9, 1939
10th President of Israel (2014–2021)
Contemporary era
Moshe Katsav
b. December 5, 1945
8th President of Israel (2000–2007)
Modern era
Ezer Weizman
June 15, 1924 – April 24, 2005
Israeli politician, 7th president of Israel (1993–2000)
Modern era
Chaim Herzog
September 17, 1918 – April 17, 1997
6th President of Israel (1983–1993) – (born1918–1997)
Contemporary era
Yair Lapid
b. November 5, 1963
Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), Former Prime Minister of Israel in 2022 and Chairman of the Yesh Atid Party
Contemporary era
Naftali Bennett
b. March 25, 1972
Prime Minister of Israel from 2021 to 2022
Contemporary era
Ehud Olmert
b. September 30, 1945
Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009
Modern era
Ariel Sharon
February 26, 1928 – January 11, 2014
Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 (1928-2014)
Modern era
Giorgio Napolitano
June 29, 1925 – September 22, 2023
President of Italy from 2006 to 2015
Modern era
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
December 9, 1920 – September 16, 2016
President of Italy from 1999 to 2006