List of state leaders in 1908

1907 state leaders - Events of 1908 - 1909 state leaders - State leaders by year

See also:

• List of religious leaders in 1908
• List of international organization leaders in 1908

Africa

• Ethiopia - Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia (1889–1913)
• Liberia - Arthur Barclay, President of Liberia (1904–1912)
• Zanzibar (dependent of the British Empire) - Sayyid Ali bin Hamud Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1902–1911)

Asia

• Afghanistan (Dependent of the British Empire) - Habibullah Khan, King of Afghanistan (1901–1919)
• China (Qing Dynasty)
  • Monarch -
    1. Guangxu, Emperor of China (1875–1908)
    2. Xuantong, Emperor of China (1908–1912)
  • De facto ruler - Empress Dowager Cixi (1898–1908)
  • Regent - Prince Chun (1908–1911)
• Japan -
  • Monarch - Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor of Japan (1867–1912)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Saionji Kinmochi, Prime Minister of Japan (1906–1908)
    2. Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (1908–1911)
  • Korea (Korean Empire) - Sunjong, Emperor of Korea (1907–1910)
• Oman (Dependent of the British Empire) - Faisal Bin Turki, Sultan of Oman (1888–1913)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia -
  • Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901–1910)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Henry Northcote, 1st Baron of Northcote, Governor-General of Australia (1904–1908)
    2. William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, Governor-General of Australia (1908–1911)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister of Australia (1905–1908)
    2. Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister of Australia (1908–1909)

• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901–1910)
  • Governor - Lord Plunket, Governor of New Zealand (1904–1910)
  • Prime Minister - Joseph Ward, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906–1912)
• Tonga (British protectorate)
  • Monarch - George Tupou II, King of Tonga (1893–1918)
  • Prime Minister - S.T.Mateialona, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1905–1912)

Europe

• Andorra
  • Co-Princes -
    • French Co-Prince - Armand Fallières, President of France (1906–1913)
    • Episcopal Co-Prince - Joan Baptista Benlloch i Vivó, Bishop of Urgell (1907–1919)
  • First Syndic - Pere Moles, First Syndic of Andorra (1906–1911)
• Austria-Hungary - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848–1916)
  • Prime Minister of Austria -
  1. Baron Max Wladimir von Beck, Minister-President of Austria (1906–1908)
  2. Baron Richard von Bienerth-Schmerling, Minister-President of Austria (1908–1911)
  • Prime Minister of Hungary - Sándor Wekerle (1906–1910)
• Belgium
  • Monarch - Leopold II, King of the Belgians (1865–1909)
  • Cabinet Chief -
  1. Jules De Trooz, Cabinet Chief (1907–1908)
  2. François Schollaert, Cabinet Chief (1908–1911)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Frederick VIII, King of Denmark (1906–1912)
  • President of the Council -
    1. Jens Christian Christensen, President of the Danish Council of State (1905–1908)
    2. Niels Thomasius Neergaard, President of the Danish Council of State (1908–1909)
• France -
  • President - Armand Fallières, President of France (1906–1913)
  • Prime Minister - Georges Clemenceau, President of the Council (1906–1909)
• German Empire -
  • Monarch - Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1888–1918)
  • Chancellor - Count Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of Germany (1900–1909)
  • Prussia -
    • Monarch - Wilhelm II, King of Prussia (1888–1918)
    • Prime Minister - Count Bernhard von Bülow, Minister-President of Prussia (1900–1909)
  • Bavaria - Otto, King of Bavaria (1886–1913)
  • Saxony - Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxony (1904–1918)
  • Württemberg - William II, King of Württemberg (1891–1918)
• Greece -
  • Monarch - George I, King of the Hellenes (1863–1913)
  • Prime Minister - Georgios Theotokis, Prime Minister of Greece (1905–1909)
• Italy
  • Monarch - Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy (1900–1946)
  • Prime Minister - Giovanni Giolitti, Prime Minister of Italy (1906–1909)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1905–1912)
  • Regent - Marie Anne of Portugal, Regent of Luxembourg (19 November 1908-1912)
  • Prime Minister - Paul Eyschen, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1888–1915)
• Netherlands -
  • Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890–1948)
  • Prime Minister -
  1. Theo de Meester, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1905–1908)
  2. Theo Heemskerk, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1908–1913)
• Norway
  • Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905–1957)
  • Prime Minister -
  1. Jørgen Løvland, Prime Minister of Norway (1907–1908)
  2. Gunnar Knudsen, Prime Minister of Norway (1908–1910)
• Ottoman Empire
  • Monarch - Abdul Hamid II, Sultan (1876–1909)
• Portugal
  • Monarch -
  1. Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889–1908)
  2. Manuel II, King of Portugal (1908–1910)
  • Prime Minister -
  1. João Franco, President of the Council of Ministers (1906–1908)
  2. Francisco Ferreira do Amaral, President of the Council of Ministers (1908)
  3. Artur de Campos Henriques, President of the Council of Ministers (1908–1909)
• Russia
  • Monarch - Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia (1894–1917)
  • Prime Minister - Pyotr Stolypin, Prime Minister of Russia (1906–1911)
• Spain
  • Monarch - Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (1886–1931)
  • Prime Minister - Antonio Maura Montaner, President of the Government (1907–1909)
• Sweden -
  • Monarch - Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1907–1950)
  • Prime Minister - Arvid Lindman, Prime Minister of Sweden (1906–1911)
• Kingdom of Tavolara - Carlo I, King of Tavolara (1899–1927)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901–1910)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1905–1908)
    2. Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1908–1916)

North America and Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901–1910)
  • Governor-General - Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada (1904–1911)
  • Prime Minister - Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911)
• Costa Rica - Cleto González Víquez, President of Costa Rica (1906–1910)
• Newfoundland
  • Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901–1910)
  • Governor - Sir William Macgregor, Governor of Newfoundland (1909–1913)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Robert Bond, Prime Minister of Newfoundland (1900–1909)
• Guatemala - Manuel Estrada Cabrera, President of Guatemala (1898–1920)
• México: Porfirio Díaz, President of Mexico (1884–1911)
• Nicaragua - José Santos Zelaya, President of Nicaragua (1893–1909)
• United States - Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States (1901–1909)

South America

• Argentina: José Figueroa Alcorta, President of Argentina (1906–1910)
• Bolivia: Ismael Montes, President of Bolivia (1904–1909)
• Brazil: Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena, President of Brazil (1906–1909)
• Colombia: Rafael Reyes, President of Colombia (1904–1909)
• Chile: Pedro Montt Montt, President of Chile (1906–1910)
• Ecuador: Eloy Alfaro, President of Ecuador (1906–1911)
• Paraguay:
  1. Benigno Ferreira, President of Paraguay (1906–1908)
  2. Emiliano González Navero, President of Paraguay (1908–1910)
• Peru:
  1. José Pardo y Barreda, President of Peru (1904–1908)
  2. Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo, President of Peru (1908–1912)
• Uruguay - Claudio Wílliman, President of Uruguay (1907–1911)
• Venezuela:
  1. Cipriano Castro, President of Venezuela (1899–1908)
  2. Juan Vicente Gómez, President of Venezuela (1908–1914)