Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a Latvian politician and was the president of Latvia from 1993 to 1999. He was born in Riga. His

Is a Latvian politician and was the president of Latvia from 1993 to 1999. He was born in Riga. His grandfather's brother Karlis Ulmanis was a prominent political figure in Latvia before World War II.

German Social Democratic Party leader and Chancellor of Germany from 1919 to 1920.

German Social Democratic Party leader and Chancellor of Germany from 1919 to 1920.

Is a highly acclaimed Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. Leonhardt

Is a highly acclaimed Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. Leonhardt has been a leader in the movement to perform music on period instruments. The keyboard instruments on which he has performed and recorded include the harpsichord, pipe organ, claviorganum (a combination of a harpsichord and an organ), clavichord, and fortepiano.

German liberal politician and statesman who served as Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Wei

German liberal politician and statesman who served as Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic. He was co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926.

German politician. He was Minister of Interior Affairs from 1949 to 1950, Minister of Justice from 1

German politician. He was Minister of Interior Affairs from 1949 to 1950, Minister of Justice from 1966 to 1969 and President of Germany from 1969 to 1974.

Was a fellow Cuban revolutionary alongside Fidel Castro who later became an imprisoned dissident of

Was a fellow Cuban revolutionary alongside Fidel Castro who later became an imprisoned dissident of the government. Arcos has been described as "a symbol of the opposition, and the dean of the opposition"

Served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970.Diaz Ordaz was born in San Andrés Chalchícomul

Served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970.Diaz Ordaz was born in San Andrés Chalchícomula (Ciudad Serdán, Puebla). His father, Ramón Díaz Ordaz Redonet, worked as an accountant, while his mother, Sabina Bolaños Cacho de Díaz Ordaz, worked as a school teacher. His great-grandfather, José María Díaz Ordaz, a lawyer and a general, served as the Governor of Oaxaca. Díaz Ordaz graduated from the University of Puebla on February 8, 1937 with a law degree. He became a professor at the university and served as vice rector from 1940–1941. In 1943 he became a federal deputy for the first district of the state of Puebla, and served as a senator for the same state from 1946–1952. He served as the Secretary of Government in the cabinet of president Adolfo López Mateos from 1958–1964. On December 1, 1963, he became the candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). The 1965 yearbook of Encyclopædia Britannica declared that despite facing only token opposition, Díaz Ordaz campaigned as if he were the underdog. He won the presidential election on September 8, 1964.

Was a Brazilian writer and politician associated with Brazilian Integralism.He soon became an import

Was a Brazilian writer and politician associated with Brazilian Integralism.He soon became an important figure in Ceará state, serving variously as Secretary of the Interior and Justice, and being elected a Representative in the National Congress. He even formed part of the Brazilian delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, 1919[1].He would later rise to hold such positions as president of the Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Academy) and secretary-general of the International Committee of Legal Advisers[1].

is a Colombian leftist politician member of the Alternative Democratic Pole, currently serving as S

is a Colombian leftist politician member of the Alternative Democratic Pole, currently serving as Senator in the Congress of Colombia. His family is of Italian descent who established in Cordoba. At a young age he became a member of the 19th of April guerrilla movement (M-19) and later demobilized with the group's full demobilization. He then joined the newly established Alianza Democrática M-19 political movement.

Is a Venezuelan Military Officer. Minister of Defense.In July 2007, General Rangel was sworn in as D

Is a Venezuelan Military Officer. Minister of Defense.In July 2007, General Rangel was sworn in as Defense Minister of The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Was a Latvian politician and fascist leader. Born in Riga, he was educated at the commerce school of

Was a Latvian politician and fascist leader. Born in Riga, he was educated at the commerce school of the Riga Stock Exchange, and graduated in Moscow. In 1917, he began studies at the Riga Polytechnical Institute which had been evacuated to Moscow. After

Was a Latvian politician and the second president of Latvia. Zemgals was born in Džukste, Latvia. H

Was a Latvian politician and the second president of Latvia. Zemgals was born in Džukste, Latvia. He attended elementary school in a small parish of Saka, and later continued education in Riga Nikolai Gymansium. He graduated from Moscow University in 1899

Was a Polish writer, educator and later member of Sejm from 1952 to 1957. He is considered one of th

Was a Polish writer, educator and later member of Sejm from 1952 to 1957. He is considered one of the most important writers from Silesia.[1]During the interwar period, Morcinek published many articles in various Silesian press. He wrote his most important books in the late 1920s and early 1930s becoming the only notable Silesian Polish-language prosaist of the interwar period. His works concentrate mostly on coal mining and Silesian themes. Morcinek shows miners' work and life in a realistic way and accentuates the class character of national oppression of Polish miners.[2] Morcinek spent the years 1936-1939 abroad, in Western Europe.

Was a Polish writer, poet, teacher and activist from the Zaolzie region of Cieszyn Silesia.During Wo

Was a Polish writer, poet, teacher and activist from the Zaolzie region of Cieszyn Silesia.During World War II he was arrested during mass arrests of Polish intelligentsia and in 1940-1945 incarcerated in Dachau and Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camps. In the latter camp Przeczek was forced to quarry granite in Gusen and Kastenhofen stone pits.[1]Przeczek wrote poetry, prose and also plays. His literary work is influenced by his incarceration in Nazi concentration camps. In Mauthausen-Gusen Przeczek met other poets, Poles Konstanty Cwierk, Mieczyslaw Paszkiewicz, Grzegorz Timofiejew and Zdzislaw Wróblewski; and Czech Raimund Habrina. They wrote poems on a paper from cement bags; these poems spread among inmates and were recited.

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician of the Dutch Labour Party. from 1 January 2007 till 23 February 2010 she was M

Is a Dutch politician of the Dutch Labour Party. from 1 January 2007 till 23 February 2010 she was Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Cabinet Balkenende IV. She was Mayor of Nijmegen from April 15, 2001 until January 1, 2007.

Was a Zimbabwean nationalist and co-founder of Cold Comfort Farm.After similar ventures in Bechuanal

Was a Zimbabwean nationalist and co-founder of Cold Comfort Farm.After similar ventures in Bechuanaland and Nyasaland, he returned to Rhodesia. With the eloquent support of Trevor Huddleston, Fenner Brockway, Michael Scott, Mary Benson and many others, Guy, his wife Molly, Didymus Mutasa, George Nyandoro and Michael and Eileen Haddon founded Cold Comfort Farm in Southern Rhodesia which became a widely acclaimed pattern for racial freedom and regeneration in the poverty-stricken countries of Africa.[2]

A Francophone Belgian politician for the Socialist Party (PS).Coëme served as minister of defence i

A Francophone Belgian politician for the Socialist Party (PS).Coëme served as minister of defence in the government Martens VIII and IX. In the first cabinet Dehaene, he was promoted to deputy prime minister and served as minister of transport. In 1993, h

Is a French politician and a member of The Greens-Europe Écologie. In the 1997 election, he became

Is a French politician and a member of The Greens-Europe Écologie. In the 1997 election, he became deputy for the Nord and became Secretary of State for the solidary economy in the Lionel Jospin cabinet in 2000. He later became a close ally of Lionel Jospin within the Greens, many of whom had grown uneasy with Jospin - notably Dominique Voynet.

Is a Gabonese politician, currently serving as President of the National Assembly of Gabon. He is a

Is a Gabonese politician, currently serving as President of the National Assembly of Gabon. He is a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (Parti démocratique gabonais, PDG) and has been President of the National Assembly since January 1997.