Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Dutch politician, director and columnist.

Was a Dutch politician, director and columnist.

Was a Czechoslovakian civil servant and politician. He was the prime minister of Czechoslovakia from

Was a Czechoslovakian civil servant and politician. He was the prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1921 and in 1926.

Is a Dutch conductor and clarinet player.Jan Cober is the child of a musical family from the village

Is a Dutch conductor and clarinet player.Jan Cober is the child of a musical family from the village of Thorn, Netherlands. He played the clarinet in the Royal Harmony of Thorn. He studied conducting and the clarinet at the Conservatory of Maastricht and completed both studies with a Prix d'Excellence. Between 1972 and 1977, he was the first clarinet of the Nederlandse omroeporkest (Dutch broadcast orchestra), and starting in 1977, he was the solo clarinet player at the Residentie Orkest in Den Haag. He has worked with famous conductors Willem van Otterloo and Ferdinand Leitner. At an NOS broadcast course and competition for conductors led by Neeme Järvi, he entered the final rounds.

Is a Dutch scientist, politician, and author.Jan Terlouw was born in Kamperveen. He was the eldest s

Is a Dutch scientist, politician, and author.Jan Terlouw was born in Kamperveen. He was the eldest son in his family, he has two brothers and two sisters and grew up in the Veluwe. After high school, Terlouw studied at Utrecht University were he obtained an MSc degree in mathematics and physics and a PhD degree in nuclear physics. After graduating, he worked as a physics researcher in the Netherlands, the United States, and Sweden. After working for thirteen years,

Is a former Dutch politician and a sociologist.

Is a former Dutch politician and a sociologist.

Was a Polish politician.Founder of Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe Piast in 1913. He was the chief negoti

Was a Polish politician.Founder of Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe Piast in 1913. He was the chief negotiator for Poland at the peace negotiations in Riga after the Polish-Soviet war (1920-1921). Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland in 1921. Deputy to Polish parliament (Sejm) until 1930, he was also an important politician in the PSL peasant party factions (PSL Piast, PSL Jednosc Ludowa, PSL Wyzwolenie, Stronnictwo Chlopskie).

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch politician.

Is a contemporary Dutch composer, publisher, conductor and musician.Between 1961 and 1968 he played

Is a contemporary Dutch composer, publisher, conductor and musician.Between 1961 and 1968 he played as a trombone player in the Nationaal Jeugd Fanfareorkest and in the brass band Pro-Rege from Heerenveen. He studied trombone at the Muziek-Pedagogische Akademie in Leeuwarden between 1969 and 1973. In 1974 he started to study brass band direction under Henk van Lijnschooten at the conservatory in Utrecht and earned his diploma in 1976. From 1969 to 1977 he taught a brass class at the music school in Heerenveen.

Was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the CDA.

Was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the CDA.

Was a Dutch politician. He served as prime minister of Netherlands between 1959 and 1963.

Was a Dutch politician. He served as prime minister of Netherlands between 1959 and 1963.

Was a Polish writer and publicist. During the Second Polish Republic, he was a supporter of the Stro

Was a Polish writer and publicist. During the Second Polish Republic, he was a supporter of the Stronnictwo Narodowe and Catholic movements. Soldier of the Polish Army during Polish Defensive War of 1939, member of Armia Krajowa, he fought in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. After the war supported Polish communists, member to Sejms of 1952 and 1985, activist of PAX Association and Patriotyczny Ruch Odrodzenia Narodowego. Held the rank of general in Polish forces.

Was a Dutch politician.Donner was Minister of Justice from 1926 to 1933, President of the Dutch Supr

Was a Dutch politician.Donner was Minister of Justice from 1926 to 1933, President of the Dutch Supreme Court from 1946 to 1961, and was named Minister of State in 1971 for his services to the State.

Is a Dutch politician.Franssen is a member of the VVD. He began his political career as an advisor t

Is a Dutch politician.Franssen is a member of the VVD. He began his political career as an advisor to Hans Wiegel, having previously worked as a history teacher. His was also a city councillor of Nederhorst den Berg, leader of the provinciale staten of Noord-Holland and President of the House of Representatives (1982-1994). From 1994 to 2000 Franssen was mayor of Zwolle. Finally he was named Queen's Commissioner in South Holland in 2006.

Was a Czechoslovak diplomat and politician and Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to 1948.

Was a Czechoslovak diplomat and politician and Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to 1948.Masaryk was educated in Prague and also in the USA where he also for a time lived as a drifter and lived on the earnings of his manual labor. He returned home in 1913 and served in the Austro-Hungarian army during the First World War. He then joined the diplomatic service and became chargé d'affaires to the USA in 1919, a post he held until 1922.

Was a Dutch politician, who became the prime minister of the Netherlands in 1874 until 1877, and aga

Was a Dutch politician, who became the prime minister of the Netherlands in 1874 until 1877, and again in 1883, until 1888. His son, Theo Heemskerk was also prime minister, in the period 1908-1913.

South African politician affectionately known as Onze Jan, "our Jan" in Dutch, was born in Cape Town

South African politician affectionately known as Onze Jan, "our Jan" in Dutch, was born in Cape Town.He was educated at the South African College, and at an early age turned his attention to politics, first as a journalist. He was editor of the Zuid Afrik

Was a Polish critic and literature historian, socialist politician, and notable Freemason (for a lon

Was a Polish critic and literature historian, socialist politician, and notable Freemason (for a long time Master of the Copernicus Lodge). As a soldier of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa), he fought in the Warsaw Uprising. Editor of collected works by Jan Kasprowicz, Benedykt Chmielowski and Gabriela Zapolska.In 1980, Lipski became a member of the Solidarity Union and was elected a delegate to the 1st Delegates’ Rally to represent the Masovia Region (based in Warsaw). On December 14 1981, after the imposition of the martial law, he was arrested and charged with orchestrating a protest.

Is a Dutch classical musician who specializes in the performance of old music.[1] He is the cantor-o

Is a Dutch classical musician who specializes in the performance of old music.[1] He is the cantor-organist of the Central Church in Deventer, also known as the Lebuïnus Church.[2][3] He is also well known for his contributions as an instrumentalist and conductor to recordings of J.S. Bach, Buxtehude, Charpentier, Graupner, Händel, W.A. Mozart, and Telemann.[4]

Is a Polish politician, best known as a President of Democratic Party (Stronnictwo Demokratyczne) fr

Is a Polish politician, best known as a President of Democratic Party (Stronnictwo Demokratyczne) from 1998 to 2002. He was member of Sejm for two terms (1997–2001 and 2001–2005).He was first elected to the Sejm in 1997 (from Katowice), when SD was in coalition and started from Freedom Union ballots. Klimek however left Union parliamentary caucus very shortly after election in protest against forming a Union-AWS government coalition.

Was a Dutch composer and conductor.In 1950, Koetsier became the first Kapellmeister of the Bavarian

Was a Dutch composer and conductor.In 1950, Koetsier became the first Kapellmeister of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. As a composer, he wrote chamber music, and orchestral and choral works, as well as the opera Frans Hals. From 1966 to 1976, he taught conducting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München.

Is a Polish economist and politician, former member of Sejm.A graduate of Cracow University of Econo

Is a Polish economist and politician, former member of Sejm.A graduate of Cracow University of Economics, he was elected to Contract Sejm in 1989 from Solidarity. He served following three terms from Democratic Union and Freedom Union. He was a Sejm Member from 1989 to 2001.

Was a Polish independence activist, politician and statesman. Member of Combat Organization of the P

Was a Polish independence activist, politician and statesman. Member of Combat Organization of the Polish Socialist Party, imprisoned by Russian Empire authorities in Warsaw Citadel. After Poland regained independence following the First World War, member of Polish parliament (Sejm) after being elected in Polish legislative election, 1922 and mayor of Lódz (1939). After Soviet invasion of Poland arrested by NKVD, freed after Sikorski-Mayski Agreement, he joined the London-based Polish government-in-exile as Vice-Premier and Minister of Industry, Trade and Shipping, later Minister of Treasury.

Was a Polish bishop, politician and diplomat. His coat of arms was Godziemba.Lubranski was bishop of

Was a Polish bishop, politician and diplomat. His coat of arms was Godziemba.Lubranski was bishop of Plock between 1497 - 1498 and bishop of Poznan since 1498, founder of many churches in his dioceses, initiator of the reconstruction of the Poznan cathedral. As a bishop he was automatically a senator, close collaborator of the Polish kings, he was frequently used as a diplomat.

Was a Polish publicist, politician and one of the first chief activists and ideologues of the right-

Was a Polish publicist, politician and one of the first chief activists and ideologues of the right-wing National Democracy political camp.[1]As a student he belonged to patriotic political organization Confederation of Polish Nation (Konfederacja Narodu Polskiego). In 1878 he was arrested by Russian authorities.[2] Released in 1882, Poplawski returned to Warsaw and began to write in Prawda (Truth) newspaper under pen name Wiat. Since 1886 he worked in Glos (The Voice) weekly.

Is a Dutch politician and from 1994-2009 Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the La

Is a Dutch politician and from 1994-2009 Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Labour Party, vice-chair of the Party of European Socialists group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.He was also a member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism, a member of the delegation to the EU–Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee, and a member of the delegation to the EU–Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.