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, and university officials of the

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. It also includes those who may be considered alumni by extension, having studied at institutions that later merged with the University of Edinburgh. The university is associated with 19

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laureates, three

Turing Award The ACM A. M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to computer science. It is generally recognized as the highest distinction in comput ...

winners, an Abel Prize laureate and Fields Medallist, four Pulitzer Prize winners, three

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, and several

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ...

gold medallists.

Government and politics

Heads of state and government

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Cabinet and Party Leaders

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Scottish Cabinet and Party Leaders

Current Members of the House of Commons

Wendy Chamberlain Wendy Anne Chamberlain (born 20 December 1976) is a Scottish politician serving as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats since 2021. She was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Fife at the 2019 General Election. As of ...

, MP for North East Fife *

Joanna Cherry Joanna Catherine Cherry (born 18 March 1966) is a Scottish politician and lawyer serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh South West since 2015. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was the party's Shadow Home Se ...

, MP for Edinburgh South West * Colin Clark, MP for

Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...

Anneliese Dodds Anneliese Jane Dodds (born 16 March 1978) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician and public policy analyst serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, and Chair of the Labour Party since 2021. She was Shadow Chancell ...

, MP for

Oxford East Oxford East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Anneliese Dodds of the Labour Party, who also serves as party chair. Created in 1983, the constituency covers the eastern and southern parts of Oxfor ...

Kate Green Katherine Anne Green OBE (born 2 May 1960) is a British politician, serving as Greater Manchester's Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime from January 2023. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Stretford and Urmston between 2010 and 2022. A me ...

, MP for Stretford and Urmston * John Howell, MP for Henley * Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border *

Danny Kruger Daniel Rayne Kruger (born 23 October 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Devizes in Wiltshire since 2019. The son of writer and property developer Rayne Kruger and restaurateur and ...

, MP for

Devizes Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman castle, and received a charter in 1141. The castle was besieged during the Anarchy, a 12th-century civil war between ...

Dame Eleanor Laing Dame Eleanor Fulton Laing, (' Pritchard; born 1 February 1958) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Epping Forest constituency since 1997. Laing is a member of the Conservative Party and has served as a ...

, MP for

Epping Forest Epping Forest is a area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex. The main body of the forest stretches from Epping in the north, to Chingford on the edge of the London ...

* Steve McCabe, MP for Birmingham Selly Oak * Stuart McDonald, MP for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East *

Callum McCaig Callum McCaig (born 6 January 1985) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South from May 2015 until 2017. During his period in the Westminster parliament, he was the SNP's Energy and Climate C ...

, MP for Aberdeen South * Ian Murray, MP for Edinburgh South *

Pat McFadden Patrick Bosco McFadden (born 26 March 1965) is a British politician serving as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, he has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South East since 20 ...

, MP for

Wolverhampton South East Wolverhampton South East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Members of Parliament ...

Jerome Mayhew Jerome Patrick Burke Mayhew (born 11 April 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Broadland in Norfolk since the 2019 general election. Early life and career Mayhew is the son of Patr ...

, MP for

Broadland Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. The population of the local authority district taken at the 2011 Census was 124,646. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew. In 2013, Broadland w ...

David Mundell David Gordon Mundell, (born 27 May 1962) is a Scottish politician and solicitor who served as Secretary of State for Scotland from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Scottish Conservative Party, he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Du ...

, MP for

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, located in the South of Scotland, within the Dumfries and Galloway, South Lanarkshire and S ...

Pete Wishart Peter Wishart (born 9 March 1962) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician and musician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth and North Perthshire, formerly North Tayside, since the 2001 general election. Wishart ...

, MP for Perth and North Perthshire *

Catherine McKinnell Catherine McKinnell (born 8 June 1976) is a British Labour politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne North since 2010. Early life McKinnell was born and raised in Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne, where she attended ...

, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North *

Kenny MacAskill Kenneth Wright MacAskill (born 28 April 1958) is a Scottish politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian since 2019. He previously served as Cabinet Secretary for Justice from 2007 to 2014 and was a Member of the Scottish ...

, MP for East Lothian

Current Members of the House of Lords

James Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell James Nicholas Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell (born 1 October 1967), is a British hereditary peer and Conservative politician in the House of Lords. Early life Bethell was educated at the independent, fee-paying Harrow School before going on to stu ...

, Conservative Peer * Anne McIntosh, Baroness McIntosh of Pickering, Conservative Peer * Kathryn Clark, Baroness Clark of Kilwinning, Labour Peer *

Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton Lynda Margaret Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton , known as Lady Clark of Calton, (born 26 February 1949) is a Scottish judge. She was formerly the Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands. She was Advocate General for Scotland from ...

, Labour Peer *

William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk William Douglas Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, (born 18 November 1937) is a former senior member of the Scottish judiciary. He formerly served as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session, and was an additional Lord ...

, Crossbench *

James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, (born 31 July 1942) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West and then as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the L ...

, Conservative Peer *

Andrew Dunlop, Baron Dunlop Andrew James Dunlop, Baron Dunlop (born 21 June 1959) is a British politician and life peer. From May 2015 to June 2017, he was the Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland. He sits in the House of Lords on the Conservati ...

, Conservative Peer * Ruth Davidson, Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links, Conservative Peer *

Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. ...

, Labour Peer *

Murray Elder, Baron Elder Thomas Murray Elder, Baron Elder (born 9 May 1950), known as Murray Elder, is a British Labour politician and member of the House of Lords. Education Elder was educated at the Kirkcaldy High School and graduated from the University of Edinb ...

, Labour Peer *

George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock (born 21 January 1942) is a Scottish politician and life peer who served as Minister of State for Scotland from 2001 to 2002. A member of the Scottish Labour Party and Co-operative Party, he was Member ...

, Labour Peer * Peter Forster,

Lord Spiritual The Lords Spiritual are the bishops of the Church of England who serve in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. 26 out of the 42 diocesan bishops and archbishops of the Church of England serve as Lords Spiritual (not counting retired archbi ...

David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead James Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, (born 27 June 1938) is a retired Scottish judge who served as the first Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2009 until his retirement in 2013, having previously be ...

, Crossbench * Andrew Hardie, Baron Hardie, Crossbench *

Richard Keen, Baron Keen of Elie Richard Sanderson Keen, Baron Keen of Elie (born 29 March 1954) is a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician. He was Advocate General for Scotland from May 2015 until his resignation on 16 September 2020. Early life Keen was educated ...

, Conservative peer *

Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, Baron Kerr of Monteviot, (born 7 July 1945), commonly known as Michael Ancram, is a British politician and life peer who served as Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party from 2001 to ...

, Conservative Peer *

James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, (born 19 November 1955), is a British businessman and Conservative politician. Early life The son of David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay, and his first wife Mary Douglas-Scott-Mon ...

, Conservative Peer *

James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, (born 2 July 1927) is a British advocate. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Lord Advocate, and Lord Chancellor (1987–1997). He is a former active member of the House of L ...

, Conservative Peer *

Donald Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon Donald Sage Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, PC (30 January 1946 – 21 August 2018) was a British judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and a Lord Advocate, the country's senior Law Officer. He was also one of five additional Lords of ...

, Conservative peer *

Mark McInnes, Baron McInnes of Kilwinning Mark McInnes, Baron McInnes of Kilwinning, (born 4 November 1976) is a Scottish Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. He was educated at Kilwinning Academy and the University of Edinburgh (MA, 1998). Political career McInn ...

, Conservative Peer * Patrick McLoughlin, Baron McLoughlin, Conservative Peer *

Malcolm Offord, Baron Offord of Garvel Malcolm Ian Offord, Baron Offord of Garvel (born 5 September 1964) is a Scottish financier and Scottish Conservatives, Conservative Party politician in the House of Lords and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland. Early life and c ...

, Conservative peer * Adrian Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer, Crossbench *

Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir Robert John Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir, (born 7 September 1956) is a British judge who has been President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom since January 2020. He was the principal judge in the Commercial Court in Scotland before ...

, Crossbench *

Nicol Stephen, Baron Stephen Nicol Ross Stephen, Baron Stephen (born 23 March 1960) is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning from 2005 to 2007. A member of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, he ...

, Liberal Democrat Peer *

Keith Stewart, Baron Stewart of Dirleton Keith Douglas Stewart, Baron Stewart of Dirleton (born 31 October 1965) is a British lawyer who specialises in criminal law. He was appointed Advocate General for Scotland on 15 October 2020, succeeding Lord Keen of Elie who resigned over Unit ...

, Conservative Peer *

Alexander Trees, Baron Trees Alexander John "Sandy" Trees, Baron Trees (born 12 June 1946) is a Professor of veterinary parasitology and a Crossbench member of the House of Lords. Early life Trees was born on 12 June 1946, in Middlesbrough and spent his childhood in Scunth ...

, Crossbench *

Clifton Wrottesley, 6th Baron Wrottesley Clifton Hugh Lancelot de Verdon Wrottesley, 6th Baron Wrottesley (born 10 August 1968), is an Irish sportsman and British peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords. Early life Wrottesley was born at Hatch Street, Dublin, in 1968 to t ...

, Conservative Peer *

Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness James Robert Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, (born 25 August 1954) is a Scottish politician serving as a Liberal Democrat life peer in the British House of Lords since 2007 and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ...

, Liberal Democrat Peer * John Woodcock, Baron Walney, Crossbench

Current Members of the Scottish Parliament

Jeremy Balfour Jeremy Ross Balfour (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish Conservative politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothian region since 2016. A solicitor and Baptist Minister, he was first elected in the 2016 Scottis ...

, MSP for Lothian *

Claire Baker Claire Josephine Baker (née Brennan; born 4 March 1971) is a Scottish Labour politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region since 2007. Early life and career Claire Baker was b ...

, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife * Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian *

Maggie Chapman Maggie Chapman (born 27 June 1979) is a Zimbabwe Rhodesia-born Scottish politician and lecturer who is a Scottish Green Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Scotland. She was co-convenor of the Scottish Greens from Novembe ...

, MSP for North East Scotland *

Katy Clark Kathryn Sloan Clark, Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (born 3 July 1967) is a British politician and life peer who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Scotland region since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, sh ...

, MSP for West Scotland *

Kate Forbes Kate Elizabeth Forbes is a Scottish politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy since 2020. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Skye, Loch ...

, MSP for

Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering part of the Highland council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also o ...

Christine Grahame Christine Grahame (formerly Creech; born 9 September 1944) is a Scottish politician who served as a Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2016 to 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been a Member of ...

, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale *

Liam Kerr Liam Kerr (born 23 January 1975) is a British politician of the Scottish Conservative Party, who served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2019 to 2020 and as the Scottish Conservatives’ Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Jus ...

, MSP for North East Scotland *

Oliver Mundell Oliver Gordon Watson Mundell (born 1 December 1989) is a Scottish politician of the Scottish Conservative Party. He has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Dumfriesshire constituency since 2016. He served as Shadow Cabine ...

, MSP for

Dumfriesshire Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries or Shire of Dumfries (''Siorrachd Dhùn Phris'' in Gaelic) is a historic county and registration county in southern Scotland. The Dumfries lieutenancy area covers a similar area to the historic county. I ...

Fulton MacGregor Fulton James MacGregor MSP (born 1980) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Coatbridge and Chryston since 2016. He serves on the Justice and Education & ...

, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston * Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney * Ben Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith * Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife * Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife * Kaukab Stewart, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin * John Swinney, MSP for Perthshire North *

Martin Whitfield Martin David Whitfield (born 12 August 1965) is a Scottish Labour politician and former lawyer and primary school teacher who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region and the Convener of the Standards a ...

, MSP for South Scotland * Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian

United States

Africa

Joseph Ukel Abango Joseph Ukel Abango (born 1939), commonly known as Joseph Ukel, is a veteran-politician of what is now South Sudan and an educationalist by profession. Professional career Joseph Ukel was born in January 1939 in Achot, a village close to the t ...

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...

Minister of General Education (2011-2013) * Eustace Akwei,

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

Minister for Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

(1966-1969) *

Herbert Bankole-Bright Herbert Christian Bankole-Bright (23 August 1883 – 14 December 1958) was a well-known political activist in Sierra Leone. Early life Herbert Bankole-Bright was born in Okrika, in an area the British would the next year designate the Oil Rivers ...

, political activist in

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...

Yusuf Dadoo Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo (5 September 1909 – 19 September 1983) was a South African Communist and an anti-apartheid activist. During his life, he was chair of both the South African Indian Congress and the South African Communist Party ...

, former chair of the

South African Indian Congress The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) was an organisation founded in 1921 in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa. The congress is famous for its strong participation by Mahatma Gandhi and other prominent South African Indian figures durin ...

and the

South African Communist Party The South African Communist Party (SACP) is a communist party in South Africa. It was founded in 1921 as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), tactically dissolved itself in 1950 in the face of being declared illegal by the governing Na ...

* Moses Da Rocha, Nigerian doctor, journalist and politician *

Unity Dow Unity Dow ( Diswai; born 23 April 1959) is a Motswana lawyer, human rights activist, specially elected member of parliament, and a writer. She formerly served as a judge on the High Court of Botswana and in various government ministries. Born ...

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (2019-2020), member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...

Patrick Duncan Patrick Duncan may refer to: *Sir Patrick Duncan (South African politician) (1870–1943), Governor-General of South Africa * Patrick Sheane Duncan (born 1947), American writer, film producer and director *Paddy Duncan (1894–1949), Irish footbal ...

, 6th

Governor-General of the Union of South Africa The governor-general of the Union of South Africa ( af, Goewerneur-generaal van Unie van Suid-Afrika, nl, Goeverneur-generaal van de Unie van Zuid-Afrika) was the highest state official in the Union of South Africa between 31 May 1910 and 31 ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

n Minister for the Interior, Education and Public Health (1921-1924) *

Kesaveloo Goonam Kesaveloo Goonam, also known as Kesaveloo Goonaruthnum Naidoo (1906–1998) was a South African doctor and anti-apartheid activist. She was also called "Coolie Doctor", which became the title of her 1991 autobiography. Early life and educatio ...

, South African doctor, Indian nationalist and anti-apartheid activist * Alex Ibru,

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

Minister of Internal Affairs Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of governme ...

(1993-1995) *

Omar Ali Juma Omar Ali Juma (26 June 1941 in Chake-Chake, Pemba, Zanzibar – 4 July 2001 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) was Chief Minister of Zanzibar from 25 January 1988 to October 1995. From 1995 to 2001, he served as Vice President of Tanzania. Life and ...

, Former

Vice-President of Tanzania The vice-president of Tanzania holds the second-highest political office in the United Republic of Tanzania. The vice president runs on a single ticket with the President of Tanzania, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. Per ...

* Danielle de St. Jorre,

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

(1989-1997) * Vedastus Kyalakishaija Kyaruzi, former

Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations This is a list of the Permanent Representatives of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations. The current office holder is Modest Jonathan Mero. List See also *Foreign relations of Tanzania References {{Permanent Representatives ...

Nazir Karamagi Nazir Mustafa Karamagi (born December 13, 1953) is a Tanzanian politician and a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania The National Assembly of Tanzania ( sw, Bunge la Tanzania) and the President of Tanzania of the United Re ...

, Tanzanian Minister of Energy and Minerals (2006-2008) * Nelson P. W. Khonje, Speaker of the National Assembly of Malawi (1975-1987) * Peter Msolla,

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...

n MP * Shettima Ali Monguno,

Federal Minister for Airforce and Internal Affairs (1965-1966), Minister for Mines, Power, Petroleum and Energy (1972-1975) *

Agnes Nyalonje Agnes Nyalonje is a Malawian politician who has served as the country's Education Minister since July 2020. Education Nyalonje has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of Malawi, a postgraduate diploma in pers ...

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...

Minister of Education (2020-) *

Monty Naicker Gangathura Mohambry Naicker (30 September 1910 – 12 January 1978) was a medical doctor and a South African anti-apartheid activist of Indian Tamil descent. Early life His father was a trader, exporting bananas. He studied in Durban at ''Ma ...

, anti-apartheid activist and leader of the

* Frederick Nanka-Bruce, Ghanaian doctor, journalist and former member of the Ghanaian Parliament * Bandele Omoniyi, Nigerian law student and political activist *

Betty Ogwaro Betty Achan Ogwaro is a South Sudanese politician in the government of South Sudan. Betty Achan Ogwaro was the former and the first minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the Republic of South Sudan Education Ogwaro holds a bachelor's degree ...

, South Sudanese Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (2011-2014; 2014-2015; 2016-2019) *

Sam Ongeri Ambassador Prof. Hon. Samson Kegengo Ongeri, EGH (born 23 February 1938) is a Kenyan politician. He is the former Senator for Kisii County. Early life Ongeri was born on 23 February 1938, in Gesusu, Nyaribari Masaba. Political life Hon Prof ...

, Kenyan Minister for Education (2008-2012),

Minister for Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

(2012-2013) * Imrana Alhaji Buba, Nigerian social entrepreneur and political activist * Hae Phoofolo, interim

Prime Minister of Lesotho This is a list of prime ministers of Lesotho () since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Lesotho in 1965, to the present day. A total of seven people have served as Prime Minister of Lesotho (not counting one Acting Prime Minister a ...

Benjamin Quartey-Papafio Benjamin William Quarteyquaye Quartey-Papafio, (25 June 1859 – 14 September 1924) was a physician pioneer and politician on the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast - the first Ghanaian people, Ghanaian to obtain the medical degree (Doctor o ...

, first Ghanaian doctor and member of the Gold Coast Legislative Council * John K Randle, West African doctor and politician *

Richard Sezibera Richard Sezibera (born June 5, 1964 in Kigali, Rwanda) is a Rwandan medical doctor, diplomat and politician, who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 18 October 2018 until November 4, 2019. He replaced Louise Mushikiwabo. He was rep ...

, Rwandan

(2018-2019), 4th Secretary-General of the East African Community (2011-2016) *

Richard Akinwande Savage Richard Akinwande Savage (1874–1935) was a prominent physician, journalist and politician in Lagos, Nigeria during the colonial era. Early years Richard Akinwande Savage was born in 1874, the son of a successful merchant in Lagos descended fr ...

, Nigerian doctor, pan-African politician and newspaper editor *

Noah Wekesa Noah Mahalang’ang’a Wekesa (born 21 August 1936) is a Kenyan politician. He is affilaited to the Party of National Unity and was elected 1988, 2000, 2002 and in the 2007 Kenyan general election to represent the Kwanza Constituency of the ...

, Kenyan Minister for Forestry and Wildlife (2008-2012), Minister for Education (2007), and Minister for Science (2005-2007)

Asia

Kōichirō Asakai Kōichirō Asakai ( ja, 朝海浩一郎; 1906–1995) was a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to the United States and ambassador to the Philippines Asakai studied banking and graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1929, before jo ...

, Japanese

ambassador to the United States The following table lists ambassadors to the United States, sorted by the representative country or organization. See also *Ambassadors of the United States Notes {{reflist, 30em External linksCurrent and former Ambassadors to the United Sta ...

and ambassador to the Philippines who oversaw the signing of

U.S.-Japan Security Treaty The , more commonly known as the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty in English and as the or just in Japanese, is a treaty that permits the presence of U.S. military bases on Japanese soil, and commits the two nations to defend each other if one or th ...

Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (25 December 1880 – 10 May 1936) was an Indian nationalist and political leader, and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League during the Indian Independence Movement. One of the founders of t ...

, Indian nationalist, President of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...

(1927-1928) *

Lalith Athulathmudali Lalith William Samarasekera Athulathmudali, PC (; 26 November 1936 – 23 April 1993), known as Lalith Athulathmudali, was a Sri Lankan statesman. He was a prominent member of the United National Party, who served as Minister of Trade and Sh ...

, Sriki Lankan Minister of Trade and Shipping (1977-1984) *

Chu Anping Chu Anping (, 1909–1966?) was a Chinese scholar, liberal journalist and editor of ''Guancha'' (观察, The Observer) in the Civil War era of the late 1940s. He is widely considered to be one of the most famous liberals in China. He was Editor ...

, Chinese journalist and political activist *

Fu Ssu-nien Fu Ssu-nien (; 26 March 1896 – 20 December 1950), was a Chinese historian, linguist, and writer. He was one of the leaders of the May Fourth Movement in 1919. He was also one of the creators of the Academia Sinica, and was named director of t ...

, linguist and historian, one of the leaders of the Chinese

May Fourth Movement The May Fourth Movement was a Chinese anti-imperialist, cultural, and political movement which grew out of student protests in Beijing on May 4, 1919. Students gathered in front of Tiananmen (The Gate of Heavenly Peace) to protest the Chines ...

in 1919 *

Hsu Hsin-liang Hsu Hsin-liang (; born 27 May 1941) is a Taiwanese politician, formerly Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). He was a supporter of the Pan-Blue Coalition from 2000 to 2008 but then supported the DPP in the 2008 presidential elect ...

, Chairman of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (1996-1998), Magistrate of Taoyuan (1977-1979) and President Elect in 2000 * Sir

Reginald Johnston Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston, ( zh, s=庄士敦爵士, p=Zhuāngshìdūn juéshì, "Sir Johnston"; 13 October 1874 – 6 March 1938) was a British diplomat who served as the tutor and advisor to Puyi, the last Emperor of China. He was also the ...

Puyi Aisin-Gioro Puyi (; 7 February 1906 – 17 October 1967), courtesy name Yaozhi (曜之), was the last emperor of China as the eleventh and final Qing dynasty monarch. He became emperor at the age of two in 1908, but was forced to abdicate on 1 ...

's tutor and advisor, last Commissioner of British Weihaiwei *

Prakash Karat Prakash Karat (born 7 February 1948) is an Indian Communist politician. He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 2005 to 2015. Education and early career Prakash Karat was born in Letpadan, Burma on 7 Februar ...

, General Secretary of the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...

(2005-2015) *

Arbab Alamgir Khan Arbab Alamgir Khan () is a Pakistani politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. Early life Khan was born on 1 July 1961 in Peshawar to a former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arbab Jehangir Kha ...

, Pakistan Federal Minister for Communications (2012-2013) *

M. C. M. Kaleel Deshamanya Dr. Mohamed Cassim Mohamed Kaleel (3 February 1899 – 19 October 1994) was a Ceylonese physician, social worker and politician. Mohammad Cassim Mohammad Kaleel was born on 3 February 1899, the second son of Cassim Lebbe Marikar, ...

, Sri Lankan

Minister of Home Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(1960) *

Lim Chong Eu Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu (; 28 May 1919 – 24 November 2010) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 2nd Chief Minister of Penang from May 1969 to October 1990. He was also the founding president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN). ...

, 2nd

Chief Minister of Penang The Chief Minister of Penang is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Penang. According to convention, the chief minister is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The chi ...

(1969-1990) and founder of

Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia ( en, Malaysian People's Movement Party, commonly abbreviated as GERAKAN or less commonly as PGRM) is a liberal political party in Malaysia. Formed in 1968, Gerakan gained prominence in the 1969 general electi ...

Wu Zhihui Wu Jingheng (), commonly known by his courtesy name Wu Zhihui (Woo Chih-hui, ; 1865–1953), also known as Wu Shi-Fee, was a Chinese linguist and philosopher who was the chairman of the 1912–13 Commission on the Unification of Pronunciatio ...

, Chinese linguist and major political figure during the

Republic of China (1912–1949) The Republic of China (ROC), between 1912 and 1949, was a sovereign state recognised as the official designation of China when it was based on Mainland China, prior to the relocation of its central government to Taiwan as a result of the C ...

Zhang Shizhao Zhang Shizhao (; March 20, 1881 – July 1, 1973), courtesy name Xingyan, pen name Huangzhonghuang, Qingtong or Qiutong, was a Chinese journalist, educator, politician of the early 20th century known for his advocacy first of revolutionary cultur ...

, Chinese journalist, educator and

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

(1924-1925) and Minister of Education (1925)

Canada

Christy Clark at the India Economic Summit 2011

* William Johnston Almon, former Canadian Senator for Halifax * Peter Boehm, Canadian Senator for

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

* Edward Borron, former MP for Algoma *

Christy Clark Christina Joan Clark (born October 29, 1965) is a former Canadian politician who was the 35th premier of British Columbia (BC), from 2011 to 2017. Clark was the second woman to be premier of BC, after Rita Johnston in 1991, and the first female ...

, 35th

Premier of British Columbia Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of govern ...

* George Ralph Richardson Cockburn, former MP for

Toronto Centre Toronto Centre (french: Toronto-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1925, and since 1935, under the names Centre Toronto (1872–1903) ...

George Alexander Drummond Sir George Alexander Drummond, (11 October 1829 – 2 February 1910) was a Scottish-Canadian businessman and senator. Life and career Born in 1829 at Edinburgh, he was a younger son of the entrepreneurial stonemason, building contracto ...

, former Canadian Senator for

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, 12th President of the Bank of Montreal *

Kirsty Duncan Kirsty Ellen Duncan (born October 31, 1966) is a Canadian politician and medical geographer from Ontario, Canada. Duncan is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North and Duncan serves as deputy leader of the govern ...

, MP for

Etobicoke North Etobicoke North (french: Etobicoke-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. It covers the neighbourhood of Rexdale, ...

, Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (2019-), Minister for Science (2015–2019) * Adelbert Edward Hanna, former MP for Lanark South *

Robert James Manion Robert James Manion (November 19, 1881 – July 2, 1943) was a Canadian politician who led the Conservative Party of Canada from 1938 to 1940. Prior to his leadership of the party, he served in Prime Minister Arthur Meighen and R.B. Benn ...

, Canadian cabinet minister,

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

Leader of the Opposition from 1938 to 1940 * Joseph Morrin, 7th and 9th Mayor of Quebec * Sir

William MacGregor Sir William MacGregor, (20 October 1846 – 3 July 1919)R. B. Joyce,', ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 5, Melbourne University Press, 1974, pp 158–160. Retrieved 29 September 2009 was a Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guine ...

, 60th

Governor of Newfoundland The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador () is the viceregal representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as ...

* Frederick Montizambert, first Director General of Public Health in Canada *

Andrew Ross McMaster Andrew Ross McMaster, (November 6, 1876 – April 27, 1937) was a Canadian politician. He was born in Montreal to Captain John Andrew McMaster and his wife Amelia and educated at Montreal High School, Montreal Collegiate Institute and at M ...

, former MP for Brome and

Provincial Treasurer In Canadian politics the Provincial Treasurer is a senior portfolio in the Executive Council (or cabinet) of provincial governments. The position is the provincial equivalent of the Minister of Finance and is responsible for setting the provinc ...

Clarence Primrose Clarence Primrose (October 5, 1830 – December 2, 1902) was a Canadian politician. Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of the James Primrose of Scottish descent, Primsrose was educated at the Pictou Academy and University of Edinburgh, Sco ...

, former Canadian Senator for

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

* James Palmer Rankin, former Canadian Senator for

* Alexander David Stewart, former Mayor of

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a Canada 2016 Census, population of 569,353, and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington, ...

Alexander Warburton Alexander Bannerman Warburton (April 5, 1852 – January 14, 1929) was a politician, jurist and author, who served as the seventh premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Alexander was born in Summerside, the son of James Warburton, who wa ...

, 7th

Premier of Prince Edward Island The premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. The current premier of Prince Edward Island is Dennis King, from the Progressive Conservative Party. See also ...

* Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams, former MP and

Chief Government Whip The Chief Whip is a political leader whose task is to enforce the whipping system, which aims to ensure that legislators who are members of a political party attend and vote on legislation as the party leadership prescribes. United Kingdom ...

Caribbean

* John Alcindor, Trinidadian doctor and politician * Edgar F. Gordon, doctor and trade union leader in Bermuda *

David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead David Thomas Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead (3 October 1913 – 18 December 1994) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician, general practitioner and political activist. Born in Grenada, in the Caribbean, he was the second peer of ...

, Grenadian politician, the first person of African descent to stand as an MP (in Britain), the second person of African descent to sit in the House of Lords

Europe

Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F038041-0033, Wiesbaden, CDU-Parteitag, Schröder

* Mina Andreeva, Chief Spokesperson for the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...

Gisela Babel Gisela Babel (born 23 May 1938) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and former member of the German Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative b ...

, former member of the German

Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Common ...

Elmar Brok Elmar Peter Brok (born 14 May 1946) is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1980 until 2019, who is best known for his role as chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. He is a mem ...

, former MEP for Germany, Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (1999-2007; 2012–2017) and President of the

Union of European Federalists The Union of European Federalists (UEF) is a European non-governmental organisation, campaigning for a Federal Europe. It consists of 20 constituent organisations and it has been active at the European, national and local levels since 1946. H ...

(2013-2018) *

Benjamin Constant Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (; 25 October 1767 – 8 December 1830), or simply Benjamin Constant, was a Franco-Swiss political thinker, activist and writer on political theory and religion. A committed republican from 1795, he backed t ...

, French politician and eminent political theorist, Member of the Tribunat (1799–1802), Member of the Council of State (1815), Member of the Chamber of Députés (1819–1830) *

Biljana Đorđević Biljana Đorđević ( sr-cyrl, Биљана Ђорђевић; born 1984) is a Serbian politician and a docent at the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Belgrade. A member of the Green–Left Front (ZLF), she has served as a me ...

, member of the Serbian National Assembly * Aina Calvo, former Mayoress of Palma, Spain * Furio Honsell, former Mayor of

Udine Udine ( , ; fur, Udin; la, Utinum) is a city and ''comune'' in north-eastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps (''Alpi Carniche''). Its population was 100,514 in 2012, 176,000 with t ...

, Italy *

Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson (born 21 February 1939) is an Icelandic politician and diplomat. He was Minister of Finance from 1987 to 1988 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1988 to 1995. He is known in the Baltics as, at his initiative, Icela ...

, Icelandic

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

(1987-1988), Foreign Minister (1988-1995) * Ögmundur Jónasson, Icelandic

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

(2009) and

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(2011-2013) *

Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir (born 12 October 1966) is a former Icelandic minister, mayor and parliamentarian. She is currently the chair of the Executive Board of Women Political Leaders, Global Forum.womenpoliticalleaders.org Before that, ...

, 19th

Mayor of Reykjavík The post of Mayor of Reykjavík ( is, Borgarstjóri Reykjavíkur) was created in 1907 and advertised in 1908. Páll Einarsson and Knud Zimsen applied for the job and Páll got the position for a period of six years, at the end of which he did not w ...

, Icelandic

(2013-2014) * Árni Mathiesen, Icelandic

(2005-2009) * Angelika Niebler, MEP for Germany, Deputy Chairwomen for European People's Party (2015-) * Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek

Minister of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In ...

(2004-2008) *

Gerhard Schröder (CDU) Gerhard Schröder (11 September 1910 – 31 December 1989) was a West German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. He served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 1953 to 1961, as Foreign Minister from 1961 to ...

, West German Federal Minister of the Interior (1953–1961), Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs (1961–1966), and Federal Minister of Defence (1966–1969), 1969 presidential candidate *

Gustaf Algernon Stierneld Baron Gustaf Nils Algernon Adolf Stierneld (July 12, 1791 – November 14, 1868) was a Swedish politician. He served twice as the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1838 to 1842, and from 1848 to 1856. He was born, and died, in Stockholm. ...

, Swedish

Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs The Minister for Foreign Affairs ( sv, utrikesminister) is the foreign minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Tobias Billström of the Moderate Party. History The offic ...

(1838-1840; 1848–1856) *

Péter Ungár Péter Károly Ungár (born 10 June 1991) is a Hungarian entrepreneur, politician and geographer, who is a Member of the National Assembly of Hungary from the LMP party's national list since 8 May 2018. He has been male co-chair of the party s ...

, Member of the

National Assembly of Hungary The National Assembly ( hu, Országgyűlés, lit=Country Assembly) is the parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 199 (386 between 1990 and 2014) members elected to 4-year terms. Election of members is done using a semi-proport ...

, Leader of

LMP – Hungary's Green Party LMP – Hungary's Green Party ( hu, LMP – Magyarország Zöld Pártja, Greens, between 2009 and 2020: ''Politics Can Be Different,'' hu, Lehet Más a Politika, LMP) is a green-liberal political party in Hungary. Founded in 2009, it was one o ...

(2022-) * Jerzy Żyżyński, economist and member of the Polish Sejm

Middle East

* Najah al-Attar, current Vice President of Syria * Mehmet Aydın, Turkish

(2002-) * Hovhannes Bujicanian, Armenian teacher in the Ottoman Empire * Saad bin Khalid Al Jabri, Saudi Arabian

* Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Yemen), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001-2014; 2016) * Bassam Talhouni, Jordanian Justice minister, Minister for Justice (2013-2016) * Hikmat Abu Zayd, first female cabinet minister of Egypt

Oceania

* Richard Arthur (Australian politician), Richard Arthur, New South Wales Minister for Public Health (New South Wales), Minister for Public Health (1927-1930) * Sir Thomas Brisbane, former Governor of New South Wales whose name gave rise to the Australian city, Brisbane * Sir John Bowser, 26th Premier of Victoria * Francis Bugotu, Permanent Representative of the Solomon Islands to the United Nations (1978-1992) * Cyril Cameron, former Australian Senator for Tasmania * Sir Michael Cullen (politician), Michael Cullen, former Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand * Sir John Logan Campbell, 17th Mayor of Auckland * John Garland (Australian politician), John Garland, New South Wales Minister for Justice (New South Wales), Minister for Justice (1909-1910; 1916–1919) * Sir James Graham (physician), James Graham, 41st List of mayors, lord mayors and administrators of Sydney, Mayor of Sydney * John Alexander MacPherson, 7th Premier of Victoria * Malcolm Mackay (Australian politician), Malcolm Mackay, Australian Minister for the Navy (Australia), Minister for the Navy (1971-1972) * Sir David Monro, 2nd Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives * F. Russell Miller, 40th Mayor of Invercargill, New Zealand * Sir

, 11th Governor of Queensland * Andrew McLachlan, Australian Senator for South Australia * Sir Hugh Nelson (Australian politician), Hugh Nelson, 11th Premier of Queensland * David Seath, New Zealand Minister of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), Minister of Internal Affairs (1963-1972) * Carty Salmon, 2nd Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives * Sir Alexander Stuart (Australian politician), Alexander Stuart, 9th Premier of New South Wales * Henry Thacker, 32nd Mayor of Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand

Royalty

* Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, head of the Thurn und Taxis, House of Thurn and Taxis * Alexandra Tolstoy, Countess Alexandra Nikolaevna Tolstoy-Miloslavsky, member of the Tolstoy family * Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll * David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife * Charles Carnegie, Earl of Southesk, heir apparent to the Dukedom of Fife * Samuel Chatto and Arthur Chatto, sons of Elizabeth II's niece Lady Sarah Chatto * Edward VII, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of IndiaDana Bentley-Cranch, ''Edward VII: Image of an Era, 1841-1910'', Scotland, 1992

* George Percy, Earl Percy, heir apparent to the Dukedom of Northumberland * Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton, direct male-line descendant of Charles II of England * Lady Amelia Windsor, a relative of the British royal family * Margareta of Romania, Romanian royal family, Custodian of the Crown of Romania * Princess Mako of Akishino, member of the Imperial House of Japan * House of Oettingen-Spielberg#Other Members, Princess Nora of Oettingen–Spielberg, member of the House of Oettingen-Spielberg * Princess Raiyah bint Hussein, member of the Hashemites, House of Hashim * Princess Salha bint Asem, member of the Hashemites, House of Hashim * Princess Tsuguko of Takamado, member of the Imperial House of Japan * Pavel Dashkov, Prince Pavel Mikhailovich Dashkov, Russian aristocrat * Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, heir apparent to the Earl Spencer (peerage), Spencer earldom and first cousin of the Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry * Bhagvat Singh, former Maharaja of the princely state of Gondal (state), Gondal

Judges and lawyers

Lord Reed 2022 (cropped).jpg, Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir, Lord Reed of Allermuir, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2020-) Lord Hodge (cropped).jpg, Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge, Lord Hodge, Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2020-) Lord Carloway.jpg, Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway, Lord Carloway, Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord President of the Court of Session, Lord Justice General (2015-) Lord Advocate James Wolffe (26789821493).jpg, James Wolffe, Lord Advocate (2016-2021) Julia Sebutinde (2013).jpg, Julia Sebutinde, Judges of the International Court of Justice, Judge of the International Court of Justice (2012-)

Military

Officers

* Ralph Abercromby , Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP, Commander-in-Chief, Ireland during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 * Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet , General (United Kingdom), General * Sir Hugh Beach , General, Deputy Commander Field Army (United Kingdom), Deputy Commander-in-Chief Field Army (1976-1977) * Sir James Baird (British Army officer), James Baird , Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant General, Director General Army Medical Services (1973-1977) * David Coulter (minister), David Coulter , Major-general (United Kingdom), Major-General, Chaplain general, Chaplain General of the British Army (2014-2018) * Robert Craigie (Royal Navy officer), Robert Craigie , Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral * Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald , Naval flag officer during the Napoleonic Wars and later Admiral of the Red, dubbed by Napoleon as ''le Loup des Mers'', 'the Sea Wolf' * Sir Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple, General (United Kingdom), General, Governor of Gibraltar (1806-1808) * John Forbes (British Army officer), John Forbes, Brigadier (United Kingdom), Brigadier-General, commanded the Forbes Expedition during the French-Indian war * Sir Alexander Hood (British Army officer, born 1888), Alexander Hood , Lieutenant-General, Director General Army Medical Services (1941-1948), Governor of Bermuda (1949-1955) * John Hunter (Royal Navy officer), John Hunter, Vice-admiral of the red, Governor of New South Wales (1795-1800) * James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish Jacobitism, Jacobite, served during the Seven Years' War under Frederick the Great as ''Generalfeldmarschall'' of the Prussian Army * Daniel Knobel , Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant General, Surgeon general, Surgeon General of the South African Defence Force (1988-1997) * William Thompson Lusk, Assistant Adjutant general, Adjutant-General for the Union (American Civil War), Union, American Civil War * Sir James McGrigor , responsible for the creation of the Royal Army Medical Corps * Gregor MacGregor, Army General (United Kingdom), General, adventurer, and confidence trickster, known for his "Poyois scheme" * Sir George Malcolm (Indian Army officer), George Malcolm , General (United Kingdom), General * Sir Harold Martin (RAF officer), Harold Martin , Air marshal, Air Marshal, Commander-in-Chief RAF Germany (1970-1973) * Sir Ian McGeoch , Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom, Vice-Admiral * Iain McNicoll , Air marshal, Air Marshal, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Operations, RAF Air Command (2007-2010) * Sir Charles Napier (Royal Navy officer), Charles Napier , Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral, served in War of 1812, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Crimean War * Sharon Nesmith, first woman to command a British Army Brigade, Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-general and Deputy Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom), Deputy Chief of the General Staff (2021-) * Arthur Edward Potts , Major General, Commander of 6th Canadian Infantry Division (1942-1943) * Philip Raffaelli , Surgeon-General of the United Kingdom Armed Forces (2009-2012) * Andrew Rutherford, 1st Earl of Teviot, Lieutenant-General (France), Lieutenant-General under Louis XIV when England was in ''Interregnum (England), Interregnum'', Governor of Tangier (1663-1664) * George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, Governor of Canada (1820-1828), Commander-in-Chief, India (1830-1832) * Thomas Rimmer (RAF officer), Thomas Rimmer , Air vice-marshal, Air Vice-Marshal, British Forces Cyprus, Commander, British Forces Cyprus (2000-2003) * Alan Reay , Lieutenant General, Director General Army Medical Services (1981-1984) * Sir James Simpson (British Army officer), James Simpson , General (United Kingdom), General, Crimean War, Commander-in-Chief British troops in the Crimea (1855) * James Stuart (British Army officer, born 1741), James Stuart, General (United Kingdom), General, 1st General Officer Commanding, Ceylon (1796) * Sir Charles Shaw (British Army officer), Charles Shaw, Brigadier general, Brigadier-general during the Portuguese Liberal Wars * Adam Stephen, Scottish-American General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War * Mona Chalmers Watson , head of Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (Britain), Women's Army Auxiliary Corps * Bennett H. Young, Lieutenant, Confederate States of America, Confederate officer who led the St. Albans Raid during the American Civil War

Soldiers

* Eric Brown (pilot), Eric Brown , Royal Navy officer and test pilot who flew 487 types of aircraft, more than anyone else in history * William Brydon , the only person to reach safety in the 1842 retreat from Kabul * James Marr Brydone, Ship's surgeon of HMS Thunderer (1783), HMS Thunderer at Battle of Trafalgar * Charles Gray Catto, World War I flying ace, later Mayor of Waco, Texas * Gordon Duncan (RAF officer), Gordon Duncan , Scottish flying ace * James Oliver Ewart, intelligence officer, translator, and staff member of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery * John Todd (RAF officer), John Todd , Scottish First World War flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories

Victoria Cross and George Cross Recipients

*Victoria Cross **Crimean War *** William Henry Thomas Sylvester , Major (United Kingdom), Major **Indian Mutiny *** James John McLeod Innes , Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant General *** Valentine McMaster , Army surgeon **Andaman Islands expedition *** Campbell Mellis Douglas , Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lieutenant Colonel **Second Boer War *** Sir William Babtie , Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-General *** Henry Edward Manning Douglas , Major-general (United Kingdom), Major-General **First World War *** Allan Ker , Major (United Kingdom), Major *** Arthur Moore Lascelles , Captain (military), Captain *** David Lowe MacIntyre , Captain (military), Captain *** Harcus Strachan , Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lieutenant Colonel *George Cross **Second World War *** Douglas Ford (British Army officer), Douglas Ford , Captain (military), Captain *** John Fraser (British Army officer, born 1896), John Fraser , Major (United Kingdom), Major *** Sandy Hodge (Royal Navy officer), Sandy Hodge , Captain (military), Captain *** Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk , Bomb disposal, Bomb disposal expert

Natural sciences, engineering and medicine

Astronomy

Chemistry

Professor-joseph-black-1728-1799-chemist

Geology

Computer Science and Informatics

Senior Academic Staff

Chris Bishop June 2015 Image 3 - SMALLER

Former Staff and Alumni

Deep Thinkers on Deep Learning (cropped to Geoffrey Hinton)

Engineering

Mathematics and Physics

Medicine and biology

Portrait of Robert liston when a student

Social sciences, arts and business

Pulitzer Prize

* Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, Ross Anderson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1990Elizabeth A. Brennan, Elizabeth C. Clarage, ''Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners'', 630

* Garry Wills, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1993 * Jack N. Rakove, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1997 * Andrew Marshall (Asia journalist), Andrew Marshall, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 2014

Architecture

Business

Tony Hayward - World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2008

Economics

Literature

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930 LCCN2002706307

Robert Louis Stevenson in Cassell's Universal Portrait Gallery

Media and the arts

Music

Max Richter - 2015 - ATP Festival (cropped)

History, philosophy, sociology and theology

Others

Sports

Miscellaneous

University officials

* Sir Edward Victor Appleton, former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the university (1949–1965) * Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, former Rector of the university (1935-1936) * Arthur Balfour, former Chancellor of the university (1891–1930) * Stanley Baldwin, former Rector of the university (1923-1926) * David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, Earl Beatty, former Rector of the university (1917-1920) * Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Rector of the university (1945-1948) * Sir Winston Churchill, former Rector of the university (1929–1932) * Sir Alexander Fleming, former Rector of the university (1951–1953) * David Lloyd George, former Rector of the university (1920–1923) * William Ewart Gladstone, William Gladstone, former Rector of the university (1859-1865) * The Earl of Rosebery, former Rector of the university (1880-1883) * Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, former Chancellor of the university (1953–2010) * Anne, Princess Royal, Chancellor of the university (2011–present)

Notes

References

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