Latest Changes in the Heads of State
Gabriel Boric, President of Chile

President of Chile

Gabriel Boric, President of Chile (elected on Dec 19, 2021 with 55.9% of the vote) Gabriel Boric Font (born 11 February 1986) is the current President of Chile, serving since 11 March 2022. Boric studied in the Faculty of Law at the University of Chile, and was the president of the University of Chile...Read More »

Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria

Chancellor of Austria

Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria (since Dec 6, 2021) Karl Nehammer (born 18 October 1972) is an Austrian politician serving as chancellor of Austria since 6 December 2021. He is a member of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) who served as minister of the interior from 2020 to 2021, general secretary of the ÖVP...Read More »

Adama Barrow, President of Gambia

President of Gambia

Adama Barrow, President of Gambia (re-elected on Dec 4, 2021 with 53.2% of the vote) Adama Barrow (born 16 February 1965) is the third and current President of the Gambia since January 2017. He is a member of the United Democratic Party (UDP). Prior to his presidential campaign, he was the treasurer of the...Read More »

Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister of Sweden

Prime Minister of Sweden

Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister of Sweden (since Nov 30, 2021) Eva Magdalena Andersson (born 23 January 1967) is a Swedish politician and economist serving as leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Sweden since 2021. Andersson joined the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League in 1983. In 1992, she earned a...Read More »

Xiomara Castro, President of Honduras

President of Honduras

Xiomara Castro, President of Honduras (elected Nov 28, 2021 with 51.1% of the vote) Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento (born 30 September 1959) is a Honduran politician who is the 56th president of Honduras, in office since January 2022. She is the country’s first female president, having earlier served as first lady during the presidency...Read More »

Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria (elected on Nov 13, 2016)

President of Bulgaria

Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria (elected on Nov 13, 2016; re-elected Nov 21, 2021 with 66.7% of the vote) The President of Bulgaria is the head of state of Bulgaria and the commander-in-chief of the Military of Bulgaria. The official residence of the President is at Boyana Residence, Sofia. After the completion of the...Read More »

Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, President of Fiji

President of Fiji

Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, President of Fiji (since Nov 12, 2021) Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere (born 20 April 1964) is a Fijian chief and politician who is the president of Fiji since 2021. He has also been the chief of Macuata Province since 2013, succeeding his older brother Aisea Katonivere, and was previously involved in...Read More »

Daniel Ortega Saavedra, President of Nicaragua

President of Nicaragua

Daniel Ortega Saavedra, President of Nicaragua (re-elected on Nov 7, 2021 with  75.9% of the vote; and on Nov 6, 2016 with 72.5% of the vote) Born in La Libertad, Nicaragua, on November 11, 1945, to middle-class parents who were actively opposed to Nicaragua’s dictator, Anastasio Somoza, Ortega was first arrested for his political...Read More »

Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan

President of Uzbekistan

Shavkat Mirziyoyev,  President of Uzbekistan (re-elected on Oct 24, 2021 with 80.1% of the vote) A member of the Samarkand clan, he was considered to be one of the leading potential successors to Islam Karimov as President of Uzbekistan. Mirziyoyev was reported to have friendly relations with Karimov’s wife, Tatyana Karimova, and National Security...Read More »

Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan

Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan (since Oct 4, 2021) Fumio Kishida (born 29 July 1957) is a Japanese politician serving as the Prime Minister of Japan and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2021. A member of the House of Representatives, he previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2012...Read More »

Carlos Vila Nova, President of Sao Tome and Principe

President of São Tomé and Príncipe

Carlos Vila Nova, President of Sao Tome and Principe (since Oct 2, 2021) Carlos Manuel Vila Nova is a São Toméan politician who is the fifth and current president of São Tomé and Príncipe, since 2 October 2021. He served as the minister of Public Works and Natural Resources (2010–2012) and minister of Infrastructure,...Read More »

Mamady Doumbouya, President of Guinea

President of Guinea

Mamady Doumbouya, President of Guinea (since Oct 1, 2021) Mamady Doumbouya (born 4 March 1980) is a Guinean military officer serving as the interim president of Guinea since 1 October 2021. Doumbouya led a coup d’état on 5 September 2021 that overthrew the previous president, Alpha Condé. He is a member of the Guinean...Read More »

Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia

President of Zambia

Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia (elected on Aug 12, 2021 with 57.9% of the vote) Hakainde Hichilema (born 4 June 1962) is a Zambian businessman, farmer and politician who is the seventh and current president of Zambia since 24 August 2021. After having contested five previous elections in 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016,...Read More »

Gilmar Pisas, Prime Minister of Curaçao

Prime Minister of Curaçao

Gilmar Pisas, Prime Minister of Curaçao (from Jun 14, 2021) Gilmar Simon “Pik” Pisas (born 28 October 1971) is a Curaçaoan politician currently serving as the seventh prime minister of Curaçao. he previously served his first term between 24 March 2017 and 29 May 2017 in the Schotte Cabinet. Pisas was born on 28...Read More »

Naftali Bennett, Prime Minister of Israel

Prime Minister of Israel

Naftali Bennett, Prime Minister of Israel (since Jun 13, 2021) Naftali Bennett (born 25 March 1972) is an Israeli politician serving as the 13th and current prime minister of Israel since 13 June 2021. He served as Minister of Diaspora Affairs from 2013 to 2019, as Minister of Education from 2015 to 2019, and...Read More »