List of state leaders in 2019

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This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2019.

Africa[]

  •  Algeria
    • President –
      1. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
      2. Abdelkader Bensalah, Acting President of Algeria (2019)
      3. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of Algeria (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2017–2019)
      2. Noureddine Bedoum, Prime Minister of Algeria (2019)
      3. Sabri Boukadoumi, Acting Prime Minister of Algeria (2019)
      4. Abdelaziz Djerrad, Prime Minister of Algeria (2019–2021)
  •  Angola
  •  Benin
    • President – Patrice Talon, President of Benin (2016–present)
  •  Botswana
    • President – Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana (2018–present)
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Burundi
    • President –
      1. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020)
      2. Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi (2020–present)
  •  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 –
      1. Simplice Sarandji, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2016–2019)
      2. Firmin Ngrébada, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2019–2021)
  •  Chad
    • President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021)
  •  Comoros
    • President –
      1. Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (2016–present)
      2. Moustadroine Abdou, Acting President of the Comoros (2019)
  •  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 –
      1. Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
      2. Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Bruno Tshibala, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2017–2019)
      2. Sylvestre Ilunga, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2019–2021)
  •  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 – Moustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt (2018–present)
  •  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]
  •  Eswatini
    • Monarch – Mswati III, King of Eswatini (1986–present)
    • Prime Minister – Mandvulo Ambrose Dlamini, Prime Minister of Eswatini (2018–2020)
  •  Ethiopia
    • President – Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia (2018–present)
    • Prime Minister – Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2018–present)
  •  Gabon
  •  The Gambia
  •  Ghana
    • President – Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana (2017–present)
  •  Guinea
    • President – Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, Prime Minister of Guinea (2018–2021)
  •  Guinea-Bissau
    • President –
      1. José Mário Vaz, President of Guinea-Bissau (2014–2019)
      2. José Mário Vaz, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau (2019–2020)
      3. Cipriano Cassamá, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau (2019)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Aristides Gomes, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2018–2020)
      2. Faustino Imbali, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2019)
  •  Ivory Coast
    • President – Alassane Ouattara, President of the Ivory Coast (2010–present)
    • Prime Minister – 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 – Tom Thabane, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2017–2020)
  •  Liberia
    • President – George Weah, President of Liberia (2018–present)
  • 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 –
      1. Rivo Rakotovao, Acting President of Madagascar (2018–2019)
      2. Andry Rajoelina, President of Madagascar (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister – Christian Ntsay, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2018–present)
  •  Malawi
  •  Mali
  •  Mauritania
    • President –
      1. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–2019)
      2. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President of Mauritania (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2018–2019)
      2. Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2019–2020)
  •  Mauritius
    • President –
      1. Barlen Vyapoory, Acting President of Mauritius (2018–2019)
      2. , Acting President of Mauritius (2019)
      3. Pritvirajsing Roopun, President of Mauritius (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister – 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 –
      1. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, President of Puntland (2014–2019)
      2. Said Abdullahi Deni, President of Puntland (2019–present)
  •  Rwanda
  •  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
    • Governor –
      1. Lisa Honan, Governor of Saint Helena (2016–2019)
      2. , Acting Governor of Saint Helena (2019)
      3. Philip Rushbrook, Governor of Saint Helena (2019–present)
  •  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 (2016–2020)
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Somalia
    • President – Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, President of Somalia (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister – Hassan Ali Khaire, Prime Minister of Somalia (2017–2020)
    •  Somaliland (unrecognised, secessionist state)
      • President – 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 –
      1. Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
      2. Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, Chairman of the Transitional Military Council (2019)
      3. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Leader of the Sovereignty Council[1] (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Motazz Moussa, Prime Minister of Sudan (2018–2019)
      2. Mohamed Tahir Ayala, Prime Minister of Sudan (2019)
      3. Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister of Sudan (2019–2021)
  •  Tanzania
    • President – John Magufuli, President of Tanzania (2015–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2015–present)
  •  Togo
  •  Tunisia
    • President –
      1. Beji Caid Essebsi, President of Tunisia (2014–2019)
      2. Mohamed Ennaceur, Acting President of Tunisia (2019)
      3. Kais Saied, President of Tunisia (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Youssef Chahed, Head of Government of Tunisia (2016–2020)
      2. Kamel Morjane, Acting Head of Government of Tunisia (2019)
  •  Uganda
  •  Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognised state)
    • President – Brahim Ghali, President of Western Sahara (2016–present)
    • Prime Minister – Mohamed Wali Akeik, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2018–2020)
  •  Zambia
    • President – Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia (2015–2021)
  •  Zimbabwe
    • President – 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 – Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2018–present)
  •  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 – 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 – Barham Salih, President of Iraq (2018–present)
    • Prime Minister – Adil Abdul-Mahdi, Prime Minister of Iraq (2018–2020)
  •  Israel
    • President – Reuven Rivlin, President of Israel (2014–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (2009–2021)
  •  Japan
    • Monarch –
      1. Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–2019)
      2. Naruhito, Emperor of Japan (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister – Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (2012–2020)
  •  Jordan
    • Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
    • Prime Minister – Omar Razzaz, Prime Minister of Jordan (2018–2020)
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
  •  South Korea (Republic of Korea)
    • President – Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister – Lee Nak-yeon, Prime Minister of South Korea (2017–2020)
  •  Kuwait
    • Monarch – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006–2020)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2011–2019)
      2. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2019–present)
  •  Kyrgyzstan
    • President – Sooronbay Jeenbekov, President of Kyrgyzstan (2017–2020)
    • Prime Minister – Muhammetkaliy Abulgaziyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2018–2020)
  •  Laos
  •  Lebanon
    • President – Michel Aoun, President of Lebanon (2016–present)
    • Prime Minister – Saad Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers (2016–2020)
  •  Malaysia
    • Monarch –
      1. Muhammad V, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2016–2019)
      2. Nazrin Shah, Acting Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2019)
      3. Abdullah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister – Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2018–2020)
  •  Maldives
  •  Mongolia
    • President – Khaltmaagiin Battulga, President of Mongolia (2017–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2017–2021)
  •  Myanmar
    • President – Win Myint, President of Myanmar (2018–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of Myanmar (2016–2021)
  •    Nepal
    • President – Bidhya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal (2015–present)
    • Prime Minister – KP Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal (2018–2021)
  •  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 – Arif Alvi, President of Pakistan (2018–present)
    • Prime Minister – Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018–present)
  •  Palestine [h]
    • President – Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of Palestine (2013–2019)
      2. Mohammad Shtayyeh, Prime Minister of Palestine (2019–present)
  •  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 – Halimah Yacob, President of Singapore (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present)
  •  Sri Lanka
    • President –
      1. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka (2015–2019)
      2. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2018–2019)
      2. Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2019–present)
  • 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. Abdurrahman Mustafa, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2018–2019)
        2. Anas al-Abdah, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2019–2020)
      • Prime Minister –
        1. Jawad Abu Hatab, Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition (2016–2019)
        2. Abdurrahman Mustafa, Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition (2019–present)
  •  Taiwan (Republic of China)
    • President – Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan (2016–present)
    • Premier –
      1. William Lai, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2017–2019)
      2. Su Tseng-chang, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2019–present)
  •  Tajikistan
    • President – Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
    • Prime Minister – Kokhir Rasulzoda, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (2013–present)
  •  Thailand
    • Monarch – 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 – Mahdi al-Mashat, Head of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen (2018–present)
      • Prime Minister – Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour, Prime Minister of Yemen (2016–present)

Europe[]

  •  Albania
    • President – Ilir Meta, President of Albania (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister – Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania (2013–present)
  •  Andorra
    • Monarchs –
      • French Co-Prince – Emmanuel Macron, French Co-prince of Andorra (2017–present)
        • Co-Prince's Representative – Patrick Strzoda (2017–present)
      • Episcopal Co-Prince – Archbishop Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Antoni Martí, Head of Government of Andorra (2015–2019)
      2. Xavier Espot Zamora, Head of Government of Andorra (2019–present)
  •  Armenia
  •  Austria
    • President – Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President of Austria (2017–present)
    • Chancellor –
      1. Sebastian Kurz, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2017–2019)
      2. Hartwig Löger, Acting Federal Chancellor of Austria (2019)
      3. Brigitte Bierlein, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2019–2020)
  •  Azerbaijan
    • President – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Novruz Mammadov, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2018–2019)
      2. Ali Asadov, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2019–present)
    •  Artsakh (unrecognised, secessionist state)
  •  Belarus
    • President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
    • Prime Minister – Syarhey Rumas, Prime Minister of Belarus (2018–2020)
  •  Belgium
    • Monarch – Philippe, King of the Belgians (2013–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Charles Michel, Prime Minister of Belgium (2014–2019)
      2. Sophie Wilmès, Prime Minister of Belgium (2019–2020)
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Bulgaria
    • President – Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister – Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2017–2021)
  •  Croatia
  •  Cyprus
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Denmark
    • Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2015–2019)
      2. Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2019–present)
  •  Estonia
  •  Finland
  •  France
    • President – Emmanuel Macron, President of France (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister – Édouard Philippe, Prime Minister of France (2017–2020)
  •  Georgia
  •  Germany
    • President – 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 –
      1. Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece (2015–2019)
      2. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece (2019–present)
  •  Guernsey (Crown dependency)
  •  Hungary
  •  Iceland
  •  Ireland
    • President – Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland (2011–present)
    • Prime Minister – Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland (2017–2020)
  •  Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
  •  Italy
    • President – Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy (2015–present)
    • Prime Minister – Giuseppe Conte, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2018–2021)
  •  Jersey (Crown dependency)
  •  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 –
      1. Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania (2009–2019)
      2. Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister – Saulius Skvernelis, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2016–2020)
  •  Luxembourg
    • Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
    • Prime Minister – Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (2013–present)
  •  Macedonia
    • see under North Macedonia
  •  Malta
  •  Moldova
  •  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)
  •  North Macedonia 
    • the country changed name from Macedonia to North Macedonia on 12 February 2019
    • President –
      1. Gjorge Ivanov, President of North Macedonia (2009–2019)
      2. Stevo Pendarovski, President of North Macedonia (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister – Zoran Zaev, President of the Government of North Macedonia (2017–2020)
  •  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 – 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. Viorica Dăncilă, Prime Minister of Romania (2018–2019)
      2. Ludovic Orban, Prime Minister of Romania (2019–2020)
  •  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 –
      1. Andrej Kiska, President of Slovakia (2014–2019)
      2. Zuzana Čaputová, President of Slovakia (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister – Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2018–2020)
  •  Slovenia
  •  Spain
    • Monarch – Felipe VI, King of Spain (2014–present)
    • Prime Minister – Pedro Sánchez, President of the Government of Spain (2018–present)
  •  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 [i]
      • Members – Ueli Maurer (2009–present), Simonetta Sommaruga (2010–present; President of Switzerland, 2020–present), Alain Berset (2012–present), Guy Parmelin (2016–present), Ignazio Cassis (2017–present), Karin Keller-Sutter (2019–present) and Viola Amherd (2019–present)
  •  Ukraine
  •  United Kingdom
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2016–2019)
      2. Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2019–present)
  •   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 and Central 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 –
      1. Sir Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General of Australia (2014–2019)
      2. David Hurley, Governor-General of Australia (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister – Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia (2018–present)
  •  Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
    • Administrator – 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 – Natasha Griggs, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2017–present)
    • Shire-President –
      1. Seri Wati Iku, Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2017–2019)
      2. , Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2019–present)
  •  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)
    • High Commissioner –
      1. René Bidal, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2016–2019)
      2. , Acting High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2019)
      3. Dominique Sorain, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2019–present)
    • President – Édouard Fritch, President of French Polynesia (2014–present)
  •  Guam (insular area of the United States)
    • Governor –
      1. Eddie Baza Calvo, Governor of Guam (2011–2019)
      2. Lou Leon Guerrero, Governor of Guam (2019–present)
  •  Kiribati
    • President – Taneti Mamau, President of Kiribati (2016–present)
  •  Marshall Islands
    • President – Hilda Heine, President of the Marshall Islands (2016-2020)
  •  Micronesia
    • President –
      1. Peter M. Christian, President of Micronesia (2015–2019)
      2. David W. Panuelo, President of Micronesia (2019–present)
  •  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 – 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 – Sir Bob Dadae, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2017–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Peter O'Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2011–2019)
      2. James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2019–present)
  •  Pitcairn Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
    • Governor – Laura Clarke, Governor of Pitcairn (2018–present)
    • 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 –
      1. Sir Frank Kabui, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2009–2019)
      2. Sir David Vunagi, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2019–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Rick Houenipwela, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2017–2019)
      2. Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2019–present)
  •  Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
    • Administrator – Ross Ardern, Administrator of Tokelau (2018–present)
    • Head of Government –
      1. Afega Gaualofa, Head of Government of Tokelau (2018–2019)
      2. Kerisiano Kalolo, Head of Government of Tokelau (2019–present)
  •  Tonga
    • Monarch – Tupou VI, King of Tonga (2012–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Prime Minister of Tonga (2014–2019)
      2. Semisi Sika, Acting Prime Minister of Tonga (2019)
      3. Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, Prime Minister of Tonga (2019–2021)
  •  Tuvalu
  •  Vanuatu
    • President – 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. , Acting Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2018–2019)
      2. Thierry Queffelec, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2019–2020)
    • Head of Government –*
      1. , President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2017–2019)
      2. , President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2019–2020)

South America[]

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. ^ The Palestinian head of state is the president and prime minister. Despite its existing status internationally as a mostly recognized state, it controls parts of the West Bank, but lacks any authority in the Gaza Strip, which is taken over by Hamas militant group since 2007.
  9. ^ 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. ^ Between 12 April and 20 August 2019 Burhan was titled as Chairman of the Transitional Military Council.
  2. ^ Titled President of the Council of State until 10 October 2019.

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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