The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II. Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica (since Jan 6, 2012) Portia Simpson Miller was born in Wood Hall, St. Catherine and attended the Marlie Hill Primary School , St. Martin’s High School and the Union Institute, Miami Florida where she read for a Bachelors Degree in Public Administration. While completing her degree she More →
Christopher Loeak, President of the Marshall Island (since Jan 3, 2012) Christopher Loeak (born 11 November 1952) is the current president of the Marshall Islands. He was elected by parliament following the Marshall Islands presidential election, 2012. Loeak was born on the Ailinglaplap Atoll on 11 November 1952. He attended Marshall Island High School before traveling to the United States More →
Kim Jong-il, President of North Korea (died on Dec 19, 2011) Kim Jong-il, at 64, is the unchallenged leader of North Korea. Since he succeeded his father Kim Il-sung in 1994 the secretive communist state has sunk further into poverty, while its foreign policy has become ever more combative and anti-Western. The birth of Kim Il-sung’s eldest son – now More →
The president of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoyty, resigned on December 10, 2011. Prime Minister Vadim Brovtsev will be acting president from December 11 until the new presidential election scheduled for March 25, 2012. Eduard Kokoyty, President of South Ossetia (Кокойты Эдуард Джабеевич) born on October 31, 1964 in Tskhinvali. Professional career started as an electrical engineer. Graduated South Ossetian Pedagogical More →
Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana (since Dec 3, 2011) Mr. Donald Rabindranauth Ramotar was born on the 22nd October, 1950 in the village of Caria Caria on the Essequibo River, to Mr. Sam Ramotar and Ms. Olive Constantine. His father was a Timber Grant operator and his mother a housewife. He has eight (8) siblings. Mr. Ramotar, an economist by More →
Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, President of Gambia Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, President of Gambia On November 24, 2011, Yahya Jammeh wins 71.5% of the vote. DATE OF BIRTH: 25th May 1965 PLACE OF BIRTH: Kanilai Village Foni Kansala District Western Division MARITAL STATUS: Married to Madam Zineb Yahya Jammeh CHILDREN: One Daughter PRIMARY EDUCATION More →
Mario Monti, Prime Minister of Italy (since Nov 16, 2011) Mario Monti (born 19 March 1943) is an Italian economist and academic who is Prime Minister of Italy, as well as Minister of Economy and Finance, since November 2011. Monti served as a European Commissioner from 1995 to 2004, with responsibility for the Internal Market, Services, Customs and Taxation from More →
Gordon Darcy Lilo, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (since Nov 16, 2011) Constituency: Gizo/ Kolombangara, Western Province Contact Address: Ministry of Environment and Conservation P.O. Box G13 Honiara Solomon Islands. Phone: +677 28611/ 22453 Fax: +677 28735 Parliamentary Service Elected to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands for Gizo/ Kolombangara Constituency in 5 December 2001. Re-elected in 5 April 2006. Other More →
Sprent Dabwido, President of Nauru (since Nov 10, 2011) Sprent Jared Dabwido was born on September 16, 1972. Dabwido is a close relative of former parliamentarian Audi Dabwido, who served in the first parliament of Nauru in 1968. Dabwido was elected to parliament in the 2004 general elections, defeating Nimrod Botelanga to win the seat of Meneng. He has been subsequently More →
Lucas Papademos, Prime Minister of Greece (since Nov 10, 2011) Lucas Demetrios Papademos (born 11 October 1947) is a Greek economist and the interim Prime Minister of Greece. He was appointed Prime Minister in November 2011 after the head of the governing party, George Papandreou, decided to step down, and allow a provisional coalition government to form with the task More →
Almazbek Atambayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (elected on Oct 30, 2011) Almazbek Atambayev has been the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan since 17 December 2010. Previously he was Prime Minister from 29 March 2007 until 28 November 2007. He has also served as the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan since 30 July 1999. Atambayev was an unsuccessful candidate in More →
Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland (takes office on Nov 11, 2011) Campaigner, poet, politician – Michael D Higgins is widely regarded as a principled, eloquent and passionate public figure and statesman. Michael D was born into humble circumstances in Limerick, and raised in Clare by a family who paid a huge price during the tumultuous events of the foundation More →
Rosen Plevneliev, President of Bulgaria (elected on Oct 23, 2011. takes office on Jan 22, 2012) Born in Gotse Delchev, Rosen Plevneliev studied at Blagoevgrad Mathematical and Natural Sciencies High School, from which he graduated in 1982. In 1989 he graduated from the Higher Mechanical-Electrotechnical Institute, Sofia, and in the same year become a fellow at the Institute for Microprocessing More →
Cristina Fernández, President of Argentina On October 23, 2011, incumbent Cristina Fernández de Kirchner wins 53.9% of the vote in the presidential elections. Date of birth: 19th February 1953. Place of birth: La Plata, Buenos Aires. Profession: Lawyer Marital Status: Married to Néstor Carlos Kirchner Children: Máximo Kirchner – Florencia Kirchner Background, both professional and in the Public Administration Previous More →
Michael Sata, President of Zimbabwe Michael Chilufya Sata (born in 1937) is a Zambian politician who has been the fifth President of Zambia since 23 September 2011. He leads the Patriotic Front (PF), a major political party in Zambia. Under President Frederick Chiluba, Sata was a minister during the 1990s as part of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) government; he More →