Leaders/politician Famous Names

Is a former Irish politician, having been elected to the parliaments of both Northern Ireland and th

Is a former Irish politician, having been elected to the parliaments of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.Austin Currie was born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland into a large Catholic family. He was educated in Dungannon and at the Queen's University of Belfast. Between 1964 and 1972 he was elected as Stormont MP for East Tyrone. He became an active member in the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association

Was the Estonian Minister of War in exile from April 3, 1973 until two months before his death on Ju

Was the Estonian Minister of War in exile from April 3, 1973 until two months before his death on June 20, 1990, and Commander of Armed Forces from 14 October 1975.

A prominent "Old Bolshevik" and, at one point, a member of the Soviet Central Committee in Moscow. I

A prominent "Old Bolshevik" and, at one point, a member of the Soviet Central Committee in Moscow. In 1932 along with Mikhail Kalinin, Vyacheslav Molotov he co-signed the infamous "Law of Spikelets".

Also known as Father Abraham was an Armenian politician, the Parliamentary President (speaker) of th

Also known as Father Abraham was an Armenian politician, the Parliamentary President (speaker) of the Democratic Republic of Armenia in 1918-19 [1], the social security minister and member of ARF Dashnaktsutiun Eastern Bureau. He was also known as agricultural scientist

Was an Armenian politician, writer, public figure and revolutionary, also part of the Armenian natio

Was an Armenian politician, writer, public figure and revolutionary, also part of the Armenian national movement.In 1919, he was the head the Armenian delegation at the Paris Peace Conference with Boghos Nubar, where he signed the Treaty of Sèvres formulating the "Wilsonian Armenia" in direct collaboration with the Armenian Diaspora. In 1948, he died in Paris, a great friend of the French people.

Was a Subcarpathian politician, teacher, and essayist. He was president of the independent Carpatho-

Was a Subcarpathian politician, teacher, and essayist. He was president of the independent Carpatho-Ukraine, which existed for one day on March 15th, 1939. Voloshyn was born in March 17, 1874 in Kelesin, Transcarpathia (province of Austro-Hungary). He studied at Uzhhorod School of Theology and at Budapest University. He became a Greek Catholic priest, from 1924 a Papal chamberer.

Is a former Israeli soldier and politician.After leaving the IDF, Kahalani made his way into politic

Is a former Israeli soldier and politician.After leaving the IDF, Kahalani made his way into politics. He served as Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv, and was elected to the Knesset as a member of the Labor Party in the 1992 election, he served on the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense and the Education and Culture Committees.

Is an Israeli politician and Member of the Knesset as well as the current Israeli Minister of Foreig

Is an Israeli politician and Member of the Knesset as well as the current Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel. He is the founder and leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, whose electoral base are the immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

Is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Agriculture from 1988 until 1990.In 1976 he

Is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Agriculture from 1988 until 1990.In 1976 he became chairman of the organisational branch of the Labour Party (then part of the Alignment alliance), serving until 1978. He missed out on election to the Knesset in the 1977 elections, but entered the parliament as a replacement for Yitzhak Navon (who had just been elected President) in April 1978.

Was an Israeli politician, famous for committing suicide following the eruption of a corruption scan

Was an Israeli politician, famous for committing suicide following the eruption of a corruption scandal.

Is an Israeli lawyer and former politician.From 1983 to 1988 he was a member of the Tel Aviv Municip

Is an Israeli lawyer and former politician.From 1983 to 1988 he was a member of the Tel Aviv Municipal Council and chairman of the City Auditing Committee. He was chairman of the Shinui Party Secretariat from 1982 to 1983 and again from 1988 to 1990.

Is a former Israeli politician.He was elected to the ninth Knesset in 1977 for the Likud and again i

Is a former Israeli politician.He was elected to the ninth Knesset in 1977 for the Likud and again in 1981, 1984 and 1988. He was a member of the finance committee in the ninth Knesset and of the foreign affairs & defense committee in the twelfth. He was the Minister of Tourism in the tenth Knesset and also Minister of Justice in the eleventh.

Was a Greek-Israeli politician and journalist. In Greece he served as deputy mayor of Thessaloniki b

Was a Greek-Israeli politician and journalist. In Greece he served as deputy mayor of Thessaloniki between 1925 and 1933, whilst in Israel he was a member of the Knesset for Herut between 1949 and 1951.

Is a former Israeli politician who twice served as Minister of Finance.In 1967 Shochat became head o

Is a former Israeli politician who twice served as Minister of Finance.In 1967 Shochat became head of the Arad local council. In addition to his mayoral duties he was also deputy chairman of the Union of Local Authorities, chairman of the Development Towns Committee of the Union of Local Authorities.

Is a former Prime Minister (then the Minister of State) of Georgia.Before entering politics, Jorbena

Is a former Prime Minister (then the Minister of State) of Georgia.Before entering politics, Jorbenadze worked as a doctor; in this capacity, in 1992 he was called to take up the post of deputy minister of health. He left the cabinet briefly the following year, but soon rejoined it as health minister. In 1999, he was given the responsibility for social security, and the next year that for labour.

Was a Palestinian political figure. He was educated in Beirut, Istanbul, and at the Sorbonne Univers

Was a Palestinian political figure. He was educated in Beirut, Istanbul, and at the Sorbonne University in Paris. His wife was Tarab Abd al-Hadi, a Palestinian activist and feminist.

Was a Finnish journalist and politician of Finland-Swedish extraction and the main founder of the Sw

Was a Finnish journalist and politician of Finland-Swedish extraction and the main founder of the Swedish People's Party (Svenska folkpartiet, SFP) and its leader 1907–1917. Lille was the first who publicly proposed Finnish independence in his speech in A

A Tokyo municipal official, the first transsexual person to seek elected office in Japan. She was el

A Tokyo municipal official, the first transsexual person to seek elected office in Japan. She was elected in April 2003.[2] Kamikawa, a 35-year-old writer, submitted her election application papers with a blank space for "sex".Running as an independent under huge media attention, she won her four-year term seat, placing sixth of 72 candidates running for 52 seats in the Setagaya ward assembly, the most populous district in Tokyo.[2] Despite an announcement that the government would continue to consider her male officially, she stated that she would work as a woman. Her platform was to improve rights for women, children, the elderly, the handicapped, and LGBT people.

Dutch intellectual, feminist activist, writer, and politician. She is the estranged daughter of the

Dutch intellectual, feminist activist, writer, and politician. She is the estranged daughter of the late Somali scholar, politician, and revolutionary opposition leader Hirsi Magan Isse. She is a prominent critic of Islam, and her screenplay for Theo Van Gogh's movie Submission led to death threats.

An Iraqi politician, and was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq prior to Iraq's 2005 legislative ele

An Iraqi politician, and was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq prior to Iraq's 2005 legislative elections. A prominent Iraqi political activist who lived in exile for almost 30 years, the politically secular Shia Muslim became a member of the Iraq Interi

He finished high school No 10 in 1974, and in 1974-75 worked as Secretary of the Komsomol Committee

He finished high school No 10 in 1974, and in 1974-75 worked as Secretary of the Komsomol Committee of the high school No 13. In 1975 entered the Azerbaijan Civil Engineering Institute, Construction faculty, Division of Industrial and Civil Construction. He graduated from the Institute in 1985 and became of civil engineer.He is currently member of the Milli Mejlis elected from Mingechevir Constituency No 47 and Deputy Chairman of the Security and Defense Committee of the Parliament.

Popularly known as A. K. Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist leader.He was born into a Nambiar f

Popularly known as A. K. Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist leader.He was born into a Nambiar family on 1 October 1904 in Kannur District of Northern Kerala and educated in Tellichery. By the time he became a teacher, India's independence movement was becoming energized by Mahatma Gandhi. Gopalan took part in the Khilafat Movement which prompted a marked change in his outlook, transforming him into a dedicated fulltime social and political worker.

Was the Tourism Minister in the previous Cabinet of Malaysia. Before that, she was the Youth and Spo

Was the Tourism Minister in the previous Cabinet of Malaysia. Before that, she was the Youth and Sports Minister. She is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the main component party of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional.

Was a prominent public figure in Kazakhstan's Uyghur community. He served as the First Secretary of

Was a prominent public figure in Kazakhstan's Uyghur community. He served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Alakol District in Taldykorgan Province from 1980-1989. He helped drastically improve Alakol's economy, bringing Usharal, its administrative center, to a city status. He had to resign due to the changing political regime in Kazakhstan.

Was an Albanian politician who was assassinated in Tirana.A philosophy student at the University of

Was an Albanian politician who was assassinated in Tirana.A philosophy student at the University of Tirana, he was one of the main leaders of student demonstrations that brought the collapse of the Party of Labour of Albania in December 1990. He was also,