List of state leaders in 2010

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This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2010.

Africa[]

  •  Algeria
    • President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2008–2012)
  •  Angola
  •  Benin
    • President – Thomas Boni Yayi, President of Benin (2006–2016)
  •  Botswana
    • President – Ian Khama, President of Botswana (2008–2018)
  •  Burkina Faso
    • President – Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–2014)
    • Prime Minister – Tertius Zongo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2007–2011)
  •  Burundi
    • President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020)
  •  Cameroon
  •  Cape Verde
    • President – Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–2011)
    • Prime Minister – José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–2016)
  •  Central African Republic
  •  Chad
    • President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Youssouf Saleh Abbas, Prime Minister of Chad (2008–2010)
      2. Emmanuel Nadingar, Prime Minister of Chad (2010–2013)
  •  Comoros
    • President – Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Comoros (2006–2011)
  •  Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
    • President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
  •  Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    • President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Adolphe Muzito, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008–2012)
  •  Djibouti
    • President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
    • Prime Minister – Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–2013)
  •  Egypt
    • President – Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–2011)
    • Prime Minister – Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004–2011)
  •  Equatorial Guinea
    • President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
    • Prime Minister – Ignacio Milam Tang, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2008–2012)
  •  Eritrea
    • President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present)[a]
  •  Ethiopia
    • President – Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–2013)
    • Prime Minister – Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–2012)
  •  Gabon
  •  The Gambia
  •  Ghana
    • President – John Atta Mills, President of Ghana (2009–2012)
  •  Guinea
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Ivory Coast
    • President –
      1. Laurent Gbagbo, President of the Ivory Coast (2000–2011; claimant, 2010–2011)
      2. Alassane Ouattara, President of the Ivory Coast (2010–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      • Guillaume Soro, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2007–2012)
      • Gilbert Aké, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (claimant, 2010–2011)
  •  Kenya
    • President – Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–2013)
    • Prime Minister – Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya (2008–2013)
  •  Lesotho
    • Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
    • Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–2012)
  •  Liberia
    • President – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–2018)
  •  Libya
  •  Madagascar
  •  Malawi
  •  Mali
  •  Mauritania
    • President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2008–2014)
  •  Mauritius
    • President – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–2012)
    • Prime Minister – Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–2014)
  •   Mayotte (overseas collectivity of France)
    • Prefect – Hubert Derache, Prefect of Mayotte (2009–2011)
    • Head of Government – Ahmed Attoumani Douchina, President of the General Council of Mayotte (2008–2011)
  •  Morocco
    • Monarch – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
    • Prime Minister – Abbas El Fassi, Prime Minister of Morocco (2007–2011)
    •  Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognised state)
      • President – Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of Western Sahara (1976–2016)
      • Prime Minister – Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–2018)
  •  Mozambique
    • President – Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005–2015)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Luísa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–2010)
      2. Aires Ali, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2010–2012)
  •  Namibia
  •  Niger
    • Head of State –
      1. Mamadou Tandja, President of Niger (1999–2010)
      2. Salou Djibo, President of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy of Niger (2010–2011)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Ali Badjo Gamatié, Prime Minister of Niger (2009–2010)
      2. Mahamadou Danda, Prime Minister of Niger (2010–2011)
  •  Nigeria
  •  Rwanda
    • President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
    • Prime Minister – Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–2011)
  •  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
    • Governor – Andrew Gurr, Governor of Saint Helena (2007–2011)
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe
  •  Senegal
    • President – Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012)
    • Prime Minister – Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2009–2012)
  •  Seychelles
    • President – James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–2016)
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Somalia
    • President – Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of Somalia (2009–2012)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia (2009–2010)
      2. Abdiwahid Elmi Gonjeh, Acting Prime Minister of Somalia (2010)
      3. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Prime Minister of Somalia (2010–2011)
    •  Somaliland (unrecognised, secessionist state)
      • President –
        1. Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–2010)
        2. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, President of Somaliland (2010–2017)
    •  Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
      • President – Abdirahman Farole, President of Puntland (2009–2014)
  •  South Africa
  •  Sudan
    • President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
  •  Swaziland
    • Monarch – Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
    • Prime Minister – Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2008–2018)
  •  Tanzania
    • President – Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania (2005–2015)
    • Prime Minister – Mizengo Pinda, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2008–2015)
  •  Togo
    • President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister – Gilbert Houngbo, Prime Minister of Togo (2008–2012)
  •  Tunisia
    • President – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–2011)
    • Prime Minister – Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–2011)
  •  Uganda
  •  Zambia
    • President – Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia (2008–2011)
  •  Zimbabwe
    • President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017)
    • Prime Minister – Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (2009–2013)

Asia[]

  •  Afghanistan
    • President – Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2001–2014)
  •  Bahrain
    • Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present)
    • Prime Minister – Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–2020)[b]
  •  Bangladesh
    • President – Zillur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (2009–2013)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–present)
  •  Bhutan
    • Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present)
    • Prime Minister – Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2008–2013)
  •  Brunei
    • Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)[c]
    • Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
  •  Cambodia
    • Monarch – Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present)
    • Prime Minister – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present)[d]
  •  China (People's Republic of China)
  •  East Timor
  •  India
    • President – Pratibha Patil, President of India (2007–2012)
    • Prime Minister – Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (2004–2014)
  •  Indonesia
    • President – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004–2014)
  •  Iran
    • Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
    • President – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran (2005–2013)
  •  Iraq
    • Head of State –
      1. Presidency Council of Iraq[e]
        • Members – Jalal Talabani (2006–2010; President of Iraq, 2006–2010), and Adil Abdul-Mahdi and Tariq al-Hashimi (2006–2010)
      2. Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq (2010–2014)
    • Prime Minister – Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq (2006–2014)
  •  Israel
    • President – Shimon Peres, President of Israel (2007–2014)
    • Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (2009–2021)
    •  Palestinian National Authority (non-state administrative authority)
      • President – Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority (in the West Bank) (2005–present)
      • Prime Minister – Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (in the West Bank) (2007–2013)
      •   Gaza Strip (rebelling against the Palestinian National Authority, in the West Bank)
        • President – Aziz Duwaik, Acting President of the Palestinian National Authority (in the Gaza Strip) (2009–2014)
        • Prime Minister – Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (in the Gaza Strip) (2007–2014)
  •  Japan
    • Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–2019)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan (2009–2010)
      2. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan (2010–2011)
  •  Jordan
    • Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
    • Prime Minister – Samir Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (2009–2011)
  •  Kazakhstan
    • President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019)[f]
    • Prime Minister – Karim Massimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2007–2012)
  •  North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
  •  South Korea (Republic of Korea)
  •  Kuwait
    • Monarch – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006–2020)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Nasser Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2006–2011)
  •  Kyrgyzstan
    • President –
      1. Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan (2005–2010)
      2. Roza Otunbayeva, President of Kyrgyzstan (2010–2011)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Daniar Usenov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2009–2010)
      2. Roza Otunbayeva, Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2010)
      3. Almazbek Atambayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2010–2011)
  •  Laos
  •  Lebanon
    • President – Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon (2008–2014)
    • Prime Minister – Saad Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2009–2011)
  •  Malaysia
    • Monarch – Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2006–2011)
    • Prime Minister – Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009–2018)
  •  Maldives
  •  Mongolia
  •  Myanmar
    • Head of State – Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992–2011)
    • Prime Minister – Thein Sein, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2007–2011)
  •    Nepal
    • President – Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal (2008–2015)
    • Prime Minister – Madhav Kumar Nepal, Prime Minister of Nepal (2009–2011)
  •  Oman
    • Monarch – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
    • Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–present)
  •  Pakistan
    • President – Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan (2008–2013)
    • Prime Minister – Yousaf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2008–2012)
  •  Philippines
    • President –
      1. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–2010)
      2. Benigno Aquino, President of the Philippines (2010–2016)
  •  Qatar
    • Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–2013)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (2007–2013)
  •  Saudi Arabia
    • Monarch – Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia (2005–2015)
    • Prime Minister – Abdullah, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2005–2015)
  •  Singapore
    • President – S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–2011)
    • Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present)
  •  Sri Lanka
    • President – Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka (2005–2015)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2005–2010)
      2. D. M. Jayaratne, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2010–2015)
  •  Syria
    • President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
    • Prime Minister – Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Prime Minister of Syria (2003–2011)
  •  Taiwan (Republic of China)
  •  Tajikistan
    • President – Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
    • Prime Minister – Oqil Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–2013)
  •  Thailand
    • Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–2016)
    • Prime Minister – Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand (2008–2011)
  •  Turkey
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  United Arab Emirates
    • President – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–present)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2006–present)
  •  Uzbekistan
    • President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–2016)[h]
    • Prime Minister – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–2016)
  •  Vietnam
  •  Yemen

Europe[]

  •  Albania
    • President – Bamir Topi, President of Albania (2007–2012)
    • Prime Minister – Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania (2005–2013)
  •  Andorra
    • Monarchs –
      • French Co-Prince – Nicolas Sarkozy, French Co-prince of Andorra (2007–2012)
      • Episcopal Co-Prince – Archbishop Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present)
    • Prime Minister – Jaume Bartumeu, Head of Government of Andorra (2009–2011)
  •  Armenia
    • President – Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia (2008–2018)
    • Prime Minister – Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2008–2014)
  •  Austria
    • President – Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004–2016)
    • Chancellor – Werner Faymann, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2008–2016)
  •  Azerbaijan
    • President – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
    • Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–2018)
    •  Nagorno-Karabakh (unrecognised, secessionist state)
      • President – Bako Sahakyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–2020)
      • Prime Minister – Arayik Harutyunyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–2017)
  •  Belarus
    • President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Sergei Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2003–2010)
      2. Mikhail Myasnikovich, Prime Minister of Belarus (2010–2014)
  •  Belgium
    • Monarch – Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–2013)
    • Prime Minister – Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Belgium (2009–2011)
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Bulgaria
    • President – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
    • Prime Minister – Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2009–2013)
  •  Croatia
  •  Cyprus
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Denmark
    • Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
    • Prime Minister – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2009–2011)
  •  Estonia
  •  Finland
  •  France
    • President – Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France (2007–2012)
    • Prime Minister – François Fillon, Prime Minister of France (2007–2012)
  •  Georgia
  •  Germany
  •  Greece
    • President – Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece (2005–2015)
    • Prime Minister – George Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (2009–2011)
  •  Hungary
  •  Iceland
  •  Ireland
    • President – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011)
    • Prime Minister – Brian Cowen, Taoiseach of Ireland (2008–2011)
  •  Italy
    • President – Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy (2006–2015)
    • Prime Minister – Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2008–2011)
  •  Latvia
  •  Liechtenstein
    • Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
    • Regent – Hereditary Prince Alois, Regent of Liechtenstein (2004–present)
    • Prime Minister – Klaus Tschütscher, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2009–2013)
  •  Lithuania
    • President – Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania (2009–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Andrius Kubilius, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2008–2012)
  •  Luxembourg
    • Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
    • Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013)
  •  Macedonia
    • President – Gjorge Ivanov, President of Macedonia (2009–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Nikola Gruevski, President of the Government of Macedonia (2006–2016)
  •  Malta
  •  Moldova
  •  Monaco
    • Monarch – Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Jean-Paul Proust, Minister of State of Monaco (2005–2010)
      2. Michel Roger, Minister of State of Monaco (2010–2015)
  •  Montenegro
  •  Kingdom of the Netherlands
    • Monarch – Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)
    •  Netherlands (constituent country)
      • Prime Minister –
        1. Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–2010)
        2. Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2010–present)
    •  Netherlands Antilles (constituent country)
    •  Aruba (constituent country)
    •  Curaçao (constituent country)
    •  Sint Maarten (constituent country)
  •  Norway
    • Monarch – Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
    • Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2005–2013)
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Romania
  •  Russia
    • President – Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia (2008–2012)
    • Prime Minister – Vladimir Putin, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2008–2012)
  •  San Marino
  •  Serbia
  •  Slovakia
    • President – Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–2014)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2006–2010)
      2. Iveta Radičová, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2010–2012)
  •  Slovenia
  •  Spain
    • Monarch – Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–2014)
    • Prime Minister – José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government of Spain (2004–2011)
  •  Sweden
    • Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
    • Prime Minister – Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden (2006–2014)
  •   Switzerland
    • Council – Federal Council of Switzerland[n]
      • Members – Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011), Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–2010), Doris Leuthard (2006–present; President of Switzerland, 2010), Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (2008–2015), Ueli Maurer (2009–present), Didier Burkhalter (2009–present), Johann Schneider-Ammann (2010–present), and Simonetta Sommaruga (2010–present)
  •  Ukraine
    • President –
      1. Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine (2005–2010)
      2. Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine (2010–2014)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Yulia Tymoshenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2007–2010)
      2. Oleksandr Turchynov, Acting Prime Minister of Ukraine (2010)
      3. Mykola Azarov, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2010–2014)
  •  United Kingdom
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2007–2010)
      2. David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010–2016)
    •  Isle of Man (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
      • Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Paul Haddacks, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2005–2011)
      • Chief Minister – Tony Brown, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2006–2011)
    •  Guernsey (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
    •  Jersey (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
      • Lieutenant-Governor – Andrew Ridgway, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2006–2011)
      • Chief Minister – Terry Le Sueur, Chief Minister of Jersey (2008–2011)
    •  Gibraltar (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
      • Governor – Sir Adrian Johns, Governor of Gibraltar (2009–2013)
      • Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)
  •   Vatican City
    • Monarch – Pope Benedict XVI, Sovereign of Vatican City (2005–2013)
    • Head of Government – Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (2006–2011)
    • Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
      • Secretary of State – Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal Secretary of State (2006–2013)

North America[]

  •  Anguilla (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  •  The Bahamas
  •  Barbados
  •  Belize
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
    • Governor-General – Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize (2008–2020)
  •  Bermuda (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
    • Governor – Sir Richard Gozney, Governor of Bermuda (2007–2012)
    • Premier –
      1. Ewart Brown, Premier of Bermuda (2006–2010)
      2. Paula Cox, Premier of Bermuda (2010–2012)
  •  British Virgin Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  •  Canada
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
    • Governor-General –
      1. Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada (2005–2010)
      2. David Johnston, Governor General of Canada (2010–2017)
    • Prime Minister – Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada (2006–2015)
  •  Cayman Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  •  Costa Rica
    • President –
      1. Óscar Arias, President of Costa Rica (2006–2010)
      2. Laura Chinchilla, President of Costa Rica (2010–2014)
  •  Cuba
  •  Curaçao (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  •  Dominica
    • President – Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003–2012)
    • Prime Minister – Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica (2004–present)
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  El Salvador
  •  Grenada
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
    • Governor-General – Sir Carlyle Glean, Governor-General of Grenada (2008–2013)
    • Prime Minister – Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada (2008–2013)
  •  Guatemala
    • President – Álvaro Colom, President of Guatemala (2008–2012)
  •  Haiti
  •  Honduras
    • President –
      1. Roberto Micheletti, President of Honduras (2009–2010)
      2. Porfirio Lobo Sosa, President of Honduras (2010–2014)
  •  Jamaica
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
    • Governor-General – Sir Patrick Allen, Governor-General of Jamaica (2009–present)
    • Prime Minister – Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica (2007–2011)
  •  Mexico
  •  Montserrat (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  •  Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  •  Nicaragua
  •  Panama
    • President – Ricardo Martinelli, President of Panama (2009–2014)
  •   Saint Barthélemy (overseas collectivity of France)
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present)
    • Governor-General – Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–2013)
    • Prime Minister – Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–2015)
  •  Saint Lucia
  •  Saint Martin (overseas collectivity of France)
    • Prefect – Jacques Simonnet, Prefect of Saint Martin (2009–2011)
    • Head of Government – , President of the Territorial Council of Saint Martin (2009–2012)
  •   Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France)
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
    • Governor-General – Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–present)
  •  Sint Maarten (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  •  United States
    • President – Barack Obama, President of the United States (2009–2017)
    •  Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
      • Governor – Luis Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico (2009–2013)
    •  United States Virgin Islands (insular area of the United States)
      • Governor – John de Jongh, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (2007–2015)

Oceania[]

  •  American Samoa (unorganised, unincorporated territory of the United States)
    • Governor – Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003–2013)
  •  Australia
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
    • Governor-General – Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia (2008–2014)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia (2007–2010)
      2. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia (2010–2013)
    •  Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
      • Administrator – Brian Lacy, Administrator of Christmas Island (2009–2012)
      • Shire-President – Gordon Thomson, Shire president of Christmas Island (2003–2011)
    •  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
      • Administrator – Brian Lacy, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2009–2012)
      • Shire-President – , Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2009–2011)
    •  Norfolk Island (self-governing territory of Australia)
      • Administrator – Owen Walsh, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2007–2012)
      • Chief Minister –
        1. Andre Nobbs, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2007–2010)
        2. David Buffett, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2010–2013)
  •  Fiji
    • President – Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, President of Fiji (2009–2015)
    • Prime Minister – Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji (2007–present)
  •   French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France)
    • High Commissioner – Adolphe Colrat, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2008–2011)
    • President – Gaston Tong Sang, President of French Polynesia (2009–2011)
  •  Guam (insular area of the United States)
    • Governor – Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam (2003–2011)
  •  Kiribati
    • President – Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–2016)
  •  Marshall Islands
    • President – Jurelang Zedkaia, President of the Marshall Islands (2009–2012)
  •  Micronesia
    • President – Manny Mori, President of Micronesia (2007���2015)
  •  Nauru
  •   New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity of France)
  •  New Zealand
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
    • Governor-General – Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand (2006–2011)
    • Prime Minister – John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand (2008–2016)
    •  Cook Islands (associated state of New Zealand)
    •  Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
      • Premier – Toke Talagi, Premier of Niue (2008–present)
    •  Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
      • Administrator – John Allen, Acting Administrator of Tokelau (2009–2011)
      • Head of Government –
        1. Foua Toloa, Head of Government of Tokelau (2009–2010)
        2. Kuresa Nasau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2010–2011)
  •  Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
    • Governor – Benigno Fitial, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2006–2013)
  •  Palau
  •  Papua New Guinea
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
    • Governor-General –
      1. Sir Paulias Matane, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2004–2010)
      2. Jeffrey Nape, Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2010)
      3. Michael Ogio, Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2010–2011)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–2010)
      2. Sam Abal, Acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2010–2011)
  •  Pitcairn Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
    • Governor –
      1. George Fergusson, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2006–2010)
      2. , Acting Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2010)
      3. Victoria Treadell, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2010–2014)
    • Mayor – Mike Warren, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2008–2013)
  •  Samoa
  •  Solomon Islands
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
    • Governor-General – Sir Frank Kabui, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2009–2019)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Derek Sikua, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2007–2010)
      2. Danny Philip, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2010–2011)
  •  Tonga
    • Monarch – George Tupou V, King of Tonga (2006–2012)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Feleti Sevele, Prime Minister of Tonga (2006–2010)
      2. Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō, Prime Minister of Tonga (2010–2014)
  •  Tuvalu
  •  Vanuatu
    • President – Iolu Abil, President of Vanuatu (2009–2014)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2008–2010)
      2. Sato Kilman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2010–2011)
  •   Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)
    • Administrator –
      1. Philippe Paolantoni, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2008–2010)
      2. Michel Jeanjean, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2010–2013)
    • Head of Government –
      1. , President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2007–2010)
      2. , President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2010–2011)

South America[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Eritrea only became independent in 1993.
  2. ^ Bahrain only became independent in 1971.
  3. ^ Brunei only became independent in 1984.
  4. ^ Hun Sen was titled Second Prime Minister in 1993–98.
  5. ^ The three-member Presidency Council was head of state collectively, but this changed to the usual form of having just the president as head after the 2009 elections.
  6. ^ Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991.
  7. ^ The position of Chairman of the National Defence Commission was declared to be the highest office of state by the constitution that came into effect in 1998.
  8. ^ Uzbekistan only became independent in 1991.
  9. ^ Saleh was president of North Yemen until 1990.
  10. ^ Transnistria only declared independence in 1991.
  11. ^ Montenegro only became independent in 2006.
  12. ^ Serbia only became independent in 2006.
  13. ^ Kosovo only declared independence in 2008.
  14. ^ The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is head of state and government collectively. As a party to the Council, the president serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.

External links[]

  • Rulers—a list of rulers throughout time and places
  • WorldStatesmen—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories
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