Rulers
July 2024
Mostyn |
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Australia: Sam Mostyn is sworn in as governor-general.
Bulgaria: President Rumen Radev mandates Rosen Zhelyazkov (proposed by GERB-SDS) to form a new government. Zhelyazkov immediately announces his proposed cabinet, including Daniel Mitov as foreign minister, while Atanas Zapryanov is to remain defense minister, Kalin Stoyanov interior minister, and Lyudmila Petkova finance minister. On July 3 parliament rejects Zhelyazkov (138-98). On July 22 Radev hands the second mandate to We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria, which returns it unfulfilled. On July 29 Radev hands the third mandate to There is Such a People.
Mohamed | 
Mulino | 
Martínez-Acha |
Comoros: In a cabinet reshuffle, Mbae Mohamed is appointed foreign minister (taking office July 9) and Ibrahim Mohamed Abdourazak finance minister.
North Korea: Ri Myong Guk is appointed finance minister.
Panama: José Raúl Mulino takes office as president, with his cabinet (including Javier Martínez-Acha as foreign minister; see May 5).
Sweden: Former governor of Uppsala (1992-97) Jan-Erik Wikström dies.
Reber | 
Wyss | 
Schmid | 
Schäli | 
Stähli |
Switzerland: Isaac Reber becomes president of the government of Basel-Land, Reto Wyss president of the government of Luzern, Res Schmid Landammann of Nidwalden, Christian Schäli Landammann of Obwalden, and Michael Stähli Landammann of Schwyz.
United States: Suzanne LaFrance is sworn in as mayor of Anchorage.
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Belgium: Oliver Paasch is again sworn in as minister-president of the German-speaking community.
Congo (Kinshasa): Jean Bakomito Gambu takes office as governor of Haut-Uélé, Iron-Van Kalombo Musoko as governor of Lomami, Jean-Collins Makaka Pap'Ekaka as governor of Mongala, and Michée Mobonga as governor of Sud-Ubangi.
Abdelatty |
Egypt: A reshuffled cabinet is announced (sworn in July 3) with Badr Abdelatty as foreign minister, Abdul Majid Saqr as defense minister, and Ahmed Kouchouk as finance minister.
Schoof | 
Veldkamp |
The Netherlands: Dick Schoof is sworn in as prime minister, with a cabinet including Caspar Veldkamp as foreign minister, Ruben Brekelmans as defense minister, Judith Uitermark as interior minister, and Eelco Heinen as finance minister.
Réunion: Former prefect (1998-2001) Jean Daubigny dies.
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Colombia: Juan Fernando Cristo is appointed interior minister.
Congo (Kinshasa): Willy Bitwisila takes office as governor of Kwango.
France: Former foreign minister (1984-86, 1988-93) Roland Dumas dies.
Deuba |
Nepal: The ministers of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), including Defense Minister Hari Prasad Upreti, resign. On July 12 Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal loses a confidence vote in parliament, winning only 63 votes (138 needed), with 194 against. K.P. Sharma Oli submits to the president his claim to form a new government. On July 14 President Ram Chandra Poudel appoints Oli as prime minister. Oli is sworn in on July 15 with a cabinet including Arzu Rana Deuba as foreign minister, Manbir Rai as defense minister, Ramesh Lekhak as home minister, and Bishnu Poudel as finance minister. On July 21 the government wins a confidence vote in parliament (188-74).
Lamola |
South Africa: The new cabinet (with Ronald Lamola as international relations minister; see June 14) is sworn in.
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China: Shi Xiaolin is appointed acting governor of Sichuan. She is elected governor on July 31.
Mexico: President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum designates Rosa Icela Rodríguez as interior minister.
Starmer | 
Lammy |
United Kingdom: In parliamentary elections, Labour wins 33.7% of the vote (412 of 650 seats), the Conservatives 23.7% (121), Reform UK 14.3% (5), the Liberal Democrats 12.2% (72), the Green Party 6.7% (4), the Scottish National Party 2.5% (9), independents 2.0% (6), Sinn Féin 0.7% (7), the Workers Party of Britain 0.7% (0), Plaid Cymru 0.7% (4), and the Democratic Unionist Party 0.6% (5). Turnout is 59.9%. On July 5 Sir Keir Starmer is appointed prime minister. He appoints David Lammy as foreign secretary, John Healey as defence secretary, Yvette Cooper as home secretary, and Rachel Reeves as chancellor of the exchequer; they take office July 6.
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Congo (Kinshasa): The government adopts a 76th extension of the state of siege in Ituri and Nord-Kivu, followed by a 77th on July 19.
Pezeshkian |
Iran: In the presidential runoff, Masoud Pezeshkian wins 54.8% of the vote and Saeed Jalili 45.2%. Turnout is 49.8%. On July 28 Pezeshkian is endorsed by the rahbar, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, and takes office.
Mongolia: Parliament reappoints (unanimously) Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene as prime minister. On July 10 he appoints a cabinet including Sandag Byambatsogt as defense minister and Oyunsaikhan Altangerel as internal affairs minister; Batmunkh Battsetseg remains foreign minister and Boldyn Javkhlan finance minister.
South Sudan: It is announced that presidential and parliamentary elections (the first since independence) will take place on December 22.
6
Peru: Former prime minister (1998) Javier Valle Riestra dies.
Sri Lanka: Former governor of North Eastern province (1993-94) Lionel Fernando dies.
7
France: In the second round of parliamentary elections, the National Rally and allies win 37.1% of the vote and a total of 142 of 577 seats, the New Popular Front 25.7% (178), Ensemble! 23.1% (150), the Republicans 5.4% (39), and miscellaneous right 3.6% (27). Turnout is 66.6%. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announces his resignation; on July 8 President Emmanuel Macron asks him to stay in office for the time being, but he accepts the resignation on July 16.
Japan: In gubernatorial elections in Tokyo, incumbent Yuriko Koike is reelected with 42.8% of the vote, while Shinji Ishimaru wins 24.3% and Renho Saito 18.8%. Turnout is 60.6%.
Kapu |
Solomon Islands: David Tiva Kapu takes office as governor-general (swearing-in ceremony on July 8).
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Congo (Kinshasa): The Council of State rescinds its June 27 decision and confirms the May 29 election of Lebon Nkoso Levani as governor of Mai-Ndombe. President Félix Tshisekedi appoints Nkoso on July 26.
Faeroe Islands: Former prime minister (1989-91) Jógvan Sundstein dies.
Liberia: Finance Minister Boima S. Kamara resigns. On July 11 President Joseph Boakai accepts his resignation and appoints Anthony G. Myers as acting finance minister.
9
Cameroon: Parliament votes to extend its mandate by a year to March 2026.
Papua New Guinea: In a cabinet reshuffle, Miki Kaeok is appointed finance minister.
10
Belgium: Bart De Wever is named formateur.
Schweitzer |
Germany: The Landtag of Rheinland-Pfalz elects Alexander Schweitzer as minister-president (57-39).
Madagascar: The government of Prime Minister Christian Ntsay resigns. On July 12 Ntsay is reappointed by President Andry Rajoelina.
San Marino: A government is proposed with Andrea Belluzzi as interior minister, while Luca Beccari is to remain foreign minister and Marco Gatti finance minister. On July 22 the government is confirmed by parliament (44 votes) and sworn in.
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir dismisses Finance Minister Awow Daniel Chuang and appoints Marial Dongrin Ater to replace him.
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Indonesia: Former governor of Jawa Barat (1993-2003) R. Nuriana dies.
Kenya: President William Ruto dismisses the entire cabinet except Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. On July 17 a gazette notice dated July 12 is released by which Ruto appoints Mudavadi as acting secretary for all vacant portfolios. On July 19 he renominates Aden Duale as defense minister and Kithure Kindiki as interior minister. On July 24, however, he names Roselinda Soipan Tuya as defense minister as well as John Mbadi as treasury minister.
12
Congo (Kinshasa): Fifi Masuka Saini takes office as governor of Lualaba.
Lithuania: The government of Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte resigns as required on the swearing-in of President Gitanas Nauseda for another term. On July 15 Nauseda again nominates Simonyte as prime minister. She is confirmed by parliament on July 16 (69-30 with 25 abstentions) and appointed by the president on July 22.
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Brazil: Former governor of Acre (1992-95) Romildo Magalhães da Silva dies.
Fiji: Former foreign minister (1999-2000) Tupeni Baba dies.
United Arab Emirates: In a cabinet reshuffle, Sheikh Hamdan ibn Muhammad Al Maktum is appointed defense minister.
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Dolimont | 
Degryse |
Belgium: Adrien Dolimont takes office as minister-president of Wallonia and Elisabeth Degryse as minister-president of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Dolimont's government wins a confidence vote in its parliament on July 17 (43-30) and Degryse's government on July 19 (50-39).
Congo (Kinshasa): Christian Kitungwa Muteba takes office as governor of Tanganyika.
Michal |
Estonia: Kaja Kallas resigns as prime minister. On July 16 President Alar Karis asks Kristen Michal to form a government. On July 19 Jürgen Ligi is designated as finance minister. On July 22 the Riigikogu endorses Michal (64-27), whose government is then appointed by Karis (sworn in on July 23).
Russia: Former first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Kalmyk A.S.S.R. (1985-90) Vladimir Zakharov dies.
Rwanda: In presidential elections, incumbent Paul Kagame wins 99.2% of the vote. In parliamentary elections, the Rwandan Patriotic Front wins 68.8% of the vote (37 of 53 directly elected seats), the Liberal Party 8.7% (5), and the Social Democratic Party 8.6% (5). (With 27 indirectly elected seats, the total is 80.) Turnout is 98.2%.
Syria: In parliamentary elections, the Ba`th Party and its allies win 185 of 250 seats. Turnout is 38.2%.
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Stephenson |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: In a cabinet reshuffle, Frederick Stephenson is appointed foreign minister.
Slovenia: Prime Minister Robert Golob becomes acting defense minister.
United Kingdom: The first minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, announces his resignation (effective after the election of a new leader of the Welsh Labour Party, to which post Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely, is elected on July 24).
17
Congo (Kinshasa): President Félix Tshisekedi appoints the governor-elect of Sankuru, Victor Kitenge Kanyama.
18
European Union: The European Parliament reelects Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission (401-284).
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Congo (Kinshasa): Moïse Mussa Kabwankubi takes office as governor of Maniema.
Vietnam: The general secretary of the Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong (also president 2018-21), dies. Already on July 18 his duties were assigned to President To Lam.
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Kombo |
Tanzania: Mahmoud Thabit Kombo is appointed foreign minister.
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Ibrahimovic |
Montenegro: Prime Minister Milojko Spajic submits to parliament a cabinet reshuffle with Ervin Ibrahimovic as foreign minister. Parliament endorses the reconstituted cabinet (53-0, most of the opposition boycotting) and the new ministers are sworn in.
25
Denmark: Former foreign minister (1979-82) Kjeld Olesen dies.
Moldova: Finance Minister Petru Rotaru resigns. On July 31 Victoria Belous is appointed and sworn in as finance minister.
26
Equatorial Guinea: The government of Prime Minister Manuela Roka Botey resigns.
Piana |
Italy: The president of Liguria, Giovanni Toti, resigns. Alessandro Piana has already been acting president since May.
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Deka | 
Gangwar | 
Vijayashankar | 
Bagde | 
Mathur | 
Dev Varma |
India: Lakshman Prasad Acharya is appointed governor of Assam (sworn in July 30) with additional charge of Manipur (sworn in July 31), Ramen Deka governor of Chhattisgarh (sworn in July 31), Santosh Gangwar governor of Jharkhand (sworn in July 31), C.P. Radhakrishnan governor of Maharashtra (sworn in July 31), C.H. Vijayashankar governor of Meghalaya (sworn in July 30), Gulab Chand Kataria governor of Punjab (sworn in July 31), Haribhau Bagde governor of Rajasthan (sworn in July 31), Om Prakash Mathur governor of Sikkim (sworn in July 31), Jishnu Dev Varma governor of Telangana (sworn in July 31), and K. Kailashnathan lieutenant governor of Puducherry.
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Albania: In a cabinet reshuffle, Pirro Vengu is named defense minister, Ervin Hoxha interior minister, and Petrit Malaj finance minister. The new ministers are appointed by the president on July 30.
Australia: In a cabinet reshuffle, Tony Burke is appointed home affairs minister (sworn in July 29).
Venezuela: In presidential elections, incumbent Nicolás Maduro wins about 52% of the vote and Edmundo González Urrutia about 43%. Turnout is about 60%.
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Dominican Republic: President Luis Abinader names Faride Raful as interior minister (to take office as Abinader's second term begins August 16).
Palestine: Former prime minister (2006-07) Ismail Haniya is assassinated by Israel in Iran.