List of state leaders in 1947

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1946 state leaders - Events of 1947 - 1948 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Australia and Oceania 4 Europe 5 North America and the Caribbean 6 South America

[edit] Africa

• Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
• South Africa -
  • Monarch - George VI, King of South Africa (1936-1952)
  • Governor-General - Gideon Brand van Zyl, Governor-General of South Africa (1946-1951)
  • Prime Minister - Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (1939-1948)
• Zanzibar - Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911-1960)

[edit] Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1946-1953)
• Brunei - Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
• China
  • President -
    1. Chiang Kai-Shek, Chairman of the National Government (1943-1947)
    2. Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
  • Premier -
    1. T. V. Soong, President of the Executive Yuan (1945-1947)
    2. Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Executive Yuan (1947)
    3. Chang Chun, President of the Executive Yuan (1947-1948)
• India -
  • British India -
    • Monarch - George VI, Emperor of India (1936-1947)
    • Viceroy -
      1. The Viscount Wavell, Viceroy of India (1943-1947)
      2. The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, Viceroy of India (1947)
  • Dominion of India -
    • Monarch - George VI, King of India (1947-1950)
    • Governor-General - The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor-General of India (1947-1948)
    • Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
• Indonesia -
  • President - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sutan Sjahrir, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1945-1947)
    2. Amir Sjarifuddin, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1947-1948)
• Japan -
  • Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1946-1947)
    2. Tetsu Katayama, Prime Minister of Japan (1947-1948)
• Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
• Pakistan -
  • Monarch - George VI, King of Pakistan (1947-1952)
  • Governor-General - Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Governor-General of Pakistan (1947-1948)
  • Prime Minister - Liaqat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947-1951)
• Philippines - Manuel Roxas, President of the Philippines (1946-1948)
• Thailand
  • Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX), (1946-present)

[edit] Australia and Oceania

• Australia -
  • Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Governor-General of Australia (1945-1947)
    2. Sir Winston Dugan, (acting) Governor-General of Australia (1947-1947)
    3. Sir William McKell, Governor-General of Australia (1947-1953)
  • Prime Minister - Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (1945-1949)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
  • Governor-General - Bernard Freyberg, Governor-General of New Zealand (1946-1952)
  • Prime Minister -Peter Fraser, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1940-1949)
• Tonga
  • Monarch - Salote Tupou III, Queen of Tonga (1918 – 1965)
  • Prime Minister - S. Ata, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1941 – 1949)

[edit] Europe

• Albania - Omer Nishani, Chairman of the Presidium (1946-1953)
• Austria -
  • President - Karl Renner, President of Austria (1945–1950)
  • Chancellor - Leopold Figl, Chancellor of Austria (1945–1953)
• Belgium -
  • King - Léopold III, King of the Belgians (1934-1951)
  • Prince Regent - Charles, King of the Belgians (1944-1950)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Camille Huysmans, Prime Minister of Belgium (1946-1947)
    2. Paul-Henri Spaak, Prime Minister of Belgium (1938-1939, 1946, 1947-1949)
• Denmark -
  • Monarch -
    1. Christian X, King of Denmark (1912-20 April 1947)
    2. Frederick IX, King of Denmark (20 April 1947-1972)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Knud Kristensen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1945-13 November 1947)
    2. Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (13 November 1947-1950)
• Éire (Ireland) -
  • Monarch - George VI, King of Ireland (1936-1949)
  • President - Sean T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
  • Prime Minister - Eamon de Valera, Taoiseach (1937-1948)
• France -
  • Provisional Government - Léon Blum, Chairman of the Provisional Government (1946-1947)
  • Fourth Republic -
    • President - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-1954)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Paul Ramadier, President of the Council (1947)
      2. Robert Schuman, President of the Council (1947-1948)
• Germany - Administered by Allied Occupation Forces (1945-1949)
  • American Zone
    • Military Governor -
      1. Joseph T. McNarney (1945-1947)
      2. Lucius DuBignon Clay (1947-1949)
  • British Zone
    • Military Governor -
      1. William Sholto Douglas (1946-1947)
      2. Sir Brian Hubert Robertson (1947-1949)
  • French Zone
    • Military Governor - Marie-Pierre Koenig (1945-1949)
  • Soviet Zone
    • Military Governor - Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky (1946-1949)
• Hungary -
  • President - Zoltán Tildy, President of Hungary (1946-1948)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ferenc Nagy, Prime Minister of Hungary (1946-1947)
    2. Lajos Dinnyés, Prime Minister of Hungary (1947-1948)
• Italy -
  • President - Enrico De Nicola, President of the Italian Republic (1946-1947)
  • Prime Minister - Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy (1945-1953)
• Liechtenstein -
  • Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
  • Head of Government - Alexander Frick, Head of Government (1945-1962)
• Luxembourg -
  • Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919-1964)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Dupong, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1937-1953)
• Netherlands -
  • Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948)
  • Regent - Juliana, Crown Princess of the Netherlands (regent during the autumn of 1947)
  • Prime Minister - Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1946-1948, 1958-1959)
• Poland
  • Head of State - Bolesław Bierut -
    1. President of the National Council (1944-1947)
    2. President of Poland (1947-1952)
  • Premier -
    1. Edward Osóbka-Morawski, President of the Council of Ministers (1944-1947)
    2. Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1947-1952)
• Portugal -
  • President - António Óscar Carmona, President of Portugal (1926-1951)
  • Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers (1932-1968)
• Soviet Union -
  • Communist Party Leader - Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-1953)
• Spain -
  • Generalísimo - Francisco Franco, Head of the Spanish State and President of the Government (1939-1975), (1939-1973)
• Sweden -
  • Monarch - Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1907-1950)
  • Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
• Turkey -
  • President - İsmet İnönü, President of Turkey (1938-1950)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mehmet Recep Peker, Prime Minister of Turkey (1946-1947)
    2. Hasan Saka, Prime Minister of Turkey (1947-1949)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
  • Prime Minister - Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1945-1951)
• Vatican City -
  • Pope - Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)

[edit] North America and the Caribbean

• Canada -
  • Monarch - George VI, King of Canada (1936-1952)
  • Governor-General - The Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General of Canada (1946-1952)
  • Prime Minister - William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1935-1948)
• Costa Rica - Teodoro Picado Michalski, President of Costa Rica (1944–1948)
• Cuba -
  • President - Ramón Grau, President of Cuba (1944-1948)
  • Premier
    1. Carlos Prío Socarrás, Premier of Cuba (1945-1947)
    2. Raúl López del Castillo, Premier of Cuba (1947-1948)
• Dominican Republic - Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1942–1952)
• United States - Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (1945-1953)

[edit] South America

• Argentina - Juan Domingo Perón, President of Argentina (1946-1955/1973-1974)
• Brazil - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (1946-1951)
• Paraguay - Higinio Moriñigo, President of Paraguay (1940-1948)
• Peru - José Luis Bustamante y Rivero, President of Peru (1946-1948)
• Uruguay -
  1. Juan José de Amézaga, President of Uruguay (1943-1947)
  2. Tomás Berreta, President of Uruguay (1947)
  3. Luis Batlle Berres, President of Uruguay (1947-1951)