Prime Ministers, SED-TIS
Prime minister, also called premier, the head of government in a country with a parliamentary or semipresidential political system. In such systems, the prime minister—literally the “first,” or most important, minister—must be able to command a continuous majority in the legislature (usually the lower house in a bicameral system) to remain in office.
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Richard John Seddon was a New Zealand statesman who as prime minister (1893–1906) led a Liberal Party ministry......
Antonio Segni was an Italian statesman, twice premier (1955–57, 1959–60), and the fourth president (1962–64) of......
D. S. Senanayake was the first prime minister of Ceylon (1947–52) when the country became independent of Great......
Henry Sewell was a British colonizer and politician who served as the first premier of New Zealand (1856) after......
Ahmed Shafiq is an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as prime minister from January to March......
Yitzḥak Shamir was a Polish-born Zionist leader and prime minister of Israel in 1983–84 and 1986–90 (in alliance......
Moshe Sharett was an Israeli Zionist leader and politician who was prime minister of Israel from 1953 to 1955.......
Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani businessman and politician who served as prime minister in 1990–93, 1997–99, and 2013–17.......
Shehbaz Sharif is a Pakistani businessman and politician, and the second brother of his family to serve as prime......
Jafar Sharif-Emami was an Iranian politician and close confidant of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi who twice served......
Ariel Sharon was an Israeli general and politician, whose public life was marked by brilliant but controversial......
Lal Bahadur Shastri was an Indian statesman, prime minister of India (1964–66) after Jawaharlal Nehru. A member......
Mehmet Shehu was an Albanian politician who served as interior minister (1948–54) and chairman of the Council of......
Sheikh Mohammed ibn Rashid Al Maktoum is the vice president (2006– ) and prime minister (2006– ) of the United......
Shidehara Kijūrō was a Japanese diplomat, statesman, and prime minister for a brief period after World War II (1945–46).......
Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai politician and businessman who served as prime minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006.......
Yingluck Shinawatra is a Thai businesswoman and politician who was prime minister of Thailand from 2011 to 2014.......
Jennifer Shipley is a New Zealand politician who was New Zealand’s first female prime minister (1997–99). After......
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth was a British prime minister from March 1801 to May 1804. Honest but unimaginative......
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was an Icelandic politician who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013. She......
Władysław Sikorski was a Polish soldier and statesman who led Poland’s government in exile during World War II.......
Konstantinos Simitis is a legal scholar and politician who served as the prime minister of Greece from 1996 to......
Jules Simon was a French political leader, philosopher, and theorist of the French Radical Party who as premier......
Portia Simpson Miller is a Jamaican politician who served as the country’s first female prime minister (2006–07;......
Charan Singh was an Indian politician who served briefly as prime minister (1979–80) and was known for his land......
Manmohan Singh is an Indian economist and politician who served as prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. A......
V.P. Singh was a politician and government official who was prime minister of India in 1989–90. Singh studied at......
Sutan Sjahrir was an influential Indonesian nationalist and prime minister who favoured the adoption of Western......
Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki was a Polish general who organized the Polish army in the revolution of 1830. After completing......
Aleksander Skrzyński was a Polish statesman, foreign minister of Poland in different governments from 1922 to 1925,......
Joseph Roberts Smallwood was a Canadian politician who vigorously campaigned for Newfoundland’s admission into......
Ian Smith was the first native-born prime minister of the British colony of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and......
Jan Smuts was a South African statesman, soldier, and prime minister (1919–24, 1939–48), who sought to promote......
Mário Soares was a Portuguese politician and lawyer who in 1986 became Portugal’s first elected civilian head of......
Sidney, Baron Sonnino was an Italian statesman who as foreign minister promoted his country’s entrance into World......
Souvanna Phouma was the premier of Laos known for having sought, throughout several terms in office, to maintain......
Paul-Henri Spaak was Belgium’s foremost statesman in the decades following World War II and a leading advocate......
Baldwin Spencer is an Antiguan trade unionist and politician who served as prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda......
Sir Richard Anderson Squires was a controversial prime minister of Newfoundland (1919–23; 1928–32) who gained a......
Sir Edward William Stafford was a landowner and statesman who served three times as prime minister of New Zealand......
Joseph Stalin was the secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–53) and premier of the......
Aleksandŭr Stamboliyski was the leader of the Agrarian Party in Bulgaria, supporter of the Allied cause during......
Stefan Nikolov Stambolov was a statesman who from 1887 to 1894 served as the despotic prime minister of Bulgaria;......
Robert L. Stanfield was a Canadian politician who, as leader of the Progressive Conservative Association in Nova......
Keir Starmer is a British politician and barrister (lawyer) who became leader of the Labour Party in 2020. He has......
Thorvald Stauning was a Danish Social Democratic statesman who as prime minister (1924–26, 1929–42) widened the......
Karl, Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein was a Rhinelander-born Prussian statesman, chief minister of Prussia (1807–08),......
Peer Steinbrück is a German politician who was the candidate of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) for......
Poul Christian Stemann was a Danish premier who championed absolute monarchy against the rising tide of liberal......
Siaka Stevens was a Sierra Leonean prime minister (1967 and 1968–71) and president (1971–85) who survived in office......
Edmund Stoiber is a German politician who was leader of Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU) from 1999 to 2007.......
Konstantin Stoilov was a Bulgarian statesman, founder and leader of the conservative People’s Party, and prime......
Milan Stojadinović was a Serbian politician, Yugoslav minister of finance from 1922 to 1926, and premier and foreign......
Jens Stoltenberg is a Norwegian Labour Party politician who served as prime minister of Norway (2000–01, 2005–13)......
Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin was a conservative statesman who, after the Russian Revolution of 1905, initiated far-reaching......
Sir Robert Stout was a New Zealand statesman and judge who helped unify the Liberal Party during the late 1870s;......
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom was the prime minister of the Union of South Africa (1954–58) noted for his uncompromising......
Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza was a Romanian statesman who four times served as prime minister of Romania and played......
Boris Vladimirovich Sturmer was a Russian public official, who served as prime minister, minister of the interior,......
Karl, count von Stürgkh was an Austrian prime minister (1911–16) whose authoritarian regime was ended by his assassination.......
Hanna Suchocka was a Polish politician who served as the first woman prime minister of Poland (1992–93). The daughter......
Suga Yoshihide is a Japanese politician who served as leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) and......
Riad al-Sulh was a Lebanese statesman who before World War II was several times sentenced to death for nationalist......
Rishi Sunak is a British politician and financier who became the leader of the Conservative Party and prime minster......
Danshaku Suzuki Kantarō was the last premier (April–August 1945) of Japan during World War II, who was forced to......
Suzuki Zenkō was the prime minister of Japan (1980–82), who worked closely with the United States and other Western......
Adolfo Suárez González was a Spanish politician who, as prime minister of Spain (1976–81), worked closely with......
Johan Sverdrup was a Norwegian statesman, prime minister (1884–89) of Norway in the first ministry of the Venstre......
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud was the first chief of state of independent Finland, as prime minister and then as president.......
John Swan is a Bermudan politician and longtime premier (1982–95) of Bermuda who resigned his post after losing......
Sir Roland Theodore Symonette was a Bahamian politician who served as the first premier of The Bahamas (1964–67).......
Beata Szydło is a Polish politician who became prime minister of Poland after the Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość;......
Francisco Sá Carneiro was a Portuguese politician who served as prime minister of Portugal (1979–80). A lawyer......
Constantin Sănătescu was a Romanian military officer and statesman who was the prime minister of Romania’s first......
Eduard, count von Taaffe was a statesman and twice prime minister of Austria (1868–70 and 1879–93) who controlled......
Sayyid Zia od-Din Tabatabaʾi was an Iranian statesman who led the coup d’état of 1921 in which he was made prime......
Takeshita Noboru was the prime minister of Japan from November 1987 to June 1989, at which time he resigned because......
Baron Tanaka Giichi was the prime minister (1927–29) and author of Japan’s aggressive policy toward China in the......
Tanaka Kakuei was a politician who was prime minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974 and who subsequently became the......
Väinö Tanner was a moderate political leader, statesman, and prime minister who was instrumental in rebuilding......
Bernardo, Marquess Tanucci was the foremost statesman of the Kingdom of Naples-Sicily in the 18th century. Though......
Mīrzā Taqī Khān was the prime minister of Iran in 1848–51, who initiated reforms that marked the effective beginning......
Nur Mohammad Taraki was an Afghan politician who was president and prime minister of Afghanistan from 1978 to 1979.......
André Tardieu was a statesman who was three times premier of France and who attempted to carry on the policies......
Josep Tarradellas i Joan was a Catalan political leader who led the struggle for an autonomous Catalonia as head......
Pál, Count Teleki was a Hungarian prime minister who cooperated with Nazi Germany in the early stages of World......
Count Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese soldier and politician who served as Japanese prime minister (1916–18) during......
Thanom Kittikachorn was an army general and prime minister of Thailand (1958, 1963–71, 1972–73). Thanom entered......
Margaret Thatcher was a British Conservative Party politician and prime minister (1979–90), Europe’s first woman......
Hashim Thaçi is a Kosovar rebel leader and politician who served as the prime minister (2008–14) and president......
Adolphe Thiers was a French statesman, journalist, and historian, a founder and the first president (1871–73) of......
Sir John Thompson was a jurist and statesman who was premier of Canada from 1892 to 1894. Thompson was called to......
Johan Rudolf Thorbecke was a leading Dutch political figure of the mid-19th century who, as prime minister (1849–53,......
Helle Thorning-Schmidt is a Danish politician who became Denmark’s first female prime minister when she took office......
Ólafur Thors was a five-time Icelandic prime minister (1942, 1944–46, 1949–50, 1953–56, 1959–63). Educated at the......
Franz Anton, prince zu Thun und Hohenstein was an Austrian administrator, prime minister, and governor of Bohemia,......
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Tikhonov was the premier of the Soviet Union from 1980 to 1985, a staunch Communist Party......
Zoltán Tildy was a non-Communist statesman who was president of Hungary for a short time after World War II and......
Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley was a Canadian politician, an early advocate of the confederation of British North America.......
Jozef Tiso was a Slovak priest and statesman who fought for Slovak autonomy within the Czechoslovak nation during......