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Politician Biographies
Every archived life recorded as politician, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
September 9, 1918 – January 29, 2012
9th President of Italy (1918–2012)
Modern era
Francesco Cossiga
July 26, 1928 – August 17, 2010
8th President of Italy (1928-2010)
Modern era
Sandro Pertini
September 25, 1896 – February 24, 1990
Italian journalist, resistance leader and politician, President of Italy from 1978 to 1985
Contemporary era
Mario Draghi
b. September 3, 1947
Italian economist, academic, banker and politician; former prime minister of Italy
Contemporary era
Giuseppe Conte
b. August 8, 1964
Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 to 2021
Contemporary era
Paolo Gentiloni
b. November 22, 1954
Italian politician (born 1954)
Contemporary era
Matteo Renzi
b. January 11, 1975
Italian politician (born 1975)
Contemporary era
Enrico Letta
b. August 20, 1966
Italian politician
Contemporary era
Laurent Gbagbo
b. May 31, 1945
4th President of Ivory Coast
Modern era
Robert Guéï
March 16, 1941 – September 19, 2002
Ivorian politician (1941-2002)
Modern era
Henri Konan Bédié
May 5, 1934 – August 1, 2023
President of Ivory Coast from 1993 to 1999 (1934-2023)
Modern era
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
October 18, 1905 – December 7, 1993
First President of Ivory Coast, from 1960 to 1993 (1905-1993)
Contemporary era
Patrick Achi
b. November 17, 1955
Prime Minister of Ivory Coast
Contemporary era
Hamed Bakayoko
March 8, 1965 – March 10, 2021
Prime Minister of Ivory Coast (2020-2021)
Contemporary era
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
February 10, 1959 – July 8, 2020
Ivorian politician (1959–2020)
Modern era
Daniel Kablan Duncan
b. June 30, 1943
Ivorian politician
Contemporary era
Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio
b. March 6, 1951
Ivorian politician
Modern era
Kenneth O. Hall
b. April 24, 1941
Governor-General of Jamaica
Modern era
Howard Cooke
November 13, 1915 – July 11, 2014
Jamaican politician (1915-2014)
Modern era
Florizel Glasspole
September 25, 1909 – November 25, 2000
Jamaican politician (1909-2000)
Modern era
Herbert Duffus
August 30, 1908 – October 25, 2002
Jamaican politician and judge (1908-2002)
Contemporary era
Portia Simpson-Miller
b. December 12, 1945
Former prime minister of Jamaica
Contemporary era
Bruce Golding
b. December 5, 1947
Jamaican politician; Prime Minister of Jamaica
Modern era
P. J. Patterson
b. April 10, 1935
Former prime minister of Jamaica, Jamaican politician
Modern era
Edward Seaga
May 28, 1930 – May 28, 2019
5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (1930–2019)
Modern era
Emperor Taishō
August 31, 1879 – December 25, 1926
Emperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926
Contemporary era
Shinzō Abe
September 21, 1954 – July 8, 2022
Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954–2022)
Contemporary era
Yoshihiko Noda
b. May 20, 1957
Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012
Modern era
Talal I of Jordan
February 26, 1909 – July 7, 1972
King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952
Contemporary era
Bisher Al-Khasawneh
b. January 27, 1969
Prime Minister of Jordan
Contemporary era
Omar Razzaz
b. May 17, 1961
Jordanian politician
Contemporary era
Hani al-Mulki
b. October 15, 1951
Jordanian politician
Modern era
Abdullah Ensour
b. January 20, 1939
Jordan politician, Senator
Contemporary era
Fayez al-Tarawneh
May 1, 1949 – December 15, 2021
Jordanian politician (1949-2021)
Modern era
Nūrsūltan Nazarbaev
b. July 6, 1940
President of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019
Contemporary era
Asqar Mamin
b. October 23, 1965
Former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Contemporary era
Baqytzhan Saghyntaev
b. October 13, 1963
Politician in Kazakhstan, mayor of Almaty
Contemporary era
Karim Massimov
b. June 15, 1965
Kazakhstani politician
Contemporary era
Serik Akhmetov
b. June 25, 1958
Politician, former Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan
Contemporary era
Uhuru Kenyatta
b. October 26, 1961
4th President of Republic of Kenya (2013–2022)
Modern era
Mwai Kibaki
November 15, 1931 – April 21, 2022
3rd President of Kenya (1931–2022)
Modern era
Daniel arap Moi
September 2, 1924 – February 4, 2020
Kenyan President (2nd) (1924-2020)
Contemporary era
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
b. May 15, 1964
25th Prime Minister of Denmark
Contemporary era
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
b. December 14, 1966
Danish retired politician, former Prime Minister of Denmark
Contemporary era
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
b. January 26, 1953
Former Prime Minister of Denmark and former Secretary General of NATO
Modern era
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
b. June 15, 1943
Prime Minister of Denmark from 1993 to 2001
Modern era
Poul Schlüter
April 3, 1929 – May 27, 2021
Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993
Modern era
William III of the Netherlands
February 19, 1817 – November 23, 1890
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817-1890)
Early Modern era
William II of the Netherlands
December 6, 1792 – March 17, 1849
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1840 to 1849 (1792-1849)
Contemporary era
Dick Schoof
b. March 8, 1957
Civil servant and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 2024-2026
Contemporary era
Mark Rutte
b. February 14, 1967
Secretary General of NATO since 2024 and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2010–2024)
Contemporary era
Jan Peter Balkenende
b. May 7, 1956
Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 to 2010
Modern era
Wim Kok
September 29, 1938 – October 20, 2018
Dutch politician (1938–2018)
Modern era
Ruud Lubbers
May 7, 1939 – February 14, 2018
Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994
Contemporary era
Anote Tong
b. June 11, 1952
I-Kiribati politician
Contemporary era
Tion Otang
b. c. 2000
President of Kiribati
Contemporary era
Teburoro Tito
b. August 25, 1953
President of Kiribati
Contemporary era
Ata Teaotai
b. c. 2000
Gilbertese politician
Modern era
Teatao Teannaki
1936 – October 11, 2016
President of Kiribati (1936–2016)
Contemporary era
Glauk Konjufca
b. July 25, 1981
Kosovan politician