List of current heads of state and government

This is a list of current heads of state and government, showing heads of state and heads of government where different, mainly in parliamentary systems; often a leader is both in presidential systems. Some states have semi-presidential systems where the head of government role is fulfilled by both the listed head of government and the head of state.

The list includes the names of the recently elected or appointed heads of state who will take office on an appointed date.

Contents

States recognised by the United Nations

State Head of state Head of government
 Afghanistan
 Albania President Bamir Topi Prime Minister Sali Berisha
 Algeria President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia
 Andorra Co-Prince Joan Enric Vives Sicília
Representative Nemesi Marquès Oste
Co-Prince Nicolas Sarkozy
Representative Christian Frémont		 Prime Minister Antoni Martí
 Angola
 Antigua and Barbuda Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor-General Dame Louise Lake-Tack		 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer
 Argentina
 Armenia President Serzh Sargsyan Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan
 Australia Queen Elizabeth II[1][2][3]
Governor-General Quentin Bryce		 Prime Minister Julia Gillard
 Austria President Heinz Fischer Chancellor Werner Faymann
 Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev Prime Minister Artur Rasizade
 Bahamas Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes		 Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham
 Bahrain King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa Prime Minister Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa
 Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
 Barbados Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Acting Governor-General Elliot Belgrave		 Prime Minister Freundel Stuart
 Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich
 Belgium King Albert II Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo
 Belize Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor-General Sir Colville Young		 Prime Minister Dean Barrow
 Benin President Yayi Boni Prime Minister Pascal Koupaki
 Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck Prime Minister Jigme Thinley
 Bolivia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency:[4]
Željko Komšić (Chairman)
Bakir Izetbegović (Member)
Nebojša Radmanović (Member)		 Prime Minister Nikola Špirić
Prime Minister-designate Vjekoslav Bevanda
 Botswana
 Brazil
 Brunei
 Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov
President-elect Rosen Plevneliev		 Prime Minister Boyko Borisov
 Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré Prime Minister Luc-Adolphe Tiao
 Burma (Myanmar)
 Burundi
 Cambodia King Norodom Sihamoni Prime Minister Hun Sen
 Cameroon President Paul Biya Prime Minister Philémon Yang
 Canada Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor General David Johnston		 Prime Minister Stephen Harper
 Cape Verde President Jorge Carlos Fonseca Prime Minister José Maria Neves
 Central African Republic President François Bozizé Prime Minister Faustin-Archange Touadéra
 Chad President Idriss Déby Prime Minister Emmanuel Nadingar
 Chile
 China, People's Republic of President Hu Jintao Premier Wen Jiabao
 Colombia
 Comoros
 Republic of the Congo
 Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito
 Costa Rica
 Côte d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara Prime Minister Guillaume Soro
 Croatia President Ivo Josipović Prime Minister Zoran Milanović
 Cuba
 Cyprus
 Czech Republic President Václav Klaus Prime Minister Petr Nečas
 Denmark Queen Margrethe II Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt
 Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita
 Dominica President Nicholas Liverpool Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit
 Dominican Republic
 East Timor President José Ramos-Horta Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão
 Ecuador
 Egypt Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri
 El Salvador
 Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Prime Minister Ignacio Milam Tang
 Eritrea
 Estonia President Toomas Hendrik Ilves Prime Minister Andrus Ansip
 Ethiopia President Girma Wolde-Giorgis Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
 Fiji President Epeli Nailatikau Acting Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama
 Finland President Tarja Halonen Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen
 France President Nicolas Sarkozy Prime Minister François Fillon
 Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba Prime Minister Paul Biyoghé Mba
Gambia
 Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili Prime Minister Nika Gilauri
 Germany President Christian Wulff Chancellor Angela Merkel
 Ghana
 Greece President Karolos Papoulias Prime Minister Lucas Papademos
 Grenada Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor-General Sir Carlyle Glean		 Prime Minister Tillman Thomas
 Guatemala
 Guinea President Alpha Condé Prime Minister Mohamed Said Fofana
 Guinea-Bissau President Malam Bacai Sanhá Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior
 Guyana President Donald Ramotar Prime Minister Sam Hinds
 Haiti President Michel Martelly Prime Minister Garry Conille
 Honduras
 Hungary President Pál Schmitt Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
 Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
 India President Pratibha Patil Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
 Indonesia
 Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
 Iraq President Jalal Talabani Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
 Ireland President Michael D. Higgins Taoiseach Enda Kenny
 Israel President Shimon Peres Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
 Italy President Giorgio Napolitano Prime Minister Mario Monti
 Jamaica Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen		 Prime Minister Andrew Holness
Prime Minister-designate Portia Simpson-Miller
 Japan Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda
 Jordan King Abdullah II Prime Minister Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh
 Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev Prime Minister Karim Massimov
 Kenya President Mwai Kibaki Prime Minister Raila Odinga
 Kiribati
 Kuwait Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prime Minister Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
 Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov
 Laos President Choummaly Sayasone Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong
 Latvia President Andris Bērziņš Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis
 Lebanon President Michel Suleiman Prime Minister Najib Mikati
 Lesotho King Letsie III Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili
 Liberia
 Libya Chairman of the National Transitional Council Mustafa Abdul Jalil Acting Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib
 Liechtenstein Prince Hans-Adam II
Prince-Regent Alois		 Prime Minister Klaus Tschütscher
 Lithuania President Dalia Grybauskaitė Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius
 Luxembourg Grand Duke Henri Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker
 Macedonia President Gjorge Ivanov Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski
 Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina Prime Minister Omer Beriziky
 Malawi
 Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim Prime Minister Najib Razak
 Maldives
 Mali President Amadou Toumani Touré Prime Minister Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
 Malta President George Abela Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi
 Marshall Islands
 Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
 Mauritius President Sir Anerood Jugnauth Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam
 Mexico
 Micronesia, Federated States of
 Moldova Acting President Marian Lupu Prime Minister Vlad Filat
 Monaco Prince Albert II Minister of State Michel Roger
 Mongolia President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Prime Minister Sükhbaataryn Batbold
 Montenegro President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Igor Lukšić
 Morocco King Muhammad VI Prime Minister Abdelillah Benkirane
 Mozambique President Armando Guebuza Prime Minister Aires Ali
 Namibia President Hifikepunye Pohamba Prime Minister Nahas Angula
 Nauru
 Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai
 Netherlands Queen Beatrix Prime Minister Mark Rutte
 New Zealand Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae		 Prime Minister John Key
 Nicaragua
 Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou Prime Minister Brigi Rafini
 Nigeria
 North Korea
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam
Eternal President Kim Il-sung[5]		 Premier Choe Yong-rim
 Norway King Harald V Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
 Oman
 Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani
 Palau
 Panama
 Papua New Guinea Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor-General Sir Michael Ogio		 Prime Minister Peter O'Neill
 Paraguay
 Peru President Ollanta Humala Prime Minister Oscar Valdés
 Philippines
 Poland President Bronisław Komorowski Prime Minister Donald Tusk
 Portugal President Aníbal Cavaco Silva Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho
 Qatar Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
 Romania President Traian Băsescu Prime Minister Emil Boc
 Russia President Dmitry Medvedev Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
 Rwanda President Paul Kagame Prime Minister Pierre Habumuremyi
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor-General Sir Cuthbert Sebastian		 Prime Minister Denzil Douglas
 Saint Lucia Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor-General Dame Pearlette Louisy		 Prime Minister Kenny Anthony
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor-General Sir Frederick Ballantyne		 Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves
 Samoa O le Ao o le Malo Tufuga Efi Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
 San Marino
 São Tomé and Príncipe President Manuel Pinto da Costa Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada
 Saudi Arabia
 Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade Prime Minister Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye
 Serbia President Boris Tadić Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković
 Seychelles
 Sierra Leone
 Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
 Slovakia President Ivan Gašparovič Prime Minister Iveta Radičová
 Slovenia President Danilo Türk Prime Minister Borut Pahor
 Solomon Islands Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor-General Sir Frank Kabui		 Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo
 Somalia President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
 South Africa
 South Korea President Lee Myung-bak Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik
 South Sudan
 Spain King Juan Carlos I Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy
 Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne
 Sudan
 Suriname
 Swaziland King Mswati III Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
 Sweden King Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
 Switzerland
 Syria President Bashar al-Assad Prime Minister Adel Safar
 Tajikistan President Emomalii Rahmon Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov
 Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda
 Thailand King Bhumibol Adulyadej Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
 Togo President Faure Gnassingbé Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo
 Tonga King George Tupou V Prime Minister Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō
 Trinidad and Tobago President George Maxwell Richards Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar
 Tunisia President Moncef Marzouki Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali
 Turkey President Abdullah Gül Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
 Turkmenistan
 Tuvalu Queen Elizabeth II[1][2]
Governor-General Sir Iakoba Italeli		 Prime Minister Willy Telavi
 Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi
 Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych Prime Minister Mykola Azarov
 United Arab Emirates President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
 United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II[1][2] Prime Minister David Cameron
 United States
 Uruguay
 Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev
 Vanuatu President Iolu Abil Prime Minister Sato Kilman
 Vatican City Pope Benedict XVI President of the Governorate Giuseppe Bertello
 Venezuela
 Vietnam
President Trương Tấn Sang Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
 Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai

States recognised by at least one United Nations member

State Head of state Head of government
 Abkhazia President Alexander Ankvab Prime Minister Leonid Lakerbaia
 Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi
 Northern Cyprus President Derviş Eroğlu Prime Minister İrsen Küçük
Palestine (disputed) President either:
Mahmoud Abbas (West Bank) or
Aziz Duwaik (Gaza Strip)[7]		 (disputed) Prime Minister either:
Salam Fayyad (West Bank) or
Ismail Haniyeh (Gaza Strip)[8]
 China, Republic of (Taiwan) President Ma Ying-jeou Premier Wu Den-yih
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic President Mohamed Abdelaziz Prime Minister Abdelkader Taleb Omar
 South Ossetia Acting President Vadim Brovtsev[9]
 Prime Minister Vadim Brovtsev

States not recognised by any United Nations members

This list encompasses the leaders of geo-political entities that lack significant international recognition. The degree of control these entities exert over their claimed territories may vary.

State Head of state Head of government
 Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan
 Somaliland
 Transnistria

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The Royal Household. "Commonwealth members". Queen's Printer. http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchAndCommonwealth/Commonwealthmembers/MembersoftheCommonwealth.aspx. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Queen Elizabeth II is separately and equally monarch of 16 sovereign countries sometimes known collectively as the Commonwealth realms. In each of these countries, with the exception of the United Kingdom (where she predominately resides) she is represented by a governor-general (unhyphenated in Canada as governor general) at national level. In some of these countries, opinion differs as to whether the Queen or governor-general should be designated as head of state; there is no questioning of the Queen's position as sovereign, above the governors-general, however.
  3. ^ Williams, George (31 January 2008). "Speculation on Queen before any choice needs to be made". Herald Sun. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion-old/governor-general-is-still-boss/story-e6frfifo-1111115436569. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
  4. ^ The three-member presidency is the head of state collectively.
  5. ^ The Preface to the Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea states, "The DPRK and the entire Korean people will uphold the great leader Comrade Kim Il-sung as the eternal President of the Republic, defend and carry forward his ideas and exploits and complete the Juche revolution under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea." Kim Il Sung died in 1994.
  6. ^ The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective Head of State and the government of the Swiss Confederation. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
  7. ^ Abbas's presidency expired on 9 January 2009 but he unilaterally extended his term for another year. Haniyeh, as the Speaker of the House, would succeed Abbas were he to have died or been expelled from office. The two major political parties in Palestine, Fatah and Hamas disagree about who the legitimate President currently is.
  8. ^ As part of the Fatah-Hamas conflict, essentially a civil war, Abbas dismissed Haniyeh and chose Fayyed as PM without parliamentary approval. The two major political parties in Palestine, Fatah and Hamas disagree about who the legitimate Prime Minister currently is.
  9. ^ On November 12, 2006 the Salvation Union of South Ossetia, opposing the leadership of Eduard Kokoity, held an alternative presidential election, in which former South Ossetian Prime Minister Dmitry Sanakoyev was chosen as the president of the alternative government of South Ossetia.

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