Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a journalist, French politician and former Mayor of Toulouse. A former member of DL, he is now a

Is a journalist, French politician and former Mayor of Toulouse. A former member of DL, he is now a member of the leading centre-right Union for a Popular Movement. A journalist, he became a foreign correspondent for TF1 in the Middle East from 1976 to 1977. He was even news anchor on TF1 from 1977 to 1980 and from 1980 to 1982 on FR3.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Yvelines department. He is a member of the Uni

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Yvelines department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Ille-et-Vilaine depar

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Ille-et-Vilaine department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

A career diplomat, Villepin rose through the ranks of the French right as one of Jacques Chirac's pr

A career diplomat, Villepin rose through the ranks of the French right as one of Jacques Chirac's protégés. He came into the international spotlight as Foreign Minister with his opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq which culminated with a speech to the United Nations (French address on Iraq at the UN Security Council).

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Indre-et-Loire depart

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Indre-et-Loire department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Was a Rwandan politician. He served as the first (provisional) President of Rwanda, from January 28

Was a Rwandan politician. He served as the first (provisional) President of Rwanda, from January 28 to October 26, 1961, immediately following the abolition of the Rwandan monarchy when King Kigeri V of Rwanda was visiting other nations while conducting international relations.

Is a former president of Burundi. Of Hutu descent, he succeeded Pierre Buyoya, a Tutsi, on April 30,

Is a former president of Burundi. Of Hutu descent, he succeeded Pierre Buyoya, a Tutsi, on April 30, 2003, after serving as his vice president for 18 months. Ndayizeye served as president until Pierre Nkurunziza took office on August 26, 2005.

Was a Member of the Opposition during the Commonwealth Era.After finishing his elementary education

Was a Member of the Opposition during the Commonwealth Era.After finishing his elementary education in his hometown, he went to Manila and enrolled at the San Juan de Letran College. He walked from Tondo to Intramuros. As he did not have enough for his board and room, he helped his landlady prepare food for breakfast and peddled, after school in the mornings, her homemade cigars. He also did his own laundry. During rainy days, he wore wooden clogs, and only upon reaching school would he wear his leather shoes which he carried wrapped in paper. He completed his Bachelor of Arts nevertheless.

Was a Bolivian industrialist who was among the world's wealthiest men at the time of his death. With

Was a Bolivian industrialist who was among the world's wealthiest men at the time of his death. With a fortune built from ownership of a majority of the tin industry in Bolivia, Patiño was nicknamed "The Andean Rockefeller". During World War II, Patiño was believed to be one of the five wealthiest men in the world.

Was an independence activist who served as the first Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1

Was an independence activist who served as the first Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1947 to 1952.Senanayake played an active role in the independence movement first supporting his brother Fredrick Richard Senanayake and after his untimely d

Was born at Wynberg, in the then Cape Province of South Africa and attended Diocesan College, Rondeb

Was born at Wynberg, in the then Cape Province of South Africa and attended Diocesan College, Rondebosch and Cambridge University, where, in 1930, he graduated with Honours in Law and was called to the English Bar at the Inner Temple. He practised in London, and then returned to South Africa in 1932, and was admitted as an advocate to the Bar of the Cape Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa. He was made a Q.C. in 1952 and he practised at the Cape Bar until 1964. He was President of the Cape Bar Council from 1961 to 1963.[1]

Was the first First Minister of Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000. He was the first person

Was the first First Minister of Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000. He was the first person to hold the position of First Minister following the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.

Is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the Secreta

Is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2000 until 2008.

Is a United States businessman, politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald For

Is a United States businessman, politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977, and the 21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. He is both the youngest (43 years old) and the oldest (68 years old) person to have held the position, as well as the only person to have held the position for two non-consecutive terms, and the second longest serving, behind Robert McNamara. According to ABC and BBC news profiles, Rumsfeld may have been the most controversial defense secretary in US history.[2][3][4]

Was a Dutch-born British administrator and Liberal politician.Lord Reay succeeded his father in 1876

Was a Dutch-born British administrator and Liberal politician.Lord Reay succeeded his father in 1876 and was naturalised as a British citizen in 1877.[citation needed] He was created Baron Reay, of Durness in the County of Sutherland, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, in 1881.[2] In 1885 he was appointed Governor of Bombay,

Is an Australian politician

Is an Australian politician

Was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at the 1922 general electio

Was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at the 1922 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cumberland North, and held the seat until 1926, when he succeeded to the peerage on the death of his mother Margaret. Sh

Was the 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury, from 1981 to 1985, and Chief of Staff from 198

Was the 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury, from 1981 to 1985, and Chief of Staff from 1985 to 1987 in the Ronald Reagan Administration, where he advocated "Reaganomics" and tax cuts to create jobs and stimulate production. Regan was criticized for his Prime Ministerial style of working, for his involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair, and for his frequent disagreements with Ronald Reagan's wife, First Lady Nancy Reagan.

Was a Tuvan monk, politician, and first prime minister of the Tuvinian People's Republic. Donduk was

Was a Tuvan monk, politician, and first prime minister of the Tuvinian People's Republic. Donduk was originally a Lamaist monk. As leader of a group of Russian-supported Bolsheviks, he proclaimed the independence of the People's Republic of Tannu Tuva, in 1921. He subsequently switched his affiliation to the Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party. In 1924 Donduk was made head of state.

Is a Filipino television public affairs host, media executive, newspaper columnist, and lawyer.He is

Is a Filipino television public affairs host, media executive, newspaper columnist, and lawyer.He is the senior partner of the Puno and Puno Law Offices, Vice President-General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the nation's flag-carrier, the Philippine Airlines (1986–1990 and 1978–1983) and a member of the Philippine Panel for International Air Negotiations (1979–1990). He holds a Bachelor's of Arts degree (cum laude) from Ateneo de Manila University (1965), a Bachelor of Laws degree (cum laude and salutatorian) from the same University in 1969 and a Master of Laws degree from the Harvard Law School. He was also a past president of the Manila Overseas Press Club.

Is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament, and former activist for Maori causes. In 2004 she

Is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament, and former activist for Maori causes. In 2004 she was expelled from Parliament and subsequently convicted of fraud.Her father, Colonel Arapeta Awatere was a prominent member of the Maori Battalion, but als

Is the vice-president of the Liberal Party of Moldova and the current mayor of Chisinau. He defeated

Is the vice-president of the Liberal Party of Moldova and the current mayor of Chisinau. He defeated his Communist Party opponent in the 2007 municipal elections, which resulted in a clear victory for a loose anti-communist coalition in the city of Chisin

Is the current Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He was sworn on April 9, 2007 as the fifth chief

Is the current Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He was sworn on April 9, 2007 as the fifth chief minister of the Indian state, replacing Gegong Apang. A Monpa tribal, he is the son of late Leki Dorjee, and has four sons and two daughters.

Is a Lebanese politician who leads the National Liberal Party, and is also a prominent member of the

Is a Lebanese politician who leads the National Liberal Party, and is also a prominent member of the Qornet Shehwan Gathering, a coalition of politicians, academics, and businessmen who oppose the pro-Syrian March 8 Alliance and Syrian influence in Lebano

Is a Senegalese lawyer and politician. He is the Secretary-General of the Union for the Republic (UP

Is a Senegalese lawyer and politician. He is the Secretary-General of the Union for the Republic (UPR), a political party he founded in 2000, and was a candidate in the 2007 presidential election.