Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors for the Japanese Communist Party.

A Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors for the Japanese Communist Party.

She was elected on January 25, 2009. She defeated the sitting governor of Yamagata Prefecture, Hiros

She was elected on January 25, 2009. She defeated the sitting governor of Yamagata Prefecture, Hiroshi Saito in an upset. A native of Oe, Yamagata, she worked at a help-wanted advertising company before becoming a notary public for the city government of Yamagata. She soon became a member of Yamagata Prefecture's Education Committee before running for governor in 2008. She is Yamagata's first female governor and the sixth in Japanese history.

A Belgian politician for CD&V.She was elected to the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives in

A Belgian politician for CD&V.She was elected to the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives in 1978. In 1985 she became State Secretary of Environmental Affairs, and negotiated an Equal Opportunities portfolio. While Smet's competences covered all as

Is a Chilean politician and lawyer. He is currently senator for Aisén and since March 2008 he has b

Is a Chilean politician and lawyer. He is currently senator for Aisén and since March 2008 he has been President of the Senate. He was a historic member of the Christian Democratic Party until his expulsion in December 2007.

Served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.Alemán was born in Sayula in the state of Verac

Served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.Alemán was born in Sayula in the state of Veracruz . As a child, he was not permitted to attend school in his home town, due to his father's (a former revolutionary general) political beliefs, but studied in other areas instead. He attended the National Preparatory School in Mexico City from 1920–1925, and then went to the National School of Law until 1928, completing his law degree with his thesis on occupational diseases and accidents among workers. As a successful attorney, his first practice was in representing miners suffering from silicosis. He won two notable legal victories in defending workers against corporations.

Was born in La Puerta, Venezuela. Politician, Diplomat, and Doctor of Law with a post-graduate degre

Was born in La Puerta, Venezuela. Politician, Diplomat, and Doctor of Law with a post-graduate degree in Political Sciences in Florence University and post-graduate degree in Law from Madrid, Spain. He was Director of the General Ministry of Interior Affa

Was a Costa Rican politician.

Was a Costa Rican politician.

Was a Costa Rican politician and priest. He was one of the signatories of the Costa Rican Declaratio

Was a Costa Rican politician and priest. He was one of the signatories of the Costa Rican Declaration of Independence.He was one of the members of the Costa Rican republican party during the era of independence. He was in the neighborhood of Cartago's parish church when the royalist coup of March 29, 1823 was annouced. One of the supporters of the empire, the Catalan Juan Freses de Ñeco, son-in-law of the royalist military commander Joaquín de Oreamuno y Muñoz de la Trinidad, shouted, "Padre Tiricia returns, because we will kill him!" (¡Ese padre Tiricia que se vuelva, porque lo matamos!), and immediately shot him with a bullet that pierced his cassock.

Was a physician and the General Secretary of the Chilean Marxist-Leninist political party Movement o

Was a physician and the General Secretary of the Chilean Marxist-Leninist political party Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR) (Spanish Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria) between 1967 and his death in 1974.

Is a Chilean economist, investor and politician. He is a member of the center-right National Renewal

Is a Chilean economist, investor and politician. He is a member of the center-right National Renewal (RN) party, a constituent of the Alliance for Chile coalition, and a former Senator. He ran for President of Chile in the 2005 election, losing to Michelle Bachelet in a runoff.

Is a Moldovan jurist and politician.He is president of the Liberal Party of Moldova and president of

Is a Moldovan jurist and politician.He is president of the Liberal Party of Moldova and president of the city council of Chisinau (since August 2007). He is the uncle of the Mayor of Chisinau, Dorin Chirtoaca.

Is a Romanian historian, diplomat and politician. He was the foreign minister of Romania from Decemb

Is a Romanian historian, diplomat and politician. He was the foreign minister of Romania from December 28, 2004 to March 12, 2007. He is a member of the National Liberal Party, which was part of the Justice and Truth Alliance, whose candidate Traian Basescu won a presidential election shortly before Ungureanu became foreign minister.

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

Is a Gagauz politician in the Republic of Moldova. In 1990 he was head of the Gagauz Supreme Soviet

Is a Gagauz politician in the Republic of Moldova. In 1990 he was head of the Gagauz Supreme Soviet and along with President Stepan Topal led the Gagauz areas in a declaration of independence from Moldova. Gagauzia was functionally independent from Moldav

Was a Moldavian-born Romanian liberal statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist; he became Prime Mi

Was a Moldavian-born Romanian liberal statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist; he became Prime Minister of Romania October 11, 1863, after the union of the Danubian Principalities under Domnitor Alexander John Cuza, and later served as Foreign Minister under Carol I. He was several times Interior Minister under Cuza and Carol. A polymath, Kogalniceanu was one of the most influential Romanian intellectuals of his generation. Siding with the moderate liberal current for most of his lifetime, he began his political career as a collaborator of Prince Mihail Sturdza, while serving as head of the Iasi Theater and issuing several publications together with the poet Vasile Alecsandri and the activist Ion Ghica. After editing the highly influential magazine Dacia Literara and serving as a professor at Academia Mihaileana, Kogalniceanu came into conflict with the authorities over his Romantic nationalist inaugural speech of 1843. He was the ideologue of the abortive 1848 Moldavian revolution, authoring its main document, Dorintele partidei nationale din Moldova.

Was a Romanian journalist, engineer, economist, politician and memoirist, who served as Foreign Mini

Was a Romanian journalist, engineer, economist, politician and memoirist, who served as Foreign Minister of Romania during the summer of 1940. His corporatist ideas on economics were very popular and applied in South America.

Was a representative of the Montenegrin Federalist Party in the assembly of the Kingdom of Serbs, Cr

Was a representative of the Montenegrin Federalist Party in the assembly of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.During his studied in Belgrade in 1899 he was deported from Serbia with a group of Montenegrins on the grounds that they had prepared a t

S an Estonian literature researcher and politician, son of Juri Lotman and Zara Mints.

S an Estonian literature researcher and politician, son of Juri Lotman and Zara Mints.

Was an Estonian statesman.On 16 July 1992 he voted against abolition of the government in exile and

Was an Estonian statesman.On 16 July 1992 he voted against abolition of the government in exile and on 15 September of the same year he assumed presidency (Prime Minister in the capacity of the President of the Republic) and appointed a new government.

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Miyoshi District, Tokushima and graduate of Waseda University she was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000. She lost her seat in the 2005 general election, but she regained the seat in December after Goto Masanori's resignation.

Was Finland's first female minister and a key figure in the workers' movement.Miina Sillanpää was

Was Finland's first female minister and a key figure in the workers' movement.Miina Sillanpää was born during the famine years to peasants Juho and Leena (née Roth) Riktig, who had a total of nine children. She started her work career at the age of 12 at

Is a Finnish ski jumping coach and politician. Kojonkoski was a ski jumper himself in the 1980s, but

Is a Finnish ski jumping coach and politician. Kojonkoski was a ski jumper himself in the 1980s, but he never reached the level of the best Finnish jumpers like Matti Nykänen. His best result was his 16th place in the 1985 Ski flying World Championships.

Was a Croatian politician in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.He was born in Odra, near

Was a Croatian politician in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.He was born in Odra, near Sisak. His father Dragutin was a railway worker. Špiljak began working at the age of 16. He joined the Communist Party in 1938 and fought with Partisans during World War II.

Is a Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand politician. He was an MP for one term from 2002-2005. He wa

Is a Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand politician. He was an MP for one term from 2002-2005. He was co-leader of the Values Party (a predecessor to the modern Greens) from 1985 to 1988. In 2006, Ward was an unsuccessful candidate for male co-leader of t

Was a prominent Latvian politician, diplomat, writer, and editor. With Ernests Rolavs, Valters is co

Was a prominent Latvian politician, diplomat, writer, and editor. With Ernests Rolavs, Valters is considered to be one of the first to demand self-determination for the Latvians in the form of an autonomous state within a democratic Russian federation.