Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a British Liberal Party politician from Wales.

Was a British Liberal Party politician from Wales.

Is a Cuban politician who has been the President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba

Is a Cuban politician who has been the President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba (ANPP) since 1993. A graduate of the University of Havana with a doctorate in philosophy, he served in various diplomatic posts following the Cuban Revolution.

Is the President of the Workers' Party of Brazil. He was elected to this post on 11 October 2006. Pr

Is the President of the Workers' Party of Brazil. He was elected to this post on 11 October 2006. Prior to this appointment, Berzoini was the Former Minister for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the current President of Brazil. His name was on the news when Ricardo Berzoini, the Minister of Social Welfare, caused unnecessary hardships for thousands of elderly retired persons by irresponsible arbitrary action during the past fortnight. Without warning, he suspended payment of retirement benefits to all persons over 90 years of age until they proved that they were alive.

Was a Costa Rican politician and writer.

Was a Costa Rican politician and writer.

Is a Guatemalan businessman and politician.

Is a Guatemalan businessman and politician.

Was a Costa Rican politician.

Was a Costa Rican politician.

Was an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. Born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba, he was Governor of Córdoba from May 25, 1973 to February 28, 1974. A left-wing Peronist, he was deposed by a police coup in 1974, which was latter backed by Juan Peron himself.Obregón Cano was a left-wing Peronist, close to Héctor José Cámpora, Juan Peron's delegate and President from May 1973 to June 1973. He was elected as candidate of the Peronist FREJULI during the March 1973 general election, with 53,3% of the voices along with his vice-governor Atilio Lopez, close to the 62 Organizaciones Peronistas reform movement in the trade unions [1]. His victory, however, had been the left-wing Peronists' victory against the orthodox Peronists.

Is a Costa Rican politician.

Is a Costa Rican politician.

Is an Italian conductor. He is the Music Director Designate of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and wi

Is an Italian conductor. He is the Music Director Designate of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and will officially start his contract in 2010.Muti was born in Naples, Italy, where his father was a doctor and an amateur singer; his mother was a professional

Is an Italian conductor known for his work as music director of La Scala opera house in Milan and wi

Is an Italian conductor known for his work as music director of La Scala opera house in Milan and with the Philadelphia Orchestra. On May 5, 2008, it was announced that Muti would be the new Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Is a Filipino politician, head of the Philippine National Red Cross, and senator of the Republic of

Is a Filipino politician, head of the Philippine National Red Cross, and senator of the Republic of the Philippines.In 1971, while still a law student at UP, he was elected as a delegate of the constitutional convention that drafted the 1973 Constitution representing the first district of Zambales. He was the youngest delegate of the convention and swore former President Diosdado Macapagal into office as Chairman of the Convention.

Is a former prominent American politician of the Democratic Party. Gephardt served as a U.S. Represe

Is a former prominent American politician of the Democratic Party. Gephardt served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri from January 3, 1977, until January 3, 2005, and Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. Previously, from 1989 to 1995 he was Majority Leader.

He was born in Red Scar, near Preston, Lancashire. He first came to prominence as Home Secretary in

He was born in Red Scar, near Preston, Lancashire. He first came to prominence as Home Secretary in Disraeli's second government (1874–1880). He retained this office in Lord Salisbury's caretaker government (1885–1886), but then moved over to the India Office (1886–1892). He was very briefly Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Salisbury's third government (1895–1902) before being elevated to the sinecure post Lord Privy Seal. In 1886 he was created a viscount. In 1898 he chaired the Joint Select Committee on Electrical Energy (Generating Stations and Supply), which recommended granting compulsory purchase powers for the building of power stations. He retired in 1900.

Is a Gabonese politician, currently serving in the government of Gabon as Minister of Decentralizati

Is a Gabonese politician, currently serving in the government of Gabon as Minister of Decentralization and Urban Policy. He was previously Minister of Water and the Environment from 1999 to 2002, Minister of Mines, Energy, and Oil from 2002 to 2007, and M

Was Czechoslovakian politician. He served as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from January 19, 1945

Was Czechoslovakian politician. He served as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from January 19, 1945 to May 5, 1945, under the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. He also served in protectorate governments as minister of interior.

Is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. As Vice President, Cheney is als

Is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. As Vice President, Cheney is also the President of the United States Senate.In 1978, Cheney was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming; he was reelected five times, eventually becoming House Minority Whip. Cheney was selected to be the Secretary of Defense during the presidency of George H.W. Bush, holding the position for the majority of Bush's term.

He is a former Irish government Minister — serving as Minister for Enterprise and Employment

He is a former Irish government Minister — serving as Minister for Enterprise and Employment (1994 — 1997). He is currently the Opposition Spokesperson on Finance and Deputy-Leader of Fine Gael

Was elected as a British Labour Party Member of Parliament in 1964 but joined the SDP in 1981. Craws

Was elected as a British Labour Party Member of Parliament in 1964 but joined the SDP in 1981. Crawshaw was a strong supporter of the Territorial Army and on one occasion voted against the annual Defence Estimates because they failed to make a large enoug

Is currently the senior United States Senator from Illinois and Democratic Party Whip, the second hi

Is currently the senior United States Senator from Illinois and Democratic Party Whip, the second highest position in the Democratic Party leadership in the Senate. He became Majority Whip of the US Senate when the 110th Congress convened on January 4, 20

Was the son of Sir Richard Edgcumbe and Lady Anne Montagu, daughter of the Earl of Sandwich. Educate

Was the son of Sir Richard Edgcumbe and Lady Anne Montagu, daughter of the Earl of Sandwich. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he was successively Member of Parliament for St Germans, Plympton Erle and Lostwithiel from 1701 to 1742; on two occasions he served as a lord of the treasury; and from 1724 to 1742 he was Paymaster-General for Ireland, becoming Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in December 1742. Edgcumbe was a faithful follower of Sir Robert Walpole, in whose interests he managed the elections for the Cornish boroughs, and his elevation to the peerage, which took place in 1742, was designed to prevent him from giving evidence about Walpole's expenditure of the secret service money. He was succeeded by his son, Richard (1716–1761).

Was an American political scientist specializing in the United States presidency. He also served as

Was an American political scientist specializing in the United States presidency. He also served as advisor to several presidents.Born in Philadelphia, Neustadt received a BA in History from the University of California, Berkeley in 1939, followed by an M.A. degree from Harvard University in 1941. After a short stint as an economist in the Office of Price Administration, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1942, where he was a supply officer in the Aleutian Islands, and stayed until 1946. He then went into the Bureau of Budget (now known as the Office of Management and Budget) while working on his Harvard Ph.D., which he received in 1951.

Was a Western Australian politician, representing the seat of Nedlands in the Western Australian Leg

Was a Western Australian politician, representing the seat of Nedlands in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party of Australia

Is a former Scottish politician, having been a member of the British House of Commons firstly as a L

Is a former Scottish politician, having been a member of the British House of Commons firstly as a Labour Co-operative candidate, then latterly as a Scottish National Party member.

Is the presidential candidate of the Bagumbayan - Volunteers for a New Philippines for the upcoming

Is the presidential candidate of the Bagumbayan - Volunteers for a New Philippines for the upcoming 2010 Philippine presidential elections.One of the key elements in the scandal-rigged administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was the appointment of Merceditas Guttierez, a colleague of First Gentleman Mike Arroyo in law school and a former presidential counsel, as the head of the Ombudsman office, which is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of corrupt officials in the government. Thus, Gordon plans to make the Ombudsman an elective post rather than an appointive post.[1]

Was a Dutch-born American conductor, pianist, composer, and actor.He was a conductor for the Metropo

Was a Dutch-born American conductor, pianist, composer, and actor.He was a conductor for the Metropolitan Opera between 1914 and 1932, head of the opera department at the Curtis Institute from 1932 to 1936, and music director of the Chicago Civic Opera and the Ravinia Park Opera for seven years. He was a guest director of orchestras like the Chicago, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles symphony orchestras. He conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra summer concerts for four years and from 1938 on he conducted at the Hollywood Bowl summer concerts for six seasons.[2]