Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a Chinese author and journalist, as well as a political dissident.Liu Binyan, whose family hails

Was a Chinese author and journalist, as well as a political dissident.Liu Binyan, whose family hails from Shandong province, was born in 1925, on the fifteenth of the first month of the lunar calendar, in the city of Changchun, Jilin Province. He grew up in Harbin in Heilongjiang province, where he went to school until the ninth grade, after which he had to withdraw for lack of tuition money. He persisted in reading voraciously, especially works about World War II, and in 1944 joined the Communist Party of China. After 1949 he worked as a reporter and editor for China Youth News and began a long career of writing rooted in an iron devotion to social ideals, an affection for China's ordinary people, and an insistence on honest expression even at the cost of great personal sacrifice.

Was a Chinese dissident, and was the founding president of the Independent Federation of Chinese Stu

Was a Chinese dissident, and was the founding president of the Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars. Now, he is a known expert of social measurement and a director of the RM Institute, with his work focusing on measuring democracy, entrepreneurship and spiritual capital.

Is a Filipino politician. A member of the Liberal Party, she was elected as a Member of the House of

Is a Filipino politician. A member of the Liberal Party, she was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives, representing the Lone District of Camarines Norte beginning in 2007.A graduate of the University of the Philippines College of Law, Vinzons-Chato served as Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue during the administration of President Fidel Ramos. In 2001, she was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Philippine Senate under the banner of the People Power Coalition allied with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Is a poet and politician from the Republic of Macedonia and former Prime Minister and Vice President

Is a poet and politician from the Republic of Macedonia and former Prime Minister and Vice President of the country. In 1999 he was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as being the world's youngest Prime Minister. He was 32 years old when he took office.

Known among his supporters as "Brother Ljube" (Macedonian: ???? ????, Brat Ljube), is a former Minis

Known among his supporters as "Brother Ljube" (Macedonian: ???? ????, Brat Ljube), is a former Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia.He commanded a special operations tactical unit of the Macedonian police during the 2001 insurgency in

Best known by his nickname Rojs, is a Croatian right-wing politician.A native of Herzegovina, Ljubo

Best known by his nickname Rojs, is a Croatian right-wing politician.A native of Herzegovina, Ljubo Cesic came to public spotlight during the 1990s wars in Croatia (Croatian war of independence and Bosnia-Herzegovina) as the commander of the 66th Engineering Regiment of the Croatian Army. His unit built mountain roads on the border between the two countries, which ultimately allowed Croatian Army to outflank Krajina and Bosnian Serb forces during and after Operation Storm in 1995. For his exploits, Cesic was promoted to the rank of general.

Is a Macedonian politician and former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Union of Maced

Is a Macedonian politician and former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia for the 2009 Macedonian presidential election.. He is Professor of Public International Law and International Relations at the Faculty of Law, Ss. Cyr

Was a prime minister (1919-1920 and 1924) of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.In 1901, he

Was a prime minister (1919-1920 and 1924) of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.In 1901, he became a member of the Serbian Parliament, and played a part in founding the Independent Radical Party, whose leader he became in 1912. Between 1914 and 19

Is the minister of internal affairs of the Republic of Macedonia since December 2004.He has had seve

Is the minister of internal affairs of the Republic of Macedonia since December 2004.He has had several posts in the ministry, including Deputy Assistant Minister of Criminal Police. He was Director general of the customs.

Is a Macedonian seismologist and politician, who was the acting president of the Republic of Macedon

Is a Macedonian seismologist and politician, who was the acting president of the Republic of Macedonia from February 26, 2004, to May 12, 2004. He is a member of the SDSM party. As Speaker of the Assembly, according to Macedonia's constitution he was the

American politician, is a Democratic politician from Texas. He has represented a district based in t

American politician, is a Democratic politician from Texas. He has represented a district based in the state capital, Austin, in the United States House of Representatives since 1995. It is currently numbered as the 25th congressional district but was numbered as the 10th congressional district from 1995 to 2005.

Was a four-term United States senator (1971 until 1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee

Was a four-term United States senator (1971 until 1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for Vice President in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1955. In his later political life, he was Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the U.S. Treasury Secretary during the early years of the Clinton administration.

Is a Dutch politician of the Dutch Labour Party. He is the Acting Mayor of Amsterdam since March 12,

Is a Dutch politician of the Dutch Labour Party. He is the Acting Mayor of Amsterdam since March 12, 2010 after Job Cohen resigned as Mayor to become the Dutch Labour Party Party leader and Lijsttrekker for the Dutch general election of 2010. [1]

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a Malaysian politician who first gained fame through the V.K. Lingam videotape.Burne attended pri

Is a Malaysian politician who first gained fame through the V.K. Lingam videotape.Burne attended primary school at Sam Teck and secondary school in Poi Lam as well as ACS in Singapore. He has a degree in law from London and a master in law from China, though he has no intention to practice law.

Is a Las Vegas, Nevada politician, and wife of former college basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian.

Is a Las Vegas, Nevada politician, and wife of former college basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian.

Was a Cambodian politician and soldier who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, as well as se

Was a Cambodian politician and soldier who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister. He proclaimed himself, after a coup against Norodom Sihanouk, acting Head of State of the ill-fated Khmer Republic, and was later its President.

Was a Cambodian politician who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia from (December 26, 1973–April

Was a Cambodian politician who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia from (December 26, 1973–April 17, 1975).Long was born in Kandal province, Cambodia. He was the information minister from 1971 to 1972 and the foreign minister from 1972 to 1973. On December 9, 1973, he became prime minister of Cambodia. Long Boret, Lon Non Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak remained in office until the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh on April 17, 1975, unlike many government officials that chose to flee Phnom Penh. Long remained behind despite being on a death list announced by Norodom Sihanouk from Beijing. After the Khmer Rouge took power, they detained him at the information ministry with other top officials who had remained behind.

Was a Tagalog language writer from the Philippines.[1] Aside from being a writer, he was also a lawy

Was a Tagalog language writer from the Philippines.[1] Aside from being a writer, he was also a lawyer, politician, critic, labor leader and considered as "Father of the Philippine National Language and Grammar".[2][3] He was a freemason.

Senator Loren Legarda is the only female senator who has topped the senate race twice, in 1998 with

Senator Loren Legarda is the only female senator who has topped the senate race twice, in 1998 with over 15 million votes and in 2007 with over 18 million votes. She is also the only woman to become majority leader.

Is a Costa Rican politician.

Is a Costa Rican politician.

Was a governor of Gaeta, Italy and a Neapolitan banker. He invented the tontine, a form of life insu

Was a governor of Gaeta, Italy and a Neapolitan banker. He invented the tontine, a form of life insurance.Around 1650, he and his wife, Isabelle di Lietto, gave birth to their first son, the future explorer Henri de Tonti. Shortly afterwards, Tonti was in

Was a Costa Rican politician.

Was a Costa Rican politician.

Is a Dutch liberal politician and founding and now former member of the Central Committee for Ex-Mus

Is a Dutch liberal politician and founding and now former member of the Central Committee for Ex-Muslims. Berrada was raised in a Moroccan immigrant family strictly abiding by Islamic customs. In her twenties she rejected Islam, and the negative reactions to her apostasy made her politically active. She later joined the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and founded the party's "Advisory Committee for Integration".