List of political families

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This is an incomplete list of prominent political families. Monarchical dynasties are not included, unless certain descendants have played political roles in a republican 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 (Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic)
  • Pilo Peristeri (member of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour Party)

The Nano family (father-son)

  • (government broadcaster under Hoxha)
    • Fatos Nano (Prime Minister of Albania)

The Pashko family (spouses)

  • Josif Pashko (member of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour Party)
  • (member of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour Party)

The Shehu family

  • Mehmet Shehu (Prime Minister of Albania, 1953–1981)
  • Fiqrete Shehu (member of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour Party)
  • Kadri Hazbiu (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 (President of Angola, 1979–2017)
  • Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos 'Nandó' (cousin of José Eduardo dos Santos; Vice-President of Angola, 2010–2012; Speaker of the National Assembly 2008–2010; Prime Minister 2002–2008)
  • (cousin of the President and Kopelipa and Jose Vieira Dias Van-Dunem; Defense Minister).
  • (cousin of Kopelipa; Health Minister)
  • Gen. Manuel Hélder Vieira Dias 'Kopelipa' (Minister of State and Chief of the Military Bureau of the President)
  • (Finance Minister, brother-in-law of the President)
  • Luzia Inglês Van-Dúnem Secretary-General of "OMA", the women's mass movement of the ruling party MPLA

Antigua and Barbuda[]

The Bird family

  • Sir Vere Cornwall Bird (Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, 1981–1994)
    • Lester Bird (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 (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 (Chairman of the Barbuda Council)
    • (Senator)

Argentina[]

Main article: List of political families in Argentina

Armenia[]

The Demirchyan family (father-son)

  • Karen Demirchyan (First Secretary of the Armenian Communist Party, 1974–1988; National Assembly 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 1991–1992, 1995–1999; Prime Minister of Armenia, 1999)
  • Aram Sargsyan (Prime Minister of Armenia, 1999–2000)

The Margaryan family (father-son)

  • Andranik Margaryan (Prime Minister of Armenia, 2000–2007)
  • Taron Margaryan (Mayor of Yerevan, 2011–2018)

Australia[]

Main article: Political families of Australia

Austria[]

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

  • Charles I (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 (former Austrian Member of the European Parliament), son of Otto
      • Georg von Habsburg (György) (Hungarian Ambassador), son of Otto
      • Archduchess Walburga of Austria, Member of the Swedish Parliament, daughter of Otto

Azerbaijan[]

The Aliyev family (father-son)

  • Heydar Aliyev (President of Azerbaijan, 1993–2003)
    • Ilham Aliyev (President of Azerbaijan, 2003–)

The Bahamas[]

The Butler family

  • Sir Milo Butler (Governor-General of the Bahamas, 1973–1979)
  • Loretta Butler-Turner

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

The Symonette family

  • Sir Roland Symonette (Premier of the Bahamas, 1964–1967)
    • Robert Symonette (Speaker of the House of Assembly; son of Roland Symonette)
    • Brent Symonette (Deputy Prime Minister; son of Roland Symonette)

The Turnquest family (father-son)

  • Sir Orville Turnquest (Governor-General of the Bahamas, 1995–2001)
    • Tommy Turnquest (National security minister)

The Foulkes family (father-son)

  • Sir Arthur Foulkes (Governor-General of the Bahamas, 2010–2014)
    • (Minister of Labour and Social Services)

Bangladesh[]

Sheikh-Wazed family
  • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (first President of Bangladesh, 1971; Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 1972–1975)
    • Sheikh Kamal - eldest son of Sheikh Mujib, was widely expected to be the successor of his father until he was killed alongside him
    • Sheikh Hasina Wazed (eldest daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 1996–2001 and 2009–)
      • Sajeeb Wazed – son of Sheikh Hasina, on 25 February 2009, Wazed officially joined the Awami League as a primary member of the Rangpur District
  • Sheikh Rehana, youngest daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
  • Sheikh Shahidul Islam, nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
The Chowdhury Dynasty

Forefathers from Gour

  • Iqbal Ali Chowdhury – former MNA, British Empire
    • Khan Bahadur Abdul Jabbar Chowdhury
      • Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury – former opposition leader, Pakistan National Assembly, founding President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce
        • A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury- 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 – former Speaker 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 – former Cabinet Minister, former adviser to the Prime Minister, Member of BNP standing committee, MP Bangladesh Nationalist Party parliamentarian from Chittagong – 2[1]
        • Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury – former MP, President of Chittagong BNP (South) of Bangladesh Nationalist Party[2]
  • Saber Hossain Chowdhury, 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, from Nandail and Ishwarganj, Founder Member Bangladesh Nationalist Party, President of Mymensingh (North) Bangladesh Nationalist Party, former member of Dhaka University Senate
  • , MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Public Accounts, former State Minister
  • A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury, 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 (former Minister), Saifur Rahman (former Minister), Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury (former Minister), Jafrul Islam Chowdhury (former State Minister), Abdullah Al Noman (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 Dhaka Nawab family
  • Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (former Governor General of Pakistan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan)
  • Khan Saheb Syed Khwaja Khairuddin
  • (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
  • Farhat Banu (first Muslim woman elected to undivided Bengal Assembly).
  • Syed Shahib-e-Alam
  • Begum Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah (wife of Nawabzada Ahsanullah,[3] former leader of the BNP, former BNP MP from 1991 to 1996,[4] 1996,[5] & 2001–2006[6])
The Zaman family of Gopalganj
  • Wahiduzzaman (former Commerce Minister of undivided Pakistan)
  • (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)
  • (former Member of Parliament)
  • Borhanuzzaman Omar (former councilor/chairman of Dhaka City Corporation)
The Siddikys of Baliadi*
  • Nawab (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)[1]
  • Khan Bahadur (Founder, Salimullah Muslim Orphanage)
  • Khan Bahadur Chowdhury Labibuddin Ahmed Siddiky (First Elected Chairman, Dhaka Education Board; Court Member, Dhaka University)
  • Justice Badruddin Ahmed Siddiky (last Chief Justice of East Pakistan, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations)
  • Chowdhury Abraruddin Ahmed Siddiky (former Mayor of Dhaka)
  • Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky (former Commerce Minister of Bangladesh)
  • Chowdhury Dabir Ahmed Siddiky (former President of Dhaka Club)
The Zia family
  • Ziaur Rahman – (President of Bangladesh, 1979–1981; freedom fighter, military administrator and statesman)
  • Begum Khaleda Zia, (wife of Ziaur Rahman; Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 1991–1996 and 2001–2006)
    • Tarique Rahman- eldest son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia; Senior Vice-Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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, (first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 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, (President of Bangladesh, 2001–2003; founder of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh)
    • Mahi B. Chowdhury, eldest son of Badruddoza Chowdhury; former Member of Parliament, 2003–2006)
The Huq family
  • Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq, (Prime Minister of Bengal in British India and Governor and Chief Minister of East Pakistan)
    • A. K. Faezul Huq, (Cabinet Minister, 1996–2001)
The Abdullah al Mahmood family of Sirajganj
  • Abdullah al Mahmood (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)
    • (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 Abdullah al Mahmood) former Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh, former Parliament Member 1979–2006, Founder Secretary General of Jatiya Party.

Barbados[]

The Adams family (father-son)

  • Sir Grantley Herbert Adams (Premier of Barbados, 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, 1990–1995)

Belgium[]

Anciaux family (father and sons)

  • (1931–) (VU party leader, Brussels State Secretary)
    • (1958–) N-VA (Schepen in Vilvoorde)
    • Bert Anciaux (1959–) sp.a (VU party leader, Flemish Minister, Belgian Senator)
    • (1961–) Open Vld (Schepen in Mechelen)
    • (1971–) sp.a (member of Flemish Brabant Provincial Council)

de Brouckère brothers

De Croo family (father-son)

  • Herman De Croo (1937–) Open Vld (Minister, Speaker of the Chamber, Minister of State)
    • Alexander De Croo (1975–) Open Vld (VLD party leader; Deputy PM and Minister of Pensions, Prime Minister of Belgium 2020-incumbent)

De Gucht family (father-son)

  • Karel De Gucht (1954–) Open Vld (Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Commissioner)
    • Jean-Jacques De Gucht (1983–) Open Vld (Senator)

Dehousse family (father-son)

  • Fernand Dehousse (1906–76) (Minister of Education)
    • Jean-Maurice Dehousse (1936–) (Minister-President of Wallonia)

Eyskens family (father-son)

  • Gaston Eyskens (1905–88) CVP (Prime Minister of Belgium)
    • Mark Eyskens (1933–) CD&V (Prime Minister of Belgium)

Spaak family

  • Paul Janson (1840–1913) Lib. (Senator)
    • Paul-Emile Janson (1872–1944) Lib. (Prime Minister of Belgium, son of Paul Janson)
    • Marie Janson (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; daughter of Paul-Henri Spaak)

Simonet family (father-son)

  • Henri Simonet (1931–96) (Minister of Economy and Foreign Affairs)
    • Jacques Simonet (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 (1954–;) Open Vld (Minister of Education, Speaker of the Flemish Parliament; daughter of Herman Vanderpoorten)
      • Patrick Dewael (1955–;) Open Vld (Minister-President of Flanders, 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, Prime Minister, President of the European Council)
    • (1980–;) CD&V (Senator, son of Herman Van Rompuy)
  • Eric Van Rompuy (1949–;) CD&V (Minister of Agriculture and Economy, brother of Herman Van Rompuy)
  • Tine Van Rompuy (1955–;) PVDA+ (Candidate for the Workers Party of Belgium, prominent unionist, sister of Herman Van Rompuy))

Benin[]

The Soglo family

  • Christophe Soglo (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 (Prime Minister of Bhutan, 1952–64; son of Sonam Topgay Dorji)
    • Lhendup Dorji (Prime Minister of Bhutan, 1964; son of Sonam Topgay Dorji)

Bolivia[]

The Ballivián family (father-son)

The Fernandez Saucedo family

  • Max Jhonny Fernandez Saucedo (1964-) (Mayor of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 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; 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 (1914–1996) (President of Bolivia, 1950–60 and 1982–85; son of Hernando Siles Reyes)
    • Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas (1925–2005) (President of Bolivia, 1969; son of Hernando Siles Reyes)

Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

The Izetbegović family (husband-wife-son)

The Pozderac familiy

  • Agha Murat Pozderac (1862–1930), was the last leader of Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.
      • Hakija Pozderac (1919–1994), son of Nurija Pozderac, Yugoslav politician: Republic Prosecutor for War Crimes committed in Districts Banja Luka 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 politician and the president of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1971 to 1974. He was a vice president of the former Yugoslavia 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 of the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly 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 (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 (President, 1966–80)
  • Ruth Williams Khama (politically active First Lady)
    • Ian Khama (President, 2008–18)

Brazil[]

The Assed-Matheus family (spouses and daughter)

  • Anthony Matheus (presidential candidate and Governor of Rio de Janeiro State)
  • Rosângela Assed Matheus (Governor of Rio de Janeiro State)
    • Clarissa Assed Matheus (Deputy for Rio de Janeiro State; daughter of Antonhy and Rosângela)

The Bolsonaro family (father and sons)

  • Jair Bolsonaro (President of Brazil)
    • Flávio Bolsonaro (Senator for Rio de Janeiro, son of Jair Bolsonaro)
    • Eduardo Bolsonaro (Federal Deputy of São Paulo, son of Jair Bolsonaro)
    • Carlos Bolsonaro (Councillor of Rio de Janeiro, son of Jair Bolsonaro)

The Brás-Moreira family (cousins)

  • Venceslau Brás (President of Brazil, 1914–18)
  • Delfim Moreira (President of Brazil, 1918–19)

The Cardoso family

  • (Federal Deputy for São Paulo)
    • Fernando Henrique Cardoso (President of Brazil, 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)
      • (Minister; paternal uncle of Carlos)
      • (Federal Deputy; paternal uncle of Carlos)
        • (Minas Gerais Regional Electoral Justice; son-in-law of Américo)
      • (Minas Gerais Court Justice: father of Carlos)

The Collor-Mello family

  • Lindolfo Collor (Minister of Labor)
    • Arnon Farias de Mello (Governor of Alagoas; son-in-law of Lindolfo Collor)
      • Fernando Collor de Mello (President of Brazil, 1990–92; son of Arnon Farias de Mello)
        • (Governor of Alagoas; uncle-in-law of Fernando; see The Malta-Ribeiro family for details)

The Costa family

  • (State Deputy in Santa Catarina)
    • (State Deputy in Santa Catarina; son of João José)
      • Belisário Ramos da Costa (Judge in Santa Catarina; son of Otacílio)[7]

The Figueirado family

  • (Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro)

The Fonseca family

  • Deodoro da Fonseca (President of Brazil, 1889–91)
    • Hermes da Fonseca (President of Brazil, 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)[8]
    • Ernesto Geisel (President of Brazil, 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; 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 (President of Brazil, 1961–64)
  • Leonel Brizola (Governor of Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de Janeiro State; brother-in-law of João)
    • (Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul; son of Leonel and Neusa Goulart)
      • (Minister of Labour and Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul; grandson of Leonel)
      • (Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul; granddaughter of Leonel)
      • (Deputy for Rio de Janeiro; grandson of Leonel and twin brother of Juliana)

The Kleinubing family[9]

  • Waldemar Kleinübing, mayor of Videira, Santa Catarina 1966–70.
    • Vilson Pedro Kleinübing, Federal Deputy 1983–87, 1989–90, 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

  • (Lieutenant Governor [vice-governor] of Minas Gerais)
  • Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (President of Brazil, 1956–61)
    • (Lieutenant Governor of the Brazilian Federal District; daughter of Juscelino)
    • Maria Estela Kubitschek (candidate for Deputy Governor of Rio de Janeiro in 2006; daughter of Juscelino)
    • (Federal Deputy; father-in-law of Juscelino)
  • (Federal Deputy; father-in-law of Juscelino)
    • (Governor of Guanabara; uncle of Juscelino's wife Sarah)[10]
    • (Cabinet member and Mayor of Belo Horizonte; uncle of Juscelino's wife Sarah)[10]
    • (Deputy of the Empire; distant great-niece of Sarah)

The Lula da Silva family

The Magalhães family

The Malta-Ribeiro family

  • (Governor of Alagoas)
    • (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 São Paulo; 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

The Quadros family

The Ramos family[12]

  • Vidal José de Oliveira Ramos Júnior (Senator and )
    • Nereu Ramos (President of Brazil; son of Vidal)
    • (State Deputy; son of Vidal)
    • (Governor of Santa Catarina; son of Vidal)
    • (Mayor of Florianópolis; son of Vidal)
    • (Mayor of Lages; son of Vidal)
  • (Provincial Deputy; brother of Vidal)
    • (governor; Belisário's son)
    • (Mayor of Florianópolis; Belisário's son)
    • (State Deputy in Santa Catarina; Belisário's son-in-law; see the Costa family for details)[7]
  • (governor; Vidal's nephew)
  • (senator; Vidal's nephew)

The Sarney family

The Vargas-Peixoto family

  • Getúlio Vargas (President of Brazil, 1930–45 and 1951–54)
  • Lutero Vargas (Congressional Deputy from Rio de Janeiro)
  • (lawyer, Presidential advisor and author)
  • (Governor of Rio de Janeiro State)
  • Ivete Vargas Tatsch (Congressional Deputy from São Paulo State)

Bulgaria[]

The 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)
  • (former Socialist leader, Member of Parliament, Presidential advisor)
  • 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)
  • (one of the leaders of the struggle for an autonomous Bulgarian church)
  • Stoyan Mihaylovski (Member of Parliament)
  • (former Deputy Minister)

The family

  • (Mayor of Svishtov)
  • (Member of Parliament)
  • Ivan Shishmanov (former Minister, Ambassador to Ukraine)
  • (former Foreign Minister)

The Slaveykov family

  • Petko Slaveykov (Chairman of the Parliament)
  • (Member of Parliament, Minister, Mayor of Sofia)
  • (Chairman of the Parliament)

The family

  • Aleksandar Tsankov Staliyski (former Justice minister)
  • (former Defence minister)

The Stanishev family (father-son)

  • (member of the Politburo of the Bulgarian Communist Party)
    • Sergei Stanishev (Prime Minister of Bulgaria, 2005–09)

The Zhivkov family

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

Burkina Faso[]

The Compaoré family

The Yaméogo family (father-son)

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 (ambassador)
    • Aung San Suu Kyi (democracy activist, Minister of Foreign Affairs, State of Counsellor)

The family (father-daughter)

  • Ne Win, military dictator
    • Sandar Win, politician

Burundi[]

The - family

  • Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (President, 1976–87)
  • Pierre Buyoya (President, 1987–93 and 1996–2003)

Cambodia[]

The Hun family

  • Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
    • Hun Manet, Lieutenant-general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
    • Hun Manith, Brigadier-general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
    • Hun Many, Member of Parliament for Kampong Speu Province

Canada[]

Main article: List of Canadian political families

Central African Republic[]

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

  • Barthélemy Boganda, "founding father"
  • David Dacko, first leader of independent CAR
  • Elisabeth Domitien, 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)
  • (wife of André Kolingba; Member of Parliament)

Chile[]

The Alessandri family

  • Senator
    • Gustavo Alessandri Valdés four times Deputy, Mayor of Santiago and La Florida, council man.
    • Deputy 1990–94
    • Gustavo Alessandri Bascuñan council man 2012–16, Mayor of Zapallar 2016–
    • council man 2004–08, 2012–16, Mayor of Santiago 2016–
  • Arturo Alessandri Palma, President of Chile, 1920–24, 1925, 1932–38

The Allende family

  • Salvador Allende Gossens, President of Chile 1970–73
    • Isabel Allende Bussi, Deputy 1993–2007, Senator 2010–
  • Laura Allende Gossens, Deputy 1965–73

The

  • Patricio Aylwin – President of Chile, 1990–94

The Errázuriz family

The Frei family

  • Eduardo Frei Montalva – President of Chile, 1964–70
    • Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle – President of Chile, 1994–2000 (son of Eduardo Frei Montalva)
    • Carmen Frei Ruiz-Tagle – Senator, 1990–2006
  • 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
      • – Mayor of Cerro Navia, 1996–2008, Deputy 2010–present
      • Dino Girardi – Councillor of Lo Prado

The

  • Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of Chile, 2000–06

The Letelier family

  • Orlando Letelier del Solar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Interior and Defence, 1973
    • , Deputy 1990–2006, Senator 2006–07

The Montt family

  • Manuel Montt Torres, President of Chile
  • Jorge Montt Alvarez, President of Chile
  • Pedro Montt Montt, President of Chile

The Piñera family

The Pinochet family

  • Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile
  • Lucía Pinochet, congresswoman of Vitacura

The Pinto family

Republic of China (Taiwan)[]

The Chang family

  •  [zh] (Yunlin County Magistrate, 1999–2005)
    •  [zh] (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 (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 family () (father-son)

  •  [zh] Kaohsiung County magistrate (1954–57)
    • Chen Chien-jen (son): Minister of the Department of Health (2003–05), Minister of the National Science Council (2006–08), Vice President of the Republic of China (2016–20)

The Chen family (Chen Qimei)

  • Chen Qimei
    • Chen Guofu (nephew)
    • Chen Lifu (nephew)

The 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)
    • (son): Kaohsiung city councilor (2010–11, 2018–)

The Chiu family (from Pingtung County)

  • Chiou Lien-hui: Pingtung County Councilor (1968–71), Taiwan Provincial Councilor (1973–81), Pingtung County Magistrate (1981–85), member of the Legislative Yuan (1987–1996)
    • Chiu Feng-kuang (nephew): Director of the National Immigration Agency (2018–2021)
  • Chiu Ching-te Pingtung County Assemblyman and Mayor of Pingtung City
    •  [zh] (son): Pingtung County Councilor (1968–77) Taiwan Provincial Councilor (1989–98)
      • Chiu Yi-ying (granddaughter): Member of the National Assembly (1996–2000), Legislative Yuan (2002–05; 2008–)
        • Lee Yung-te (husband): Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council (2005–08; 2016–)
      •  [zh] (grandson): Pingtung County Councilor (2006–14)

The 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 (1989–90); Premier (1990–93)
    • Hau Lung-pin (son): Legislative Yuan member (1996–2001); Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan (2001–03); Mayor of Taipei (2006–14); Vice Chairman of Kuomintang (2014–)

The Hsu family (mother–daughters of Chiayi)

  • Hsu Shih-hsien: Taiwan Provincial councilor (1957–68); Legislative Yuan member (1973–81); Mayor of Chiayi City (1968–72, 1982–83)
    •  [zh] (daughter): 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 Department of Health (1990–97); Legislative Yuan member (1990); Minister of the Interior (2000–02); Chairwoman, Taiwan Provincial Government (2000–02); President of the Control Yuan (2014–)

The Hsu family (brothers of Taoyuan)

  • Hsu Hsin-liang, 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 (1990–1996)

The Kao family

  • Kao Tsu-min, member of the Legislative Yuan (1990–1993)
  • Yang Fu-mei (wife), member of the Legislative Yuan (2002–2005)

The Ku family (brothers)

  •  [zh]: military leadership
  • Ku Cheng-kang: Minister of the Interior (1950)
  • Ku Cheng-ting: Legislative Yuan member (elected 1948)
    • Pi Yi-shu (wife): Legislative Yuan member (elected 1948)

The Lee family

  • 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 Lien family

  •  [zh]: Acting Taipei County magistrate (1946–47); National Assembly member (1947–86); Taiwan Provincial Government secretary general (1957); Minister of the Interior (1960–66)
    • Lien Chan (son): Minister of Transportation and Communications (1981–87); Minister of Foreign Affairs (1988–90); Vice Premier (1987–88); Chairman, Taiwan Provincial Government (1990–93); Premier (1993–97); Vice President (1996–2000); Chairman, Kuomintang (2000–05)
      • Sean Lien (grandson): Candidate for Mayor of Taipei

Ni–Kuo Liu family (blended)

  • Ni Wen-ya, Member of the 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 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 Soong family (father-son-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 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)
    • (nephew): Legislative Yuan member (2008–)

The Su family (Su Tong-chi)

  • Su Tong-chi: Yunlin County councilor
  • Su Hong Yueh-chiao (wife): Yunlin County councilor; Taiwan Provincial councillor
    • Su Chih-yang (daughter): Taiwan Provincial councilor; National Assembly member
    • Su Chih-fen (daughter): National Assembly member (1996–2000); Legislative Yuan member (2002–2005, 2016–), Yunlin County Magistrate (2005–14)

The 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–Chen family (Chen Cheng)

  • Tan Zhonglin, Qing dynasty minister
    • Tan Yankai (son) Premier of the Republic of China (1928–30)
    •  [zh] (granddaughter), Second Lady of the Republic of China (1954–65, while married to Chen Cheng)
  • Chen Cheng: Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces (1946–48); Chairman of Taiwan Provincial Government (1949);Premier (1950–54；1958–63); Vice President of the Republic of China (1954–65)
    • Chen Li-an (son): Minister of Economic Affairs (1988–90); Ministry of National Defense (1990–93)；President of Control Yuan (1993–1995)

The Wu family

  • Wu Hung-sen (elder brother): 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); 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 (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 family (Kaohsiung County Black Faction)

  • Yu Teng-fa: Mayor, Ch'iao-t'ou Township; National Assembly member (1947–73); Kaohsiung County magistrate (1960–63)
    • Yu Chen Yueh-ying (daughter-in-law): Taiwan Provincial councilor (1972–81); Legislative Yuan member (1984–85); Kaohsiung County magistrate (1985–93)
      • Yu Lin-ya (granddaughter): Taiwan Provincial councilor (1982–93); Legislative Yuan member (1993–99)
      • Yu Cheng-hsien (grandson): Legislative Yuan member (1987–93); Kaohsiung County magistrate (1993–2001); Minister of the Interior (2002–04)
      • Cheng Kuei-lien (granddaughter-in-law): National Assembly member (1996–2000, 05); Legislative Yuan member (2002–05)
      • (grandson): Taiwan provincial councilor (1994–99); Legislative Yuan member (1999–2012)
    • Huang Yu Hsiu-luan (daughter): Legislative Yuan member (1981–84)
    • (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

People's Republic of China[]

See also: Princelings

The 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 family

  • Deng Xiaoping: Paramount leader of China and Communist Party 1978–89
    • Zhuo Lin (wife): Consultant to the General Office of the 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 family

  • Hu Jintao: Chinese paramount leader and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China 2002–12
    • Hu Haifeng (son): Party Committee Secretary of Lishui

The Li family

The 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 (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 Communist Party of China
    • Liu Ting (daughter): Chairperson and President of the Asia Link Group, consultants in corporate finance

The Mao family

  • Mao Zedong: Paramount leader of China and Chairman of the Communist Party of China 1949–76
    • Jiang Qing (Madame Mao): deputy leader of the Central Cultural Revolution Group and member of Politburo of the Communist Party of China
    • Mao Anqing (son): researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences and the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
    • Shao Hua (daughter-in-law): member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
    • 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 Communist Party of China 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 family

The 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 family

  • Zhou Enlai: Premier of the People's Republic of China 1949–76 and Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China 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

The Barco family (father-daughter)

  • Virgilio Barco Vargas: President
    • Carolina Barco: Foreign Minister

The Lleras-Restrepo family

  • Lorenzo María Lleras: Foreign minister
  • Sergio Camargo: President of Colombia
  • Alberto Lleras Camargo: President of Colombia, grandson of Lorenzo María Lleras
  • Carlos Lleras Restrepo: 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, President of Colombia (1934–38 and 1942–45).
  • Alfonso López Michelsen: son of Alfonso, President of Colombia (1974–78)
  • Alfonso López Caballero: son of López Michelsen, Ambassador, Minister of the Interior.
  • María Mercedes Cuéllar López: cousin of López Caballero, Minister of Economic Development.
  • Clara López Obregón: cousin of María Mercedes, President of the Alternative Democratic Pole Party.

The Pastrana family (father-son)

The Santos family

  • María Antonia Santos Plata: Martyr of the Colombian Independence.
  • Eduardo Santos Montejo: President of Colombia (1938–42), grandnephew of Antonia.
  • Francisco Santos Calderón: Vice President of Colombia (2002–10), grandnephew of Eduardo.
  • 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 (grandfather-grandson)

  • Said Hassane Said Hachim

The Said family

  • Said Mohamed Jaffar
  • Said Atthoumani
  • Said Mohamed Cheikh
  • Said Ibrahim Ben Ali
  • Said Ali Kemal

The family (half-brothers)

  • Ali Soilih, President of Comoros
  • Said Mohamed Djohar, President of Comoros

Democratic Republic of the Congo[]

Kabila family (father-children)

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 (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,
    • Sir Geoffrey Henry,

Costa Rica[]

The Arias-Sánchez brothers

The Calderón family

The Figueres family (father-son)

The Jiménez family (father-son)

The Monge family (uncle-nephew)

  • Luis Alberto Monge (President of Costa Rica, 1982–86)
    • Rolando Araya Monge (Transportation minister)

Croatia[]

The Tuđman family

Cuba[]

The Castro family

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

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 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 2009–10, Minister for the Environment 2010–11)
      • Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (son of Uffe Ellemann-Jensen; Member of The Folketing 2011–, 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 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 2013–)

The Hækkerup family

  • (Member of The Folketing (The Danish Parliament), 1920–29, and Mayor of Ringsted, 1927–29)
    • (son of Hans Kristen Hækkerup; Minister of Justice and later Minister of the Interior, 1953–68, Member of the Folketinget 1945–47 and 1948–71)
    • Per Hækkerup (son of Hans Kristen Hækkerup; Foreign Minister, 1962–79)
    • (wife of Per Hækkerup, Member of The Folketing 1964–66 and 1970–81)
      • Hans Hækkerup (son of Per Hækkerup, Minister of Defence 1993–2000, Member of The Folketing)
      • (ex-wife of Hans Hækkerup, Member of The Folketing 1990–94, 1998–2001 and a bit of 2004)
      • (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–)
        • (son of Klaus Hækkerup, Member of The Folketing 1998–2001)
        • Karen Angelo Hækkerup (wife of Ole Hækkerup, Member of The Folketing 2005–)

Djibouti[]

The -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

  • (first Mayor of Roseau)
    • (Mayor of Roseau and daughter of Philip Ivor Boyd)
      • (Member of Legislative Council and Minister of Works under the F. Baron administration)
        • (Longest running and current Speaker of the House)
          • Public Health figure and first Head of the Cari-com Health Desk
            • Activist and conservationist (1948–2003), Writer, Inter isle Tennis Champ, editor of The Dominica Chronicle Newspaper (after Stewart)

The Douglas family

  • (Member of Parliament for Portsmouth)
    • (son of R. B. D. Douglas; Mayor of Portsmouth)
    • (son of R. B. D. Douglas; Member of Parliament for Portsmouth)
      • 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

The Bosch family

The Cabral family

The Fernández family

The Guillermo family

The Jimenes family

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

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 President of the National Congress of Ecuador)
    • Abdalá Bucaram (nephew; President of Ecuador, 1996–97)
    • 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)

The Abaza family

El Salvador[]

The Meléndez-Quiñónez family

Equatorial Guinea[]

The Nguema family (close relatives)

  • Francisco Macías Nguema (President, 1968–79)
  • (Presidential Aide)
  • (governor of Río Muni)
  • Ángel Masié Ntutumu (minister of interior)
  • (Vice President)
  • (finance minister)
  • (head of the navy)
  • (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)
  • (police chief)
  • (military inspector-general)
  • Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima (mining minister)
  • (first deputy prime minister)
  • (chief of the presidency)
  • (transport minister)
  • (sports minister)
  • (minister-delegate for infrastructure)
  • (minister-delegate for the interior)
  • Pastor Micha Ondo Bile (foreign affairs minister)[happy]
  • (ambassador to the US[15])
  • (interior minister)
  • (economy minister)
  • (energy minister)
  • Teresa Efua Asangono (women's affairs minister)
  • (secretary of state for foreign affairs)
  • (secretary of state for foreign affairs)
  • (secretary of state for energy)
  • (secretary of state for the treasury)

Estonia[]

The Grünthal family

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

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
    • (son of Mihkel Mathiesen)

The Lenk family

  • Heimar Lenk
  • Marika Tuus (sister of Heimar Lenk)

The Lotman family

  • Mihhail Lotman (son of Yuri Lotman, brother of Aleksei Lotman)
  • Aleksei Lotman (son of Yuri 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

The Ratas family

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)
    • (son of Andres Tarand)

The Tõnisson family

The Tsahkna family

The Uluots family

The Veidemann family

  • Andra Veidemann
  • Rein Veidemann (husband of Andra Veidemann)

Fiji[]

Main article: List of political families in Fiji

Finland[]

The Heinäluoma family

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)

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)
  • (MP)

The Vennamo family (father-son)

  • Veikko Vennamo (Cabinet minister)
    • Pekka Vennamo (Cabinet minister)

The Aura family (father-son-grandson)

  • (Cabinet minister)
    • Teuvo Aura (Cabinet minister)
      • (Cabinet minister)

The family (father-son-son)

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

The Debré family

  • Michel Debré, Prime Minister of France under de Gaulle;
    • Jean-Louis Debré, son of Michel, President Speaker 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

  • – 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, Jr. – Member of the European Parliament for the right-wing National Rally; grandson of Charles de Gaulle

The

  • François Hollande – President of the French Republic, former husband of
  • 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

The Le Pen family

  • Jean-Marie Le Pen – founder of the right-wing National Rally
    • Marine Le Pen – President of the National Rally
      • Marion Maréchal-Le Pen – Member of Parliament since 2012, granddaughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen and niece of Marine Le Pen.

The Mitterrand family (uncle-nephew)

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 Sarkozy family

  • Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Republic 2007–12
    • Jean Sarkozy, French 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)
      • (nephew of Sassou-Nguesso; director of estate)
      • (director of government security; nephew of Sassou-Nguesso)
      • (nephew of Sassou-Nguesso; senior state oil company official)
      • (brother of Edgar; senior parastatal director)
    • Gabriel Oba-Apounou (Vice-President of National Assembly of Gabon; cousin of Sassou-Nguesso)
      • (Sassou's daughter; wife of M. Leboumba; communications director)
      • (husband of Lemboumba-Nguesso; son of J. Lemboumba)
    • (Finance Minister; father of M. Leboumba)
      • (Sassou's daughter; married to Kabila)
      • Joseph Kabila (President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    • (First Lady of the Republic of Congo; married to Sassou-Nguesso)
      • (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
    • , 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, (Minister-President of Lower Saxony)
    • Ursula von der Leyen, (Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs), 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 von Bismarck, Jr., (1897–1975, Member of the Reichstag 1924–28, Member of the Bundestag 1953–65), son of Herbert
        • Carl-Eduard von Bismarck, (Member of the Bundestag 2005-07), grandson of Otto Jr.
      • Gottfried von Bismarck, (1901–49, Member of the Reichstag 1933–44), son of Herbert

The Bülow family

The 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 Guttenberg family

  • , Member of the resistance against Hitler (d. 1945)
  • , (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, (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 (PDS, now Die Linke), leader of PDS fraction in the Bundestag, Economics Senator in Berlin city government), son of Klaus

The Koch family

  • , (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

  • , Member of Parliament, 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)
    • (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), CDU
  • Hans-Jochen Vogel, (Mayor of Munich, Mayor of Berlin, Minister of Justice), SPD

The Weizsäcker family (grandfather-father-son-nephew)

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 (Foreign Minister, 2003–2007)
      • Nana Akufo-Addo (President, 2017–present)

The Atta Mills family (brothers)

  • John Atta Mills (President, 2009–2012, Vice President, 1997–2000)
  • Samuel Atta Mills[16] (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)

The Kufuor family (brothers, brother-in-law)

  • John Kufuor (President, 2001–2008)
    • Kwame Addo-Kufuor (MP, Minister of Defence, presidential candidate)
      • J. H. Mensah (brother-in-law of John Kufuor MP, Minister)

The Marfo family (brothers)

  • Yaw Osafo-Marfo (MP Minister)
    • (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)

The Ofori Atta family

  • J. B. Danquah (former political party chairman)
    • 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)
    • 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 (former political party chairman)
    • Mohammed Adamu Ramadan (MP aspirant, presidential staffer)
    • (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)[17]

Greece[]

Main article: List of political families in Greece

Guatemala[]

The Cerezo family

  • (Supreme Court judge)
  • Vinicio Cerezo (President of Guatemala)
  • (legislative deputy)

The Rios family

  • (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)
    • Cheddi "Joey" Jagan Jr., son of Cheddi and Janet
  • 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 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[18] or Lizzie Flores daughter of Carlos Roberto Flores, Deputy of the Francisco Morazán Department and First Vice-President of the Congress (2002[citation needed]-2008)[18]

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

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
      • (Director of the Democratic Forum [MDF]'s Political Foundation), son of József Antall jr.

The Göncz family (father–daughter)

India[]

Main article: Political families of India

Indonesia[]

Main article: List of political families in Indonesia

Iran[]

The Khamenei family (grand children (1st cousins) and great grand children (2md cousins) are married to each other)

  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran
    • Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel, Speaker of the 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 family

  • (Minister of Transport, Lord at the House of Lords before 1958)
  • (Minister of Health, before 1958)
  • (Minister of Housing)
  • Iyad Allawi (Prime Minister)
  • (Minister of Telecommunications)
  • Ali Allawi (Defense Minister and Minister of Trade), cousin of Iyad Allawi
  • 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 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 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[]

Main article: Families in the Oireachtas

The Ahern family

  • Bertie Ahern (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 TD 1927–38 and 1943–48, Fianna Fáil Senator 1938–43)
    • Neil Blaney (son of Neal Blaney; Fianna Fáil/IFF TD 1948–1995, IFF MEP Connacht–Ulster 1979–84, 1989–94)
    • Harry Blaney (son of Neal Blaney; IFF TD 1997–2002)

The Cosgrave family

  • W. T. Cosgrave (member of the first Dáil Éireann, 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 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 TD 1981–87, Senator 1993–2002)

The De Valera family

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 (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

The Lenihan family

The O'Malley family

The Andrews family

The Bruton family

The Coveney family

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, IDF 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 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

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, Chief Rabbi, 1973–83
    • Yitzhak Yosef, Chief Rabbi, 2013–present, son of Ovadia
    • Shlomo Amar, 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; Member of the European Parliament)
    • Luigi Berlinguer (cousin of Enrico and Giovanni Berlinguer; Italian Minister of University and Education)
    • Francesco Cossiga (cousin of Enrico and Giovanni Berlinguer; President of the Italian Republic, 1985–92; Prime Minister of Italy, 1979–80)
  • Antonio Segni (distant relative; 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 Socialist Party)
    • Stefania Craxi (daughter of Bettino Craxi; Member of the Italian Camera dei deputati for the People of Freedom)

The Mussolini family

  • Benito Mussolini (Prime Minister of Italy, 1922–43)
    • Alessandra Mussolini (granddaughter of Benito Mussolini; former Member of the European Parliament, Member of the Italian Camera dei deputati)
    • Galeazzo Ciano (son-in-law of Benito Mussolini; Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1936-1943)

Jamaica[]

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)

Japan[]

The Fukuda family

  • Takeo Fukuda, Prime Minister (1976–78)
    • Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister (2007–08)

The Hatoyama family

  • Hatoyama Kazuo (Speaker of the House of Representatives: 1896–97)
    • Ichiro Hatoyama (Prime Minister: 1954–56)
      • Iichiro Hatoyama, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1976–77)
        • Yukio Hatoyama, 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 1871–73, 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: 1946–47. 1948–54)
        • Kazuko, m. Takakichi Asō
          • Tarō Asō (Minister of Foreign Affairs 2005–07; 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: 1980–82)
    • Yoshiko, m. Ijuin Hikokichi (Minister of Foreign Affairs 1923–24)

The Satō–Kishi–Abe family

  • Satō Hidesuke
    • Nobusuke Kishi (born Nobusuke Satō), (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 (1964–72)

The Koizumi family

  • Matajiro Koizumi, (Minister of Posts and Telecommunications 1929–1931)
    • Yoshie, m. Junya Koizumi (born Samejima), Director General of the Japan Defense Agency
      • Junichiro Koizumi, 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: 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 (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

Jordan[]

The Al-Fayez family

  • H.E Faisal Al-Fayez (Prime Minister of Jordan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate)
  • H.E Akef Al-Fayez (Served as Minister in 10 different governments, Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament, Senator)
  • H.E Trad Al-Fayez (Minister of Agriculture, Ambassador, Senator)
  • H.E Amer Al-Fayez (Chief of Royal Protocol, Ministerial rank)
  • H.E Nayef Al-Fayez (Minister of Tourism, Environment)
  • H.E Nayef Hayel Al-Fayez (Minister of Health, MP)
  • H.E Eid Al-Fayez (Served as minister in 5 different governments)

The Majali family

  • (1916–1960), Prime Minister of Jordan
  • (21st Century), Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan
  • (1914–2001), Jordanian Chief of Staff
  • (1997–2009), Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament.(1996), Minister of Public Works and Housing.
  • (20th century), Prime Minister of Jordan
  • (2010–present), Minister of Internal affairs Ex-Commandant of Jordanian Public Security Forces
  • (2007–2009), Minister of Public Works and Housing.(2009), Minister of Transport.

The Badran brothers

The Lawzi family (father-son)

The Al-Rifai family

Kazakhstan[]

The Jandosov family (founder-son-nephew)

The Nazarbayev family (father-daughter)

  • Nursultan Nazarbayev (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)
    • (Minister of Health, Secretary of Health)
    • (Member of Parliament)
    • (Member of Parliament)

The Rugova family

  • Ibrahim Rugova (President, 2000–2006)
    • Uke Rugova (Member of Parliament)
    • Naser Rugova (Member of Parliament)
    • (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 (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)
      • 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)
    • (son of Jeremiah Nyagah and former Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya)
    • (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

Korea, North[]

The Kim family (1948–present)

  • Kim Il-sung (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" [1])

Korea, South[]

The Park family (father-daughter)

  • Park Chung-hee (President of the Republic of Korea, 1963–1979)
    • Park Geun-hye (President of the Republic of Korea, 2013–2017), daughter of Park Chung-hee

Kyrgyzstan[]

Main article: Politics of Kyrgyzstan

The Akayev family (father-daughter)

  • Askar Akayev (President) 1990–2005
    • (politician)

The Bakiyev brothers

  • Kurmanbek Bakiyev (President of Kyrgyzstan)
  • Janysh Bakiyev (former First Deputy Chairman of the National Security Service)
  • (Kyrgyzstan's Ambassador to Germany)
  • (Kyrgyz government official within the Kyrgyz embassy in China)
  • (Kyrgyz politician and business oligarch)
  • (Head of a village council)
  • (former Deputy Director of Kyrgyzstan's Agency for Community Development and Investment)

Latvia[]

The Ulmanis family

Lebanon[]

Main article: Za'im system

El Assaad family

  • 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 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 El Assaad - 3rd Legislative Speaker of Lebanon.
      • Kamel Bek El Assaad- 5th Legislative Speaker of Lebanon, Minister of Education, Minister of Water and Electricity, founder of Democratic Socialist Party (Lebanon).
  • Moustafa Nassar Bek El Assaad - Supreme Court President.
  • Nael El Assaad - envoy for 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.
  • 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 of the United Nations and consultant to 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

Arslan family

  • Emir Majid Arslan II – Lebanese independence hero and Druze leader.
    • Emir Faysal Arslan – son of Emir Majid and Head of the House of Arslan from 1983 until 1989 (In conjunction with Emirah Khawla Majid Arslan).
    • Emir Talal Arslan – son of Emir Majid, Druze leader and current Head of the House of Arslan.
  • Emir Shakib Arslan – Influential Arab politician, writer, poet and historian.

Chamoun family (father-sons-granddaughter)

  • Camille Chamoun – 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

Karam family

  • Youssef Bey Karam[19] – 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[20] – former MP from Zgharta
  • Salim Bey Karam[21] – Current MP and former minister, son of Youssef Salim Karam

El Khazen family

  • –
    • –
  • –
    • – Lebanese Minister
      • Joseph Dergham El Khazen – Maronite Patriarch
        • Joseph Ragi El Khazen – Maronite Patriarch
        • Tobias El Khazen – Maronite Patriarch

Gemayel family (father-sons-grandsons)

  • Pierre Gemayel – Kataeb Party founder
    • Bachir Gemayel – President-elect, 1982; son of Pierre (assassinated before taking office)
      • Nadim Gemayel – Political activist; son of Bachir
    • Amine Gemayel – 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
    • Saad Hariri – 33rd Prime Minister; son of Rafic Hariri
  • Bahia Hariri – legislator; sister of Rafic

Helou family

  • Charles Helou – President (1964–70)
  • – Cabinet Minister;
    • – legislator; son of Pierre

Jumblatt family (father-son)

  • Kamal Jumblatt – founder, Progressive Socialist Party, Cabinet Minister
    • Walid Jumblatt – Civil War militia leader; Cabinet Minister; son of Kamal
      • Taymour Jumblatt – Member of Parliament; son of Walid

Karami family (father-sons)

  • Abdul Hamid Karami (Prime Minister of Lebanon)
    • Rashid Karami – Prime Minister older son of Abdul Hamid
    • Omar Karami – Prime Minister younger son of Abdul Hamid.
      • Faisal Karami – Member of Parliament; son of Omar

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 Movement (son of Salim).
  • – 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 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 – President (1989)
  • Nayla Moawad – legislator; widow of René

Frangieh family

  • Suleiman Frangieh – President (1970–76)
    • Tony Frangieh – Cabinet Minister, Civil War militia leader; son of Suleiman
      • Suleiman Frangieh, Jr. – legislator and ) Minister; son of Tony

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 (President, 1997–2003)
  • Jewel Taylor (Ex-wife, Senator 2006–present, Vice President 2018–present)

Lithuania[]

Landsbergis / Jablonskis

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)
    • (Governor of Mahajanga)

Malawi[]

The 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

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
    • Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, sixth Prime Minister (2009–2018)
  • Jaafar Haji Muhammad, first Menteri Besar of Johor
    • Onn Jaafar, founder of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and seventh Menteri Besar of Johor
      • Tun Hussein Onn (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
    • 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 International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC)
    • Abdullah Jaafar, third Menteri Besar of Johor
    • Mustapha Jaafar, fourth Menteri Besar of Johor

Maldives[]

The Gayoom family (husband-wife and their close relatives)

  • Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (President of the Maldives 1978–2008)
  • Nasreena Ibrahim (First Lady)
  • Abdulla Hameed (Speaker of Parliament and Atoll Administrator)
  • (Minister of Planning)
  • (Minister of Science and Communications)
  • Ilyas Ibrahim (Minister of Transportation and Aviation)
  • (Deputy Minister for the Environment)
  • (Minister of Information)
  • Abdulla Yameen (Minister of Trade)

Mali[]

The Sidibé brothers

Malta[]

The Abela family

  • George Abela, (President of Malta 2009–14)
    • Robert Abela (son), (Prime Minister of Malta 2020–)

The Mifsud Bonnici family

  • Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici (Prime Minister of Malta, 1984–87 leader of Labour Party, 1984–1992)
  • Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (cousin Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici; of President of Malta, 1994–99)
    • Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (son of Ugo Mifsud Bonnici; Home Affairs Minister, 2008–2012)

The Mintoff family

  • Dom Mintoff (Prime Minister of Malta, 1955–1958, 1971–1984 leader of Labour Party, 1949–1984)
    • Yana Mintoff (daughter of Dom Maltese politician)
    • Wenzu Mintoff (nephew of Dom, 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 leader 1977–2004)
    • (son of Eddie Nationalist Party deputy leader 2013–)
    • (son of Eddie, former Mayor of Birkirkara)

The De Marco family

  • Guido de Marco (President of Malta, 1999–2004)
    • Mario de Marco (son of Guido, Minister for Environment, Tourism and Culture, 2012–2013 Nationalist Party deputy leader 2013–)

The Mizzi family (father-son)

  • Fortunato Mizzi (leader, Nationalist Party)
    • Enrico Mizzi (Prime Minister of Malta, 1950)

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

  • (anti-nuclear lobbyist in Bikini Atoll)
    • Kessai Note (nephew of Nathan Note; President of the Marshall Islands, 2000–08)
    • (cousin of Kessai Note; Member of Parliament 2000–, Vice Speaker of Parliament, 2012–)

The Alik family

  • (Member of Parliament, 1979–1987)
  • (first cousin of Alee Alik; Member of Parliament, 1979–95)
  • (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)
    • (nephew of Alee Alik; Member of Parliament, 1995–)

Mauritius[]

The Bérenger family

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 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)[22]
  • 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)

The Ávila Camacho family (brothers)

The Calderón Hinojosa family (father, children, daughter-in-law)

The Cárdenas family (grandfather, father, son)

The del Mazo family (grandfather, father, nephew, son)

The Madero family (father, sons)

  • (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 (Governor of Sonora, 1955–61)

Montserrat[]

The Bramble family

  • William Henry Bramble (Chief Minister of Montserrat, 1960–70)

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
    • 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)

The Keke-Stephen family

  • (Member of Parliament, 1968–73, 1989–92)
  • (brother of Ludwig Keke; 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, 1971–77, 1980–1986)
    • Marcus Stephen (son of Lawrence Stephen; Member of Parliament, 2003–07, President of Nauru, 2007–)

The Kun family

  • Ruben James Tullen Kun[citation needed] (Member of Parliament, 1971–92)
    • Roland Kun (son of Ruben Kun[citation needed]; Member of Parliament, 2003–, Minister for Justice)
    • Russell Kun (cousin of Roland Kun[citation needed]; Member of Parliament, 2003–2004)

Nepal[]

Main article: List of Nepali political clans

The Thapa dynasty

Bhimsen Thapa, influential member of Thapa dynasty
  • 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

Damodar Pande
  • 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[23]
            • 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 Shamsher Jang 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

  • (1824–1903, member of 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

  • (1801–78, member of Senate 1849–59)
    • (1832–1905, member of Senate 1881–1904), son of Petrus Dominicus Regout
      • Louis Hubert Willem Regout (1861–1915, member of 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
        • (1891–1966, member of Senate 1948–63), son of Louis Hubert Willem Regout
      • (1863–1913, member of 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 – Christchurch City Councilor 1919–25, 1927–29, Member of Parliament 1922–1939
    • 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 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 – 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)

  • Sir Dillon Bell – Speaker 1871–75. Son-in-law Scobie Mackenzie Member of Parliament for Mt. Ida 1884–93 and Dunedin 1896–99
    • Sir Francis Bell – Prime Minister 1925, son of Sir Dillon
      • 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, Sr. – Member of Parliament for Wellington Country 1858–81 and Legislative Council 1883–86
    • 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–present), 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 – Christchurch City Councilor (1956–89), Canterbury Regional Councilor (1989–95)
    • 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 – 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 – 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 – Member of Parliament 1960–75 and son-in-law of Member of Parliament Bill Anderton
    • 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 – Member of Parliament 1978–79, son of Norman and brother of Sir Roger

The Field family (brothers-cousin)

  • Henry Field – Member of Parliament for Otaki 1896–99
  • William Field – Member of Parliament for Otaki 1900–1935, brother of Henry
  • Tom Field – Member of Parliament for Nelson 1914–19, cousin to Henry and William

The Fisher family (father-son)

  • George Fisher – Member of Parliament for Wellington 1884–90 and Mayor of Wellington
    • Francis 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 – 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 – Member of Parliament (1981-2009), Deputy Prime Minister, husband of Anne

The Gerard family (father-son)

  • 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 – Member of Parliament (1969–80), Cabinet Minister, Ambassador to the United States (1980–82)
    • Mark Mitchell – Member of Parliament (2011–present), Cabinet Minister, grandson of Frank

The Graham family (great-grandfather-great-grandsons/brothers)

  • 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 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 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)

  • Sir James Hay – Christchurch City Councilor 1944–53
    • Sir Hamish Hay – Mayor of Christchurch 1974–89, son of Sir James

The Henare family (great-grandfather/great-grandsons)

  • Tau Henare – Member of Parliament (1914–38)
    • 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 Hislop, Sr. – Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. Mayor of Wellington 1905–1908
    • Thomas Hislop, Jr. – Mayor of Wellington 1931–44 and High Commissioner to Canada 1950–57

The Holland family (father-son-grandson)

  • Henry Holland – Member of Parliament 1925–35 for Christchurch North and Mayor of Christchurch
    • 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 – 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 Member of Parliament 1879–84 and 1890–96. Mayor of Wellington
    • 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Deputy Prime Minister
    • Hamish MacIntyre – Member of Parliament 1990–93, son of Duncan

The Mackenzie family (father-son)

  • 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.
    • 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 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 Mason–Wilford family (grandfather-grandson)

  • 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 Sir George McLean, Member of Parliament for Waikouaiti 1871–81

The Massey family (father-two sons)

  • Bill Massey – Member of Parliament 1894–1925 and Prime Minister 1912–25
    • Walter Massey – Member of Parliament for Hauraki 1931–35, son of Bill
    • 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)

  • 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 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 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)

  • Sir Arnold Nordmeyer – Member of Parliament 1935–69 and Cabinet Minister. Leader of the Opposition 1963–65
    • 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 – Member of Parliament (2017–present), cousin of Damien

The O'Flynn family (father-son)

The Ormond–Wilson family (grandfathers-grandsons)

  • James Wilson – Member of Parliament 1881–96
  • 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 Paikea – Member of Parliament for Northern Maori 1938–43
    • 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 – 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)

  • Haami 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, grandson of Matiu and Iriaka

The Reeves brothers

  • Charles Reeves – Mayor of Dunedin 1876–77 and Dunedin City Councillor 1873–76
  • 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 – 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
    • Sir Heaton Rhodes – Member of Parliament 1899–1925 and a Cabinet Minister
    • Arthur Rhodes – Member of Parliament and Mayor of Christchurch

The Richardson–Pearce family (Richardson was Pearce's great-granddaughter)

  • 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 Richmond – Member of Parliament 1860–1870 and a Cabinet Minister, and his brother
  • 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 – 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 – 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)

  • Sir Thomas Sidey – Member of Parliament for Caversham and Dunedin South 1901–28, Cabinet Minister and Member of Legislative Council 1928–33
    • Sir Stuart Sidey – Mayor of Dunedin 1959–65 and Dunedin City Councilor 1947–83

The Smith family (father-son)

  • Edward Smith – Member of Parliament 1890–96 and 1899–1907
    • 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 – 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 – 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 – Member of Parliament and Mayor of Christchurch 1911
    • Ted Taylor – Christchurch City Councilor 1968–71, son of Tommy

The Tirikatene family (father-daughter-nephew/grandson)

  • 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)
  • 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 (1845–1924) – nephew, son of brother Felix Wakefield, Member of Parliament
  • Edward Stafford (1819–1901) Member of Parliament and Premier, married niece Emily, daughter of brother William Wakefield

The Walls family (grandfather-grandson)

  • 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)

  • Sir Joseph Ward – (1887–1930) Member of Parliament and Premier/Prime Minister
    • 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 – 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 – 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 – Member of Parliament for New Plymouth 2008–20, son of Venn

Nicaragua[]

The Argüello family

  • 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.
  • Jose Argüello Arce (1821–1897), President of Congress, 1865–6, 1877–79, great grandson of Diego Nicolas Argüello y Monsivais.
  • Angélica Balladares de Argüello,(1872–1973). 1st Lady of the Liberal Party, 1925–1973; Pres.of the Nicaraguan Feminist League 1931–1937; UAW's "Woman of the Americas, Nicaragua Chapter",1959; Congressional Gold Medal 1969 laureate, wife of Guillermo Argüello Vargas.
  • Guillermo Argüello Vargas, grandson of José Argüello Arce; Minister of Education, 1924–26, Minister of Finance 1928–32; spouse of Angelica Balladares de Argüello
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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;
  • Bertha Marina Argüello Roman (de Rizo), Vice Minister of Family (2000) and of Foreign Affairs (2002), daughter of Guillermo Argüello Poessy.
  • 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.
  • Leonardo Argüello Barreto,(1875–1947) Interior, Education and Foreign Minister; President of Nicaragua, 1947, direct descendant of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais.
  • 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.
  • Noel Vidaurre Arguello, (1955–) Vice Minister of Finance and Economy 1990–1992, direct descendant of Narciso Jose Argüello y Monsivais.

The Chamorro family

The Sacasa family

  • Roberto Sacasa Sarria, President of Nicaragua, 1889–91 and 1891–93
  • Juan Bautista Sacasa Sacasa, son of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, President of Nicaragua, 1933–36
  • , nephew of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Education Minister, 1933 and 1955
  • , 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
  • , Secretary of the Presidency, Labour Minister, 1953–5; Education Minister, 1966–8
  • , great-grandson of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Economy, Industry & Commerce Minister, 1999–2001
  • , great-grandson of Pres. Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Minister of Finance, 1999–2001
  • , great-grandson of Roberto Sacasa Sarria, Foreign Minister, 2000–2002

The Ortega-Murillo family

The Somoza family

Niger[]

The family (cousins)

  • Diori Hamani (President)
  • Djibo Bakary (independence leader)

The family (cousins)

  • Seyni Kountché (former military President)
  • Ali Saibou (former military President)

Nigeria[]

The Abubakar Olusola Saraki family (father, son, daughter)

  • Abubakar Olusola Saraki 1979–1983: Senate Leader in Nigerian Senate
  • 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, 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 Dadi Onyeama 1964–1967: Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
  • 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: 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 1993–96 1996–97 Minister Finance and Customs) Leader of the Labour Party 2002–2014, 13th 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 Norwegian 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)
  • 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 Minister of Social Affairs 1990–92 )
  • Mina Gerhardsen (daughter of Rune Gerhardsen and Tove Strand and granddaughter of Einar Gerhardsen) (2005–2013 Political advisor for 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 Labor 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

  • Kjell Bondevik (uncle of Kjell Magne Bondevik) (1963 Minister of Social Affairs, 1965–71 )
  • Kjell Magne Bondevik (nephew of Kjell Bondevik) (1997–2000 and 2000–05 Prime Minister, 1989–1990 Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1983–86 )

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,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.
  • 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–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 (Nawaz), Member of Provincial Assembly of Punjab, Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Palau[]

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)
      • (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)
    • (nephew, Senator 2009–2017)
    • (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))
    • (son, Senator (2013–present), Speaker of the Airai State Legislature (2008–12), Governor of Ngatpang State)
    • (son, Philippine Honorary Consul to Palau (2013–present))

The Nakamura family (Brothers-sons)

  • Kuniwo Nakamura (President, Vice President)
    • (Senator (2017-2021))
  • (Senator)
  • (Chief Justice)
  • (Legislator)

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)

The Boyd family (father-son)

  • Federico Boyd (President of Panama, 1910)
    • Augusto Samuel Boyd (President of Panama, 1939–40)

The Chiari-Robles family

The Delvalle family (uncle-nephew)

  • Max Delvalle (Vice President, 1964-48)
    • Eric Arturo Delvalle (President of Panama, 1985–88)

The Lewis family (father-son)

The Torrijos family (father-son)

  • Omar Torrijos (Panamanian leader, 1968–81)

Papua New Guinea[]

The Chan family (father-son)

  • Sir Julius Chan, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, 1980–1982 and 1994–97
    • Byron Chan, member of the National Parliament, 2002–present

The family (father-son)

  • Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, 1975–80, 1982–85 and 2002–present
    • Arthur Somare, member of the National Parliament, 1997–present

Paraguay[]

The family

  • Luis María Argaña (Vice President, 1998–99)
    • (son of Luis María Argaña; vice presidential candidate)
    • (son of Luis María Argaña; cabinet minister)

The Cubas family

  • Raúl Cubas Grau (President of Paraguay, 1998–99)
  • (brother of Raúl Cubas Grau; cabinet minister)

The López family

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)
  • , 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
    • (Deputy (1985–92) and Congressman (2006–16)), son of Luis Bedoya Reyes
      • Javier Bedoya Denegri (Vice-Mayor of San Isidro (2015–2018)), son of and grandson of Luis Bedoya Reyes

The Belaúnde/Diez Canseco family

  • Pedro Diez Canseco (President of Peru, 1863, 1865, and 1868)
  • 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 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

The de la Riva-Agüero family

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

  • , Secretary General of the APRA
  • , Founding member of the 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

The Pardo family

  • (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
          • (Finance Minister, 1963), son of Pres. Jose Pardo y Barreda
        • (Foreign Minister, 1882–83), nephew of Pres. Manuel Pardo y Lavalle and grandson of Felipe Pardo y Aliaga
        • (Foreign Minister, 1891), nephew of Pres. Manuel Pardo y Lavalle and grandson of Felipe Pardo y Aliaga

The Prado family

  • Mariano Ignacio Prado Ochoa (President of Peru, 1865, 1865–68 and 1876–79)
    • (Prime Minister of Peru, 1910; son of Mariano Ignacio Prado)
    • (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[]

Main article: List of political families in the Philippines
See also: Political dynasties in the Philippines

Pitcairn Islands[]

The Christian family

  • Fletcher Christian – founding "chief" (1789–93)
    • Steve Christian – Mayor (1999–2004); 7th generation descendant of Fletcher Christian; brother of Brenda Christian.
    • Brenda Christian – 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 – First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party (ruling party) 1970–80
    • Adam Gierek – Member of the European Parliament, former 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

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)

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)

The Soares family (father-son)

The Portas family (father-brothers)

  • – Minister (1970s)
    • Paulo Portas – Minister of State and National Defense (2002–05); former President of Popular Party (1998–2005); Minister of State and Foreign Affairs (2011–2013); Deputy Prime-Minister (2013–2015)
    • Miguel Portas – European Parliament Member, elected by the Left Bloc (2004–12)

The Menezes family (father-son)

The Vieira da Silva family (father-daughter)

  • José António Vieira da Silva - Minister of Economy, Innovation and Development (2009-2011); Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (2005-2009, 2015-2019)
    • Mariana Vieira da Silva - (2018-2019); (2019-)

The Cabrita-Vitorino family (husband-wife)

  • Eduardo Cabrita - Deputy Minister (2015-2017); Minister of Internal Administration (2017-2019, 2019-)
  • Ana Paula Vitorino - (2015-2019); Member of Parliament (2019-)

Puerto Rico[]

The Calderón family

The Hernandez family

The Muñoz family

The Rivera family

The Pesquera family

  • ()
  • ()
  • (former Vice President of a Puerto Rican Independence Party municipal party committee)
  • Lic.José Lorenzo Pesquera (Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico)
  • ()
  • (activist, mother of Santiago Mari and founder of Puerto Rican Independence Party)
  • Carlos Pesquera ()
  • ()
  • (former Secretary of Tourism)
  • (Co-President of Hostosian National Independence Movement)
  • Hector Pesquera (Police Chief)

The Romero family

The Roselló family

Romania[]

The Brătianu family

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 family (husband, wife, father-in-law)

  • Victor Ponta (Prime Minister, 2012–2015)
  • Daciana Sârbu (Member of European Parliament)
  • Ilie Sârbu (Senator, President of the Senate, Minister of Agriculture)

Russia / Soviet Union[]

The Artyukhov family

  • (b. 1958) 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
      • (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[24]

The Glazyev-Sinelin-Vityazeva family (brothers-in-law, alumni, co-partisans)

  • Sergei Glazyev
  • , Head of the Secretariat of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation
  • , prime Russian sociology of religion guru (1972–2013)
  • , Ukrainian-Russian propagandist (1981-)
  • , Russian politician (1972-)

The Gorbachev family

  • Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1931) (Communist Party General Secretary, 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)

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 Kabardino-Balkaria since 2018, son of Valery Kokov

The Kondratenko family

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) (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 candidate, Secretary of the Security Council (1996), Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai (1998–2002), brother of Aleksey Lebed
  • Aleksey Lebed (b. 1955) 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 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 the Federal Security Service (1999–2008)
    • Dmitry Patrushev (b. 1977) 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 candidate, daughter of Anatoly Sobchak and Lyudmila Narusova

The Shoygu family

  • (1921–2010) First Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvan ASSR
    • Sergey Shoygu (b. 1955) Russian Minister of Defense (since 2012), Governor of Moscow Oblast (2012) and Minister of Emergency Situations, son of Kuzhuget Shoygu
      • Yulia Shoygu (b. 1977) Director of Center of Emergency Psychological Aid of 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

The Trotsky-Kamenev family (brothers-in-law)

  • Leon Trotsky (1879–1940) (People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, People's Commissar for Army and Navy Affairs)
  • Lev Kamenev (1883–1936) (Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets), brother-in-law of Trotsky

The Udaltsov family

  • (1918–95) Soviet Ambassador to Greece (1976–79)
    • (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, grandson of Ivan Udaltsov and nephew of Alexander Udaltsov

The Vorobyov family

  • Yury Vorobyov (b. 1948) Senator from Vologda Oblast (since 2007)
    • 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 Yeltsin-Yumashev (b. 1960), daughter of Boris Yeltsin
    • Valentin Yumashev (b. 1957), chief of the 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 (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
    • (b. 1988) Member of the Moscow City Duma since 2014, grandson of Gennady Zyuganov

Rwanda[]

The Habyarimana family and Kayibanda family

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 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)
    • (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 – 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)
    • (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 Chan family (father–son)

  • (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)
  • (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 1961–1966)

The Mandela family and Machel family

  • Nelson Mandela – 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

The Matthews family and the Pandor family

  • ZK Matthews, political activist and educator in South Africa, Motswana ambassador to the United States
  • 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 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 families (husband-wife)

  • Joe Slovo – Communist leader
  • Ruth First

The Tambo family

  • Oliver Tambo
  • Adelaide Tambo
  • Dali Tambo

The 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:
    • (1734–†1800), serviceman and Spanish Colonial Governor of Maracaibo (Venezuela), father of:
      • (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;
      • (1777–†1853), Serviceman and Congressmen, father of:
        • Fernando Primo de Rivera y Sobremonte (1831–†1921), Serviceman and Politician;
        • (1826–†1898), Serviceman, father of:
          • Fernando Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja (1879–†1921), Serviceman;
          • Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja (1870–†1930), Serviceman, Politician and Dictator of Spain. Father of:
            • 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 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 regime of Francisco Franco;
            • (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 (, Navarra, 1894 – Madrid, 1975) Basque nationalist journalist, joined the Nationalist military revolt during the Spanish Civil War and joined Falange Española, father of:
      • (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
  • The Suarez family
    • Adolfo Suarez, first Prime minister of Spain (1975–81)
      • , Politician

Sri Lanka[]

Main article: List of political families in 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 and nephew of King 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 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, Member of the European Parliament since 2009, wife of Carl Bildt

Bodström family

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
    • , 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 Member of the European Parliament 1995–2009, married to Carl Cederschiöld
    • , Conservative Member of Parliament 2006, son of Charlotte and Carl Cederschiöld

De Geer family

  • Louis De Geer the elder (1818–96), Justice Prime Minister 1858–70, Prime Minister of Sweden 1876–80
    • 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
      • (1889–1980), liberal Member of Parliament 1937–43 and 1951–58, grandson of a brother to Louis De Geer the elder
        • (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

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 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 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[]

  • Long Vejjajiva, Minister for Health Affairs (1959–1969)[25]
    • Athasit Vejjajiva, Deputy Minister for Health Affairs (1991–1992)[25]
      • 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[26]
    • Nitsai Vejjajiva, former Thai ambassador to Malaysia[27]

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.
  • 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.

Togo[]

The Gnassingbé family

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 Sastri Sinanan (1923–1994)
  • Mitra Sinanan

The Panday family

  • Basdeo Panday (1933–present)
  • Subhas Panday
  • Mickela Panday

The Maraj/Maharaj family

  • 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

The Ağar family (father-son)

  • Mehmet Ağar (born 1951) (Minister of Justice, 1996; Minister of Interior, 1996)
    • Tolga Ağar (born 1975) (Member of Parliament, 2018–present)

The Akçal family

  • Yusuf İzzet Akçal (1906–1987) (Member of Parliament, 1950–60, 1977–80)
    • Erol Yılmaz Akçal (1931–2016) (Son of Yusuf İzzet Akçal; Minister of Culture and Tourism, 1971–73)
    • Mesut Yılmaz (1944–2020) (Nephew of Yusuf İzzet Akçal; Prime Minister, 1991, 1996, 1997–99)

The Albayrak family

  • Sadık Albayrak (born 1942) (Candidate for Parliament in 1977, 1991 and 1995 general elections)
    • Berat Albayrak (born 1978) (Son of Sadık Albayrak, Son-in-law of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; Minister of Finance and Treasury, 2018–20)
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954) (Prime Minister, 2003–14; President, 2014–present)

The Arıburun family

  • Naci Eldeniz (1875–1948) (Member of Parliament, 1927–46)
    • Perihan Arıburun (1913–2001) (Daughter of Naci Eldeniz; Member of Parliament, 1957–60)
    • Tekin Arıburun (1903–1993) (Husband of Perihan Arıburun; Chairman of the Senate, 1970–77; Acting President, 1973)
    • Hikmet Bayur (1891–1980) (Cousin of Perihan Arıburun; Minister of National Education, 1933–34)

The Bayar family

  • Celal Bayar (1883–1986) (Prime Minister, 1937–39; President, 1950–60)
    • Ahmet İhsan Gürsoy (1913–2008) (Son-in-law of Celal Bayar; Member of Parliament, 1946–60)
    • Nilüfer Gürsoy (born 1921) (Daughter of Celal Bayar; Member of Parliament, 1965–69, 1973–80)

The Bölükbaşı family (father-son)

The Bucak family (uncle-nephew)

  • 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)
  • Mehmet Çiçek (born 1946) (Member of Parliament, 1999–2011)

The Demirtaş family (brothers)

The Ecevit family (spouses)

  • Bülent Ecevit (1925–2006) (Prime Minister, 1974, 1977, 1978–79 and 1999–2002)
  • Rahşan Ecevit (1923–2020) (Former Leader of the Democratic Leftist Party, 1985–87)

The Erbakan family (father-son)

  • Necmettin Erbakan (1926–2011) (Prime Minister, 1996–97)
    • Fatih Erbakan (born 1979) (Leader of New Welfare Party 2018–present)

The Gülek family (father-daughter)

The İslam–Kavakçı family

  • Nadir Latif İslam (born 1930) (Member of Parliament, 1973–77)
    • Ayşenur İslam (born 1958) (Daughter-in-law of Nadir Latif İslam; Minister of Family and Social Policy 2013–15)
    • 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)

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)

The Melen family (father-son)

  • Ferit Melen (1906–1988) (Prime Minister, 1972–73)
    • Mithat Melen (1947–2020) (Member of Parliament, 2007–11)

The Menderes family (father-sons)

  • Adnan Menderes (1899–1961) (Prime Minister, 1950–60)

The Öcalan family

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 ANAP in Istanbul, 1991–92)
  • Korkut Özal (1929–2016) (Brother of Turgut Özal; Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, 1974, 1975–77; Minister of the Interior, 1977–78)
  • Yusuf Bozkurt Özal (1940–2001) (Brother of Turgut Özal; Member of Parliament, 1987–95)

The Öztrak family

  • Mehmet Faik Öztrak (1882–1951) (Minister of the Interior, 1939–42)
    • Orhan Öztrak (1914–1995) (Son of Mehmet Faik Öztrak; Minister of the Interior, 1963–65)
    • İlhan Öztrak (1925–1992) (Son of Mehmet Faik Öztrak; Minister of State, 1971–74, 1980–83; Secretary General of the Turkish Presidency, 1980)
      • Faik Öztrak (born 1954) (Grandson of Mehmet Faik Öztrak and Son of Orhan Öztrak; Member of Parliament, 2007–present)

The Pakdemirli family (father-son)

  • Ekrem Pakdemirli (1939–2015) (Deputy Prime Minister, 1991)
    • Bekir Pakdemirli (born 1973) (Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, 2018–present)

The Perinçek family (father-son)

  • Sadık Perinçek (1915–2000) (Member of Parliament, 1954–57, 1961–73)
    • Doğu Perinçek (born 1942) (Leader of Patriotic Party, 1991–present, perennial candidate)

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)
    • Ahmet Kutalmış Türkeş (born 1978) (Son of Alparslan Türkeş; Member of Parliament, 2011–15)
    • Hamza Hamit Homriş (1944–2016) (Son-in-law of Alparslan Türkeş; Member of Parliament, 2007–11)

Tuvalu[]

The 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 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.
  • 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.
    • Maurice Kagimu Kiwanuka (Diplomat, formerly a Minister and Member of Parliament), son of Benedicto Kiwanuka.

The Kakonge family

  • , 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)
  • (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.
  • (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[]

Main article: List of political families in the United Kingdom

United States[]

Main article: List of United States political families

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
      • Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco (Deputy and Senator), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart
      • Rafael Batlle Pacheco (political journalist), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart
      • Luis Batlle Berres (President of Uruguay, 1947–51), nephew of José Batlle y Ordóñez, cousin of César, Rafael, and Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco

The Bauzá family (father and son)

The Beltrán family (father and son)

The Blanco family (grandfather, sons and grandson)

The Bordaberry family (grandfather, son and grandsons)

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)

The Ellauri family (father, son and great grandson)

The Fernández family (father and son)

The Forteza family (father and son)

The Grauert brothers

The Héber family (brothers and son of one of them)

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

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 Frente Amplio
    • Rafael Michelini (Senator and founder of Nuevo Espacio)
    • Felipe Michelini (Deputy and Subsecretary of the Ministry of Education and Culture)

The Mujica-Topolansky family (spouses)

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

The Saravia family (brothers and descendant of one of them)

  • Gumercindo Saravia (Civil War leader in Rio Grande, Brazil)
  • Aparicio Saravia (National (Blanco) Party and Uruguayan Civil War Leader, killed 1904), younger brother of Gumercindo Saravia
    • Villanueva Saravia, (National (Blanco) Party Regional Government Leader), great-great-grandson of Aparicio Saravia

The Sanguinetti family (cousins)

The Sendic family (father and son)

The Stewart family (descendant)

  • 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, wife of José Batlle y Ordóñez
      • César Batlle Pacheco (Deputy and Senator), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart
      • Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco (Deputy and Senator), son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, grandnephew of Duncan Stewart
      • Jorge Pacheco Areco (President of Uruguay, 1967–72), grandnephew of Duncan Stewart
        • Jorge Pacheco Klein (Colorado Party deputy), son of Jorge Pacheco Areco

The Stirling family (grandfather and grandson)

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)

The Wílliman family (grandfather and grandson)

The Végh family (father and son)

The Zorrilla de San Martín family (grandfather and grandson)

Uzbekistan[]

The Karimov family

  • Islam Karimov (President of Uzbekistan, 1991–2016)
    • Tatyana Karimova (wife of Islam Karimov; First Lady, 1991–2016)
    • 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

The Sucre family

  • Antonio José de Sucre (President of Bolivia, South American Independence War Hero)
  • Juan Manuel Sucre (Commander-in-Chief of Army 1974)
  • Leopoldo Sucre (Public Works Minister; Senator)
  • (Ambassador; Senator)

Vietnam[]

The Ngô family

Yemen[]

The Iryani family (uncle-nephew)

  • Abdul Rahman al-Iryani (President of North Yemen, 1967–74)

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

  • Gen. Solomon 'Rex Nhongo' Mujuru
  • Vice President 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)
    • (son of Sabina Mugabe; businessman and Member of Parliament)
    • (son of Sabina Mugabe; businessman and Member of Parliament)
  • Philip Chiyangwa (cousin of Robert Mugabe; businessman and ZANU-PF regional leader)

See also[]

  • Family dictatorship
  • Hereditary politicians
  • Dynasty
  • List of dynasties

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