This is an incomplete list of prominent

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. Monarchical dynasties are not included, unless certain descendants have played political roles in a

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an structure (e.g. Arslan family of Lebanon and Cakobau family of Fiji).

Albania

The Hoxha family * Hysen Hoxha (Albanian independence leader; uncle of Enver Hoxha) * Enver Hoxha (First Secretary of the Albanian Labour Party, 1944–1985) * Nexhmije Hoxha (member of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour Party; wife of Enver Hoxha) Peristeri family *

Manush Myftiu Manush Myftiu (16 January 1919 – 20 October 1997) was an Albanian politician during the country's socialist period. He served in a number of positions, most recently as the deputy prime minister. Early life Myftiu was born in Vlora to ...

( Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic) * Pilo Peristeri (member of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour Party) The Nano family (father-son) * Thanas Nano (government broadcaster under Hoxha) ** Fatos Nano (

Prime Minister of Albania The Prime Minister of Albania ( sq, Kryeministri i Shqipërisë), officially styled Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania ( sq, Kryeministri i Republikës së Shqipërisë), is the head of government of the Republic of Albania and the mo ...

) The Pashko family (spouses) *

Josif Pashko Josif Pashko (May 25, 1918 - September 5, 1963) was an Albanian politician during the country's socialist period. Biography Josif Pashko was born into a peasant family in the village of Vodica, Kolonja. In 1938 he graduated from the Normal Scho ...

(member of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour Party) * Eleni Terezi (member of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour Party) The Shehu family * Mehmet Shehu (

, 1953–1981) * Fiqrete Shehu (member of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour Party) *

Kadri Hazbiu Kadri Hazbiu (15 July 1922 – 10 September 1983) was an Albanian politician of the Albanian Party of Labour (PPSh). Biography Early life Kadri Hazbiu was born in Mavrovë, Vlorë District, on 15 July 1922. He was the son of Hasbi Cano Dautaj, ...

(member of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour Party); brother-in-law of Mehmet Shehu) * Fecor Shehu (nephew of Mehmet Shehu)

Angola

The dos Santos–Van-Dúnem-Vieira Dias family *

José Eduardo dos Santos José Eduardo dos Santos (; 28 August 1942 – 8 July 2022) was the president of Angola from 1979 to 2017. As president, dos Santos was also the commander-in-chief of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and president of the People's Movement for t ...

(

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) *

Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (born 5 March 1950), known as Nandó, is an Angolan politician who was the first vice president of Angola from February 2010 to September 2012. He was the Heads of government of Angola, prime minister of Angol ...

'Nandó' (cousin of José Eduardo dos Santos; Vice-President of Angola, 2010–2012; Speaker of the National Assembly 2008–2010; Prime Minister 2002–2008) *

Cândido Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem Cândido is a Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent of Spanish Cándido * Cândido de Oliveira (1896–1958), Portuguese football player * Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (1886-1948), Brazilian zoologist * Cândido José de Araújo Viana ( ...

(cousin of the President and Kopelipa and Jose Vieira Dias Van-Dunem; Defense Minister). *

José Vieira Dias Van-Dúnem José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

(cousin of Kopelipa; Health Minister) *Gen. Manuel

Hélder Vieira Dias General Manuel Hélder Vieira Dias Jr, known by the nickname "Kopelipa", is an Angolan general, former public official, and businessman with close ties to former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos. In 2014, his net worth was estimated at ...

'Kopelipa' (Minister of State and Chief of the Military Bureau of the President) *

Carlo Alberto Lopes Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to: *Carlo (name) * Monte Carlo *Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Ch ...

(Finance Minister, brother-in-law of the President) *

Luzia Inglês Van-Dúnem Luzia Pereira de Sousa Inglês Van-Dúnem (born 11 January 1948) is an Angolan politician, feminist and expert in military telecommunications. She is a member of the Angolan National Assembly, as a member of the Popular Movement for the Liberat ...

Secretary-General of "OMA", the women's mass movement of the ruling party MPLA **

Afonso Van-Dúnem M'Binda Afonso Van-Dunem aka ''M'Binda'' (7 September 1941 – 14 November 2014) was an Angolan politician. Van-Dunem worked as the MPLA-Workers' Party representative in Zambia and Tanzania from 1970 to 1972, as well as being elected to the Central C ...

(husband of Luzia Inglês Van-Dúnem; Minister of External Relations 1985–1988) ** Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (cousin of Kopelipa; Prime Minister 1991–1992; 1996–1999) ** Pedro de Castro van Dúnem, 1942–1997 (Minister of External Relations of Angola 1989–1992; Minister of Public Works and Urban Affairs 1992–1997)

Antigua and Barbuda

The Bird family *Sir

Vere Cornwall Bird Sir Vere Cornwall Bird, KNH (9 December 1910 – 28 June 1999) was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded him as Prime Minister. In 1994 he was declared a national hero. He was an officer in ...

( Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, 1981–1994) **

Lester Bird Sir Lester Bryant Bird KNH (21 February 1938 – 9 August 2021) was an Antigua and Barbuda politician and athlete who served as the second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 1994 to 2004. He was chairman of the Antigua Labour Party (AL ...

(son of Sir Vere Cornwall Bird; Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, 1994–2004) ** Vere Bird, Jr. (son of Sir Vere Cornwall Bird; Member of Parliament) ***

Maria Bird-Browne Maria Vanessa Bird-Browne (born 1991) is a politician in Antigua and Barbuda. She was elected as a member of the House of Representatives for St. John's Rural East in the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda in 2018, becoming the youngest lawmaker ...

(niece of Lester Bird; Member of Parliament) *** Gaston Browne (husband of Maria, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, 2014–present) The Frank family (uncle-nephew) *Sir

Hilbourne Frank Sir Thomas Hilbourne Frank (6 December 1931 - 29 March 2020) was a politician from Antigua and Barbuda. He was a political leader of the Barbuda People's Movement, which favours greater independence of Barbuda from Antigua and supports the Unite ...

(Chairman of the Barbuda Council) ** Mackenzie Frank (Senator)

Argentina

Armenia

The Demirchyan family (father-son) * Karen Demirchyan (First Secretary of the Armenian Communist Party, 1974–1988;

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 r ...

speaker, 1999) * Stepan Demirchyan (leader of the People's Party of Armenia, opposition candidate during the 2003 presidential election) The Sargsyan brothers * Vazgen Sargsyan (

Defense Minister of Armenia The Defence Minister of Armenia () is the head of the country's Ministry of Defence, who is charged with the political leadership of the Armed Forces of Armenia. The position was originally created in 1918 and was re-established in January 1992 ...

1991–1992, 1995–1999; Prime Minister of Armenia, 1999) * Aram Sargsyan ( Prime Minister of Armenia, 1999–2000) The Margaryan family (father-son) *

Andranik Margaryan Andranik Nahapeti Margaryan ( hy, Անդրանիկ Նահապետի Մարգարյան; 12 June 1951 – 25 March 2007) served as the Prime Minister of Armenia from 12 May 2000, when the President appointed him, until his death on 25 March 20 ...

( Prime Minister of Armenia, 2000–2007) *

Taron Margaryan Taron Andraniki Margaryan ( arm, Տարոն Անդրանիկի Մարգարյան, born 17 April 1978, Yerevan) is a politician from Armenia. He was the 11th mayor of Yerevan from 2011 to 2018. Head of community and early career From 2001 to 2 ...

( Mayor of Yerevan, 2011–2018)

Australia

Austria

The Habsburg family of Austria (grandfather–father–children) *

Charles I Charles I may refer to: Kings and emperors * Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings * Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily * Charles I of ...

(Karl I) (Emperor of Austria 1916–1918, King of Hungary 1916–1918) ** Otto von Habsburg (German Member of the European Parliament), son of Charles I ***

Karl Habsburg-Lothringen Karl von Habsburg (given names: ''Karl Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam''; born 11 January 1961) is an Austrian politician and the head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, therefore being a claimant to the defunct Austro-Hungarian t ...

(former Austrian Member of the European Parliament), son of Otto ***

Georg von Habsburg Archduke Georg von HabsburgThe Habsburgs' titles are not recognised anymore in Austria or in Hungary, where he is referred to as Georg Habsburg-Lothringen, which is his legal name (see Austrian nobility and Statute IV of 1947 regarding the aboli ...

(György) (Hungarian Ambassador), son of Otto *** Archduchess Walburga of Austria, Member of the Swedish Parliament, daughter of Otto

Azerbaijan

The

Aliyev family Aliyev (sometimes spelled Aliev; az, Əliyev, kk, Áliyev, russian: Алиев), Aliyeva for females, is a surname originating from the Caucasus and Central Asia. The surname is derived from the Arabic male given name Ali and literally means '' ...

(father-son) *

Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Azer ...

(

President of Azerbaijan The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state of Azerbaijan. The Constitution states that the president is the embodiment of executive power, commander-in-chief, "representative of Azerbaijan in home and foreign policies" ...

, 1993–2003) **

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, ...

(

, 2003–)

The Bahamas

The Butler family *Sir

Milo Butler Sir Milo Boughton Butler (11 August 190622 January 1979) was a Bahamian politician who served as the second governor-general of the Bahamas from 1973 to 1979. He died in office aged 72. Early life and family Butler was born in Nassau, The Ba ...

( Governor-General of the Bahamas, 1973–1979) *

Loretta Butler-Turner Loretta Butler-Turner is a Bahamian mortician and politician. She was the Leader of the Opposition in the Bahamian Parliament from December 2016 to May 2017. Early life Loretta Butler-Turner was born in Nassau, Bahamas to Rose Marie (née Tay ...

The Pindling family *Sir Lynden Pindling ( Prime Minister of the Bahamas, 1967–1992) *Dame Marguerite Pindling ( Governor-General of the Bahamas, 2014–present) – the widow of Sir Lynden Pindling * Michelle Pindling-Sands The Symonette family *Sir

Roland Symonette Sir Roland Theodore Symonette, NH (16 December 1898 – 13 March 1980) was a Bahamian politician and the first Premier of the Bahamas after self-government was achieved in 1964. He was leader of the United Bahamian Party (UBP), which some fe ...

( Premier of the Bahamas, 1964–1967) ** Robert Symonette (Speaker of the

House of Assembly House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level. Historically, in British Crown colonies A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony adm ...

; son of Roland Symonette) **

Brent Symonette Theodore Brent Symonette (born 2 December 1954) is a Bahamian businessman and Free National Movement politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Anne's from 2007 to 2012 and 2017 to 2021. In his first term, he served as Deputy Prime ...

(Deputy Prime Minister; son of Roland Symonette) The Turnquest family (father-son) *Sir

Orville Turnquest Sir Orville Alton Turnquest (born 19 July 1928) is a politician who was the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Bahamas from 1992 to 1994, and the sixth governor-general of the Bahamas from 3 January 1995 until his retirement on 13 ...

( Governor-General of the Bahamas, 1995–2001) ** Tommy Turnquest (National security minister) The Foulkes family (father-son) *Sir

Arthur Foulkes Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes (born 11 May 1928) is a politician who was the ninth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2012 to 2014. Foulkes was elected to the House of Assembly in 1967 and served in the government of Lynden Pindling as Minis ...

( Governor-General of the Bahamas, 2010–2014) ** Dion Foulkes (Minister of Labour and Social Services)

Bangladesh

; The Sheikh family *Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman founding father of Bangladesh, President of Bangladesh, 1971;

Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজা ...

, (1972–1975) ** Sheikh Kamal - eldest son of Sheikh Mujib, freedom fighter of Bangladesh Liberation war, was widely expected to be the successor of his father until he was killed alongside him **

Sheikh Jamal Sheikh Jamal (28 April 1954 – 15 August 1975) was the second son of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh. Early life Jamal was born at Tungipara, Gopalganj on 28 April 1954. His father was Sheik ...

- son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, freedom fighter of Bangladesh Liberation war ** Sheikh Hasina Wazed (eldest daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman;

, 1996–2001 and 2009–) ***

Sajeeb Wazed Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed ( bn, সজীব আহমেদ ওয়াজেদ; born 27 July 1971), also known as Sajeeb Wazed Joy (), is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He is a member of the Awami League and serves as Advisor to the Gove ...

– son of Sheikh Hasina, on 25 February 2009, Wazed officially joined the Awami League as a primary member of the Rangpur District ***

Sheikh Rehana Sheikh Rehana Siddiq (born 13 September 1957) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. She is the younger sister of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She is also the mothe ...

- youngest daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman **** Tulip Siddiq - nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, daughter of Sheikh Rehana, Member of British Parliament *

Sheikh Abu Naser Sheikh Abu Naser (1928–1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and the only brother of the first President of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was the uncle of the present Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina. Early life His elder b ...

- brother of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, member of

Mukti Bahini The Mukti Bahini ( bn, মুক্তিবাহিনী, translates as 'freedom fighters', or liberation army), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary ...

, freedom fighter of Bangladesh Liberation war ** Sheikh Helal Uddin - son of Sheikh Abu Naser, Awami League politician and member of parliament from

Bagerhat-1 Bagerhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2009 by Sheikh Helal Uddin of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chitalmari, Fakirhat, and Mollahat upazilas. ...

** Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani - nephew of the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founder of the Mujib Bahini, freedom fighter of Bangladesh Liberation war, founding chairman of the

Jubo League The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী যুবলীগ) commonly known as the Jubo League, is the first youth organization of Bangladesh founded by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. It is the youth wing ...

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Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh (born 19 November 1971) is a Bangladeshi politician and current Mayor of South Dhaka. He previously served as a Member of the Jatiya Sangsad for Dhaka-10 and Dhaka-12 from the Bangladesh Awami League. Early life Taposh ...

- son of Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani, Mayor of South Dhaka ** Sheikh Shahidul Islam, nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ;The Dhaka Nawab family *Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (former Governor General of Pakistan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan) *Khan Saheb Syed Khwaja Khairuddin * Khwaja Nooruddin (founder of first Muslim English daily in India i.e. ''Star of India'' which later became ''The Morning News''). * Khwaja Shahabuddin *Lt. Gen (retd)

Khwaja Wasiuddin Khwaja Wasiuddin (1920–1992) was an army general and diplomat. He started his career as a young officer in the British Indian Army and later became a senior general in Pakistan Army. He was the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the Uni ...

* Farhat Banu (first Muslim woman elected to undivided Bengal Assembly). *Syed Shahib-e-Alam *Begum Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah (wife of Nawabzada Ahsanullah, former leader of the BNP, former BNP MP from 1991 to 1996, 1996, & 2001–2006) ;The Nawab family of Dhanbari-Bogura *

Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury (29 December 1863 – 17 April 1929) was Nawab of Dhanbari of Tangail in East Bengal (modern day Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is th ...

- Nawab of Dhanbari of Tangail in

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, first Muslim minister of united Bengal, one of the founders of Dhaka University, **

Syed Hasan Ali Chowdhury Syed Hasan Ali Chowdhury ( bn, সৈয়দ হাসান আলী চৌধুরী; – 30 May 1981) was a Bangladeshi politician, minister and the former Nawab of Dhanbari. He served as a Minister for Commerce and Industry in East Pak ...

- son of Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury. Minister for Commerce and Industry

East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Myanmar, wit ...

, member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly ***

Mohammad Ali Bogra Sahibzada Syed Mohammad Ali Chowdhury ( bn, সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ আলী চৌধুরী; Urdu: سید محمد علی چوہدری), more commonly known as Mohammad Ali Bogra ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আলী ...

- grandson of Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury. President of Pakistan Muslim League, prime minister of Pakistan ;The Siddikys of Baliadi* *Nawab Shah Kutubuddin Ahmed Siddiky Koka (First Subedar of Bengal under the Mughal Empire) *Khan Bahadur Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky (Zamindar of Baliadi, Co-founder of the University of Dhaka, founder President of the *East Bengal and Assam Provincial Muslim League) *Khan Bahadur

Chowdhury Fariduddin Ahmed Siddiky Chowdhury is a title of honour, usually hereditary, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is an adaption from Sanskrit. During the Mughal rule, it was a title awarded to eminent people, while during British rule, the term was associa ...

(Founder, Salimullah Muslim Orphanage) *Khan Bahadur Chowdhury Labibuddin Ahmed Siddiky (First Elected Chairman, Dhaka Education Board; Court Member, Dhaka University) *Justice

Badruddin Ahmed Siddiky Badruddin Ahmed Siddiky (1915-1991) was a Bangladeshi Jurist and the Chief Justice of East Pakistan. Early life Siddiky was born on 4 January 1915 in Dhaka, East Bengal, British Raj. He was born in the Baliadi Zamindar family. He graduated fro ...

(last Chief Justice of East Pakistan, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations) *

Chowdhury Abraruddin Ahmed Siddiky Chowdhury Abraruddin Ahmed Siddiky was a member of the 3rd National Assembly of Pakistan and former member of the Baliadi Zamindar family. Career Siddiky was elected to the 3rd National Assembly of Pakistan from Dacca-4 in 1962. Siddiky was a lea ...

(former Mayor of Dhaka) *

Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky (also spelled Chowdhury Tanvir Ahmed Siddiky) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is one of the founding members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He served as the State Minister for Commerce in the cabinet of ...

(former Commerce Minister of Bangladesh) *Chowdhury Dabir Ahmed Siddiky (former President of Dhaka Club) ;The Chowdhury family of Chittagong Forefathers from Gour *Iqbal Ali Chowdhury – former MNA, British Empire ** Khan Bahadur Abdul Jabbar Chowdhury – married to Begum Fatema Khatun Chowdhury, granddaughter of poet

Rahimunnessa Rahimunnessa ( bn, রহিমুন্নিসা; 1763–1800) was an 18th-century female Bengali Muslim poet. She wrote poetry in medieval Bengali, notable works of hers include a Bengali translation of the Persian Laily Majnu and the poem Pa ...

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Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury AKM Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi politician and member as well as Leader of the Opposition in East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. Early life Chowdhury was born in Raozan upazila, Chittagong. Chowdhury completed his graduation and mast ...

– former opposition leader, Pakistan National Assembly, founding President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce ****

A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament of Raozan upazila in Chittagong District. He is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Railways Ministry. Early l ...

- MP from Chittagong-6, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the ministry of Railways and Australia-Bangladesh Parliamentary association, President of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians in the Inter Parliamentary Union, Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts, President of Chittagong Awami League (North) ****Professor Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury, MP, Presidium Member, Jatiya Party ***

Fazlul Quader Chowdhury Fazlul Quader Chowdhury (1919–1973) was a Bengali politician who served as the 5th speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from East Pakistan. He belonged to Ayub Khan's Convention Muslim League. He was also the Acting President of Pakis ...

– former

Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...

of Pakistan National Assembly, former acting President of Pakistan, President of Muslim League, Leader of Al Badr, Razakars and Al Shams during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971 ****

Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury (13 March 1949 – 22 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician, minister and six-term member of Jatiya Sangsad and member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee, who served as the adviser of ...

– former Cabinet Minister, former adviser to the Prime Minister, Member of BNP standing committee, MP Bangladesh Nationalist Party parliamentarian from Chittagong – 2 Convicted War criminal of Bangladesh Liberation War **** Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury – former MP, President of Chittagong BNP (South) of Bangladesh Nationalist Party *

Saber Hossain Chowdhury Saber Hossain Chowdhury (born 10 September 1961) is a politician from Bangladesh and the incumbent member of Parliament in Bangladesh from the Dhaka-9 constituency. He was the president of Inter-Parliamentary Union from 2014 to 2017. He is the f ...

, MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Environment, President of the Inter Parliamentary Union, former Deputy Minister, former Political Secretary to the Prime Minister * Khurrum Khan Choudhury- former

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

, from Nandail and Ishwarganj, Founder Member Bangladesh Nationalist Party, President of Mymensingh (North) Bangladesh Nationalist Party, former member of Dhaka University Senate * Ashiqur Rahman Chowdhury, MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Public Accounts, former State Minister *

A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury (1 December 1944 – 15 December 2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was the mayor of Chittagong, the second-largest city in Bangladesh, for three consecutive terms. Early life Chowdhury was born o ...

, former Mayor of the Chittagong City Corporation *Manzur Ahmed Chowdhury – MLA (Independent) *M.A Haque – former Cabinet Minister (Jatiya Party) *Advocate A.B.M. Fazle Rashid Chowdhury, former Presidium Member, Jatiya Party *Closely linked to Khan Choudhury family):

Morshed Khan Morshed Khan (born 8 August 1940) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh from 2001 until 2006. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-10 constituency in the 6th, 7th an ...

(former Minister), Saifur Rahman (former Minister), Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury (former Minister), Jafrul Islam Chowdhury (former State Minister),

Abdullah Al Noman Abdullah Al Noman is a Bangladeshi politician who is a vice-chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is a 3-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-9 constituency. He served as a minister of fisheries and food at the Second ...

(former Minister) and other elites. Political in-laws and reputed businessmen are not mentioned in this list. Termed as one of the seven families of Bangladesh. ;The Zaman family of Gopalganj *

Wahiduzzaman Wahiduzzaman also known as Thanda Mia, was a Bangladeshi, politician from Faridpur. Early life Wahiduzzaman was born in 1912 at Sitarampur, Gopalganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India. He graduated from Calcutta Islamia College in 1932 ...

(former Commerce Minister of undivided Pakistan) * Fayekuzzaman (former member of National Assembly, Pakistan) *Dr. Wasim Alimuz Zaman (Senior UN Official, Member of the Civil Service of Pakistan and Bangladesh, PhD, Harvard University) * F.E. Sharfuzzaman (former Member of Parliament) *Borhanuzzaman Omar (former councilor/chairman of Dhaka City Corporation) ;The Zia family *

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup ...

– ( President of Bangladesh, 1979–1981; freedom fighter, military administrator and statesman) * Begum Khaleda Zia, (wife of Ziaur Rahman;

, 1991–1996 and 2001–2006) ** Tarique Rahman- eldest son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia; Senior Vice-Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party ** Arafat Rahman- youngest son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia; former Chairman of the Development Committee of

Bangladesh Cricket Board The Bangladesh Cricket board ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড; abbreviated as BCB) is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Cricket Board first became an associate member of the Inter ...

;The Mansur Ali family *Captain Mansur Ali (Prime minister of Bangladesh 1975) *Eldest son of Dr Mohammad Selim (Presidium member of Awami league, Chairman of Foreign affairs standing committee, Member of Bangladesh Parliament 1995–2001) *Second son of Mohammad Nasim (Minister for Home and Telecommunications 1996–-2001, Member of Bangladesh Parliament 1991–2006) Health Minister and Presidium Member for Awami league 2014. ;The Ahmad family *

Tajuddin Ahmad Tajuddin Ahmad ( bn, তাজউদ্দীন আহমদ; ; 23 July 1925 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman. He led the Provisional Government of Bangladesh as its prime minister during the Bangladesh Liberatio ...

, (first

, 1971) * Begum Zohra Tajuddin, (President of the Awami League, 1975–1979) ** Tanjim Ahmad, (Minister of State for Home Affairs, 2009) ** Simeen Hussain, (Member of Parliament, 2012–present) ;The Chowdhury family *

A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury Abdul Qasim Mohammad Badruddoza Chowdhury (known as AQM Badrudozza Chowdhury; ; born 1 November 1932) served as the President of Bangladesh from 14 November 2001 until his resignation on 21 June 2002. He was the founding secretary-general of B ...

, ( President of Bangladesh, 2001–2003; founder of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh) **

Mahi B. Chowdhury Mahi Badruddoza Chowdhury (born 13 March 1970) is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Munshiganj-1 constituency. He is currently the joint secretary general of the party Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB ...

, eldest son of Badruddoza Chowdhury; former Member of Parliament, 2003–2006) ;The Huq family * Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq, (

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

in British India and Governor and Chief Minister of

) ** A. K. Faezul Huq, (Cabinet Minister, 1996–2001) ;The Abdullah al Mahmood family of Sirajganj *

Abdullah al Mahmood Abdullah Al Mahmood ( bn, আব্দুল্লাহ আল মাহমুদ; 1900–1975) was a Bengali politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Industries and Natural Resources of Pakistan. Early life and education Abdullah al ...

(former MLA of British India, 1937; former Deputy High Commissioner, 1947; and former Industrial & Natural Resources Minister of Pakistan, 1964) ** Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku (former Member of Parliament 1986–1990, and former State minister for Power of Bangladesh 2001–2006) ** Manzur Hassan Mahmood Khushi (former Chairman, Sirajganj Pourashava 1984–1993) * Rumana Mahmood (daughter-in-law of Abdullah al Mahmood; Member of Parliament 2009–2013) * Dr. M.A Matin (son-in-law of

) former Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh, former Parliament Member 1979–2006, Founder Secretary General of Jatiya Party. ;The Rahman/Ghaani family * Mashiur Rahman, (Former MNA, 1962-1969; Former Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Pakistan, 1962-1964; Former Senior Minister of Bangladesh, with the rank and status of Prime Minister, in charge of the Ministry of Railways, Roads and Highways, 1978–1979) ** Shawfikul Ghaani Shapan, (son of Mashiur Rahman; Former Member of Parliament, 1979-1988; Former Cabinet Minister, 1984-1988) ***Jebel Rahman Ghaani (son of Shawfikul Ghaani Shapan; Chairman of

Bangladesh National Awami Party The Bangladesh National Awami Party, or National Awami Party (Muzaffar), is a left wing political party in Bangladesh. History National Awami Party (Muzaffar) traces its origin to a split of the National Awami Party into two factions, one pro-Chin ...

, 2009-present) ** Mansura Mohiuddin (daughter of Mashiur Rahman; Former Member of Parliament, 1986-1991) ;The Abdul family of Sylhet * Abdul Hamid (1886–1963), former Education Minister of East Bengal *

Hafiza Banu Hafiz (; ar, حافظ, ḥāfiẓ, pl. ''ḥuffāẓ'' , f. ''ḥāfiẓa'' ), literally meaning "memorizer", depending on the context, is a term used by Muslims for someone who has completely memorized the Quran. Hafiza is the female equ ...

Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz ( bn, আবু আহমদ আব্দুল হাফিজ; 1900–1985), also known by his daak naam Wakil Mia ( bn, উকিল মিঞা, Ukil Miã), was a Bengali lawyer, teacher and politician who was active in ...

(1900–1985), Muslim League politician and lawyer. Married to

Syeda Shahar Banu Syeda Shahar Banu (; 1914–1983) was a leader of the Bengali language movement and pioneer of the women's rights movement in Sylhet. She also played an important role in the lead-up to the 1947 Sylhet referendum and the establishment of Sylhet ...

*** Abul Maal Abdul Muhith (1934–2022), former Finance Minister of Bangladesh *** Abul Kalam Abdul Momen (born 1947), current Foreign Minister of Bangladesh ***

Shahla Khatun Professor Shahla Khatun FCPS FRCOG ( bn, শাহলা খাতুন) is a Bangladeshi physician and National Professor. Early life and family Khatun was born into a Bengali Muslim political family in Sylhet. Her father, Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafi ...

, National Professor of Bangladesh

Barbados

The Adams family (father-son) *Sir

Grantley Herbert Adams Sir Grantley Herbert Adams, CMG, QC (28 April 1898 – 28 November 1971) was a Barbadian politician. He served as the inaugural premier of Barbados from 1953 to 1958 and then became the first and only prime minister of the West Indies Feder ...

(

Premier of Barbados This is a list of prime ministers of Barbados. Premiers of Barbados (1953–1966) Queen Elizabeth II in right of the United Kingdom (1953–66) Prime Ministers of Barbados (1966–Present) Queen Elizabeth II in right of Barbados (1966–20 ...

, 1954–1958) ** Tom Adams ( Prime Minister of Barbados, 1976–1985) The Barrow family (brother-sister) * Errol Barrow ( Prime Minister of Barbados, 1961–1976 and 1986–1987) *Dame Nita Barrow (

Governor-General of Barbados The governor-general of Barbados was the representative of the Barbadian monarch from independence in 1966 until the establishment of a republic in 2021. Under the government's Table of Precedence for Barbados, the governor-general of Barbado ...

, 1990–1995)

Belgium

Anciaux family (father and sons) * Vic Anciaux (1931–) ( VU party leader, Brussels State Secretary) ** Jan Anciaux (1958–)

N-VA The New Flemish Alliance ( nl, Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie, N-VA) is a Flemish nationalist and conservative political party in Belgium. The party was founded in 2001 by the right-leaning fraction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (VU). ...

( Schepen in

Vilvoorde Vilvoorde (, french: Vilvorde ; historically known as ''Filford'' in English) is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the city of Vilvoorde proper with its two outlying quarters of Koningslo ...

) **

Bert Anciaux Bert Jozef Herman Vic Anciaux (born 11 September 1959) is a Belgian politician and Vooruit faction leader in the Belgian Senate. He was one of the founders of Spirit (later known as the Flemish Progressives, then the Social Liberal Party, or S ...

(1959–) sp.a ( VU party leader, Flemish Minister, Belgian Senator) ** Koen Anciaux (1961–)

Open Vld french: Libéraux et démocrates flamands ouverts , abbreviation = Open Vld , logo = , leader1_title = President , leader1_name = Egbert Lachaert , foundation = 1992 (VLD)2007 (Open Vld) , predecessor = P ...

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Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

) ** Roel Anciaux (1971–) sp.a (member of

Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant ( nl, Vlaams-Brabant ; french: Brabant flamand ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hain ...

Provincial Council) de Brouckère brothers * Henri de Brouckère (1801–91) ( Prime Minister of Belgium) * Charles de Brouckère (1796–1860) (Minister of Finance, Interior and War) De Croo family (father-son) * Herman De Croo (1937–)

(Minister, Speaker of the Chamber,

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. I ...

) **

Alexander De Croo Alexander De Croo (born 3 November 1975) is a Belgian politician and businessman who has served as the prime minister of Belgium since October 2020. De Croo was born in Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, and studied business engineering at the Vrije ...

(1975–)

(

VLD french: Libéraux et démocrates flamands ouverts , abbreviation = Open Vld , logo = , leader1_title = President , leader1_name = Egbert Lachaert , foundation = 1992 (VLD)2007 (Open Vld) , predecessor = P ...

party leader; Deputy PM and Minister of Pensions, Prime Minister of Belgium 2020-incumbent) De Gucht family (father-son) * Karel De Gucht (1954–)

(Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Commissioner) ** Jean-Jacques De Gucht (1983–)

(

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

) Dehousse family (father-son) * Fernand Dehousse (1906–76) (Minister of Education) **

Jean-Maurice Dehousse Jean-Maurice Dehousse (born 11 October 1936) is a former Member of the European Parliament who served Belgium between 1999 and 2004 as a member of the Parti Socialiste. He was the first and third Minister-President of Wallonia. Life Jean-Mau ...

(1936–) ( Minister-President of Wallonia) Eyskens family (father-son) * Gaston Eyskens (1905–88) CVP ( Prime Minister of Belgium) **

Mark Eyskens Marc Maria Frans, viscount Eyskens (born 29 April 1933), known as Mark Eyskens, is a Belgian economist, professor and politician in the Christian People's Party, now called Christian Democratic and Flemish, and briefly served as the prime minist ...

(1933–) CD&V ( Prime Minister of Belgium)

Spaak family {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2018 Spaak is a family originating from Bohuslän, Sweden, with notable branches in Belgium, France, and Italy.Paul De Zuttere, ''Famille Spaak'', dans : L'Intermédiaire des Généalogistes, n°385, Bruxelles, January ...

Paul Janson Paul Janson (11 April 1840 – 19 April 1913) was a Walloon Belgian liberal politician.Jean Francis ''Mes belges années'' 1974 "Paul Janson ne demeura que quatre ans dans la cité liégeoise car sa famille vint s'établir à Ixelles, rue ...

(1840–1913) Lib. (Senator) ** Paul-Emile Janson (1872–1944) Lib. ( Prime Minister of Belgium, son of Paul Janson) **

Marie Janson Marie Janson (23 July 1873 – 8 March 1960) was a Belgian politician and the first woman to serve in the Belgian senate. She was a daughter of Paul Janson and Anna-Augustine Amoré. Born in Brussels, her father Paul Janson was leading mem ...

(1873–1960) PSB (Senator; daughter of Paul Janson) *** Paul-Henri Spaak (1899–1972) PSB ( Prime Minister of Belgium, Secretary General of NATO; son of Marie Janson) **** Antoinette Spaak (1928–2020) FDF (

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

; daughter of Paul-Henri Spaak) Simonet family (father-son) *

Henri Simonet Henri François Simonet (10 May 1931 – 15 February 1996) was a Belgium, Belgian politician. Born in Brussels, Henri Simonet studied law and economics at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), ULB and then went to Columbia University as CRB ...

(1931–96) (Minister of Economy and Foreign Affairs) **

Jacques Simonet Jacques Simonet (21 December 1963 – 14 June 2007) was a Belgian politician and a former Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region. Life He is the son of Henri Simonet, former Socialist Party minister and for many years mayor of Anderle ...

(1963–2007) ( Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region) Vanderpoorten family * Arthur Vanderpoorten (1884–1945) Lib. (Minister of Interior) ** Herman Vanderpoorten (1922–84) PVV (Minister of Interior and Justice; son of Arthur Vanderpoorten) ***

Marleen Vanderpoorten Marleen Caroline Valère Vanderpoorten (born 21 July 1954) Belgian politician from Flanders and member of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD). She is a daughter of Herman Vanderpoorten and a granddaughter of Arthur Vanderpoorten. She obta ...

(1954–;)

(Minister of Education,

Speaker of the Flemish Parliament The Speaker of the Flemish Parliament ( nl, Voorzitter van het Vlaams Parlement) is the presiding member of the Flemish Parliament, which is the legislature of Flanders ( Belgium). The speaker is elected at the beginning of each parliamentary y ...

; daughter of Herman Vanderpoorten) *** Patrick Dewael (1955–;)

(

Minister-President of Flanders The Minister-President of Flanders ( nl, Minister-president van Vlaanderen) is the head of the Flemish Government, which is the executive branch of the Flemish Region and Flemish Community.See the communities, regions and language areas of Bel ...

, President of the Chamber of Representatives; nephew of Herman Vanderpoorten) Van Rompuy family * Herman Van Rompuy (1947–;) CD&V ( President of the Chamber of Representatives,

President of the European Council The president of the European Council is the person presiding over and driving forward the work of the European Council on the world stage. This institution comprises the college of heads of state or government of EU member states as well as ...

) ** Peter Van Rompuy (1980–;) CD&V (

, son of Herman Van Rompuy) *

Eric Van Rompuy Eric Karel Paul Van Rompuy (born 23 November 1949 in Uccle) is a Flemish politician. Biography He is the son of the later Prof. em. dr. Vic Van Rompuy and brother of Herman Van Rompuy and Christine Van Rompuy.CD&V (Minister of Agriculture and Economy, brother of Herman Van Rompuy) *

Tine Van Rompuy Tine may refer to: *Tine (structural), a 'prong' on a fork or similar implement, or any similar structure * Tine (company), the biggest dairy producer in Norway * ''Tine'' (film), a 1964 Danish film * Tine, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, I ...

(1955–;) PVDA+ (Candidate for the Workers Party of Belgium, prominent unionist, sister of Herman Van Rompuy))

Benin

The Soglo family *

Christophe Soglo Christophe Soglo (28 June 1909 – 7 October 1983) was a Beninese military officer and political leader. Early life Christophe Soglo was born on 28 June 1909 in Abomey, French Dahomey to a chiefly Fon family. Military career In 1931 Soglo vo ...

( President of Benin, 1963–64 and 1965–67) ** Nicéphore Soglo (nephew; President of Benin, 1991–96) ** Saturnin Soglo (brother of Nicéphore Soglo; Foreign Minister) The Zinsou family * Émile Derlin Zinsou ( President of Benin, formerly Dahomey, 1968–69) ** Lionel Zinsou (nephew; Prime Minister of Benin, 2015–2016)

Bhutan

Dorji family * Sonam Topgay Dorji (Chief Minister of Bhutan, 1917–52) **

Jigme Palden Dorji Dasho Jigme Palden Dorji (14 December 1919 – 6 April 1964) was a Bhutanese politician and member of the Dorji family. By marriage, he was also a member of the House of Wangchuck. The brother-in-law of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Dorji was clos ...

( Prime Minister of Bhutan, 1952–64; son of Sonam Topgay Dorji) **

Lhendup Dorji ''Dasho'' Lhendup Dorji (6 October 1935 – 15 April 2007) was a member of the Dorji family of Bhutan. He was also the brother of the Queen of Bhutan, Ashi Kesang choden and uncle to the fourth king of Bhutan, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck. He se ...

( Prime Minister of Bhutan, 1964; son of Sonam Topgay Dorji)

Bolivia

The Ballivián family (father-son) *

José Ballivián José Ballivián Segurola (5 May 1805 – 6 October 1852) was a Bolivian general during the Peruvian-Bolivian War. He also served as the ninth president of Bolivia from 1841 to 1847. Early life Born in La Paz to wealthy parents, Ballivián ha ...

(1805–1852) ( President of Bolivia, 1841–47) **

Adolfo Ballivián Adolfo Ballivián Coll (15 November 1831 – 14 February 1874) was a Bolivian military officer and politician who served as the 18th President of Bolivia from 1873 to 1874. His presidency was brief, yet serious financial and legislative probl ...

(1831–1874) ( President of Bolivia, 1873–74) The Fernandez Saucedo family * Max Jhonny Fernandez Saucedo (1964-) (Mayor of

Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz de la Sierra (; "Holy Cross of the Mountain Range"), commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the Santa Cruz department. Situated on the Pirai River in the eastern Tropical Lowlands of Bolivia ...

, 1996–2002 and 2021–present) ** Paola Andrea Fernandez Rea (1992-) (Senator for Santa Cruz, 2020–present; daughter of Jhonny Fernandez Saucedo) * Roberto Fernandez Saucedo (1968-) (Deputy for Santa Cruz, 1997-1998; Mayor of

, 2002–05) The Morales Ayma family * Juan Evo Morales Ayma (1959-) ( President of Bolivia, 2006–2019) * Esther Morales Ayma de Wilcarani (1949-2020) ( First Lady of Bolivia, 2006-2019) ** Adhemar Wilcarani Morales (1978-) (Mayor of Oruro, 2021–present; son of Esther Morales Ayma) The Paz family * Luis Paz Arce (1854-1928) (President of the Supreme Court of Bolivia, 1926–30) ** (1910–1984) ( Bolivian Army

General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". O ...

; son of Luis Paz Arce) *** Jaime Paz Zamora (1939-) ( President of Bolivia, 1989–93; son of Domingo Paz Rojas) **** Jaime Paz Pereira (?-) (Deputy for Tarija, 2002–05; son of Jaime Paz Zamora) **** Rodrigo Paz Pereira (1967-) (Senator for Tarija, 2020–present; Mayor of Tarija, 2015-2020; son of Jaime Paz Zamora) * Domingo Paz Arce (1855-1910) (Prefect and Commander General of Tarija, 1892–96) ** Domingo Paz Rojas (1879-1930) (Senator for Tarija; son of Domingo Paz Arce) *** Ángel Victor Paz Estenssoro (1907-2001) President of Bolivia, 1952–56, 1960–64 and 1985–89; son of Domingo Paz Rojas) **** Moira Paz Estenssoro Cortez (?-) (Minister of Sustainable Development, 2003; Senator for Tarija, 2002; daughter of Victor Paz Estenssoro) The Siles family * Hernando Siles Reyes (1882–1942) ( President of Bolivia, 1926–30) **

Hernán Siles Zuazo Hernán Siles Zuazo (21 March 1914 – 6 August 1996) was a Bolivian politician who served as the 46th president of Bolivia twice nonconsecutively from 1956 to 1960 and from 1982 to 1985. He also briefly served as interim president in April 1952 ...

(1914–1996) ( President of Bolivia, 1950–60 and 1982–85; son of Hernando Siles Reyes) **

Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas (21 June 1925 – 19 October 2005) was a Bolivian politician who served as the 49th president of Bolivia in 1969 and as the 31st vice president of Bolivia from 1966 to 1969. Background and early life Born in La ...

(1925–2005) ( President of Bolivia, 1969; son of Hernando Siles Reyes)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Izetbegović family (husband-wife-son) * Bakir Izetbegović (

President 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 o ...

, 2010–2018) * Alija Izetbegović (first President of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1990–2000) The Pozderac family * Agha Murat Pozderac (1862–1930), was the last leader of Cazin,

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

during Ottoman rule. ** Nurija Pozderac (1892–1943), son of Murat, member of Kingdom of Yugoslavia Parliament, Vice President of the Executive Board of the

Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia The Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia,, mk, Антифашистичко собрание за народно ослободување на Југославија commonly abbreviated as the AVNOJ, was a deliberat ...

. *** Hakija Pozderac (1919–1994), son of Nurija Pozderac, Yugoslav politician: Republic Prosecutor for War Crimes committed in Districts

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. ...

and Bihać (Jan. 1947-1948), National Representative of Cazin to Republic Parliament (1948-1949), General Secretary of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1949-1952), State Secretary for Economic Relations of National Republic of BiH (1953-1954), Head of State Secretariat for Budgeting and Economy of National Republic of BiH (1954-1956), Director of BiH National Bank (1956-1960), Head of Economic Relations Department in National Republic of BiH (1960-1962), Federal Secretary for Economy (1962-1965), Federal Secretary for Industry and Trade (1965-1967), Representative in Federal Executive Council (1967-1971), Representative in Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia (1971-1982), Representative in the Council of Federation (1982-1983). *** Hamdija Pozderac (1924–1988), nephew of Nurija Pozderac.

communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, ...

politician and the president of

from 1971 to 1974. He was a vice president of the former

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label= Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavij ...

in the late 1980s, and was in line to become the president of Yugoslavia just before he was forced to resign from politics in 1987. * Vuk Jeremić (born 1975), Serbian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia from 2007 until 2012.

President 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 ...

of the 67th session of the

United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; french: link=no, Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. Curr ...

between September 2012 and September 2013. Great-grandson of Nurija Pozderac. * Hamdija Lipovača (born 1976), Bosnian politician: Prime Minister of Una-Sana Canton (2011-2015),

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 ...

(2013-2014), Mayor of Bihać (2004-2010), Member of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2010-2014). Great-grandson of Nurija Pozderac.

Botswana

The Khama family (husband-wife-son) *Sir

Seretse Khama Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE (1 July 1921 – 13 July 1980) was a Motswana politician who served as the first President of Botswana, a post he held from 1966 to his death in 1980. Born into an influential royal fa ...

(

, 1966–80) * Ruth Williams Khama (politically active

First Lady First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non- monarchical head of state or chief executive. The term is also used to describe a woman seen to be at the ...

) ** Ian Khama (

, 2008–18)

Brazil

The Assed-Matheus (also known as Garotinho) family (spouses and daughter) *

Anthony Garotinho Anthony William Matheus de Oliveira (born 18 April 1960), also known as Anthony Garotinho, is a Brazilian politician, radio broadcaster and convicted felon. He legally adopted his stage name "Garotinho" (Little Boy in Portuguese), originally a n ...

(presidential candidate and Governor of Rio de Janeiro State) * Rosângela Assed Matheus Garotinho (Governor of Rio de Janeiro State) **Clarissa Assed Matheus Garotinho (Deputy for Rio de Janeiro State; daughter of Antonhy and Rosângela) The Bolsonaro family (father and sons) * Jair Bolsonaro (

President of Brazil The president of Brazil ( pt, Presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil ( pt, Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the head of state and head o ...

) ** Flávio Bolsonaro (

for Rio de Janeiro, son of Jair Bolsonaro) ** Eduardo Bolsonaro (Federal Deputy of

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaW ...

, son of Jair Bolsonaro) ** Carlos Bolsonaro ( Councillor of Rio de Janeiro, son of Jair Bolsonaro) The Brás-Moreira family (cousins) * Venceslau Brás (

, 1914–18) *

Delfim Moreira Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro (; 7 November 1868 – 1 July 1920) was a Brazilian politician who served as tenth president of Brazil. Biography He was born in Minas Gerais state to a Portuguese father and to a Portuguese Brazilian mother ...

(

, 1918–19) The Cardoso family * * Leônidas Cardoso (Federal Deputy for São Paulo 1955-1959) ** Fernando Henrique Cardoso (

, 1995–2003; son of Leônidas Cardoso) The Coimbra-Luz family * Cesário Cecílio de Assis Coimbra (mayor of Cabo Verde, Minas Gerais) ** Carlos Luz (President of Brazil (1955); grandson of Cesário Cecílio) *** Joaquim Delfino Ribeiro da Luz (Minister; paternal uncle of Carlos) *** Américo Gomes Ribeiro da Luz (Federal Deputy; paternal uncle of Carlos) **** Leovigildo Leal da Paixão (Minas Gerais Regional Electoral Justice; son-in-law of Américo) *** Alberto Gomes Ribeiro da Luz (Minas Gerais Court Justice: father of Carlos) The Collor-Mello family * Lindolfo Collor (Minister of Labor) **Arnon Farias de Mello (Governor of

Alagoas Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. ...

; son-in-law of Lindolfo Collor) ***

Fernando Collor de Mello Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello (; born 12 August 1949) is a Brazilian politician who served as the 32nd president of Brazil from 1990 to 1992, when he resigned in a failed attempt to stop his impeachment trial by the Brazilian Senate. Collor ...

(

, 1990–92; son of Arnon Farias de Mello) **** Euclides Vieira Malta (Governor of Alagoas; uncle-in-law of Fernando; see The Malta-Ribeiro family for details) The Costa family * João José Teodoro da Costa (State Deputy in Santa Catarina) ** Otacílio Vieira da Costa (State Deputy in Santa Catarina; son of João José) ***Belisário Ramos da Costa (Judge in Santa Catarina; son of Otacílio) The Figueiredo family * Euclides Figueiredo (Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro) **

João Figueiredo João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo (; 15 January 1918 – 24 December 1999) was a Brazilian military leader and politician who was the 30th president of Brazil from 1979 to 1985, the last of the military regime that ruled the country follo ...

(

, 1979–85; son of Euclides) The Fonseca family * Deodoro da Fonseca (

, 1889–91) **

Hermes da Fonseca Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca (; 12 May 1855 – 9 September 1923) was a Brazilian field marshal and politician who served as the eighth President of Brazil between 1910 and 1914. He was a nephew of marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, the first president ...

(

, 1910–14; nephew of Deodoro da Fonseca) ** Nair de Tefé (influential First Lady and political cartoonist; wife of Hermes da Fonseca) The Geisel-Markus family * Augusto Frederico Markus (Mayor of Estrela, Rio Grande do Sul) **

Ernesto Geisel Ernesto Beckmann Geisel (, ; 3 August 1907 – 12 September 1996) was a Brazilian Army officer and politician, who was President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979, during the Brazilian military regime. Early life and family Ernesto Geisel was born ...

(

, 1974–79; son-in-law of Augusto) The Genro family *Adelmo Genro (Vice-Mayor of Santa Maria) ** Tarso Genro (Governor of

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the fifth-most-populous state and the ninth largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is border ...

; son of Adelmo) *** Luciana Genro (Presidential candidate and Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul; daughter of Tarso) The Goulart-Brizola family (brothers-in-law) *

João Goulart João Belchior Marques Goulart (1 March 1919 – 6 December 1976), commonly known as Jango, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 24th president of Brazil until a military coup d'état deposed him on 1 April 1964. He was considered the ...

(

, 1961–64) ** João Goulart Filho (State Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul and presidential candidate in 2018) * Leonel Brizola (Governor of

and Rio de Janeiro State; brother-in-law of João) ** José Vicente Goulart Brizola (Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul; son of Leonel and Neusa Goulart) *** Carlos Daudt Brizola (Minister of Labour and Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul; grandson of Leonel) *** Juliana Brizola (Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul; granddaughter of Leonel) *** Leonel Brizola Neto (Deputy for Rio de Janeiro; grandson of Leonel and twin brother of Juliana) The Kleinubing family *Waldemar Kleinübing, mayor of Videira, Santa Catarina 1966–70. ** Vilson Pedro Kleinübing, Federal Deputy 1983–87, Mayor of Blumenau 1989–90, Governor of Santa Catarina 1991–94, Federal Senator 1995–98. Son of Waldemar. *** João Paulo Kleinübing, State Deputy for Santa Catarina 2003–04, Mayor of Blumenau 2005–13, Secretary of Health of Santa Catarina 2015–16, Federal Deputy for Santa Catarina 2015–19. Son of Vilson. The Kubitschek family * João Nepumuceno Kubitschek (Lieutenant Governor 'vice-governor''of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...

) * Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (

, 1956–61) ** Márcia Kubitschek (Lieutenant Governor of the

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian

Federal District A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they ...

; daughter of Juscelino) ** Maria Estela Kubitschek (candidate for Deputy Governor of Rio de Janeiro in 2006; daughter of Juscelino) ** Jaime Gomes de Sousa Lemos (Federal Deputy; father-in-law of Juscelino) * Gabriel Passos (Federal Deputy; father-in-law of Juscelino) ** Negrão de Lima (Governor of Guanabara; uncle of Juscelino's wife Sarah) ** Octacílio Negrão de Lima (Cabinet member and Mayor of Belo Horizonte; uncle of Juscelino's wife Sarah) ** João Antônio de Lemos (Deputy of the Empire; distant great-niece of Sarah) The Lula da Silva family * Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (

, 2003–10) ** Marcos Claudio Lula da Silva ( São Bernardo do Campo city councilor; step-son of Lula) The Magalhães family *Francisco Peixoto de Magalhães (Deputy for

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-larges ...

) **Ângelo Magalhães (Deputy for Bahia; son of Francisco) ***Paulo Magalhães (Deputy for Bahia; son of Ângelo) **

Antônio Carlos Magalhães Antônio Carlos Peixoto de Magalhães (4 September 1927 – 20 July 2007), also known by his initials ACM, was a Brazilian politician. He served as Governor of Bahia three times and represented Bahia in the Senate of Brazil three times. Magalhãe ...

(Governor of Bahia; son of Francisco) *** Antônio Carlos Magalhães Júnior (Senator for Bahia) **** Antônio Carlos Magalhães Neto (former Mayor of

Salvador Salvador, meaning " salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' ( ...

) * Luís Eduardo Magalhães (Deputy for Bahia; son of Francisco) The Malta-Ribeiro family * Manuel Gomes Ribeiro (Governor of Alagoas) ** Euclides Vieira Malta (Governor of Alagoas; son-in-law of Manuel) The Matarazzo-Suplicy family * Francesco Matarazzo (Count) ** Ciccillo Matarazzo (Mayor of Ubatuba; nephew of Francesco) ***Andrea Matarazzo (Alderman for

; grandson of Ciccillo) *** Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy (Senator for São Paulo state; great-grandson of Francesco) *** Marta Suplicy (Mayor of São Paulo and Senator for São Paulo state; former wife of Eduardo) *Francisco Matarazzo (Deputy for São Paulo State) The Neves-Cunha family * Tancredo Neves (President-elect of Brazil) * Tristão Ferreira da Cunha (Congressional Deputy from Minas Gerais) * Aécio Cunha (Congressional Deputy from Minas Gerais) * Aécio Neves da Cunha (former Governor of Minas Gerais) The Quadros family * Jânio Quadros (President of Brazil 1961) ** Dirce Tutu Quadros (Federal Deputy for São Paulo; son of Jânio) The Ramos family * Vidal José de Oliveira Ramos Júnior (Senator and Governor of Santa Catarina) ** Nereu Ramos (President of Brazil; son of Vidal) ** Hugo de Oliveira Ramos (State Deputy; son of Vidal) ** Celso Ramos (Governor of Santa Catarina; son of Vidal) ** Mauro de Oliveira Ramos (Mayor of Florianópolis; son of Vidal) ** Vidal Ramos Junior (Mayor of Lages; son of Vidal) * Belisário Ramos (Provincial Deputy; brother of Vidal) ** Aristiliano Ramos (governor; Belisário's son) ** Aristides Batista Ramos (Mayor of Florianópolis; Belisário's son) ** Otacílio Vieira da Costa (State Deputy in Santa Catarina; Belisário's son-in-law; see the Costa family for details) * Cândido Ramos (governor; Vidal's nephew) * Saulo Ramos (senator; Vidal's nephew) The Sarney family * Sarney de Araújo Costa (justice of the Court of Justice of Maranhão) **

José Sarney José Sarney de Araújo Costa (; born José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa; 24 April 1930) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and writer who served as 31st president of Brazil from 1985 to 1990. He briefly served as the 20th vice president o ...

(

, 1985–90; son of Sarney) ***

Roseana Sarney Roseana Sarney Murad (born 1 June 1953) is a Brazilian politician and sociologist. She was the governor of the Brazilian state of Maranhão from 1995 to 2002 and again from 2009 to 2014. She is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Part ...

(former Governor and Senator from

Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins a ...

; daughter of José) ***

Sarney Filho José Sarney Filho, better known as Zequinha Sarney (born 14 June 1957), is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, current Secretary of Environment of the Brazilian Federal District. He is son of the former senator and former president of Brazil Jos ...

(State and Federal Deputy from Maranhão; son of José) *** Roberto Macieira (Mayor of

São Luís, Maranhão São Luís (, ''Saint Louis'') is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Upaon-açu Island (Big Island, in Tupi Language) or Ilha de São Luís (''Saint Louis' Island''), in the Baía de São ...

; brother-in-law of Jose) The Vargas-Peixoto family *

Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazi ...

(

, 1930–45 and 1951–54) * Lutero Vargas (Congressional Deputy from

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

) * Alzira Vargas do Amaral Peixoto (lawyer, Presidential advisor and author) * Ernani do Amaral Peixoto (Governor of Rio de Janeiro State) * Ivete Vargas Tatsch (Congressional Deputy from São Paulo State)

Bulgaria

The Bogoridi family * Sophronius of Vratsa (one of the leading figures of the Bulgarian National Revival) * Stefan Bogoridi (Governor of the island of Samos, Caimacam of Moldavia) * Nicola Bogoridi (Caimacam of Moldavia) * Alexander Bogoridi (Governor-General of Eastern Rumelia) The Bokov family * Georgi Bokov (former Communist leader, former media boss) * Filip Bokov (former Socialist leader, Member of Parliament, Presidential advisor) ** Georgi Bokov (1972–2001), son of Filip Bokov, auto thief and criminal, ** Biliana Bokova (d. 2001), daughter of Filip Bokov * Irina Bokova (former Foreign Minister, ran for vice-president, Member of Parliament, Ambassador to France) The Mihaylovski family * Ilarion Makariopolski (one of the leaders of the struggle for an autonomous Bulgarian church) * Nikola Mihaylovski (one of the leaders of the struggle for an autonomous Bulgarian church) *

Stoyan Mihaylovski Stoyan Nikolov Mihaylovski ( bg, Стоян Николов Михайловски; 7 January 1856 – 3 August 1927) was a Bulgarian writer and social figure. Biography Mihaylovski was born to a prominent Bulgarian National Revival family in E ...

(Member of Parliament) * Hristo Mihaylovski (former Deputy Minister) The Shishmanov family * Alexander Shishmanov (Mayor of Svishtov) * Asen Shishmanov (Member of Parliament) *

Ivan Shishmanov Ivan Shishmanov ( bg, Иван Димитров Шишманов; July 4, 1862 – June 22, 1928) was a Bulgarian writer, ethnographer, politician and diplomat. He served as Ambassador of Bulgaria to the Ukrainian State and the U ...

(former Minister, Ambassador to Ukraine) * Dimitar Shishmanov (former Foreign Minister) The Slaveykov family * Petko Slaveykov (Chairman of the Parliament) *

Ivan Slaveykov Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

(Member of Parliament, Minister, Mayor of Sofia) * Hristo Slaveykov (Chairman of the Parliament) The Staliyski family * Aleksandar Tsankov Staliyski (former Justice Minister) * Aleksandar Aleksandrov Staliyski (former Defence Minister) The Stanishev family (father-son) * Dimitar Stanishev (member of the Politburo of the Bulgarian Communist Party) **

Sergei Stanishev Sergey Dmitrievich Stanishev ( bg, Сергей Дмитриевич Станишев ; born 5 May 1966) is a Bulgarian politician who is serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He previously served as President of the Party of Eu ...

(

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 Asse ...

, 2005–09) The

Zhivkov Todor Hristov Zhivkov ( bg, Тодор Христов Живков ; 7 September 1911 – 5 August 1998) was a Bulgarian communist statesman who served as the ''de facto'' leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from 1954 until 1989 ...

family * Todor Zhivkov (General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party, 1954–89) ** Lyudmila Zhivkova (former Culture minister; daughter of Todor Zhivkov) *** Jenny Zhivkova (Member of Parliament; granddaughter of Todor Zhivkov)

Burkina Faso

The Compaoré family * Blaise Compaoré ( President of Burkina Faso, 1987–present) * François Compaoré (economic advisor; brother of Blaise Compaoré) * Simon Compaoré (Mayor of

Ouagadougou Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...

) * Jean-Marie Compaoré (Archbishop of Burkina Faso) * Jean-Baptiste Compaoré (Finance minister) * Franck Compaoré * Chantal Compaoré (First Lady; wife of Blaise Compaoré) * Félix Houphouët-Boigny (former President of

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre ...

; father of Chantal Compaoré) The Yaméogo family (father-son) * Maurice Yaméogo ( President of Burkina Faso, 1959–66) ** Hermann Yaméogo (Presidential candidate) The Zerbo-Yonli family * Saye Zerbo ( President of Burkina Faso, 1980–82) ** Paramanga Ernest Yonli ( Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, 2000–07; son-in-law)

Burma

The Aung San family (parents-daughter) * Aung San (pre-independence prime minister) *

Khin Kyi Maha Thiri Thudhamma Khin Kyi (16 April 1912 – 27 December 1988) ( my, ခင်ကြည်) was a Burmese politician and diplomat, best known for her marriage to the country's leader, Aung San, with whom she had four children, including Aung ...

(ambassador) **

Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (; ; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar (equivalent to a prime minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2 ...

(democracy activist, Minister of Foreign Affairs, State of Counsellor) The Win family (father-daughter) *

Ne Win Ne Win ( my, နေဝင်း ; 10 July 1910, or 14 or 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002) was a Burmese politician and military commander who served as Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma ...

, military dictator **

Sandar Win Khin Sandar Win (also spelt Khin Sanda Win; my, ခင်စန္ဒာဝင်း; born 1952 in Rangoon, Burma) is the daughter of former Burmese dictator Ne Win. She played a major role in the suppression of the democracy movement after her ...

, politician

Burundi

The Bagaza- Buyoya family * Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (

, 1976–87) * Pierre Buyoya (

, 1987–93 and 1996–2003)

Cambodia

The Hun family *

Hun Sen Hun Sen (; km, ហ៊ុន សែន, ; born 5 August 1952) is a Cambodian politician and former military commander who has served as the prime minister of Cambodia since 1985. He is the longest-serving head of government of Cambodia, and ...

, Prime Minister of Cambodia **

Hun Manet Hun Manet ( km, ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត, ; born 20 October 1977) is a Cambodian lieutenant general who currently serves in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) as the commander of Royal Cambodian Army since 2018. He is the eldest so ...

, Lieutenant-general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces ** Hun Manith, Brigadier-general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces **

Hun Many Hun Many ( km, ហ៊ុន ម៉ានី; born 27 November 1982) is a Cambodian politician. He is the youngest son of the Cambodian Prime minister Hun Sen and his wife, Bun Rany. Many is currently a Member of the National Assembly of Cambo ...

, Member of Parliament for Kampong Speu Province

Canada

Central African Republic

The Boganda family–Dacko family– Domitien family and Bokassa family (distant relatives) *

Barthélemy Boganda Barthélemy Boganda (c. 1910 – 29 March 1959) was a Central African politician and independence activist. Boganda was active prior to his country's independence, during the period when the area, part of French Equatorial Africa, was administe ...

, "founding father" * David Dacko, first leader of independent CAR *

Elisabeth Domitien Elisabeth Domitien (1925 – 26 April 2005) served as the prime minister of the Central African Republic from 1975 to 1976. She was the first and only woman to hold the position. Family background Domitien was born in Lobaye. The family h ...

, prime minister and cousin of Bokassa * Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Cold War-era despot and erstwhile "emperor" *Jean-Serge Bokassa, Minister of Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture (2011–13), Minister of the Interior (2016– ) The Kolingba family *André Kolingba (President of the Central African Republic, 1981–93) **Désiré Kolingba (presidential candidate) *Mireille Kolingba (wife of André Kolingba; Member of Parliament)

Chile

The Alessandri family * Jose Pedro Alessandri Palma Senator ** Gustavo Alessandri Valdés four times Deputy, Mayor of Santiago and La Florida, council man. ** Gustavo Alessandri Balmaceda Deputy 1990–94 ** Gustavo Alessandri Bascuñan Councilman 2012–16, Mayor of Zapallar 2016– ** Felipe Alessandri Vergara Councilman 2004–08, 2012–16, Mayor of Santiago 2016– * Arturo Alessandri Palma, List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile, 1920–24, 1925, 1932–38 **Jorge Alessandri, List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile, 1958–64 **Fernando Alessandri, President of the Senate of Chile, 1950–58 ** Arturo Alessandri Besa Deputy, Senator The Allende family *Salvador Allende Gossens, List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile 1970–73 **Isabel Allende Bussi, Deputy 1993–2007, Senator 2010– **Maya Fernández Allende Deputy 2018–22, Minister of Defese 2022– *Laura Allende, Laura Allende Gossens, Deputy 1965–73 The Aylwin family *Patricio Aylwin – List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile, 1990–94 **Mariana Aylwin – Minister of Education, 2000–03 The Errázuriz family *Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile *Federico Errázuriz Echaurren, List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile *Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera, Senator 1994–2002 *Hernán Felipe Errázuriz Correa, Foreign Minister of Chile The Frei family *Eduardo Frei Montalva – List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile, 1964–70 **Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle – List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile, 1994–2000 (son of Eduardo Frei Montalva) **Carmen Frei, Carmen Frei Ruiz-Tagle – Senator, 1990–2006 *Arturo Frei, Arturo Frei Bolivar – Deputy, 1969–73, Senator, 1989–98 The Girardi family *Treviso Girardi – Mayor of Quinta Normal **Guido Girardi Brière – Deputy, 2006–2010 ***Guido Girardi – Deputy 1994–2006, Senator 2006–present ***Cristina Girardi – Mayor of Cerro Navia, 1996–2008, Deputy 2010–present ***Dino Girardi – Councillor of Lo Prado The Lagos family of Chile, Lagos family *Ricardo Lagos Escobar, List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile, 2000–06 **Ricardo Lagos Weber, Ministry General Secretariat of Government (Chile), Minister Secretary General of Government of Chile, 2006–07 The Letelier family *Orlando Letelier, Orlando Letelier del Solar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Interior and Defence, 1973 **Juan Pablo Letelier, Deputy 1990–2006, Senator 2006–07 The Montt family *Manuel Montt Torres, List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile *Jorge Montt, Jorge Montt Alvarez, List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile *Pedro Montt Montt, List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile The Piñera family *Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile *José Piñera, Minister of Labor and Social Security, minister of Mining *Pablo Piñera, Chilean ambassador to Argentina *Andrés Chadwick, Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (Chile), Minister of Interior and Public Security The Pinochet family *Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile *Lucía Pinochet, Congresswoman of Vitacura The Pinto family *Francisco Antonio Pinto Díaz, List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile *Aníbal Pinto Garmendia, List of Presidents of Chile, President of Chile

Republic of China

The Zhang (surname), Chang family * (List of county magistrates of Yunlin, Yunlin County Magistrate, 1999–2005) ** (legislator, 2008–2016) (daughter) *Chang Li-shan (legislator, 2005–2008, 2016–2018; Yunlin County Magistrate, 2018–) (sister) The Chiang family (father-sons-grandson-great-grandson) *Chiang Kai-shek (President of the Republic of China, 1928–32; 1943–49; 1950–75; Premier of the Republic of China, 1930–31; 1935–38; 1939–45; 1947; Leader of the Kuomintang, 1926–75) **Chiang Ching-kuo (Premier of the Republic of China, 1972–78; President of the Republic of China, 1978–88; Chairman of the Kuomintang, 1975–88) ***Chiang Hsiao-wu (ROC Representative to Japan, 1990–91) ***Chiang Hsiao-yung (former member of the Kuomintang Central Committee) ***John Chiang (Taiwan), John Chiang (foreign minister, 1996–97; vice premier of the ROC, 1997; secretary-general; legislator, 2002–2012) ****Chiang Wan-an (legislator, 2016–) **Chiang Wei-kuo (Secretary-General of Kuomintang) The Chen (surname), Chen family (Chen Hsin-an (politician), Chen Hsin-an) (father-son) * List of county magistrates of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung County magistrate (1954–57) **Chen Chien-jen (son): Minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan), Department of Health (2003–05), Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan), National Science Council (2006–08), Vice President of the Republic of China (2016–20) The Chen (surname), Chen family (Chen Qimei) *Chen Qimei **Chen Guofu (nephew) **Chen Lifu (nephew) The Chen (surname), Chen family (Chen Shui-bian) *Chen Shui-bian: Member of Taipei City Council (1981–85); Legislative Yuan member (1990–94); Mayor of Taipei (1994–98); President of the Republic of China (2000–08) *Wu Shu-chen (wife): Legislative Yuan member (1987–90) **Chen Chih-chung (son): Kaohsiung city councilor (2010–11, 2018–) The Qiū (surname), Chiu family (Chiou Lien-hui) *Chiou Lien-hui: Pingtung County Councilor (1968–71), Taiwan Provincial Councilor (1973–81), List of county magistrates of Pingtung, Pingtung County Magistrate (1981–85), member of the Legislative Yuan (1987–1996) ** Chiu Tzu-cheng (son): National Assembly member **Chiu Feng-kuang (nephew): Director of the National Immigration Agency (2018–2021) ** Lee Shih-pin: Pingtung county councillor (2002-) The Qiū (surname), Chiu family (Chiu Ching-te) *Chiu Ching-te: Pingtung County Assemblyman and Mayor of Pingtung City ** (son): Pingtung County Councilor (1968–77) Taiwan Provincial Councilor (1989–98) *** Chiu Yi-ying (granddaughter): Member of the National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly (1996–2000), Legislative Yuan (2002–05; 2008–) *** Lee Yung-te (husband of Chiu Yi-ying): Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council (2005–08; 2016–) *** (grandson): Pingtung County Councilor (2006–14) The Zhou (surname), Chou family *Chou Wu-liu: Legislative Yuan member (1999–2002) *Chou Chen Hsiu-hsia: Legislative Yuan member (2016–20) The Fu (surname), Fu family *Fu Kun-chi: Legislative Yuan member (2002–09; 2020–); List of county magistrates of Hualien, Hualien County magistrate (2009–2018) *Hsu Chen-wei: Hualien County magistrate (2018–) The Hau (surname), Hau family *Hau Pei-tsun: Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Army (1978–81); Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces (1981–89); Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China), Ministry of National Defense (1989–90); List of premiers of the Republic of China, Premier (1990–93) **Hau Lung-pin (son): Legislative Yuan member (1996–2001); Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration (Republic of China), Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan (2001–03); Mayor of Taipei (2006–14); Vice Chairman of Kuomintang (2014–) The Xǔ (surname), Hsu family (mother–daughters of Chiayi) *Hsu Shih-hsien: Taiwan Province, Taiwan Provincial councilor (1957–68); Legislative Yuan member (1973–81); Mayor of Chiayi City (1968–72, 1982–83) ** (daughter): National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly member (1987–93); Mayor of Chiayi City (1989–97) **Chang Po-ya (daughter): Mayor of Chiayi City (1983–89, 1997–2000); Minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan), Department of Health (1990–97); Legislative Yuan member (1990); Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan), Minister of the Interior (2000–02); Chairwoman, Taiwan Province, Taiwan Provincial Government (2000–02); President of the Control Yuan (2014–2020) The Hsu family (brothers of Taoyuan) *Hsu Hsin-liang, Mayor of Taoyuan, Taoyuan County Magistrate (1977–79) **Hsu Chung Pi-hsia (wife), member of the Legislative Yuan (1999–2002) *Hsu Kuo-tai, member of the Legislative Yuan (1987–1996) The Hsu–Wu family *Hsu Sheng-fa, (father-in-law of Eugene Wu) member of the Legislative Yuan (1981–1990) *Eric Wu (brother of Eugene Wu) member of the Legislative Yuan (1993–1996; 2002–2005), member of the National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly (1996–2000) **Cynthia Wu (daughter of Eugene Wu) member of the Legislative Yuan (2022–) The Huang (surname), Huang family *Huang Hsin-chieh Legislative Yuan member (1969–91) *Huang Tien-fu (brother): Legislative Yuan member (1981–84; 96–99) *Lan Mei-chin (sister-in-law): Taipei City Councilor (1985–2002) Legislative Yuan member (2002–08) The Gao (surname), Kao family *Kao Tsu-min, member of the Legislative Yuan (1990–1993) *Yang Fu-mei (wife), member of the Legislative Yuan (2002–2005) The Gǔ (surname), Ku family (brothers) *: military leadership *Ku Cheng-kang: Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan), Minister of the Interior (1950) *Ku Cheng-ting: Legislative Yuan member (elected 1948) *Pi Yi-shu (wife of Ku Cheng-ting): Legislative Yuan member (elected 1948) The Li (surname 李), Lee family (Lee Huan) *Lee Huan Premier of the Republic of China (1989–90) **Lee Ching-hua (son): Member of the Legislative Yuan (1993–2016) **Diane Lee (daughter): Member of the Legislative Yuan (1999–2009) The Lee-Han (Chinese surname), Han family * Lee Jih-kuei: Yunlin County Councilor (1985–1997) **Lee Chia-fen (daughter): Yunlin County Councilor (1997–2009) **Han Kuo-yu (son-in-law): Taipei County Councilor (1990–93) Legislative Yuan member (1993–2002) Mayor of Kaohsiung (2018–2020) ** Lee Ming-che (son): Yunlin County Councilor (2009–) The Lien family *Lien Chen-tung: Acting Taipei County magistrate (1946–47); National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly member (1947–86); Taiwan Provincial Government secretary general (1957); Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan), Minister of the Interior (1960–66) **Lien Chan (son): Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan), Minister of Transportation and Communications (1981–87); Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1988–90); List of vice premiers of the Republic of China, Vice Premier (1987–88); Chairman, Taiwan Provincial Government (1990–93); List of premiers of the Republic of China, Premier (1993–97); Vice President of the Republic of China, Vice President (1996–2000); Chairman, Kuomintang (2000–05) ***Sean Lien (grandson): Candidate for Mayor of Taipei Ni–Kuo-Liu family *Ni Wen-ya, Member of the National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly (1946–1948), Legislative Yuan (1948–1991) Vice President of the Legislative Yuan (1961–1972), President of the Legislative Yuan (1972–1988) *Shirley Kuo (wife), Minister of Ministry of Finance (Taiwan), Finance (1988–1990) and the Council for Economic Planning and Development (1990–1993) **Christina Liu (biological daughter of Kuo), member of the Legislative Yuan (2002–2007), minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (2010–2012) and Finance (2012) The Song (Chinese name), Soong family (father-son-Soong sisters, 3 daughters) *Charlie Soong: anti-Qing dynasty activist; financier of Sun Yat-sen **T. V. Soong: Governor of the Bank of China; Minister of Finance; Minister of Foreign Affairs; legislator; Premier **Soong Ai-ling (a.k.a. Madame H. H. Kung): secretary to President Sun Yat-sen **Soong Ching-ling (a.k.a. Madame Sun Yat-sen): Vice President of the People's Republic of China; Honorary President of the People's Republic of China **Soong Mei-ling (a.k.a. Madame Chiang Kai-shek): legislator, Cabinet Minister (Air Force) The Su (surname), Su family (Su Jia-chyuan) *Su Jia-chyuan: Pingtung County magistrate (1997–2004); Minister of the Interior (2004–06); Minister of the Council of Agriculture (2006–08); President of the Legislative Yuan (2016–20) *Su Chia-fu (brother): Legislative Yuan member (2004–2005) **Su Chen-ching (nephew): Legislative Yuan member (2008–) The Su (surname), Su family (Su Tong-chi) *Su Tong-chi: Yunlin County councilor *Su Hong Yueh-chiao (wife): Yunlin County councilor; Taiwan Province, Taiwan Provincial councillor **Su Chih-yang (daughter): Taiwan Province, Taiwan Provincial councilor; National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly member **Su Chih-fen (daughter): National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly member (1996–2000); Legislative Yuan member (2002–2005, 2016–), Yunlin County Magistrate (2005–14) The Su (surname), Su family (Su Tseng-chang) *Su Tseng-chang: Pingtung County magistrate (1989–93); Taipei County magistrate (1997–2004); Premier (2006–07, 2019–) **Su Chiao-hui (daughter): Legislative Yuan member (2016–) The Tan (surname), Tan–Chen (surname), Chen family (Chen Cheng) *Tan Zhonglin, Qing dynasty minister **Tan Yankai (son), Premier of the Republic of China (1928–30) *** (granddaughter), Second Lady of the Republic of China (1954–65, while married to Chen Cheng) ***Chen Cheng (husband of Tan Hsiang): Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces (1946–48); Chairman of Taiwan Provincial Government (1949);List of premiers of the Republic of China, Premier (1950–54；1958–63); Vice President of the Republic of China (1954–65) ****Chen Li-an (great-grandson): Minister of Economic Affairs (1988–90); Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan), Ministry of National Defense (1990–93)；President of Control Yuan (1993–1995) The Wu (surname), Wu family *Wu Hung-sen (elder brother): Taiwan Province, Taiwan Provincial Senate member (1946–51) *Wu Hung-lin (younger brother): Taoyuan County councilor (1953–60, speaker: 1953–55); Taoyuan County Magistrate (1960–64) **Wu Po-hsiung (son): Taoyuan County Magistrate (1973–76); Mayor of Taipei (1988–90); Ministry of the Interior (Republic of China), Minister of the Interior (1984–88, 1991–94); Secretary General, Office of the President (1994–96); Secretary General, Kuomintang (1996–97); Chairman, Kuomintang (2007–09) ***John Wu (politician), John Wu (grandson): Legislative Yuan member (2005–09, 2016–); Taoyuan County Magistrate (2009–14); Commissioner, Chinese Professional Baseball League (2015–) ***Wu Chih-kang (grandson): Taipei City Council member (2006–) The Yu (Chinese surname), Yu family (Kaohsiung County Black Faction) *Yu Teng-fa: Mayor, Ciaotou District, Ch'iao-t'ou Township; National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly member (1947–73); Kaohsiung County magistrate (1960–63) **Yu Chen Yueh-ying (daughter-in-law): Taiwan Province, Taiwan Provincial councilor (1972–81); Legislative Yuan member (1984–85); Kaohsiung County magistrate (1985–93) ***Yu Lin-ya (granddaughter): Taiwan Province, Taiwan Provincial councilor (1982–93); Legislative Yuan member (1993–99) ***Yu Cheng-hsien (grandson): Legislative Yuan member (1987–93); Kaohsiung County magistrate (1993–2001); Ministry of the Interior (Republic of China), Minister of the Interior (2002–04) ***Cheng Kuei-lien (granddaughter-in-law): National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly member (1996–2000, 05); Legislative Yuan member (2002–05) ***Yu Jane-daw (grandson): Taiwan Province, Taiwan provincial councilor (1994–99); Legislative Yuan member (1999–2012) **Huang Yu Hsiu-luan (daughter): Legislative Yuan member (1981–84) **Huang Yu-jen (politician), Huang Yu-jen (son-in-law): Kaohsiung County magistrate (1977–81) Mongolian *Gungsangnorbu (father), prince of the Right Harqin Banner, director of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission for the Beiyang Government **Wu Jingbin (daughter) Legislative Yuan member (1948–1963), secretary-general of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

People's Republic of China

The Bo (Chinese surname), Bo family *Bo Yibo: Minister of Finance of China 1949–53, Vice Premier of China 1956–75, Vice Chairman of the Central Advisory Commission 1982–92 **Bo Xilai (son): Governor of Liaoning 2003–04, Minister of Commerce of the PRC 2004–07, Chongqing Party Committee Secretary 2007–12 The Deng (Chinese surname), Deng family *Deng Xiaoping: Paramount leader of China and Communist Party 1978–89 **Zhuo Lin (wife): Consultant to the General Office of the Central Military Commission (China), Central Military Committee **Deng Pufang (son): Vice Chairperson of the CPPCC and Chairman of the China Disabled Persons Federation **Deng Nan (daughter): Vice Minister of the State Science and Technology Commission 1998–2004 **Deng Rong (daughter): Deputy President of the China Association for International Friendly Contact 1990–present **Deng Zhuodi (grandson): Sub-prefect of Pingguo County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region The Hu (surname), Hu family *Hu Jintao: Chinese paramount leader and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party 2002–12 **Hu Haifeng (son): Party Committee Secretary of Lishui The Li (surname), Li family *Li Xiannian: President of the People's Republic of China 1983–88, Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 1988–92 **Lin Jiamei (wife): President of the Chinese Association for Female Doctors 2015–present **Li Xiaolin (b. 1953), Li Xiaolin (daughter): Chairperson of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries 2011–present **Liu Yazhou (son-in-law): General of the People's Liberation Army Air Force The Liu (surname), Liu family *Liu Shaoqi: Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress 1954–59; President of the People's Republic of China 1959–68 **Wang Guangmei (wife): Member of the National Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference **Liu Yuan (general), Liu Yuan (son): Vice mayor of Zhengzhou and Political commissar of the General Logistics Department and Political commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science and member of the 17th and the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party **Liu Ting (daughter): Chairperson and President of the Asia Link Group, consultants in corporate finance The Mao (surname), Mao family *Mao Zedong: Paramount leader of China and Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party 1949–76 **Jiang Qing (Madame Mao): deputy leader of the Central Cultural Revolution Group and member of Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party **Mao Anqing (son): researcher at the Academy of Military Science (China), Academy of Military Sciences and the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party **Shao Hua (daughter-in-law): member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference **Li Min (daughter of Mao Zedong), Li Min (daughter): member of the 10th National Congress of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference **Li Na (daughter of Mao Zedong): member of the 10th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in 1973, and the Party Chief of CPC Pinggu County Committee and Deputy Secretary of CPC Beijing Committee 1974–75 **Mao Xinyu (grandson): member of the Chinese National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference **Mao Yuanxin (nephew): member of Central Committee, party secretary of Liaoning and political commissar of Shenyang Military Region The Xi (surname), Xi family *Xi Zhongxun: First Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress 1988–93 **Xi Jinping (son): General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party 2012–present, President of the People's Republic of China) 2013–present The Zeng family, Zeng family *Zeng Shan: Interior Minister of China, Minister of Commerce of China **Zeng Qinghong (son): Politburo Standing Committee member 2002–07, Vice President of China 2003–08 The Zhou (surname), Zhou family *Zhou Enlai: Premier of the People's Republic of China 1949–76 and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and Foreign Minister of the PRC **Deng Yingchao (wife): Chairwoman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Second Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

Colombia

The Araújo family *Consuelo Araújo: Culture minister **Hernando Molina Araújo: Governor of Cesar Department, son of Consuelo Araujo **Álvaro Araújo Castro; senator, nephew of Consuelo Araujo **María Consuelo Araújo: Foreign minister, sister of Alvaro Araujo The Barco family (father-daughter) *Virgilio Barco Vargas: President **Carolina Barco: Foreign Minister The Lleras-Restrepo family *Lorenzo María Lleras: Foreign minister *Sergio Camargo: List of Presidents of Colombia, President of Colombia *Alberto Lleras Camargo: List of Presidents of Colombia, President of Colombia, grandson of Lorenzo María Lleras *Carlos Lleras Restrepo: List of Presidents of Colombia, President of Colombia, great grandson of Lorenzo María Lleras *Carlos Lleras de la Fuente: Ambassador to the US, son of Carlos Lleras Restrepo *Germán Vargas Lleras: President of the Senate, grandson of Carlos Lleras Restrepo The López family *Ambrosio López: popular leader during the middle of s. XIX *Pedro A. López: entrepreneur and Minister, son of Ambrosio López *Alfonso López Pumarejo: son of Pedro, List of Presidents of Colombia, President of Colombia (1934–38 and 1942–45). *Alfonso López Michelsen: son of Alfonso, List of Presidents of Colombia, President of Colombia (1974–78) *Alfonso López Caballero: son of López Michelsen, Ambassador, Ministry of the Interior and Justice (Colombia), Minister of the Interior. *María Mercedes Cuéllar López: cousin of López Caballero, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (Colombia), Minister of Economic Development. *Clara López Obregón: cousin of María Mercedes, President of the Alternative Democratic Pole Party. The Pastrana family (father-son) *Misael Pastrana Borrero, List of Presidents of Colombia, President of Colombia **Andrés Pastrana Arango, List of Presidents of Colombia, President of Colombia The Santos family *María Antonia Santos Plata: Martyr of the Colombian Independence. *Eduardo Santos Montejo: List of Presidents of Colombia, President of Colombia (1938–42), grandnephew of Antonia. *Francisco Santos Calderón: Vice President of Colombia (2002–10), grandnephew of Eduardo. *Juan Manuel Santos, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón: President of Colombia (2010–present), Minister of Defense (2006–10), former Minister of Foreign Trade (1991–94), and of Finance (2000–02), grandnephew of Eduardo, first cousin on both sides to Francisco.

Comoros

The Ahmed family (grandfather-grandson) *Hashimu bin Ahmed *Said Hassane Said Hachim The Said family *Said Mohamed Jaffar *Said Atthoumani *Said Mohamed Cheikh *Athoumane Said Ahmed *Saidi Ali bin Saidi Omar *Said Ibrahim Ben Ali *Said Ali Kemal The Soilih family (half-brothers) *Ali Soilih, List of Presidents of Comoros, President of Comoros *Said Mohamed Djohar, List of Presidents of Comoros, President of Comoros

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kabila family (father-children) *Laurent-Désiré Kabila (List of Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, President, 1997–2001) **Joseph Kabila (List of Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, President, 2001–) **Jaynet Kabila (Member of the National Assembly, 2011–) Kanza family (father-children) *Daniel Kanza (Bourgmestre of Léopoldville, 1960–62, and Vice-President of the ABAKO) **Sophie Lihau-Kanza (Secretary of State for Social Affairs, 1966–67, Minister of Social Affairs, 1967–68, Minister of State for Social Affairs, 1969–70) **Thomas Kanza (Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo to the United Kingdom, 1962–63, Minister of International Cooperation, 1997, Minister of Labour, 1998, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Scandinavian Countries, 1999–2004) **Philippe Kanza (editor of the newspaper ''Congo'') Mobutu family (father-son) *Mobutu Sese Seko (List of Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, President, 1965–97) **Nzanga Mobutu (Deputy Prime Minister, 2008–11, leader of the Union of Mobutist Democrats) Tshombe-Nguza family (uncle-nephew) *Moise Tshombe (Prime Minister, 1964–65) **Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond (Prime Minister, 1980–81, 1991–92)

Cook Islands

The Henry family *Albert Henry (politician), Albert Henry, List of Chief Ministers of the Cook Islands, Chief Minister **Sir Geoffrey Henry, List of Chief Ministers of the Cook Islands, Chief Minister

Costa Rica

The Arias-Sánchez brothers *Óscar Arias Sánchez (President of Costa Rica, 1986–90, 2006–10) *Rodrigo Arias Sánchez (Presidential Chief of Staff) The Calderón family *Rafael Ángel Calderón Muñoz (Vice President of Costa Rica) **Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia (son of Rafael Ángel Calderón Muñoz; President of Costa Rica, 1940–44) ***Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (son of Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia; President of Costa Rica, 1990–94) **Francisco Calderón Guardia (son of Rafael Ángel Calderón Muñoz; Vice President of Costa Rica) The Figueres family (father-son) *José Figueres Ferrer (President of Costa Rica, 1953–58 and 1970–74) **José María Figueres Olsen (President of Costa Rica, 1994–98) The Jiménez (surname), Jiménez family (father-son) *Jesús Jiménez Zamora (President of Costa Rica, 1863–66 and 1868–70) **Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (President of Costa Rica, 1910–14, 1924–28 and 1932–36) The Monge family (uncle-nephew) *Luis Alberto Monge (President of Costa Rica, 1982–86) **Rolando Araya Monge (Transportation minister)

Croatia

The Tuđman family *Franjo Tuđman (President of Croatia, 1991–99) **Miroslav Tuđman (son of Franjo Tuđman; leader of Croatian True Revival)

Cuba

The :Fidel Castro family, Castro family *Fidel Castro (Prime Minister of Cuba, 1959–2008; President of Cuba, 1976–2008; First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, First Secretary, 1965–2011) *Raúl Castro (brother of Fidel Castro; second secretary, Communist Party of Cuba, 1965–2011; First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, First Secretary, Communist Party of Cuba, 2011–present) **Vilma Espín, Vilma Espín Guillois wife of Raúl Castro and member of the Council of State of Cuba. **Mariela Castro daughter of Raúl Castro and Vilma Espín. Director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education. **Alejandro Castro Espín son of Raúl Castro and Vilma Espín. Colonel of the Ministry of Interior of Cuba.

Cyprus

Clerides family (father-daughter) *Glafcos Clerides (President of Cyprus, 1974, 1993–2003) **Katherine Clerides (Member of the Parliament of Cyprus, 2006–) Kyprianou family (father-son) *Spyros Kyprianou (President of Cyprus, 1977–88) **Markos Kyprianou (Foreign Minister, 2008–11) Papadopoulos family (father-son) *Tassos Papadopoulos (President of Cyprus, 2003–08) **Nicolas Papadopoulos (Member of the Parliament of Cyprus, 2006–) Vasiliou family (husband-wife) *George Vasiliou (President of Cyprus, 1988–93) *Androulla Vassiliou (European commissioner, 2008–)

Czechoslovakia/Czechia

The Benda family *Václav Benda (Member of the Federal Assembly, 1989–92; Senator, 1996–99) **Marek Benda (son of Václav Benda; Member of the Czech National Council, 1990–92; Member of the Chamber of Deputies, 1993–2002, 2004–) The Dienstbier family *Jiří Dienstbier (Minister of Foreign Affairs 1989–92; Senator 2008–11) **Jiří Dienstbier Jr. (son of Jiří Dienstbier, Minister for Human Rights and Equal Opportunities, 2014–16, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, 2011; Senator, 2011–) The Klaus family *Václav Klaus (President of the Czech Republic, 2003–13) **Václav Klaus Jr. (son of Václav Klaus; Member of the Chamber of Deputies, 2017–) The Masaryk family *Tomáš Masaryk (President of Czechoslovakia, 1918–35) **Jan Masaryk (son of Tomáš Masaryk; Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1940–48)

Denmark

The Auken family *Svend Auken (Member of The Folketing (The Danish Parliament) 1971–2009, Minister of Labor 1977–82 and Minister of Environment 1993–2001) *Gunvor Auken (Deputy Mayor of Frederiksberg 1998–2002) *Margrete Auken (Member of The Folketing (The Danish Parliament) 1979–90 and again from 1994 to 2004, Member of the European Parliament from 2004–) **Ida Auken (daughter of Margrethe Auken; Member of The Folketing (The Danish Parliament) 2007–) The Ellemann-Jensen family *Jens Peter Jensen (Member of The Folketing 1964–73, 1975–81, 1984–87 and 1988–90 and Deputy County Mayor of Fyn 1970–79) **Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (son of Jens Peter Jensen; Member of The Folketing 1977–2001, Foreign Minister of Denmark, Foreign Minister 1982–93) ***Karen Ellemann (daughter of Uffe Ellemann-Jensen; City Council Member of Rudersdal 2005–07, Member of The Folketing 2007–, Minister of the Interior of Denmark, Minister of the Interior 2009–10, Minister for the Environment (Denmark), Minister for the Environment 2010–11) ***Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (son of Uffe Ellemann-Jensen; Member of The Folketing 2011–, Minister for the Environment (Denmark), Minister for Environment and Food 2018–19) The Helveg Petersen family *Kristen Helveg Petersen (Minister of Education 1961–64, Member of The Folketing 1964–75 and Member of the European Parliament 1973–75) *Lilly Helveg Petersen (wife of Kristen HP; Deputy Mayor of Copenhagen) **Niels Helveg Petersen (son of Kristen and Lilly Helveg Petersen; Member of The Folketing 1966–74 and 1977–, Minister of Trade 1988–1990 and Foreign Minister of Denmark, Foreign Minister 1993–2000) **Kirsten Lee (wife of Niels Helveg Petersen; Member of The Folketing 1987–90, and Regional Council Member 2005–) ***Morten Helveg Petersen (son of Niels Helveg Petersen; Member of The Folketing 1998–2009) ***Rasmus Helveg Petersen (son of Niels Helveg Petersen; Member of The Folketing 2011–, Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark, Minister for Development Cooperation 2013–) The Hækkerup family *Hans Kristen Hækkerup (Member of The Folketing (The Danish Parliament), 1920–29, and Mayor of Ringsted, 1927–29) **Hans Erling Hækkerup (son of Hans Kristen Hækkerup; Justice Minister of Denmark, Minister of Justice and later Minister of the Interior of Denmark, Minister of the Interior, 1953–68, Member of the Folketinget 1945–47 and 1948–71) **Per Hækkerup (son of Hans Kristen Hækkerup; Foreign Minister of Denmark, Foreign Minister, Minister of Trade and Industry of Denmark, Minister of Trade and Industry 1962–79) **Karen Margrete Hækkerup (wife of Per Hækkerup, Member of The Folketing 1964–66 and 1970–81) ***Hans Hækkerup (son of Per Hækkerup, Defence Minister of Denmark, Minister of Defence 1993–2000, Member of The Folketing) ***Lise Ingeborg Hækkerup (ex-wife of Hans Hækkerup, Member of The Folketing 1990–94, 1998–2001 and a bit of 2004) ***Klaus Hækkerup (son of Per Hækkerup, Mayor of Frederiksværk 1978–88, Member of The Folketing 1988–) ****Nick Hækkerup (son of Klaus Hækkerup, Mayor of Hillerød 2000–07, Member of the Folketing 2007–) ****Ole Hækkerup (son of Klaus Hækkerup, Member of The Folketing 1998–2001) ****Karen Angelo Hækkerup (wife of Ole Hækkerup, Member of The Folketing 2005–)

Djibouti

The Aptidon-Guelleh family *Hassan Gouled Aptidon (President of Djibouti, 1977–99) **Ismail Omar Guelleh (nephew of Hassan Gouled Aptidon; President of Djibouti, 1999– )

Dominica

The Boyd family *Philip Ivor Boyd (first Mayor of Roseau) **Cynthia Boyd Butler (Mayor of Roseau and daughter of Philip Ivor Boyd) ***Jacob Allison Stewart- Boyd (Member of Legislative Council and Minister of Works under the F. Baron administration) ****Alix Boyd Knight (Longest running and current Speaker of the House) *****Dr. Phillip Irving Boyd Public Health figure and first Head of the Cari-com Health Desk ******Stanley Boyd Activist and conservationist (1948–2003), Writer, Inter isle Tennis Champ, editor of The Dominica Chronicle Newspaper (after Stewart) The Douglas family *R. B. D. Douglas (Member of Parliament for Portsmouth, Dominica, Portsmouth) **Adenauer Douglas, Adenauer "Washway" Douglas (son of R. B. D. Douglas; Mayor of Portsmouth) **Michael Douglas (Dominica politician), Michael Douglas (son of R. B. D. Douglas; Member of Parliament for Portsmouth) ***Ian Douglas (politician), Ian Douglas (son of Michael Douglas; Member of Parliament for Portsmouth) **Rosie Douglas (son of R. B. D. Douglas; Prime Minister of Dominica, 2000)

Dominican Republic

The Báez family *Pablo Altagracia Báez (Mayor of Azua (city), Azua) ** Buenaventura Báez (President of the Dominican Republic, 1849–53, 1856–58, 1865–66, 1868–74, 1876–78) *** Altagracia Amelia Báez **** José María Cabral y Báez ***** Auristela Cabral Bermúdez ****** Donald Reid Cabral (President of the Dominican Republic, 1963–65) **** Mario Fermín Cabral y Báez (President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic, 1914–16, 1930–38, 1955) ***** Manuel del Cabral ****** Peggy Cabral (vice-mayor of Distrito Nacional, 1998–2002; Head of Dominican Revolutionary Party, 2013–) *** Ramón Báez (President of the Dominican Republic, 1914) The Bosch family * Juan Bosch (politician), Juan Bosch (President of the Dominican Republic, 1963) ** Milagros Ortiz Bosch (niece of Juan Bosch; Vice President of the Dominican Republic, 2000–04) The Cabral family * José María Cabral (President of the Dominican Republic, 1865, 1866–68) ** Marcos Antonio Cabral *** José María Cabral y Báez **** Auristela Cabral Bermúdez ***** Donald Reid Cabral (President of the Dominican Republic, 1963–65) *** Mario Fermín Cabral y Báez (President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic, 1914–16, 1930–1938, 1955) **** Manuel del Cabral ***** Peggy Cabral (vice-mayor of Distrito Nacional, 1998–2002; Head of Dominican Revolutionary Party, 2013–) The Fernández family * Leonel Fernández Reyna (President of the Dominican Republic, 1996–2000 and 2004–12) ** Margarita Cedeño de Fernández (wife of Leonel Fernandez; Vice President of the Dominican Republic, 2012–present) The Guillermo family * Pedro Guillermo, Pedro Guillermo y Guerrero (President of the Dominican Republic, 1865) ** Cesareo Guillermo, Cesáreo Guillermo y Bastardo (President of the Dominican Republic, 1878 and 1879) The Jimenes family * Manuel Jimenes (President of the Dominican Republic, 1848–49) ** Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra (son of Manuel Jimenes; President of the Dominican Republic, 1899–1902 and 1914–16) The Medina family * Danilo Medina (President of the Chamber of Deputies, 1994–95; President of the Dominican Republic, 2012–present) * Lucía Medina (Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, 2006–16; President of the Chamber of Deputies, 2016–present) The Trujillo family * Rafael Leónidas Trujillo (President of the Dominican Republic, 1930–38 and 1942–52) ** Rafael Trujillo, Jr., Rafael "Ramfis" Trujillo (son of Rafael Trujillo) ** Angelita Trujillo (daughter of Rafael Trujillo) *** Ramfis Domínguez-Trujillo (grandson of Rafael Trujillo, son of Angelita Trujillo) * Héctor Trujillo (brother of Rafael Trujillo; President of the Dominican Republic, 1952–60)

Ecuador

The Arosemena family *Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola (President of Ecuador, 1947–48) **Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy (son; President of Ecuador, 1961–63) **Otto Arosemena (nephew of Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola; President of Ecuador, 1966–68) The Bucaram family *Assad Bucaram (Mayor of Guayaquil and List of Presidents of the National Congress of Ecuador, President of the National Congress of Ecuador) **Abdalá Bucaram (nephew; President of Ecuador, 1996–97) ***Abdalá Bucaram, Jr. (son of Abdalá senior; National Assembly (Ecuador), Member of the National Assembly) **Jaime Roldos Aguilera (nephew by marriage of Assad Bucaram; President of Ecuador, 1979–81) The Plaza family (father-son) *Leonidas Plaza (President of Ecuador, 1901–1905 and 1912–1916) **Galo Plaza (President of Ecuador, 1948–1952)

Egypt

The Ghali family *Boutros Ghali Pasha (Prime Minister of Egypt, 1908–1910) **Boutros Boutros-Ghali (grandson of Boutros Ghali Pasha) *** Minister for Foreign Affairs ***Secretary-General of the United Nations, 1992–1996 **Youssef Boutros Ghali (nephew of Boutros Boutros-Ghali) *** Minister for Economic Affairs (1999–2001) *** Minister for Foreign Trade (2001–2004) *** Minister for Finance and Insurance (2004– ) The Mubarak family (father-son) *Hosni Mubarak (President of Egypt, 1981–2011) **Gamal Mubarak (former General Secretary of the Policy Committee of the National Democratic Party (Egypt), National Democratic Party) The Abaza family

El Salvador

The Meléndez-Quiñónez family *Carlos Meléndez (politician), Carlos Meléndez (President of El Salvador, 1915–18) *Jorge Meléndez (brother of Carlos Meléndez; President of El Salvador, 1919–23) *Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (brother-in-law of Jorge Meléndez; President of El Salvador, 1923–27)

Equatorial Guinea

The Nguema family (close relatives) *Francisco Macías Nguema (President of Equatorial Guinea, President, 1968–79) *Ela Nguema (Presidential Aide) *Eyegue Ntutumu (governor of Río Muni) *Ángel Masié Ntutumu (minister of interior) *Bonifacio Nguema Esono Nchama (Vice President) *Oyono Ayingono (finance minister) *Maye Ela (head of the navy) *Feliciano Oyono (leader of Macías' PUNT party) *Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (President, 1979–) *Teodorín Nguema Obiang (forestry minister) *Constancia Mangue de Obiang (first lady) *Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (infrastructure minister) *Armengol Ondo Nguema (director of security) *Antonio Mba Nguema (police chief) *Agustín Ndong Ona (military inspector-general) *Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima (mining minister) *Demetrio Elo Ndong Nsefumu (first deputy prime minister) *Alejandro Evuna Owono Asangono (chief of the presidency) *Marcelino Oyono Ntutumu (transport minister) *Lucas Nguema Evono Mbang (sports minister) *Jaime Obama Owono Nchama (minister-delegate for infrastructure) *Manuel Nguema Mba (minister-delegate for the interior) *Pastor Micha Ondo Bile (foreign affairs minister)[happy] *Rubén Maye Nsue Mangue (ambassador to the US) *Clemente Engonga Nguema Onguéné (interior minister) *Baltasár Engonga Edjo (economy minister) *Cristóbal Menana Ela (energy minister) *Teresa Efua Asangono (women's affairs minister) *Francisco Edu Ngua Okomo (secretary of state for foreign affairs) *Victoriana Nchama Nsue Okomo (secretary of state for foreign affairs) *Francisco Mabale Nseng (secretary of state for energy) *Melchor Esono Edjo (secretary of state for the treasury)

Estonia

The Grünthal family *Timotheus Grünthal **Ivar Grünthal (son of Timotheus Grünthal) The Helme family *Mart Helme **Martin Helme (son of Mart Helme, nephew of Rein Helme) **Helle-Moonika Helme (wife of Mart Helme) *Rein Helme brother of Mart Helme The Jürgenson family *Kalle Jürgenson *Toivo Jürgenson (brother of Kalle Jürgenson) The Kallas family *Siim Kallas **Kaja Kallas (daughter of Siim Kallas) The Lauristin-Allik family *Johannes Lauristin (first husband of Olga Lauristin, father of Marju Lauristin) *Olga Lauristin (wife of Johannes Lauristin and later Hendrik Allik, mother of Marju Lauristin and Jaak Allik) **Marju Lauristin (daughter of Johannes and Olga Lauristin) *Hendrik Allik (second husband of Olga Lauristin, father of Jaak Allik) **Jaak Allik (son of Hendrik Allik and Olga Lauristin, half brother of Marju Lauristin) The Mathiesen family *Mihkel Mathiesen **Mait Mihkel Mathiesen (son of Mihkel Mathiesen) The Lenk family *Heimar Lenk *Marika Tuus (sister of Heimar Lenk) The Lotman family *Mihhail Lotman (son of Juri Lotman, brother of Aleksei Lotman) *Aleksei Lotman (son of Juri Lotman, brother of Mihhail Lotman) The Must family *Aadu Must **Kadri Simson (daughter of Aadu Must) The Oviir family *Siiri Oviir *Mihkel Oviir (husband of Siiri Oviir) The Päts family *Konstantin Päts **Viktor Päts (son of Konstantin Päts) ***Matti Päts (grandson of Konstantin Päts) **Leo Päts (son of Konstantin Päts; :et:Leo Päts) *Peeter Päts (brother of Konstantin Päts) *Voldemar Päts (brother of Konstantin Päts) The Ratas family *Rein Ratas **Jüri Ratas (son of Rein Ratas) The Reiljan family *Villu Reiljan *Janno Reiljan (brother of Villu Reiljan) The Sarapuu family *Arvo Sarapuu *Kersti Sarapuu (wife of Arvo Sarapuu) The Savisaar family *Edgar Savisaar *Vilja Savisaar (former wife of Edgar Savisaar) The Tarand family *Andres Tarand **Indrek Tarand (son of Andres Tarand) **Kaarel Tarand (son of Andres Tarand) The Tõnisson family *Jaan Tõnisson **Ilmar Tõnisson (son of Jaan Tõnisson) The Tsahkna family *Anders Tsahkna (:et:Anders Tsahkna) *Margus Tsahkna The Uluots family *Jaan Uluots **Jüri Uluots (son of Jaan Uluots) ***Ülo Uluots (nephew of Jüri Uluots) The Veidemann family *Andra Veidemann *Rein Veidemann (husband of Andra Veidemann)

Fiji

Finland

The Heinäluoma family *Eero Heinäluoma (MEP) **Eveliina Heinäluoma (daughter, MP) The Kalli family *Timo Kalli (MP) **Eeva Kalli (daughter, MP) The Kuusinen family *Otto Ville Kuusinen (communist leader, fled to the Soviet Union and became a prominent politician there) **Hertta Kuusinen (daughter, MP for the Finnish People's Democratic League 1945–1971) The Paasio family (father-son-granddaughter) *Rafael Paasio (social democratic party leader) **Pertti Paasio (son, social democratic party leader) ***Heli Paasio (daughter of Pertti Paasio, MP) The Tuomioja–Wuolijoki family *Walto Tuomioja (MP) **Sakari Tuomioja (son Prime Minister) ***Erkki Tuomioja (son Foreign Minister) *Juho Wuolijoki (MP) **Wäinö Wuolijoki (son Speaker of Parliament) **Sulo Wuolijoki (son MP) ***Hella Wuolijoki (spouse MP) The Vennamo family (father-son) *Veikko Vennamo (Cabinet minister) **Pekka Vennamo (Cabinet minister) The Aura family (father-son-grandson) *Jalo Aura (Cabinet minister) **Teuvo Aura (Cabinet minister) ***Matti Aura (Cabinet minister) The Häkämies family (father-son-son) *Erkki Häkämies (MP) **Jyri Häkämies (Cabinet minister) **Kari Häkämies (Cabinet minister)

France

The Bardoux-Giscard d'Estaing family *Agénor Bardoux, (Minister of State Education) **Jacques Bardoux, (French senator 1938–1940, Deputy 1945–1955), son of Agénor Bardoux ***Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, (President of the Republic 1974–1981), grandson of Jacques Bardoux ****Louis Giscard d'Estaing, (Member of Parliament 2002–2012), son of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing The Debré family * Michel Debré, Prime Minister of France under de Gaulle; ** Jean-Louis Debré, son of Michel, President

of the French National Assembly from 2002 to 2007, President of the Constitutional Council (France) from 2007 to 2016; ** Bernard Debré, son of Michel and brother of Jean-Louis, former minister, member of the French National Assembly, professor of medicine. The De Gaulle family *Pierre de Gaulle – Senator 1948–1951, then Member of Parliament 1951–1956; younger brother of Charles *Charles de Gaulle – President of the Republic 1959–1969 **Philippe de Gaulle – French senator; son of Charles de Gaulle ***Charles de Gaulle (grandson), Charles de Gaulle, Jr. – Member of the European Parliament for the right-wing National Front (France), National Rally; grandson of Charles de Gaulle The Hollande family *François Hollande – President of the French Republic, former husband of *Ségolène Royal, Segolène Royal – French politician, former minister, and unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the French Republic (2007) The François-Poncet-Missoffe-Panafieu family * André François-Poncet – French politician, former secretary of state, father of ** Jean François-Poncet, brother-in-law of Helène Missoffe – French politician, former senator, former ambassador, brother-in-law of ** Hélène Missoffe, French politician, former minister, former member of French Parliament, wife of ** François Missoffe, French politician, former minister, former ambassador, father of *** Françoise de Panafieu – French politician, former minister, former member of French Parliament The Le Pen family *Jean-Marie Le Pen – founder of the right-wing National Front (France), National Rally **Marine Le Pen – President of the National Front (France), National Rally ***Marion Maréchal-Le Pen – Member of Parliament (2012-2017), granddaughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen and niece of Marine Le Pen. The Mitterrand family (uncle-nephew) *François Mitterrand – President of the Republic 1981–95 **Frédéric Mitterrand – Minister of Culture and Communication 2009–12 The Casimir-Perier family *Casimir Perier, Prime Minister **Auguste Casimir-Perier, Interior Minister, son of Casimir Perier ***Jean Casimir-Perier, President, son of Auguste Casimir-Perier The Poniatowski, Poniatowski family * Michel Poniatowski, Minister of health, Minister of the Interior (France), Minister of the interior, Member of Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, MEP, Senator, Mayor of L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise, L'Isle-Adam, father of ** Ladislas Poniatowski, Member of Parliament, Senator, Mayor of Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, General Councillor ** Axel Poniatowski, Member of Parliament, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee (France), Foreign Affairs Committee, Mayor of L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise, L'Isle-Adam, General Councillor, father of *** Sébastien Poniatowski, Mayor of L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise, L'Isle-Adam The Sarkozy family *Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Republic 2007–12 **Jean Sarkozy, French Union for a popular movement, UMP politician, son of Nicolas Sarkozy The Villepin family (father-son) *Xavier de Villepin – Senator **Dominique de Villepin (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State for the Interior, Prime Minister of France), son of Xavier de Villepin

Gabon

The M'ba-Eyeghe Ndong family *Léon M'ba (President) **Jean Eyeghe Ndong (nephew, Prime Minister) The Sassou-Nguesso family and Bongo family *Emmanuel Yoka (Congolese cabinet chief; uncle of Sassou-Nguesso) **Denis Sassou-Nguesso (President of the Republic of Congo) ***Jean-Dominique Okemba (leader of national Security Council; nephew of Sassou-Nguesso) ***Edgar Nguesso (nephew of Sassou-Nguesso; director of estate) ***Hilaire Moko (director of government security; nephew of Sassou-Nguesso) ***Denis Christel Nguesso (nephew of Sassou-Nguesso; senior state oil company official) ***Wilfrid Nguesso (brother of Edgar; senior parastatal director) **Gabriel Oba-Apounou (Vice-President of National Assembly of Gabon; cousin of Sassou-Nguesso) ***Claudia Lemboumba-Nguesso (Sassou's daughter; wife of M. Leboumba; communications director) ***Martin Lemboumba (husband of Lemboumba-Nguesso; son of J. Lemboumba) **Jean-Pierre Lemboumba (Finance Minister; father of M. Leboumba) ***Sandrine Nguesso (Sassou's daughter; married to Kabila) ***Joseph Kabila (President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) **Antoinette Sassou Nguesso (First Lady of the Republic of Congo; married to Sassou-Nguesso) ***Edith Nguesso-Bongo (Sassou-Nguesso's daughter) ***Omar Bongo (President of Gabon and husband of Edith Sassou-Nguesso) ****Ali Bongo Ondimba (President of Gabon and son of Omar) ****Pascaline Bongo Ondimba (Foreign Minister of Gabon, current Presidential Cabinet Director, and daughter of Omar) ****Paul Toungui (Foreign Minister of Gabon, husband of Pascaline) ****Martin Bongo (Foreign Minister of Gabon, nephew of Omar)

Germany

The Adenauer family *Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of Germany **Max Adenauer, Oberstadtdirektor and Councillor in Cologne, son of Konrad ***Sven-Georg Adenauer, Landrat (District Director) in the Landkreis (district) of Gütersloh, grandson of Konrad The Albrecht family (father–daughter) *Ernst Albrecht (politician, born 1930), Ernst Albrecht, (Minister-President of Lower Saxony) **Ursula von der Leyen, (President of the European Commission, 2019–present, Federal Minister of Defence 2013–2019, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, 2009–2013, Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, 2005–2009), daughter of Ernst The Bismarck family *Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor (Minister-President) of the German Empire, 1871–90 **Herbert von Bismarck, (Minister from 1888 to 1890, Member of the Reichstag from 1893), son of Otto ***Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck, Otto von Bismarck, Jr., (1897–1975, Member of the Reichstag 1924–28, Member of the Bundestag 1953–65), son of Herbert ****Carl von Bismarck, Carl-Eduard von Bismarck, (Member of the Bundestag 2005-07), grandson of Otto Jr. ***Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen, Gottfried von Bismarck, (1901–49, Member of the Reichstag 1933–44), son of Herbert The Bülow family *Bernhard Ernst von Bülow (1815–79), German Minister of the Exterior **Bernhard von Bülow (1849–1929), Minister of the Exterior, Chancellor, son of the former ***Bernhard Wilhelm von Bülow, vice Minister of the Exterior, nephew of the former The Bülow family, Bülows are an old Mecklenburg aristocratic dynasty with many members active in politics, in church or in the military. The de Maizière family *Ulrich de Maizière, inspector general of the West German Army **Lothar de Maizière, (Minister-President of the German Democratic Republic March–October 1990), nephew of Ulrich **Thomas de Maizière, (Federal Minister of the Interior and Defense from 2009–18), son of Ulrich and cousin of Lothar The Ebert family (father-son) *Friedrich Ebert, President of Germany *Friedrich Ebert Jr., Mayor of East Berlin The Goppel family *Alfons Goppel, (Minister-President of the state of Bavaria) **Thomas Goppel, (Minister of Science, Research and the Arts of the state of Bavaria), son of Alfons The House of Guttenberg, Guttenberg family *Karl Ludwig von Guttenberg, Member of the resistance against Hitler (d. 1945) *Georg Enoch, Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, (Hereditary Peer in Bavaria), brother of Karl Ludwig **Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, (co-founder of a Bavarian party, Member of the German Parliament), son of Georg Enoch ***Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, Federal Minister of Defence between 2009 and 2011, grandson of Karl Theodor The Gysi family (father and son) *Klaus Gysi, (East Germany, GDR Minister of Culture, Ambassador to Italy, State Secretary for Church Affairs) (d 1999) **Gregor Gysi, (Human rights lawyer, chair of the Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany), Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS, now The Left (Germany), Die Linke), leader of PDS fraction in the Bundestag, Economics Senator in Berlin city government), son of Klaus The Koch family *Karl-Heinz Koch, (Justice Minister in Hesse) **Roland Koch, (former Minister-President of Hesse), son of Karl-Heinz The Lambsdorff family *Otto Graf Lambsdorff, Minister of Economics (1977–1982, 1982–1984) *Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, MEP (since 2004), nephew of Otto Graf Lambsdorff The Niklas/Ertl family *Wilhelm Niklas, (Minister for Agriculture) (d. 1957) **Josef Ertl, (Minister for Agriculture) (d. 2000), son-in-law of Wilhelm The Schäuble family *Karl Schäuble, Member of Parliament, South Baden, Baden (1947–1952) **Thomas Schäuble, Minister for Transport, Justice and the Interior of Baden-Württemberg, son of Karl **Wolfgang Schäuble, Federal Minister of the Interior and of Finance and incumbent President of the Bundestag, son of Karl ***Thomas Strobl, former member of the Bundestag and current Deputy Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, son-in-law of Wolfgang The Speer family (father–daughter) *Albert Speer, (Nazi Minister of Armaments and War Production) **Hildegard Schramm (Vice-President of the Berlin House of Deputies), daughter of Albert The Strauss family (father–daughter) *Franz Josef Strauss, (Minister-President of the state of Bavaria) **Monika Hohlmeier, (Minister of Education and the Arts of the state of Bavaria), daughter of Franz Josef The Vogel brothers *Bernhard Vogel, (Minister-President of Rheinland-Pfalz and Minister-President of Thuringia), Christian Democratic Union of Germany, CDU *Hans-Jochen Vogel, (List of mayors of Munich, Mayor of Munich, Governing Mayor of Berlin, Mayor of Berlin, Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, Minister of Justice), Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD The Weizsäcker family (grandfather-father-son-nephew) *Karl von Weizsäcker, Karl Hugo von Weizsäcker (Minister-President of Württemberg) **Ernst von Weizsäcker (Diplomat, Head of the Political Department of the Foreign Office); son of Karl Hugo ***Richard von Weizsäcker (President of Germany); son of Ernst ****Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker (German Member of Parliament); nephew of Richard *****Jakob von Weizsäcker (Member of the European Parliament); son of Ernst Ulrich

Ghana

The Agyarko family (brothers and sister) *Boakye Agyarko (Minister) *Emmanuel Kwabena Kyeremateng Agyarko (M.P.) *Dedo Difie Agyarko-Kusi Parliamentary aspirant, ambassador The Ahwoi family (brothers) *Kwamena Ahwoi (Minister) *Kwesi Ahwoi (Minister) *Ato Ahwoi The Akufo-Addo family (father-son) *Edward Akufo-Addo (President, 1970–1972) **Nana Akufo-Addo (President, 2017–present, Foreign Minister, 2003–2007) The Atta Mills family (brothers) *John Atta Mills (President, 2009–2012, Vice President, 1997–2000) *Samuel Atta Mills (MP) The Ayariga family (father, sons) *Frank Abdulai Ayariga (MP 1979–1981) **Hassan Ayariga (son) (presidential candidate) **Mahama Ayariga (son) (MP, 2005–2009, 2013–present, Minister, Deputy Minister, Presidential Spokesman) The Bawumia family (father, son, daughter-in-law) *Mumuni Bawumia (former member of Council of State) **Mahamudu Bawumia (son) (Vice President) **Samira Bawumia (daughter-in-law, née Ramadan (wife of Vice President Bawumia. See Ramadan family) The Jinapor family (brothers) *Samuel Abu Jinapor (Deputy Chief of staff) *John Jinapor (MP, Deputy Minister) The Kufuor family (brothers, brother-in-law) *John Kufuor (President, 2001–2008) *Kwame Addo-Kufuor (MP, Minister of Defence, presidential candidate) *Joseph Henry Mensah, J. H. Mensah (brother-in-law of John Kufuor MP, Minister) The Marfo family (brothers) *Yaw Osafo-Marfo (MP Minister) *Isaac K. Adjei-Marfo (former Secretary for Agriculture and later for Cocoa Affairs) The Mahama family (father-son) *Emmanuel Adama Mahama (father) (MP and Minister, 1st Republic, Presidential adviser, 3rd Republic) **John Dramani Mahama son, President, 2012–2017, Vice President, 2009–2012, MP, Minister) The Nkrumah family (father- daughter-son) *Kwame Nkrumah (father, leader of government business, first Prime Minister, first President MP) **Samia Nkrumah (daughter, MP, 2008–2012, Chairman of political party) **Sekou Nkrumah (son) The Obetsebi-Lamptey family (father, son) *Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey **Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey (son) (Party Chairman, chief of staff, Minister, Presidential candidate) The Ocquaye family (father, son) *Aaron Mike Oquaye (Minister, Speaker of parliament, MP) **Mike Oquaye Jnr, Mike Ocquaye Junior (Ambassador, Parliamentary aspirant) The Ofori Atta family *J. B. Danquah (former political party chairman) **Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta, Aaron Ofori-Atta (former Speaker of Parliament, Minister) **Adeline Akufo-Addo (former First Lady) ***Nana Akufo-Addo (President, 2017–present) See Akufo Addo family **William Ofori Atta (former Minister and presidential candidate) **Jones Ofori Atta, Akwasi Amoako-Atta (former bank governor and Minister) **Jones Ofori Atta (Deputy Minister) ***Ken Ofori-Atta (Finance Minister, 2017-Date) The Okudzeto family (father, nephews) *Sam Okudzeto (MP, Member of Council of State) **Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (nephew) (Deputy Minister, MP) **Perry Curtis Kwabla Okudzeto (nephew) (Deputy Minister) The Ramadan family (father, son, daughter) *Ahmed Ramadan (politician), Ahmed Ramadan (former political party chairman) **Mohammed Adamu Ramadan (MP aspirant, presidential staffer) **Abu Ramadan (political party youth organiser, deputy head of National Disaster Management Authority) **Samira Bawumia née Ramadan (wife of Vice President Bawumia. See Bawumia family) The Rawlings family (father-wife-daughter) *Jerry Rawlings (Soldier, Head of State and President, 1979, 1981–2000 founder of political party) *Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings (wife)(Vice Chair of a political party, founder of political party, presidential candidate, leader of women's movement) **Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings (daughter)(MP, 2016–Present) The Smith family (brothers) *Joseph Henry Smith (Minister, Ambassador) *Emmanuel Victor Smith (Spokesperson for ex president, Ambassador)

Greece

Guatemala

The Cerezo family *Marco Vinicio Cerezo Sierra (Supreme Court judge) *Vinicio Cerezo (List of Presidents of Guatemala, President of Guatemala) *Celso Cerezo (legislative deputy) The Rios family *Efraín Rios Montt (former de facto Head of State and Congressman) *Zury Ríos Sosa (Legislative deputy and presidential current candidate)

Guyana

The Burnham family *Forbes Burnham (President of Guyana, 1980–85; Prime Minister of Guyana, 1966–80) *Viola Burnham (wife of Forbes Burnham; Vice President, 1985–91) The Jagan family *Cheddi Jagan (President of Guyana, 1992–97) *Janet Jagan (wife of Cheddi Jagan; President of Guyana, 1997–99) **Joey Jagan, Cheddi "Joey" Jagan Jr., son of Cheddi and Janet *Derek Jagan, Derek Chunilall Jagan (brother of Cheddi Jagan; Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana)

Haiti

The Duvalier family (father-son) *François Duvalier (President of Haiti, 1957–71) **Jean-Claude Duvalier (son of François Duvalier; President of Haiti, 1971–86)

Honduras

The Azcona family (father-sons) *José Azcona del Hoyo President of Honduras (1986–-90) **Jose Simon Azcona Bocock, Tegucigalpa Councillor, Regidor (2002–-06) and Francisco Morazán Department Deputy (2006–2010) **Elizabeth Azcona Bocock or Lizi Azcona, Secretary of Industry and Commerce of Honduras (2006) The Flores family (father-daughter) *Carlos Roberto Flores President of Honduras (1998–2002) **Mary Elizabeth Flores Flake or Lizzie Flores daughter of Carlos Roberto Flores, Deputy of the Francisco Morazán Department and First Vice-President of the National Congress of Honduras, Congress (2002-2008) The Melgar family (spouses) *Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, President of Honduras (1975–78) *Nora Gúnera de Melgar (Mayor and Presidential candidate) and deputy candidate in the Primary Elections in 2008 The Reina brothers *Carlos Roberto Reina, President of Honduras (1994–98) *Jorge Arturo Reina Idiáquez, Interior Minister (2006–07)

Hungary

The Antall family (grandfather–father–son) *József Antall (Government Commissioner for Refugees in the Second World War, Minister for Reconstruction after 1945) **József Antall (Prime Minister 1990–93), son of József Antall ***Péter Antall (Director of the Democratic Forum [MDF]'s Political Foundation), son of József Antall jr. The Göncz family (father–daughter) *Árpád Göncz (President) **Kinga Göncz (foreign minister), daughter of Árpád

India

Indonesia

Iran

The Davidkhanian family * Markar Khan Davidkhanian, Minister of Finance (1804-1848) ** David Khan (diplomat), David Khan Davidkhanian, Ambassador and Chief Physician to the Shah of Iran (1795-1851) ** Martiros Khan Davidkhanian, General and Chief of Staff of the Persian Cossack Brigade, Cossack Brigade (1843-1905) ** Eskandar Khan Davidkhanian, General and Deputy Commander of the Persian Cossack Brigade, Cossack Brigade ** Sarkis Khan Davidkhanian, General and Founder of the modern Iranian Postal System (1846-) ** Soleiman Khan Davidkhanian, General (1852-1895) ** Meguertitch Khan Davidkhanian, Governor of Dezful and Khorramshahr (1902-1983) The Khamenei family (grand children (1st cousins) and great grand children (2nd cousins) are married to each other) *Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran **Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel, Speaker of the Majlis of Iran, Parliament The Mosaddegh family (father-in-law, son-in-law) *Mohammad Mosaddegh, Prime Minister (1951–53) **Ahmad Matin-Daftari, Prime Minister (1939–40) The Mansur family (father-son) *Ali Mansur, Prime Minister (1940–41, 1950) **Hassan Ali Mansur, Prime Minister (1964–65) The Zahedi family (father-son) *Fazlollah Zahedi, Prime Minister (1953–1955) **Ardeshir Zahedi, Foreign Minister (1966–1973) The Larijani family (father-son, groom) *Mirza Hashem Amoli **Mohammad-Javad Larijani **Ali Larijani **Sadeq Larijani **Bagher Larijani **Fazel Larijani **Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad (family groom)

Iraq

The Allawi-Chalabi (surname), Chalabi family *Abdul Majid Allawi OBE (Minister of Transport, Lord at the House of Lords before 1958) *Abdul Amir Allawi (Minister of Health, before 1958) *Jaffar Allawi (Minister of Housing) *Iyad Allawi (List of Prime Ministers of Iraq, Prime Minister) *Mohammad Allawi (Minister of Telecommunications) *Ali Allawi (Defense Minister and Minister of Trade), cousin of Iyad Allawi *Nouri Badran, Nouri al-Badran (interior minister), brother-in-law of Iyad Allawi *Ahmed Chalabi (former Iraqi Governing Council President), uncle of Ali Allawi *Salem Chalabi (head of judicial panel to try Saddam Hussein), nephew of Ahmed Chalabi The Arif (surname), Arif family *Abdul Salam Arif (President) *Abdul Rahman Arif (President), brother of Abdul Salam Arif The Barzani family *Mustafa Barzani (leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party) *Massoud Barzani (President of Iraqi Kurdistan), son of Mustafa Barzani *Nechervan Idris Barzani (Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan), nephew of Mustafa Barzani * Masrour Barzani Head of the Kurdistan Region Security Council The Hussein family *Saddam Hussein (former List of Presidents of Iraq, President) *Uday Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein *Qusay Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein *Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti *Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti *Watban Ibrahim al-Tikriti *Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr

Ireland

The Ahern family *Bertie Ahern (Fianna Fáil, Fianna Fáil Leader 1994–2008, Taoiseach 1997–2008, TD Dublin Central 1977–2011) **his brother Maurice Ahern (born 1938): Fianna Fáil Councillor and former Lord Mayor of Dublin 1999–2009 **his brother Noel Ahern (born 1944): Fianna Fáil Minister of State (Housing & Drug Strategy) TD Dublin North West 1992–2011 The Blaney family *Neal Blaney (Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1927–38 and 1943–48, Fianna Fáil Senator 1938–43) **Neil Blaney (son of Neal Blaney; Fianna Fáil/IFF Teachta Dála, TD 1948–1995, IFF Member of the European Parliament, MEP Connacht–Ulster 1979–84, 1989–94) **Harry Blaney (son of Neal Blaney; IFF Teachta Dála, TD 1997–2002) ***Niall Blaney (son of Harry Blaney; IFF/Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 2002–11) The Cosgrave family *W. T. Cosgrave (member of the first Dáil Éireann, President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, President of the Executive Council 1922–32, Cumann na nGaedheal leader 1922–34, Fine Gael leader 1934–44) **Liam Cosgrave (son of W. T. Cosgrave; Fine Gael Teachta Dála, TD 1944–81, Fine Gael leader 1965–77, Taoiseach 1973–77) ***Liam T. Cosgrave (son of Liam Cosgrave, grandson of W. T. Cosgrave; Fine Gael Teachta Dála, TD 1981–87, Senator 1993–2002) The De Valera family *Éamon de Valera (President of Dáil Éireann 1919–22, President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, President of the Executive Council 1927–32, Taoiseach 1932–48, 1951–54, 1957–59 and President of Ireland 1959–73) **Vivion de Valera (son of Éamon de Valera; Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1945–81) ***Síle de Valera (granddaughter of Éamon de Valera; County Clare, Clare Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1977–2007, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands 1997–2002) ***Éamon Ó Cuív (grandson of Éamon de Valera; former member of Seanad Éireann, County Galway, Galway West Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1992–present, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2002–11) The Kitt-Brady family *Michael F. Kitt (Fianna Fáil TD at intervals, 1948–75) **Michael P. Kitt (son of Michael F. Kitt; TD and Senator, 1975–2016) **Tom Kitt (politician), Tom Kitt (son of Michael F. Kitt; TD 1989–2011) **Áine Brady (daughter of Michael F. Kitt; TD 2007–11) **Gerry Brady (Áine Brady's husband; former TD) The Lemass/Haughey family *Seán Lemass (Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1924–69; Fianna Fáil Leader and Taoiseach 1959–66) **Noel Lemass (son of Seán Lemass; Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1956–76) ***Eileen Lemass (daughter-in-law of Seán Lemass; Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1977–81) **Charles Haughey (son-in-law of Seán Lemass; Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1957–92; Fianna Fáil Leader 1979–92 and Taoiseach 1979–81, 1982, 1987–92) ***Seán Haughey (son of Charles Haughey; Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1992–2011) The Lenihan family *Patrick Lenihan (Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1965–70) **Brian Lenihan Snr (son of Patrick Lenihan; Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1961–96) **Mary O'Rourke, Mary O'Rourke (née Lenihan) (daughter of Patrick Lenihan; Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1982–02, 2007–11) ***Brian Lenihan Jnr (son of Brian Lenihan; Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1996–2011) ***Conor Lenihan (son of Brian Lenihan; Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 2002–11) The O'Malley family *Donogh O'Malley (Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1954–68) **Desmond O'Malley (nephew of Donogh O'Malley; Teachta Dála, TD 1968–2002, Fianna Fáil Cabinet Minister and first leader of the Progressive Democrats) ***Fiona O'Malley (daughter of Desmond O'Malley; Progressive Democrats Teachta Dála, TD 2002–07, Senator 2007–11) ***Tim O'Malley (politician), Tim O'Malley (cousin of Desmond O'Malley; Progressive Democrats Teachta Dála, TD 2002–07) The Andrews family *David Andrews (politician), David Andrews (Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1965–2000) *Niall Andrews (brother of David Andrews; Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 1977–87) **Barry Andrews (politician), Barry Andrews (son of David Andrews; Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 2002–11) **Chris Andrews (politician), Chris Andrews (son of Niall Andrews; Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála, TD 2002–11) The Bruton family *John Bruton (Fine Gael Taoiseach 1994–1997, Teachta Dála, TD 1969–2004) *Richard Bruton (brother of John Bruton; Fine Gael Teachta Dála, TD 1982–present, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 2018–2020, Minister for Education (Ireland), Minister for Education and Skills 2016–2018, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 2011–2016, Leader of Fine Gael, Deputy Leader of Fine Gael 2002–2010) The Coveney family *Hugh Coveney (Fine Gael Teachta Dála, TD 1981–1982, 1982–1987, 1994–1998, Minister for Defence (Ireland), Minister for Defense and Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Minister for the Marine 1994–1995) **Simon Coveney (son of Hugh Coveney; Fine Gael Teachta Dála, TD 1998–present, Leader of Fine Gael, Deputy Leader of Fine Gael 2017–present, Minister for Defence (Ireland), Minister for Defense 2014–2016, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government 2016–2017, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland), Minister for Foreign Affairs 2017–present)

Israel

The Begin family *Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, 1977–83 **Benny Begin, nationalist politician, son of Menachem Begin The Burg family *Yosef Burg, party leader, National Religious Party; cabinet minister **Avraham Burg, Speaker of the Knesset, 1999–2003, son of Josef Burg The Dayan family *Shmuel Dayan, Zionist activist and member of the Knesset 1949–59. **Moshe Dayan, Israel Defense Forces, IDF Ramatkal, Chief of the General Staff; cabinet minister, son of Shmuel Dayan ***Yael Dayan, Member of the Knesset 1992–2003, daughter of Moshe Dayan. The Herzog family *Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, Ashkenazi List of Chief Rabbis of Israel, chief rabbi **Chaim Herzog, President of Israel, 1983–93, son of Yitzhak Herzog ***Isaac Herzog, Member of the Knesset 2003-2018, President of Israel, 2021- , son of Chaim Herzog The Lau family * Yisrael Meir Lau, Chief Rabbi, 1993-2003 ** David Lau, Chief Rabbi, 2013–present, son of Yisrael Meir The Rabin family *Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel, 1974–77 and 1992–95 **Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Member of the Knesset 1999–2003, daughter of Yitzhak Rabin The Sharon family *Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel, 2001–06 **Omri Sharon, Member of the Knesset, 2003–06, son of Ariel Sharon The Weizman family *Haim Weizman, President of Israel, 1949–52 **Ezer Weizman, President of Israel, 1993–2000, nephew of Haim Weizman The Yosef family *Ovadia Yosef, List of Chief Rabbis of Israel, Chief Rabbi, 1973–83 **Yitzhak Yosef, List of Chief Rabbis of Israel, Chief Rabbi, 2013–present, son of Ovadia **Shlomo Amar, List of Chief Rabbis of Israel, Chief Rabbi, 2003–13, chief rabbi of Jerusalem, 2014–present, daughter married the son of Yitzchak Yosef **Yehuda Deri, Chief rabbi of Be'er Sheva, 1997–present, son is married to the daughter of Yitzhak Yosef

Italy

The Berlinguer family *Mario Berlinguer (father of Enrico Berlinguer, Sr.; Member of the Italian Camera dei deputati) **Enrico Berlinguer (son of Mario Berlinguer; leader, Italian Communist Party) **Giovanni Berlinguer (son of Mario Berlinguer;

) **Luigi Berlinguer (cousin of Enrico and Giovanni Berlinguer; Italian Minister of University and Italian Minister of Education, Education) **Francesco Cossiga (cousin of Enrico and Giovanni Berlinguer; List of Presidents of the Italian Republic, President of the Italian Republic, 1985–92; Prime Minister of Italy, 1979–80) *Antonio Segni (distant relative; List of Presidents of the Italian Republic, President of the Italian Republic, 1962–64; Prime Minister of Italy, 1955–57 and 1959–60) **Mariotto Segni (son of Antonio Segni; Member of the Italian Camera dei deputati) The Craxi family *Bettino Craxi (Prime Minister of Italy, 1983–87) **Bobo Craxi (son of Bettino Craxi; former leader of the New Italian Socialist Party, then leader of The Italian Socialists now merged in the United Socialists (Italy), Socialist Party) **Stefania Craxi (daughter of Bettino Craxi; Member of the Italian Camera dei deputati for the People of Freedom) The Mussolini family, Mussolini family *Benito Mussolini (Prime Minister of Italy, 1922–43) **Alessandra Mussolini (granddaughter of Benito Mussolini; former

, Member of the Italian Camera dei deputati) **Galeazzo Ciano (son-in-law of Benito Mussolini; Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1936-1943)

Jamaica

The Charles family * Pearnel Charles * Pearnel Patroe Charles Jr. * Patrece Charles-Freeman * Michelle Charles The Holness family * Andrew Holness (Prime Minister of Jamaica, 2011–12, 2016 to present) * Juliet Holness (wife of Andrew Holness, MP) The Manley family *Norman Manley (Prime Minister of Jamaica, 1959–62) *Edna Manley (wife of Norman Manley; political activist and writer) **Douglas Manley (son of Norman and Edna Manley; Member of Parliament) **Michael Manley (son of Norman and Edna Manley; Prime Minister of Jamaica, 1972–80 and 1989–92) *Sir Alexander Bustamante (cousin of Norman Manley; Prime Minister of Jamaica, 1962–67) *Hugh Shearer (cousin of Michael Manley; Prime Minister of Jamaica, 1967–72) The Smith family * Ernie Smith (politician), Ernie Smith (MP, 2002–2011) * Marsha Smith (daughter of Ernie; MP, 2020 to present) The Vaz family * Daryl Vaz * Ann-Marie Vaz

Japan

The Fukuda family *Takeo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister (1976–78) **Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister (2007–08) The Hatoyama family *Kazuo Hatoyama, Hatoyama Kazuo (Speaker of the House of Representatives: 1896–97) **Ichiro Hatoyama (Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister: 1954–56) *** Iichiro Hatoyama, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1976–77) ****Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister (2009–10) ****Kunio Hatoyama, Minister of Education (1991–92), Minister of Justice (2007–08) The Okawa-Miyazawa family *Okawa Heikichi (Minister of Justice: 1925; Minister of Railways: 1927–29) ** Okawa, m. Miyazawa Hiroshi (Member of the House of Representatives: 1928–52) ***Miyazawa Kiichi (Prime Minister: 1991–93; Deputy Prime Minister: 1987–88; Minister of Finance: 1986–88, 1998–2001; Minister of Foreign Affairs: 1974–76; Minister of Trade and Industry: 1970–73) *** Hiroshi Miyazawa (Governor of Hiroshima: 1973–1981; Minister of Justice: 1995–96) **** Yoichi Miyazawa (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry: 2014–15) The Ōkubo-Yoshida-Suzuki-Asō family *Ōkubo Toshimichi. One of the Three Great Founders of Meiji Japan. Minister of Finance (Japan), Minister of Finance 1871–73, Home Ministry, Home Minister 1874–78 **Makino Nobuaki (born Ōkubo Nobuaki), Minister of Foreign Affairs 1913–14, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan 1925–1935), m. Mishima Mineko, daughter of Mishima Michitsune (Governor of Yamaguchi (1879–1882), Fukushima (1882–1884) and Tochigi (1883–1885) prefectures) *** Yukiko, m. Shigeru Yoshida (Minister of Foreign Affairs 1945–47, 1948–52; Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister: 1946–47. 1948–54) **** Kazuko, m. Takakichi Asō ***** Tarō Asō (Minister of Foreign Affairs 2005–07; Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister 2008–09; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance 2012– ), m. Suzuki Chikako, daughter of Zenkō Suzuki (Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 1976–77; Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister: 1980–82) ** Yoshiko, m. Ijuin Hikokichi (Minister of Foreign Affairs 1923–24) The Satō–Kishi–Abe (surname), Abe family *Satō Hidesuke **Nobusuke Kishi (born Nobusuke Satō), (Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister: 1957–60, Minister of Foreign Affairs: 1956–1957) *** Yoko, m. Shintaro Abe (Minister of Foreign Affairs 1982–86), son of Kan Abe (Member of the House of Representatives 1937–1946) **** Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister (2006–07, 2012–2020) **** Nobuo Kishi, (Member of the House of Councillors 2004–2012; Member of the House of Representatives 2012-; Minister of Defense 2020-) **Sato Eisaku, Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister (1964–72) The Koizumi family *Matajiro Koizumi, (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Minister of Posts and Telecommunications 1929–1931) **Yoshie, m. Junya Koizumi (born Samejima), Director General of the Ministry of Defense (Japan), Japan Defense Agency ***Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister (2001–06) ****Shinjirō Koizumi (Minister of Environment (2019); Member of the House of Representatives) The Konoe-Hosokawa family *Konoe Atsumaro (President of the House of Peers: 1896–1903) **Fumimaro Konoe (President of the House of Peers 1933–37, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1938, Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister: 1937–39, 1940–41) *** Yoshiko, m. Morisada Hosokawa **** Morihiro Hosokawa, Prime Minister of Japan (1993–94) The Nakasone family (father-son) *Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister (1982–87) **Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008–09) The Saigō-Ōyama family *Saigō Takamitsu **Ōyama Tsunamasa (born Saigō), m. Ōyama Keiko *** Ōyama Iwao (''Genrō'': 1912–1916; Superintendent-General of the National Police: 1879–80; Army Minister: 1885–91, 1892–96; Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal: 1915–16) **** Ōyama Kashiwa (Member of the House of Peers: 1916–47) ** Saigō Kichibe ***Saigō Takamori (One of the Three Great Founders of Meiji Japan; Minister-Councillor: 1870–1873; acting Head of Government: 1871–1873) **** Saigō Toratarō (Member of the House of Peers: 1902–1919) ***** Saigō Kichinosuke (Minister of Justice: 1968–70; Member of the House of Councillors: 1947–73; Member of the House of Peers: 1936–1947) *** Saigō Jūdō (Tsugumichi) (''Genrō'': 1892–1902; Home Minister: 1890–91, 1898–1900; Navy Minister: 1885–90, 1893–98; Minister of Agriculture and Commerce: 1881–84; War Minister: 1878–80; Minister of Education: 1878) **** Saigō Jūtoku (Member of the House of Peers: 1902–1946) The Tanaka family *Kakuei Tanaka, Prime Minister of Japan (1972–74) **Makiko Tanaka, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001–02): Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2012) The Obuchi family *Keizō Obuchi, Prime Minister of Japan (1998–2000) **Yūko Obuchi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (2014)

Jordan

The Al-Fayez family *H.G Mithqal Al Fayez, Mithqal Al-Fayez **H.E Trad Al-Fayez (Minister of Agriculture, Ambassador, Senator) **H.E Akef Al-Fayez (Served as Minister in 10 different governments, Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament, Senator) ***H.E Faisal Al-Fayez (Prime Minister of Jordan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate) *H.E Amer Al-Fayez (Chief of Royal Protocol, Ministerial rank) *H.E Eid Al-Fayez (Served as minister in 5 different governments) *H.E Nayef Al-Fayez (Minister of Tourism, Environment) *H.E Nayef Hayel Al-Fayez (Minister of Health, MP) The Majali family *Hazza' Majali, Premier Hazza' al-Majali (1916–1960), Prime Minister of Jordan **Ayman Majali, H.E Ayman Hazza' Al-Majali (21st Century), Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan **Hussein Majali, H.E Hussein Hazza' Al-Majali (2010–present), Minister of Internal affairs Ex-Commandant of Jordanian Public Security Forces *Habis Majali, Field Marshal Habis Al-Majali (1914–2001), Jordanian Chief of Staff *Abdelsalam Majali, Premier Abdelsalam al-Majali (20th century), Prime Minister of Jordan *Abdul Hadi Al-Majali (1997–2009), Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament.(1996), Minister of Public Works and Housing. *Sahel Al-Majali (2007–2009), Minister of Public Works and Housing.(2009), Minister of Transport. The Al-Rifai family *Samir al-Rifai (Prime Minister of Jordan, Prime Minister, 1944–45, 1947, 1950–51, 1956, 1958–59, 1963) **Zaid al-Rifai (son; Prime Minister of Jordan, Prime Minister, 1973–76, 1985–89) ***Samir Rifai (son of Zaid al-Rifai; Prime Minister of Jordan, Prime Minister, 2009–11) The Badran brothers *Mudar Badran (Prime Minister of Jordan, 1976–79, 1980–84, and 1989–91) *Adnan Badran (Prime Minister of Jordan, 2005–06) The Lawzi family (father-son) * Ahmad Lozi, Ahmed Al-Lawzi Prime Minister of Jordan, Prime Minister ** Nasir Al-Lawzi (Minister of Transportation, Minister of Information)

Kazakhstan

The :ru:Джандосов, Jandosov family (founder-son-nephew) *:ru:Джандосов, Ураз Кикимович, Uraz Kikimovitch Jandosov **:ru:Джандосов, Санджар Уразович, Sanjar Urazovitch Jandosov **Ali Urazovitch Jandosov ***Oraz Jandosov The Nazarbayev family (father-daughter) *Nursultan Nazarbayev (List of Presidents of Kazakhstan, President of Kazakhstan from 1990–present) **Dariga Nazarbayeva (Kazakhstan's ambassador to Russia, business oligarch, wife of Deputy Foreign Minister Rakhat Aliyev and possible successor to her father)

Kosovo

The Sejdiu family *Fatmir Sejdiu (President, 2006–2010) **Pleurat Sejdiu (Minister of Health, Secretary of Health) **Shefki Sejdiu (Member of Parliament) **Korab Sejdiu (Member of Parliament) The Rugova family *Ibrahim Rugova (President, 2000–2006) **Uke Rugova (Member of Parliament) **Naser Rugova (Member of Parliament) **Teuta Rugova (Member of Parliament) The Haradinaj family *Ramush Haradinaj (Prime-minister, 2006) (Member of Parliament) **Daut Haradinaj (Member of Parliament)

Kenya

The Kenyatta family *Jomo Kenyatta (President, 1964–78) **Margaret Kenyatta (born 1928), Margaret Kenyatta (daughter of Jomo Kenyatta; Mayor of Nairobi) **Uhuru Kenyatta (son of Jomo Kenyatta; Finance Minister, President (2013–present) The Moi family *Daniel arap Moi (President, 1978–2002) **Gideon Moi (son of Daniel arap Moi; Member of Parliament) The Odinga family *Oginga Odinga (Vice President of Kenya) **Raila Odinga (son of Oginga Odinga; Prime Minister) **Oburu Odinga (son of Oginga Odinga, Member of Parliament) **Gor Sunguh (Odinga's relative through marriage to Raila Odinga's niece) The Nyagah family *Jeremiah Nyagah (long-time serving cabinet minister 1963o93 and Member of Parliament 1958–92) **Norman Nyagah (son of Jeremiah Nyagah Government Chief Whip and Member of Parliament) ***Jeremiah Jerry Mwaniki Nyagah son of Norman Nyagah, and President of the Kenya Youth Coalition Network International KYCNI, based in Atlanta Georgia USA. **Joseph Nyagah (son of Jeremiah Nyagah and also Member of Parliament) **Nahashon Nyagah (son of Jeremiah Nyagah and former Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya) **Mary Khimulu (daughter of Jeremiah Nyagah and ambassador UNEP to France) The Awori family (Kenya and Uganda) * Moody Awori former vice president. * Aggrey Awori, formerly Member of Parliament and Minister in Uganda.

Kiribati

The Tong family *Anote Tong (President of Kiribati, 2003–2016) **Harry Tong (brother of Anote Tong; leader, National Progressive Party (Kiribati), National Progressive Party)

Korea, North

The Kim dynasty (North Korea), Kim family (1948–present) *Kim Il-sung (List of leaders of North Korea, Leader of North Korea, 1948–1994), founder of North Korea *Kim Jong-il (Leader of North Korea, 1994–2011), son of Kim Il-sung *Kim Jong-un (Leader of North Korea, 2011–present), grandson of Kim Il-sung Other members of Kim family *Kim Jong-nam (first son of Kim Jong-il) *Kim Jong-chul (second son of Kim Jong-il) Other non-bloodline members of Kim family *Ko Yong-hui (first lady of Kim Jong-il) *Ri Sol-ju (first lady of Kim Jong-un) *Jang Song-thaek (brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il; "number-two-man in North Korea

Korea, South

The Park Chung-hee, Park family (father-daughter) *Park Chung-hee (President of South Korea, President of the Republic of Korea, 1963–1979) **Park Geun-hye (President of South Korea, President of the Republic of Korea, 2013–2017), daughter of Park Chung-hee

Kyrgyzstan

The Akayev family (father-daughter) *Askar Akayev (List of Presidents of Kyrgyzstan, President) 1990–2005 **Mariam Akayeva (politician) The Bakiyev brothers *Kurmanbek Bakiyev (President of Kyrgyzstan) *Janysh Bakiyev (former First Deputy Chairman of the National Security Service) *Marat Bakiyev (Kyrgyzstan's Ambassador to Germany) *Adil Bakiyev (Kyrgyz government official within the Kyrgyz embassy in China) *Akhmat Bakiyev (Kyrgyz politician and business oligarch) *Kanybek Bakiev (Head of a village council) *Jusupbek Bakiev (former Deputy Director of Kyrgyzstan's Agency for Community Development and Investment)

Latvia

The Ulmanis family *Karlis Ulmanis, Kārlis Ulmanis (President of Latvia, 1936–40) **Guntis Ulmanis (great-nephew of Kārlis Ulmanis; President of Latvia, 1993–99)

Lebanon

El Assaad Family, El Assaad family *Nasif al-Nassar, Nasif Al Nassar - ruler of Jabal Amel from the Al-Saghir Dynasty. *Ali Al Saghir - a powerful leader of Jabal Amel. *Khalil Bek El Assaad - appointed Ottoman Governor of Nablus, Al Balqa, Marjayoun, Tyre, Lebanon, Tyre and Homs. *Shbib Pasha El Assaad - minister of the Ottoman Empire, army leader. **Ali Nasrat El Assaad - advisor of the Court and a Superior in the Ministry of Foreign affairs in the Ottoman Empire. *Kamil Bey (Esad) El-Assaad - representative of the Ottoman Empire in Beyrut. **Ahmed Asaad, Ahmed El Assaad - 3rd Legislative Speaker of Lebanon. ***Kamel Asaad, Kamel Bek El Assaad- 5th Legislative Speaker of Lebanon, Minister of Education, Minister of Water and Electricity, founder of Democratic Socialist Party (Lebanon). **** Ahmad Kamel El Assaad - Lebanese Option Party founder, political candidate. * Moustafa Nassar Bek El Assaad - Supreme Court President. * Nael El Assaad - envoy for Abdullah II of Jordan, HM King Abdullah of Jordan and former husband of late Saudi magnate Adnan Khashoggi’s sister Soheir. * Said El Assaad - former Lebanese Ambassador of Switzerland, France and Belgium and a former Member of Parliament. **Bahija Al Solh El Assaad - wife of Said El Assaad, daughter of Prime Minister Riad Al Solh, aunt of Waleed bin Talal, Waleed Bin Talal. * Nasrat El Assaad - ambassador of Lebanon to numerous countries. * Haidar El Assaad - historian and among the first official delegates to visit the new People’s Republic of China in the 1960s following Ministerial civil service – later serving as a director at the FAO, FAO of the United Nations and consultant to TRW Inc., TRW and the World Bank. Abou Fadel family *Mounir Abou Fadel – Deputy Speaker of the Parliament **Marwan Abou Fadel – Co-founder of the Lebanese Democratic Party, son of Mounir Abou Fadel, Mounir Al Khalil family *Kazem al-Khalil, Kazem Al Khalil – Lebanese Parliamentarian, seven time minister, leading Shia feudal zu'ama dynasty of Tyr, Southern Lebanon **Khalil Al Khalil - son of Kazem Al Khalil, served as Ambassador to the Imperial State of Iran from 1971 to 1978, personal friend to the Shah of Iran and ambassador to the Pahlavi Court. **Maha al-Khalil Chalabi, Maha Al Khalil Chalabi daughter of Kazem Al Khalil, a UNESCO goodwill ambassador involved in the preservation of archeological sites in Tyr through the 'Fondation de Tyr'. Married to Talal Chalabi, brother of Ahmed Chalabi- the founder of the Iraqi National Congress (INC) and the 37th Prime Minister of Iraq. Arslan family *Emir Majid Arslan II – Lebanon, Lebanese independence hero and Druze leader. **Emir Faysal Arslan – son of Majid Arslan, Emir Majid and Head of the Arslan family, House of Arslan from 1983 until 1989 (In conjunction with Emirah Khawla Majid Arslan). **Emir Talal Arslan – son of Majid Arslan, Emir Majid, Druze leader and current Arslan family, Head of the House of Arslan. *Emir Shakib Arslan – Influential Arab politician, writer, poet and historian. Chamoun family (father-sons-granddaughter) *Camille Chamoun – List of Presidents of Lebanon, President, 1952–58 **Dany Chamoun – Militia leader and political party leader; son of Camille ***Tracy Chamoun – Author and human rights activist; daughter of Dany **Dory Chamoun – Political party leader; son of Camille Eddé family *Émile Eddé – List of Presidents of Lebanon, President during the French Mandate **Raymond Eddé – political party leader; son of Émile ***Carlos Eddé – opposition politician; nephew of Raymond ****Michel Eddé – Minister Karam family *Youssef Bey Karam – Lebanese Maronite notable who fought in the 1860 civil war and led a rebellion in 1866–1867 against the Ottoman Empire rule in Mount Lebanon *Youssef Salim Karam – former MP from Zgharta **Salim Bey Karam – Current MP and former minister, son of Youssef Salim Karam El Khazen family *Wadih Nemr El Khazen – Lebanese Minister **Wadih Nemr El Khazen – President of the Central Maronite Council *Farid Elias El Khazen – Lebanese Member of Parliament **Farid Haikal El Khazen – Lebanese Minister ***Joseph Dergham El Khazen – Maronite Patriarch ****Joseph Ragi El Khazen – Maronite Patriarch ****Tobias El Khazen – Maronite Patriarch Mikati family * Taha Mikati – Businessman; brother of Najib ** Azmi Mikati – Businessman; son of Taha * Najib Mikati – Prime minister of Lebanon; brother of Taha Gemmayel family (father-sons-grandsons) *Pierre Gemayel – Kataeb Party founder **Bachir Gemayel – List of Presidents of Lebanon, President-elect, 1982; son of Pierre (assassinated before taking office) ***Nadim Gemayel – Political activist; son of Bachir **Amine Gemayel – List of Presidents of Lebanon, President, 1982–88; son of Pierre ***Pierre Amine Gemayel – legislator; son of Amine ***Sami Gemayel – Political activist; legislator; son of Amine Hariri family *Rafic Hariri – 30th Prime Minister of Lebanon, Prime Minister **Saad Hariri – 33rd Prime Minister; son of Rafic Hariri **Bahaa Hariri – Political Activist; Parliament Candidate *Bahia Hariri – legislator; sister of Rafic **Ahmad Hariri – Parliamentary candidate; son of Bahia Al Solh family (Married into the House of Saud) * Sami Solh, Sami al Solh – 3rd Prime Minister of Lebanon, Prime Minister * Adel Al Solh – Politician; Cousin of Sami al Solh * Riad Al Solh – 1st Prime Minister; Grandfather of Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud ** Leila Al Solh – Minister of Industry; Daughter of Riad al Solh ** Bahija Al Solh El Assaad - wife of Said El Assaad, daughter of Riad Al Solh, aunt of Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, Waleed Bin Talal. * Takieddin el-Solh, Takieddine Solh – 15th Prime Minister; Brother of Kazem Solh * Kazem El-Solh, Kazem Al Solh – Diplomat; Member of Parliament * Kamel Ahmad Basha el Solh – High judge in the Ottoman Imperial Court ** Afif al Solh – Parliament member of Syria * Rachid Solh, Rachid Al Solh – 16th Prime Minister of Lebanon * Waheed el Solh, Waheed Al Solh – Activist; Politician; First cousin and husband of Mounira Al solh * Mounira Solh, Mounira Al Solh – Political Activist; Parliament Candidate; First cousin and wife of Waheed Al solh ** Sana Solh, Sana Al Solh – Political Activist Helou family *Charles Helou – List of Presidents of Lebanon, President (1964–70) *Nina Helou – First Lady of Lebanon, First Lady *Pierre Helou – Cabinet (government), Cabinet Minister; **Henry Helou – legislator; son of Pierre Jumblatt family (father-son) *Kamal Jumblatt – founder, Progressive Socialist Party (Lebanon), Progressive Socialist Party, Cabinet (government), Cabinet Minister **Walid Jumblatt – Lebanese Civil War, Civil War militia leader; Cabinet (government), Cabinet Minister; son of Kamal ***Taymur Jumblatt, Taymour Jumblatt – Member of Parliament; son of Walid Karami family (father-sons) *Abdul Hamid Karami (Prime Minister of Lebanon) **Rashid Karami – Prime Minister of Lebanon, Prime Minister older son of Abdul Hamid **Omar Karami – Prime Minister of Lebanon, Prime Minister younger son of Abdul Hamid. ***Faisal Karami – Member of Parliament; son of Omar Hobeika Family (husband-wife and child) * Elie Hobeika – Member of Parliament and Malitias of, malitia leader * Gina Hobeika – Former Party leader; Wife of Elie Hobeika ** Joseph Hobeika – Party leader Lahoud family *Salim Lahoud – Member of Parliament (1952, 1956, 1960, 1968), Minister (Defense, Foreign affairs). **Nassib Lahoud – Member of Parliament (1991, 1992, 1996, 2000), Cabinet Minister (State, 2008), President of the Democratic Renewal (Lebanon), Democratic Renewal Movement (son of Salim). *Fouad Lahoud – Member of Parliament (1972) (cousin of Jamil, brother of Salim). *Jamil Lahoud – Member of Parliament (1964) and Chief of the Army (cousin of Salim, Fouad). **Émile Lahoud – President of Lebanon and Chief of the Army (son of Jamil). ***Emile Lahoud Jr., Emile Emile Lahoud- Minister (Youth and Sports) and Member of Parliament 2000 (elder son of Emile Jamil). **Nasri Lahoud – Head of the High Legal Magistrate, Military Judge (son of Jamil). Moawad family (husband-wife) *René Moawad – List of Presidents of Lebanon, President (1989) *Nayla Moawad – legislator; widow of René **Michel Moawad – Parliament member Frangieh family *Suleiman Frangieh – List of Presidents of Lebanon, President (1970–76) **Tony Frangieh – Cabinet (government), Cabinet Minister, Lebanese Civil War, Civil War militia leader; son of Suleiman ***Suleiman Frangieh, Jr. – legislator and Minister; son of Tony Salam family * Salim Ali Salam – held many local offices in Beirut ** Anbara Salam Khalidi – feminist activist; daughter of Salim ** Saeb Salam – 8th List of prime ministers of Lebanon, Prime Minister of Lebanon; son of Salim *** Tammam Salam – 49th List of prime ministers of Lebanon, Prime Minister of Lebanon and acting president of Lebanon; son of Seab Skaff family * Joseph Skaff – held several ministerial positions ** Elias Skaff – Parliament member; married to Myriam Skaff

Liberia

The Barclay-Tubman family *Arthur Barclay (President, 1904–12) **Edwin Barclay (nephew, President, 1930–44) ***William Tubman (son-in-law, President, 1944–71) ****Winston Tubman (nephew, Justice Minister) Skivring Smith family (father-son) *James Skivring Smith (President, 1871–72) **James Skivring Smith, Jr. (Vice President, 1930–44) The Taylor family *Charles Taylor (Liberian politician), Charles Taylor (President, 1997–2003) *Jewel Taylor (Ex-wife, Senator 2006–present, Vice President 2018–present)

Lithuania

*Landsbergis / Jonas Jablonskis, Jablonskis *Maldeikis *Paleckis

Madagascar

The Ratsiraka family (uncle-nephew) *Didier Ratsiraka (President of Madagascar) **Roland Ratsiraka (Mayor of Toamasina) The Sylla family (father-son) *Albert Sylla (Foreign Minister) **Jacques Sylla (Prime Minister) The Tsiranana family (father-son) *Philibert Tsiranana (President of Madagascar) **Pierre Tsiranana (Governor of Mahajanga)

Malawi

The Chirwa family *Orton Chirwa (founder, Malawi Congress Party; political prisoner) *Vera Chirwa (wife of Orton Chirwa; human rights advocate and former presidential candidate) The Mutharika family *Bingu wa Mutharika (President of Malawi) **Peter Mutharika (young brother of Bingu wa Mutharika; President of Malawi)

Malaysia

The Abdul Razak–Hussein Onn family *Tun Abdul Razak, second Prime Minister of Malaysia (1970–76) **Rahah Noah, daughter of Mohamed Noah Omar, sister of Suhailah Noah and spouse of Tun Abdul Razak **Najib Tun Razak, Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, sixth Prime Minister (2009–18) *Jaafar Haji Muhammad, first Menteri Besar of Johor **Onn Jaafar, founder of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and 7th Menteri Besar of Johor ***Hussein Onn, Tun Hussein Onn (Prime Minister of Malaysia, Prime Minister, 1976–81) ***Mohamed Noah Omar father in law of Hussein Onn and 1st Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat ***Suhailah Noah, daughter of Mohamed Noah Omar, spouse of Tun Hussein Onn and sister of Rahah Noah ****Hishammuddin Hussein, Senior Minister of Defence, former Senior Minister (Security) and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, son of Hussein Onn ****Tengku Marsilla Tengku Abdullah, spouse of Hishammuddin Hussein and princess of Pahang ****Onn Hafiz Ghazi, nephew of Hishammuddin Hussein, 19th Menteri Besar of Johor, former Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO), Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Machap (state constituency), Machap and formerly Layang-Layang (state constituency), Layang-Layang ** Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin, brother-in-law of Onn Jaafar and first President of the Dewan Negara **Ungku Abdul Aziz, nephew of Onn Jaafar, 3rd Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya and 1st Director of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka **Syed Hussein Alatas, nephew of Onn Jaafar and 4th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya **Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, nephew of Onn Jaafar and founder of the Ibn Khaldun International Institute of Advanced Research, International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC) ** Abdullah Jaafar, third Menteri Besar of Johor ** Mustapha Jaafar, fourth Menteri Besar of Johor The Mahathir-Hasmah family * Mahathir Mohamad, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, fourth and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981-2003, 2018-2020) ** Mukhriz Mahathir, 11th and 13th Menteri Besar of Kedah (2013-2016, 2018-2020) * Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, spouse of Mahathir Mohamad * Ismail Mohamed Ali, Tun Ismail Mohamad Ali, brother of Siti Hasmah, second Central Bank of Malaysia, Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia The Anwar family * Ibrahim Abdul Rahman, father of Anwar Ibrahim, Member of Parliament of Seberang Perai Central (1959-1969) ** Anwar Ibrahim, 12th and 16th Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia), Leader of the Opposition, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia ** Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, 11th and 13th Leader of the Opoosition, 12th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia *** Nurul Izzah Anwar, daughter of Anwar and Azizah, Member of Parliament of Permatang Pauh (2018-) The Lim family * Lim Kit Siang, 4th, 7th and 10th Leader of the Opposition ** Lim Guan Eng, 4th Chief Minister of Penang ** Betty Chew, Betty Chew Gek Cheng, spouse of Lim Guan Eng

Maldives

The Gayoom family (husband-wife and their close relatives) *Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (List of Presidents of the Maldives, President of the Maldives 1978–2008) *Nasreena Ibrahim (First Lady) *Abdulla Hameed (Speaker of Parliament and Atoll Administrator) *Hamdhoon Hameed (Minister of Planning) *Midhath Hilmy (Minister of Science and Communications) *Ilyas Ibrahim (Minister of Transportation and Aviation) *Abdullahi Majeed (Deputy Minister for the Environment) *Ibrahim Hussain Maniku (Minister of Information) *Abdulla Yameen (Minister of Trade)

Mali

The Sidibé brothers *Mandé Sidibé (Prime Minister, 2000–02) *Modibo Sidibé (Prime Minister, 2007–11)

Malta

The Abela family *George Abela (President of Malta, 2009–14) ** Robert Abela (son) (Prime Minister of Malta. 2020–present) The Borg Olivier family *George Borg Olivier (Prime Minister of Malta, 1950-1955, 1962-1971) **Paul Borg Olivier (nephew of George Borg Olivier; Secretary General of Partit Nazzjonalista 2008-2013) The Galea-Muscat family *Censu Galea (Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, 1994-1996, Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, 1998-2004, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, 2010-2017) **Graziella Galea (daughter of Censu Galea, Member of Parliament, 2022-present) ***Joseph Muscat (distant relative of Graziella Galea, Prime Minister of Malta,2013-2020) The Gonzi family *Mikiel Gonzi (Archbishop of Malta, 1943-1976, Labour Party (Malta), Labour Party Senator 1921-1924) **Lawrence Gonzi (great grandnephew of Mikiel Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta, 2004-2013) **Michael Gonzi (great grandnephew of Mikiel Gonzi and brother of Lawrence Gonzi, Member of Parliament, 2008-2017) The Mifsud Bonnici family *Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici (Prime Minister of Malta, 1984–87 leader of Labour Party (Malta), Labour Party, 1984–1992) *Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (cousin Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici; of President of Malta, 1994–99) **Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (son of Ugo Mifsud Bonnici; Home Affairs Minister, 2008–2012, Member of Parliament, 1998-present) ***Paula Mifsud Bonnici (niece of Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici; Member of Parliament 2013-2017,2022-present) The Mintoff family *Dom Mintoff (Prime Minister of Malta, 1955–1958, 1971–1984 leader of Labour Party (Malta), Labour Party, 1949–1984) **Yana Mintoff (daughter of Dom Mintoff, Maltese politician) **Wenzu Mintoff (nephew of Dom Mintoff, former Labour MP and founder of Alternattiva Demokratika) The Fenech Adami family *Eddie Fenech Adami (Prime Minister of Malta, 1987–1996, 1998–2004 President of Malta, 2004–2009 Nationalist Party (Malta), Nationalist Party leader 1977–2004) **Beppe Fenech Adami (son of Eddie Fenech Adami, Nationalist Party (Malta), Nationalist Party deputy leader 2013–2017) **Micheal Fenech Adami (son of Eddie Fenech Adami, Mayor of Birkirkara, 2006-2013) The De Marco family *Guido de Marco (President of Malta, 1999–2004) **Mario de Marco (son of Guido de Marco, Minister for Environment, Tourism and Culture, 2012–2013) The Mizzi family *Fortunato Mizzi (leader, Nationalist Party (Malta), Nationalist Party) **Enrico Mizzi (son of Fortunato Mizzi, Prime Minister of Malta, 1950) The Said family *Chris Said (Minister of Justice, Information and Dialogue, 2012-2013) ** Edward Said (brother of Chris, Mayor of Nadur, 2015-present) **Charles Said (brother of Chris, Mayor of Nadur, 2012-2015) The Debono Grech family *Joe Debono Grech (Deputy Leader of Partit Laburista, 1987-1992) **Joanne Debono Grech (Daughter of Joe Debono Grech, Mayor of Birkirkara, 2013-present) The Grech family *Edwin Grech (Minister of Social Security, 1996-1998) ** Murder of Karin Grech , Karin Grech (Daughter of Edwin Grech, Murdered in 1977 by a letter bomb) **Bernard Grech (Nephew of Edwin Grech, Leader of Partit Nazzjonalista, 2020-present) The Delia family *Adrian Delia (Leader of Partit Nazzjonalista, 2017-2020) *Anthony Delia (Brother of Adrian Delia, Local Councillor of San Pawl il-Bahar, 2019-present) The Zerafa family * Lydia Abela , Lydia Zerafa (First Lady of Prime Minister of Malta, 2020-present) **Alison Zerafa Civelli (Sister of Lydia Abela, Parliament Secretary for Local Government, 2022-present)

Marshall Islands

The Kabua family *Amata Kabua (President of the Marshall Islands, 1979–96) ** David Kabua (President of the Marshall Islands, 2020) *Imata Kabua (cousin of Amata Kabua; President of the Marshall Islands, 1997–2000) The Note family *Nathan Note (anti-nuclear lobbyist in Bikini Atoll) **Kessai Note (nephew of Nathan Note; President of the Marshall Islands, 2000–08) **Tomaki Juda (cousin of Kessai Note; Member of Parliament 2000–, Vice Speaker of Parliament, 2012–) The Alik (disambiguation), Alik family *Alee Alik (Member of parliament, Member of Parliament, 1979–1987) *Evlynn Konou (first cousin of Alee Alik; Member of Parliament, 1979–95) *Alik J. Alik (brother of Alee Alik; Member of Parliament 1991–2012, Vice Speaker of Parliament, 2008–12) **Jurelang Zedkaia (nephew of Alee Alik; President of the Marshall Islands, 2009–2012) **Rien J. Morris (nephew of Alee Alik; Member of Parliament, 1995–)

Mauritius

The Bérenger family *Paul Bérenger (MP, former Prime Minister of Mauritius) *Joanna Bérenger (MP) The Duval family *Sir Gaëtan Duval (Foreign Minister, 1969–1973) *Xavier Luc Duval (son of Gaëtan Duval; Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius 2005, leader of the Mauritian Social Democratic Party) *Richard Duval (step-son of Gaëtan Duval; MP) *Hervé Duval (brother of Gaetan Duval; retired civil servant and former minister) *Ghislaine Henry (sister of Gaetan Duval; former Member of Parliament (MP) and former ambassador) *Thierry Henry (son of Ghislaine Henry; former MP) The Anerood Jugnauth, Jugnauth family *Sir Anerood Jugnauth(former President of Mauritius, and former Prime Minister of Mauritius) *Pravind Jugnauth (son of Anerood Jugnauth), Prime Minister of Mauritius, Leader of Militant Socialist Movement *Ashok Jugnauth (brother of Anerood Jugnauth, former minister) *Maya Hanoomanjee (niece of Anerood Jugnauth), former MP and former Speaker of the parliament The Ramgoolam family *Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (former Prime Minister of Mauritius) *Navin Ramgoolam (son of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam; former Prime Minister of Mauritius) The Boolell family * Sir Satcam Boolell (former minister) *Arvin Boolell (son of Satcam Boolell; former minister) *Satyajit Boolell (younger son of Satcam Boolell; Director of Public Prosecution) *Satish Boolell (nephew of Satcam Boolell; former Police Chief Medical Officer and former MP) *Anil Gayan (nephew of Satcam Boolell; former minister) *Sushil Kushiram (son-in-law of Satcam Boolell; former minister) The Mohamed family * Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed, former minister *Yousuf Mohamed (son of Abdool Razack Mohamed; former minister and lawyer) *Shakeel Mohamed (grandson of Abdool Razack Mohamed and son of Yousuf Mohamed; lawyer and former minister) The Uteem family * Cassam Uteem (former President of the Republic; former minister) *Reza Uteem (son of Cassam Uteem; MP) The Virahsawmy family *Simadree Virahsamy (former MP) *Deva Virahsawmy (former MP) The Jeetah family *Ramnath Jeetah (former MP) *Rajesh Jeetah (former minister) The Seetaram family *Iswurdeo Seetaram (former MP and former Speaker) *Jangbahadoorsing Iswurdeo Mola Roopchand Seetaram (former MP) The Guttee family *Rajnarain Guttee (former MP) *Rohitnarain Singh Guttee (former MP, younger brother of Rajnarain Guttee)

Mexico

The Abascal family (father, son) *Salvador Abascal, Leader of the National Synarchist Union **Carlos María Abascal Carranza, Secretary of the Interior 2005–06 The Ávila Camacho family (brothers) *Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico 1940–46 *Maximino Ávila Camacho, Governor of Puebla 1937–41 *Rafael Ávila Camacho, Governor of Puebla 1951–57 The Calderón Hinojosa family (father, children, daughter-in-law) *Luis Calderón Vega, Founder of the National Action Party (Mexico), National Action Party (PAN). **Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President of Mexico 2006–2012; son of Calderón Vega **Margarita Zavala de Calderón, Former PAN deputy; wife of Calderón Hinojosa **Luisa María Calderón Hinojosa, Former PAN senator; daughter of Calderón Vega **Juan Luis Calderón Hinojosa, civil service, public servant in Michoacán; son of Calderón Vega **Carmen de Fátima Calderón Hinojosa, civil service, public servant in Michoacán; daughter of Calderón Vega The Cárdenas family (grandfather, father, son) *Lázaro Cárdenas, President of Mexico 1934–1940 **Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Head of Government of the Federal District 1997–1999 ***Lázaro Cárdenas Batel, Governor of Michoacán 2002–2008 The del Mazo family (grandfather, father, nephew, son) *Alfredo del Mazo Vélez, Governor of the State of Mexico 1945–1951 **Alfredo del Mazo González, Governor of the State of Mexico 1981–1986 ***Enrique Peña Nieto, Governor of the State of Mexico 2005–2011, President of Mexico 2012–present; also nephew of Arturo Montiel, governor of the State of Mexico 1999–2005 ***Alfredo del Mazo Maza, Governor of the State of Mexico 2017–present The Madero family (father, sons) *Evaristo Madero, Governor of Coahuila **Francisco I. Madero, President of Mexico, 1911–1913 **Gustavo A. Madero, Parliamentarian and revolutionary, Head of Government of the Federal District The Obregón family (father, son) *Alvaro Obregón, President of Mexico 1920–24 **Alvaro Obregon Tapia, Alvaro Obregón Tapia, Governor of Sonora 1955–61 The Sodi family (great-grandfather, grandfather, uncle, grandchildren) * Carlos Sodi Candiani, senator for Oaxaca 1882–1884, senator for Michoacán for approximately 25 years ** Demetrio Sodi Guergué, president of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation 1908–1910, Attorney General of Mexico, Secretary of Justice March 25, 1911–May 25, 1911; son of Carlos *** Carlos Franco Sodi, Attorney General of Mexico, Attorney General of the Republic 1952–1956; nephew of Demetrio **** Demetrio Sodi, Demetrio Sodi de la Tijera, federal deputy 1998–1991 and 1997–2000, senator for Mexico City 2000–2006, head of Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Miguel Hidalgo borough 2009–2012; grandson of Demetrio **** Gabriela Sodi Miranda, federal deputy 2021–present; granddaughter of Demetrio

Montserrat

The Bramble family *William Henry Bramble (Chief Minister of Montserrat, 1960–70) **Percival Austin Bramble (son of William Henry Bramble; Chief Minister of Montserrat, 1970–78)

Mozambique

The Mandela family (South Africa) and Machel family *Samora Machel – President of Mozambique (1975–83); first husband of Graça Machel *Graça Machel – First Lady of Mozambique (1975–83) and South Africa (1998–99); widow of Samoa Machel; 3rd wife of Nelson Mandela *Nelson Mandela – President of South Africa (1994–1999) *Winnie Madikizela-Mandela – political activist; 2nd wife of Nelson Mandela The Guebuza-Dai family (brothers-in-law) *Armando Guebuza, President (2005–15) *Tobias Joaquim Dai, Defense Minister (2000–08)

Namibia

The Nujoma family (father-son) *Sam Nujoma (President of Namibia, 1990–2005) **Utoni Nujoma (Foreign minister)

Nauru

The Adeang family *Kennan Adeang (President of Nauru, 1986 and 1996) **David Adeang (son of Kennan Adeang; Finance Minister, 2004–07 and 2011–) The Detudamo family *Timothy Detudamo Head Chief of Nauru **Buraro Detudamo (son of Timothy Detudamo, Chief and Island Councilor, Member of Parliament, 1968–92) The Dowiyogo family *Bernard Dowiyogo (President of Nauru, 1976–78, 1989–95, 1996, 1998–99, 2000–01 and 2003) **Valdon Dowiyogo (son of Bernard Dowiyogo; Member of Parliament, Speaker of Parliament) *"Wawani Dowiyogo (Son of Valdon Dowiyogo; Member of Parliament) The Keke-Stephen family *Ludwig Adowong Keke (Member of parliament, Member of Parliament, 1968–73, 1989–92) *Leo Adepagadogi Keke (brother of Ludwig Keke; Member of parliament, Member of Parliament, 1976–80) **Kieren Keke (son of Ludwig Keke; Member of Parliament, Minister for Health) *Lawrence Stephen (brother-in-law to Ludwig and Leo Keke Member of parliament, Member of Parliament, 1971–77, 1980–1986) **Marcus Stephen (son of Lawrence Stephen; Member of Parliament, 2003–07, President of Nauru, 2007–) The Kun family *Ruben Kun, Ruben James Tullen Kun (Member of parliament, Member of Parliament, 1971–92) **Roland Kun (son of Ruben Kun; Member of Parliament, 2003–, Minister for Justice) **Russell Kun (cousin of Roland Kun; Member of Parliament, 2003–2004)

Nepal

The Thapa dynasty Bhimsen-thapa-painting (cropped)

* Bir Bhadra Thapa (Kaji) ** Amar Singh Thapa (Sardar) (Sanukaji) *** Bhimsen Thapa (Mukhtiyar) ***Nain Singh Thapa (General Kaji) ****Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal ****Ujir Singh Thapa (Colonel Kaji) ****Mathabar Singh Thapa (PM C-in-C) ***Bhaktabar Singh Thapa (Colonel Kaji) ***Ranabir Singh Thapa (General Kaji) The Pande dynasty

* Ganesh Pandey (Kaji of Gorkha) ** Kalu Pande (Kaji of Gorkha), descendant of Ganesh Pande *** Bamsa Raj Pandey (Dewankaji) *** Damodar Pande (Mulkaji) **** Rana Jang Pande (Mukhtiyar) *****Bhim Bahadur Pande, seventh descendant of Kalu Pande ******Prithvi Bahadur Pande, son of Bhim Bahadur The Basnyat dynasty * Shivaram Singh Basnyat (Senapati Badabir) ** Naahar Singh Basnyat (Kaji) ** Kehar Singh Basnyat (Kaji) married Chitrawati Devi, daughter of Kalu Pande. *** Kirtiman Singh Basnyat (Mulkaji) *** Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat (Mulkaji) ** Abhiman Singh Basnyat (Mulkaji) ** Dhokal Singh Basnyat (Governor) The Rana dynasty *Ram Krishna Kunwar *Bal Narsingh Kunwar, grandson of Ram Krishna **Jung Bahadur Rana **Bam Bahadur Kunwar **Ranodip Singh Kunwar ***Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, nephew of Jung Bahadur Rana ***Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, nephew of Jung Bahadur Rana ***Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana ****Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana *****Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, grandson of Mohan Shamsher ****Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana *****Udaya Shumsher Rana, great-grandson of Baber ****Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana ***Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana ****Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana *****Subarna Shamsher Rana, nephew of Padma Shamsher ***Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana ****Kiran Shamsher Rana The Koirala family *Krishna Prasad Koirala **Matrika Prasad Koirala (brother of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala; Prime Minister of Nepal, 1951–52 and 1953–55) **Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (Prime Minister of Nepal, 1959–60) **Girija Prasad Koirala (brother of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala; Prime Minister of Nepal, 1991–94, 1998–99, and 2000–01) ***Sujata Koirala (daughter of Girija Prasad Koirala; vice Prime Minister of Nepal 2009–10) Connected Member *Sushil Koirala (Prime Minister of Nepal, 2014–15; cousin of B.P., Girija) *Shailaja Acharya (former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal; niece of Matrika, B.P. and Girija)

The Netherlands

The Donner family * Johannes Hendricus Donner (1824–1903, member of House of Representatives of the Netherlands, House of Representatives from 1880 to 1901) ** Jan Donner (1891–1981, Minister of Justice 1926–33), grandson of Johannes Hendricus Donner *** André Donner (1918–92, member of the state committee on revising the Constitution 1950–54, chairman of the state committee on revising the Constitution 1967–71), son of Jan Donner **** Piet Hein Donner (born 1948, Member of the Council of State 1997–2002, minister from 2002 to 2012, current Vice-President of the Council of State), son of André Donner The Regout family * Petrus Dominicus Regout (1801–78, member of Senate of the Netherlands, Senate 1849–59) ** Hubert Gérard Louis Regout (1832–1905, member of Senate of the Netherlands, Senate 1881–1904), son of Petrus Dominicus Regout *** Louis Hubert Willem Regout (1861–1915, member of Senate of the Netherlands, Senate 1904–09 and 1909–13, Minister of Water 1909–13, Dutch delegate to the Holy See from July 1915 to his death in October 1915), son of Hubert Gérard Louis Regout, brother of Robert Regout ****Ludovicus Franciscus Hubertus Regout (1891–1966, member of Senate of the Netherlands, Senate 1948–63), son of Louis Hubert Willem Regout *** Robert Regout (1863–1913, member of House of Representatives of the Netherlands, House of Representatives 1905–10, Minister of Justice 1910–13), son of Hubert Gérard Louis Regout

New Zealand

The Allen family (grandfather-grandson) * William Shepherd Allen – Member of Parliament 1890–91 for Te Aroha. **John Manchester Allen – Member of Parliament 1938–41 for Hauraki. Grandson of William. The Ardern family (cousins) * Shane Ardern – Member of Parliament (1998–2014) for Taranaki–King Country. *Jacinda Ardern – Member of Parliament (2008–present), Prime Minister (2017–present), cousin of Shane The Armstrong family (father-son) *Tim Armstrong (politician), Tim Armstrong – Christchurch City Councilor 1919–25, 1927–29, Member of Parliament 1922–1939 **Tommy Armstrong (New Zealand politician), Tommy Armstrong – Member of Parliament 1943–1951, Christchurch City Councilor 1929–35, 1962–65, son of Tim The Atmore–Baigent family (brothers-in-law) *Harry Atmore – Member of Parliament for Nelson 1911–46 and Minister of Education 1928–31. Member of Nelson City Council 1905. Harry Atmore was the son-in-law of James Randall Corrigan, James Corrigan Member of Parliament for Patea 1922–25. Brother-in-law of Henry *Henry Baigent – Mayor of Nelson 1901–04 and 1905–06 and Nelson City Councilor 1893–1901 The Barclay family (father-son-cousin) *Jim Barclay (politician), Jim Barclay – Member of Parliament 1935–43 for Marsden and Minister of Agriculture 1941–43 **Bruce Barclay – Member of Parliament 1969–79 for Christchurch Central **Ron Barclay – Member of Parliament 1966–75 for New Plymouth. Deputy Mayor of New Plymouth District Council The Bell family (father-son-grandsons) *Dillon Bell, Sir Dillon Bell – Speaker 1871–75. Son-in-law Scobie Mackenzie Member of Parliament for Mt. Ida 1884–93 and Dunedin 1896–99 **Francis Bell (New Zealand politician), Sir Francis Bell – Prime Minister 1925, son of Sir Dillon ***William Henry Dillon Bell, William Bell – Member of Parliament 1911–14, son of Sir Francis ***Cheviot Bell – Member of Legislative Council 1950, son of Sir Francis and brother of William The Brandon family (father-son) *Alfred Brandon (politician), Alfred Brandon, Sr. – Member of Parliament for Wellington Country 1858–81 and Legislative Council 1883–86 **Alfred Brandon (mayor), Alfred Brandon, Jr. – Mayor of Wellington 1893–94 and Wellington City Councilor 1886–91 The Bridges–O'Connor family (brothers-in-law) *Simon Bridges – Member of Parliament (2008–2022), Leader of the Opposition (2018–2020), Cabinet Minister **Simon O'Connor – Member of Parliament (2011–present), married to Bridges' sister Rachel The Brown–Garrick–Peacock–Webb family (brothers-in-law) *John Thomas Peacock, MP 1868–1873, MLC 1873–1905 *John Evans Brown, MP 1871–1879 and 1881–1884, married Peacock's sister Theresa Australia *Francis James Garrick, MP 1884–1887, married Peacock's sister Elizabeth *Henry Richard Webb, MP 1873–1875, married Peacock's sister Augusta Ann The Carter–Doocey family (father-son-nephew/grandson) *Maurice Carter (developer), Maurice Carter – Christchurch City Councilor (1956–89), Canterbury Regional Councilor (1989–95) **David Carter (politician), David Carter – Member of Parliament (1994–2020), Cabinet Minister, Speaker (2013–17), son of Maurice **Matt Doocey - Member of Parliament (2014–present), grandson of Maurice and nephew of David The Connelly family (father-son) *Michael Connelly (New Zealand politician), Michael Connelly – Member of Legislative Council 1936–1950 **Mick Connelly – Member of Parliament 1956–84 and Cabinet Minister, son of Michael The Courtney–Williams family (great-grandfather and great-grandson) *Thomas Williams (manufacturer), Thomas Williams – Christchurch City Councilor and Gore Borough Councilor 19th Century **Mel Courtney – Nelson City Councilor and Member of Parliament for Nelson 1976–81 The Douglas family (father-sons) *Norman Douglas (politician), Norman Douglas – Member of Parliament 1960–75 and son-in-law of Member of Parliament Bill Anderton **Roger Douglas, Sir Roger Douglas – Member of Parliament 1969–90, 2008–11, Minister of Finance (1984–88) and founder of the ACT Party 1995, son of Norman **Malcolm Douglas (politician), Malcolm Douglas – Member of Parliament 1978–79, son of Norman and brother of Sir Roger The Field family (brothers-cousin) *Henry Augustus Field, Henry Field – Member of Parliament for Otaki 1896–99 *William Hughes Field, William Field – Member of Parliament for Otaki 1900–1935, brother of Henry *Thomas Field (politician), Tom Field – Member of Parliament for Nelson 1914–19, cousin to Henry and William The Fisher family (father-son) *George Fisher (New Zealand politician), George Fisher – Member of Parliament for Wellington 1884–90 and Mayor of Wellington **Frank Fisher (politician), Frank Fisher – Member of Parliament for Wellington 1905–14, son of George The Fraser family (husband-wife) *Peter Fraser – Member of Parliament 1918–50, Prime Minister 1940–49. *Janet Fraser – Member of the Wellington Hospital Board 1925–35, wife of Peter The Fraser family (husband-wife) *Bill Fraser (New Zealand politician), Bill Fraser – Member of Parliament 1957–81 *Dorothy Fraser – Chair of the Otago Hospital Board 1974–86, wife of Bill Both were members of the Dunedin City Council The Fraser–Cullen family (wife-husband) *Anne Fraser – Member of Parliament for East Cape 1984–90 *Michael Cullen (politician), Michael Cullen – Member of Parliament (1981-2009), Deputy Prime Minister, husband of Anne The Gerard family (father-son) *Geoff Gerard (politician), Geoff Gerard – Member of Parliament 1943–69 for Mid-Canterbury and Ashburton **Jim Gerard – Member of Parliament 1984–97 for Rangiora. Mayor of Waimakariri 2001–07 and Waimakariri District Councillor 2010– The Gill–Mitchell family (grandfather-grandson) *Frank Gill (politician), Frank Gill – Member of Parliament (1969–80), Cabinet Minister, Ambassador to the United States (1980–82) **Mark Mitchell (New Zealand politician), Mark Mitchell – Member of Parliament (2011–present), Cabinet Minister, grandson of Frank The Graham family (great-grandfather-great-grandsons/brothers) *Robert Graham (New Zealand politician), Robert Graham – Member of Parliament 1855–68 **Doug Graham – Member of Parliament 1984–1999 for Remuera and Cabinet Minister **Kennedy Graham – List Member of Parliament 2008–2017, brother of Doug The Grigg family (husband-wife-husband-great-granddaughter) *Arthur Grigg – Member of Parliament 1938–41 for Mid-Canterbury *Mary Grigg – Member of Parliament 1942–43 for his seat after he was killed in World War II. Her grandfathers were Premier John Hall (New Zealand), Sir John Hall, MP 1855–60 and 1866–93, and John Cracroft Wilson, MP 1866–70 and 1872–75. She married William Polson (Member of Parliament 1928–46) in 1943. **Nicola Grigg – Member of Parliament 2020–present for Selwyn, great-granddaughter of Arthur and Mary The Hamilton brothers *Adam Hamilton – Member of Parliament for Wallace 1919–22 and 1925–46. Leader of the Opposition 1936–40 *John Ronald Hamilton, John Hamilton – Member of Parliament for Awarua 1919–22 and 1925–28, brother of Adam The Hanan family (uncle-nephew) *Josiah Hanan – Member of Parliament for Invercargill 1899–1925 and Cabinet Minister. Mayor of Invercargill 1896–1897 **Ralph Hanan – Member of Parliament for Invercargill 1946–69 and Cabinet Minister, Mayor of Invercargill 1938–1941, nephew of Josiah The Hay family (father-son) *James Hay (philanthropist), Sir James Hay – Christchurch City Councilor 1944–53 **Hamish Hay, Sir Hamish Hay – Mayor of Christchurch 1974–89, son of Sir James The Henare family (great-grandfather/great-grandsons) *Taurekareka Henare, Tau Henare – Member of Parliament (1914–38) **Tau Henare, Tau Henare, Jr. – Member of Parliament (1993–99 & 2005–2014) and Cabinet Minister (1996–99), great-grandson of Tau Henare **Peeni Henare - Member of Parliament (2014–present) and Cabinet Minister, great-grandson of Tau Henare and cousin of Tau Jr. The Hislop family (father-son) *Thomas William Hislop, Thomas Hislop, Sr. – Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. Mayor of Wellington 1905–1908 **Thomas Hislop (mayor), Thomas Hislop, Jr. – Mayor of Wellington 1931–44 and High Commissioner to Canada 1950–57 The Holland family (father-son-grandson) *Henry Holland (mayor), Henry Holland – Member of Parliament 1925–35 for Christchurch North and Mayor of Christchurch **Sidney Holland, Sir Sidney Holland – Leader of the New Zealand National Party and Prime Minister of New Zealand (1949–57) ***Eric Holland – Cabinet Minister (1975–78), son of Sir Sidney. The Holyoake family (father/son-in-law) *Keith Holyoake – Member of Parliament 1932–38 (Motueka) and 1943–77 (Pahiatua) and Prime Minister **Ken Comber – Member of Parliament 1972–81, married Diane Holyoake daughter of Keith The Howard family (father-daughter) *Ted Howard (politician), Ted Howard – Member of Parliament (1919–39) **Mabel Howard – Member of Parliament (1943–69) and Cabinet Minister. Member of Christchurch City Council. Daughter of Ted The Hutchison family (father-son) *William Hutchison (New Zealand politician), William Hutchison Member of Parliament 1879–84 and 1890–96. Mayor of Wellington **George Hutchison (New Zealand politician), George Hutchison – Member of Parliament 1887–1901, son of William The Izard family (father-son) *Charles Beard Izard – Member of Parliament from 1887 to 1890 **Charles Hayward Izard – Member of Parliament from 1905 to 1908, son of Charles Beard The Jeffries brothers *John Jeffries (judge), John Jeffries – Wellington City Councillor 1962–74, Deputy Mayor 1971–74 *Bill Jeffries – Wellington City Councillor 1974–80, Member of Parliament for Heretaunga 1981–90, brother of John The Kirk family (father-son-great-niece) *Norman Kirk – Member of Parliament (1957–1974) and Prime Minister **John Kirk (New Zealand politician), John Kirk – Member of Parliament (1974–84), son of Norman ***Jo Luxton – Member of Parliament (2017–present), great-niece of Norman The Lange–Bassett family (Bassett was a cousin of Lange) *David Lange – Prime Minister of New Zealand (1984–89) *Michael Bassett – Member of Parliament (1972–75, 1978–90) and Cabinet Minister (1984–90), cousin of David The Lee family (father-daughter) *Graeme Lee (politician), Graeme Lee – Member of Parliament (1981–96) and Cabinet Minister **Denise Lee – Member of Parliament (2017–20), Auckland Councilor (2013–17), daughter of Graeme The Levin family (father-son) *Nathaniel Levin – Member of Legislative Council 1869–71 **William Levin – Member of Parliament for Wellington 1879–84, son of Nathaniel The Luxton family (father-son) *Jack Luxton – Member of Parliament for Piako (seat renamed Matamata) 1966–87 **John Luxton – Member of Parliament for Matamata 1987–99 and Cabinet Minister 1990–99, son of Jack The McCombs family (husband-wife-son) *James McCombs – Member of Parliament (1913–1933) *Elizabeth McCombs – first woman Member of Parliament (1933–1935) **Terry McCombs – Member of Parliament (1935–51) and Cabinet Minister, son of James and Elizabeth All three were members of Christchurch City Council. The MacIntyre family (father-son) *Duncan MacIntyre (New Zealand politician), Duncan MacIntyre – Deputy Prime Minister **Hamish MacIntyre – Member of Parliament 1990–93, son of Duncan The Mackenzie family (father-son) *Thomas Mackenzie, Sir Thomas Mackenzie – Prime Minister 1912. Member of Parliament 1887 to 1896 and 1900 to 1912 and Cabinet Minister. High Commissioner in London 1912–20. **Clutha Mackenzie, Sir Clutha Mackenzie – Member of Parliament 1921–22 for Auckland East. Became blind at the age of 20 as a result of action at Gallipoli 1915. Sir Clutha was the son-in-law of George Forbes (New Zealand politician), Rt. Hon. George Forbes. Son of Sir Thomas The Mackey family (mother-daughter) *Janet Mackey – Member of Parliament for East Coast (1996–2005) **Moana Mackey – List Member of Parliament (2003–14), daughter of Janet The Maher–McCready family (father/son-in-law) *Jimmy Maher (politician), Jimmy Maher – Member of Parliament (1946–60) **Allan McCready – Member of Parliament (1960–78), Cabinet Minister, husband of Maher's daughter Grace The Mason–Wilford family (grandfather-grandson) *Thomas Mason (New Zealand politician), Thomas Mason – Member of Parliament for Hutt 1879–84 **Thomas Wilford – Member of Parliament for Hutt 1896–1929, grandson of Thomas and son-in-law of George McLean (New Zealand politician), Sir George McLean, Member of Parliament for Waikouaiti 1871–81 The Massey family (father-two sons) *William Massey, Bill Massey – Member of Parliament 1894–1925 and Prime Minister 1912–25 **Walter William Massey, Walter Massey – Member of Parliament for Hauraki 1931–35, son of Bill **Jack Massey (politician), Jack Massey – Member of Parliament for Franklin 1928–35 and 1938–57, son of Bill and brother of Walter The McClay family (father-son) *Roger McClay – Member of Parliament 1981–96 and Cabinet Minister **Todd McClay – Member of Parliament 2008–present, Cabinet Minister, son of Roger The McMillan family (husband-wife) *Gervan McMillan, Dr Gervan McMillan – Member of Parliament 1935–43 for Dunedin West and Cabinet Minister. Member of Dunedin City Council *Ethel McMillan – Member of Parliament 1953–75 for Dunedin North, wife of Gervan The Montgomery family (father-son) *William Montgomery (New Zealand politician), William Montgomery Sr. – Member of Parliament for Akaroa 1874–87 and Minister of Education *William Montgomery Jr. – Member of Parliament for Ellesmere 1893–99 The Moss family (father-son) *Frederick Moss – Member of Parliament for Parnell 1876–90 **Edward George Britton Moss, Edward Moss – Member of Parliament for Ohinemuri 1902–05, son of Frederick The Myers–Baume family (cousins) *Frederick Baume – Member of Parliament for Auckland East *Arthur Myers – elected Member of Parliament for Auckland East after Baume died. Mayor of Auckland The Nash family (great-grandfather-great-grandson) *Sir Walter Nash – Member of Parliament 1929–68 and Prime Minister **Stuart Nash – Member of Parliament 2008–11, 2014–present and Cabinet Minister The Nordmeyer family (father-in-law & son-in-law) *Arnold Nordmeyer, Sir Arnold Nordmeyer – Member of Parliament 1935–69 and Cabinet Minister. Leader of the Opposition 1963–65 **Jim Edwards (New Zealand politician), Jim Edwards – Member of Parliament for Napier 1954–66, husband of Alison Nordmeyer and son-in-law of Sir Arnold The O'Connor family (cousins) *Damien O'Connor – Member of Parliament (1993–2008, 2009–present), Cabinet Minister *Greg O'Connor (politician), Greg O'Connor – Member of Parliament (2017–present), cousin of Damien The O'Flynn family (father-son) *Francis Edward O'Flynn Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council 1937–42 **Frank O'Flynn Member of Parliament 1972–75, and 1978–87 The Ormond–Wilson family (grandfathers-grandsons) *James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1849), James Wilson – Member of Parliament 1881–96 *John Davies Ormond, John Ormond – Member of Parliament 1861–90 **Ormond Wilson – Member of Parliament 1935–38 and 1946–49, grandson of James and John **Tiaki Omana – Member of Parliament for Eastern Maori 1943–63, grandson of John The Paikea family (father-son) *Paraire Karaka Paikea, Paraire Paikea – Member of Parliament for Northern Maori 1938–43 **Tapihana Paraire Paikea, Tapihana Paikea – Member of Parliament for Northern Maori 1943–63, son of Paraire The Parata family (father-son-descendant) *Tame Parata – Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1885–1911 **Taare Parata – Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1911–18, son of Tame ***Hekia Parata – Member of Parliament 2008–17 and Cabinet Minister, descendant of Tame and Taare The Peters family (brothers) *Ian Peters – National Party Member of Parliament for Tongariro (1990–1993) *Jim Peters (politician), Jim Peters – New Zealand First Member of Parliament (2002–2005) *Winston Peters – Leader of New Zealand First; Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (1996–98, 2017–20) The Pharazyn family (father-son) *Charles Johnson Pharazyn – Member of Legislative Council (1869–85) **Robert Pharazyn – Member of Parliament for Rangitikei (1865–66) and Legislative Council (1885–96) The Ratana–Rurawhe family (brothers, wife, grandson) *Toko Ratana – Member of Parliament 1935–1944, succeeded by his younger brother *Matiu Ratana – Member of Parliament 1944–1949, succeeded by his wife *Iriaka Rātana – Member of Parliament 1949–69 (all for Western Maori) **Adrian Rurawhe – Member of Parliament for Te Tai Hauauru (successor electorate to Western Maori) 2014–present, Speaker (2022–present), grandson of Matiu and Iriaka The Reeves brothers *Charles Reeves (businessman), Charles Reeves – Mayor of Dunedin 1876–77 and Dunedin City Councillor 1873–76 *Richard Reeves (New Zealand politician), Richard Reeves – Member of Parliament for Grey Valley and Inangahua 1878–1893 and Legislative Council 1895–1910 (Speaker 1895), brother of Charles The Reeves family (father-son) *William Reeves (journalist), William Reeves – Member of Parliament 1867–1868 & 1871–1875 **William Pember Reeves – Member of Parliament 1887–1896 and Minister of Labour 1891–1896, son of William The Rhodes family (brothers, father-son-cousin) *William Barnard Rhodes – Member of Parliament 1853–55 & 1858–66 *Robert Heaton Rhodes – Member of Parliament 1871–74, William's brother **Heaton Rhodes, Sir Heaton Rhodes – Member of Parliament 1899–1925 and a Cabinet Minister **Arthur Rhodes (politician), Arthur Rhodes – Member of Parliament and Mayor of Christchurch The Richardson–Pearce family (Richardson was Pearce's great-granddaughter) *George Pearce (New Zealand politician), George Pearce – Member of Parliament for Patea 1908–19 **Ruth Richardson – Member of Parliament for Selwyn 1981–1994 and Minister of Finance The Richmond–Atkinson family (brothers, relation by marriage) *James Crowe Richmond, James Richmond – Member of Parliament 1860–1870 and a Cabinet Minister, and his brother *William Richmond (politician), William Richmond – Member of Parliament 1855–62 and a Cabinet Minister *Harry Atkinson – Member of Parliament 1861–91 and Premier several times, related by marriage *Arthur Atkinson (politician, born 1863), Arthur Atkinson – Member of Parliament 1899–1902, nephew of Harry The Rolleston family (father-sons) *William Rolleston – Provincial Superintendent, Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister **Frank Rolleston – Member of Parliament for Timaru 1922–28 and Cabinet Minister, son of William **John Rolleston (New Zealand politician), John Rolleston – Member of Parliament for Waitomo 1922–28, son of William and brother of Frank The Seddon family (father-son-daughter) *Richard Seddon – Prime Minister of New Zealand (1893–1906) **Tom Seddon – Member of Parliament for Westland 1906–22 and 1925–28, son of Richard **Elizabeth Gilmer – Wellington City Councilor 1941–53, daughter of Richard The Semple family (husband-wife) *Bob Semple – Member of Parliament 1918–19, 1928–54 and Cabinet Minister. *Margaret Semple – Wellington City Councilor 1938–41, wife of Bob The Sidey family (father-son) *Thomas Sidey, Sir Thomas Sidey – Member of Parliament for Caversham and Dunedin South 1901–28, Cabinet Minister and Member of Legislative Council 1928–33 **Stuart Sidey, Sir Stuart Sidey – Mayor of Dunedin 1959–65 and Dunedin City Councilor 1947–83 The Smith family (father-son) *Edward Smith (New Zealand politician), Edward Smith – Member of Parliament 1890–96 and 1899–1907 **Sydney George Smith, Sydney Smith – Member of Parliament 1918–25 and 1928–38 and Cabinet Minister, son of Edward The Smith family (father-son) *J. Valentine Smith – Member of Parliament 1855–1858 **Harold Smith (New Zealand politician), Harold Smith – Member of Parliament 1916–1919, son of J. Valentine The Stewart family (father-son) *William Downie Stewart Sr – Member of Parliament Dunedin West 19th Century **William Downie Stewart Jr – Member of Parliament 1914–1935 Dunedin West, Minister of Finance 1931–1933 and Mayor of Dunedin 1913–1914 The Sutton family (brothers) *Jim Sutton – Member of Parliament (1984–90, 1993–2006) and Cabinet Minister (1990, 1999–2006) *Bill Sutton (New Zealand politician), Bill Sutton – Member of Parliament (1984–90), brother of Jim The Tamihere–Waititi family (father/son-in-law) *John Tamihere – Labour Member of Parliament (1999–2005), Cabinet Minister, Māori Party Co-leader (2020) **Rawiri Waititi – Māori Party Member of Parliament and Co-leader (2020–present), married to Tamihere's daughter Kiri The Taylor family (father-son) *Tommy Taylor (New Zealand politician), Tommy Taylor – Member of Parliament and Mayor of Christchurch 1911 **Ted Taylor (politician), Ted Taylor – Christchurch City Councilor 1968–71, son of Tommy The Tirikatene family (father-daughter-nephew/grandson) *Eruera Tirikatene, Sir Eruera Tirikatene – Member of Parliament (1932–67) and Cabinet Minister (1943–49, 1957–60) **Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan – Member of Parliament (1967–96) and Cabinet Minister (1972–75), daughter of Sir Eruera ***Rino Tirikatene – Member of Parliament 2011–present, grandson of Sir Eruera and nephew of Whetu The Tizard family (husband-wife; parents-daughter) *Bob Tizard – Member of Parliament (1957–60 and 1963–90), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (1974–75) *Catherine Tizard, Dame Catherine Tizard – Mayor of Auckland (1983–90) and Governor-General of New Zealand (1990–95), ex-wife of Bob **Judith Tizard – Member of Parliament (1993–2008) and Minister, daughter of Bob and Dame Catherine The Uru brothers *Hopere Uru – Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1918–21 *Henare Uru – Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1922–28, brother of Hopere The Wakefield family (father-son-nephew) *Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796–1862) – Member of Parliament **Jerningham Wakefield (1820–79) – Member of Parliament **Edward Wakefield (New Zealand politician), Edward Wakefield (1845–1924) – nephew, son of brother Felix Wakefield, Member of Parliament *Edward Stafford (politician), Edward Stafford (1819–1901) Member of Parliament and Premier, married niece Emily, daughter of brother William Wakefield The Walls family (grandfather-grandson) *Robert Walls (politician), Robert Walls – MP for Dunedin North 1945-53 **Richard Walls – MP for Dunedin North 1975–78, Mayor of Dunedin 1989–95, grandson of Robert The Ward family (father-son) *Joseph Ward, Sir Joseph Ward – (1887–1930) Member of Parliament and Premier/Prime Minister **Vincent Ward (politician), Vincent Ward – (1930–31) Member of Parliament, son of Sir Joseph The Wetere–Mahuta family (uncle-niece) *Koro Wētere – Member of Parliament 1969–96 and Cabinet Minister **Nanaia Mahuta – Member of Parliament 1996–present and Cabinet Minister, niece of Koro The Wilkinson–McLay family (half-brothers) *Peter Wilkinson (politician), Peter Wilkinson – Member of Parliament (1969–84), Cabinet Minister *Jim McLay – Member of Parliament (1975–87), Leader of the Opposition (1984–86), Cabinet Minister, half-brother of Peter The Young–Bradford family (father-daughter-son/brother-in-law) *Bill Young (New Zealand politician), Bill Young – Member of Parliament 1966–81 and Cabinet Minister **Annabel Young – Member of Parliament 1997–2002, daughter of Bill **Max Bradford – Member of Parliament 1990–2002 and Cabinet Minister, married to Bill's daughter Rosemary The Young family (father-son) *Venn Young – Member of Parliament 1966 to 1990 and Cabinet Minister **Jonathan Young (politician), Jonathan Young – Member of Parliament for New Plymouth 2008–20, son of Venn

Nicaragua

The Argüello family * President of Nicaragua, Juan Argüello del Castillo y Guzmán, (1778–1830), Deputy Head of State 1826–7; Head of State 1827–9, son of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais (Cadiz, Spain, 1714-Granada, Nicaragua 1771). Narciso Jose, with his older brother Diego Nicolas Argüello y Monsivais (1706–1770), are the founders of the Argüello family in Nicaragua. * #Nicaragua, Jose Argüello Arce (1821–1897), President of Congress, 1865–6, 1877–79, great grandson of Diego Nicolas Argüello y Monsivais. * Unión de Mujeres Americanas, Angélica Balladares de Argüello,(1872–1973). 1st Lady of the Liberal Party, 1925–1973; Pres.of the International League of Iberian and Latin American Women, Nicaraguan Feminist League 1931–1937; Union of American Women, UAW's "Woman of the Americas, Nicaragua Chapter",1959; National Assembly (Nicaragua), Congressional Gold Medal 1969 laureate, wife of Guillermo Argüello Vargas. *Leonardo Argüello Barreto,(1875–1947) Interior, Education and Foreign Minister; President of Nicaragua, 1947, direct descendant of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais. * 1924 Nicaraguan general election, Guillermo Argüello Vargas, grandson of José Argüello Arce; Minister of Education, 1924–26, Minister of Finance 1928–32; spouse of Angelica Balladares de Argüello * Vice President of Nicaragua, Mariano Argüello Vargas (1890–1970) grandson of José Argüello Arce; President of Congress 1937, 1950, 1965; Foreign Minister 1939–41, and 1943–46; Vice-President, 1947 * Government of Nicaragua, Alejandro Argüello Montiel, (1917-1997) Deputy Head of Congress (1946-8), Signatary of Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty, TIAR. 1947) first cousin of Alejandro Montiel Arguello and direct descendant of Diego Nicolas Arguello y Monsivais. * Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nicaragua), Alejandro Montiel Argüello (1917–2012), Foreign Minister, 1959–63 and 1971–78, nephew of Mariano Argüello Vargas and direct descendant of both Narciso Jose and Diego Nicolas Argüello y Monsivais. * Government of Nicaragua#Autonomous entities, Guillermo Argüello Poessy Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2000, Pres. GAO, Comptroller, 2001–2014; nephew of Guillermo Argüello Vargas and great-grandson of José Argüello Arce; *Carlos Argüello Gómez (born 1946) Justice Minister 1979–83, Chief Nicaraguan Negotiator and Ambassador to the UN World Court in the Hague, Netherlands, from 1983 to present and direct descendant of both Narciso Jose and Diego Nicolas Argüello y Monsivais. * Government of Nicaragua, Bertha Marina Argüello Roman (de Rizo), Vice Minister of Family (2000) and of Foreign Affairs (2002), daughter of Guillermo Argüello Poessy. * Vice President of Nicaragua, Silvio Argüello Cardenal, Vice-President, 1963–67, direct descendant of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais. * Mariángeles Argüello Robelo, Health Minister, 2000–02 direct descendant of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais. * Alejandro Argüello Choisell, Minister of Public Works, Industry & Commerce, 2005–2007. direct descendant of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais. * 1996 Nicaraguan general election, Noel Vidaurre Arguello, (1955–) Vice Minister of Finance and Economy 1990–1992, direct descendant of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais. The Chamorro (family), Chamorro family The Sacasa family *Roberto Sacasa, Roberto Sacasa Sarria, President of Nicaragua, 1889–91 and 1891–93 *Juan Bautista Sacasa, Juan Bautista Sacasa Sacasa, son of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, President of Nicaragua, 1933–36 *Crisanto Sacasa Sacasa, nephew of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Education Minister, 1933 and 1955 *Oscar Sevilla-Sacasa, grandson of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Foreign Minister *Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, grandson of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Acting President of Nicaragua, 1936 *Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa, Pres. of Nicaragua, 1947 *Ramiro Sacasa Guerrero, Secretary of the Presidency, Labour Minister, 1953–5; Education Minister, 1966–8 *Noel Sacasa Cruz, great-grandson of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Economy, Industry & Commerce Minister, 1999–2001 *Esteban Duque-Estrada Sacasa, great-grandson of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Minister of Finance, 1999–2001 *Francisco Xavier Aguirre Sacasa, great-grandson of Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Foreign Minister, 2000–2002 The Ortega-Murillo family *Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua (1979–90; 2007–) *Rosario Murillo, First Lady of Nicaragua, First Lady and Vice President of Nicaragua (2017–) The Somoza family *Anastasio Somoza García President of Nicaragua, Head of State, 1934–56 *Luis Somoza Debayle, son of Pres. Anastasio Somoza García, grandson of Pres. Roberto Sacasa, Roberto Sacasa Sarria (see Sacasa family); President of Nicaragua, 1956–63 *Anastasio Somoza Debayle, son of Pres. Anastasio Somoza García, grandson of Pres. Roberto Sacasa, Roberto Sacasa Sarria (see Sacasa family); President of Nicaragua, 1967–72 and 1974–79

Niger

The Diori family (cousins) *Diori Hamani (List of Presidents of Niger, President) *Djibo Bakary (independence leader) The Kountché family (cousins) *Seyni Kountché (former military List of Presidents of Niger, President) *Ali Saibou (former military List of Presidents of Niger, President)

Nigeria

The Abubakar Olusola Saraki family (father, son, daughter) *Abubakar Olusola Saraki 1979–1983: Senate Leader in Nigerian Senate *Bukola Saraki, Abubakar Olubukola Saraki 2003–2007 and 2007–2011: Governor of Kwara State, 2011–2019 : Senator in Nigerian Senate, 2015–2019: Senate President, under trial at code of conduct tribunal over no-disclosure of assets *Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki 1999–2003: Member of Nigerian House of Representatives, 2003–2007: Senator in Nigerian Senate, 2007–2011: Senator in Nigerian Senate, 2011 The Awolowo family and the Osibanjo family (grandfather-in-law, grandson-in-law) * Obafemi Awolowo, political activist and politician, premier of the Western Region, Nigeria, Western Region, Leader of the Opposition in the Federal Parliament * Yemi Osibanjo, lawyer and politician, Vice-President The Ironsi family (father, son) * Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi January–July 1966: Nigerian military head of state * Thomas Aguiyi Ironsi 2004–2007: Minister of Defense, 2001–2004: Nigerian Ambassador to Togo The Onyeama family (father, son) *Charles Onyeama, Charles Dadi Onyeama 1964–1967: Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria *Geoffrey Onyeama, Geoffrey Jideofor Kwusike Onyeama 2015–2019: Nigeria's Minister for Foreign Affairs, 2019 (incumbent): Nigeria's Minister for Foreign Affairs.

North Macedonia

The Crvenkovski family (father-son) *Krste Crvenkovski (Secretary of the League of Communists of Macedonia) **Stevo Crvenkovski (Foreign minister)

Norway

The Stoltenberg family All members of the family are associated with the Norwegian Labour Party *Thorvald Stoltenberg (1998–2008: Norwegian Red Cross, President of the Norwegian Red Cross, 1996–99: Ambassador to Denmark, 1987–89 and 1990–93: Minister of Foreign Affairs), 1990: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, 1979–1981: Minister of Defense. *Karin Stoltenberg (wife of Thorvald Stoltenberg) 1986–1987 Junior minister of Trade and Shipping, 1987–88 Junior minister of Business Affairs. *Jens Stoltenberg (son of Thorvald Stoltenberg and Karin Stoltenberg) (2000–01, 2005–13 Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister 1993–96 Norwegian Minister of Trade and Energy, Minister of Trade and Energy 1996–97 Minister of Finance (Norway), Minister Finance and Customs) Leader of the Labour Party (Norway), Labour Party 2002–2014, 13th Secretary General of NATO, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 2014–present *Ingrid Schulerud (married to Jens Stoltenberg) (has a high-profile diplomatic position in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (21st Norway, Norwegian Ambassador, Ambassador to Belgium 2015–present) *Johan Jørgen Holst (Thorvald Stoltenberg's brother-in-law, [married to Karin's sister]) (1993–94 Minister of Foreign Affairs and known for leading peace negotiations in the Middle East. 1987–89 and 1991–93 Minister of Defense.) *Anne-Catharina Vestly (Ingrid Schulerud aunt) (Writer of literature for children with a left wing and feministic political message, and political advocate for less secrecy toward children about sex) The Gerhardsen family All members of the family are associated with the Norwegian Labour Party *Einar Gerhardsen (1945–51, 1955–63 and 1963–65 Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister) *Rune Gerhardsen (son of Einar Gerhardsen) (1991–96 Leader of the city government in Oslo) *Tove Strand (divorced from Rune Gerhardsen and mother of Mina Gerhardsen) (1986–89 Ministry of Social Affairs (Norway), Minister of Social Affairs 1990–92 Minister of Employment and Administration) *Mina Gerhardsen (daughter of Rune Gerhardsen and Tove Strand and granddaughter of Einar Gerhardsen) (2005–2013 Political advisor for Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg) *Eirik Øwre Thorshaug (married to Mina Gerhardsen) (2007–present political advisor for Minister of Justice Knut Storberget) The Harlem family All members of the family are associated with the Norwegian Labour Party *Gudmund Harlem. Minister of Social Affairs 1955–61 and Minister of Defense, 1961–63 and 1963–65. *Gro Harlem Brundtland. Daughter of Gudmund Harlem. Minister of Environmental Affairs 1974–79. Prime Minister three times: February 1981 – October 1981, 1986–89, and 1990–96. Director-General of the World Health Organization, 1998–2003. *Hanne Harlem. Daughter of Gudmund Harlem, sister of Gro Harlem Brundtland. Minister of Justice 2000–2001. The Bondevik family All members of the family is associated with the Norwegian Christian Democratic Party (Norway), Christian Democratic Party *Kjell Bondevik (uncle of Kjell Magne Bondevik) (1963 Ministry of Social Affairs (Norway), Minister of Social Affairs, 1965–71 Minister of Education and Church Affairs) *Kjell Magne Bondevik (nephew of Kjell Bondevik) (1997–2000 and 2000–05 Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister, 1989–1990 Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1983–86 Minister of Education and Church Affairs)

Pakistan

Bhutto family *Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Civil Administrator, Prime Minister 1971-1977. **Benazir Bhutto, 11th Prime Minister 1988–1990, 13th Prime Minister 1993-1996, Leader of the Opposition, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party. ***Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of Pakistan People's Party, Chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee for Human Rights. Sharif family *Nawaz Sharif, Quaid of Pakistan, Muslim League Leader (Nawaz), Prime Minister 1990–1993, again Prime Minister 1996–1999, third term 2013-2017. *Shehbaz Sharif, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Chief minister Punjab 1996–199, again chief minister 2008–2013, again chief minister 2013–2018, Opposition leader in National Assembly 2018-2022, Prime Minister of Pakistan 2022-present. **Maryam Nawaz, Vice President of Muslim League (Nawaz), Chairperson of Prime Minister's Youth Programme. **Hamza Shahbaz Sharif Opposition leader in Punjab, Vice President of Muslim League (Pakistan), Muslim League (Nawaz), Member of Provincial Assembly of Punjab, Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Palau

The Nakamura family (Brothers-sons) *Kuniwo Nakamura (President, Vice President) **Aric Nakamura (Senator (2017-2021)) *Daiziro Nakamura (Senator) *Mamoru Nakamura (Chief Justice) *Toshiwo Nakamura (Legislator) The Remengesau family (father-son) *Thomas Remengesau, Sr. (President, 1988–89 & 1985, Vice President, 1986–88) **Tommy Remengesau (President, 2013–2021 & 2001–09, Vice President 1993–2001, Senator 1989–93 & 2009–13) ***TJ Imrur Remengesau (Senator 2021–Present) The Tmetuchl-Toriboing family *Roman Tmetuchl (Presidential candidate 1980, 1984 & 1988, Governor of Airai State 1981-1990), Senator of First Congress of Micronesia for the TTPI 1971 - 1979), member of Council of Chiefs as Ngiraked of Tmeleu Clan of Airai State 1979-1999) **Mlib Tmetuchl (son, Vice Presidential Candidate (2016) Senator 2009-2017) **Johnson Toribiong (nephew, President, 2009–2013, member of Council of Chiefs as Ngiraked of Tmeleu Clan of Airai State 1999-2008) **Joel Toribiong (nephew, Senator 2009–2017) **Lucius (Lakius) Malsol (nephew, Senator 2003-2005 & 1997-2001) The Whipps family (father-son) *Surangel S. Whipps (Presidential candidate (2008), President of the Senate (2001–2009), former Speaker of the House of Delegates (1985–2001), member of Council of Chiefs as Rekemesik of Inglai Clan of Ngatpang State (1997–present)) **Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. (son, President 2021–present, Presidential Candidate 2016, Governor of Ngatpang State, Senator (2009–2017), Honorary Consul of South Korea to Palau (2000-2021)) **Mason Ngirchechebangel Whipps (son, Senator (2013–present), Speaker of the Airai State Legislature (2008–12), Governor of Ngatpang State) **Eric Ksau Whipps (son, Philippine Honorary Consul to Palau (2013–present))

Panama

The Arias family *Arnulfo Arias Madrid (President of Panama, 1940–41, 1949–51, and 1968) *Mireya Moscoso (wife of Arnulfo Arias Madrid; President of Panama, 1999–2004) *Harmodio Arias Madrid (brother of Arnulfo Arias Madrid; President of Panama, 1932–36) The Arosemena family (brothers-in-law) *Juan Demóstenes Arosemena (President of Panama, 1936–39) *Alcibíades Arosemena (President of Panama, 1951–52) The Boyd family (father-son) *Federico Boyd (President of Panama, 1910) **Augusto Samuel Boyd (President of Panama, 1939–40) The Chiari-Robles family *Rodolfo Chiari (President of Panama, 1924–28) **Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón (son of Rodolfo Chiari; President of Panama, 1960–64) **Marco Aurelio Robles (nephew of Rodolfo Chiari; President of Panama, 1964–68) The Delvalle family (uncle-nephew) *Max Delvalle (Vice President, 1964-48) **Eric Arturo Delvalle (President of Panama, 1985–88) The Lewis family (father-son) *Gabriel Lewis Galindo (Foreign Minister, 1994–96) **Samuel Lewis Navarro (Foreign Minister, 2004–09) The Torrijos family (father-son) *Omar Torrijos (Panamanian leader, 1968–81) **Martín Torrijos (President of Panama, 2004–09)

Papua New Guinea

The Chen (surname), Chan family (father-son) * Julius Chan, Sir Julius Chan, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, 1980–1982 and 1994–97 ** Byron Chan, member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, National Parliament, 2002–present The Somare family (father-son) * Michael Somare, Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, 1975–80, 1982–85 and 2002–present ** Arthur Somare, member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, National Parliament, 1997–present

Paraguay

The Argaña family *Luis María Argaña (Vice President, 1998–99) **Félix Argaña (son of Luis María Argaña; vice presidential candidate) **Nelson Argaña (son of Luis María Argaña; cabinet minister) The Cubas family *Raúl Cubas Grau (President of Paraguay, 1998–99) *Carlos Cubas Grau (brother of Raúl Cubas Grau; cabinet minister) The López family *Carlos Antonio López (President of Paraguay, 1844–62) **Francisco Solano López (politician), Francisco Solano López (son of Carlos Antonio López; President of Paraguay, 1862–69)

Peru

The Acuña family * Virgilio Acuña Peralta, Congressman (2011–16) * Humberto Acuña Peralta, Governor of Lambayeque (2010–18) * César Acuña Peralta, Congressman (2000–06), Mayor of Trujillo (2007–14) and Governor of La Libertad (2015) * Carmen Rosa Núñez Campos, Congresswoman (2014–16), former wife of César Acuña ** Richard Acuña Núñez, Congressman (2011–16), son of César Acuña and Carmen Rosa Núñez. The Andrade family * Alberto Andrade, Mayor of Miraflores (1990–96), Mayor of Lima (1996–2002) and Congressman (2006–09) * Fernando Andrade, Mayor of Miraflores (1996–99 and 2003–06) and Congressman (2011–16) The Bedoya family * Luis Bedoya Reyes, Minister of Justice (1963), Mayor of Lima (1964–1969) and Member of the Constitutional Assembly (1978–79). ** Luis Bedoya de Vivanco (Mayor of Miraflores (1984–89 and 1999–2011) and Constituent Congressman (1992–1995)), son of Luis Bedoya Reyes ** Javier Bedoya de Vivanco (Deputy (1985–92) and Congressman (2006–16)), son of Luis Bedoya Reyes *** Javier Bedoya Denegri (Vice-Mayor of San Isidro (2015–2018)), son of Javier Bedoya de Vivanco and grandson of Luis Bedoya Reyes The Belaúnde/Diez Canseco family * Pedro Diez Canseco (President of Peru, 1863, 1865, and 1868) ** Víctor Andrés Belaúnde, Víctor Andrés Belaúnde y Diez Canseco (Foreign Minister 1958; Pres. of the United Nations General Assembly, 1959), grandson of Pres. Pedro Diez Canseco ** Rafael Belaúnde y Diez Canseco (Pres. of the Council of Ministers, 1945–46), grandson of Pres. Pedro Diez Canseco *** Fernando Belaúnde Terry (President of Peru, 1963–68 and 1980–85), son of Rafael Belaúnde y Diez Canseco, nephew of Victor Andrés Belaunde y Diez Canseco **** José Antonio García Belaúnde (Foreign Minister, 2006–2011), nephew of Pres. Fernando Beláunde Terry **** Víctor Andrés García Belaúnde (Deputy, 1980–92, and Congressman, 2006–16), nephew of Pres. Fernando Belaúnde Terry * Francisco Diez Canseco (President of Peru, 1872), brother of Pres. Pedro Diez Canseco ** Manuel Yrigoyen Diez Canseco (Mayor of Lima 1919–20), grandnephew of Pres. Pedro Diez Canseco and Pres. Francisco Diez Canseco *** Raul Diez Canseco, Raul Diez Canseco Terry (First Vice President of Peru; resigned in 2004), great-great-grandnephew of Pres. Pedro Diez Canseco and Pres. Francisco Diez Canseco, first cousins twice removed of Manuel Yrigoyen Diez Canseco *** Javier Diez Canseco (former congressman), great-great-grandnephew of Pres. Pedro Diez Canseco and Pres. Francisco Diez Canseco, first cousins twice removed of Manuel Yrigoyen Diez Canseco, first cousin of Raul Diez Canseco Terry The Castañeda family * Carlos Castañeda Iparraguirre, Mayor of Chiclayo ** Luis Castañeda Lossio, (Mayor of Lima 2003–10 and 2015–18), son of Carlos Castañeda The de la Riva-Agüero family * José de la Riva Agüero (President of Peru, 1823) ** José de la Riva-Agüero y Looz Corswaren (Foreign Minister, 1972–1975, Pres. of the Council of Ministers, 1873–74 and Pres. of the Senate, 1878), son of José de la Riva-Agüero * Enrique de la Riva-Agüero y Looz Corswaren (Pres. of the Council of Ministers, 1899–1900 and 1915–1917) * José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma (Pres. of the Council of Ministers and Justice Minister, 1933–34) The Fujimori family * Alberto Fujimori (President of Peru, 1990–2000) * Susana Higuchi (First Lady 1990–94, Congresswoman 1995–2006), former wife of President Alberto Fujimori ** Keiko Fujimori (First Lady 1994–2000, Congresswoman 2006–2011), daughter of President Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi ** Kenji Fujimori (Congressman 2011–2016), son of President Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi * Santiago Fujimori (Congressman 2006–11), brother of President Alberto Fujimori The García family * Carlos García Ronceros, Secretary General of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance, APRA * Nytha Pérez of García, Founding member of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance, APRA ** Alan García Pérez, President of Peru (1985–90 and 2006–11), Pres. of Constitutional Assembly (1978–1980), Deputy-President (1980–85) and member of Congress (1990–92) The Morales-Bermúdez family * Remigio Morales Bermúdez (President of Peru, 1890–94) ** Francisco Morales Bermúdez (President of Peru, 1975–80), grandson of Pres. Remigio Morales Bermúdez The Pardo family * Manuel Pardo Ribadeneyra (Regent for King Fernando VII's, Cuzco, 1816–19) ** Felipe Pardo y Aliaga (Foreign Minister, 1855), son of Manuel Pardo Ribadeneyra *** Manuel Pardo y Lavalle, President of Peru, (1872–76), son of Felipe Pardo y Aliaga **** José Pardo y Barreda, President of Peru, (1904–08 and 1915–19), Foreign Minister, son of Pres. Manuel Pardo y Lavalle ***** Juan Pardo Heeren (Finance Minister, 1963), son of Pres. Jose Pardo y Barreda **** José Antonio de Lavalle y Pardo (Foreign Minister, 1882–83), nephew of Pres. Manuel Pardo y Lavalle and grandson of Felipe Pardo y Aliaga **** Felipe de Osma y Pardo (Foreign Minister, 1891), nephew of Pres. Manuel Pardo y Lavalle and grandson of Felipe Pardo y Aliaga The Prado family * Mariano Ignacio Prado, Mariano Ignacio Prado Ochoa (President of Peru, 1865, 1865–68 and 1876–79) ** Javier Prado y Ugarteche (Prime Minister of Peru, 1910; son of Mariano Ignacio Prado) ** Jorge Prado y Ugarteche (Prime Minister of Peru, 1933; son of Mariano Ignacio Prado) ** Manuel Prado y Ugarteche (President of Peru, 1939–45 and 1956–62; son of Mariano Ignacio Prado) The Schreiber/Arias Schreiber/Arias Stella family * Germán Schreiber Waddington, Prime Minister of Peru (1910, 1914–1915) ** Diómedes Arias Schreiber, Minister of Justice (1936, 1937–1939), Minister of the Interior (1939), nephew of Germán Schreiber Waddington ** Ricardo Rivera Schreiber, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1952–1954), Ambassador of Peru to Spain (1943), Italy, and the United Kingdom (1949–1952), nephew of Germán Schreiber Waddington *** Max Arias-Schreiber Pezet, Minister of Justice (1984), nephew of Diómedes Arias Schreiber and Ricardo Rivera Schreiber, and great-nephew of Germán Schreiber Waddington *** Javier Arias Stella, Minister of Health (1963–1965, 1967–1968), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1980–1983), President of the United Nations Security Council (1984, 1985), cousin of Diómedes Arias Schreiber and Ricardo Rivera Schreiber, and great-nephew of Germán Schreiber Waddington The Townsend family * Andrés Townsend Ezcurra, Deputy (1963–68 and 80–85), Member of the Constitutional Assembly (1978–79) and Senator (1985–90). ** Anel Townsend Diez Canseco (Congresswoman (1995–2006) and Minister of Woman's Affairs (2003)), daughter of Andrés Townsend

Philippines

Pitcairn Islands

The Christian family * Fletcher Christian – founding "chief" (1789–93) ** Steve Christian – Mayor of Pitcairn Islands, Mayor (1999–2004); 7th generation descendant of Fletcher Christian; brother of Brenda Christian. ** Brenda Christian – Mayor of Pitcairn Islands, Mayor (2004); 7th generation descendant of Fletcher Christian; sister of Steve Christian.

Poland

''Poland is probably the only country in the world where identical twins were head of the government (Prime Minister) and head of state (President) at the same time.'' The Gierek family (father-son) * Edward Gierek – General secretary, First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party (ruling party) 1970–80 ** Adam Gierek –

, former Senate of Poland, Senator The Giertych family (father-son-grandson) * Jędrzej Giertych – political leader before WW2 ** Maciej Giertych – Member of the European Parliament, earlier deputy to Sejm *** Roman Giertych – Deputy Prime Minister (2006–07), former leader of League of Polish Families (coalition party) 2006–07 The Grabski brothers * Stanisław Grabski – politician leader before and after WW2 * Władysław Grabski – nationalist politician before WW2, Prime Minister of Poland (1920 and 1923–1925) The Kaczyński family (identical twins) * Jarosław Kaczyński – Prime Minister of Poland 2006–07, leader of Law and Justice (ruling party) * Lech Kaczyński – President of Poland 2005–10, former President of Warsaw (capital city) The Morawiecki family (father-son) * Kornel Morawiecki- Was the founder and leader of Fighting Solidarity ** Mateusz Morawiecki- Prime Minister of Poland The Wałęsa family (father-son) * Lech Wałęsa – President of Poland 1990–95 ** Jarosław Wałęsa – deputy to Sejm since 2005, former candidate for EP seat The Wojciechowski family * Stanisław Wojciechowski – President of Poland 1922–26 (overthrown by the Piłsudski's coup) ** Zofia Wojciechowska-Grabska – artist

Portugal

The Carmona and Carmona Rodrigues family (granduncle-grandnephew) *Óscar Carmona – Head of State **António Carmona Rodrigues – Minister of the Public Works, Transportation and Habitation, Minister of the Public Works, Transportation, and Habitation (2003–04); List of mayors of Lisbon, Mayor of Lisbon (interim) (2004–05); List of mayors of Lisbon, Mayor of Lisbon (2005–07) The Soares family (father-son) *Mário Soares – List of Prime Ministers of Portugal, Prime Minister (1976–78; 1983–85) **João Soares (politician), João Soares – List of mayors of Lisbon, Mayor of Lisbon (1995–2001) The Portas family (father-brothers) *Nuno Portas – Minister (1970s) **Paulo Portas – Ministry of National Defence (Portugal), Minister of State and National Defense (2002–05); former President of People's Party (Portugal), Popular Party (1998–2005); Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Portugal), Minister of State and Foreign Affairs (2011–2013); Deputy Prime-Minister (2013–2015) **Miguel Portas – European Parliament Member, elected by the Left Bloc (Portugal), Left Bloc (2004–12) The Menezes family (father-son) *Luís Filipe Menezes – Mayor of Gaia (1997–2013) **Luís Menezes – Member of Parliament (2009–2014) The Vieira da Silva family (father-daughter) *José António Vieira da Silva - Ministry of Economy (Portugal), Minister of Economy, Innovation and Development (2009-2011); Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (2005-2009, 2015-2019) **Mariana Vieira da Silva - Minister of Presidency and Administrative Modernisation, Minister of Presidency and Administrative Modernization (2018-2019);Minister of State and Presidency (2019-) The Cabrita-Vitorino family (husband-wife) *Eduardo Cabrita - Deputy Minister (2015-2017); Minister of Internal Administration (2017-2019, 2019-) *Ana Paula Vitorino - Minister of Sea (2015-2019); Member of Parliament (2019-)

Puerto Rico

The Calderón family *Sila María Calderón, Sila María Calderón Serra (List of Governors of Puerto Rico, Governor, 2001–05) *Sila María González Calderón, member of the Puerto Rican Senate The Hernandez family *José Alfredo Hernández Mayoral (former governor candidate) * Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral (member of Puerto Rico's Senate) *Rafael Hernández Colón (List of Governors of Puerto Rico, Governor, 1973–77, 1985–93) The Muñoz family *Luis Muñoz Rivera (Resident Commissioner, 4 March 1911 – 15 November 1916) *Luis Muñoz Marín (List of Governors of Puerto Rico, Governor, 1948–64) *Victoria Muñoz Mendoza (former governor candidate) The Rivera family *Ramón Luis Rivera Jr. (mayor of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayamón) *Ramón Luis Rivera, Ramón Luis Rivera Sr. (former mayor of Bayamón) The Pesquera family *Lic. Rafael A Pesquera Reguero (former municipal assembly member of Bayamón, former member of Puerto Rico's Senate) *Dr. Carlos Pesquera, Dr. Carlos Ignacio Pesquera Morales (former Secretary of Transportation And Public Works, former governor candidate) *Farrique Pesquera Morales (former Vice President of a Puerto Rican Independence Party municipal party committee) *Lic.José Lorenzo Pesquera (Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico) *Santiago Mari Pesquera (a assassinated pro independence activist) *Paquita Pesquera Cantellops (activist, mother of Santiago Mari and founder of Puerto Rican Independence Party) *Carlos Pesquera (former Ombudsman) *Lic. José Feliú Pesquera (Founder of "Renovación Cristiana" Party) *Jorge Pesquera (former Secretary of Tourism) *Dr. Héctor Luis Pesquera Sevillano (Co-President of Hostosian National Independence Movement) *Hector Pesquera (Police Chief) The Romero family *Melinda Romero Donnelly (ex member of Puerto Rico's Senate of Puerto Rico, Senate) *Carlos Romero Barceló (List of Governors of Puerto Rico, Governor) The Roselló family * Pedro Rosselló (Governor, 4 January 2005 – 2 January 2009) * Ricky Rosselló (Governor, 2 January 2017 – 2 August 2019)

Romania

The Brătianu family * Dimitrie Brătianu (Prime Minister, 1881) * Ion Brătianu (Prime Minister, 1876–81, 1881–88) (brother) ** Ionel Brătianu (Prime Minister, 1909–11, 1914–18, 1918–19, 1922–26, 1927) (son of Ion Brătianu) *** Gheorghe I. Brătianu (Leader of the National Liberal Party-Brătianu, 1930–1938) (son of Ionel Brătianu) ** Vintilă Brătianu (Prime Minister 1927–28) (son of Ion Brătianu) ** Dinu Brătianu (Finance Minister, 1933–34) (son of Ion Brătianu) The Băsescu family (father, daughter, brother) * Traian Băsescu (President, 2004–2014) * Elena Băsescu (member of European Parliament, 2009–2014), daughter of Traian, elected by her father's party while he was President * Mircea Băsescu, brother of Traian, in jail for corruption (extorsion of money from a mobster chief for promises of justice abuse by his brother's power) The Ponta-Sarbu, Ponta-Sârbu family (husband, wife, father-in-law) * Victor Ponta (Prime Minister, 2012–2015) * Daciana Sarbu, Daciana Sârbu (Member of European Parliament) * Ilie Sarbu, Ilie Sârbu (Senator, President of the Senate, Minister of Agriculture)

Russia / Soviet Union

The Artyukhov family * Andrey Artyukhov (b. 1958) Federation Council (Russia), Senator from Tyumen Oblast (2002–05), Member of the Tyumen Oblast Duma (since 2007) ** Dmitry Artyukhov (b. 1988) Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, son of Andrey Artyukhov The Brezhnev-Churbanov family * Leonid Brezhnev (1906–82) Leader of the Soviet Union (1964–82) ** Yuri Brezhnev (1933–2013) First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade of the USSR, son of Leonid Brezhnev *** Andrey Brezhnev (1961–2018) First Secretary of the Communist Party of Social Justice (2014–16), son of Yuri Brezhnev ** Yuri Churbanov (1936–2013) Deputy of Ministers of Interior of the USSR, son-in-law of Leonid Brezhnev The Budyonny-Peskov family * Semyon Budyonny *** Dmitry Peskov, granddaughter's husband The Glazyev-Sinelin-Vityazeva family (brothers-in-law, alumni, co-political party, partisans) * Sergei Glazyev * Mikhail Sinelin, Head of the Secretariat of the prime minister of Russia, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation * Yuliya Glazyeva-Sinelina, prime Russian sociology of religion guru (1972–2013) * Yuliya Lozanova-Vityazeva, Ukrainian-Russian propagandist (1981-) * Oxana Gomzik-Glazyeva, Russian politician (1972-) The Gorbachev family * Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1931-2022) (General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Communist Party General Secretary, List of heads of state of the Soviet Union, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet, and President of the Soviet Union) * Raisa Gorbacheva (1932–99) (First Lady of the Soviet Union who took on a large political and public role, unlike her virtually invisible predecessors), wife of Mikhail Gorbachev The Kadyrov family * Akhmad Kadyrov (1951–2004) 1st President of the Chechen Republic (2003–2004) ** Ramzan Kadyrov (b. 1976) 3rd Head of the Chechen Republic (since 2007), son of Akhmad Kadyrov The Khristenko-Golikova family * Viktor Khristenko (b. 1957) Minister of Industry and Trade of Russian Federation, husband of Tatyana Golikova * Tatyana Golikova (b. 1966) Minister of Health and Social Development of Russian Federation, wife of Viktor Khristenko The Kokov family * Valery Kokov (1941–2005) 1st President of Kabardino-Balkaria (1992–2005) ** Kazbek Kokov (b. 1973) Acting Head of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Head of Kabardino-Balkaria since 2018, son of Valery Kokov The Kondratenko family * Nikolai Kondratenko (1940–2013) Governor of Krasnodar Krai (1997–2001) ** Alexey Kondratenko (b. 1969) Federation Council (Russia), Senator from Krasnodar Krai (since 2015), Member of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai (2007–2015), son of Nikolai Kondratenko The Kosygin-Primakov family (somebodies-in-law via two marriages) * Alexei Kosygin (1904–80) (Premier of the Soviet Union) ** Germen Gvishiani (1928–2003) (Professor), son of a former NKVD Lieutenant General, son-in-law of Alexei Kosygin ** Yevgeny Primakov (1929–2015) (Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia), Foreign Minister in 1996–98 and Prime Minister of Russia in 1998–99), brother-in-law of Germen Gvishiani *** Yevgeny Primakov Jr. (b. 1976) (Member of the State Duma since 2018), grandson of Yevgeny Primakov The Lebed family * Alexander Lebed (1950–2002) 1996 Russian presidential election, 1996 Russian presidential candidate, Secretary of the Security Council (1996), Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai (1998–2002), brother of Aleksey Lebed * Aleksey Lebed (b. 1955) Head of the Republic of Khakassia, Head of Khakassia (1997–2009), brother of Alexander Lebed The Magomedov family * Magomedali Magomedov (b. 1930) 1st President of Dagestan (1994–2006) ** Magomedsalam Magomedov (b. 1964) 3rd Head of the Republic of Dagestan, Head of Dagestan (2010–2013), son of Magomedali Magomedov The Patrushev family * Nikolai Patrushev (b. 1951) Secretary of the Security Council of Russia (since 2008), Director of FSB, Director of the Federal Security Service (1999–2008) ** Dmitry Patrushev (b. 1977) Ministry of Agriculture (Russia), Minister of Agriculture (since 2018), son of Nikolai Patrushev The Sobchak-Narusova family * Anatoly Sobchak (1937–2000) (mayor of Saint Petersburg) * Lyudmila Narusova (b. 1951) (senator and MP), widow of Anatoly Sobchak ** Ksenia Sobchak (b. 1981), 2018 Russian presidential election, 2018 Russian presidential candidate, daughter of Anatoly Sobchak and Lyudmila Narusova The Shoygu family * Kuzhuget Shoygu (1921–2010) First Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvan ASSR ** Sergey Shoygu (b. 1955) Russian Ministry of Defence (Russia), Minister of Defense (since 2012), Governor of Moscow Oblast (2012) and Minister of Emergency Situations (Russia), Minister of Emergency Situations, son of Kuzhuget Shoygu *** Yulia Shoygu (b. 1977) Director of Center of Emergency Psychological Aid of Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russia), EMERCOM of Russia (since 2002), daughter of Sergey Shoygu ** Larisa Shoygu (1953–2021) Member of the State Duma between 2007 and 2021, daughter of Kuzhuget Shoygu The Stalin-Zhdanov family (fathers of spouses) * Joseph Stalin (1878–1953) (Soviet leader) * Andrey Zhdanov (1896–1948) (member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union) ** Svetlana Alliluyeva (b. 1926), daughter of Joseph Stalin, daughter-in-law of Andrey Zhdanov The Tkachov family * Alexey Tkachov (b. 1957) Member of the State Duma (since 2003), brother of Alexander Tkachov * Alexander Tkachov (politician), Alexander Tkachov (b. 1960) Ministry of Agriculture (Russia), Minister of Agriculture (2015–18), Governor of Krasnodar Krai (2001–15), brother of Alexey Tkachov ** Roman Batalov (b. 1985) Member of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai (2007–2017), son-in-law of Alexander Tkachov The Trotsky-Kamenev family (brothers-in-law) * Leon Trotsky (1879–1940) (Foreign Minister of Russia, People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defence of Soviet Union, People's Commissar for Army and Navy Affairs) * Lev Kamenev (1883–1936) (List of heads of state of the Soviet Union, Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets), brother-in-law of Trotsky The Udaltsov family * Ivan Udaltsov (1918–95) Soviet Ambassador to Greece (1976–79) ** Alexander Udaltsov (diplomat), Alexander Udaltsov (b. 1951) Russian Ambassador to Lithuania (since 2013), Slovakia (2005–10) and Latvia (1996–2001), son of Ivan Udaltsov *** Sergey Udaltsov (b. 1977) leader of Left Front (Russia), Left Front, grandson of Ivan Udaltsov and nephew of Alexander Udaltsov The Vorobyov family * Yury Vorobyov (b. 1948) Federation Council (Russia), Senator from Vologda Oblast (since 2007) ** Andrey Yuryevich Vorobyov, Andrey Vorobyov (b. 1970) Governor of Moscow Oblast (since 2012), son of Yury Vorobyov The Yeltsin family (father-in-law and son-in-law) * Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia (1991–99) ** Tatyana Dyachenko, Tatyana Yeltsin-Yumasheva (b. 1960), daughter of Boris Yeltsin ** Valentin Yumashev (b. 1957), chief of the Russian presidential administration, Presidential administration of Russia, husband of Tatyana *** Oleg Deripaska (b. 1968) (one of the richest Russian citizens), son-in-law of Valentin Yumashev (by the former marriage) The Zhirinovsky-Lebedev family * Vladimir Zhirinovsky (b. 1946) Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (since 1992), Member of the State Duma since 1993, 6 times Russian presidential candidate ** Igor Lebedev (politician), Igor Lebedev (b. 1972) Member of the State Duma since 1999, son of Vladimir Zhirinovsky The Zubkov-Serdyukov family (father-in-law and son-in-law) * Viktor Zubkov (b. 1941) (Prime Minister of Russia September 2007 – May 2008) ** Anatoliy Serdyukov (b. 1962) (Defence Minister of the Russian Federation from February 2007), son-in-law of Viktor Zubkov **Zhukov daughter and vasilevski son spouses **Lebed brothers The Zyuganov family * Gennady Zyuganov (b. 1944) Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (since 1993), Member of the State Duma since 1993, four times Russian presidential candidate ** Leonid Zyuganov (b. 1988) Member of the Moscow City Duma since 2014, grandson of Gennady Zyuganov

Rwanda

The Habyarimana family and Kayibanda family *Grégoire Kayibanda (former List of Presidents of Rwanda, President) *Juvénal Habyarimana (Godfather of Kayibanda's son; former List of Presidents of Rwanda, President) *Agathe Habyarimana (wife of Juvénal Habyarimana and partner-in-power)

Saint Lucia

The Cenac family (brother) *Winston Cenac (Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, 1981–82) *Neville Cenac (Foreign Minister, 1987–92) The Lewis family (father-son) *Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis, Allen Lewis (Governor-General of Saint Lucia, 1979–80 and 1982–87) **Vaughan Lewis (Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, 1996–97)

São Tomé and Príncipe

The Costa Alegre family *Norberto Costa Alegre (Prime Minister, 1992–94) *Alda Bandeira (wife of Norberto Costa Alegre; Foreign Minister, 1991–93 and 2002) The Trovoada family (father-son) *Miguel Trovoada (President, 1991–2001) **Patrice Trovoada (Prime Minister, 2008 and 2010–present)

Senegal

The Wade family (father-son) *Abdoulaye Wade (President of Senegal, 2000–12) **Karim Wade (Energy minister)

Seychelles

The Ferrari family *Maxime Ferrari (opposition leader) **Jean-François Ferrari (son of Maxime Ferrari; Seychelles National Party activist) **Pauline Ferrari (daughter of Maxime Ferrari)

Sierra Leone

The Margai brothers *Milton Margai (Prime Minister, 1961–64) *Albert Margai (Prime Minister, 1964–67)

Singapore

The Lee family (Singapore) *Lee Kuan Yew (Prime Minister of Singapore, 1959–1990) **Lee Hsien Loong (son of Lee Kuan Yew; Prime Minister of Singapore, 2004– )

Slovenia

The Kardelj-Maček family * Edvard Kardelj (1910–1979) Member of Presidency of Yugoslavia (1974–1979), President of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia (1963–1967), Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1946–1963), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia (1948–1953) ** Igor Šoltes (1964–, grandson of Edvard Kardelj) President of the Court of Auditors (2004–2013), Member of the European Parliament (2014–2019) * Pepca Kardelj (1914–1990, wife of Edvard Kardelj) * Ivan Maček, Ivan Maček – Matija (1908–1993, brother Pepca Kardelj, brother-in-law of Edvard Kardelj) President of the People's Assembly of SR Slovenia (1963–1967), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of SR Slovenia (1945–1953), Member of Federal Yugoslav Government (1953–1963) The Oman-Podobnik family * Ivan Oman (1929–2019) Member of the Presidency of Slovenia (1990–1992), Member of the National Assembly of Slovenia (1992–1996) ** Marjan Podobnik (1960–, son-in-law of Ivan Oman) Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia (1996–2000), Member of the National Assembly of Slovenia (1990–1996) ** Janez Podobnik (1959–, brother of Marjan Podobnik) Speaker of the National Assembly (1996–2000), Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning (2004–2008), Member of the National Assembly (1992–2000), Mayor of idrija (1990–1994), Mayor of Cerkno (1994–1998)

Solomon Islands

The Chen (surname), Chan family (father–son) *Tommy Chan (politician), Tommy Chan (Member of Parliament and businessman) **Laurie Chan Foreign Minister, 2002–2006) The Kemakeza family (siblings) *Sir Allan Kemakeza (Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, 2001–2006, Member of Parliament 1989–2010) *Ataban Tonezepo (brother of Sir Allan Kemakeza; Premier of Central province) The Kenilorea family (father–son) *Peter Kenilorea, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1978–1981, 1984–1986) **Peter Kenilorea Jr. (son), Member of Parliament (since 2019)

Somalia

Sharmarke family (father-son) * Abdirashid Ali Shermarke (President, 1967–69) * Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (Prime Minister, 2009–10) Barre family (brothers) * Muhammad Siad Barre (President, 1969–91) * Abdirahman Jama Barre (Foreign Minister, 1977–87)

South Africa

The De Klerk family *Johannes de Klerk (Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa), Minister of Home Affairs 1961–1966) **Frederik Willem de Klerk (State President of South Africa, State President 1989–1994) The Mandela family and Machel family *Nelson Mandela – President of South Africa, President (1994–99) *Winnie Madikizela-Mandela – political activist; 2nd wife of Nelson Mandela *Graça Machel – First Lady of Mozambique (1975–83) and South Africa (1998–99); widow of Samora Machel; 3rd wife of Nelson Mandela *Samora Machel – President of Mozambique (1975–83); first husband of Graça Machel The Marte family * Otto-Carl Marte * Laura-Marie Marte * Eric Marte * Matthew Marte The Matthews family and the Pandor family * ZK Matthews, political activist and educator in South Africa, Motswana ambassador to the United States * Joe Matthews (politician), Joe Matthews, political activist and politician in South Africa, Motswana deputy attorney-general * Naledi Pandor, South African political activist and politician, minister of international relations and cooperation, chairperson of the National Council of Provinces The Mbeki family *Govan Mbeki * Epainette Mbeki (mother) *Thabo Mbeki (son) * Moeletsi Mbeki (son) The Ngcuka family (husband-wife) *Bulelani Ngcuka *Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka The Sisulu family * Walter Sisulu * Albertina Sisulu * Zwelakhe Sisulu (son) * Lindiwe Sisulu (daughter) * Max Sisulu (son) * Elinor Sisulu (daughter-in-law) The Slovo family and First family of South Africa, First families (husband-wife) *Joe Slovo – Communist leader *Ruth First The Tambo family * Oliver Tambo * Adelaide Tambo * Dali Tambo The Zuma (political family), Zuma family (ex-spouses) *Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa (2009–2018) *Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, former Foreign Minister of South Africa

Spain

*The Primo de Rivera family – is a Spanish military family prominent in politics of the 19th and 20th centuries: **Joaquín Primo de Rivera y Pérez de Acal (1734–†1800), serviceman and Spanish Colonial Governor of Maracaibo (Venezuela), father of: ***Joaquín Primo de Rivera y Ortiz de Pinedo (1786–†1819), Spanish Colonel, fought in the Peninsular War against the French and in the Spanish American wars of independence against the Army of the Andes in Chile; ***José Primo de Rivera y Ortiz de Pinedo (1777–†1853), Serviceman and Congressmen, father of: ****Fernando Primo de Rivera, Fernando Primo de Rivera y Sobremonte (1831–†1921), Serviceman and Politician; ****Miguel Primo de Rivera y Sobremonte (1826–†1898), Serviceman, father of: *****Fernando Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja (1879–†1921), Serviceman; *****Miguel Primo de Rivera, Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja (1870–†1930), Serviceman, Politician and Dictator of Spain. Father of: ******José Antonio Primo de Rivera, José Antonio Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia (1903–†1936), polítician during the Spanish Second Republic, founded the fascist Falange Española party; ******Pilar Primo de Rivera, Pilar Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia (1907–†1991), Leader of the women's section of the Falange Española; ******Miguel Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia (1904–†1964), Minister during the Spanish State, regime of Francisco Franco; ******Fernando Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia (1908–†1936), father of: *******Miguel Primo de Rivera y Urquijo (1934–†2018), Mayor of Jerez de la Frontera (1965–71) during the regime of Francisco Franco *The Aznar family **Manuel Aznar Zubigaray (Echalar, Navarra, 1894 – Madrid, 1975) Basque nationalism, Basque nationalist journalist, joined the Spanish Civil War#Outbreak of the war, Nationalist military revolt during the Spanish Civil War and joined Falange Española, father of: ***Manuel (Imanol) Aznar Acedo (1916–2001), Falangist journalist, father of: ****José María Aznar, fourth Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004 relative of: *****Ana Botella (wife) mayor of Madrid from 2011 to 2015 *The Suarez family **Adolfo Suarez, first Prime minister of Spain (1975–81) ***Adolfo Suarez Yllana, Politician

Sri Lanka

Syria

The Assad family *Hafez al-Assad (President of Syria, 1971–2000) **Bashar al-Assad (son of Hafez al-Assad; President of Syria, 2000– ) **Basil al-Assad (son of Hafez al-Assad) *Rifaat al-Assad (brother of Hafez al-Assad) The Atassi family *Hashim al-Atassi *Nureddin al-Atassi The al-Azm family *Khalid al-Azm *Haqqi al-Azm

Sweden

House of Bernadotte *Folke Bernadotte diplomat and politician and he is noted for his negotiation for the release of prisoners from the German concentration camps in World War II, grandson of King Oscar II of Sweden, Oscar II and nephew of King Gustaf V of Sweden, Gustaf V. Bildt family *Gillis Bildt (1820–94), Swedish independent Conservative politician, Prime Minister of Sweden 1888–89. **Knut Gillis Bildt, Swedish Army general, member of parliament for eight years. ***Carl Bildt, leader of the Swedish Liberal Conservative Moderate Party 1986–99, Prime Minister of Sweden 1991–94, European Union Special Envoy to Former Yugoslavia 1995 and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden), Minister for Foreign Affairs 2006–14, former son-in-law of Gösta Bohman, great-great-grandson of Gillis Bildt. ***Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Italian-Swedish Liberal Conservative Moderate Party politician,

since 2009, wife of Carl Bildt Bodström family *Lennart Bodström, social democratic Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden), Minister for Foreign Affairs 1982–85 and Minister for Education (Sweden), Minister for Education 1985–89. **Thomas Bodström, social democratic Minister for Justice 2000–06, son of Lennart Bodström Bohman family *Gösta Bohman, leader of the Swedish Liberal Conservative Moderate Party from 1970 to 1981, Minister for the Economy 1976–78 and 1979–81 **Mia Bohman, Swedish Liberal Conservative Moderate Party politician, former wife of Carl Bildt, daughter of Gösta Bohman Cederschiöld family *Carl Cederschiöld, Conservative Mayor of Stockholm 1991–94 and 1998–2002 *Charlotte Cederschiöld, Conservative Member of Parliament 1988–95 and

1995–2009, married to Carl Cederschiöld **Sebastian Cederschiöld, Conservative Member of Parliament 2006, son of Charlotte and Carl Cederschiöld De Geer family *Louis Gerhard De Geer, Louis De Geer the elder (1818–96), Justice Prime Minister 1858–70, Prime Minister of Sweden 1876–80 **Gerhard Louis De Geer, Louis De Geer the younger (1854–1935), Prime Minister of Sweden 1920–1921, son of Louis De Geer the elder **Gerard De Geer (1858–1943), Member of Parliament 1900–05, son of Louis De Geer the older ***Gerard De Geer (1889–1980), Gerard De Geer (1889–1980), liberal Member of Parliament 1937–43 and 1951–58, grandson of a brother to Louis De Geer the elder ****Lars De Geer (1922–2002), liberal Minister of Defence 1978–79, son of Gerard De Geer (1889–1980) Douglas family *Gustaf Douglas, member of the board of Swedish Liberal Conservative Moderate Party 2002–14. *Walburga Habsburg Douglas, Swedish Liberal Conservative Moderate Party Member of Parliament 2006–14. Hammarskjöld family *Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, Prime Minister of Sweden 1914–17 **Dag Hammarskjöld, cabinet minister without portfolio 1951–53, UN Secretary General 1953–61, son of Hjalmar Hammarskjöld Heckscher family *Gunnar Heckscher, Conservative Party leader 1961–65 **Sten Heckscher, social democratic Minister of Industry and Employment 1994–96, son of Gunnar Heckscher Leijon family *Anna-Greta Leijon, Social Democratic cabinet minister 1973–76 and 1982–88 **Britta Lejon, Social Democratic cabinet minister 1998–2002, Member of Parliament 2002–06, daughter of Anna-Greta Leijon Myrdal family *Gunnar Myrdal, Social Democratic cabinet minister 1945–47 *Alva Myrdal, Social Democratic cabinet minister 1966–73, wife of Gunnar Myrdal **Jan Myrdal, author and independent communist political writer and columnist, son of Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Ohlin family *Bertil Ohlin, party leader of the liberal Folkpartiet 1944–67, minister of commerce in the wartime government 1944–45. **Anne Wibble, representing the same party, Minister of Finance in 1991–94, daughter of Bertil Ohlin. Reinfeldt family *Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the Swedish Liberal Conservative Moderate Party since 2003, Prime Minister of Sweden 2006-2014. *Filippa Reinfeldt, Swedish Liberal Conservative Moderate Party politician, former Mayor of Täby, and since 2006 Municipal commissioner, Health Service Commissioner of the Stockholm County, former wife of Fredrik Reinfeldt (1992–2012) Wallenberg family *Knut Wallenberg (1853–1938), banker, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden), Minister for Foreign Affairs 1914–17 **Raoul Wallenberg (1912–47?) businessman and diplomat, he helped many Hungarian Jews during the later stages of World War II, by issuing temporary Swedish "protective passports", grandnephew of Knut Wallenberg.

Thailand

Charnvirakul family * Chavarat Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior ** Anutin Charnvirakul (son), Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Health Juangroongruangkit family * Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Deputy Prime Minister ** Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit (nephew), Leader of Future Forward Party Shinawatra family * Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–2006), since he was overthrown in 2006, he has lived in exile. Brother to Yingluck Shinawatra. ** Panthongtae Shinawatra, Thai politician and businessman. Son to Thaksin Shinawatra. * Yingluck Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand (2011–2014), leader of Pheu Thai Party. Sister to Thaksin Shinawatra * Somchai Wongsawat, Thai politician, former Prime Minister of Thailand (2008). Brother-in-law to Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra. Silpa-archa family * Banharn Silpa-archa, Prime Minister ** Varawut Silpa-archa (son), Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vejjajiva family * Long Vejjajiva, Minister for Health Affairs (1959–1969)阿披实：泰国的“明星总理”
2009-04-06, ChinaReviewsNews.com ** Athasit Vejjajiva, Deputy Minister for Health Affairs (1991–1992) *** Abhisit Vejjajiva, Leader of Democrat Party (Thailand), Prime Minister of Thailand (2008–2011) *** Suranand Vejjajiva (cousin of Abhisit), former exco member for Thai Rak Thai, former Member of Parliament ** Nitsai Vejjajiva, former Thai ambassador to MalaysiaKathin ceremony fostering neighbourly ties
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Togo

The Gnassingbé family *Gnassingbé Eyadema (President of Togo, 1967–2005) **Faure Gnassingbé, Fauré Gnassingbé (son of Gnassingbé Eyadema; President of Togo, 2005–) **Kpatcha Gnassingbé (son of Gnassingbé Eyadema; minister of defence) The Olympio family *Sylvanus Olympio (President of Togo, 1960–63) **Gilchrist Olympio (son of Sylvanus Olympio; leader, Union of Forces for Change) **Harry Olympio (distant cousin of Gilchrist Olympio; opposition party leader)

Trinidad and Tobago

The Capildeo family *Simbhoonath Capildeo (1914–90) *Rudranath Capildeo (1920–70) *Surendranath Capildeo The Fitzpatrick family *George F. Fitzpatrick (1875–1920) *Hon. George Fitzpatrick II The Sinanan family *Ashford Sinanan, Ashford Sastri Sinanan (1923–1994) *Mitra Sinanan The Panday family *Basdeo Panday (1933–present) *Subhas Panday *Mickela Panday The Maraj/Maharaj family *Bhadase Maraj, Bhadase Sagan Maraj *Satnarayan Maharaj

Tunisia

The Bourguiba family *Habib Bourguiba (President of Tunisia, 1957–87) **Habib Bourguiba, Jr. (son of Habib Bourguiba; Foreign Minister, 1964–70)

Turkey

The Ağaoğlu family * Ahmet Ağaoğlu (1869–1939) (Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Member of Parliament, 1923–31) ** Tezer Taşkıran (1907–1979) (Member of Parliament, 1943–54) ** Samet Ağaoğlu (1909–1982) (Son of Ahmet Ağaoğlu, List of Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey, Deputy Prime Minister, 1950–52) **:tr:Neriman Ağaoğlu, Neriman Ağaoğlu (1912–1984) (Wife of Samet Ağaoğlu, Member of Parliament, 1961–69) The Ağar family (father-son) * Mehmet Ağar (born 1951) (Ministry of Justice (Turkey), Minister of Justice, 1996; Ministry of the Interior (Turkey), Minister of Interior, 1996) ** :tr:Tolga Ağar, Tolga Ağar (born 1975) (Member of Parliament, 2018–present) The Akçal family * :tr:Yusuf İzzet Akçal, Yusuf İzzet Akçal (1906–1987) (Member of Parliament, 1950–60, 1977–80) ** :tr:Erol Yılmaz Akçal, Erol Yılmaz Akçal (1931–2016) (Son of Yusuf İzzet Akçal; Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkey), Minister of Culture and Tourism, 1971–73) ** Mesut Yılmaz (1944–2020) (Nephew of Yusuf İzzet Akçal; Prime Minister of Turkey, Prime Minister, 1991, 1996, 1997–99) The Albayrak family *Sadık Albayrak (born 1942) (Candidate for Parliament in 1977 Turkish general election, 1977, 1991 Turkish general election, 1991 and 1995 Turkish general election, 1995 general elections) ** Berat Albayrak (born 1978) (Son of Sadık Albayrak, Son-in-law of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; Ministry of Finance (Turkey), Minister of Finance and Treasury, 2018–20) *Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954) (Prime Minister, 2003–14; President of Turkey, President, 2014–present) The Arıburun family * Naci Eldeniz (1875–1948) (Member of Parliament, 1927–46) **:tr:Perihan Arıburun, Perihan Arıburun (1913–2001) (Daughter of Naci Eldeniz; Member of Parliament, 1957–60) **Tekin Arıburun (1903–1993) (Husband of Perihan Arıburun; Senate of the Republic (Turkey), Chairman of the Senate, 1970–77; List of presidents of Turkey, Acting President, 1973) **Hikmet Bayur (1891–1980) (Cousin of Perihan Arıburun; Ministry of National Education (Turkey), Minister of National Education, 1933–34) The Arınç family (father-son) * Bülent Arınç (born 1948) (Speaker of the Grand National Assembly, 2002–07) ** :tr:Ahmet_Mücahit_Arınç, Ahmet Mücahit Arınç (born 1986) (Member of Parliament, 2018–present) The Bayar family * Celâl Bayar, Celal Bayar (1883–1986) (Prime Minister, 1937–39; President, 1950–60) **:tr:Ahmet İhsan Gürsoy, Ahmet İhsan Gürsoy (1913–2008) (Son-in-law of Celal Bayar; Member of Parliament, 1946–60) ** :tr:Nilüfer Gürsoy, Nilüfer Gürsoy (born 1921) (Daughter of Celal Bayar; Member of Parliament, 1965–69, 1973–80) The Bölükbaşı family (father-son) * Osman Bölükbaşı (1913–2002) (Member of Parliament, 1950–73) ** :tr:Deniz Bölükbaşı, Deniz Bölükbaşı (1949–2018) (Member of Parliament, 2007–11) The Bucak family (uncle-nephew) * :tr:Mehmet Celal Bucak, Mehmet Celal Bucak (1936–1983) (Member of Parliament, 1973–80) ** Sedat Bucak (born 1960) (Member of Parliament, 1991–2002) The Çiçek family (cousins) * Cemil Çiçek (born 1946) (Speaker of the Grand National Assembly, 2011–2015) * :tr:Mehmet Çiçek, Mehmet Çiçek (born 1946) (Member of Parliament, 1999–2011) The Demirtaş family (brothers) * Nurettin Demirtaş (born 1972) (Leader of the Democratic Society Party, 2007–2008) * Selahattin Demirtaş (born 1973) (Candidate for presidency in 2014 Turkish presidential election, 2014 and 2018 Turkish presidential election, 2018) The Ecevit family (spouses) * Bülent Ecevit (1925–2006) (Prime Minister, 1974, 1977, 1978–79 and 1999–2002) * Rahşan Ecevit (1923–2020) (Leader of the Demokratik Sol Parti, Democratic Leftist Party, 1985–87) The Erbakan family (father-son) * Necmettin Erbakan (1926–2011) (Prime Minister, 1996–97) ** Fatih Erbakan (born 1979) (Leader of the New Welfare Party, 2018–present) The Feyzioğlu family (Grandfather-grandson) * Turhan Feyzioğlu (1922–1988) (List of prime ministers of Turkey, Acting Prime Minister, 1980) ** Metin Feyzioğlu (born 1969) (:tr:Türkiye'nin_KKTC_büyükelçileri_listesi, Ambassador of Turkey to the ''Northern Cyprus'', 2022–present) The Gaydalı family * :tr:Selâhattin_İnan, Selâhattin İnan (1887–1969) (Member of Parliament, 1950–60) ** :tr:Abidin_İnan_Gaydalı, Abidin İnan Gaydalı (1923–1990) (Son of Selâhattin İnan; Member of Parliament, 1969–80) ** Kâmran İnan (1929–2015) (Son of Selâhattin İnan; :tr:Türkiye_Cumhuriyeti_Enerji_ve_Tabii_Kaynaklar_Bakanlığı, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, 1977–78) *** :tr:Mahmut_Celadet_Gaydalı, Mahmut Celadet Gaydalı (born 1951) (Son of Abidin İnan Gaydalı; Member of Parliament, 2015–present) *** :tr:Edip_Safder_Gaydalı, Edip Safder Gaydalı (born 1952) (Son of Abidin İnan Gaydalı; :tr:Türkiye_Cumhuriyeti_Devlet_Bakanlığı, Minister of State, 1999–2002) The Gülek family (father-daughter) * Kasım Gülek (1905–1996) (:tr:Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi genel sekreterleri listesi, Secretary General of the Republican People's Party, 1950–59) ** Tayyibe Gülek (born 1969) (Minister of State, 2002) The İslam–Kavakçı family * :tr:Nadir Latif İslam, Nadir Latif İslam (born 1930) (Member of Parliament, 1973–77) ** :tr:Nazır Cihangir İslam, Nazır Cihangir İslam (born 1959) (Son of Nadir Latif İslam; Member of Parliament, 2018–present) ** Merve Kavakçı (born 1968) (Former husband of Nazır Cihangir İslam; Member-elect of Parliament, 1999) ** Ravza Kavakçı Kan (born 1972) (Sister of Merve Kavakçı; Member of Parliament, 2015–present) ** Ayşenur İslam (born 1958) (Daughter-in-law of Nadir Latif İslam; Ministry of Family and Social Policy (Turkey), Minister of Family and Social Policy, 2013–15) The İnönü family * İsmet İnönü (1884–1973) (President, 1938–50; Prime Minister, 1923–24, 1925–37 and 1961–65) **Erdal İnönü (1926–2007) (Son of İsmet İnönü; Deputy Prime Minister, 1991–93; Acting Prime Minister, 1993) ***Ayşe Gülsün Bilgehan (born 1957) (Granddaughter of İsmet İnönü; Member of Parliament, 2002–07, 2011–18) ***:tr:Hayri İnönü, Hayri İnönü (born 1954) (Grandson of İsmet İnönü; Mayor of Şişli, 2014–19) The Melen family (father-son) * Ferit Melen (1906–1988) (Prime Minister, 1972–73) ** :tr:Mithat Melen, Mithat Melen (1947–2020) (Member of Parliament, 2007–11) The Menderes family (father-sons) * Adnan Menderes (1899–1961) (Prime Minister, 1950–60) **:tr:Yüksel Menderes, Yüksel Menderes (1930–1972) (Member of Parliament, 1965–72) **:tr:Mutlu Menderes, Mutlu Menderes (1937–1978) (Member of Parliament, 1973–78) **Aydın Menderes (1946–2011) (Member of Parliament, 1977–80, 1995–2002) The Öcalan family (cousins) *Dilek Öcalan (born 1987) (Member of Parliament, 2015–2018) *Ömer Öcalan (born 1987) (Member of Parliament, 2018–present) The Özal family * Turgut Özal (1927–1993) (Prime Minister, 1983–89; President, 1989–93) * Semra Özal (born 1934) (Wife of Turgut Özal; Head of the Provincial Organization of Motherland Party (Turkey), ANAP in Istanbul, 1991–92) * Korkut Özal (1929–2016) (Brother of Turgut Özal; Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Turkey), Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, 1974, 1975–77; Ministry of the Interior (Turkey), Minister of the Interior, 1977–78) * :tr:Yusuf Bozkurt Özal, Yusuf Bozkurt Özal (1940–2001) (Brother of Turgut Özal; Member of Parliament, 1987–95) **Ahmet Özal (born 1955) (Son of Turgut Özal; Member of Parliament, 1999–2002) ** :tr:İbrahim Reyhan Özal, İbrahim Reyhan Özal (born 1965) (Son of Yusuf Bozkurt Özal; Member of Parliament, 2002–07) **:tr:Hüsnü Doğan, Hüsnü Doğan (born 1944) (Nephew of Turgut Özal; List of Ministers of National Defense of Turkey, Minister of National Defense, 1990–91) The Özdağ family (father-son) * :tr:Muzaffer_Özdağ, Muzaffer Özdağ (1933–2002) (Member of Parliament, 1965–69) ** Ümit Özdağ (born 1961) (Member of Parliament, 2015–present; Leader of the Victory Party (Turkey), Victory Party, 2021–present) The Öztrak family * Mehmet Faik Öztrak (1882–1951) (Minister of the Interior, 1939–42) ** :tr:Orhan Öztrak, Orhan Öztrak (1914–1995) (Son of Mehmet Faik Öztrak; Minister of the Interior, 1963–65) **:tr:İlhan Öztrak, İlhan Öztrak (1925–1992) (Son of Mehmet Faik Öztrak; Minister of State, 1971–74, 1980–83; :tr:Türkiye_Cumhurbaşkanlığı_genel_sekreterleri_listesi, Secretary General of the Turkish Presidency, 1980) *** Faik Öztrak (born 1954) (Son of Orhan Öztrak; Member of Parliament, 2007–present) The Pakdemirli family (father-son) * :tr:Ekrem Pakdemirli, Ekrem Pakdemirli (1939–2015) (Deputy Prime Minister, 1991) ** Bekir Pakdemirli (born 1973) (Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, 2018–22) The Perinçek family (father-son) * Sadık Perinçek (1915–2000) (Member of Parliament, 1954–57, 1961–73) ** Doğu Perinçek (born 1942) (Leader of the Patriotic Party (Turkey), Patriotic Party, 1991–present, perennial candidate) The Sazak family * :tr:Emin_Sazak, Emin Sazak (1982–1960) (Member of Parliament, 1920–50) ** Gün Sazak (1932–1980) (Son of Emin Sazak; Ministry of Customs and Monopolies (Turkey), Minister of Customs and Monopolies, 1977–78) *** :tr:Süleyman_Servet_Sazak, Süleyman Servet Sazak (born 1955) (Son of Gün Sazak; Member of Parliament, 1999–2002) ***Cem Boyner (born 1955) (Son-in-law of Gün Sazak; Leader of the :tr:Yeni_Demokrasi_Hareketi, New Democracy Movement, 1994–96) The Türkeş family * Alparslan Türkeş (1917–1997) (Deputy Prime Minister, 1975–77, 1977–78) **Tuğrul Türkeş (born 1954) (Son of Alparslan Türkeş; Member of Parliament, 2007–present; Deputy Prime Minister, 2015–17) ** :tr:Ahmet Kutalmış Türkeş, Ahmet Kutalmış Türkeş (born 1978) (Son of Alparslan Türkeş; Member of Parliament, 2011–15) **:tr:Hamza Hamit Homriş, Hamza Hamit Homriş (1944–2016) (Son-in-law of Alparslan Türkeş; Member of Parliament, 2007–11)

Turkmenistan

The Berdimuhamedow family * Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President ** Serdar Berdimuhamedow, President

Tuvalu

The Latasi family * Sir Kamuta Latasi (Prime Minister of Tuvalu, 1993–96) ** Lady Naama Maheu Latasi (wife of Kamuta Latasi; Member of Parliament)

Uganda

The Obote family * Milton Obote (1924–2005), Prime Minister (1962–67), President (1967–71, 1981–85). * Miria Obote (President of the Uganda People's Congress 2005–10), wife of Milton Obote. ** Jimmy Akena (Member of Parliament), son of Milton and Miria Obote. ** Betty Amongi, Betty Amongi Ongom (Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development), wife of Jimmy Akena and daughter-in-law of Milton and Miria Obote. * Akbar Adoko Nekyon (former Member of Parliament and Minister), cousin of Milton Obote. The Museveni family * Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, Chairman of the National Resistance Movement. * Janet Museveni (Member of Parliament, Minister for Karamoja Affairs), wife of Yoweri Museveni. ** Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba (Commander of Special Forces Group of Uganda People's Defence Force), son of Yoweri and Janet Museveni. * Salim Saleh, General Caleb Akandwanaho (Presidential Advisor, former Army Commander, Minister and Member of Parliament), brother of Yoweri Museveni. * Sam Kutesa (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Member of Parliament), brother-in-law of Yoweri Museveni. The Kiwanuka family * Benedicto Kiwanuka, first Prime Minister of Uganda (1961–62), Chief Justice (1971–72), President of the Democratic Party (Uganda), Democratic Party. ** Maurice Kagimu Kiwanuka (Diplomat, formerly a Minister and Member of Parliament), son of Benedicto Kiwanuka. The Kakonge family * Edward Kakonge, Current Chairman of Uganda Peoples Congress UPC (2011–present), Minister of Local Government and Minister of Youth Culture and Sports (1986–89), Chairman of Uganda Debt Network (2007–present) * John Kakonge (First Secretary General of Uganda Peoples Congress, formerly a Minister in Obote I Government as Minister of Cooperatives and Agriculture. He disappeared on 16 November 1972 during the Idi Amin regime. He was also a brother of Edward Kakonge. * Festus Kambarage Kakonge (Current Commissioner for National Guidance at the Information and National Guidance ministry, formerly Resident District Commissioner in Kotido and Kabarole districts in the Museveni Government. He is a brother to both John and Edward Kakonge. ** Mugisha Muntu (Retired) Major General (Current Forum for Democratic Change Party President – 22 November 2012 to present, formerly FDC Secretary for Mobilization, former EALA MP from 2001 to 2011, former Army Commander from 1989– 1998. Son-in-law of the late John Kakonge. The Lutwa Okello family * General Tito Okello, former Army Commander and President of Uganda. ** Henry Oryem Okello (Member of Parliament and Minister), son of Tito Okello. The Lule family * Yusuf Lule, President (April–June 1980), Chairman of the Uganda National Liberation Front, first Chairman of the National Resistance Movement. ** Wasswa Lule (former Member of Parliament, former Deputy Inspector General of Government), son of Yusuf Lule. The Awori family (Kenya and Uganda) * Aggrey Awori, formerly Member of Parliament and Minister. * Moody Awori former Vice President of Kenya.

Ukraine

The Kuchma-Pinchuk family (father-in-law and son-in-law) * Leonid Kuchma (b. 1938), President of Ukraine, from 1994 to 2005. * Victor Pinchuk (b. 1960), member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Verkhovna Rada, for two consecutive terms from 1998 to 2006, son-in-law to Leonid Kuchma.

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

The Arismendi family (father and daughter) * Rodney Arismendi (leader of Communist Party of Uruguay) ** Marina Arismendi (leader of Communist Party of Uruguay), daughter of Rodney Arismendi The Batlle family (grandfather, son, grandsons and great-grandson) * Lorenzo Batlle y Grau (President of Uruguay, 1868–72) ** José Batlle y Ordóñez (President of Uruguay, 1899, 1903–07 and 1911–15), son of Lorenzo Batlle y Grau *** César Batlle Pacheco (Deputy and Senator), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician), Duncan Stewart *** Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco (Deputy and Senator), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician), Duncan Stewart *** Rafael Batlle Pacheco (political journalist), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician), Duncan Stewart *** Luis Batlle Berres (President of Uruguay, 1947–51), nephew of José Batlle y Ordóñez, cousin of César Batlle Pacheco, César, Rafael Batlle Pacheco, Rafael, and Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco **** Jorge Batlle Ibáñez (President of Uruguay, 2000–05), son of Luis Batlle Berres and grandnephew of José Batlle y Ordóñez **** Carolina Ache Batlle (Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations since 2020), great-granddaughter of Luis Batlle Berres, and great-niece of Jorge Batlle Ibáñez The Bauzá family (father and son) * Rufino Bauzá (Uruguayan independence fighter and military figure) ** Francisco Bauzá (Political figure and historian), son of Rufino Bauzá The Beltrán family (father and son) * Washington Beltrán Barbat (Blanco Party Deputy, killed by José Batlle y Ordóñez) ** Washington Beltrán (President of Uruguay, 1965–66), son of Washington Beltrán Barbat The Blanco family (grandfather, sons and grandson) * Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández (Foreign Minister of Uruguay) ** Juan Carlos Blanco Acevedo (Foreign Minister of Uruguay), son of Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández ** Daniel Blanco Acevedo (Deputy for Montevideo), son of Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández brother of Juan Carlos Blanco Acevedo *** Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé (Foreign Minister of Uruguay, UN Ambassador, and Senator), son of Daniel Blanco Acevedo The Bordaberry family (grandfather, son and grandsons) * Domingo Bordaberry (Senator, and Ruralist leader) ** Juan María Bordaberry (President of Uruguay, 1972–76), son of Domingo Bordaberry *** Pedro Bordaberry (former Industry and Tourism Minister), son of Juan María Bordaberry *** Santiago Bordaberry (Rural Affairs Activist), son of Juan María Bordaberry, brother of Pedro Bordaberry The Brum brothers * Baltasar Brum (President of Uruguay, 1919–1923) * Alfeo Brum (Vice President of Uruguay, 1947–1955), brother of Baltasar Brum The Cuestas family (father and son) * Juan Lindolfo Cuestas (President of Uruguay, 1897–99 and 1899–1903) ** Juan Cuestas (Diplomat and political activist), son of Juan Lindolfo Cuestas The Demicheli family (spouses) * Alberto Demicheli (President of Uruguay, 1976) * Sofía Álvarez Vignoli de Demicheli (Senator and diplomat), wife of Alberto Demicheli The Ellauri family (father, son and great grandson) * José Longinos Ellauri, José Longinos Ellauri Fernández (President of the Constituent Assembly of 1830; Foreign Minister of Uruguay, 1830 and 1839; Deputy, 1834–37;Attorney General of the Republic, 1839 and 1856–57, Plenipotentiary Ministry, 1839–55; Government Ministry, 1856) ** José Eugenio Ellauri, José Eugenio Ellauri y Obes (President of Uruguay, 1873–75), son of José Longinos Ellauri, José Longinos Ellauri Fernández *** Oscar Secco Ellauri (Education and Culture Minister, 1948–51 and Foreign Affairs Minister, 1957–59) grandnephew of José Eugenio Ellauri, José Eugenio Ellauri y Obes and great grandson of José Longinos Ellauri, José Longinos Ellauri Fernández The Fernández family (father and son) * Hugo Fernández Artucio (former Socialist leader; subsequent Colorado trade union organizer) ** Hugo Fernández Faingold (Vice President of Uruguay, 1998–2000), son of Hugo Fernández Artucio The Forteza family (father and son) * Francisco Forteza (Deputy, Senator; Defence Minister 1947–51) ** Francisco Forteza (son) (Deputy, Senator, Economy Minister 1972), son of Francisco Forteza The Grauert brothers * Julio César Grauert (Deputy) * Héctor Grauert (Senator), brother of Julio César Grauert The Héber family (brothers and son of one of them) * Alberto Héber Usher (President of Uruguay, 1966–67) * Mario Héber Usher (Deputy and Senator), brother of Alberto Héber Usher ** Luis Alberto Héber (Deputy and Senator), son of Mario Héber Usher The Herrera family (great-grandfather, father and son) *Luis Alberto de Herrera (In 1925–27 he presided over the National Council of Administration) ** Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera (President of Uruguay, 1990–95) and grandson of political leader Luis Alberto de Herrera *** Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou (President of Uruguay since 2020), son of Luis Alberto Lacalle The Hierro family (grandfather, son and grandson) * Luis Hierro (Deputy) ** Luis Hierro Gambardella (Minister, Deputy and Senator), son of Luis Hierro *** Luis Antonio Hierro López (Vice President of Uruguay 2000–05), son of Luis Hierro Gambardella The Jude family (father and son) * Raúl Jude (Deputy, Justice and Interior Minister, and Senator) ** Raumar Jude, (Deputy and Senator), son of Raúl Jude The Michelini family (father and sons) * Zelmar Michelini (Senator, Minister of the Industry and he participated in the foundation of the Broad Front (Uruguay), ''Frente Amplio'' ** Rafael Michelini (Senator and founder of New Space (Uruguay), ''Nuevo Espacio'') ** Felipe Michelini (Deputy and Subsecretary of the Ministry of Education and Culture) The Mujica-Topolansky family (spouses) * José Mujica (President of Uruguay 2010-2015, former Senator, former Agriculture Minister) * Lucía Topolansky (Vice President of Uruguay, 2017-2020, Senator, former Deputy), wife of José Mujica The Nin brothers * Rodolfo Nin Novoa (Vice President of Uruguay, 2005–) * Gonzalo Nin Novoa (Vice Presidential administrator), brother of Rodolfo Nin Novoa The Pacheco family * Manuel Pacheco (Legislator of Uruguay) ** Jorge Pacheco Areco (President of Uruguay, 1967–1972) grandson of Manuel Pacheco *** Jorge Pacheco Klein (Colorado Party deputy), son of Jorge Pacheco Areco The Ramírez family * Juan Andrés Ramírez Chain (Blanco leader), had two notable grandchildren: ** Juan Andrés Ramírez (former Interior Minister) ** Gonzalo Aguirre Ramírez (Vice President of Uruguay, 1990–95), cousin of the former The Saravia family (brothers and descendant of one of them) * Gumercindo Saravia (Civil War leader in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande, Brazil) * Aparicio Saravia (National Party (Uruguay), National (Blanco) Party and Uruguayan Civil War Leader, killed 1904), younger brother of Gumercindo Saravia ** Villanueva Saravia, (National Party (Uruguay), National (Blanco) Party Regional Government Leader), great-great-grandson of Aparicio Saravia The Sanguinetti family (cousins) * Julio María Sanguinetti (President of Uruguay, 1985–90 and 1995–2000) * Jorge Sanguinetti (former Minister of Transport and Works), cousin of Julio María Sanguinetti *Carmen Sanguinetti (Senator since 2020), niece of Jorge Sanguinetti The Sendic family (father and son) * Raúl Sendic (leader of Tupamaros) ** Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez (former Industry Minister, son of Raúl Sendic The Stewart family (descendant) * Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician), Duncan Stewart (President of Uruguay, 1894) ** Matilde Pacheco Stewart de Batlle y Ordóñez (First Lady of Uruguay, 1899, 1903–07, 1911–15), niece of Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician), Duncan Stewart, wife of José Batlle y Ordóñez *** César Batlle Pacheco (Deputy and Senator), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician), Duncan Stewart *** Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco (Deputy and Senator), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician), Duncan Stewart *** Jorge Pacheco Areco (President of Uruguay, 1967–72), grandnephew of Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician), Duncan Stewart **** Jorge Pacheco Klein (Colorado Party deputy), son of Jorge Pacheco Areco The Stirling family (grandfather and grandson) * Manuel Stirling (Deputy and Senator) ** Guillermo Stirling (former Interior Minister), grandson of Manuel Stirling The Terra-Baldomir family * Gabriel Terra (President of Uruguay, 1931–38) ** Horacio Terra Arocena (Senator), nephew of Gabriel Terra *** Juan Pablo Terra (Deputy and Senator), son of Horacio Terra Arocena * Alfredo Baldomir (President of Uruguay, 1938–43), brother-in-law of Gabriel Terra The Tourné family (uncle and niece) * Uruguay Tourné (former Deputy and Senator) ** Daisy Tourné (former Interior Minister), niece of Uruguay Tourné The Wílliman family (grandfather and grandson) * Claudio Wílliman (President of Uruguay 1907–1911) ** José Claudio Wílliman (Served in Uruguayan Senate 1985–90), grandson of Claudio Wílliman The Végh family (father and son) * Carlos Végh Garzón (Economy Minister 1967) ** Alejandro Végh Villegas (Economy Minister, 1970s and 1980s), son of Carlos Végh Garzón The Zorrilla de San Martín family (grandfather and grandson) * Juan Zorrilla de San Martín (Poet and Deputy) ** Alejandro Zorrilla de San Martín, (Deputy, Foreign Affairs Minister, and Senator), grandson of Juan Zorrilla de San Martín

Uzbekistan

The Karimov family *Islam Karimov (President of Uzbekistan, 1991–2016) **Tatyana Karimova (wife of Islam Karimov; First Lady, 1991–2016) **Gulnara Karimova, Gulnora Karimova (eldest daughter of Islam Karimov; businesswoman and politician) **Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva (youngest daughter of Islam Karimov; diplomat and philanthropist)

Vanuatu

The Lini family *Walter Lini (Prime Minister of Vanuatu, 1980–91) *Ham Lini (brother; Prime Minister of Vanuatu, 2004–08) *Hilda Lini (sister; Member of Parliament) *Kalkot Mataskelekele (brother-in-law; President of Vanuatu, 2004–09) The Sokomanu-Sopé family *Ati George Sokomanu (President of Vanuatu, 1980–1989) **Barak Sopé (nephew of Ati George Sokomanu; Prime Minister of Vanuatu, 1999–2001)

Venezuela

The Chávez family *Hugo de los Reyes Chávez (father of Adán & Hugo Chávez; Politician) *Adán Chávez (Governor of Barinas (state), Barinas) *Hugo Chávez (61st President of Venezuela) *Marisabel Rodríguez de Chávez (ex-wife of Hugo Chávez; First Lady 1999–2002) The Sucre family *Antonio José de Sucre ( President of Bolivia, South American Independence War Hero) *Juan Manuel Sucre Figarella, Juan Manuel Sucre (Commander-in-Chief of Army 1974) *Leopoldo Sucre Figarella, Leopoldo Sucre (Public Works Minister; Senator) *José Francisco Sucre Figarella, José Francisco Sucre (Ambassador; Senator)

Vietnam

The Ngô family * Ngô Đình Diệm (1901–1963) * Ngô Đình Nhu * Madame Ngô Đình Nhu

Yemen

The Iryani family (uncle-nephew) *Abdul Rahman al-Iryani (President of North Yemen, 1967–74) **Abdul Karim al-Iryani (Prime Minister of Yemen, 1998–2001) The Saleh family (father-son) *Ali Abdullah Saleh (President of North Yemen, 1978–90 and President of Yemen, 1990–present) **Ahmad Ali Abdullah Saleh (Member of Parliament) The Al-Shaabi family (brothers-in-law) *Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi (President of South Yemen, 1967–69) *Faysal al-Shaabi (Prime Minister of South Yemen, 1969)

Zambia

The Chiluba family *Frederick Chiluba (President of Zambia, 1991–2002) *Benjamin Mwila (cousin of Frederick Chiluba; leader of Zambia Republican Party) The Kaunda family *Kenneth Kaunda (President of Zambia, 1964–91) **Tilyenji Kaunda (son of Kenneth Kaunda; secretary-general, United National Independence Party)

Zimbabwe

The Mujuru family * Solomon Mujuru, Gen. Solomon 'Rex Nhongo' Mujuru * Vice President Joyce Mujuru, Joyce "Teurai Ropa" Mujuru The Mugabe-Chiyangwa family *Robert Mugabe (President of Zimbabwe, 1987–2017; Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, 1980–87) *Sabina Mugabe (sister of Robert Mugabe; Member of Parliament) **Innocent Mugabe (son of Sabina Mugabe; Director of the Central Intelligence Organisation) **Leo Mugabe (son of Sabina Mugabe; businessman and Member of Parliament) **Patrick Zhuwawo (son of Sabina Mugabe; businessman and Member of Parliament) *Philip Chiyangwa (cousin of Robert Mugabe; businessman and ZANU-PF regional leader)

References

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