Governor/bureaucrat Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was the eighth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 Jul 1967 to 3 May 1970[2]. A member of t

Was the eighth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 Jul 1967 to 3 May 1970[2]. A member of the Indian Civil Service, Jha had served as Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, prior to his appointment as Governor of RBI.[3]During his tenure the Indian Rupee notes of denominations of Rs 2, 5, 10, and 100, commemorating the birth centenary of Mahatma Gandhi was released on 2 October 1969, these notes bear his signature, a subsequent re-issue on this series notes bears the signature of B. N. Adarkar.[4]

Was governor of Assam (1973-80), Manipur (1973-80, 1982-83),Meghalaya (1973-80), Nagaland (1973-81),

Was governor of Assam (1973-80), Manipur (1973-80, 1982-83),Meghalaya (1973-80), Nagaland (1973-81), and Tripura (1973-80).He served a long and distinguished career in the Indian Administrative Service (Indian Civil Service in his time.) He held several p

Was a French diplomat and humanist. His natural son, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, was born in Venice, whil

Was a French diplomat and humanist. His natural son, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, was born in Venice, while Lazare was French ambassador there. He published a translation of the Electra of Sophocles in 1537, and afterwards a version of the Hecuba. He was an elegant writer of Latin verse, and is commended by Joachim du Bellay as having introduced certain valuable words into the French language.

Governor of Queensland

Governor of Queensland

Was an Argentine politician and diplomat. As well as serving in the Argentine Senate and as Ambassad

Was an Argentine politician and diplomat. As well as serving in the Argentine Senate and as Ambassador to the Soviet Union, he was a three-time governor of San Juan Province and considered a caudillo.Bravo qualified as a lawyer at the University of La Plata in 1942. At a young age Bravo joined the leadership of the Partido Bloquista, a provincial party which split from the Radical Civic Union in the time of Hipólito Yrigoyen. The founder of the party, Federico Cantoni, was rumoured to be Bravo's natural father. He worked in Moscow in the Argentine embassy. In 1953 he was appointed as Ambassador to the Soviet Union by President of Argentina Juan Perón, succeeding Cantoni, his rumoured father. He was one of the few ambassadors to have an interview with Joseph Stalin, and the last.

Was an Argentine lawyer, diplomat and politician. He was a member of the Radical Civic Union politic

Was an Argentine lawyer, diplomat and politician. He was a member of the Radical Civic Union political party, and served as senator and Minister of Internal Affairs.Leopoldo Melo was an important leader in the Radical Civic Union, heading the "antipersonalist" internal opposition to Hipólito Irigoyen. He was a lower representative at the Chamber of Deputies, a two-time senator for the Entre Ríos Province, and provisional senate president representing the Radical Union party.In 1924 [1], he formed the Antipersonalist Radical Civil Union. He became a presidential candidate in 1928, losing to Irigoyen. In 1931 he supported the candidacy of Agustín P. Justo and allied his Antipersonalist Radical Civil Union with the "Concordancia", becoming Interior Minister. Under his aegis the special branch of the Federal Police was created, starting to implement systematic torture of the opposition.[citation needed]

Was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, serving as chancel

Was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reigns of Wu Zetian, her sons Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong, and her grandson Emperor Shang.

Was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emp

Was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong. He was known as one of the Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup due to his ability to drink a large amount of wine without becoming drunk.[1]

Was an American advertising executive, author and columnist. At the time of her death, Wyse was cred

Was an American advertising executive, author and columnist. At the time of her death, Wyse was credited with writing more than 60 books on diverse topics such as business, love and family.She married Marc Wyse, and they started an advertising agency in Cleveland called Wyse Advertising; they came up with a tagline for a small Orrville, Ohio company called the The J.M. Smucker Co. that made them famous throughout the United States - "With a name like Smucker's, it has to be good". She also advised Carl Stokes on his successful campaign to be elected as Mayor of Cleveland in 1967.

Was a French diplomat and entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera and especially Curculionidae. H

Was a French diplomat and entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera and especially Curculionidae. He wrote Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles d'Apionidae provenant de la région malgache d'Apionidae provenant de la région malgaque Annales de la Société Entomologique and Apions nouveaux de la République Argentine. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 78:449–464

Was the first French Foreign Minister from 1589 until his death in 1594. He is considered world's fi

Was the first French Foreign Minister from 1589 until his death in 1594. He is considered world's first foreign minister entrusted with all foreign relations.

Was a French Army general, the first Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925 and from 1921 Mar

Was a French Army general, the first Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925 and from 1921 Marshal of France.He graduated from the French military academy of Saint-Cyr in 1873. He made his career by serving in the colonies and not in the more presti

Was a French general and colonial administrator. He created the Senegalese Tirailleurs when he was g

Was a French general and colonial administrator. He created the Senegalese Tirailleurs when he was governor of Senegal.

Was an American diplomat in service of the last Polish king, Stanislaw August Poniatowski.He receive

Was an American diplomat in service of the last Polish king, Stanislaw August Poniatowski.He received an offer to join the royal court of the Polish king, Stanislaw August Poniatowski, and accepted it.[1] Littlepage travelled back to the United States, to ensure that the United States Congress would not revoke his United States citizenship for service to the government of another nation.[1][3] While in the United States, he met with George Washington.[3] He advanced quickly, becoming a royal secretary, and became one of king's favorites, receiving the post of chamberlain in 1786.[3] In 1787 he headed a diplomatic mission to the Russian Empire to Kiev, and later that year, he headed an unsuccessful mission to France, with the goal of forging an alliance between Poland, France, Austria, and England.[3] In the aftermath of this mission,

Was a French politician of the Revolutionary period. Gohier was Minister of Justice from March 1793

Was a French politician of the Revolutionary period. Gohier was Minister of Justice from March 1793 to April 1794, overseeing the arrest of Girondists, and, a member of the Council of Five Hundred, he succeeded Jean Baptiste Treilhard in the French Directory (June 1799), where he represented the Republican view in front of growing Royalist opposition.