Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a British barrister and Liberal politician.He was educated at University College, Aberystwyth, t

Was a British barrister and Liberal politician.He was educated at University College, Aberystwyth, the University of London and Downing College, Cambridge, where he read law and was President of the Cambridge Union. He was called to the Bar, Middle Temple

Was the longest-serving and longest-lived Premier of the state of Queensland. He held office from 19

Was the longest-serving and longest-lived Premier of the state of Queensland. He held office from 1968 to 1987, a period that saw considerable economic development in the state. His uncompromising conservatism (including his role within the downfall of the Whitlam federal government), his political longevity, and his leadership of a government that, in its latter years, was revealed to be institutionally corrupt, made him one of the best-known political figures in twentieth-century Australia.

Was an Australian politician and 18th Prime Minister of Australia.McEwen was active in farmer organi

Was an Australian politician and 18th Prime Minister of Australia.McEwen was active in farmer organisations and in the Country Party. In 1934 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the electorate of Echuca, switching to Indi in 1937 and Murray in 1949. Between 1937 and 1941 he was successively Minister for the Interior, Minister for External Affairs and simultaneously Minister for Air and Minister for Civil Aviation. In 1940 when Archie Cameron resigned as Country Party leader he contested the leadership ballot against Sir Earle Page: the ballot was tied and Arthur Fadden was chosen as a compromise.

Was an Anglo-South African cabinet minister and landowner.He was one of the leading farmers in the Q

Was an Anglo-South African cabinet minister and landowner.He was one of the leading farmers in the Queenstown district and served as an officer in the Frontier Wars of the Eastern Cape, including the quelling of te Transkei Rebellion. In 1874 he was elected a member of the House of Assembly. In politics he was associated with Sir Gordon Sprigg. He was a Cabinet Minister as Secretary for Native Affairs in 1893 in the ministry of Cecil John Rhodes and later Secretary for Agriculture. During the Anglo-Boer War he was an advisor of the ill-fated Sir Redvers Buller.

Australian politician, was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia.Although Gorton had been a member of

Australian politician, was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia.Although Gorton had been a member of the Country Party before the war, in 1949 he was elected to the Senate for the Liberal Party. He served in various positions under Robert Menzies and Harold Holt, including Minister for the Navy fom 1958-63, Minister for Works, Minister for the Interior and Minister for Education as well as Leader of the Government in the Senate. Gorton was an energetic and capable minister, and began to be considered leadership material once he moderated his early extremely right-wing views.

Was a New Zealand politician. He was National Party Prime Minister from 20 September 1957 to 12 Dece

Was a New Zealand politician. He was National Party Prime Minister from 20 September 1957 to 12 December 1957, then again from 12 December 1960 to 7 February 1972. He was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1977 to 1980. Holyoake was the third longest-serving New Zealand Prime Minister (just under 12 years), surpassed only by Richard Seddon's 13 years and William Massey's close to 13 years. He was known for his diplomatic style and "plummy" voice. He was also fondly (or mockingly) known as Kiwi Keith, a name given to him in childhood.

Was the sixth Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, holding office from 1937 to 1943.In 190

Was the sixth Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, holding office from 1937 to 1943.In 1901, during the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), he was recruited by Viscount Milner, to join a team of young administrators - known as "Milner's Kindergarten" - to govern and anglicise the British-occupied Transvaal. He was Colonial Secretary of the Transvaal from 1903 until the colony was granted self-government in 1907, playing an important part in the repatriation of ex-prisoners of war, and in the social and financial reconstruction of the former Boer state.

Was the Vice President of Mauritius from 1992 to 1997. He started his political career as a member o

Was the Vice President of Mauritius from 1992 to 1997. He started his political career as a member of the Mauritius Labour Party. However, he was appointed by the Mauritian Militant Movement-Militant Socialist Movement coalition government as Vice Preside

Was a reformist Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia from 1953 to 1958 and later became an opponent o

Was a reformist Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia from 1953 to 1958 and later became an opponent of white minority rule in Rhodesia. He was born in Invercargill, New Zealand.

Is an English politician, and was Conservative Member of Parliament for Billericay from 1955 to 1959

Is an English politician, and was Conservative Member of Parliament for Billericay from 1955 to 1959, for Holland with Boston from 1966 to 1997, and for Boston and Skegness from 1997 until he stood down at the 2001 general election. He was a long-standing member of the Conservative Monday Club and came second in its 1972 election for chairman.

Was an Iraqi statesman and financier[1]. Also known as Sassoon Effendi[2][3] (from Turkish Effendi,

Was an Iraqi statesman and financier[1]. Also known as Sassoon Effendi[2][3] (from Turkish Effendi, a title meaning Lord). Regarded in Iraq as the Father of Parliament[4], Sir Sassoon was the first Minister of Finance in the Kingdom and a permanent Member of Parliament until his death. Along with Gertrude Bell and T. E. Lawrence (a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia), he was instrumental in the creation and the establishment of the Kingdom of Iraq[5] post Ottoman rule and it was he himself, who founded the nascent Iraqi government’s laws and financial structure[4].

Was the Prime Minister of Mauritius from 1968 until 1982. He is known as the "Father of the Nation".

Was the Prime Minister of Mauritius from 1968 until 1982. He is known as the "Father of the Nation". As decolonisation swept the third world, he led his country to independence from the United Kingdom in 1968. He was Governor General from 1983 until his d

Was the Governor General of Mauritius from 17 January 1986 to 12 March 1992, when it became a republ

Was the Governor General of Mauritius from 17 January 1986 to 12 March 1992, when it became a republic. Ringadoo then served as president until later in 1992, when he was replaced by the democratically elected Cassam Uteem. He is a Tamil by origin and a H

Australian politician and 20th Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, whe

Australian politician and 20th Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, where his father was a lawyer. He was of Irish ancestry.McMahon was elected to the House of Representatives for the Sydney seat of Lowe in 1949, one of the flood of new Liberal MPs known as the "forty-niners". He was capable and ambitious, and in 1951 Prime Minister Robert Menzies made him Minister for Air and Minister for the Navy. Over the next 15 years he held the portfolios of Social Services, Commerce and Agriculture and Labour and National Service. In 1966, when Harold Holt became Prime Minister, McMahon succeeded him as Treasurer and as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party.

Was a politician from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). She was Prime Minister of Ceylon and Sri Lanka th

Was a politician from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). She was Prime Minister of Ceylon and Sri Lanka three times, 1960-1965, 1970-1977 and 1994-2000, and was the world's first female prime minister. She was a leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. She was th

Was a member of the Cambodian royal family, the Varman dynasty.Sirik Matak was mainly notable for hi

Was a member of the Cambodian royal family, the Varman dynasty.Sirik Matak was mainly notable for his involvement in Cambodian politics, particularly for his involvement in the 1970 right-wing coup against his cousin, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, and for his subsequent establishment, along with Lon Nol, of the Khmer Republic.

Is a Taiwanese politician and television commentator. She hosts Sisy's World News, a daily talk show

Is a Taiwanese politician and television commentator. She hosts Sisy's World News, a daily talk show at the KMT-owned China Television Corporation and UFO Dinner a daily radio talk show at the UFO Radio Station. She was an independent member of the Legislative Yuan from February 1, 2002 to January 31, 2005.

Was appointed Information and Communications Technology Minister of Thailand in 2006 by a military j

Was appointed Information and Communications Technology Minister of Thailand in 2006 by a military junta

Was a Dutch politician.

Was a Dutch politician.

Slavcho Binev was elected member of the European Parliament from Bulgaria on May 20, 2007. He was a

Slavcho Binev was elected member of the European Parliament from Bulgaria on May 20, 2007. He was a member of the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty (ITS) political group until the group ceased to exist on November 14, 2007. He is currently a non-attached MEP.

He was a Croatian Serb who was charged with grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, violation of t

He was a Croatian Serb who was charged with grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, violation of the customs of war and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions in the Vukovar massacre while he served as the city's mayor.

Was a co-founder and the leader of Liberal Alliance of Montenegro, a former party that was fighting

Was a co-founder and the leader of Liberal Alliance of Montenegro, a former party that was fighting for independence of Montenegro and promoting liberalism in Montenegro throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

Better known as Lakhdar Ben Tobbal, is a former Algerian resistance fighter.Ben Tobbal was a member

Better known as Lakhdar Ben Tobbal, is a former Algerian resistance fighter.Ben Tobbal was a member of the nationalist Parti du peuple Algérien (PPA), and later moved on to its paramilitary organization (Organisation Spéciale, OS) which became the embryo of the Front de libération nationale (FLN). He was one of the original "historical leaders" of the FLN's November 1, 1954 uprising against French colonialism.

Is a Montenegrin politician and nuclear physicist. He is a member of the Doclean Academy of Sciences

Is a Montenegrin politician and nuclear physicist. He is a member of the Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts. A former Minister of Education and Science in the government of Montenegro as a member of the D

Was the Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Policy in Serbia. In 1978 he graduated fr

Was the Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Policy in Serbia. In 1978 he graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law. He is a Social Democratic Party member.Lalovic was the secretary of a committee for investigating economic fr