List of state leaders in 1940

1939 state leaders - Events of 1940 - 1941 state leaders - State leaders by year

See also:

List of religious leaders in 1940
List of international organization leaders in 1940

1 Africa
2 Asia
3 Europe
4 North America
5 Oceania
6 South America

Africa

Egypt - Farouk I, King of Egypt (1936–1952)
Liberia - Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia (1930–1944)
South Africa -
- Monarch - George VI, King of South Africa (1936–1952)
- Governor-General - Sir Patrick Duncan, Governor-General of South Africa (1937–1943)
- Prime Minister - Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (5 September 1939 - 1948)
Zanzibar - Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911–1960)

Asia

Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
- Prime Minister - Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1929–1946)
Brunei - Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
Republic of China
- Chongqing Government (pro-Allies)
  - President - Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government (1931–1943)
  - Premier - Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Executive Yuan (1939–1945)
- Nanjing Government (pro-Japanese)
  - proclaimed on March 30
  - President - Wang Jingwei, Chairman of the National Government (1940–1944)
India
- Monarch - George VI, Emperor of India (1936–1947)
- Viceroy - The Marquess of Linlithgow, Viceroy of India (1936–1943)
Japan
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Nobuyuki Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (1939–1940)
  2. Mitsumasa Yonai, Prime Minister of Japan (1940)
  3. Fumimaro Konoe, Prime Minister of Japan (1940–1941)
Manchukuo - Aisin-Gioro Puyi, Emperor of Manchukuo (1934–1945)
Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932–1970)

Europe

Albania
- Monarch - Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (1939–1946) and Albania (1939–1943)
- Prime Minister of Albania - Shefqet Bej Vërlaci (1939–1941)
Andorra
- Co-Princes -
  - French Co-Prince -
    1. Albert Lebrun, President of France (1932–1940)
    2. Philippe Pétain, Chief of State of France (1940–1944)
  - Episcopal Co-Prince -
    1. Justí Guitart i Vilardebó, Bishop of Urgell (1920–1940)
    2. Ricard Fornesa i Puigdemasa (acting), Vicar capitular of Urgell (1940–1943)
- First Syndic - Francesc Cairat Freixes, First Syndic of Andorra (1937–1960)
Belgium -
- Monarch - Léopold III, King of the Belgians (1934–1951)
- Prime Minister - Hubert Pierlot, Prime Minister of Belgium (22 February 1939-1945)
Denmark
- Monarch - Christian X, King of Denmark (1912–1947)
- Prime Minister - Thorvald Stauning, Prime Minister of Denmark (1929–1942)
Éire (Ireland) -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Ireland (1936–1949)
- President - Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (1938–1945)
- Prime Minister - Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach (1937–1948)
Estonia
- Republic of Estonia - Soviet occupation since June 21, Soviet Republic declared on July 21
  - President - Konstantin Päts, President of Estonia (1938–1940)
  - Prime Minister -
    1. Jüri Uluots, Prime Minister of Estonia (1939–1940)
    2. Johannes Vares, Prime Minister of Estonia (1940) (Appointment declared illegal in 1944)
- Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic - declared on July 21 and annexed by the Soviet Union on August 6
  - Prime Minister - Johannes Vares, Prime Minister of Estonia (1940)
France
- Head of State -
  1. Albert Lebrun, President of France (1932–1940)
  2. Philippe Pétain, Head of State (1940–1944)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Édouard Daladier, President of the Council (1938–1940)
  2. Paul Reynaud, President of the Council (1940)
  3. Philippe Pétain, President of the Council (1940–1942)
Germany
- Head of State - Adolf Hitler, Führer (1934–1945)
- Chancellor - Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany (1933–1945)
Greece
- Monarch - George II, King of the Hellenes (1935–1947)
- Prime Minister - Ioannis Metaxas, Prime Minister of Greece (1936–1941)
Hungary -
- Regent - Miklós Horthy, Regent of Hungary (1920–1944)
- Prime Minister - Count Pál Teleki (16 February 1939 - 3 April 1941)
Italy
- Monarch - Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy (1900–1946)
- Prime Minister - Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy (1922–1943)
Latvia
- President - Kārlis Ulmanis, President of Latvia (1936–1940)
- Prime Minister - Kārlis Ulmanis, Prime Minister of Latvia (1934–1940)
Liechtenstein -
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938–1989)
- Head of Government - Josef Hoop, Head of Government (1928–1945)
Luxembourg
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919–1964)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Dupong, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1937–1953)
Netherlands (after May 1940 occupied by Germany, government-in-exile in London)
- Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890–1948)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Dirk Jan de Geer, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1926–1929, 1939–1940)
  2. Pieter Gerbrandy, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1940–1945)
Norway (after spring 1940 occupied by Germany, government-in-exile in London)
- Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway, King of Norway (1905–1957)
- Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold, Prime Minister of Norway (1935–1945)
Poland (Government in exile)
- President - Władysław Raczkiewicz, President of Poland (1939–1947)
- Prime Minister - Władysław Sikorski, President of the Council of Ministers (1939–1943)
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)
- Head of State - Mikhail Kalinin, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938–1946)
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 - Per Albin Hansson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1936–1946)
Turkey -
- President - İsmet İnönü, President of Turkey (1938–1950)
- Prime Minister - Refik Saydam, Prime Minister of Turkey (1939–1942)
United Kingdom
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936–1952)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1937–1940)
  2. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945)
Vatican City
- Pope - Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939–1958)
- Secretary of State - Luigi Cardinal Maglione, Cardinal Secretary of State (1939–1944)

North America

Canada
- Monarch - George VI, King of Canada (1936–1952)
- Governor General -
  1. Lord Tweedsmuir of Elsfield, Governor General of Canada (1935–1940)
  2. Sir Lyman Poore Duff, Governor General of Canada (1940) acting
  3. The Earl of Athlone, Governor General of Canada (1940–1946)
- Prime Minister - William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1935–1948)
Costa Rica -
1. León Cortés Castro, President of Costa Rica (1936–1940)
2. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, President of Costa Rica (1940–1944)
Cuba
- President
  1. Federico Laredo Brú, President of Cuba (1936–1940)
  2. Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1940–1944)
- Premier
  1. Office created 10 October 1940
  2. Carlos Saladridgas, Premier of Cuba (1940–1942)
México
- President -
  1. Lázaro Cárdenas, President of Mexico (1934–1940)
  2. Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (1940–1946)
United States - Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States (1933–1945)

Oceania

Australia -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Australia (1936–1952)
- Governor-General - Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron of Gowrie, Governor-General of Australia (1936–1952)
- Prime Minister - Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1939–1941)
Tonga
- Monarch - Salote Tupou III, Queen of Tonga (1918–1965)
- Prime Minister - Viliami Tungi Mailefihi, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1923–1941)

South America

Argentina - Roberto María Ortiz, President of Argentina (1938–1942)
Bolivia
1. Carlos Quintanilla, Provisional President of Bolivia (1939–1940)
2. Enrique Peñaranda - President of Bolivia (1940–1943)
Brazil - Getúlio Vargas, President of Brazil (1930–1945)
Chile - Pedro Aguirre Cerda, President of Chile (1938–1941)
Colombia - Eduardo Santos Montejo, President of Colombia (1938–1942)
Ecuador -
1. Andrés Córdova Nieto, Acting President of Ecuador (1939–1940)
2. Julio E. Moreno, Interim President of Ecuador (1940)
3. Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río, Acting President of Ecuador (1939–1944)
Paraguay -
1. José Félix Estigarribia, President of Paraguay (1939–1940)
2. Higinio Moriñigo, President of Paraguay (1940–1948)
Peru - Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, President of Peru (1939–1945)
Uruguay - Alfredo Baldomir, President of Uruguay (1938–1943)
Venezuela - Eleazar López Contreras, President of Venezuela (1935–1941)

List of state leaders in 1940

Contents

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America