Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a world-renowned cellist and conductor who studied under Mstislav Rostropovich. In 1970 he won th

Is a world-renowned cellist and conductor who studied under Mstislav Rostropovich. In 1970 he won the Gold Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. He also plays the Baryton, a rare instrument associated with music of Joseph Haydn.[1] Considere

Was a British politician.Ginsburg was educated at University College School, Hampstead, and Balliol

Was a British politician.Ginsburg was educated at University College School, Hampstead, and Balliol College, Oxford. He was an economist and market research expert and was secretary of the Labour Party's research department.

Is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who has sat in the Parliament of New Zealand since 1999. He

Is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who has sat in the Parliament of New Zealand since 1999. He formerly served as a cabinet minister.In October 1986 Benson-Pope successfully stood for election to the Dunedin City Council. He entered national politic

Was a Chinese-born American leader in education, serving as both Professor and Dean at Hofstra Unive

Was a Chinese-born American leader in education, serving as both Professor and Dean at Hofstra University from 1970 to 2001 when he retired.During 1936, Professor David J. Chiu was born on July 11, in Gulangyu, a westernized Island-city in southern China to Minxian and Juyin Chiu. At the time, Gulangyu was the location of the consulate offices of the Western countries in China. Soon after Chiu's birth, the family moved to Qinhuangdao in northern China, the starting point of the Great Wall of China. In 1947 at the age of eleven, Chiu's family moved to Taiwan, because Chiu's father, Mingxian, a commissioner of the Chinese Marine Customs, was sent to Taiwan to recover the Taizhong Marine Customs office from Japanese occupation. Chiu went on to earn his B.A. and M.A. in the island of beauty.

Is an Israeli politician.Levy also was the symbolic leader of the young Mizrahi Likud leaders that i

Is an Israeli politician.Levy also was the symbolic leader of the young Mizrahi Likud leaders that included former Kiryat Malakhi mayor Moshe Katzav, later President of Israel, and David Magen, mayor of neighbouring Kiryat Gat.

Is an Israeli jurist and former politician.In 1964 he opened a private law office. In 1977 he became

Is an Israeli jurist and former politician.In 1964 he opened a private law office. In 1977 he became chairman of the Labour Party's constitution committee.[2] From 1983 to 1985 he was head of the Israeli Bar. He has also been a member of the National inquiry commission on prison conditions, member of the Press Council, and chairman of the Israel-Britain Parliamentary Friendship Association.

Is a former Israeli politician who served as a Minister without Portfolio and Minister of Economics

Is a former Israeli politician who served as a Minister without Portfolio and Minister of Economics and Planning in the 1990s.

Is a Trotskyist political figure and former Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for the former constitu

Is a Trotskyist political figure and former Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for the former constituency of Coventry South East. He is a member of the Socialist Party of England and Wales and a sitting councillor in Coventry as well as an active member of the Amicus trade union.

Was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993, being the first and to date only African Amer

Was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993, being the first and to date only African American to hold that office. He is the most recent Democrat to have been elected Mayor of New York City. During World War II he served in the United States Marine Corps. Dinkins is a graduate of Howard University with a degree in Mathematics, and Brooklyn Law School. Dinkins is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the nation's oldest inter-collegiate fraternity for African American men.

Was a Georgian military figure, politician, translator, and a poet of some talent.A member of the pr

Was a Georgian military figure, politician, translator, and a poet of some talent.A member of the prominent Georgian noble house with family ties with the Bagrationi royal dynasty, he was a hereditary prince of Sabaratiano, Constable of Somkhiti, and a high-ranking military commander under King Heraclius II of Georgia whose daughter, Tamar (1749-1786), married him at Tbilisi in 1762

Was a Scottish politician and judge.He was educated at Glasgow High School, the University of Edinbu

Was a Scottish politician and judge.He was educated at Glasgow High School, the University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow, and was called to the Scottish Bar in 1902. He was on active service with the Cameronians (he had originally been commission

Is a Dutch composer and conductor.David Porcelijn studied flute, composition and conducting at the R

Is a Dutch composer and conductor.David Porcelijn studied flute, composition and conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Music in The Hague. He also studied the baroque flute, specialising in authentic performance practice of the baroque and classical periods, which has informed his interpretations as a conductor in that repertoire ever since. He won a scholarship to study conducting and composition in Geneva. He has appeared with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra,

Was an Israeli politician, the country's first Minister of Transportation, and a signatory of the Is

Was an Israeli politician, the country's first Minister of Transportation, and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence.

Is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party, and the sitting member of parliamen

Is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party, and the sitting member of parliament for New Lynn, West Auckland. He served as the Minister of Health and Minister for Communications and Information Technology for the Fifth Labour Governme

Served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. He headed New Zealand's fourth Labour Gov

Served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. He headed New Zealand's fourth Labour Government, one of the most reforming administrations in his country's history, but one which did not always conform to traditional expectations of a social-democrat party. He had a reputation for cutting wit and eloquence.

Is a Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister of Immigration, Labour and Training of the Com

Is a Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister of Immigration, Labour and Training of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. He is the son of Bahamian entertainer and "King" Eric Gibson.

Was a Dutch politician, first for the Free-thinking Democratic League (Dutch: Vrijzinnig Democratisc

Was a Dutch politician, first for the Free-thinking Democratic League (Dutch: Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond, VDB), later for the Labour Party (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA).He studied law at the municipal university of Amsterdam and in 1901, he graduated cum laude. Raised in the Portuguese-Jewish community in the Netherlands, in 1905 he married a Christian. From 1905 to 1941 he was professor of economics and statistics at the municipal university of Amsterdam.

Is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Oregon, representing the st

Is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Oregon, representing the state's First Congressional District, which includes a small section of western Multnomah County and all of Yamhill, Columbia, Clatsop and Washington Counties. As an ethnic Han Chinese from Taiwan, Wu is the first Chinese American[1] and the first Taiwanese American[2] member of the House of Representatives.

A Korean Christian minister. He is Senior Pastor and founder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assemb

A Korean Christian minister. He is Senior Pastor and founder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assemblies of God), the world's largest congregation with a membership of 830,000 (as of 2007[update]).[1] Cho still conducts two services of the seven the churc

Is a Georgian politician and the leading member of the Republican Party of Georgia. He has been a me

Is a Georgian politician and the leading member of the Republican Party of Georgia. He has been a member of parliament since 2004 and is Chairman of opposition faction Democratic Front in Parliament of Georgia.

Is a Georgian politician, Leader of the New Rights Party of Georgia, Member of Parliament since 1999

Is a Georgian politician, Leader of the New Rights Party of Georgia, Member of Parliament since 1999, Member of Committee for Defense and Security, Chairman of the Centre-Right Opposition Group in the Parliament of Georgia. He also contested the 2008 Geor

Is an Armenian politician who served as the deputy minister of justice from 1997 to 1998, and as min

Is an Armenian politician who served as the deputy minister of justice from 1997 to 1998, and as minister of justice from 1998 to 2007.In 2006, Forbes magazine listed him as the 10th-richest person in Armenia.

Is a Georgian politician, who from November 10, 2006 to December 5, 2008 was the country's Minister

Is a Georgian politician, who from November 10, 2006 to December 5, 2008 was the country's Minister of Defence.Shalva Natelashvili of the Georgian Labour Party criticized Kezerashvili's appointment, arguing that he "has never served in the army... doesn't even have the title of sergeant and has no clue about the armed forces.

Is a Croatian writer, politician and retired admiral of the Croatian Navy.As a Croatian patriot, Dom

Is a Croatian writer, politician and retired admiral of the Croatian Navy.As a Croatian patriot, Domazet (then a captain) defected to the Croatian Army in autumn 1991. He became actively involved in military operations and organized the military intelligence services. In 1992, he and Ante Gotovina were the chief commanders of the Livno front and the large area of military operations covering the northern and central Dalmatia, southern Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Liberal Premier of South Australia

The Liberal Premier of South Australia