Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Was an Israeli politician and leader of the religious Zionism movement.In 1913 Maimon moved to Pales

Was an Israeli politician and leader of the religious Zionism movement.In 1913 Maimon moved to Palestine (then part of the Ottoman Empire), but was expelled during the First World War. He moved to the United States, where he organised the Mizrachi movement.

Was an Israeli scientist and politician. She served as Minister of the Environment between February

Was an Israeli scientist and politician. She served as Minister of the Environment between February 2003 and October 2004.In 1975 she was amongst the founders of Shinui. She was elected to Haifa's local council in 1978, though she left it in 1979. She returned to the council several times, serving from 1983-87, 1989-93 and 1993-97.

Was the closest female friend of Empress Catherine the Great and a major figure of the Russian Enlig

Was the closest female friend of Empress Catherine the Great and a major figure of the Russian Enlightenment. The Memoirs of the Princess Daschkaw, written by herself were published in 1840 in London in two volumes.

Served as the Finance Minister of Kazakhstan from 16 June 2003[2] to 5 April 2004[3][4], head of the

Served as the Finance Minister of Kazakhstan from 16 June 2003[2] to 5 April 2004[3][4], head of the Agency for Regulating Natural Monopolies,[1] and later as the Minister of Health Care. He was fired on 20 September 2006 after 56 patients in an hospital in South Kazakhstan Region (Yuzhno-Kazahstanskaya Oblast), all but one of which were children, were accidentally infected with HIV,[5] and five of the children died.

Is an Armenian politician and the current mayor of the Armenian capital Yerevan. He is a member of t

Is an Armenian politician and the current mayor of the Armenian capital Yerevan. He is a member of the country's Republican Party and is the 8th mayor of the Armenian capital since Armenia's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Was a Russian conductor. Mravinsky was born in Saint Petersburg. His father died in 1918, and in tha

Was a Russian conductor. Mravinsky was born in Saint Petersburg. His father died in 1918, and in that same year, he began to work backstage at the Mariinsky Theatre. He first studied biology at the university in Leningrad, before going to the Leningrad Conservatory to study music. He served as a ballet repetiteur from 1923 to 1931. His first public conducting appearance was in 1929.

Is a Russian politician, a former KGB general and a former 4th Prime Minister of Russia. He was also

Is a Russian politician, a former KGB general and a former 4th Prime Minister of Russia. He was also the last Speaker of the Soviet of the Union of the Supreme Soviet, and the Russian Foreign Minister responsible for changing the foreign policy from largely unconditional support of the United States to a more nationalist defense of Russia's interests.

Was a Ukrainian lawyer, politician, and president of the Western Ukrainian National Republic formed

Was a Ukrainian lawyer, politician, and president of the Western Ukrainian National Republic formed after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire in 1918. He was born on June 3, 1863, in the town of Busk, of Galicia in the family of a Greek-Catholic priest. After finishing the Academic Gymnasium he studied at Law faculty of the Lviv University, where he was one of the leaders of the student’s movement and headed the Academic Fraternity.

Is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being hi

Is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I (Yulgok). Yi Hwang is often referred to by his pen name Toegye ("Retreating Creek"). His courtesy name was Gyeongho.

Was the first president of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains cont

Was the first president of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains controversial, affected by Cold War tensions on the Korean peninsula and elsewhere. Rhee was regarded as an anti-Communist and a strongman, and led South Korea

Was the 87th Prime Minister of Greece who served as a non-party interim Prime Minister. Grivas was b

Was the 87th Prime Minister of Greece who served as a non-party interim Prime Minister. Grivas was born in Kato Tithorea, Tithorea, Phthiotis in the region of Lokris. He studied law at the University of Athens and in 1954 he became a judge. In 1979, he was appointed to the "Areios Pagos" (Supreme Court of Greece for Civil and Criminal Cases). He became vice-president of the court in 1986 and president in 1989.

Is a Greek politician, member of the Greek Parliament and former minister of Defence, National Econo

Is a Greek politician, member of the Greek Parliament and former minister of Defence, National Economy and Finance. In the past he has been linked with the pro-European wing of PASOK. He is the main architect behind Greece's economic reforms in the late 90s that led to the implementation of the euro. His relationship with party chairman Giorgos Papandreou has suffered due to a public disagreement over matters of economic policy.

Was an Israeli politician, a commander of the Palmach, and a general in the IDF. He served as one of

Was an Israeli politician, a commander of the Palmach, and a general in the IDF. He served as one of the leaders of Ahdut HaAvoda party and the Israeli Labor party, acting Prime Minister of Israel, as well as being a member of Knesset and government minister from the tenth th

Is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Finance from October 1983 until September 1

Is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Finance from October 1983 until September 1984.He joined Herut, but left and joined the Free Centre in 1965. He eventually returned to Herut, which by the mid-1970s had become part of the Likud alliance. He became chairman of Herut's economic council, and in 1977, was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list.

Was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister in the late 1970s and 1980s.In 1965 he

Was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister in the late 1970s and 1980s.In 1965 he joined David Ben-Gurion's new Rafi party, and followed Ben-Gurion to the new National List in 1969. In that year he was elected to the Knesset on the party's list. Following its merger into the new Likud alliance in 1973, Hurvitz was re-elected on Likud's list.

Is a Greek orchestral conductor living in Delft since October 2005. He is conducting the Filharmonis

Is a Greek orchestral conductor living in Delft since October 2005. He is conducting the Filharmonisch Orkest ’s-Hertogenbosch -an orchestra in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister during the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970

Was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister during the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s.In 1947 he became secretary of the World Union of Mapam. Between 1948 and 1951 he worked as the Israeli consul in Poland. After returning to Israel, he served as political secretary of Mapam between 1953 and 1955.

Was an Israeli politician, government minister and member of Knesset. Before Israel's independence i

Was an Israeli politician, government minister and member of Knesset. Before Israel's independence in 1948, he had served as Chief of Staff of the Haganah.Galili began his military career in 1927, when he enlisted in the Haganah. He was appointed to the organization's leadership committee in 1935, and was later placed in charge of Acquisitions and Armaments. During the Second World War, he was involved in preparations to counter an anticipated German invasion of Palestine.

Is a former Israeli government minister. Although he was never elected to the Knesset, he served as

Is a former Israeli government minister. Although he was never elected to the Knesset, he served as Minister of Labor and Social Welfare in Menachem Begin's government between 1977 and 1981. He had previously headed the National Insurance Institute between 1968 and 1973 and had run the Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village between 1954 and 1959.

Was a Yemen-born Israeli politician, minister and the fifth Speaker of the Knesset.A member of the T

Was a Yemen-born Israeli politician, minister and the fifth Speaker of the Knesset.A member of the Tel Aviv Workers Council, he was also a delegate to the Zionist Congress and the Assembly of Representatives. He served Deputy Secretary of Government and communications officer between the Government and the Knesset between 1948 and 1949.

Was a left-wing Israeli politician. He was a Knesset member from the first to the fifth Knessets and

Was a left-wing Israeli politician. He was a Knesset member from the first to the fifth Knessets and in the seventh and eighth, and a former Minister of Transport and General secretary of the Histadrut. The philosopher Yeshayahu Ben-Aharon is his son.

Was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, and the second and longest-serving President of Israel.He was

Was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, and the second and longest-serving President of Israel.He was active in the Jewish self-defense units organized in Ukraine to defend Jews during the pogroms of 1905, and joined the Poale Zion Zionist political party. He was a representative in the Zionist Congress of 1907, and it was there that he first met Israel Shochat.

Is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Energy and Infrastructure from August 1981

Is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Energy and Infrastructure from August 1981 until September 1982. He was also Speaker of the Knesset from 1977 until 1981.

Was a noted leader of the Zionist movement among Polish Jewry between the two world wars and of the

Was a noted leader of the Zionist movement among Polish Jewry between the two world wars and of the Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine, and the first Interior Minister of Israel.

Is a former Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios during the 1980s and early 19

Is a former Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios during the 1980s and early 1990s.In 1984 Peretz became the leader of the new Sephardic ultra-orthodox Shas party,[1] and in the elections that year he won a seat in the Knesset. The party joined the national unity government, and Peretz was appointed Minister without Portfolio.