List of state leaders in 1935

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1935.

Africa

Egypt
- Monarch - Fuad I, King of Egypt (1917–1936)^[1]
- Prime Minister - Muhammad Tawfiq Nasim Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt (1934–1936)
Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)^[2]
- Chief Minister - Haile Selassie, Chief Minister of Ethiopia (1927–1936)
Liberia
- President - Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia (1930–1944)
South Africa
- Monarch - George V, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1910–1936)
- Governor-General - George Villiers, Earl of Clarendon, Governor-General of South Africa (1931–1937)
- Prime Minister - J. B. M. Hertzog, Prime Minister of South Africa (1924–1939)

Asia

Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
- Prime Minister - Mohammad Hashim Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1929–1946)
China
- Nationalist Government (Republic of China)
  - Head of State - Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government of China (1931–1943)
  - Premier -
    1. Wang Jingwei, President of Executive Yuan of China (1932–1935)
    2. Chiang Kai-shek, President of Executive Yuan of China (1935–1938)
- Chinese Soviet Republic (unrecognized state)
  - Head of State - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Republic of China (1931–1937)
- East Hebei (puppet state of Japan)
  - declared independence from the Republic of China on 24 November 1935
  - Chairman - Yin Ju-keng, Chairman of the East Hebei Autonomous Council (1935–1937)
- Manchukuo (puppet state of Japan)
  - Monarch - Puyi, Emperor of Manchukuo (1932–1945)
  - Prime Minister -
    1. Zheng Xiaoxu, Prime Minister of Manchukuo (1932–1935)
    2. Zhang Jinghui, Prime Minister of Manchukuo (1935–1945)
- Tibet (unrecognized, de facto independent country)
  - Monarch - vacant, Dalai Lama (1933–1939)
  - Regent - Jamphel Yeshe Gyaltsen, Reting Rinpoche (1934–1941)
Iran
- changed name from Persia to Iran on 21 March 1935
- Monarch - Reza Shah, Shah of Iran (1925–1941)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Mohammad-Ali Foroughi, Prime Minister of Iran (1933–1935)
  2. Mahmoud Jam, Prime Minister of Iran (1935–1939)
Iraq
- Monarch - Ghazi, King of Iraq (1933–1939)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi, Prime Minister of Iraq (1934–1935)
  2. Jamil al-Midfai, Prime Minister of Iraq (1935)
  3. Yasin al-Hashimi, Prime Minister of Iraq (1935–1936)
Japan
- Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
- Prime Minister - Keisuke Okada, Prime Minister of Japan (1934–1936)
Mongolia
- Communist Party Leadership - Dorjjavyn Luvsansharav (1932–1937) + Bat-Ochiryn Eldev-Ochir (1932–1937) + Khas-Ochiryn Luvsandorj (1934–1936), Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
- Head of State - Anandyn Amar, Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Khural of Mongolia (1932–1936)
- Premier - Peljidiin Genden, Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of Mongolia (1932–1936)
Muscat and Oman
- Monarch - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932–1970)
Nepal
- Monarch - Tribhuvan, King of Nepal (1911–1950)
- Prime Minister - Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski, Prime Minister of Nepal (1932–1945)
Saudi Arabia
- Monarch - Ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1902–1953)^[3]
Siam
- Monarch -
  1. Prajadhipok, King of Siam (1925–1935)
  2. Ananda Mahidol, King of Siam (1935–1946)
- Prime Minister - Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena, Prime Minister of Siam (1933–1938)
Turkey
- President - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, President of Turkey (1923–1938)
- Prime Minister - İsmet İnönü, Prime Minister of Turkey (1925–1937)
Tuva
- Communist Party Leader - Salchak Toka, General Secretary of the Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party (1932–1944)
- Head of State - Chuldum Lopsakovi, Chairman of the Presidium of the Little Hural of Tuva (1929–1936)
- Premier - Adyg-Tulush Khemchik-ool, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Tuva (1929–1936)
Yemen
- Monarch - Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, King of Yemen (1904–1948)^[4]

Australia and Oceania

Australia
- Monarch - George V, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1910–1936)
- Governor-General - Sir Isaac Isaacs, Governor-General of Australia (1931–1936)
- Prime Minister - Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia (1932–1939)
New Zealand
- Monarch - George V, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1910–1936)
- Governor-General -
  1. Charles Bathurst, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of New Zealand (1930–1935)
  2. Sir Michael Myers, Administrator of the Government of New Zealand (1935)
  3. George Monckton-Arundell, Viscount Galway, Governor-General of New Zealand (1935–1941)
- Prime Minister -
  1. George Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1930–1935)
  2. Michael Joseph Savage, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1935–1940)

Europe

Albania
- Monarch - Zog I, King of the Albanians (1925–1939)^[5]
- Prime Minister -
  1. Pandeli Evangjeli, Prime Minister of Albania (1930–1935)
  2. Mehdi Frashëri, Prime Minister of Albania (1935–1936)
Andorra
- Monarchs -
  - French Co-Prince - Albert François Lebrun, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1932–1940)
    - Co-Prince's Representative - Henri Samulens (1933–1937)
  - Episcopal Co-Prince - Justí Guitart i Vilardebó, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1920–1940)
    - Co-Prince's Representative - Jaume Sansa Nequí (1934–1936)
- First Syndic - Pere Torres, First Syndic of Andorra (1933–1936)
Austria
- President - Wilhelm Miklas, Federal President of Austria (1928–1938)
- Chancellor - Kurt Schuschnigg, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1934–1938)
Belgium
- Monarch - Leopold III, King of the Belgians (1934–1951)^[6]
- Prime Minister -
  1. Georges Theunis, Prime Minister of Belgium (1934–1935)
  2. Paul van Zeeland, Prime Minister of Belgium (1935–1937)
Bulgaria
- Monarch - Boris III, Tsar of the Bulgarians (1918–1943)
- Premier -
  1. Kimon Georgiev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1934–1935)
  2. Pencho Zlatev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1935)
  3. Andrey Toshev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1935)
  4. Georgi Kyoseivanov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1935–1940)
Czechoslovakia
- President -
  1. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, President of Czechoslovakia (1918–1935)
  2. Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia (1935–1938)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Jan Malypetr, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1932–1935)
  2. Milan Hodža, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1935–1938)
Danzig (free city under League of Nations protection)
- High Commissioner - Seán Lester, League of Nations High Commissioner for Danzig (1934–1937)
- Head of State - Arthur Greiser, President of the Senate of Danzig (1934–1939)
Denmark
- Monarch - Christian X, King of Denmark (1912–1947)
- Prime Minister - Thorvald Stauning, Prime Minister of Denmark (1929–1942)
Estonia
- Head of State - Konstantin Päts, Acting State Elder of Estonia (1933–1940)
- Prime Minister - Konstantin Päts, Prime Minister of Estonia (1934–1937)
Finland
- President - Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (1931–1937)
- Prime Minister - Toivo Mikael Kivimäki, Prime Minister of Finland (1932–1936)
France
- President - Albert François Lebrun, President of France (1932–1940)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Pierre-Étienne Flandin, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1934–1935)
  2. Fernand Bouisson, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1935)
  3. Pierre Laval, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1935–1936)
Germany
- Head of State - Adolf Hitler, Führer of Germany (1934–1945)
- Chancellor - Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany (1933–1945)
Greece
- the Hellenic Republic was superseded by the Kingdom of Greece on 10 October 1935
- President - Alexandros Zaimis, President of Greece (1929–1935)
- Regent - Georgios Kondylis, Regent of Greece (1935)
- Monarch - George II, King of the Hellenes (1935–1947)^[7]
- Prime Minister -
  1. Panagis Tsaldaris, Prime Minister of Greece (1933–1935)
  2. Georgios Kondylis, Prime Minister of Greece (1935)
  3. Konstantinos Demertzis, Prime Minister of Greece (1935–1936)
Hungary
- Head of State - Miklós Horthy, Regent of Hungary (1920–1944)
- Prime Minister - Gyula Gömbös, Prime Minister of Hungary (1932–1936)
Iceland
- Monarch - Christian X, King of Iceland (1918–1944)
- Prime Minister - Hermann Jónasson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1934–1942)
Ireland
- Monarch - George V, King of Ireland (1922–1936)
- Governor-General - Domhnall Ua Buachalla, Governor-General of Ireland (1932–1936)
- Head of Government - Éamon de Valera, President of the Executive Council of Ireland (1932–1948)
Italy
- Monarch - Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (1900–1946)
- Prime Minister - Benito Mussolini, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1922–1943)
Latvia
- President - Alberts Kviesis, President of Latvia (1930–1936)
- Prime Minister - Kārlis Ulmanis, Prime Minister of Latvia (1934–1940)
Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1929–1938)
- Head of Government - Josef Hoop, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1928–1945)
Lithuania
- President - Antanas Smetona, President of Lithuania (1926–1940)
- Prime Minister - Juozas Tūbelis, Prime Minister of Lithuania (1929–1938)
Luxembourg
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919–1964)^[8]
- Prime Minister - Joseph Bech, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1926–1937)
Monaco
- Monarch - Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1922–1949)
- Head of Government - Maurice Bouilloux-Lafont, Minister of State of Monaco (1932–1937)
Netherlands
- Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890–1948)^[9]
- Prime Minister - Hendrikus Colijn, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands (1933–1939)
Norway
- Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905–1957)^[10]
- Prime Minister -
  1. Johan Ludwig Mowinckel, Prime Minister of Norway (1933–1935)
  2. Johan Nygaardsvold, Prime Minister of Norway (1935–1945)^[11]
Poland
- De facto Head of State - Józef Piłsudski, de facto ruler of Poland (1926–1935)
- President - Ignacy Mościcki, President of Poland (1926–1939)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Leon Kozłowski, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1934–1935)
  2. Walery Sławek, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1935)
  3. Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1935–1936)
Portugal
- President - Óscar Carmona, President of Portugal (1926–1951)
- Premier - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal (1932–1968)
Romania
- Monarch - Carol II, King of the Romanians (1930–1940)
- Premier - Gheorghe Tătărescu, President of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1934–1937)
San Marino
- Captains Regent -
  1. Angelo Manzoni Borghesi and Marino Michelotti, Captains Regent of San Marino (1934–1935)
  2. Federico Gozi and Salvatore Foschi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1935)
  3. Pompeo Righi and Marino Morri, Captains Regent of San Marino (1935–1936)
Soviet Union
- Communist Party Leader - Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1953)
- Head of State - Mikhail Kalinin, Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union (1919–1946)^[12]
- Premier - Vyacheslav Molotov, Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union (1930–1941)
Spain
- President - Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, President of Spain (1931–1936)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Alejandro Lerroux, President of the Council of Ministers of Spain (1934–1935)
  2. Joaquín Chapaprieta, President of the Council of Ministers of Spain (1935)
  3. Manuel Portela Valladares, President of the Council of Ministers of Spain (1935–1936)
Sweden
- Monarch - Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1907–1950)
- Prime Minister - Per Albin Hansson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1932–1936)
Switzerland
- Federal Council:^[13]
  Giuseppe Motta (1911–1940), Edmund Schulthess (1912–1935), Marcel Pilet-Golaz (1928–1944), Albert Meyer (1929–1938), Rudolf Minger (1929–1940, President), Philipp Etter (1934–1959), Johannes Baumann (1934–1940), Hermann Obrecht (1935–1940)
United Kingdom
- Monarch - George V, King of the United Kingdom (1910–1936)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1929–1935)
  2. Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1935–1937)
Vatican City
- Monarch - Pope Pius XI, Sovereign of Vatican City (1929–1939)
- Governor - Marquis Camillo Serafini, Governor of Vatican City (1929–1952)
- Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
  - Secretary of State - Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1930–1939)
Yugoslavia
- Monarch - Peter II, King of Yugoslavia (1934–1945)^[14]
- Regent - Prince Paul + Radenko Stanković + Ivo Perović, Regency of Yugoslavia (1934–1941)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Bogoljub Jevtić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1934–1935)
  2. Milan Stojadinović, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1935–1939)

North America and the Caribbean

Canada
- Monarch - George V, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1910–1936)
- Governor General -
  1. Vere Ponsonby, Earl of Bessborough, Governor General of Canada (1931–1935)
  2. Sir Lyman Duff, Administrator of the Government of Canada (1935)
  3. John Buchan, Baron Tweedsmuir, Governor General of Canada (1935–1940)
- Prime Minister -
  1. R. B. Bennett, Prime Minister of Canada (1930–1935)
  2. William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1935–1948)
Costa Rica
- President - Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno, President of Costa Rica (1932–1936)
Cuba
- President -
  1. Carlos Mendieta, Provisional President of Cuba (1934–1935)
  2. José Agripino Barnet, Provisional President of Cuba (1935–1936)
Dominican Republic
- De facto Head of State - Rafael Trujillo, de facto ruler of the Dominican Republic (1930–1961)
- President - Rafael Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1930–1938)
El Salvador
- President -
  1. Andrés Ignacio Menéndez, Provisional President of El Salvador (1934–1935)
  2. Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, President of El Salvador (1935–1944)
Guatemala
- President - Jorge Ubico, President of Guatemala (1931–1944)
Haiti
- President - Sténio Vincent, President of Haiti (1930–1941)
Honduras
- President - Tiburcio Carías Andino, President of Honduras (1933–1949)
Mexico
- President - Lázaro Cárdenas, President of Mexico (1934–1940)
Nicaragua
- President - Juan Bautista Sacasa, President of Nicaragua (1933–1936)
Panama
- President - Harmodio Arias Madrid, President of Panama (1932–1936)
United States of America
- President - Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States (1933–1945)

South America

Argentina
- President - Agustín Pedro Justo, President of Argentina (1932–1938)
Bolivia
- President - José Luis Tejada Sorzano, President of Bolivia (1934–1936)
Brazil
- President - Getúlio Vargas, President of Brazil (1930–1945)
Chile
- President - Arturo Alessandri, President of Chile (1932–1938)
Colombia
- President - Alfonso López Pumarejo, President of Colombia (1934–1938)
Ecuador
- Head of State -
  1. José María Velasco Ibarra, President of Ecuador (1934–1935)
  2. Antonio Pons, Acting President of Ecuador (1935)
  3. Benigno Andrade Flores, President of the Military Junta of Ecuador (1935)
  4. Federico Páez, Supreme Chief of Ecuador (1935–1937)
Paraguay
- President - Eusebio Ayala, President of Paraguay (1932–1936)
Peru
- President - Óscar R. Benavides, President of Peru (1933–1939)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Carlos Arenas y Loayza, President of the council of ministers of Peru (1934–1935)
  2. Manuel E. Rodgíguez, President of the council of ministers of Peru (1935–1936)
Uruguay
- President - Gabriel Terra, President of Uruguay (1931–1938)
Venezuela
- President -
  1. Juan Vicente Gómez, President of Venezuela (1931–1935)
  2. Eleazar López Contreras, President of Venezuela (1935–1941)

References

^ Egypt only became independent in 1922.
^ In exile between 1936 and 1941.
^ Ibn Saud was Emir of Nejd and Hasa between 1902 and 1921, Sultan of Nejd between 1921 and 1927, King of Nejd between 1927 and 1932 additionally King of Hejaz between 1926 and 1932 (collectively referred to as King of Nejd and Hejaz), and King of Saudi Arabia from 1932.
^ Yemen only became independent in 1918.
^ Zog I was in power as President of Albania under the name of Ahmet Zogu between 1925 and 1928.
^ German prisoner between 1940 an 1945, in exile between 1945 and 1950.
^ In exile between 1941 and 1946.
^ In exile between 1940 and 1945.
^ In exile between 1940 and 1945.
^ In exile between 1940 and 1945.
^ In exile between 1940 and 1945.
^ Kalinin was head of state of Russia (Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets) from 1919 to 1938, and head of state of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1946.
^ The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective head of state and the government of Switzerland. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
^ In exile from 1941.

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[1] Egypt only became independent in 1922.

[2] In exile between 1936 and 1941.

[3] Ibn Saud was Emir of Nejd and Hasa between 1902 and 1921, Sultan of Nejd between 1921 and 1927, King of Nejd between 1927 and 1932 additionally King of Hejaz between 1926 and 1932 (collectively referred to as King of Nejd and Hejaz), and King of Saudi Arabia from 1932.

[4] Yemen only became independent in 1918.

[5] Zog I was in power as President of Albania under the name of Ahmet Zogu between 1925 and 1928.

[6] German prisoner between 1940 an 1945, in exile between 1945 and 1950.

[7] In exile between 1941 and 1946.

[8] In exile between 1940 and 1945.

[9] In exile between 1940 and 1945.

[10] In exile between 1940 and 1945.

[11] In exile between 1940 and 1945.

[12] Kalinin was head of state of Russia (Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets) from 1919 to 1938, and head of state of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1946.

[13] The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective head of state and the government of Switzerland. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.

[14] In exile from 1941.

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