Latest Changes in the Heads of State
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico

President of Mexico

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico (elected on Jul 1, 2018 with 54.8% of the vote) Born: 13 November 1953. Often abbreviated as AMLO, is a Mexican politician who is the President-elect of Mexico after winning the 2018 presidential election. He began his political career in 1976 as a member of the Institutional...Read More »

Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain

Prime Minister of Spain

Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain (since Jun 2, 2018) Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish economist and politician serving as Prime Minister of Spain since 2 June 2018. He is also Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), holding office for the second time after winning a leadership...Read More »

Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela

President of Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela (elected on Apr 14, 2013; re-elected on May 20, 2018 with 67.8% of the vote) Nicolás Maduro Moros (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlaz maˈðuɾo ˈmoɾos]; born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician who is the current President of Venezuela. He was previously the Vice President of Venezuela and the Minister of...Read More »

Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia

Prime Minister of Malaysia

Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir bin Mohamad (born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician currently serving as Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second time. He is chairman of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, as well as a member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Langkawi constituency in Kedah. He previously...Read More »

Mario Abdo Benítez, President of Paraguay

President of Paraguay

Mario Abdo Benítez, 51st President of Paraguay (elected on Apr 22, 2018) Mario Abdo Benítez (born 10 November 1971) is a Paraguayan politician. A former president of the Senate of Paraguay, as the presidential candidate of the Colorado Party in the 2018 elections, he has won the presidency and will take office in August....Read More »

Milo Djukanovic, President of Montenegro

President of Montenegro

Milo Djukanovic, President of Montenegro Milo Đukanović (born 15 February 1962) is a Montenegrin politician. He served as Prime Minister of Montenegro in three governments from 1991 to 1998, as President of Montenegro from 1998 to 2002, and as Prime Minister again from 2003 to 2006, from 2008 to 2010, and from 2012 to 2016....Read More »

Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone

President of Sierra Leone

Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Wonie Bio (born May 12, 1964) is a Sierra Leonean politician, and the 5th and current president of Sierra Leone since April 4, 2018. Bio was the presidential candidate of the main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party. He defeated Samura Kamara of the ruling All...Read More »

Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana

President of Botswana

Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana (since Apr 1, 2018) Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi (born 21 July 1961) is the 5th President of Botswana since 1 April 2018. He has also served as Minister of Education since 2014, and previously he was Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration from 2011 to 2014. He was...Read More »

Paula-Mae Weekes, President of Trinidad and Tobago

President of Trinidad and Tobago

Paula-Mae Weekes, President of Trinidad and Tobago (since Mar 19, 2018) Paula-Mae Weekes (born December 23, 1958) is the 6th and current president of Trinidad and Tobago. She took office on 19 March 2018 and became the first woman to hold the office of President. Weekes attended the University of the West Indies, Cave...Read More »

Chancellor of Germany

Chancellor of Germany

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany (Re-elected for the 5th term on Mar 14, 2018) Angela Merkel was sworn in as Chancellor on November 22, 2005. She is the first woman and the first East German to hold this office. Her CV traces her rise from an academic to a political career. Born on 17...Read More »

Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh

President of Bangladesh

Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh (re-elected on Feb 7, 2018) Abdul Hamid (born: 1 January 1944) is the 20th and current President of Bangladesh. Prior to this position he served as the Speaker of the National Parliament from 25 January 2009 – 24 April 2013. He was the acting President after the death of...Read More »

Nikos Anastasiadis, President of Cyprus

President of Cyprus

Nikos Anastasiadis, President of Cyprus (re-elected on Feb 4, 2018) Nicos Anastasiades (born 27 September 1946) is a Greek Cypriot politician who has been President of Cyprus since 2013. On 4 February 2018, he was re-elected for a second five-year term. Previously, he was the leader of Democratic Rally and a Member of Parliament...Read More »

Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland

President of Finland

Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland (re-elected on Jan 28, 2018) Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (born 24 August 1948) is a Finnish politician of the National Coalition Party. He is the president-elect of Finland, and will assume office on 1 March 2012, becoming the first president from the National Coalition Party since Juho...Read More »

Milos Zeman, President of Czech Republic

President of Czech Republic

Milos Zeman, President of Czech Republic (since Mar 8, 2013; re-elected on Jan 26, 2018) Miloš Zeman (born 28 September 1944) is the third and current President of the Czech Republic, in office since 8 March 2013. Previously he served as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2002. As leader of...Read More »

George Weah, President of Liberia

President of Liberia

George Weah, President of Liberia (since Jan 22, 2018) George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician, who became the 25th President of Liberia in 2018, and a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. After beginning his career in his home country of Liberia, Weah spent...Read More »