Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) in Wales, representing Monmouth from 1906 to 1918 and

Was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) in Wales, representing Monmouth from 1906 to 1918 and then Newport from 1918 until his death in 1922.

Is a Filipino public servant. He was born in Iloilo City on August 11, 1979. He is the youngest son

Is a Filipino public servant. He was born in Iloilo City on August 11, 1979. He is the youngest son of Iloilo Governor Niel Tupas (formerly a Municipal Mayor of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo; Assemblyman of Western Visayas or region VI; and was also Congressman of the 5th District of the Province of Iloilo) and former Municipal Mayor Myrna Causing Tupas of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo. In the May 2007 local elections, he was elected as the youngest City Councilor of Iloilo City at age 27 with about 73,000 votes[1].

Was an ancient Chinese government minister and court advisor to Marquis Wen of Wei (???, r. 403 BC-3

Was an ancient Chinese government minister and court advisor to Marquis Wen of Wei (???, r. 403 BC-387 BC) in the state of Wei. In 407 BC, he wrote the Book of Law (Fajing, ??), which was the basis for the codified laws of the Qin and Han dynasties. It had a deep influence on state ministers of Qin such as Shang Yang, who formulated the dogma and basis of the harsh Chinese philosophy of Legalism. Along with his contemporary Ximen Bao, he was given oversight in construction of canal and irrigation projects in the State of Wei.[1]

Was an organizer and leader of the Chinese student dissidents who took part in the Tiananmen Square

Was an organizer and leader of the Chinese student dissidents who took part in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. His parents were victims of the Cultural Revolution: when he was a baby they were sent to labor camps and he was fostered by a succession of families for a few years, until he wound up in a state orphanage. He was then adopted, but in 1976 his adoptive family was wiped out in an earthquake and he was homeless for a year.

Was a Chinese general and political figure during the Qing dynasty and the republican era.

Was a Chinese general and political figure during the Qing dynasty and the republican era.

Served as the Taoiseach of Ireland between 1973 and 1977 and is the son of W. T. Cosgrave, Head of G

Served as the Taoiseach of Ireland between 1973 and 1977 and is the son of W. T. Cosgrave, Head of Government from 1922 to 1932).Liam Cosgrave entered Irish politics in 1943 and retained his seat until his retirement in 1981.

Is a member of the New Zealand Parliament and was Minister of Commerce, Minister of Food Safety and

Is a member of the New Zealand Parliament and was Minister of Commerce, Minister of Food Safety and Associated Minister of Justice in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.[1] She resigned from Cabinet on 20 February 2004 after apparently lying about

Was a Portuguese lieutenant-colonel of the Republican National Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana, G

Was a Portuguese lieutenant-colonel of the Republican National Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana, GNR), politician and President of the Ministry (Prime Minister) of one of the governments of the Portuguese First Republic. He was the Portuguese head of go

Is a Czech conductor.Pešek was born in Prague and studied conducting, piano, cello and trombone at

Is a Czech conductor.Pešek was born in Prague and studied conducting, piano, cello and trombone at the Academy of Musical Arts there, with Václav Smetácek and Karel Ancerl among his teachers. He worked at the Pilsen and Prague Operas, and from 1958 to 1964 was the founder and director of Prague Chamber Harmony. He was chief conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic in 1981-82, and from 1982 to 1990 was conductor-in-residence of the Czech Philharmonic.

Was Bulgarian vice-premier from 2001 until 2005.

Was Bulgarian vice-premier from 2001 until 2005.

Is a politician in Taiwan. He was Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000, and was

Is a politician in Taiwan. He was Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000, and was the Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 2000 to 2005. In August 2005, he left that post after not running for re-election and was succeeded by Ma Ying-jeou. Lien is chairman emeritus of the Kuomintang.

Was the son of Joan Geelvinck and grandson of Cornelis Geelvinck and, following them into the vroeds

Was the son of Joan Geelvinck and grandson of Cornelis Geelvinck and, following them into the vroedschap, he became administrator of the Dutch East India Company and member of the Council of State. He became mayor of Amsterdam for the first time in 1720. Through political marriage alliances, the Geelvinck family had already played an important role the council of Amsterdam for years on end, but in the first half of the 18th century all but one or two of the city's mayors were related to each other.[1]

is a Malaysian politician. He obtained three separate academic achievements : Bachelor of Science i

is a Malaysian politician. He obtained three separate academic achievements : Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics from North East London Polythenic in 1981; Barrister-at-law from Lincoln's Inn in 1984 ,and ; Master of Literature from Nanjing University. He is the only son of Datuk Lim Ee Heong, a veteran politician who assisted Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu in the formation of the Malaysian People's Movement Party (Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, or PGRM)and its successful wrestling of the power of the Penang State Government from the Alliance in May 1969.

Is a prominent leader of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a democratic socialist opposition party

Is a prominent leader of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a democratic socialist opposition party in Malaysia.Lim holds a degree from University of London for LL.B (Hons). He is married with four children. Since 1978, he has published 29 books.

Is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud, and as the count

Is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud, and as the country's Minister of Culture & Sport.

Was a Chinese admiral during the warlord era.Born in Fuzhou, he was educated at the local naval acad

Was a Chinese admiral during the warlord era.Born in Fuzhou, he was educated at the local naval academy and was sent to Britain for further studies. Lin rose to become an admiral in the Beiyang fleet during the Qing dynasty and continued to serve in the Republic. In 1917, reacting against Duan Qirui's dominance over the Beiyang government, he defected with his ships to Sun Yat-sen's rival Constitutional Protection government in South China. For his actions, he was made a member of the governing committee and navy minister. Soon a split emerged within the committee with him siding with the Old Guangxi clique against Sun. Sun's forces, led by Chen Jiongming, defeated him and his Guangxi allies in 1920.

Was a Chinese Communist military leader who was instrumental in the communist victory in the Chinese

Was a Chinese Communist military leader who was instrumental in the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, especially in Northeastern China, and was the General who led the People's Liberation Army into Beijing in 1949. He abstained from becoming a major player in politics until he rose to prominence during the Cultural Revolution, climbing as high as second-in-charge and Mao Zedong's designated and constitutional successor and comrade-in-arms.

Is a politician in the Republic of China (Taiwan)

Is a politician in the Republic of China (Taiwan)

Was a Greek politician. She was a right-wing member of Parliament and became the first female minist

Was a Greek politician. She was a right-wing member of Parliament and became the first female minister in Greece in 1952, when she served as Minister for Social Welfare, under Konstantinos Karamanlis' government. She died of a stroke on October 17, prior to the general elections of 1981 at the age of 94. She was the daughter of Prime Minister of Greece Spyridon Lambros. In 1919 she married Panagis Tsaldaris who served as Prime Minister in the 1930s. In the 1940s she became increasingly vocal in the battle for women's suffrage in Greece. She was a president of PIKPA after the death of her husband and, after her term in the cabinet, served as Greece's delegate to the United Nations.

Is an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Burney

Is an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Burney is of Wiradjuri descent and grew up in Whitton, near Leeton. She obtained a Diploma of Teaching from the then Mitchell College of Advanced Education and sh

Is a South African politician, currently the Shadow Deputy Minister of Communications,[1] and a Memb

Is a South African politician, currently the Shadow Deputy Minister of Communications,[1] and a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance.[2] She is the country's fourth youngest parliamentarian, after the ANC's Mduduzi Manana, Cope's Luzelle Adams, and her DA colleague Masizole Mnqasela,[2] and is already being touted as a future party leader.[3]

Is a Croatian team handball coach and politician, and former member of the Croatian Parliament.He wa

Is a Croatian team handball coach and politician, and former member of the Croatian Parliament.He was a member of the fifth assembly of the Croatian Parliament with the Croatian Democratic Union, which had its term from 2003 to 2007.

Was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and a former presidential candidate and Leader of the Oppositi

Was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and a former presidential candidate and Leader of the Opposition.Dissanyake spearheaded the Mahaweli Development Project. This was a huge project which was expected to take 30 years to finish. But due to Dissanayake's

Is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France, during the third "cohabitation", unde

Is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France, during the third "cohabitation", under Jacques Chirac, from 1997 to 2002.Jospin was the French Socialist Party candidate for President of France in the elections of 1995 and 2002. He was narrowly defeated in the final runoff election by Jacques Chirac in 1995

An Australian politician

An Australian politician