List of state leaders in 2017

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This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2017.

Africa[]

  •  Algeria
    • President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria (2014–2017)
      2. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Prime Minister of Algeria (2017)
      3. Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2017–present)
  •  Angola
  •  Benin
    • President – Patrice Talon, President of Benin (2016–present)[1]
  •  Botswana
    • President – Ian Khama, President of Botswana (2008–2018)
  •  Burkina Faso
    • President – Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Burkina Faso (2015–2022)
    • Prime Minister – Paul Kaba Thieba, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2016–2019)
  •  Burundi
    • President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020)
  •  Cameroon
  •  Cape Verde
    • President – Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (2011–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2016–present)
  •  Central African Republic
    • President  – Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic (2016–present)
    • Prime Minister – Simplice Sarandji, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2016–2019)
  •  Chad
  •  Comoros
    • President – Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (2016–present)
  •  Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
    • President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
    • Prime Minister – Clément Mouamba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2016–2021)
  •  Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    • President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Samy Badibanga, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016–2017)
      2. Bruno Tshibala, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2017–2019)
  •  Djibouti
    • President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
    • Prime Minister – Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2013–present)
  •  Egypt
    • President – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt (2014–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      • Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister of Egypt (2015–2018)
      • Mostafa Madbouly, Acting Prime Minister of Egypt (2017–2018)
  •  Equatorial Guinea
    • President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
    • Prime Minister – Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2016–present)
  •  Eritrea
    • President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present) [a]
  •  Ethiopia
    • President – Mulatu Teshome, President of Ethiopia (2013-2018)
    • Prime Minister – Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2012-2018)
  •  Gabon
  •  The Gambia
  •  Ghana
    • President –
      1. John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana (2012–2017)
      2. Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana (2017–present)
  •  Guinea
    • President – Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Mamady Youla, Prime Minister of Guinea (2015–2018)
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Ivory Coast
    • President – Alassane Ouattara, President of the Ivory Coast (2010–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2012–2017)
      2. Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2017–2020)
  •  Kenya
    • President – Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (2013–present)
  •  Lesotho
    • Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2015–2017)
      2. Tom Thabane, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2017–2020)
  •  Liberia
    • President – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006-2018)
  • Libya
    • Government of House of Representatives of Libya (Government of Libya internationally recognised to 12 March 2016)
      • Head of State – Aguila Saleh Issa, Chairman of the House of Representatives of Libya (co-claimant, 2014–2021)
      • Prime Minister – Abdullah al-Thani, Prime Minister of Libya (co-claimant, 2014–2021)
    • Government of National Accord of Libya (Interim government internationally recognised as the sole legitimate government of Libya from 12 March 2016)
      • Head of State – Fayez al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya (co-claimant, 2016–2021)
      • Prime Minister – Fayez al-Sarraj, Prime Minister of Libya (co-claimant, 2016–2021)
  •  Madagascar
    • President – Hery Rajaonarimampianina, President of Madagascar (2014–2018)
    • Prime Minister – Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2016–2018)
  •  Malawi
  •  Mali
  •  Mauritania
    • President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Yahya Ould Hademine, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2014–2018)
  •  Mauritius
    • President – Ameenah Gurib, President of Mauritius (2015–2018)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2014–2017)
      2. Pravind Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2017–present)
  •  Morocco
  •  Mozambique
    • President – Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique (2015–present)
    • Prime Minister – Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015–present)
  •  Namibia
  •  Niger
    • President – Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger (2011–2021)
  •  Nigeria
  •  Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
    • President – Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, President of Puntland (2014–2019)
  •  Rwanda
  •  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
    • Governor – Lisa Phillips, Governor of Saint Helena (2016–2019)
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe
  •  Senegal
    • President – Macky Sall, President of Senegal (2012–present)
    • Prime Minister – Mohammed Dionne, Prime Minister of Senegal (2014–2019)
  •  Seychelles
    • President – Danny Faure, President of Seychelles (2016–present)
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Somalia
    • President –
      1. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia (2012–2017)
      2. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, President of Somalia (2017–2020)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia (2014–2017)
      2. Hassan Ali Khaire, Prime Minister of Somalia (2017–present)
  •  Somaliland (unrecognised, secessionist state)
    • President –
      1. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, President of Somaliland (2010–2017)
      2. Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland (2017–present)
  •  South Africa
  •  South Sudan
    • President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2005–present) [b]
  •  Sudan
    • President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Bakri Hassan Saleh, Prime Minister of Sudan (2017–2018)
  •  Swaziland
    • Monarch – Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
    • Prime Minister – Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2008–2018)
  •  Tanzania
    • President – John Magufuli, President of Tanzania (2015–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2015–present)
  •  Togo
  •  Tunisia
    • President – Beji Caid Essebsi, President of Tunisia (2014–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Youssef Chahed, Head of Government of Tunisia (2016–2020)
  •  Uganda
  •  Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognised state)
    • President – Brahim Ghali, President of Western Sahara (2016–present)
    • Prime Minister – Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–2018)
  •  Zambia
    • President – Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia (2015–2021)
  •  Zimbabwe
    • President –
      1. Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017)
      2. Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe (2017–present)

Asia[]

  •  Afghanistan
    • President – Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan (2014–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan (2014–2020)
  •  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) [c]
  •  Bangladesh
    • President – Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh (2013–present)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–present)
  •  Bhutan
    • Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present)
    • Prime Minister – Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2013–2018)
  •  Brunei
    • Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present) [d]
    • 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) [e]
  •  China (People's Republic of China)
  •  East Timor
  •  India
    • President –
      1. Pranab Mukherjee, President of India (2012–2017)
      2. Ram Nath Kovind, President of India (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister – Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India (2014–present)
  •  Indonesia
    • President – Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia (2014–present)
  •  Iran
    • Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
    • President – Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran (2013–2021)
  •  Iraq
    • President – Fuad Masum, President of Iraq (2014–2018)
    • Prime Minister – Haider al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq (2014–2018)
  •  Israel
    • President – Reuven Rivlin, President of Israel (2014–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (2009–2021)
  •  Japan
    • Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (2012–2020)
  •  Jordan
    • Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
    • Prime Minister – Hani Al-Mulki, Prime Minister of Jordan (2016–2018)
  •  Kazakhstan
    • President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019) [f]
    • Prime Minister – Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2016–2019)
  •  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–present)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2011–2019)
  •  Kyrgyzstan
    • President –
      1. Almazbek Atambayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (2011–2017)
      2. Sooronbay Jeenbekov, President of Kyrgyzstan (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Sooronbay Jeenbekov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2016–2017)
      2. Muhammetkaliy Abulgaziyev, Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2017)
      3. Sapar Isakov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2017–2018)
  •  Laos
    • Communist Party Leader – Bounnhang Vorachith, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2016–2021)
    • President – Bounnhang Vorachith, President of Laos (2016–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Thongloun Sisoulith, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (2016–2021)
  •  Lebanon
    • President – Michel Aoun, President of Lebanon (2016–present)
    • Prime Minister – Saad Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers (2016–2020)
  •  Malaysia
    • Monarch – Muhammad V, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2016–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009–2018)
    • Prime Minister – Mahathir Bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2018–present)
  •  Maldives
  •  Mongolia
    • President –
      1. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia (2009–2017)
      2. Khaltmaagiin Battulga, President of Mongolia (2017–2021)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2016–2017)
      2. Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2017–2021)
  •  Myanmar
    • President – Htin Kyaw, President of Myanmar (2016–2018)
    • Prime Minister – Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of Myanmar (2016–2021)
  •    Nepal
    • President – Bidhya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal (2015–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prime Minister of Nepal (2016–2017)
      2. Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (2017–2018)
      3. Khadga Prasad Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal (2018–present)
  •  Oman
    • Monarch – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–2020)
    • Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–2020)
  •  Pakistan
    • President – Mamnoon Hussain, President of Pakistan (2013–2018)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2013–2017)
      2. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2017–2018)
  •  Palestine [i]
    • President – Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister – Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of Palestine (2013–2019)
  •  Philippines
    • President – Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines (2016–present)
  •  Qatar
    • Monarch – Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (2013–present)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (2013–2020)
  •  Saudi Arabia
    • Monarch – Salman, King of Saudi Arabia (2015–present)
    • Prime Minister – Salman, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2015–present)
  •  Singapore
    • President –
      1. Tony Tan, President of Singapore (2011–2017)
      2. J. Y. Pillay, Acting President of Singapore (2017)
      3. Halimah Yacob, President of Singapore (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present)
  •  Sri Lanka
    • President – Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka (2015–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2015–2018)
  • Syria
    •  Syrian Arab Republic
      • President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
      • Prime Minister – Imad Khamis, Prime Minister of Syria (2016–2020)
    •  Syrian Interim Government (partially recognised, rival government)
      • President –
        1. Anas al-Abdah, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2016–2017)
        2. Riad Seif, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2017–2018)
      • Prime Minister – Jawad Abu Hatab, Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition (2016–2019)
  •  Taiwan (Republic of China)
  •  Tajikistan
    • President – Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
    • Prime Minister – Kokhir Rasulzoda, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (2013–present)
  •  Thailand
    • Monarch – Maha Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand (2016–present)
    • Prime Minister – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand (2014–present)
  •  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
  •  Vietnam
  • Yemen
    •  Republic of Yemen
    •   Supreme Political Council (unrecognised, rival government)
      • Head of State – Saleh Ali al-Sammad, Head of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen (2016–2018)
      • Prime Minister – Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour, Prime Minister of Yemen (2016–present)

Europe[]

  •  Abkhazia (partially recognised, secessionist state)
  •  Albania
  •  Andorra
    • Monarchs –
      • French Co-Prince –
        1. François Hollande, French Co-prince of Andorra (2012–2017)
        2. Emmanuel Macron, French Co-prince of Andorra (2017–present)
        • Co-Prince's Representative –
          1. (2016–2017)
          2. Patrick Strzoda (2017–present)
      • Episcopal Co-Prince – Archbishop Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present)
    • Prime Minister – Antoni Martí, Head of Government of Andorra (2015–2019)
  •  Armenia
  •  Artsakh (unrecognised, secessionist state)
    • Nagorno-Karabakh changed name to Artsakh on 10 March 2017
    • President – Bako Sahakyan, President of Artsakh (2007–2020)
    • Prime Minister – Arayik Harutyunyan, Prime Minister of Artsakh (2007–2017)
  •  Austria
    • President –
      1. Doris Bures, Karlheinz Kopf and Norbert Hofer, Joint Acting Presidents of Austria (2016–2017)
      2. Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President of Austria (2017–present)
    • Chancellor –
      1. Christian Kern, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2016–2017)
      2. Sebastian Kurz, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2017–2019)
  •  Azerbaijan
    • President – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
    • Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–2018)
  •  Belarus
    • President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
    • Prime Minister – Andrei Kobyakov, Prime Minister of Belarus (2014–2018)
  •  Belgium
    • Monarch – Philippe, King of the Belgians (2013–present)
    • Prime Minister – Charles Michel, Prime Minister of Belgium (2014–2019)
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Bulgaria
    • President –
      1. Rosen Plevneliev, President of Bulgaria (2012–2017)
      2. Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2014–2017)
      2. Ognyan Gerdzhikov, Acting Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2017)
      3. Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2017–2021)
  •  Croatia
  •  Cyprus
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Denmark
    • Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
    • Prime Minister – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2015–2019)
  • Donetsk People's Republic (unrecognised, secessionist state)
  •  Estonia
  •  Finland
  •  France
    • President –
      1. François Hollande, President of France (2012–2017)
      2. Emmanuel Macron, President of France (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Bernard Cazeneuve, Prime Minister of France (2016–2017)
      2. Édouard Philippe, Prime Minister of France (2017–2020)
  •  Georgia
    • President – Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia (2013–2018)
    • Prime Minister – Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia (2015–2018)
  •  Germany
    • President –
      1. Joachim Gauck, Federal President of Germany (2012–2017)
      2. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal President of Germany (2017–present)
    • Chancellor – Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany (2005–2021)
  •  Gibraltar (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  •  Greece
    • President – Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of Greece (2015–2020)
    • Prime Minister – Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece (2015–2019)
  •  Guernsey (Crown dependency)
    • Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Ian Corder, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2016–present)
    • President of the Policy and Resources Committee – Gavin St Pier, President of the Policy and Resources Committee (2016–present)
  •  Hungary
  •  Iceland
  •  Ireland
    • President – Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland (2011–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Enda Kenny, Taoiseach of Ireland (2011–2017)
      2. Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland (2017–2020)
  •  Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
  •  Italy
    • President – Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy (2015–present)
    • Prime Minister – Paolo Gentiloni, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2016–2018)
  •  Jersey (Crown dependency)
    • Lieutenant-Governor –
      1. William Bailhache, Acting Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2016–2017)
      2. Sir Stephen Dalton, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2017–2018)
    • Chief Minister – Ian Gorst, Chief Minister of Jersey (2011–present)
  •  Kosovo (partially recognised, secessionist state; under nominal international administration) [disputed – discuss]
  •  Latvia
  •  Liechtenstein
    • Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
    • Regent – Hereditary Prince Alois, Regent of Liechtenstein (2004–present)
    • Prime Minister – Adrian Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2013–2021)
  •  Lithuania
    • President – Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania (2009–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Saulius Skvernelis, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2016–2020)
  • Luhansk People's Republic (unrecognised, secessionist state)
  •  Luxembourg
    • Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
    • Prime Minister – Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (2013–present)
  •  Macedonia
    • President – Gjorge Ivanov, President of Macedonia (2009–2019)
    • Prime Minister&nb
      1. Emil Dimitriev, Acting President of the Government of Macedonia (2016–2017)
      2. Zoran Zaev, President of the Government of Macedonia (2017–2020)
  •  Malta
  •  Moldova
    • President – Igor Dodon, President of Moldova (2016–2020)
    • Prime Minister – Pavel Filip, Prime Minister of Moldova (2016–2019)
  •  Monaco
    • Monarch – Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister – Serge Telle, Minister of State of Monaco (2016–2020)
  •  Montenegro
  •  Nagorno-Karabakh (unrecognised, secessionist state)
    • see under Artsakh
  •  Kingdom of the Netherlands
    • Monarch – Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands (2013–present)
    •  Netherlands (constituent country)
      • Prime Minister – Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2010–present)
    •  Aruba (constituent country)
    •  Curaçao (constituent country)
    •  Sint Maarten (constituent country)
  •  Northern Cyprus (unrecognised, secessionist state)
  •  Norway
    • Monarch – Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
    • Prime Minister – Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2013–2021)
  •  Poland
    • President – Andrzej Duda, President of Poland (2015–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Beata Szydło, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2015–2017)
      2. Mateusz Morawiecki, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2017–present)
  •  Portugal
    • President – Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal (2016–present)
    • Prime Minister – António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal (2015–present)
  •  Romania
    • President – Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania (2014–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Dacian Cioloș, Prime Minister of Romania (2015–2017)
      2. Sorin Grindeanu, Prime Minister of Romania (2017)
      3. Mihai Tudose, Prime Minister of Romania (2017–2018)
  •  Russia
    • President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (2012–present)
    • Prime Minister – Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2012–2020)
  •  San Marino
  •  Serbia
  •  Slovakia
    • President – Andrej Kiska, President of Slovakia (2014–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2012–2018)
  •  Slovenia
  •  South Ossetia (partially recognised, secessionist state)
  •  Spain
    • Monarch – Felipe VI, King of Spain (2014–present)
    • Prime Minister – Mariano Rajoy, President of the Government of Spain (2011–2018)
  •  Sweden
    • Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
    • Prime Minister – Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden (2014–2021)
  •   Switzerland
    • Council – Federal Council of Switzerland [k]
      • Members – Doris Leuthard (2006–present; President of Switzerland, 2017–present), Ueli Maurer (2009–present), Didier Burkhalter (2009–2017), Johann Schneider-Ammann (2010–present), Simonetta Sommaruga (2010–present), Alain Berset (2012–present), Guy Parmelin (2016–present) and Ignazio Cassis (2017–present)
  •  Transnistria (unrecognised, secessionist state)
  •  Ukraine
    • President – Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine (2014–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Volodymyr Groysman, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2016–2019)[2]
  •  United Kingdom
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
    • Prime Minister – Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2016–2019)
  •   Vatican City
    • Monarch – Pope Francis, Sovereign of Vatican City (2013–present)
    • Head of Government – Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (2011–2021)
    • Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
      • Secretary of State – Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Secretary of State (2013–present)

North America[]

Oceania[]

  •  American Samoa (unorganised, unincorporated territory of the United States)
    • Governor – Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Governor of American Samoa (2013–2021)
  •  Australia
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
    • Governor-General – Sir Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General of Australia (2014–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia (2015–2018)
  •  Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
    • Administrator –
      1. Barry Haase, Administrator of Christmas Island (2014–2017)
      2. Natasha Griggs, Administrator of Christmas Island (2017–present)
    • Shire-President – Gordon Thomson, Shire president of Christmas Island (2013–present)
  •  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
    • Administrator –
      1. Barry Haase, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2014–2017)
      2. Natasha Griggs, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2017–present)
    • Shire-President –
      1. , Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2015–2017)
      2. Seri Wati Iku, Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2017–2019)
  •  Cook Islands (associated state of New Zealand)
  •  Fiji
    • President – Jioji Konrote, President of Fiji (2015–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji (2007–present)
  •   French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France)
  •  Guam (insular area of the United States)
    • Governor – Eddie Baza Calvo, Governor of Guam (2011–2019)
  •  Kiribati
    • President – Taneti Mamau, President of Kiribati (2016–present)[3]
  •  Marshall Islands
    • President – Hilda Heine, President of the Marshall Islands (2016–2020)
  •  Micronesia
    • President – Peter M. Christian, President of Micronesia (2015–2019)
  •  Nauru
  •   New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity of France)
  •  New Zealand
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
    • Governor-General – Dame Patsy Reddy, Governor-General of New Zealand (2016–2021)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Bill English, Prime Minister of New Zealand (2016–2017)
      2. Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–present)
  •  Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
    • Premier – Sir Toke Talagi, Premier of Niue (2008–present)
  •  Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
    • Governor – Ralph Torres, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2015–present)
  •  Palau
  •  Papua New Guinea
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
    • Governor-General –
      1. Sir Michael Ogio, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2011–2017)
      2. Theo Zurenuoc, Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2017)
      3. Sir Bob Dadae, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister – Peter O'Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2011–2019)
  •  Pitcairn Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
    • Governor –
      1. Jonathan Sinclair, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2014–2017)
      2. , Acting Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2017–2018)
    • Mayor – Shawn Christian, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2014–2019)
  •  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. Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2014–2017)
      2. Rick Houenipwela, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2017–2019)
  •  Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
    • Administrator –
      1. David Nicholson, Administrator of Tokelau (2016–2017)
      2. Brook Barrington, Acting Administrator of Tokelau (2017)
      3. Jonathan Kings, Administrator of Tokelau (2017–2018)
    • Head of Government –
      1. Afega Gaualofa, Head of Government of Tokelau (2016–2016)
      2. Siopili Perez, Head of Government of Tokelau (2017–2018)
  •  Tonga
    • Monarch – Tupou VI, King of Tonga (2012–present)
    • Prime Minister – ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Prime Minister of Tonga (2014–2019)
  •  Tuvalu
  •  Vanuatu
    • President –
      1. Baldwin Lonsdale, President of Vanuatu (2014–2017)
      2. Esmon Saimon, Acting President of Vanuatu (2017)
      3. Tallis Obed Moses, President of Vanuatu (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister – Charlot Salwai, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2016–2020)
  •   Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)
    • Administrator –
      1. Marcel Renouf, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2015–2017)
      2. , Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2017–2018)
    • Head of Government –
      1. , President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2014–2017)
      2. , President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2017–2019)

South America[]

  •  Argentina
    • President – Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina (2015–present)
  •  Bolivia
    • President – Evo Morales, President of Bolivia (2006–2019)
  •  Brazil
    • President – Michel Temer, President of Brazil (2016–2018)
  •  Chile
    • President – Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile (2014–2018)
  •  Colombia
  •  Ecuador
    • President –
      1. Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador (2007–2017)
      2. Lenín Moreno, President of Ecuador (2017–2021)
  •  Falkland Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
    • Governor –
      1. Colin Roberts, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2014–2017)
      2. Barry Rowland, Acting Governor of the Falkland Islands (2017)
      3. , Acting Governor of the Falkland Islands (2017)
      4. Nigel Phillips, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2017–present)
    • Chief Executive – Barry Rowland, Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands (2016–present)
  •  Guyana
  •  Paraguay
    • President – Horacio Cartes, President of Paraguay (2013–2018)
  •  Peru
  •  Suriname
  •  Uruguay
  •  Venezuela

See also[]

  • List of current heads of state and government

Notes[]

  1. ^ Eritrea only became independent in 1993.
  2. ^ South Sudan only became independent in 2011.
  3. ^ Bahrain only became independent in 1971.
  4. ^ Brunei only became independent in 1984.
  5. ^ Hun Sen was titled Second Prime Minister in 1993–98.
  6. ^ Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991.
  7. ^ Kim was referred to as supreme leader in 2011, and then appointed as First Chairman of the National Defence Commission in 2012 and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission in 2016 —having been de facto leader of North Korea throughout.
  8. ^ Hwang Kyo-ahn assumed powers and duties as acting president upon the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye on 9 December 2016. Hwang continued as acting president, following President Park's conviction and removal from office on 10 March 2017
  9. ^ Palestine continues to be administered de jure by the Palestinian National Authority, and hence the Palestinian head of state and head of government jointly remain as both the president and prime minister of this corresponding National Authority. Supplementary to its existing status internationally as a partially recognised state, it remains an occupied state on the part of Israel in the West Bank.
  10. ^ Montenegro only became independent in 2006.
  11. ^ The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is head of state and government collectively. Within this executive council, the president serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.

References[]

  1. ^ "Patrice Talon sworn in as Benin president". The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon.
  2. ^ "Ukraine MPs approve Volodymyr Groysman as new PM – BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Taneti Maamau declared new president of Kiribati". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

External links[]

  • CIDOB Foundation (in Spanish)—contextualised biographies of world political leaders
  • Portale Storia (in Spanish)—a list of current rulers by country
  • Rulers—a list of rulers throughout time and places
  • WorldStatesmen—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories
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