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* **President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019) **Prime Minister –

Ahmed Ouyahia Ahmed Ouyahia ( ar, rtl=yes, أحمد أويحيى, Aḥmad ʾŪyaḥyā; 2 July 1952) is an Algerian politician who was Prime Minister of Algeria four times (1995–98, 2004–2006, 2008–2012, 2017–2019). A career diplomat, he also served as ...

, Prime Minister of Algeria (2008–2012) * **President – José Eduardo dos Santos,

President of Angola The president of Angola () is both head of state and head of government in Angola. According to the constitution adopted in 2010, the post of prime minister is abolished; executive authority belongs to the president who has also a degree of leg ...

(1979–2017) * **President – Thomas Boni Yayi, President of Benin (2006–2016) **Prime Minister – Pascal Koupaki,

Prime Minister of Benin This is a list of prime ministers of Benin (formerly Dahomey) since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to its abolition in 2016. A total of six people have served as Prime Minister (not counting one Acting Prime Minister). L ...

(2011–2013) * **President – Ian Khama, President of Botswana (2008–2018) * **President – Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–2014) **Prime Minister – **#

Tertius Zongo Tertius Zongo (born 18 May 1957) was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from June 2007 to April 2011. Biography Zongo was born in Koudougou. He has an extensive background in economics and accounting. He became Minister Delegate for Budget and Pl ...

, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2007–2011) **#

Luc-Adolphe Tiao Luc-Adolphe Tiao (born 4 June 1954) is a Burkinabé politician and journalist who was Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 2011 to 2014. Early life and career in journalism Born at Tenkodogo, Tiao attended a seminary from 1969 to 1974 and st ...

, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2011–2014) * **President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020) * **President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present) **Prime Minister – Philémon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2009–2019) * **President – **# Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–2011) **# Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (2011–2021) **Prime Minister – José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–2016) * **President –

François Bozizé François Bozizé Yangouvonda (born 14 October 1946) is a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. Bozizé rose to become a high-ranking army officer in the 1970s, under the rule of Jean-B� ...

, President of the Central African Republic (2003–2013) **Prime Minister – Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2008–2013) * **President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021) **Prime Minister –

Emmanuel Nadingar Emmanuel Djelassem Nadingar (born 1951"Chad appoints new prime minister"
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, Prime Minister of Chad (2010–2013) * **President – **# Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Comoros (2006–2011) **# Ikililou Dhoinine, President of the Comoros (2011–2016) * **President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present) * **President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019) **Prime Minister –

Adolphe Muzito Adolphe Muzito (born 12 February 1957"DR Congo presiden ...

, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008–2012) * **President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present) **Prime Minister – Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–2013) * **Head of State – **# Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–2011) **# Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Chairman of the Armed Forces Supreme Council of Egypt (2011–2012) **Prime Minister – **# Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004–2011) **# Ahmed Shafik, Prime Minister of Egypt (2011) **# Essam Sharaf, Prime Minister of Egypt (2011) **# Kamal Ganzouri, Prime Minister of Egypt (2011–2012) * **President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present) **Prime Minister –

Ignacio Milam Tang Ignacio Milam Tang (born 20 June 1940
.) is an Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2008–2012) * **President –

Isaias Afwerki Isaias Afwerki ( ti, ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ, ; born 2 February 1946) is an Eritrean politician and partisan who has been the president of Eritrea since shortly after he led the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) to victory in M ...

, President of Eritrea (1991–present) * **President – Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–2013) **Prime Minister – Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–2012) * **President – Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon (2009–present) **Prime Minister – Paul Biyoghé Mba, Prime Minister of Gabon (2009–2012) * **President –

Yahya Jammeh Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the leader of The Gambia from 1994 to 2017, firstly as chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 199 ...

, President of the Gambia (1994–2017) * **President – John Atta Mills, President of Ghana (2009–2012) * **President – Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–2021) **Prime Minister –

Mohamed Said Fofana Mohamed Said Fofana (born 1952) was the List of heads of government of Guinea, Prime Minister of Guinea from 2010 to 2015. He was appointed by List of heads of state of Guinea, President Alpha Condé on December 24, 2010. His previous role was dir ...

, Prime Minister of Guinea (2010–2015) * **President – Malam Bacai Sanhá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2009–2012) **Prime Minister – Carlos Gomes Júnior, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2009–2012) * **President – **# Laurent Gbagbo,

President of the Ivory Coast This article lists the heads of state of Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, since the country gained independence from France in 1960. Alassane Ouattara has been serving as President of Ivory Coast since 4 December 2010. L ...

(2000–2011; claimant, 2010–2011) **# Alassane Ouattara,

(2010–present) **Prime Minister – *** Guillaume Soro,

Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast This article lists the heads of government of Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, since the country gained independence from France in 1960. Patrick Achi currently serves as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast. List Key ;Politi ...

(2007–2012) *** Gilbert Aké,

(claimant, 2010–2011) * **President –

Mwai Kibaki Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013 and is regarded as one of Kenya's founding fathers. He had previously ser ...

President of Kenya The president of the Republic of Kenya () is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Kenya. The President is also the head of the executive branch of the Government of Kenya and is the commander-in-chief of the Kenya Defe ...

(2002–2013) **Prime Minister – Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya (2008–2013) * **Monarch –

Letsie III Letsie III (born Seeiso Bereng; 17 July 1963) is King of Lesotho. He succeeded his father, Moshoeshoe II, who was forced into exile in 1990. His father was briefly restored in 1995 but died in a car crash in early 1996, and Letsie became king ag ...

, King of Lesotho (1996–present) **Prime Minister –

Pakalitha Mosisili Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili (born 14 March 1945) is a former Mosotho politician who was the fourth prime minister of Lesotho from May 1998 to June 2012 and again from March 2015 to June 2017.Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–2012) * **President – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,

President of Liberia The president of the Republic of Liberia is the head of state and government of Liberia. The president serves as the leader of the executive branch and as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Liberia. Prior to the independence of Liberia ...

(2006–2018) * **''with the fall of the

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, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was superseded on 23 August'' **''De facto'' Head of State –

Muammar Gaddafi Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, . Due to the lack of standardization of transcribing written and regionally pronounced Arabic, Gaddafi's name has been romanized in various ways. A 1986 column by ''The Straight Dope'' lists 32 spellin ...

, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011) **''De jure'' Head of State –

Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai (born 14 May 1952) is a Libyan politician who was the last Secretary General of Libya's General People's Congress and thus the country's nominal head of state from 2010 until 2011. He replaced Imbarek Shamekh. As of ...

, Secretary General of General People's Congress of Libya (2010–2011) **Head of State – Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Chairman of the National Transitional Council of Libya (2011–2012) **Prime Minister – **# Baghdadi Mahmudi, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2006–2011) **# Mahmoud Jibril, Acting Prime Minister of Libya (2011) **# Ali Tarhouni, Acting Prime Minister of Libya (2011) **#

Abdurrahim El-Keib Abdurrahim Abdulhafiz El-Keib, PhD, ( ar, عبد الرحيم عبد الحفيظ الكيب; also transcribed ''Abdel Rahim AlKeeb,'' ''Abdul Raheem Al-Keeb,'' etc.; 2 March 1950 – 21 April 2020) was a Libyan politician, professor of electrica ...

, Acting Prime Minister of Libya (2011–2012) * **Head of State – Andry Rajoelina, President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar (2009–2014) **Prime Minister – **# Albert Camille Vital, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2009–2011) **# Omer Beriziky, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2011–2014) * **President – Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004–2012) * **President – Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–2012) **Prime Minister – **# Modibo Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2007–2011) **# Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2011–2012) * **President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–2019) **Prime Minister – Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2008–2014) * **President – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–2012) **Prime Minister – Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–2014) * ( overseas collectivity of France) **''became an

overseas department The overseas departments and regions of France (french: départements et régions d'outre-mer, ; ''DROM'') are departments of France that are outside metropolitan France, the European part of France. They have exactly the same status as mainlan ...

of the French

Republic A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

on 31 March'' **Prefect –

Hubert Derache Hubert Derache (born 5 May 1953 in Morteau, France) is a French civil servant who served as the Prefect of Mayotte from 17 August 2009 to 4 July 2011, having been appointed by order-in-council of the Council of Ministers of France on 2 July 2009. ...

Prefect of Mayotte This is a list of colonial and departmental heads of Mayotte. Mayotte is a French overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity with a population of about 300,000 located in the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean, between ...

(2009–2011) **Head of Government – **# Ahmed Attoumani Douchina,

President of the General Council of Mayotte The Departmental Council of Mayotte (french: Conseil départemental de Mayotte) is the local authority overseeing the Department of Mayotte. The legislative branch is composed of the council itself acting as a deliberative assembly, while the e ...

(2008–2011) **# Daniel Zaïdani,

(2011–2015) * **Monarch – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present) **Prime Minister – **# Abbas El Fassi,

Prime Minister of Morocco The prime minister of Morocco (officially Head of Government, ar, رئيس حكومة المملكة المغربية, rayiys hukumat almamlakat almaghribia) is the head of government of the Kingdom of Morocco. The prime minister is chosen by t ...

(2007–2011) **# Abdelilah Benkirane, Head of Government of Morocco (2011–2017) ** ( self-declared, partially recognised state) ***President – Mohamed Abdelaziz,

President of Western Sahara The president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the head of state of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), a government in exile based in the Sahrawi refugee camps of Tindouf, Algeria. From the declaration of independence on Febr ...

(1976–2016) ***Prime Minister – Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–2018) * **President – Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005–2015) **Prime Minister –

Aires Ali Aires Bonifácio Baptista Ali (born 6 December 1955) is a Mozambican politician who was Prime Minister of Mozambique from 16 January 2010 to 8 October 2012, when he was sacked by Mozambican President Armando Guebuza in a cabinet reshuffle. He wa ...

, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2010–2012) * **President – Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia (2005–2015) **Prime Minister – Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia (2005–2012) * **Head of State – **# Salou Djibo, President of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy of Niger (2010–2011) **# Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–2021) **Prime Minister – **#

Mahamadou Danda Mahamadou Danda (born 25 July 1951Maman Chaïbou, ''Répertoire biographique des personnalités de la classe politique'', volume 2 (2000), page 463 .) is a Nigerien political figure who was appointed as Prime Minister of Niger by the Supreme Coun ...

, Prime Minister of Niger (2010–2011) **# Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger (2011–2021) * **President – Goodluck Jonathan, President of Nigeria (2010–2015) * **President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present) **Prime Minister – **#

Bernard Makuza Bernard Makuza (born 30 September 1962) is a Rwandan politician who was Prime Minister of Rwanda from 8 March 2000 to 6 October 2011. He also served as President of the Senate of Rwanda from 14 October 2014 to 17 October 2019. Background Makuza ...

, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–2011) **# Pierre Habumuremyi, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2011–2014) * ( Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – **#

Andrew Gurr Andrew John Gurr (born 23 December 1936) is a contemporary literary scholar who specializes in William Shakespeare and English Renaissance theatre. Life and work Born in Leicester, Gurr was raised in New Zealand, and educated at the Universi ...

, Governor of Saint Helena (2007–2011) **# Ken Baddon, Acting Governor of Saint Helena (2011) **#

Mark Andrew Capes Mark Andrew Capes (born 19 February 1954) is a British diplomat who served as the Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha from 2011 to 2016. He was replaced by Lisa Phillips. His previous roles have included diplomatic appointm ...

, Governor of Saint Helena (2011–2016) * **President – **#

Fradique de Menezes Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes (born March 21, 1942) is a São Toméan politician who was the third president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2001 to 2011. Early life Menezes was born on the then Portuguese colony of São Tomé in 1942, the s ...

, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2003–2011) **# Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2011–2016) **Prime Minister –

Patrice Trovoada Patrice Émery Trovoada (born 18 March 1962) is a São Toméan politician who is the 15th prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe since November 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister from February 2008 to June 2008, from August 2010 to ...

, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2010–2012) * **President – Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012) **Prime Minister –

Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye (born 6 August 1958) is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from 2009 to 2012. He was Minister of the Civil Service and Labour in 2005, Director of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic from 2 ...

Prime Minister of Senegal The Prime Minister of Senegal is the head of government of Senegal. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Senegal, who is directly elected for a five-year term. The Prime Minister, in turn, appoints the Senegalese cabinet, after ...

(2009–2012) * **President –

James Michel James Alix Michel, GCSK (born August 16, 1944) is a Seychellois politician and the former President of Seychelles from year 2004 to 2016. He previously served as Vice-President under his predecessor, France-Albert René, from 1996 to 2004. Mi ...

, President of Seychelles (2004–2016) * **President – Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007–2018) * **President – Sharif Sheikh Ahmed,

President of Somalia The president of Somalia ( so, Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The president represents the Federal Government of Somalia, Federal Republic of Somal ...

(2009–2012) **Prime Minister – **# Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Prime Minister of Somalia (2010–2011) **# Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Prime Minister of Somalia (2011–2012) ** ( unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, President of Somaliland (2010–2017) ** (self-declared autonomous state) ***President – Abdirahman Farole, President of Puntland (2009–2014) * **President –

Jacob Zuma Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (; born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. He is also referred to by his initials JZ and clan name Msholozi, and was a former anti-aparth ...

President of South Africa The president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president heads the executive branch of the Government of South Africa and is the commander-in-chief of the South African Nationa ...

(2009–2018) * **''the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region seceded from the Republic of the Sudan on 9 July'' **President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2011–present) * **President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019) * **Monarch – Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present) **Prime Minister – Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini,

Prime Minister of Swaziland This is a list of prime ministers of Eswatini () since the formation of the post in 1967. Eleven people have been Prime Minister of Eswatini, plus seven acting prime ministers. One person, Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, held two non-consecutive te ...

(2008–2018) * **President – Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania (2005–2015) **Prime Minister –

Mizengo Pinda Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda (born 12 August 1948) is a Tanzanian CCM politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2008 to 2015. He was a Member of Parliament from 2000 to 2015. Life and career Pinda was born in the Rukwa Region.

, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2008–2015) * **President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present) **Prime Minister – Gilbert Houngbo, Prime Minister of Togo (2008–2012) * **President – **# Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–2011) **# Mohamed Ghannouchi, Acting President of Tunisia (2011) **# Fouad Mebazaa, Acting President of Tunisia (2011) **# Moncef Marzouki, President of Tunisia (2011–2014) **Prime Minister – **# Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–2011) **#

Beji Caid Essebsi Beji Caid Essebsi (or es-Sebsi; ar, الباجي قائد السبسي, translit=Muhammad al-Bājī Qā’id as-Sibsī, ; 29 November 1926 – 25 July 2019) was a Tunisian politician who served as the 6th president of Tunisia from 31 December 20 ...

, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2011) **# Hamadi Jebali, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2011–2013) * **President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present) **Prime Minister – **# Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–2011) **# Amama Mbabazi, Prime Minister of Uganda (2011–2014) * **President – **# Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia (2008–2011) **# Michael Sata, President of Zambia (2011–2014) * **President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017) **Prime Minister – Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (2009–2013)

Asia

* **President – Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2001–2014) * **Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present) **Prime Minister – Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa,

Prime Minister of Bahrain In Bahrain, the Prime Minister is the head of government of the country. According to the Constitution of Bahrain, the Prime Minister is appointed directly by the King of Bahrain, King, and needs not to be an elected member of the Council of Rep ...

(1970–2020) * **President –

Zillur Rahman Mohammed Zillur Rahman (9 March 1929 – 20 March 2013) was the President of Bangladesh from 2009 to 2013. He was also a senior presidium member of the Awami League. He is the third president of Bangladesh, after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Zi ...

, President of Bangladesh (2009–2013) **Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–present) * **Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present) **Prime Minister – Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2008–2013) * **Monarch –

Hassanal Bolkiah Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III ( Jawi: ; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one ...

Sultan of Brunei The sultan of Brunei is the monarchical head of state of Brunei and head of government in his capacity as prime minister of Brunei. Since independence from the British in 1984, only one sultan has reigned, though the royal institution dates bac ...

(1967–present) **Prime Minister –

, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present) * **Monarch –

Norodom Sihamoni Norodom Sihamoni ( km, នរោត្តម សីហមុនី, ; born 14 May 1953) is King of Cambodia. He became King on 14 October 2004, a week after the abdication of his father, Norodom Sihanouk. He is the eldest son of Norodom Sihano ...

King of Cambodia The monarchy of Cambodia is the head of state of the Cambodia, Kingdom of Cambodia. In the contemporary period, the King's power has been limited to that of a symbolic figurehead. The monarchy had been in existence since at least 68 AD exce ...

(2004–present) **Prime Minister – Hun Sen,

Prime Minister of Cambodia The prime minister of Cambodia ( km, នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីនៃកម្ពុជា, ) is the head of government of Cambodia. The prime minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet and leads the executive branch of the ...

(1985–present) * **Communist Party Leader –

Hu Jintao Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is a Chinese politician who served as the 16–17th general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2002 to 2012, the 6th president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 2003 to 2013, an ...

, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (2002–2012) **President –

President of China The president of China, officially titled the president of the People's Republic of China, is the List of state representatives of the People's Republic of China, state representative of the China, People's Republic of China, which on its own ...

(2003–2013) **Premier –

Wen Jiabao Wen Jiabao (born 15 September 1942) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the Premier of the State Council from 2003 to 2013. In his capacity as head of government, Wen was regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic policy ...

, Premier of the State Council of China (2003–2013) * **President – José Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor (2007–2012) **Prime Minister – Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of East Timor (2007–2015) * **President – Pratibha Patil, President of India (2007–2012) **Prime Minister –

Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh (; born 26 September 1932) is an Indian politician, economist and statesman who served as the 13th prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He is also the third longest-serving prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indir ...

Prime Minister of India The prime minister of India (IAST: ) is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and their chosen Council of Ministers, despite the president of India being the nominal head of the ...

(2004–2014) * **President –

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949), commonly referred to by his initials SBY, is an Indonesian politician and retired army general who served as the sixth president of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party ...

, President of Indonesia (2004–2014) * **Supreme Leader – Ayatollah

Ali Khamenei Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia ''marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously the third president o ...

, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present) **President –

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

, President of Iran (2005–2013) * **President – Jalal Talabani,

President of Iraq The president of Iraq is the head of state of Iraq and "safeguards the commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of Iraq's independence, sovereignty, unity, the security of its territories in accordance with the provisions of the Con ...

(2005–2014) **Prime Minister – Nouri al-Maliki,

Prime Minister of Iraq The prime minister of Iraq is the head of government of Iraq. On 27 October 2022, Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani became the incumbent prime minister. History The prime minister was originally an appointed office, subsidiary to the head of state, a ...

(2006–2014) * **President –

Shimon Peres Shimon Peres (; he, שמעון פרס ; born Szymon Perski; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) was an Israeli politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the ninth president of ...

, President of Israel (2007–2014) **Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (2009–2021) ** ( non-state administrative authority) ***President –

Mahmoud Abbas Mahmoud Abbas ( ar, مَحْمُود عَبَّاس, Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen ( ar, أَبُو مَازِن, links=no, ), is the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian Natio ...

, President of the Palestinian National Authority (in the West Bank) (2005–present) ***Prime Minister – Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (in the West Bank) (2007–2013) ***

Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza.. ...

(rebelling against the Palestinian National Authority, in the West Bank) ****President – Aziz Duwaik, Acting President of the Palestinian National Authority (in the Gaza Strip) (2009–2014) ****Prime Minister – Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (in the Gaza Strip) (2007–2014) * **Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–2019) **Prime Minister – **# Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan (2010–2011) **# Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan (2011–2012) * **Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present) **Prime Minister – **# Samir Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (2009–2011) **# Marouf al-Bakhit, Prime Minister of Jordan (2011) **#

Awn Al-Khasawneh Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh ( ar, عون الخصاونة) (born 22 February 1950) was the 39th Prime Minister of Jordan, serving from October 2011 to April 2012. He was also formerly a judge of the International Court of Justice. Early life and ed ...

, Prime Minister of Jordan (2011–2012) * **President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019) **Prime Minister – Karim Massimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2007–2012) * **Communist Party Leader –

Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim ...

, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–2011) **''De facto'' Head of State – **#

Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea The President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea () is the head of state of North Korea.Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 100 The president chairs the State Af ...

(1993–2011) **#

Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un (; , ; born 8 January 1982) is a North Korean politician who has been Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is a son of Kim Jong-il, who was North Korea's sec ...

Supreme leader of North Korea The supreme leader () of North Korea is the ''de facto'' paramount leader of the Workers' Party of Korea, the state and the Korean People's Army. The title has not been written into the national constitution as a separate office, but it currentl ...

(2011–present) **''De jure'' Head of State – Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1998–2019) **Premier – Choe Yong-rim, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (2010–2013) * **President –

Lee Myung-bak Lee Myung-bak (; ; ; born 19 December 1941) is a South Korean businessman and politician who served as the 10th president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. Before his presidency, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction, and the ma ...

, President of South Korea (2008–2013) **Prime Minister –

Kim Hwang-sik Kim Hwang-sik (; born 9 August 1948) is a South Korean lawyer and politician who was the country's Prime Minister from October 2010 to February 2013 under President Lee Myung-bak. He was the former Chairperson of the Board of Audit and Inspect ...

, Prime Minister of South Korea (2010–2013) * **Monarch – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006–2020) **Prime Minister – **#Sheikh

Nasser Al-Sabah Nasser Al-Mohammed Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ( ar, الشيخ ناصر المحمد الأحمد الجابر الصباح, ash-Shaykh Nāṣir Muḥammad al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ, born 22 December 1940) is a Kuwaiti politician who ...

, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2006–2011) **#Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2011–2019) * **President – **# Roza Otunbayeva, President of Kyrgyzstan (2010–2011) **# Almazbek Atambayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (2011–2017) **Prime Minister – **# Almazbek Atambayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2010–2011) **# Omurbek Babanov, Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2011) **# Almazbek Atambayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2011) **# Omurbek Babanov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2011–2012) * **Communist Party Leader – Choummaly Sayasone, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2006–2016) **President – Choummaly Sayasone,

President of Laos The president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the head of state of Laos. The current president is Thongloun Sisoulith, since 22 March 2021. He was previously elected as the General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, ...

(2006–2016) **Prime Minister – Thongsing Thammavong, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (2010–2016) * **President – Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon (2008–2014) **Prime Minister – **# Saad Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2009–2011) **# Najib Mikati, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2011–2014) * **Monarch – **#Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2006–2011) **#Tuanku

Abdul Halim ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الحليم) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Ḥalīm'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gives rise ...

, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2011–2016) **Prime Minister –

Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malaysi ...

, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009–2018) * **President –

Mohamed Nasheed Mohamed Nasheed GCSK (; born 17 May 1967) is a Maldivian politician and activist currently serving as the 19th speaker of the People's Majlis since May 2019. A founding member of the Maldivian Democratic Party, he served as President of the ...

, President of the Maldives (2008–2012) * **President – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia (2009–2017) **Prime Minister – Sükhbaataryn Batbold,

Prime Minister of Mongolia The Prime Minister of Mongolia () is the head of government of Mongolia and heads the Mongolian cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Mongolian parliament or the State Great Hural, and can be removed by the parliament with a vote of no ...

(2009–2012) * **Head of State – **# Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992–2011) **# Thein Sein, President of Myanmar (2011–2016) **Prime Minister – Thein Sein, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2007–2011) * **President – Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal (2008–2015) **Prime Minister – **# Madhav Kumar Nepal, Prime Minister of Nepal (2009–2011) **# Jhala Nath Khanal, Prime Minister of Nepal (2011) **# Baburam Bhattarai, Prime Minister of Nepal (2011–2013) * **Monarch – Qaboos bin Said al Said,

Sultan of Oman The sultan of the Sultanate of Oman is the monarchical head of state and head of government of Oman. It is the most powerful position in the country. The sultans of Oman are members of the Busaid dynasty, which has been the ruling family of O ...

(1970–present) **Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–present) * **President – Asif Ali Zardari,

President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Yousaf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2008–2012) * **President – Benigno Aquino, President of the Philippines (2010–2016) * **Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani,

Emir of Qatar The Emir, or Amir, of the State of Qatar ( ar, أمیر دولة قطر) is the monarch and head of state of the country. He is also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and guarantor of the Constitution. He holds the most powerful positio ...

(1995–2013) **Prime Minister – Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (2007–2013) * **Monarch – Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia (2005–2015) **Prime Minister – Abdullah, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2005–2015) * **President – **#

S. R. Nathan Sellapan Ramanathan (; 3 July 1924 – 22 August 2016),. often known as S. R. Nathan, was a Singaporean politician who served as the sixth president of Singapore between 1999 and 2011. He was also the longest-serving president in Singapore's hi ...

, President of Singapore (1999–2011) **# Tony Tan, President of Singapore (2011–2017) **Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present) * **President –

Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa ( si, මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, ta, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to ...

President of Sri Lanka The President of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi''; ta, இலங்கை சனாதிபதி ''Ilankai janātipati'') is the head of state and head of government of t ...

(2005–2015) **Prime Minister –

D. M. Jayaratne Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne ( si, දිසානායක මුදියන්සේලාගේ ජයරත්න, ta, திசாநாயக்க முதியன்சேலாகே ஜயரத்ன; 4 June 1931 – 19 No ...

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka The Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head and most senior member of parliament in the cabinet of ministers. It is the second-most powerful position in Sri Lanka's executive branch behind the president, wh ...

(2010–2015) * **President –

Bashar al-Assad Bashar Hafez al-Assad, ', Levantine pronunciation: ; (, born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the 19th president of Syria, since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the ...

, President of Syria (2000–present) **Prime Minister – **# Muhammad Naji al-Otari,

Prime Minister of Syria The prime minister of Syria (Arabic: رئيس وزراء سوريا), formally titled the president of the Council of Ministers ( ar, رئيس مجلس الوزراء), is the head of government of the Syrian Arab Republic. Nomination The prime ...

(2003–2011) **# Adel Safar,

(2011–2012) * **President – Ma Ying-jeou, President of Taiwan (2008–2016) **Premier – Wu Den-yih, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2009–2012) * **President – Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (1992–present) **Prime Minister –

Oqil Oqilov Oqil Ghaybulloyevich Oqilov ( tg, Оқил Ғайбуллоевич Оқилов, ''Oqil Ghaybulloyevich Oqilov''; russian: Окил Гайбуллаевич Окилов; born 2 February 1944) is a Tajikistani politician. He was the 7th Prime Mini ...

, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–2013) * **Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–2016) **Prime Minister – **# Abhisit Vejjajiva,

Prime Minister of Thailand The prime minister of Thailand ( th, นายกรัฐมนตรี, , ; literally 'chief minister of state') is the head of government of Thailand. The prime minister is also the chair of the Cabinet of Thailand. The post has existed si ...

(2008–2011) **# Yingluck Shinawatra,

(2011–2014) * **President – Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey (2007–2014) **Prime Minister –

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician serving as the List of presidents of Turkey, 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as prime minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as Lis ...

Prime Minister of Turkey The prime minister of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbakanı'') was the head of government of the Republic of Turkey from 1920 to 2018, who led a political coalition in the Grand National Assembly of ...

(2003–2014) * **President – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow,

President of Turkmenistan The president of Turkmenistan ( tk, Türkmenistanyň prezidenti), officially the president and chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, is the head of state and head of government of Turkmenistan. The president is also the supreme c ...

(2006–2022) * **President – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,

President of the United Arab Emirates The president of the United Arab Emirates, or the Raʾīs ( ar, رَئِيْس), is the head of state of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The president and vice-president are elected every five years by the Federal Supreme Council. Though the p ...

(2004–present) **Prime Minister – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2006–present) * **President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–2016) **Prime Minister – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–2016) * **Communist Party Leader – **# Nông Đức Mạnh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–2011) **# Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2011–present) **President – **# Nguyễn Minh Triết, President of Vietnam (2006–2011) **# Trương Tấn Sang, President of Vietnam (2011–2016) **Prime Minister – Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2006–2016) * **President – *** Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1978–2012) *** Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, Acting President of Yemen **Prime Minister – **#

Ali Muhammad Mujawar Ali Mohammed Mujawar (Arabic: علي محمد مجور; born 26 April 1953) served as Prime Minister of Yemen between 7 April 2007 and 10 December 2011, and prior as electricity minister. Following the anti-government uprising in Yemen, Presid ...

Prime Minister of Yemen The prime minister of the Republic of Yemen is the head of government of Yemen. Under the Constitution of Yemen, the prime minister is appointed by the president, and the former, as well as their Cabinet, must enjoy confidence from the House of ...

(2007–2011) **# Mohammed Basindawa,

(2011–2014)

Europe

* **President – Bamir Topi, President of Albania (2007–2012) **Prime Minister – Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania (2005–2013) * **Monarchs – ***French Co-Prince –

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...

, French Co-prince of Andorra (2007–2012) ****Co-Prince's Representative –

Christian Frémont Christian Frémont (23 April 1942 – 3 August 2014) was the chief of staff for Nicolas Sarkozy. He was also the Representative of the French Co-Prince of Andorra from September 2008 to May 2012. He died of cancer in August 2014. References ...

(2008–2012) ***Episcopal Co-Prince – Archbishop

Joan Enric Vives Sicília Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine *Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multiple ...

, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present) ****Co-Prince's Representative –

Nemesi Marqués Oste Nemesi Marquès Oste (born 17 May 1935) was the personal representative to Andorra of the Bishop of Urgell, who is one of the co-princes of Andorra. He is a Roman Catholic priest, and has been rector of Bellestar, a village of 55 inhabitants. He ...

(1993–2012) **Prime Minister – **# Jaume Bartumeu, Head of Government of Andorra (2009–2011) **#

Pere López Agràs Pere López Agràs (born 13 October 1971)P ...

, Acting Head of Government of Andorra (2011) **# Antoni Martí, Head of Government of Andorra (2011–2015) * **President – Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia (2008–2018) **Prime Minister – Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2008–2014) * **President – Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004–2016) **Chancellor – Werner Faymann,

Federal Chancellor of Austria The chancellor of the Republic of Austria () is the head of government of the Republic of Austria. The position corresponds to that of Prime Minister in several other parliamentary democracies. Current officeholder is Karl Nehammer of the Aus ...

(2008–2016) * **President –

Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...

, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present) **Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–2018) ** ( unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President –

Bako Sahakyan Bako Sahaki Sahakyan ( hy, Բակո Սահակի Սահակյան; born 30 August 1960) is an Artsakhi politician who served as the third president of the ''de facto''-independent Republic of Artsakh from 2007 to 2020. He is the longest-serving p ...

President of Nagorno-Karabakh The president of Artsakh or president of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is the head of state and head of government of the ''de facto'' Republic of Artsakh. In a constitutional referendum held in 2017, citizens of the Republic voted in favor o ...

(2007–2020) ***Prime Minister – Arayik Harutyunyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–2017) * **President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present) **Prime Minister – Mikhail Myasnikovich, Prime Minister of Belarus (2010–2014) * **Monarch – Albert II,

King of the Belgians Belgium is a constitutional, hereditary, and popular monarchy. The monarch is titled king or queen of the Belgians ( nl, Koning(in) der Belgen, french: Roi / Reine des Belges}, german: König(in) der Belgier) and serves as the country's h ...

(1993–2013) **Prime Minister – **#

Yves Leterme Yves Camille Désiré Leterme (; born 6 October 1960 in Wervik) is a Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V). He was the prime minister of Belgium, from November 2009 to December 2011. Leterme was the ...

Prime Minister of Belgium german: Premierminister von Belgien , insignia = State Coat of Arms of Belgium.svg , insigniasize = 100px , insigniacaption = Coat of arms , insigniaalt = , flag = Government ...

(2009–2011) **# Elio Di Rupo,

(2011–2014) * **Head of State –

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina The presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine, separator=" / ", Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине) is a three-member body which collectively serves as head of state of ...

***Serb Member –

Nebojša Radmanović Nebojša Radmanović ( sr-Cyrl, Небојша Радмановић, ; born 1 October 1949) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 5th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2006 to 2014. He is currently a member of ...

(2006–2014; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2010–2011) ***Croat Member – Željko Komšić (2006–2014; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011–2012) ***Bosniak Member – Bakir Izetbegović (2010–2018) **Prime Minister – Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007–2012) **High Representative – Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009–2021) * **President – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012) **Prime Minister –

Boyko Borisov Boyko Metodiev Borisov ( bg, Бойко Методиев Борисов, ; born 13 June 1959) is a Bulgarian politician who served as the prime minister of Bulgaria from 2009 to 2013, 2014 to 2017, and 2017 to 2021, making him Bulgaria's secon ...

Prime Minister of Bulgaria The prime minister of Bulgaria ( bg, Министър-председател, Ministar-predsedatel) is the head of government of Bulgaria. They are the leader of a political coalition in the Bulgarian parliament – known as the National Assemb ...

(2009–2013) * **President – Ivo Josipović, President of Croatia (2010–2015) **Prime Minister – **# Jadranka Kosor, Prime Minister of Croatia (2009–2011) **# Zoran Milanović, Prime Minister of Croatia (2011–2016) * **President –

Demetris Christofias Demetris Christofias, also spelled Dimitris Christofias ( el, Δημήτρης Χριστόφιας ; 29 August 1946 – 21 June 2019), was a Cypriot politician who served as the sixth president of Cyprus from 2008 to 2013. Christofias was the Ge ...

, President of Cyprus (2008–2013) ** ( unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Derviş Eroğlu, President of Northern Cyprus (2010–2015) ***Prime Minister –

İrsen Küçük İrsen Küçük (1940 – 10 March 2019) was a Turkish Cypriot politician who was Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus from 2010 to 2013. He was the nephew of the Republic of Cyprus's first vice-president, Fazıl Küçük. Early life and educat ...

, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2010–2013) * **President – Václav Klaus,

President of the Czech Republic The president of the Czech Republic is the head of state of the Czech Republic and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. The president mostly has ceremonial powers as the day-to-day business of the executive governm ...

(2003–2013) **Prime Minister – Petr Nečas,

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic The prime minister of the Czech Republic (Czech: ''Předseda vlády České republiky'') is the head of the government of the Czech Republic. The prime minister is the de-facto leader of the executive branch, chairs the Cabinet and selects its m ...

(2010–2013) * **Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present) **Prime Minister – **# Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2009–2011) **#

Helle Thorning-Schmidt Helle Thorning-Schmidt (; born 14 December 1966) is a Danish retired politician who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011 to 2015, and Leader of the Social Democrats from 2005 to 2015. She is the first woman to have held each p ...

, Prime Minister of Denmark (2011–2015) * **President – Toomas Hendrik Ilves,

President of Estonia The president of the Republic of Estonia ( et, Eesti Vabariigi President) is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. The current president is Alar Karis, elected by Parliament on 31 August 2021, replacing Kersti Kaljulaid. Estonia is ...

(2006–2016) **Prime Minister – Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia (2005–2014) * **President – Tarja Halonen,

President of Finland The president of the Republic of Finland ( fi, Suomen tasavallan presidentti; sv, Republiken Finlands president) is the head of state of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the Finnish Government and the p ...

(2000–2012) **Prime Minister – **#

Mari Kiviniemi Mari Johanna Kiviniemi (born 27 September 1968) is a Finnish politician, who served as the second female Prime Minister of Finland from 2010 to 2011. Since 25 August 2014, she is Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD. Life and career Kiviniemi ...

, Prime Minister of Finland (2010–2011) **# Jyrki Katainen, Prime Minister of Finland (2011–2014) * **President –

, President of France (2007–2012) **Prime Minister – François Fillon,

Prime Minister of France The prime minister of France (french: link=no, Premier ministre français), officially the prime minister of the French Republic, is the head of government of the French Republic and the leader of the Council of Ministers. The prime minister ...

(2007–2012) * **President – Mikheil Saakashvili,

President of Georgia President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

(2008–2013) **Prime Minister – Nika Gilauri, Prime Minister of Georgia (2009–2012) ** ( partially recognised, secessionist state) ***President – ***# Sergei Bagapsh, President of Abkhazia (2005–2011) ***# Alexander Ankvab, President of Abkhazia (2011–2014) ***Prime Minister – ***# Sergei Shamba,

Prime Minister of Abkhazia The prime minister of Abkhazia is the ''de facto'' head of government of the partially recognized Republic of Abkhazia, that is ''de jure'' part of Georgia. History Government of President Vladislav Ardzinba While the presidency was held by ...

(2010–2011) ***# Leonid Lakerbaia,

(2011–2014) ** ( partially recognised, secessionist state) ***President – ***# Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011) ***#

Vadim Brovtsev Vadim Vladimirovich Brovtsev ( os, Бровцеты Владимиры фырт Вадим, ''Brovtsête Vlâdimire fert Vâdim''; russian: Вадим Владимирович Бровцев, ka, ვადიმ ბროვცევი, ''Vadim ...

, Acting President of South Ossetia (2011–2012) ***Prime Minister –

, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2009–2012) * **President – Christian Wulff, Federal President of Germany (2010–2012) **Chancellor – Angela Merkel,

Federal Chancellor of Germany The chancellor of Germany, officially the federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany,; often shortened to ''Bundeskanzler''/''Bundeskanzlerin'', / is the head of the federal government of Germany and the commander in chief of the Ge ...

(2005–2021) * **President – Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece (2005–2015) **Prime Minister – **# George Papandreou,

Prime Minister of Greece The prime minister of the Hellenic Republic ( el, Πρωθυπουργός της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας, Prothypourgós tis Ellinikís Dimokratías), colloquially referred to as the prime minister of Greece ( el, Πρωθυ� ...

(2009–2011) **# Lucas Papademos,

(2011–2012) * **President – Pál Schmitt, President of Hungary (2010–2012) **Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (2010–present) * **President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016) **Prime Minister – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland (2009–2013) * **President – **# Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011) **# Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland (2011–present) **Prime Minister – **# Brian Cowen, Taoiseach of Ireland (2008–2011) **# Enda Kenny, Taoiseach of Ireland (2011–2017) * **President –

Giorgio Napolitano Giorgio Napolitano (; born 29 June 1925) is an Italian politician who served as president of Italy from 2006 to 2015, the first Italian president to be re-elected to the presidency. Due to his dominant position in Italian politics, some critics ...

, President of Italy (2006–2015) **Prime Minister – **# Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2008–2011) **#

Mario Monti Mario Monti, (born 19 March 1943) is an Italian economist and academic who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from 2011 to 2013, leading a technocratic government in the wake of the Italian debt crisis. Monti served as a European Commiss ...

, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2011–2013) * **President – **# Valdis Zatlers,

President of Latvia The president of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Valsts prezidents ) is head of state and commander-in-chief of the Latvian National Armed Forces, National Armed Forces of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. The term of office is four years. Before 1999, it w ...

(2007–2011) **# Andris Bērziņš,

(2011–2015) **Prime Minister – Valdis Dombrovskis,

Prime Minister of Latvia The prime minister of Latvia ( lv, ministru prezidents) is the most powerful member of the Government of Latvia, who presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers. The officeholder is nominated by the president of Latvia, but must be able to obta ...

(2009–2014) * **Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present) **Regent – Hereditary Prince Alois,

Regent of Liechtenstein A regent is a person selected to act as head of state (ruling or not) because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there is only one ruling Regency in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein. The following is a list of rege ...

(2004–present) **Prime Minister – Klaus Tschütscher, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2009–2013) * **President – Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania (2009–2019) **Prime Minister – Andrius Kubilius, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2008–2012) * **Monarch –

Henri Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry (given name), Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List_of_rulers_named_Henry#France, List of rulers named Henry ...

, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present) **Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013) * **President – Gjorge Ivanov, President of Macedonia (2009–2019) **Prime Minister – Nikola Gruevski, President of the Government of Macedonia (2006–2016) * **President – George Abela, President of Malta (2009–2014) **Prime Minister – Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004–2013) * **President – Marian Lupu,

Acting President of Moldova The President of the Republic of Moldova () is the head of state of Moldova. The current president is Maia Sandu, who assumed office on 24 December 2020. Duties and functions The office of the presidency in Moldova is largely ceremonial, w ...

(2010–2012) **Prime Minister – Vlad Filat, Prime Minister of Moldova (2009–2013) ** ( unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – ***# Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011) ***# Yevgeny Shevchuk, President of Transnistria (2011–2016) * **Monarch – Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (2005–present) **Prime Minister – Michel Roger,

Minister of State of Monaco The Prime Minister, literally the Minister of State (French: ''Ministre d'État''), is the head of government of Monaco, being appointed by and subordinate to the Prince of Monaco. During their term of office, the officeholder is responsible for ...

(2010–2015) * **President – Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro (2003–2018) **Prime Minister –

Igor Lukšić Igor Lukšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Лукшић, ; born 14 June 1976) is a Montenegrin politician who served as the 4th Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2010 to 2012, following the resignation of Milo Đukanović. He was succeeded by Đ ...

, President of the Government of Montenegro (2010–2012) * **Monarch – Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013) ** ( constituent country) ***Prime Minister – Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2010–present) ** ( constituent country) ***''see '' ** ( constituent country) ***''see '' ** ( constituent country) ***''see '' * **Monarch – Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present) **Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2005–2013) * **President – Bronisław Komorowski, President of Poland (2010–2015) **Prime Minister – Donald Tusk,

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(2007–2014) * **President –

Aníbal Cavaco Silva Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC, GColL, GColIH (; born 15 July 1939) is a Portuguese economist who served as the 19th president of Portugal, in office from 9 March 2006 to 9 March 2016. He had been previously prime minister of Portugal fro ...

, President of Portugal (2006–2016) **Prime Minister – **# José Sócrates,

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(2005–2011) **# Pedro Passos Coelho,

(2011–2015) * **President – Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–2014) **Prime Minister – Emil Boc, Prime Minister of Romania (2008–2012) * **President –

Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...

, President of Russia (2008–2012) **Prime Minister – Vladimir Putin, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2008–2012) * **Captains-Regent – **#

Giovanni Francesco Ugolini Giovanni Francesco Ugolini (born 28 February 1953) was a Captain Regent of San Marino together with Andrea Zafferani for the semester from 1 October 2010 to 1 April 2011. He was previously Captain Regent from 1 April to 1 October 2002. Referenc ...

and

Andrea Zafferani Andrea Zafferani (born 19 December 1982) is a Sammarinese politician, who was a Captain Regent of San Marino together with Giovanni Francesco Ugolini for the semester from 1 October 2010 to 1 April 2011. Career In the 2012 general election he ra ...

, Captains Regent of San Marino (2010–2011) **# Maria Luisa Berti and

Filippo Tamagnini Filippo Tamagnini (born 30 January 1972) is a Sammarinese politician who was a Captain Regent (head of government for San Marino) for the April to October 2011 political term. The post was shared with Maria Luisa Berti. External links

, Captains Regent of San Marino (2011) **# Gabriele Gatti and

Matteo Fiorini Matteo Fiorini (born 10 February 1978) is a Sammarinese politician who was a Captain Regent (head of government for San Marino) for the October 2011 to April 2012 political term. The post was shared with Gabriele Gatti Gabriele Gatti (born 27 Ma ...

, Captains Regent of San Marino (2011–2012) * **President – Boris Tadić, President of Serbia (2004–2012) **Prime Minister –

Mirko Cvetković Mirko Cvetković ( sr-Cyr, Мирко Цветковић, ; born 16 August 1950) is a Serbian economist and former politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2008 to 2012 and as finance minister from 2007 to 2008, and again from ...

, President of the Government of Serbia (2008–2012) ** ( partially recognised, secessionist state; under nominal international administration) ***President – ***#

Jakup Krasniqi Jakup Krasniqi (born 1 January 1951) is a Kosovo-Albanian politician and former acting President of Kosovo. He is former Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo. In November 2020 he was arrested for charges of crimes against humanity and war crime fil ...

, Acting President of Kosovo (2010–2011) ***# Behgjet Pacolli, President of Kosovo (2011) ***#

, Acting President of Kosovo (2011) ***# Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo (2011–2016) ***Prime Minister – Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2008–2014) ***UN Special Representative – ***# Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2008–2011) ***# Robert E. Sorenson, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2011) ***# Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2011–2015) * **President – Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–2014) **Prime Minister –

Iveta Radičová Iveta Radičová (; born 7 December 1956) served as the first woman prime minister of Slovakia from 2010 to 2012. She led a coalition government, in which she also briefly held the post of Minister of Defence in the last five months of the coalit ...

, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2010–2012) * **President – Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia (2007–2012) **Prime Minister – Borut Pahor, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2008–2012) * **Monarch –

Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I (;, * ca, Joan Carles I, * gl, Xoán Carlos I, Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 Novem ...

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(1975–2014) **Prime Minister – **#

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (; born 4 August 1960) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the Prime Minister of Spain being elected for two terms, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections ...

, President of the Government of Spain (2004–2011) **# Mariano Rajoy, President of the Government of Spain (2011–2018) * **Monarch –

Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Du ...

, King of Sweden (1973–present) **Prime Minister – Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden (2006–2014) * **Council – Federal Council of Switzerland ***Members – Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011;

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, 2011), Doris Leuthard (2006–present), Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (2008–2015), Ueli Maurer (2009–present), Didier Burkhalter (2009–present), Johann Schneider-Ammann (2010–present), and Simonetta Sommaruga (2010–present) * **President – Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine (2010–2014) **Prime Minister – Mykola Azarov, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2010–2014) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present) **Prime Minister –

David Cameron David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He previously served as Leader o ...

, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010–2016) ** ( Crown dependency of the United Kingdom) ***Lieutenant-Governor – ***#Sir Paul Haddacks, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2005–2011) ***#

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, Acting Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2011) ***# Adam Wood, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2011–2016) ***Chief Minister – ***# Tony Brown,

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(2006–2011) ***# Allan Bell,

(2011–2016) ** ( Crown dependency of the United Kingdom) ***Lieutenant-Governor – ***#Sir Fabian Malbon, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2005–2011) ***#Sir

Geoffrey Rowland Sir Geoffrey Robert Rowland, KC, was the Bailiff of Guernsey from 2005 to 2012. Life Having studied law at the University of Southampton, graduating in 1969, Rowland was called to the English Bar at Gray's Inn in 1970 and admitted as an Advoc ...

, Acting Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2011) ***# Peter Walker, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2011–2015) ***Chief Minister –

Lyndon Trott Lyndon Trott (born 17 July 1964, St. Sampson, Guernsey) is an elected Deputy in the States of Guernsey and served as the Chief Minister of Guernsey from 2008 to 2012. Political appointments Deputy Trott has been a deputy in the States of Guer ...

, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2008–2012) ** ( Crown dependency of the United Kingdom) ***Lieutenant-Governor – ***#Sir

Andrew Ridgway Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Peter Ridgway, (born 20 March 1950) is a former British Army officer and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. He was appointed to the latter role for a 5-year term on 14 June 2006 after a long military career. Early life ...

, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2006–2011) ***# Michael Birt, Acting Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2016) ***#Sir John McColl, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2011–2016) ***Chief Minister – ***#

Terry Le Sueur Terence Augustine Le Sueur OBE was Chief Minister of Jersey between 2008 and 2011. He was born at Millbrook, Saint Helier, and was educated at De La Salle College, Jersey and Oxford University, where he was the King Charles Exhibitioner at Jes ...

, Chief Minister of Jersey (2008–2011) ***# Ian Gorst, Chief Minister of Jersey (2011–2018) ** ( Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) ***Governor – Sir Adrian Johns, Governor of Gibraltar (2009–2013) ***Chief Minister – ***# Peter Caruana,

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(1996–2011) ***# Fabian Picardo,

(2011–present) * **Monarch – Pope Benedict XVI, Sovereign of Vatican City (2005–2013) **Head of Government – **#Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo,

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(2006–2011) **#Cardinal

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(2011–2021) ** Holy See ( ''sui generis'' subject of public international law) ***Secretary of State – Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone,

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(2006–2013)

North America

* ( Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor –

Alistair Harrison William Alistair Harrison (born 14 November 1954) is His Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps. He was previously Governor of Anguilla from 21 April 2009 to 23 July 2013. Early life Harrison was born on 14 November 1954 in Guisborough, N ...

, Governor of Anguilla (2009–2013) **Chief Minister – Hubert Hughes, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2010–2015) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present) **Governor-General – Dame Louise Lake-Tack, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (2007–2014) **Prime Minister – Baldwin Spencer (politician), Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (2004–2014) * ( constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) **Governor – Fredis Refunjol, Governor of Aruba (2004–2016) **Prime Minister – Mike Eman, Prime Minister of Aruba (2009–present) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of the Bahamas, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present) **Governor-General – Sir Arthur Foulkes, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2010–2014) **Prime Minister – Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2007–2012) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Barbados, Queen of Barbados (1966–2021) **Governor-General – **#Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–2011) **#Elliott Belgrave, Governor-General of Barbados, Acting Governor-General of Barbados (2011–2012) **Prime Minister – Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados (2010–2018) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Belize, Queen of Belize (1981–present) **Governor-General – Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–2021) **Prime Minister – Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize (2008–2020) * ( Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – Sir Richard Gozney, Governor of Bermuda (2007–2012) **Premier – Paula Cox, Premier of Bermuda (2010–2012) * ( Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – William Boyd McCleary, Governor of the Virgin Islands, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2010–2014) **Premier – **#Ralph T. O'Neal, Premier of the Virgin Islands, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (2007–2011) **#Orlando Smith, Premier of the Virgin Islands, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (2011–2019) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Canada, Queen of Canada (1952–present) **Governor-General – David Johnston, Governor General of Canada (2010–2017) **Prime Minister – Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada (2006–2015) * ( Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – Duncan Taylor (diplomat), Duncan Taylor, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2010–2013) **Premier – McKeeva Bush, Premier of the Cayman Islands (2009–2012) * **President – Laura Chinchilla, President of Costa Rica (2010–2014) * **Communist Party Leader – **#Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011) **#Raúl Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Acting First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (2006–2011), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (2011–2021) **President – Raúl Castro, President of Cuba, President of the Council of State of Cuba (2008–2016) **Prime Minister – Raúl Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (2008–2018) * ( constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) **Governor – Frits Goedgedrag, Governor of Curaçao (2010–2012) **Prime Minister – Gerrit Schotte, Prime Minister of Curaçao (2010–2012) * **President – Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003–2012) **Prime Minister – Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica (2004–present) * **President – Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (2004–2012) * **President – Mauricio Funes, President of El Salvador (2009–2014) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Grenada, Queen of Grenada (1974–present) **Governor-General – Sir Carlyle Glean, Governor-General of Grenada (2008–2013) **Prime Minister – Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada (2008–2013) * **President – Álvaro Colom, President of Guatemala (2008–2012) * **President – **#René Préval, President of Haiti (2006–2011) **#Michel Martelly, President of Haiti (2011–2016) **Prime Minister – **#Jean-Max Bellerive, Prime Minister of Haiti (2009–2011) **#Garry Conille, Prime Minister of Haiti (2011–2012) * **President – Porfirio Lobo Sosa, President of Honduras (2010–2014) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Jamaica, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present) **Governor-General – Sir Patrick Allen (politician), Patrick Allen, Governor-General of Jamaica (2009–present) **Prime Minister – **#Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica (2007–2011) **#Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica (2011–2012) * **President – Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico (2006–2012) * ( Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – **#Peter Waterworth, Governor of Montserrat (2007–2011) **#Sarita Francis, Governor of Montserrat, Acting Governor of Montserrat (2011) **#Adrian Davis (governor), Adrian Davis, Governor of Montserrat (2011–2015) **Premier – Reuben Meade, Premier of Montserrat (2009–2014) * **President – Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua (2007–present) * **President – Ricardo Martinelli, President of Panama (2009–2014) * ( overseas collectivity of France) **Prefect – **#Jacques Simonnet, Prefect of Saint Barthélemy (2009–2011) **#Philippe Chopin, Prefect of Saint Barthélemy (2011–2015) **Head of Government – Bruno Magras, Territorial Council of Saint Barthélemy, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Barthélemy (2007–present) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present) **Governor-General – Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–2013) **Prime Minister – Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–2015) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Saint Lucia, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present) **Governor-General – Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–2017) **Prime Minister – **#Stephenson King, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (2007–2011) **#Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (2011–2016) * ( overseas collectivity of France) **Prefect – **#Jacques Simonnet, Prefect of Saint Martin (2009–2011) **#Philippe Chopin, Prefect of Saint Martin (2011–2015) **Head of Government – Frantz Gumbs, Territorial Council of Saint Martin, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Martin (2009–2012) * ( overseas collectivity of France) **Prefect – **#Jean-Régis Borius, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2009–2011) **#Patrice Latron, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2011–2014) **Head of Government – Stéphane Artano, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2006–2018) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present) **Governor-General – Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–2019) **Prime Minister – Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–present) * ( constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) **Governor – Eugene Holiday, Governor of Sint Maarten (2010–present) **Prime Minister – Sarah Wescot-Williams, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten (2010–2014) * **President – George Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2003–2013) **Prime Minister – Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2010–2015) * ( Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – **#Gordon Wetherell, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2008–2011) **#Martin Stanley, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Acting Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2011) **#Ric Todd, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2011–2013) * **President – Barack Obama, President of the United States (2009–2017) ** (Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of the United States) ***Governor – Luis Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico (2009–2013) ** (insular area of the United States) ***Governor – John de Jongh, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (2007–2015)

Oceania

* (Territories of the United States, unorganised, territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States) **Governor – Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003–2013) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Australia, Queen of Australia (1952–present) **Governor-General – Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia (2008–2014) **Prime Minister – Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia (2010–2013) ** (Australian Indian Ocean Territories, external territory of Australia) ***Administrator – Brian Lacy, Administrator of Christmas Island (2009–2012) ***Shire-President – ***#Gordon Thomson (Christmas Island), Gordon Thomson, President of Shire of Christmas Island Shire Council, Shire president of Christmas Island (2003–2011) ***#Foo Kee Heng, President of Shire of Christmas Island Shire Council, Shire president of Christmas Island (2011–2013) ** (Australian Indian Ocean Territories, external territory of Australia) ***Administrator – Brian Lacy, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2009–2012) ***Shire-President – ***#Balmut Pirus, President of the Shire of Cocos Council, Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2009–2011) ***#Aindil Minkom, President of the Shire of Cocos Council, Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2011–2015) ** (politics of Norfolk Island#Relationship with Australia, self-governing territory of Australia) ***Administrator – Owen Walsh, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2007–2012) ***Chief Minister – David Buffett, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2010–2013) * **President – Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, President of Fiji (2009–2015) **Prime Minister – Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji (2007–present) * ( overseas collectivity of France) **High Commissioner – **#Adolphe Colrat, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2008–2011) **#Alexandre Rochatte, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia, Acting High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2011) **#Richard Didier, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2011–2012) **President – **#Gaston Tong Sang, President of French Polynesia (2009–2011) **#Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia (2011–2013) * (insular area of the United States) **Governor – **#Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam (2003–2011) **#Eddie Baza Calvo, Governor of Guam (2011–2019) * **President – Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–2016) * **President – Jurelang Zedkaia, President of the Marshall Islands (2009–2012) * **President – Manny Mori, President of Micronesia (2007–2015) * **President – **#Marcus Stephen, President of Nauru (2007–2011) **#Freddie Pitcher, President of Nauru (2011) **#Sprent Dabwido, President of Nauru (2011–2013) * (French overseas departments and territories#Special collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of France) **High Commissioner – Albert Dupuy, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2010–2013) **Head of Government – **#Philippe Gomès, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2009–2011) **#Harold Martin (New Caledonian politician), Harold Martin, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2011–2014) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of New Zealand, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present) **Governor-General – **#Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand (2006–2011) **#Dame Sian Elias, Administrator of the Government of New Zealand (2011) **#Sir Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General of New Zealand (2011–2016) **Prime Minister – John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand (2008–2016) ** (associated state of New Zealand) ***Queen's Representative – Sir Frederick Tutu Goodwin, Queen's Representative, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001–2013) ***Prime Minister – Henry Puna, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2010–2020) ** (associated state of New Zealand) ***Premier – Toke Talagi, Premier of Niue (2008–present) ** (dependent territory of New Zealand) ***Administrator – ***#John Allen (diplomat), John Allen, Administrator of Tokelau, Acting Administrator of Tokelau (2009–2011) ***#Jonathan Kings, Administrator of Tokelau (2011–2015) ***Head of Government – ***#Kuresa Nasau, list of heads of government of Tokelau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2010–2011) ***#Foua Toloa, list of heads of government of Tokelau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2011–2012) * (Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of the United States) **Governor – Benigno Fitial, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2006–2013) * **President – Johnson Toribiong, President of Palau (2009–2013) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Papua New Guinea, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present) **Governor-General – **#Sir Michael Ogio, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2010–2011) **#Jeffrey Nape, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2011) **#Sir Michael Ogio, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2011–2017) **Prime Minister – **#Sam Abal, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2010–2011) **#Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2011) **#Sam Abal, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2011) **#Peter O'Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2011–2019) ***Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (claimant, 2011–2012) * ( Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – Victoria Treadell, Governor of Pitcairn, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2010–2014) **Mayor – Mike Warren (mayor), Mike Warren, Mayor of Pitcairn, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2008–2013) * **Head of State – Tufuga Efi, O le Ao o le Malo, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (2007–2017) **Prime Minister – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–2021) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present) **Governor-General – Sir Frank Kabui, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2009–2019) **Prime Minister – **#Danny Philip, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2010–2011) **#Gordon Darcy Lilo, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2011–2014) * **Monarch – George Tupou V, monarchy of Tonga, King of Tonga (2006–2012) **Prime Minister – Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō, Prime Minister of Tonga (2010–2014) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Tuvalu, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present) **Governor-General – Sir Iakoba Italeli, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2010–2019) **Prime Minister – Willy Telavi, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2010–2013) * **President – Iolu Abil, President of Vanuatu (2009–2014) **Prime Minister – **#Sato Kilman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2010–2011) **#Serge Vohor, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2011) **#Sato Kilman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2011) **#Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Acting Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2011) **#Sato Kilman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2011–2013) * ( overseas collectivity of France) **Administrator – Michel Jeanjean, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2010–2013) **Head of Government – **#Siliako Lauhea, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2010–2011) **#Pesamino Taputai, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2011–2012)

South America

* **President – Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina (2007–2015) * **President – Evo Morales, President of Bolivia (2006–2019) * **President – Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil (2011–2016) * **President – Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile (2010–2014) * **President – Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia (2010–2018) * **President – Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador (2007–2017) * ( Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – Nigel Haywood, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2010–2014) * **President – **#Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–2011) **#Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana (2011–2015) **Prime Minister – Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–2015) * **President – Fernando Lugo, President of Paraguay (2008–2012) * **President – **#Alan García, President of Peru (2006–2011) **#Ollanta Humala, President of Peru (2011–2016) **Prime Minister – **#José Antonio Chang, Prime Minister of Peru, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2010–2011) **#Rosario Fernández, Prime Minister of Peru, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2011) **#Salomón Lerner Ghitis, Prime Minister of Peru, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2011) **#Oscar Valdés, Prime Minister of Peru, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2011–2012) * **President – Dési Bouterse, President of Suriname (2010–2020) * **President – José Mujica, President of Uruguay (2010–2015) * **President – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (2002–2013)

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