List of current heads of state and government

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This is a list of current heads of state and government, showing heads of state and heads of government where different, mainly in parliamentary systems; often a leader is both in presidential systems. Some states have semi-presidential systems where the head of government role is fulfilled by both the listed head of government and the head of state.

The list includes the names of the recently elected or appointed heads of state who will take office on an appointed date.

Contents

States recognised by the United Nations[edit]

Legend: Names in small font denote acting, transitional, temporary leaders or representatives. Other notes and exceptions are provided in the References section below.
State Head of state Head of government
 Afghanistan
 Albania President Bujar Nishani Prime Minister Sali Berisha
 Algeria President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal
 Andorra Episcopal Co-Prince Archbishop Joan Enric Vives i Sicília
Representative Josep Maria Mauri
French Co-Prince François Hollande
Representative Sylvie Hubac
Head of Government Antoni Martí
 Angola
 Antigua and Barbuda Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor-General Dame Louise Lake-Tack
Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer
 Argentina
 Armenia President Serzh Sargsyan Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan
 Australia Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1][1]
Governor-General Quentin Bryce
Prime Minister Julia Gillard
 Austria Federal President Heinz Fischer Federal Chancellor Werner Faymann
 Azerbaijan President İlham Əliyev Prime Minister Artur Rəsizade
 Bahamas Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes
Prime Minister Perry Christie
 Bahrain His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prime Minister His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
 Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
 Barbados Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor-General Sir Elliott Belgrave
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart
 Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich
 Belgium His Majesty King Albert II Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo
 Belize Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor-General Sir Colville Young
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
 Benin President Yayi Boni Prime Minister Pascal Koupaki
 Bhutan His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigme Thinley
 Bolivia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidency:[2]
Nebojša Radmanović (Chairman)
Željko Komšić (Member)
Bakir Izetbegović (Member)
Chairman of the Council of Ministers Vjekoslav Bevanda
 Botswana
 Brazil
 Brunei
 Bulgaria President Rosen Plevneliev Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski
 Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré Prime Minister Luc-Adolphe Tiao
 Burma
 Burundi
 Cambodia His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni Prime Minister Samdech Akeak Moha Sena Padey Decho Hun Sen
 Cameroon President Paul Biya Prime Minister Philémon Yang
 Canada Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor General David Johnston
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
 Cape Verde President Jorge Carlos Fonseca Prime Minister José Maria Neves
 Central African Republic President Michel Djotodia Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye
 Chad President General Idriss Déby Prime Minister Djimrangar Dadnadji
 Chile
 China President Xi Jinping Premier of the State Council Li Keqiang
 Colombia
 Comoros
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the President Joseph Kabila Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo
 Congo, Republic of the
 Costa Rica
 Croatia President Ivo Josipović President of the Government Zoran Milanović
 Cuba
 Cyprus
 Czech Republic President Miloš Zeman Prime Minister Petr Nečas
 Denmark Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt
 Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
 Dominica President Eliud Williams Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit
 Dominican Republic
 East Timor President Taur Matan Ruak Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão
 Ecuador
 Egypt President Mohamed Morsi Prime Minister Hesham Qandil
 El Salvador
 Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Prime Minister Vicente Ehate Tomi
 Eritrea
 Estonia President Toomas Hendrik Ilves Prime Minister Andrus Ansip
 Ethiopia President Girma Wolde-Giorgis Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn
 Fiji President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau Acting Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama
 Finland President Sauli Niinistö Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen
 France President François Hollande Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault
 Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima
 Gambia, The
 Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili
 Germany President Joachim Gauck Chancellor Angela Merkel
 Ghana
 Greece President Karolos Papoulias Prime Minister Antonis Samaras
 Grenada Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor-General Dame Cécile La Grenade
Prime Minister Keith Mitchell
 Guatemala
 Guinea President Alpha Condé Prime Minister Mohamed Said Fofana
 Guinea-Bissau Acting President Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo Acting Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros
 Guyana President Donald Ramotar Prime Minister Sam Hinds
 Haiti President Michel Martelly Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe
 Honduras
 Hungary President János Áder Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
 Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
 India President Pranab Mukherjee Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
 Indonesia
 Iran
 Iraq President Jalal Talabani Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
 Ireland President Michael D. Higgins Taoiseach Enda Kenny
 Israel President Shimon Peres Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
 Italy President Giorgio Napolitano President of the Council of Ministers Enrico Letta
 Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan
 Jamaica Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1][3]
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen
Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller
 Japan His Majesty Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Shinzō Abe
 Jordan His Majesty King Abdullah II Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour
 Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov
 Kenya
 Kiribati
 Kuwait His Highness Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
 Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev Prime Minister Zhantoro Satybaldiyev
 Laos President Choummaly Sayasone Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong
 Latvia President Andris Bērziņš Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis
 Lebanon President General Michel Suleiman President of the Council of Ministers Najib Mikati
President-designate of the Council of Ministers Tammam Salam
 Lesotho His Majesty King Letsie III Prime Minister Tom Thabane
 Liberia
 Libya Acting Chairman of the General National Congress Juma Ahmad Atigha Prime Minister Ali Zeidan
 Liechtenstein His Serene Highness Prince Hans-Adam II
His Serene Highness Prince-Regent Alois
Head of Government Adrian Hasler
 Lithuania President Dalia Grybauskaitė Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius
 Luxembourg His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker
 Macedonia President Gjorge Ivanov Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski
 Madagascar President of the High Authority of Transition Andry Rajoelina Prime Minister Omer Beriziky
 Malawi
 Malaysia His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Prime Minister Dato' Sri Najib Razak
 Maldives
 Mali Acting President Dioncounda Traoré Acting Prime Minister Django Sissoko
 Malta President George Abela Prime Minister Joseph Muscat
 Marshall Islands
 Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
 Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam
 Mexico
 Micronesia
 Moldova President Nicolae Timofti Prime Minister Iurie Leancă
 Monaco His Serene Highness Prince Albert II Minister of State Michel Roger
 Mongolia President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Prime Minister Norovyn Altankhuyag
 Montenegro President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović
 Morocco His Majesty King Mohammed VI Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane
 Mozambique President Armando Guebuza Prime Minister Alberto Vaquina
 Namibia President Hifikepunye Pohamba Prime Minister Hage Geingob
 Nauru
   Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav Chairman of the Council of Ministers Khil Raj Regmi
 Netherlands His Majesty King Willem-Alexander Prime Minister Mark Rutte
 New Zealand Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae
Prime Minister John Key
 Nicaragua
 Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou Prime Minister Brigi Rafini
 Nigeria
 North Korea
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
Kim Yong-nam[4]
Premier Pak Pong-ju
 Norway His Majesty King Harald V Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
 Oman
 Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
 Palau
 Palestine[5] President Mahmoud Abbas Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah
 Panama
 Papua New Guinea Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor-General Sir Michael Ogio
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill
 Paraguay
 Peru President Ollanta Humala President of the Council of Ministers Juan Jiménez Mayor
 Philippines
 Poland President Bronisław Komorowski Chairman of the Council of Ministers Donald Tusk
 Portugal President Aníbal Cavaco Silva Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho
 Qatar His Highness Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
 Romania President Traian Băsescu Prime Minister Victor Ponta
 Russia President Vladimir Putin Chairman of the Government Dmitry Medvedev
 Rwanda President Paul Kagame Prime Minister Pierre Habumuremyi
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor-General Sir Edmund Lawrence
Prime Minister Denzil Douglas
 Saint Lucia Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor-General Dame Pearlette Louisy
Prime Minister Kenny Anthony
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor-General Sir Frederick Ballantyne
Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves
 Samoa His Highness O le Ao o le Malo Tufuga Efi Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
 San Marino
 São Tomé and Príncipe President Manuel Pinto da Costa Prime Minister Gabriel Costa
 Saudi Arabia
 Senegal President Macky Sall Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye
 Serbia President Tomislav Nikolić Prime Minister Ivica Dačić
 Seychelles
 Sierra Leone
 Singapore President Tony Tan Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
 Slovakia President Ivan Gašparovič Prime Minister Robert Fico
 Slovenia President Borut Pahor Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek
 Solomon Islands Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor-General Sir Frank Kabui
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo
 Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon
 South Africa
 South Korea President Park Geun-hye Prime Minister Jung Hong-won
 South Sudan
 Spain His Majesty King Juan Carlos I President of the Government Mariano Rajoy
 Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne
 Sudan
 Suriname
 Swaziland His Majesty King Mswati III Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
 Sweden His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
 Switzerland
 Syria President Bashar al-Assad Prime Minister Wael Nader Al-Halqi
 Tajikistan President Emomalii Rahmon Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov
 Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda
 Thailand His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
 Togo President Faure Gnassingbé Prime Minister Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu
 Tonga His Majesty King Tupou VI Prime Minister Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō
 Trinidad and Tobago President Anthony Carmona Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar
 Tunisia President Moncef Marzouki Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh
 Turkey President Abdullah Gül Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
 Turkmenistan
 Tuvalu Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1]
Governor-General Sir Iakoba Italeli
Prime Minister Willy Telavi
 Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi
 Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych Prime Minister Mykola Azarov
 United Arab Emirates President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
 United Kingdom Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II[n 1] Prime Minister David Cameron
 United States
 Uruguay
 Uzbekistan President Islom Karimov Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev
 Vanuatu President Iolu Abil Prime Minister Moana Carcasses Kalosil
 Vatican City Sovereign His Holiness Pope Francis President of the Governorate His Eminence

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello

 Venezuela
 Vietnam President Trương Tấn Sang Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
 Yemen President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai

States recognised by at least one United Nations member[edit]

State Head of state Head of government
 Abkhazia President Alexander Ankvab Prime Minister Leonid Lakerbaia
 Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi
 Northern Cyprus President Derviş Eroğlu Prime Minister Sibel Siber
 Palestine (State of Palestine)[7]
 Palestine (Hamas/Gaza Strip) Acting President Aziz Duwaik[9] Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh[10]
 Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou President of the Executive Yuan Jiang Yi-huah
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic President Mohamed Abdelaziz Prime Minister Abdelkader Taleb Omar
 South Ossetia President Leonid Tibilov Prime Minister Rostislav Khugayev
 Syria (Syrian National Coalition) Acting President George Sabra Prime Minister Ghassan Hitto

States not recognised by any United Nations members[edit]

This list encompasses the leaders of geo-political entities that lack significant international recognition. The degree of control these entities exert over their claimed territories may vary.

State Head of state Head of government
 Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan
 Somaliland
 Transnistria President Yevgeny Shevchuk Prime Minister Pyotr Stepanov

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Queen Elizabeth II is separately and equally monarch of 16 sovereign countries sometimes known collectively as the Commonwealth realms. In each of these countries, with the exception of the United Kingdom (where she predominately resides), she is represented by a governor-general (unhyphenated in Canada as "governor general") at the national level. In some of these countries, opinion differs as to whether the Queen or governor-general should be designated as head of state; there is no questioning of the Queen's position as sovereign, above the governors-general, however.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Williams, George (31 January 2008). "Speculation on Queen before any choice needs to be made". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
  2. ^ The three-member presidency is the head of state collectively.
  3. ^ "Jamaica to break links with Queen, says Prime Minister Simpson Miller". BBC News. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012. 
  4. ^ a b The Preface to the Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea states, "The DPRK and the entire Korean people will uphold the great leader Comrade Kim Il-sung as the eternal President of the Republic, defend and carry forward his ideas and exploits and complete the Juche revolution under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea." Kim Il-sung died in 1994.
  5. ^ The Palestinian Authority renamed itself the State of Palestine on 6 January 2013 (a move not recognized by Israel). Do not confuse with the "State of Palestine" proclaimed on 15 November 1988 by the Palestinian National Council (PNC) in Algiers which remains a putative state, de facto ineffective despite partial international recognition.
  6. ^ The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective Head of State and the government of the Swiss Confederation. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
  7. ^ Proclaimed on 15 November 1988 by the Palestinian National Council (PNC) in Algiers, a putative state, de facto ineffective despite partial international recognition. Do not confuse with the Palestinian Authority which renamed itself the State of Palestine on 6 January 2013 (a move not recognized by Israel).
  8. ^ Head of government of State of Palestine.
  9. ^ Abbas's presidency expired on 9 January 2009 but he unilaterally extended his term for another year. Duwaik, as the Speaker of the House, would succeed Abbas were he to have died or been expelled from office. The two major political parties in Palestine, Fatah and Hamas disagree about who the legitimate President currently is.
  10. ^ As part of the Fatah-Hamas conflict, essentially a civil war, Abbas dismissed Haniyeh and chose Fayyed and later Hamdallah as PM without parliamentary approval. The two major political parties in Palestine, Fatah and Hamas disagree about who the legitimate Prime Minister currently is.

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