Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Ille-et-Vilaine department, and is related t

Is a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Ille-et-Vilaine department, and is related to the Socialist Party. Toxicological veterinarian by profession, Virginia Klès was elected mayor of Châteaubourg (Ille-et-Vilaine) following the municipal elections of 2001 in a three-way race against the exiting mayor and a socialist candidate. She was re-elected in 2008 [1]. She then became vice-president of the Communauté d'agglomération de Vitré-Communauté[2]. She was elected senator on September 21, 2008[3].

An Angolan poet and politician, was born in 1928 in Kikuvo, Angola and died in Beijing, China on 13

An Angolan poet and politician, was born in 1928 in Kikuvo, Angola and died in Beijing, China on 13 June 1973.He is considered one of the most important Angolan poets of his time. He wrote poems in Portuguese and Angolan languages. He took part in the fight to free Angola from Portuguese rulers.

Was a Japanese diplomat and cabinet minister in Meiji, Taisho and early Showa period Japan. He serve

Was a Japanese diplomat and cabinet minister in Meiji, Taisho and early Showa period Japan. He served as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Japan between 1915 and 1916.Ishii was born in Mobara city, Kazusa Province (present-day Chiba Prefecture). He graduated from the Law Department of Tokyo Imperial University and joined the Foreign Ministry. His first posting was as an attaché to Paris in 1891, and he was later sent to Chemulpo, Korea in 1896 and to Beijing, China in 1897. During the Boxer Rebellion he served as Japanese diplomatic liaison with the various foreign interventionist armies, spending six months on the front with the Imperial Japanese Army's 5th Infantry Division.

Was Home Minister in early Meiji period Japan.Shinagawa was born in Hagi, Choshu Domain (present day

Was Home Minister in early Meiji period Japan.Shinagawa was born in Hagi, Choshu Domain (present day Yamaguchi prefecture). His father was an ashigaru, or lower ranking foot soldier in the service of the Mori clan. During the Bakumatsu period, he studied at the Shoka Sonjuku academy under Yoshida Shoin, and was a fervent supporter of the Sonno joi movement.[1] In 1862, together with other Choshu samurai, he was involved in an attack on the British legation in Edo. He was a participant in the Hamaguri rebellion in Kyoto in August 1864. During the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration, he served as a staff officer in the Imperial armies in the battles against the Ouetsu Reppan Domei in northern Honshu.

Is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the Latvia's First Party and Latvian Way and a deputy of

Is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the Latvia's First Party and Latvian Way and a deputy of the 9th Saeima (Latvian Parliament). He began his current term in parliament on November 7, 2006.

Is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the Harmony Centre party and a deputy of the 9th Saeima (

Is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the Harmony Centre party and a deputy of the 9th Saeima (Latvian Parliament). He began his current term in parliament on November 7, 2006.

Was an Indian legislator and political leader, and co-founder of the Swaraj Party.Patel entered poli

Was an Indian legislator and political leader, and co-founder of the Swaraj Party.Patel entered politics before his more renowned brother, winning a seat on the Bombay Legislative Council, a body with no real functions. Although failing to achieve anythin

Was born in San Fernando, Pampanga to Saturnino P. Cuyugan and Antonina Y. Baron. He studied in the

Was born in San Fernando, Pampanga to Saturnino P. Cuyugan and Antonina Y. Baron. He studied in the United States where he supported himself through professional boxing and became known as the "Big Brown Filipino." He was appointed Municipal Vice-President of San Fernando in 1927, and later elected to the same position in 1931.

Is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the Latvia's First Party and Latvian Way.

Is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the Latvia's First Party and Latvian Way.

Croatian architect, mayor of Zagreb from 1920 to 1928.

Croatian architect, mayor of Zagreb from 1920 to 1928.

Was a Croatian politician from Istria.After studying theology in Gorica and Trieste, he was ordained

Was a Croatian politician from Istria.After studying theology in Gorica and Trieste, he was ordained a priest in 1872. Afterwards, he continued studies in history and geography in Prague and Vienna. He worked as a teacher in Koper, and later in Gorica, where he was fired in 1892 after saying Istria belongs to Croatia while in Zagreb.

Is a Moldovan politician. In 1989 he graduated from the journalism faculty of the State University o

Is a Moldovan politician. In 1989 he graduated from the journalism faculty of the State University of Moldova. He worked as a scientific consultant at the Dimitrie Cantemir Literature Museum in Chisinau (1989-1991), then becoming head of the Department of

Is a Georgian politician and businessman, who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Georgia and, thus

Is a Georgian politician and businessman, who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Georgia and, thus, the Head of the Government of Georgia. He took office on 22 November 2007 after being invited by the President of Georgia to form a new government. Prior to this Gurgenidze served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bank of Georgia. Gurgenidze served as the Prime Minister until 1 November 2008 when the Parliament of Georgia approved Grigol Mgaloblishvili on the position of the Prime Minister.

Was a Georgian journalist and politician involved with the social democratic movement early in the 1

Was a Georgian journalist and politician involved with the social democratic movement early in the 1900s.Darchiashvili was born in the eastern province of Kakheti, then under the Russian rule. He received his early education at the Tiflis theological seminary from where he was expelled for reading prohibited literature. From 1898 to 1905 he studied at Paris and Brussels. Returning to Georgia, Darchiashvili wrote for local opposition press and emerged as the leader of the right-leaning social-democrats.

Was a Croatian poet and liberal politician.Vladimir Gotovac was known as a very talented poet but wa

Was a Croatian poet and liberal politician.Vladimir Gotovac was known as a very talented poet but was also stigmatized as a Croatian nationalist during the Communist regime in socialist Yugoslavia. In many of his interviews Gotovac expressed the frustration of not having the types of freedom afforded those living under more democratic regimes.

Was a Yugoslav partisan fighter, politician and historian.After the war he was a member of Yugoslav

Was a Yugoslav partisan fighter, politician and historian.After the war he was a member of Yugoslav delegation on 1946 Paris peace conference and on several sessions of United Nations General Assembly (1945-1952).[1] In 1952 he became a member of the Part

Is a Moldovan jurist and politician.Filat was born on May 6, 1969, in Lapusna, a commune in Moldavia

Is a Moldovan jurist and politician.Filat was born on May 6, 1969, in Lapusna, a commune in Moldavian SSR, where he completed the high school in 1986. He carried out the compulsory military service in the Soviet army (1987-1989). After that, he studied at

Was the leader of the opposition in Belarus against Alexander Lukashenko in 2001. He failed to becom

Was the leader of the opposition in Belarus against Alexander Lukashenko in 2001. He failed to become president in the elections of 2001, losing the vote to Lukashenko by a 60 percent margin.

Is a Russian official, head of state-run Russian Railways company. Vladimir Yakunin is a close ally

Is a Russian official, head of state-run Russian Railways company. Vladimir Yakunin is a close ally of the Russian president Vladimir Putin and is considered to be one of the members of his inner circle.

Was a Russian revolutionary, a communist politician, the main leader of the October Revolution, the

Was a Russian revolutionary, a communist politician, the main leader of the October Revolution, the first head of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic and from 1922, the first de facto leader of the Soviet Union. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. His contributions to Marxist theory are commonly referred to as Leninism.

Is an Armenian politician.In 1993 he ruled the defencion of Ijevan. In 1990's he was the governor of

Is an Armenian politician.In 1993 he ruled the defencion of Ijevan. In 1990's he was the governor of Gegharkunik, then the Minister of agriculture of Armenia.

Is a Moldovan and former Soviet politician. He has been the President of Moldova since 2001, and the

Is a Moldovan and former Soviet politician. He has been the President of Moldova since 2001, and the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) since 1994. He is Europe's first democratically elected communist head of sta

Was a Bulgarian physicist, mathematician, union leader and parliamentarian. He contributed particula

Was a Bulgarian physicist, mathematician, union leader and parliamentarian. He contributed particularly to the application of Chaos theory to mechanical and radiophysical systems as well as to space exploration and space studies.

Variants of his name include the following: Vladimir Novosyad, Uladzimir Navasiad, Uladzimir Navasya

Variants of his name include the following: Vladimir Novosyad, Uladzimir Navasiad, Uladzimir Navasyad, (Belarusian: ??????? ?????i?i? ?????i?i?????, Russian: ??????´? ???????? ????????????)At the end of the 80s, while being a student of the Mogilev State Pedagogical University, Vladimir Novosiad created a non-governmental organization “Student's Union“ that became an alternative to Komsomol organization of the university. The organization strived for development of student's self-administration. He was also an initiator of creation of the Republican Student's Union - an organization, the goal of which was to take an organized action against the monopoly of Comsomol organization and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in educational institutions of the country.

Is a Croatian politician and president of the government of the city of Vukovar. He is a member of t

Is a Croatian politician and president of the government of the city of Vukovar. He is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union party.He become known for lengthy and controversial lawsuit against Vukovarac.net internet portal.