J.R.B. Có |
Có, Joãozinho Vieira (b. Aug. 10, 1963, Bijimita, Biombo region, Portuguese Guinea [now Guinea-Bissau]), foreign minister of Guinea-Bissau (2002-03). He was also ambassador to Portugal (2002, 2003-06).
Coanda, Constantin (b. March 4, 1857, Craiova, Walachia [now in Romania] - d. June 14 or Sept. 30, 1932, Bucharest, Romania), prime minister and foreign minister of Romania (1918). He was also president of the Senate (1920-22, 1926, 1926-27), minister of industry (1926), and minister of state (1926).
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Coates, Joseph Gordon (b. Feb. 3, 1878, Pahi, New Zealand - d. May 27, 1943, Wellington, New Zealand), prime minister (1925-28) and foreign minister (1928) of New Zealand. He was also minister of justice (1919-20), defence (1920), public works (1920-26, 1931-33), native affairs (1921-28), railways (1923-28), mines (1928), agriculture (1928), transport (1931-33), finance and customs (1933-35), and armed forces and war coordination (1942-43) and postmaster-general (1919-25).
Coates, Robert (Carman) (b. March 10, 1928, Amherst, N.S. - d. Jan. 11, 2016), defence minister of Canada (1984-85).
Cobankovic, Petar (b. Jan. 29, 1957, Ilok, Croatia), a deputy prime minister of Croatia (2010-11). He was also minister of agriculture, forestry, and water management (2003-08), regional development, forestry, and water management (2008-09), and agriculture, fisheries, and rural development (2009-11).
Çobanli, Cevat, until Jan. 1, 1935, Cevad Pasha (b. Sept. 14, 1870, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey] - d. March 13, 1938, Istanbul), war minister of the Ottoman Empire (1918-19).
Cobb, Henry Venn (b. 1864 - d. Nov. 26, 1949), British resident in Jammu and Kashmir (1914-15) and resident in Mysore and chief commissioner of Coorg (1916-20).
Cobb, Howell (b. Sept. 7, 1815, "Cherry Hill," Jefferson county, Ga. - d. Oct. 9, 1868, New York City), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1849-51), governor of Georgia (1851-53), and U.S. secretary of the treasury (1857-60). He was also president of the provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America (1861-62).
Cobb, Rufus W(illis) (b. Feb. 25, 1829, Ashville, Ala. - d. Nov. 26, 1913, Birmingham, Ala.), governor of Alabama (1878-82).
Cobb, William T(itcomb) (b. July 23, 1857, Rockland, Maine - d. July 24, 1937, Rockland), governor of Maine (1905-09).
Cobbe, John George (b. 1859, King's County [now County Offaly], Ireland - d. Dec. 29, 1944, Palmerston North, New Zealand), defence minister of New Zealand (1929-35). He was also minister of immigration (1928-30), marine (1928-30, 1931-35), industries and commerce (1928-29), and justice (1930-35).
Cobbina, John Henry (b. Sept. 29, 1919, Essikado [now part of Sekondi-Takoradi], Gold Coast [now Ghana]), interior minister of Ghana (1972-75).
Cobenzl, Johann Ludwig (Joseph) Graf von (b. Nov. 21, 1753, Brussels, Austrian Netherlands [now Belgium] - d. Feb. 22, 1809, Vienna, Austria), acting foreign minister of Austria (1800-01); cousin of Philipp Graf von Cobenzl. He was also minister to Denmark (1775-77) and Prussia (1777-78) and minister (1779-84) and ambassador (1784-1800) to Russia.
Cobenzl, (Johann) Philipp (Joseph) Graf von (b. May 28, 1741, Laibach, Austria [now Ljubljana, Slovenia] - d. Aug. 30, 1810, Vienna, Austria), acting foreign minister of Austria (1792-93). He was also ambassador to France (1801-05).
Cobham, Charles John Lyttelton, (10th) Viscount (b. Aug. 8, 1909, London, England - d. March 20, 1977, London), governor-general of New Zealand (1957-62). He succeeded as viscount in 1949.
Cobián y Roffignac, Eduardo (b. March 19, 1857, Pontevedra, Spain - d. April 20, 1918, Madrid, Spain), finance minister of Spain (1910-11). He was also navy minister (1903, 1905) and governor of the Bank of Spain (1911-13).
Cobo (Gutiérrez), Camilo E(nrique) (b. 1835, Santiago, Chile - d. Sept. 26, 1883), finance minister of Chile (1871-72). He was also rector of the National Institute (1872).
Cobos (Navarro), Julio (César Cleto) (b. April 30, 1955, Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina), governor of Mendoza (2003-07) and vice president of Argentina (2007-11).
Coburn, Abner (b. March 22, 1803, Canaan, Mass. [now in Maine] - d. Jan. 4, 1885, Skowhegan, Maine), governor of Maine (1863-64).
Cocais, José Feliciano Pinto Coelho da Cunha, barão de (b. Dec. 1, 1792, Cocais [now Barão de Cocais], Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. July 9, 1869, Cocais), president of Minas Gerais (1835). He was made baron in 1855.
Cóccaro, Hugo (Omar) (b. 1954, Saladillo, Buenos Aires province, Argentina - d. July 21, 2019, Buenos Aires, Argentina), governor of Tierra del Fuego (2005-07).
Cocco Ortu, Francesco (b. Oct. 19, 1842, Cagliari, Kingdom of Sardinia [now in Sardegna, Italy] - d. March 4, 1929, Rome, Italy), justice minister of Italy (1901-03). He was also mayor of Cagliari (1883-84) and minister of agriculture, industry, and commerce (1897-98, 1906-09).
Cochery, (Louis) Adolphe (b. Aug. 26, 1819, Paris, France - d. Oct. 13, 1900, Paris), French politician. He was minister of posts and telegraphs (1879-85).
Cochery, Georges (Charles Paul) (b. March 20, 1855, Paris, France - d. Aug. 8, 1914, Paris), finance minister of France (1896-98, 1909-10); son of Adolphe Cochery.
Cochran, John P(rice) (b. Feb. 7, 1809, St. George's Hundred, New Castle county, Del. - d. Dec. 27, 1898, New Castle county), governor of Delaware (1875-79).
Cochran, Robert LeRoy (b. Jan. 28, 1886, near Avoca, Neb. - d. Feb. 23, 1963, Lincoln, Neb.), governor of Nebraska (1935-41).
Cochrane, Sir Alexander (Forrester Inglis) (b. April 23, 1758 - d. Jan. 26, 1832, Paris, France), governor of Guadeloupe (1810-13); knighted 1806.
Cochrane, Sir Archibald Douglas (b. Jan. 8, 1885 - d. April 16, 1958), governor of Burma (1936-41); knighted 1936.
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Cochrane, Charles Walter Hamilton (b. Aug. 3, 1876 - d. Oct. 26, 1932), British general adviser in Johor (1925-28), resident in Perak (1929-30), and chief secretary of the Federated Malay States (1930-32).
Cochrane, Sir Thomas John (b. Feb. 5, 1789, Edinburgh, Scotland - d. Oct. 19, 1872, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England), governor of Newfoundland (1825-34); knighted 1812.
Cockerell, Horace Abel (b. 1832 - d. April 23, 1908), acting lieutenant governor of Bengal (1885).
Cockfield, (Francis) Arthur Cockfield, Baron (b. Sept. 28, 1916, Horsham, Sussex, England - d. Jan. 8, 2007, Oxford, England), British politician. He was president of the Board of Trade (1982-83), chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1983-84), and a vice president of the European Commission and commissioner for the internal market (1985-89). He was knighted in 1973 and made a life peer in 1978.
Cockrel, Ken(neth Vern), Jr. (b. 1965), mayor of Detroit (2008-09).
Cockshutt, Henry (b. July 8, 1868, Brantford, Ont. - d. Nov. 26, 1944, Brantford), lieutenant governor of Ontario (1921-27).
Cocq, (Alphonse Lambert Joseph) Fernand (b. July 8, 1861, Huy, Belgium - d. Dec. 11, 1940, Ixelles [now in Brussels-Capital region], Belgium), justice minister of Belgium (1931-32).
Codacci Pisanelli, Giuseppe (b. March 28, 1913, Rome, Italy - d. Feb. 2, 1988, Rome), defense minister of Italy (1953). He was also minister without portfolio (for relations with parliament) (1960-63).
Coddington, William (b. 1601, Lincolnshire, England - d. Nov. 1, 1678, Newport, Rhode Island), governor of Rhode Island (1651-53 [in Newport and Portsmouth], 1674-76, 1678).
Coddington, William, Jr. (b. Jan. 18, 1651, Newport, Rhode Island - d. Feb. 5, 1689), governor of Rhode Island (1683-85); son of William Coddington.
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Codreanu |
Codrington, Robert Edward (b. Jan. 6, 1869 - d. Dec. 16, 1908), administrator of North-Eastern Rhodesia (1898-1907) and North-Western Rhodesia (1907-08).
Coelho, Agostinho (b. June 9, 1828, Aveiro, Portugal - d. Nov. 13, 1888, Lisbon, Portugal), governor of Portuguese Guinea (1879-81) and governor-general of Mozambique (1882-85).
Coelho, Alberto Pinto, Júnior (b. Oct. 3, 1945, Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil - d. Nov. 20, 2023, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil), governor of Minas Gerais (2014-15).
Coelho, Alfredo Baptista (b. Dec. 14, 1865, Santo Tirso, Portugal - d. June 28, 1952, Lisbon, Portugal), governor-general of Mozambique (1915).
Coelho, Antônio, Neto (b. June 13, 1916 - d. Jan. 22, 1960, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), governor of Fernando de Noronha (1954-55).
Coelho, António de Albuquerque, governor of Macau (1718-19) and Portuguese Timor (1722-25).
Coelho, Balduino José, acting president of Piauí (1855).
Coelho, Francisco Ramiro de Assis (b. 180... - d. ...), principal minister of Brazil (1840). He was also justice minister (1839-40).
H. Coelho |
Coelho, Jerônimo Francisco (b. Sept. 30, 1806, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil - d. Jan. 16, 1860, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), war minister of Brazil (1844-45, 1857-58). He was also navy minister (1844) and president of Pará (1848-50) and Rio Grande do Sul (1856-57).
Coelho, João Antônio Luiz (b. July 9, 1852, Moju, Pará, Brazil - d. Aug. 16, 1926, Belém, Pará), governor of Pará (1909-13).
Coelho, Levindo Ozanan (b. May 17, 1914, Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. March 30, 1984, Ubá), acting governor of Minas Gerais (1978-79).
Coelho, Luiz Silvestre Gomes (b. April 10, 1883, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil - d. July 4, 1952, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in Acre (1942-46).
Coelho, Manuel Maria (b. March 6, 1857, Chaves, Portugal - d. Jan. 10, 1943, Lisbon, Portugal), governor-general of Angola (1911-12), governor of Portuguese Guinea (1917), and prime minister and interior minister of Portugal (1921).
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Coelho, Nilo Augusto Moraes (b. April 1, 1943, Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil), governor of Bahia (1989-91); nephew of Nilo de Souza Coelho.
Coelho, Nilo de Souza (b. Nov. 2, 1920, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. Nov. 9, 1983, São Paulo, Brazil), governor of Pernambuco (1967-71). He was also president of the Federal Senate (1983).
P.P. Coelho |
Coelho, Plínio Ramos (b. Feb. 21 or April 21, 1920, Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil - d. Aug. 5, 2001, Manaus, Brazil), governor of Amazonas (1955-59, 1963-64).
Coelho, (Henrique) Trindade (b. July 1, 1885, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Oct. 8, 1934, Sintra, Portugal), foreign minister of Portugal (1929). He was also minister to Italy (1927-29) and the Vatican (1929-34).
Coelho, Vincent Herbert (b. July 20, 1917, Mangalore, Mysore [now Karnataka], India), Indian political officer in Sikkim (1966-67). He was also chargé d'affaires in Turkey (1957-59), ambassador to Brazil (1963-66) and Japan (1970-72), and high commissioner to Sri Lanka (1972-75).
Coëme, Guy (b. Aug. 21, 1946, Bettincourt [now part of Waremme], Belgium), defense minister of Belgium (1988-92). He was also chairman of the Executive of Wallonia (1988) and a Belgian deputy prime minister and minister of communications and public enterprises (1992-94).
Coen Montealegre, Piero (Dario) (b. Dec. 9, 1942, Chinandega, Nicaragua), Nicaraguan diplomat; great-great-grandson of Mariano Montealegre. He was ambassador to Israel (2004-15) and Italy (2006-15).
Coen Ubilla, Piero (Paolo) (b. June 29, 1968), Nicaraguan diplomat; son of Piero Coen Montealegre. He was ambassador to the United Kingdom (2005-07).
Coetsee, Kobie, byname of Hendrik Jacobus Coetsee (b. April 19, 1931, Ladybrand, Orange Free State [now Free State], South Africa - d. July 29, 2000, Bloemfontein, Free State), justice minister (1980-94), chairman of the Ministers' Council of the House of Assembly (1989-92), and defense minister (1993-94) of South Africa. He was also president of the Senate (1994-97).
Coffey, Dame Thérèse (Anne) (b. Nov. 18, 1971, Billinge, Lancashire, England), British deputy prime minister (2022); knighted 2024. She was also secretary of state for work and pensions (2019-22), health and social care (2022), and environment, food, and rural affairs (2022-23).
Coffey, Titian J(ames) (b. Dec. 5, 1824, Huntingdon, Pa. - d. Jan. 11, 1867, Washington, D.C.), acting U.S. attorney general (1863-64).
Coffi Gadeau, Germain (b. 1913, Gbomizambo, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire] - d. Aug. 18, 2000), interior minister of Ivory Coast (1960-63). Also known as a writer, he was a minister of state in 1971-75.
Coffin, O(wen) Vincent (b. June 20, 1836, Mansfield, N.Y. - d. Jan. 3, 1921, Clifton Springs, N.Y.), governor of Connecticut (1895-97).
Coghen, Jacques André, comte (b. Oct. 31, 1791, Brussels, Austrian Netherlands [now Belgium] - d. May 16, 1858, Brussels), finance minister of Belgium (1831-32). He was created comte (count) in 1837.
Coghlan, Sir Charles (Patrick John) (b. June 24, 1863, King William's Town, Cape Colony [now in South Africa] - d. Aug. 28, 1927, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia [now Harare, Zimbabwe]), premier of Southern Rhodesia (1923-27); knighted 1910.
Coghlan, Sir William Marcus (b. May 31, 1803, Plymouth, Devon, England - d. Nov. 26, 1885, Ramsgate, Kent, England), political agent (1854-59) and political resident (1859-63) of Aden; knighted 1864.
Cogo | E. Cohen |
Cohen, Sir Andrew (Benjamin) (b. Oct. 7, 1909, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England - d. June 17, 1968, London, England), governor of Uganda (1952-57); knighted 1952.
Cohen, Eli (b. Oct. 3, 1972, Holon, Israel), foreign minister of Israel (2022-24). He has also been minister of economy and industry (2017-20), intelligence (2020-21), and energy (2024- ).
Cohen, Jonathan R(aphael) (b. April 16, 1964, Palo Alto, Calif.), U.S. diplomat. He was acting permanent representative to the United Nations (2019) and ambassador to Egypt (2019-22).
Cohen, Joshua J(ackson), mayor of Annapolis (2009-13).
W.J. Cohen |
Cohen, William (Sebastian) (b. Aug. 28, 1940, Bangor, Maine), U.S. defense secretary (1997-2001). He was mayor of Bangor (1971-72) and a member of the House of Representatives (1973-79) and Senate (1979-97).
Cohen Gallerstein, Benjamín (Alberto) (b. March 18, 1896, Concepción, Chile - d. March 12, 1960, New York City), Chilean diplomat; great-grandson-in-law of José Argüello Arce. He was ambassador to Bolivia (1939-45) and Venezuela (1945-47).
Cohen-Orgad, Yigal, original surname Cohen (b. Aug. 30, 1937, Tel Aviv, Palestine [now in Israel] - d. Aug. 27, 2019), finance minister of Israel (1983-84).
Cohn, Haim (Herman) (b. March 11, 1911, Lübeck, Germany - d. April 10, 2002, Jerusalem), justice minister of Israel (1952). He was also attorney general (1950-60).
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Coimbra, Estácio de Albuquerque (b. Oct. 22, 1872, Barreiros, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. Nov. 9, 1937, Recife, Pernambuco), governor of Pernambuco (1911 [acting], 1926-30) and vice president of Brazil (1922-26).
Cojuangco, Eduardo (Murphy), also called Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr., byname Danding Cojuangco (b. June 10, 1935, Manila, Philippines - d. June 16, 2020, Taguig, Philippines), Philippine presidential candidate (1992); cousin of Corazon Aquino. He was also governor of Tarlac (1967-69).
Cokanasiga, Joketani (b. 1937? - d. March 7, 2021, Suva, Fiji), home affairs minister (2001-04) and defense minister (2010-14) of Fiji. He was also minister of works and energy (2000-01), fisheries and forests (2007-08), and primary industries (2008-10).
Cokanauto, Tu'uakitau (b. June 5, 1945 - d. Sept. 13, 2023, Suva, Fiji), Fijian politician; son of Ratu Sir Edward Cakobau; brother of Ratu Viliame Dreunimisimisi and Ratu Epeli Nailatikau. He was minister of local government, housing, and environment (2000-01).
Coke, Richard (b. March 13, 1829, Williamsburg, Va. - d. May 14, 1897, Waco, Texas), governor of Texas (1874-76).
Cokrevski, Tomislav (b. Dec. 11, 1934, Bitola, Yugoslavia [now in North Macedonia] - d. Dec. 5, 2017, Skopje, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), interior minister of Macedonia (1996-98). He was also rector of Saints Cyril and Methodius University (1992-94).
Colak, Barisa (b. Jan. 1, 1956, Listica [now Siroki Brijeg, West Herzegovina canton], Bosnia and Herzegovina), premier of West Herzegovina (1996-99). He was also chairman of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2015, 2017, 2018-19).
Çolak | Momo Colakovic |
Colakovic, Mirsada, Bosnian diplomat. She was chargé d'affaires in Greece (2001-02), permanent representative to the United Nations (2012-15), and ambassador to the Netherlands (2016-21).
Colakovic, Momo (b. May 8, 1940, Ponikvica, Yugoslavia [now in Montenegro]), president of the Assembly of Vojvodina (2023-24).
Colakovic, Rodoljub (b. June 7, 1900, Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina - d. March 30, 1983, Belgrade, Serbia), prime minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1945-48) and a deputy premier of Yugoslavia (1954-63). He was also Yugoslav minister for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1945) and science and culture (1948-50) and chairman of the Council for Science and Culture (1950-58).
Colardeau, (Jean Baptiste Charles) Octave (b. Dec. 4, 1838, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe - d. Feb. 2, 1929, Bouches-du-Rhône département, France), acting governor of New Caledonia (1900).
Colazo, (Mario) Jorge (b. March 4, 1954, Río Tercero, Córdoba province, Argentina), governor of Tierra del Fuego (2004-05).
Colby, Anthony (b. Nov. 13, 1792, New London, N.H. - d. July 13, 1873, New London), governor of New Hampshire (1846-47).
B. Colby |
Colby, Sir Geoffrey Francis Taylor (b. March 25, 1901 - d. Dec. 22, 1958), governor of Nyasaland (1947-56); knighted 1949.
W.E. Colby |
Colcord, Roswell K(eyes) (b. April 25, 1839, North Searsport, Maine - d. Oct. 30, 1939, Carson City, Nev.), governor of Nevada (1891-95).
Cold, Christian (Magdalus Thestrup) (b. June 10, 1863, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. Dec. 7, 1934, Copenhagen), governor of the Danish West Indies (1905-08) and foreign minister of Denmark (1922-24).
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Cole, Christopher Okoro (Elnathan Eustace) (b. April 17, 1921, Waterloo village, Sierra Leone - d. after 1990), president of Sierra Leone (April 19-21, 1971). He was permanent representative to the United Nations and ambassador to the United States in 1967-68 and in 1970 was appointed chief justice. In a complicated process of constitutional change when the monarchy was abandoned in 1971, it was provided that Siaka Stevens, then prime minister, would become the "second president," while Cole, who had been appointed interim governor-general on March 31, would serve for two days as "first president." Thereafter he reverted to the post of chief justice, retiring in 1978.
Cole, George E(dward) (b. Dec. 23, 1826, Trenton Falls, N.Y. - d. Dec. 3, 1906, Portland, Ore.), governor of Washington (1866-67).
Cole, W(illiam) Sterling (b. April 18, 1904, Painted Post, N.Y. - d. March 15, 1987, Washington, D.C.), director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (1957-61).
Coleiro Preca |
Coleman, Sir (Cyril Frederick) Charles (b. 1903, Plymouth - d. June 17, 1974), British city commandant of Berlin (1951-54) and lieutenant governor of Guernsey (1964-69); knighted 1957.
Coleman, Chris(topher B.) (b. Sept. 1, 1961), mayor of St. Paul (2006-18).
Coleman, James P(lemon) (b. Jan. 19, 1914, near Ackerman, Miss. - d. Sept. 28, 1991, Ackerman), governor of Mississippi (1956-60).
Coleman, Jonathan (David) (b. 1966), defence minister of New Zealand (2011-14). He was also minister of immigration and broadcasting (2008-11), state services (2011-14), and health, sport, and recreation (2014-17).
Coleman, Michael B(ennett) (b. Nov. 18, 1954, Indianapolis, Ind.), mayor of Columbus (2000-15). On Nov. 2, 1999, he was elected Columbus's first African-American mayor, with about 60% of the vote. He also became the city's first Democratic mayor since 1971.
Coleman, (William) Peter (b. Dec. 15, 1928, Melbourne, Vic. - d. March 31, 2019, Sydney, N.S.W.), administrator of Norfolk Island (1979-81).
P.T. Coleman |
Coleman, William David (b. 1842, Fayette county, Ky. - d. 1908, Clay Ashland, Liberia), vice president (1892-96) and president (1896-1900) of Liberia. He was also speaker of the House of Representatives (1877-79).
Coleman, William T(haddeus), Jr. (b. July 7, 1920, Philadelphia, Pa. - d. March 31, 2017, Alexandria, Va.), U.S. transportation secretary (1975-77).
Coles, Edward (b. Dec. 15, 1786, Albemarle county, Va. - d. July 7, 1868, Philadelphia, Pa.), governor of Illinois (1822-26); brother-in-law of John Rutherfoord and Andrew Stevenson.
Colesniuc, Tudor, acting defense minister of Moldova (2004).
Colfax, Schuyler (b. March 23, 1823, New York City - d. Jan. 13, 1885, Mankato, Minn.), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1863-69) and vice president (1869-73).
Colijn, Hendrikus (b. June 22, 1869, Burgerveen, Haarlemmermeer municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands - d. Sept. 18, 1944, Ilmenau, Thüringen, Germany), prime minister of the Netherlands (1925-26, 1933-39). He was also minister of war (1911-13), navy (acting, 1912-13), finance (1923-26 and [acting] 1939), colonial affairs (1925 [acting], 1933-37), economic affairs (1934 [acting], 1939 [acting]), water management (acting, 1935), defense (acting, 1935-37), and foreign affairs (acting, 1937).
Colin, André (Gabriel Marie) (b. Jan. 19, 1910, Brest, Finistère, France - d. Aug. 29, 1978, Carantec, Finistère), minister of Overseas France (1958) and president of the Regional Council of Bretagne (1976-78).
Colina (Riquelme), Rafael de la (b. Sept. 20, 1898, Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico - d. Dec. 27, 1995, Washington, D.C.), Mexican diplomat. He was ambassador to the United States (1949-53), Canada (1959-62), and Japan (1962-64) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1953-59).
Collado Mena, Carlos (b. July 12, 1938, Murcia, Spain), president of Murcia (1984-93).
Collan, Mikko, byname of Kaarlo Juhani Mikael Collan, originally Karl Johan Michael Collan (b. July 22, 1881, Nurmes, Finland - d. Oct. 3, 1964, Helsinki, Finland), governor of Turku ja Pori (1917-22). He was also Finnish minister of food provisions (1918-20).
Collantes, Manuel (G.) (b. Aug. 20, 1917, Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines - d. May 28, 2009), acting foreign minister of the Philippines (1984).
Collantes, Nelson (Perez), byname Sonny Collantes (b. May 5, 1952), acting interior secretary of the Philippines (1998). He is mayor of Tanauan (2022- ).
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Collart, (Eugène) Auguste (b. July 26, 1890, Bettembourg, Luxembourg - d. May 20, 1978, Luxembourg, Luxembourg), Luxembourg politician. He was minister of agriculture, industry, commerce, and labour (1918-20) and chargé d'affaires/minister to the Netherlands (1933-40, 1945-55).
Collas, Sir Richard (John) (b. May 27, 1953, Guernsey), bailiff of Guernsey (2012-20); knighted 2014. He was deputy bailiff in 2005-12.
Collendavelloo, Ivan (Leslie) (b. July 16, 1950), deputy prime minister of Mauritius (2016-20). He was also a vice prime minister (2014-16) and minister of public utilities (2014-20), energy (2016-20), and tourism (2016-17).
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Collet, Agnello Geraque (b. 1862, Bahia province [now state], Brazil - d. April 15, 1929, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting president of Rio de Janeiro (1917-18).
Collet, Bernt Johan (Holger) (b. Nov. 23, 1941, Copenhagen, Denmark), defense minister of Denmark (1987-88).
Collet, Heitor Barcellos (b. March 27, 1898, São Fidélis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Jan. 30, 1974, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting governor of Rio de Janeiro (1937); son of Agnello Geraque Collet.
Collet, Sir Wilfred (b. Nov. 23, 1856 - d. June 29, 1929), governor of British Honduras (1913-17) and British Guiana (1917-23); knighted 1915.
Collett, Sir Henry (b. March 6, 1836 - d. Dec. 21, 1901), acting chief commissioner of Assam (1891); knighted 1891.
Collett, Johan (b. March 22, 1775, Rønnebæksholm manor, near Næstved, Denmark - d. June 19, 1827, Christiania [now Oslo], Norway), governor of Buskerud (1814-27); brother of Jonas Collett.
Collett, Johan Christian (b. July 23, 1817, Huseby [now part of Lier municipality], Buskerud, Norway - d. April 29, 1895, Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway), governor of Christians amt (1854-59) and Akershus amt (1859-95); son of Johan Collett. He was also Norwegian acting minister of interior (1861) and auditing (1884).
Collett, Jonas (b. March 25, 1772, Rønnebæksholm manor, near Næstved, Denmark - d. Jan. 3, 1851, Christiania [now Oslo], Norway), governor of Buskerud (1813-14) and finance minister of Norway (1818, 1822-36). He was also minister of interior (1814-16, 1817-18), army (1819), church and education (1819-20), and navy (1820) and minister without portfolio (1819, 1821).
Colley, George (Joseph), Irish Seoirse Ó Colla (b. Oct. 18, 1925, Dublin, Ireland - d. Sept. 17, 1983, London, England), Irish politician. He was first elected to the Dáil (parliament) in 1961. Four years later he was appointed minister of education and in 1966, when he stood unsuccessfully for the Fianna Fáil party leadership, he became minister for industry and commerce. Within the party he was the focus for opposition to Charles Haughey, and their rivalry in some ways blighted Colley's political career. When Haughey was dismissed from the post of minister of finance after a scandal over illegal arms imports, Colley succeeded him (1970-73, 1977-79); but Haughey returned to beat him in the leadership contest in 1977. Colley was tánaiste (deputy prime minister) from 1977 to 1981. He was also minister of the Gaeltacht (1969-73), public service (1977-79), tourism and transport (1979-80), and energy (1980-81).
Collier, Angus Lyell (b. Nov. 10, 1893 - d. Sept. 7, 1971), district commander of Cyrenaica (1943).
Collier, Gershon (Beresford Onesimus) (b. Feb. 16, 1927, Freetown, Sierra Leone - d. May 25, 1994, U.S.), Sierra Leonean diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1961-67), ambassador to the United States (1963-67), and chief justice (1967).
Collier, Henry W(atkins) (b. Jan. 17, 1801, Lynchburg county, Va. - d. Aug. 28, 1855, Bailey's Springs, Ala.), governor of Alabama (1849-53).
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Collin, Jean(-Baptiste) (b. Sept. 19, 1924, Paris, France - d. Oct. 18, 1993, Bayeux, Calvados, France), finance minister (1964-71) and interior minister (1971-81) of Senegal.
Colling, Émile (b. April 12, 1899, Clervaux, Luxembourg - d. Sept. 16, 1981, Bofferdange, Lorentzweiler municipality, Luxembourg), Luxembourg politician. He was minister of agriculture (1954-59, 1964-67), public health (1954-64), labour and social security (1959-64), and viticulture, family, population, and social solidarity (1964-67) and ambassador to the Vatican (1968-74).
Collings, Marie, née Allaire (b. 1791 - d. 1853), tenant of Jethou (1846-52) and dame of Sark (1852-53).
Collings, William Frederick (b. 1852 - d. June 20, 1927, Sark), seigneur of Sark (1882-1927); son of William Thomas Collings.
Collings, William Thomas (b. Sept. 4, 1823 - d. March 7, 1882), seigneur of Sark (1853-82); son of Marie Collings.
Collins, D(ennis) Michael (b. June 30, 1944, Toledo, Ohio - d. Feb. 6, 2015, Toledo), mayor of Toledo (2014-15).
Collins, Frederick Howard (b. Oct. 28, 1897, Bedfordshire, England - d. Aug. 24, 1988, St. Catharine's, Ont.), commissioner of Yukon Territory (1955-62).
Collins, (James) Gerard (b. Oct. 16, 1938, Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, Ireland), justice minister (1977-81, 1987-89) and foreign minister (1982, 1989-92) of Ireland. He was also minister of posts and telegraphs (1970-73).
Collins, Sir Godfrey Ferdinando Stratford (b. Nov. 3, 1888 - d. Aug. 3, 1952), acting commissioner of Sind (1935-36); knighted 1945.
Collins, John (b. June 18, 1717, Newport, Rhode Island - d. March 4, 1795, Newport), governor of Rhode Island (1786-90).
Collins, John (b. March 1, 1776, Nanticoke Hundred, Delaware - d. April 16, 1822, Wilmington, Del.), governor of Delaware (1821-22); son-in-law of David Hall.
Collins, Judith (Anne) (b. Feb. 24, 1959, Hamilton, N.Z.), justice minister (2011-14) and attorney general and defence minister (2023- ) of New Zealand. She has also been minister of police and corrections (2008-11, 2015-16), revenue, energy and resources, and ethnic affairs (2016-17), and science, innovation, technology, space, and digitizing government (2023- ) and leader of the National Party (2020-21).
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Collins, Martin (Anthony), chief executive officer of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2009-15).
Michael Collins |
Collins, Thomas (b. 1732, England - d. March 29, 1789, near Duck Creek, Kent county, Del.), president of Delaware (1786-89).
Collomb, Francisque (b. Dec. 19, 1910, Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, Ain, France - d. July 24, 2009), mayor of Lyon (1976-89).
Collomb, Gérard (b. June 20, 1947, Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France - d. Nov. 25, 2023, Saint-Genis-Laval, Métropole de Lyon, France), mayor of Lyon (2001-17, 2018-20), president of the Métropole de Lyon (2015-17), and interior minister of France (2017-18).
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Colloredo-Waldsee, Franz de Paula (Karl) Graf von (b. May 23, 1736, Vienna, Austria - d. March 10, 1806, Vienna), foreign minister of Austria (1800-05).
Collot, (Georges Henri) Victor (b. March 21, 1750, Châlons-en-Champagne [now in Marne département], France - d. May 13, 1805, Paris, France), governor of Guadeloupe (1793-94).
Collot d'Escury, Hendrik baron, (from 1809) heer van Heinenoord (b. Sept. 4, 1773, Rotterdam, Netherlands - d. May 14, 1845, The Hague, Netherlands), Dutch politician. He was chairman of the Second Chamber (1832-33, 1834-35). He was made baron in 1816.
Collure, (Darrel Chandra) Raja (b. June 3, 1938 - d. Dec. 7, 2021, Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka), governor of Uva (2019-20) and North Western (2020-21) provinces.
Colnet d'Huart, (Jean François Léonard) Alexandre de (b. June 6, 1821, Bertrange, Luxembourg - d. June 12, 1905, Bertrange), finance minister of Luxembourg (1866-69).
Colom (Martínez), José E(nrique) (b. Feb. 5, 1889, Ponce, Puerto Rico - d. Nov. 16, 1973), acting governor of Puerto Rico (1939).
Colom Argueta, Manuel (b. April 8, 1932, Guatemala City, Guatemala - d. [assassinated] March 22, 1979, Guatemala City), Guatemalan politician. He was mayor of Guatemala City (1970-74) and a leading opposition figure.
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Coloma Gallegos (y Pérez), Francisco (de Paula) (b. April 26, 1912, Muros de Nalón, Asturias, Spain - d. Sept. 28, 1993, Sevilla, Spain), army minister of Spain (1973-75). He was also captain-general of Catalonia (1976-78).
Colomb, Joseph Vincent Christophe (b. Jan. 7, 1814, Toulon, France - d. 1887), commandant-superior of Mayotte (1864-68, 1869-71).
Colombani, Antoine (Padouan) (b. Feb. 25, 1919, Belgodère, Corse [now in Haute-Corse], France - d. Nov. 5, 2007, Paris, France), high commissioner of the Comoros (1966-69). He was also French ambassador to Papua New Guinea (1980-83).
Colombani, Ignace (Jean Aristide) (b. Aug. 18, 1908, Montreal, Canada - d. Aug. 19, 1988, Bastia, Haute-Corse, France), governor of Oubangui-Chari (1950-51) and Chad (1951-56).
Colombani, (Don) Jean (b. Feb. 16, 1903, Isolaccio-di-Fiumorbo, Corse [now in Haute-Corse], France - d. Nov. 21, 1977, Paris, France), governor of Senegal (1955-57) and high commissioner of Niger (1958-60).
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Colombi, Arturo (Alejandro) (b. Jan. 6, 1958, Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina), governor of Corrientes (2005-09); cousin of Ricardo Colombi.
Colombi, (Horacio) Ricardo (b. Aug. 30, 1957, Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina), governor of Corrientes (2001-05, 2009-17).
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Colombo, Chrystian (Gabriel) (b. Nov. 11, 1952, Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina), cabinet chief of Argentina (2000-01).
Colombo, Emilio (b. April 14, 1920, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy - d. June 24, 2013, Rome, Italy), prime minister (1970-72), finance minister (1973-74, 1988-89), and foreign minister (1980-83, 1992-93) of Italy and president of the European Parliament (1977-79). He was also minister of agriculture (1955-58), foreign trade (1958-59), industry and commerce (1959-63), treasury (1963-70, 1972, 1974-76), budget and economic planning (1968, 1987-88), and justice (1971-72).
Colombo, Giuseppe (b. Dec. 18, 1836, Milan, Austria [now in Italy] - d. Jan. 16, 1921, Milan), finance minister (1891-92) and treasury minister (1896) of Italy. He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1899-1900).
Colombo, João Raimundo (b. Feb. 28, 1953, Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil), governor of Santa Catarina (2011-18). He was also mayor of Lages (1989-93, 2001-06).
Colombo, Vittorino (b. April 3, 1925, Albiate, Milano province [now in Monza e Brianza province], Italy - d. June 1, 1996, Milan, Italy), Italian politician. He was minister of foreign trade (1968-69), merchant marine (1969-70, 1978-79), health (1974), posts and telecommunications (1976-78, 1979-80), and transport (1978-79).
Colomé Ibarra, Abelardo (b. Sept. 13, 1939, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba), interior minister (1989-2015) and a vice president of the Council of State (1993-2015) of Cuba.
C. Colonna |
Colonna (di Paliano), Guido (b. April 16, 1908, Naples, Italy - d. Jan. 27, 1982), Italian politician. He was ambassador to Norway (1958-62) and European commissioner for the internal market (1964-67) and industrial affairs (1967-70).
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Colquhoun, Archibald Ross (b. March 1848, at sea off Cape of Good Hope - d. Dec. 18, 1914, London, England), administrator of Mashonaland (1890-91).
Colquitt, Alfred H(olt) (b. April 20, 1824, Walton county, Ga. - d. March 26, 1894, Washington, D.C.), governor of Georgia (1877-82). He was also a U.S. senator from Georgia (1883-94).
Colquitt, Oscar B(ranch) (b. Dec. 16, 1861, Camilla, Ga. - d. March 8, 1940, Dallas, Texas), governor of Texas (1911-15).
Colrat, Adolphe (b. April 25, 1955, Lyon, France), high commissioner of French Polynesia (2008-11). He was also prefect of the départements of Ardennes (2004-06), Meurthe-et-Moselle (2011), Manche (2011-13), and Alpes-Maritimes (2013-16).
Colrat (de Montrozier), Maurice (Jean Charles) (b. Sept. 29, 1871, Sarrazac, Lot, France - d. March 5, 1954, Paris, France), justice minister of France (1922-24, 1926).
Colson, Louis (Antoine) (b. Oct. 27, 1875, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France - d. March 7, 1951, Paris, France), war minister of France (1940).
Colunje, Gil (b. Sept. 1, 1831, Panama City, Colombia [now in Panama] - d. Jan. 6, 1899, Tabio, Colombia), president of Panamá (1865-66) and foreign minister of Colombia (1872-74).
Colvile, Sir Henry Edward (b. July 10, 1852, Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire, England - d. [motorcycle accident] Nov. 24, 1907, Frimley, Surrey, England), acting commissioner of Uganda (1893-95); knighted 1895.
Colvin, Sir Auckland (b. March 8, 1838, Calcutta [now Kolkata], India - d. March 24, 1908, Surbiton, Surrey, England), lieutenant governor of the North-Western Provinces and chief commissioner of Oudh (1887-92); knighted 1881; son of John Russell Colvin.
Colvin, Sir Elliot Graham (b. July 18, 1861 - d. Aug. 2, 1940), British resident in Jammu and Kashmir (1903-05) and chief commissioner of Ajmer-Merwara (1905-18); knighted 1911.
Colvin, John Russell (b. May 29, 1807, Calcutta [now Kolkata], India - d. Sept. 9, 1857, Agra, India), British resident in Nepal (1845-46), commissioner of Tenasserim (1846-49), and lieutenant governor of the North-Western Provinces (1853-57).
Colyer, Jeff(rey William) (b. June 3, 1960, Hays, Kan.), governor of Kansas (2018-19).
Coman, Ion (b. March 25, 1926, Bujoreni, Teleorman county, Romania), defense minister of Romania (1976-80). He was also chief of the General Staff (1974-76).
Coman, Teodor (b. Sept. 24, 1928, Izvorul de Jos, Arges county, Romania - d. 1996, Bucharest, Romania), interior minister of Romania (1975-78). He was also ambassador to Jordan (1986-89).
Comanescu |
Comay, Michael (Saul) (b. Oct. 17, 1908, Cape Town, South Africa - d. Nov. 6, 1987, Jerusalem), Israeli diplomat. He was ambassador to Canada (1953-57) and the United Kingdom (1970-73) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1960-67).
Combes, (Justin Louis) Émile (b. Sept. 6, 1835, Roquecourbe, Tarn, France - d. May 24, 1921, Pons, Charente-Inférieure [now Charente-Maritime], France), prime minister of France (1902-05). He was also minister of public instruction and fine arts (1895-96), worship (1895-96, 1902-05), and interior (1902-05), minister of state (1915-16), and president of the Radical Party (1905-06, 1910-13).
Comboni Salinas, Javier, finance minister of Bolivia (2002-03).
Combs, Bert(ram) T(homas) (b. Aug. 13, 1911, Manchester, Ky. - d. [in flood] Dec. 3/4, 1991, near Rosslyn, Ky.), governor of Kentucky (1959-63).
Comegys, Cornelius P(arsons) (b. Jan. 15, 1780, Kent county, Md. - d. Jan. 27, 1851, Dover, Del.), governor of Delaware (1837-41).
Comer, Braxton B(ragg) (b. Nov. 7, 1848, Spring Hill, Barbour county, Ala. - d. Aug. 15, 1927, Birmingham, Ala.), governor of Alabama (1907-11). He was also a U.S. senator from Alabama (1920).
Commoner, Barry (b. May 28, 1917, Brooklyn, New York City - d. Sept. 30, 2012, New York City), U.S. politician. Known as an environmental activist, he was the presidential candidate of the Citizens Party in 1980 (winning 0.3% of the vote).
Compagnet, Maurice (Élie) (b. Feb. 9, 1906, Génos, Hautes-Pyrénées, France - d. March 16, 1971, Nouakchott, Mauritania), finance minister of Mauritania (1957-61).
Compain, Jacques (Marie Julien) (b. May 7, 1912, Paris, France - d. Feb. 11, 1984, Bordeaux, France), governor of French Somaliland (1958-62).
Companys i Jover, Lluís (b. June 21, 1882, El Tarròs [now part of Tornabous municipality], Lleida province, Spain - d. [executed] Oct. 15, 1940, Barcelona, Spain), president of the Generalitat of Catalonia (1934, 1936-40 [from 1939 in exile]).
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Comstock, William A(lfred) (b. July 2, 1877, Alpena, Mich. - d. June 16, 1949, Alpena), governor of Michigan (1933-35).
Comtesse, (Hugo) Robert (b. Aug. 14, 1847, Valangin, Neuchâtel, Switzerland - d. Nov. 17, 1922, La Tour-de-Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland), finance minister (1900, 1903, 1905-09, 1911), justice and police minister (1901), posts and railways minister (1902, 1912), and president (1904, 1910) of Switzerland. He was also president of the Council of State of Neuchâtel (1880-81, 1883-84, 1885-86, 1889-90, 1893-94, 1898-99).
Comtois, (Jean) Paul (François) (b. Aug. 22, 1895, Pierreville, Que. - d. [in fire] Feb. 21, 1966, Sillery [now part of Québec], Que.), lieutenant governor of Quebec (1961-66).
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Conde, Francisco d'Oliveira (b. 1880? - d. Sept. 11, 1962, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil), governor of Acre (1922-23, 1954-55).
Condé, Mamady (b. Nov. 28, 1952, Siguiri, French Guinea [now Guinea]), foreign minister of Guinea (2004-05, 2006-07). He was also ambassador to Algeria (1988-96), China (1996-2000), Italy (2013-14), and the United States (2014-18) and minister of communication (2000-04).
Conde (Orellana), Manuel (Eduardo) (b. Dec. 20, 1956), Guatemalan presidential candidate (2023).
Condeescu, Nicolae (b. Feb. 17, 1876, Cosereni, Ialomita county, Romania - d. July 11, 1936, Urlati, Prahova county, Romania), war minister of Romania (1930-31).
Condell, Claude Forlong (b. Oct. 1, 1865, England - d. May 25, 1945), acting governor of the Falkland Islands (1915) and commissioner of Montserrat (1918-22).
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Cone, Frederick P(reston) (b. Sept. 28, 1871, Benton, Columbia county, Fla. - d. July 28, 1948, Lake City, Fla.), governor of Florida (1937-41).
Confesor, Tomas (Valenzuela) (b. March 2, 1891, Cabatuan, Iloilo, Philippines - d. June 6, 1951, Manila, Philippines), interior secretary of the Philippines (1945). He was also governor of Iloilo (1938-41) and Panay and Romblon (1942-45).
Conflans, Hubert de Brienne, comte de (b. 1690 - d. Jan. 27, 1777, Paris, France), governor-general of Saint-Domingue (1748-51).
Conforti, Raffaele (b. Oct. 4, 1804, Calvanico, Kingdom of Naples [Italy] - d. Aug. 3, 1880, Caserta, Italy), interior minister of the Two Sicilies (1848, 1860) and justice minister of Italy (1862, 1878).
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Congdon, Frederick Tennyson (b. Nov. 16, 1858, Annapolis, Nova Scotia - d. March 13, 1932, Ottawa, Ont.), commissioner of Yukon Territory (1903-04).
Congleton, Henry Brooke Parnell, (1st) Baron (b. July 3, 1776 - d. [suicide] June 8, 1842, Chelsea, Middlesex [now part of London], England), British secretary at war (1831-32). He was also paymaster general (1835-41). He succeeded as (4th) Baronet in 1812 and was created baron in 1841.
Congonhas do Campo, Lucas Antonio Monteiro de Barros, barão e visconde de (b. Oct. 13, 1767, Congonhas do Campo, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Oct. 10, 1851, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of São Paulo (1824-27); brother of Romualdo José Monteiro de Barros, barão de Paraopeba. He was also president of the Supreme Court of Justice of Brazil (1832-42). He was made baron in 1825 and viscount in 1826.
Congreve, Sir Walter Norris (b. Nov. 20, 1862, Chatham, Kent, England - d. Feb. 28, 1927, Mtarfa, Malta), governor of Malta (1924-27); knighted 1917.
Coniglio, Francesco (b. Oct. 11, 1916, Catania, Italy - d. Sept. 24, 1993, Catania), president of Sicilia (1964-67).
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Coninck, Patrice Charles Ghislain ridder de (b. Nov. 19, 1770, Brugge, Austrian Netherlands [now Belgium] - d. May 22, 1827, Brugge), interior minister (1817-25) and foreign minister (1825) of the Netherlands. He was also prefect of the French départements of Ain (1802-05), Jemappes (1805-10), Bouches-de-l'Escaut (1810-11), and Bouches-de-l'Elbe (1811-13), governor of East Flanders (1815-17), and minister of water management (1820-25), public works (1820-24), and education (1824-25). He became a French baron in 1810 and ridder (knight) in 1816.
Conley, Benjamin (b. March 1, 1815, Newark, N.J. - d. Jan. 10, 1886, Atlanta, Ga.), acting governor of Georgia (1871-72).
Conley, William G(ustavus) (b. Jan. 8, 1866, near Kingwood, W.Va. - d. Oct. 21, 1940, Charleston, W.Va.), governor of West Virginia (1929-33).
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Connelly, Brian Norman (b. Dec. 25, 1941), administrator of Ascension (1991-95). He was also British high commissioner to the Solomon Islands (1996-98) and Tonga (1999-2001).
Connelly, Henry (b. 1800, Nelson [now Spencer] county, Ky. - d. Aug. 12, 1866, Santa Fe, N.M.), governor of New Mexico (1861-66).
Connemara, Robert Bourke, (1st) Baron (b. June 11, 1827, Hayes, County Meath, Ireland - d. Sept. 3, 1902, London, England), governor of Madras (1886-90); brother of Richard Southwell Bourke, Earl of Mayo; son-in-law of James Andrew Broun Ramsay, Marquess and Earl of Dalhousie. He was created baron in 1887.
Conner, Chuck, byname of Charles F. Conner (b. Dec. 30, 1957, Lafayette, Ind.), acting U.S. secretary of agriculture (2007-08).
Conner, Martin Sennett (b. Aug. 31, 1891, Hattiesburg, Miss. - d. Sept. 16, 1950, Jackson, Miss.), governor of Mississippi (1932-36).
Connolly, Phillip G(eorge) (b. Nov. 14, 1899, Dunedin, New Zealand - d. Feb. 13, 1970), defence and police minister of New Zealand (1957-60).
Conombo |
Conrad, Charles M(agill) (b. Dec. 24, 1804, Winchester, Va. - d. Feb. 11, 1878, New Orleans, La.), U.S. secretary of war (1850-53) and acting secretary of state (1852).
Conradi, Gustaf Wilhelm (b. Sept. 3, 1761, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Sept. 14, 1846, Gärknäs, Nyland, Finland), governor of Halland (1810-12).
Conradie, David Gideon (b. Aug. 24, 1879, Ceres, Cape Colony [now in Western Cape, South Africa] - d. Sept. 29, 1966, Pretoria, South Africa), administrator of South West Africa (1933-43).
Consalvi (Bottaro), Simón Alberto (b. July 7, 1927, Tovar, Mérida state, Venezuela - d. March 11, 2013, Caracas, Venezuela), foreign minister of Venezuela (1977-79, 1985-88). He was also ambassador to Yugoslavia (1961-64), permanent representative to the United Nations (1974-77), interior and justice minister (1988-89), and ambassador to the United States (1989-94).
Conso, Giovanni (Battista) (b. March 23, 1922, Turin, Italy - d. Aug. 2/3, 2015, Rome, Italy), justice minister of Italy (1993-94). He was also president of the Constitutional Court (1990-91).
Constans, (Jean Antoine) Ernest (b. May 3, 1833, Béziers, Hérault, France - d. April 7, 1913, Paris, France), interior minister of France (1880-81, 1889-90, 1890-92) and governor-general of French Indochina and lieutenant governor of Cochinchina (1887-88). He was also ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (1898-1909).
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Constantin, Nicolae (b. May 28, 1925, Ploiesti, Romania), a deputy prime minister of Romania (1979-82, 1984-87). He was also first secretary of the party committee and chairman of the executive committee of Galati county (1977-78), chairman of the State Planning Committee (1979-81), and minister of external trade and international economic cooperation (1982).
Constantine, Sir George Baxandall (b. June 22, 1902 - d. Sept. 8, 1969), acting governor of Sind (1953); knighted 1954.
Constantine, Thomas A. (b. Dec. 23, 1938, Buffalo, N.Y. - d. May 3, 2015, Pinehurst, N.C.), director of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (1994-99).
Constantinescu, Alexandru C., byname Alecu Constantinescu (b. Sept. 4, 1859, Bucharest, Walachia [now in Romania] - d. Nov. 18, 1926, Bucharest), interior minister of Romania (1916-18). He was also minister of agriculture and domains (1909-10, 1914-16, 1918 [acting], 1922-26) and industry and commerce (1918-19).
E. Constantinescu |
Constantinescu, Ion (b. April 14, 1930, Bucharest, Romania), a deputy prime minister of Romania (1987-88). He was also ambassador to Italy (1983-84) and Malta (1983-85).
Constantinescu, Miron (b. Dec. 13, 1917, Kishinev, Russia [now Chisinau, Moldova] - d. July 18, 1974, Bucharest, Romania), Romanian politician. He was minister of mines and petroleum industry (1948-49) and education (1956-57, 1969-70), chairman of the State Planning Committee (1949-55), a deputy premier (1954-55, 1957), a first deputy premier (1955-57), and president of the Grand National Assembly (1974).
Conté, Alassane, Guinean diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (2022-23).
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Conté, Seydou (b. 1925), justice minister of Guinea (1967-68). He was also ambassador to the Soviet Union (1959-61) and the United States (1961-63) and education minister (1963-67).
Conteh, Abdulai (Osman) (b. Aug. 5, 1945, Pepel, Northern province, Sierra Leone - d. Aug. 2, 2024, Freetown, Sierra Leone), foreign minister (1977-84), finance minister (1984-85), attorney general and justice minister (1987-91), and first vice president and minister of rural development and internal affairs (1991-92) of Sierra Leone. In 2000-10 he was chief justice of Belize.
Contendas, Antonio Epaminondas de Barros Correia, barão de (b. 1839, Altinho, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. April 13, 1905, Amaraji, Pernambuco), acting president (1881-82, 1882, 1883) and acting governor (1891-92) of Pernambuco. He was made baron in 1889.
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Conti, Pietro (b. Sept. 8, 1928, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy - d. Sept. 7, 1988, Perugia, Umbria), president of Umbria (1970-76).
Conto (Ferrer), César (b. Jan. 18, 1836, Neguá, Quibdó municipality, New Granada [now Colombia] - d. June 30, 1891, Guatemala City, Guatemala), war and navy minister of Colombia (1871 and [acting] 1872) and president of Cauca (1875-77). He was also treasury minister (1871-72).
Contreras (Miranda), Alex (Alonso) (b. Feb. 10, 1982), economy and finance minister of Peru (2022-24).
Converse, Julius (b. Dec. 17, 1798, Stafford, Conn. - d. Aug. 16, 1885, Dixville Notch, N.H.), governor of Vermont (1872-74).
Convertino, Cosimo (b. Aug. 6, 1952, Brindisi, Italy), president of Puglia (1992).
Conway, Elias N(elson) (b. May 17, 1812, near Greenville, Tenn. - d. Feb. 28, 1892, Little Rock, Ark.), governor of Arkansas (1852-60); brother of James S. Conway.
Conway, James S(evier) (b. Dec. 9, 1798, Greene county, Tenn. - d. March 3, 1855, Walnut Hills, Ark.), governor of Arkansas (1836-40).
Cony, Samuel (b. Feb. 27, 1811, Augusta, Mass. [now in Maine] - d. Oct. 5, 1870, Augusta), governor of Maine (1864-67).
Cood (Ross), Enrique (b. 1826, Valparaíso, Chile - d. Feb. 27, 1888, Santiago, Chile), foreign minister of Chile (1875).
Coode, Edward James (b. July 25, 1918, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England - d. Jan. 15, 2008), British consul in Tonga (1959-65).
Cook, John (b. 1730, Kent county, Delaware - d. late 1789), acting president of Delaware (1783).
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Cooke (Luciani), Juan Isaac (b. July 29, 1895, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. June 23, 1957, near Montevideo, Uruguay), foreign minister of Argentina (1945-46). He was also ambassador to Brazil (1947-53) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1953-54).
Cooke, Lorrin A(lamson) (b. April 6, 1831, New Marlborough, Mass. - d. Aug. 12, 1902, Winsted, Conn.), governor of Connecticut (1897-99).
Cooke, Nicholas (b. Feb. 3, 1717, Providence, Rhode Island - d. Sept. 14, 1782, Providence), governor of Rhode Island (1775-78).
Cookman, Nathaniel George (b. Feb. 21, 1869, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland - d. Feb. 21, 1907, Dominica), commissioner of the British Virgin Islands (1896-1903).
Cookson, Claude Edward (b. 1879 - d. March 11, 1963), acting governor of Sierra Leone (1930-31). He was colonial secretary (1930-34).
Cool, Wouter (b. May 26, 1848, The Hague, Netherlands - d. Nov. 20, 1928, The Hague), war minister of the Netherlands (1909-11).
Calvin Coolidge |
Coolidge, Carlos (b. June 25, 1792, Windsor, Vt. - d. Aug. 15, 1866, Windsor), governor of Vermont (1848-50).
Coolidge, T(homas) Jefferson (b. Aug. 26, 1831, Boston, Mass. - d. Nov. 17, 1920, Boston), U.S. diplomat; grandson of Thomas Mann Randolph; great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson. He was minister to France (1892-93).
Cools, André (Hubert Pierre) (b. Aug. 1, 1927, Flémalle-Grande, Belgium - d. [assassinated] July 18, 1991, Liège, Belgium), deputy prime minister of Belgium (1969-73). He was also minister of budget (1968-71) and economic affairs (1971-73), co-chairman of the Socialist Party (1973-78), chairman of the (French) Socialist Party (1978-81), and president of the Walloon Regional Council (1982-85).
Cools-Lartigue, Sir Louis (b. Jan. 18, 1905 - d. Aug. 21, 1993), governor (1967-78) and interim president (1978-79) of Dominica; knighted 1968.
Coomaraswamy, Punch (b. Oct. 16, 1925, Segamat, Johor [now in Malaysia] - d. Jan. 8, 1999, Singapore), Singaporean politician. He was speaker of parliament (1966-70), high commissioner to India and Sri Lanka (1970-73; also ambassador to Nepal), Bangladesh (1972-73), and Australia and Fiji (1973-76), and ambassador to the United States (1976-84) and Brazil (1978-84).
Cooney, David (John) (b. April 29, 1954, London, England), Irish diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2005-07) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (2007-09), the Vatican (2012-14), and Spain (2015-17).
Cooney, Frank H(enry) (b. Dec. 31, 1872, Norwood, Ont. - d. Dec. 15, 1935, Great Falls, Mont.), governor of Montana (1933-35).
Cooney, Patrick (Mark), byname Paddy Cooney (b. March 2, 1931, Dublin, Ireland), minister of justice (1973-77), posts and telegraphs and transport (1981-82), defense (1982-86), and education (1986-87) of Ireland.
Coontz, Robert Edward (b. June 11, 1864, Hannibal, Mo. - d. Jan. 26, 1935, Bremerton, Wash.), governor of Guam (1912-13).
Cooper (Fort), Claudia (María Amelia Teresa Isabel) (b. Sept. 13, 1968, Miraflores, Lima province, Peru), economy and finance minister of Peru (2017-18).
Cooper, Edward (b. Oct. 26, 1824, New York City - d. Feb. 25, 1905, New York City), mayor of New York City (1879-81); son of Peter Cooper.
Cooper, Frank Arthur (b. July 16, 1872, Blayney, New South Wales - d. Nov. 30, 1949, Kedron, Brisbane, Qld.), premier (1942-46) and acting governor (1946) of Queensland.
Cooper, Henry Towry Miles (b. August? 1838, Berkshire, England - d. Jan. 9, 1877, Bathurst [now Banjul], Gambia), acting administrator of Gambia (1872-73, 1875).
Cooper, Job A(dams) (b. Nov. 6, 1843, Greenville, Ill. - d. Jan. 20, 1899, Denver, Colo.), governor of Colorado (1889-91).
Cooper, Myers Y(oung) (b. Nov. 25, 1873, near Saint Louisville, Licking county, Ohio - d. Dec. 7, 1958, Cincinnati, Ohio), governor of Ohio (1929-31).
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Cooper, (William) Prentice (b. Sept. 28, 1895, Shelbyville, Tenn. - d. May 18, 1969, Rochester, Minn.), governor of Tennessee (1939-45). He was also U.S. ambassador to Peru (1946-48).
Cooper, Richard N(ewell) (b. June 14, 1934, Seattle, Wash. - d. Dec. 23, 2020), acting U.S. secretary of state (1980). Professor of international economics at Harvard University, he has written extensively on questions of international economic policy. He held several minor offices in the federal government, including deputy assistant secretary of state for international monetary affairs (1965-66), undersecretary of state for economic affairs (1977-81), chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (1990-92), and chairman of the National Intelligence Council (1995-97). In 1980 he held the office of acting secretary of state for one day following the resignation of Cyrus Vance.
Cooper, Robert A(rcher) (b. June 12, 1874, Waterloo Township, Laurens county, S.C. - d. Aug. 7, 1953, Greenville, S.C.), governor of South Carolina (1919-22).
Cooper, Roy (Asberry, III) (b. June 13, 1957, Nashville, N.C.), governor of North Carolina (2017- ).
Cooper, Warren (Ernest) (b. Feb. 21, 1933, Dunedin, New Zealand), foreign minister (1981-84), defense minister (1990-96), and internal affairs minister (1993-96) of New Zealand. He was also minister of tourism and regional development (1978-81) and broadcasting (1981) and postmaster general (1980-81).
Cooper, William B(arkley) (b. Dec. 16, 1771, near Laurel, Del. - d. April 27, 1849, near Laurel), governor of Delaware (1841-45).
Cooper, Yvette (b. March 20, 1969, Inverness, Scotland), British home secretary (2024- ). She was also chief secretary to the Treasury (2008-09) and secretary of state for work and pensions (2009-10).
Cooray (Wijewarnasuriya), (Pestheruwe Liyanaralalage) Reginald (Rosmand) (b. Nov. 12, 1947 - d. Jan. 13, 2023, Kalutara, Sri Lanka), chief minister of Western province (2000-04, 2004-05, 2005-09) and governor of Northern province (2016-19) and Central province (2018), Sri Lanka. He was also Sri Lankan minister of ethnic affairs and national integration (2000), information and media (2004), minor export crop promotion (2010-15), and aviation services (2015).
Coore, David (Hilton) (b. Aug. 22, 1925, Anchovy, St. James, Jamaica - d. Nov. 14, 2011, Dominican Republic), deputy prime minister and finance minister (1972-78) and foreign minister (1989-93) of Jamaica.
Cooreman, Gerard (François Marie) (b. March 25, 1852, Ghent, Belgium - d. Dec. 2, 1926, Brussels, Belgium), prime minister of Belgium (1918). He was also minister of industry and labour (1899) and economic affairs (1918) and chairman of the Chamber of Representatives (1908-12).
Copertino, Giovanni (b. Jan. 25, 1943, Monopoli, Puglia, Italy), president of Puglia (1992-93).
Coppé, Albert (b. Nov. 26, 1911, Brugge, Belgium - d. March 30, 1999, Tervuren, Belgium), Belgian politician. He was minister of public works (1950), economic affairs and middle classes (1950-52), and reconstruction (1952), acting president of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (1967), and European commissioner for budgets, credit and investment, and press and information (1967-70) and social affairs, transport, and budget (1970-73).
Coppet, (Jules) Marcel de (b. May 18, 1881, Paris, France - d. Aug. 31, 1968, Quiberville, Seine-Maritime, France), lieutenant governor of Chad (1926-29, 1930-32), governor of Dahomey (1933-34) and French Somaliland (1934-35), lieutenant governor of Mauritania (1935-36), governor-general of French West Africa (1936-38), and governor-general (1939-40) and high commissioner (1946-47) of Madagascar.
Coppin de Falaën, Feuillen Charles Marie Joseph, baron de (b. March 10, 1800, Falaën, Belgium - d. March 10, 1887, Falaën), member of the Provisional Government of Belgium (1830-31). He was also governor of Brabant (1830-34).
Coppolani, Xavier (Antoine) (b. Feb. 1, 1866, Marignana, Corse, France - d. [assassinated] May 12, 1905, Tidjikja, Mauritania), commissioner of Mauritania (1904-05).
Coquilhat, Camille (Aimé) (b. Oct. 15, 1853, Liége [now Liège], Belgium - d. March 24, 1891, Boma, Congo Free State [now Congo (Kinshasa)]), acting governor-general of the Congo Free State (1890-91).
Cor, Henri (François Charles) (b. May 29, 1864, Lorient, Morbihan, France - d. 1932), acting governor of the French Settlements in Oceania (1904-05), governor of Réunion (1908) and Guadeloupe (1909-10), acting governor-general of Madagascar (1910), and governor of Senegal (1911-14).
Corach, Carlos (Vladimiro) (b. April 24, 1935), interior minister of Argentina (1995-99).
Coradin, Jean (Dominique) (b. Sept. 15, 1916, Port-au-Prince, Haiti - d. Aug. 10, 2001, Port-au-Prince), Haitian diplomat. He was minister to Guatemala (1951-53) and Liberia (1953-54), ambassador to Liberia (1954-56, 1974-77), Peru (1956-58), Cuba (1958-61), Dahomey (1961-71), Ivory Coast (1966-71), and Brazil (1977-80), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1971-73, 1980-81).
Coral Heredia, Pascual (b. May 17, 1882, Cozumel, Quintana Roo - d. April 16, 1955, Chetumal, Quintana Roo), governor of Quintana Roo (1921).
Corbacho (y Abril), José María (b. March 14, 1785, Arequipa, Peru - d. Oct. 30, 1843, Lima, Peru), foreign and interior minister of Peru (1834).
Corbalán Melgarejo, Ramón (b. Sept. 23, 1863, Copiapó, Chile - d. June 1, 1935, Santiago, Chile), war and marine minister of Chile (1905, 1913-14).
Corbett, J(ohnston) Knox (b. June 20, 1861, Sumter, S.C. - d. April 22, 1934, Tucson, Ariz.), mayor of Tucson (1915-17).
Corbett, James N(ielson), Jr. (b. Sept. 26, 1924, Los Angeles, Calif. - d. June 30, 2007), mayor of Tucson (1967-71); grandnephew of J. Knox Corbett.
Corbett, Tom, byname of Thomas Wingett Corbett, Jr. (b. June 17, 1949, Philadelphia, Pa.), governor of Pennsylvania (2011-15).
Corbett, William T(heodore) (b. March 23, 1902 - d. April 17, 1971, Arlington, Va.), acting governor of Guam (1956).
Corbier, Claude (Eugène André) (b. June 11, 1927, Caen, France - d. Oct. 7, 2021, Toulon, France), administrator-superior of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (1987-90).
Corbière, Jacques Joseph Guillaume (François) Pierre, comte de (b. May 22, 1767, Cornuz-les-Trois-Maries [now Corps-Nuds, Ille-et-Vilaine], France - d. Jan. 12, 1853, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France), interior minister of France (1821-28). He was also minister without portfolio (1820-21). He was made comte (count) in 1822.
Corbino, Epicarmo (b. July 18, 1890, Augusta, Sicily, Italy - d. April 25, 1984, Naples, Italy), treasury minister of Italy (1945-46); brother of Orso Mario Corbino. He was also minister of industry and trade (1944).
Corbino, Orso Mario (b. April 30, 1876, Augusta, Sicily, Italy - d. Jan. 23, 1937, Rome, Italy), Italian politician. A prominent physicist, he was minister of education (1921-22) and national economy (1923-24).
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Corcuera Cuesta, José Luis (b. July 2, 1945, Pradoluengo, Burgos province, Spain), interior minister of Spain (1988-93).
Cordeaux, Sir Harry Edward Spiller (b. Nov. 15, 1870 - d. July 2, 1943), acting consul-general (1900-02) and commissioner (1906-09) of British Somaliland and governor of Uganda (1910-11), Saint Helena (1912-20), and the Bahamas (1920-26); knighted 1921.
Cordeiro, Hélsio Pinheiro (b. Nov. 22, 1926, Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Brazil - d. Aug. 29, 2000, Vila Velha, Espírito Santo), acting governor of Espírito Santo (1962).
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Corder, Sir Ian (Fergus) (b. Aug. 6, 1960), lieutenant governor of Guernsey (2016-21); knighted 2016.
Cordero Arroyo, Ernesto (Javier) (b. May 9, 1968, Mexico City, Mexico), finance minister of Mexico (2009-11). He was also minister of social development (2008-09) and president of the Senate (2012-13, 2017-18).
Cordero Crespo, Gonzalo (b. March 1, 1910, Cuenca, Ecuador - d. April 16, 1996, Quito, Ecuador), Ecuadorian presidential candidate (1960). He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1954-55) and minister of social welfare (1956-60).
Cordero Reyes, Manuel (b. Dec. 4, 1888, Jinotepe, Nicaragua - d. Jan. 12, 1944, Managua, Nicaragua), foreign minister of Nicaragua (1929-30, 1937-40).
Cordero Vega, Luis (Alberto) (b. Aug. 12, 1972, Santiago, Chile), justice minister of Chile (2023- ); husband of Magdalena Atria Barros.
Cordet, Jean-François (Marie Michel) (b. May 4, 1951, Hanoi, North Vietnam [now in Vietnam] - d. Feb. 1?, 2024), prefect of French Guiana (1992-95) and of Martinique (1995-98). He was also prefect of the départements of Aisne (1998-2000), Meurthe-et-Moselle (2000-04), Seine-Saint-Denis (2004-07), Somme (2012-14), and Nord (2014-16).
Cordier, Joseph (Marie Emmanuel) (b. Oct. 14, 1773, Brest [now in Finistère département], France - d. 18...), acting governor of French India (1825-26, 1828-29). As chef des ports et administrateur des comptoirs of the Etablissements français en Inde, he resided at Karia (1818-20), Chandernagor (1820-29), and Pondichéry (1829-36). He was administrator of Chandernagor in 1822-23.
Córdoba (Vallecilla), Jaime (b. July 24, 1842, Cali, New Granada [now Colombia] - d. Dec. 9, 1920, Bogotá, Colombia), governor of Cundinamarca (1885-86) and interior minister of Colombia (1909).
Córdova (Parada), Enrique (b. March 2, 1881, Usulután, El Salvador - d. April 5, 1966, San Salvador, El Salvador), war and navy minister of El Salvador (1915-19). He was also minister to Mexico (1911-15).
Cordova, Filippo (b. May 1, 1811, Aidone, Sicily [Italy] - d. Sept. 16, 1868, Florence, Italy), justice minister of Italy (1862, 1867). He was also minister of agriculture, industry, and commerce (1861-62, 1866-67).
Córdova, Henrique Helion Velho de (b. Feb. 18, 1938, São Joaquim, Santa Catarina, Brazil - d. Nov. 15, 2020, Lages, Santa Catarina), acting governor of Santa Catarina (1982-83).
Córdova (Muñoz), José María (b. Sept. 8, 1799, Concepción, New Granada [now in Colombia] - d. Oct. 17, 1829, El Santuario, Antioquia, Colombia), military governor of Antioquia (1819-20) and war minister of Colombia (1828).
Córdova (Rodríguez), Manuel de Jesús (b. Feb. 13, 1894, Chinameca, San Miguel department, El Salvador - d. ...), member of the Revolutionary Council of Government of El Salvador (1948-49).
Córdova Blanco, Dante (b. June 3, 1943), prime minister of Peru (1995-96). He was also minister of transport, communications, housing, and construction (1993-94) and education (1995-96).
Córdova Moscoso, Wilson (b. May 13, 1917, Quito, Ecuador), foreign minister of Ecuador (1965). He was also ambassador to Argentina (1964-65).
Córdova Nieto, Andrés F(ernández de) (b. May 8, 1892, Cañar province, Ecuador - d. Oct. 3, 1983), acting president of Ecuador (1939-40). He was minister of public works (1931) and interior (1951), president of the Chamber of Deputies (1939-40), and a presidential candidate (1968).
Córdova Rivas, Rafael (Ángel) (b. Nov. 23, 1923, San José, Costa Rica - d. July 16, 2009, Managua, Nicaragua), member of the Government Junta of National Reconstruction of Nicaragua (1980-85).
Córdova Villalobos, José Ángel (b. Aug. 19, 1953, León, Guanajuato, Mexico), Mexican politician. He was minister of health (2006-12) and education (2012).
Cordovez Chiriboga, Fausto (b. April 18, 1925, Riobamba, Ecuador), treasury minister (1956-58) and defense minister (1966) of Ecuador. He was also mayor of Riobamba (1955-56), minister of agriculture (1968-69) and energy and mines (2005), and ambassador to the Vatican (2007-09).
Cordovez Zegers, Diego (b. Nov. 3, 1935, Quito, Ecuador - d. May 24, 2014, Quito), foreign minister of Ecuador (1988-92). He was also UN special envoy for Afghanistan (1982-88) and Grenada (1983) and Ecuador's permanent representative to the UN (2005-07).
Corea, Sir (George) Claude (Stanley) (b. Sept. 5, 1894, Chilaw, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] - d. Sept. 3, 1962, Munich, West Germany), Ceylonese politician/diplomat; knighted 1952. He was minister of labour, industry, and commerce (1936-46), representative to the United Kingdom (1946-48), ambassador to the United States (1948-54), high commissioner to the United Kingdom (1954-57), minister to France and the Netherlands (1956-57), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1958-61).
Corea, (Srikumaradasa Charles) Shirley (b. March 7, 1906, Chilaw, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] - d. March 4, 1974), Ceylonese politician. He was minister of trade, commerce, and fisheries (1954-56) and speaker of parliament (1967-70).
Coric, Miroslav (b. May 15, 1956, Mostar [now in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]), premier of Herzegovina-Neretva (2001-02, 2003-07).
Cork, Philip Clark (b. 1854 - d. May 21, 1936, Barbican [now part of Kingston], Jamaica), acting governor of British Honduras (1903-04) and Jamaica (1913) and administrator of Saint Lucia (1905-09).
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Corlatean, Titus (b. Jan. 11, 1968, Medgidia, Romania), justice minister (2012) and foreign minister (2012-14) of Romania. He was also acting president of the Senate (2020).
Corlett, Andrew (Thomas Kaneen) (b. March 2, 1959), acting lieutenant governor of the Isle of Man (2021). He has been second deemster (2011-18) and first deemster (2018- ).
Corm, Georges (Antoine) (b. 1940, Alexandria, Egypt - d. Aug. 14, 2024, Beirut, Lebanon), finance minister of Lebanon (1998-2000).
Corman, Igor (b. Dec. 17, 1969, Ciulucani, Moldavian S.S.R.), Moldovan politician. He was ambassador to Germany and Denmark (2004-09) and chairman of parliament (2013-15).
Cormann, Mathias (Hubert Paul) (b. Sept. 20, 1970, Eupen, Belgium), finance minister of Australia (2013-20) and secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (2021- ). He was also minister of the public service (2018-19).
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Cornea, Dimitrie (b. 1816, Iasi, Moldavia [now in Romania] - d. 1884, Bucharest, Romania), foreign minister of Romania (1876). He was also minister of public works (1862) and justice (1862-63).
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Cornejo (Bouroncle), Ángel Gustavo (b. Nov. 19, 1875, Arequipa, Peru - d. July 6, 1943), justice and education minister of Peru (1918-19).
Cornejo (Barni), Hernán (Hipólito) (b. July 22, 1945 - d. Feb. 15, 2024), governor of Salta (1987-91). He was also Argentinian ambassador to Ecuador (2000-03).
Cornejo (Zegarra), (Mariano) Lino (b. April 22, 1878, Lima, Peru - d. July 12, 1958, Lima), justice minister of Peru (1939-43). He was also minister of labour (1942-43) and education (1943).
Cornejo (Zenteno), Mariano H(ilario) (b. Oct. 29, 1866 or 1867, Arequipa, Peru - d. March 25, 1942, Paris, France), interior and police minister of Peru (1919). He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1901-02) and the Senate (1919-20) and minister to Ecuador (1904-05) and France (1920-30).
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Cornelis (b. July 27, 1953, Sanggau, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia), governor of Kalimantan Barat (2008-18).
Cornélis, Henri (Arthur Adolf Marie Christopher) (b. Sept. 18, 1910, Bevere, East Flanders province, Belgium - d. 1999, Chaumont-Gistoux, Walloon Brabant province, Belgium), governor-general of Belgian Congo (1958-60).
Cornell, Alonzo B(arton) (b. Jan. 22, 1832, Ithaca, N.Y. - d. Oct. 15, 1904, Ithaca), governor of New York (1880-83).
Corner, Frank Henry (b. May 17, 1920 - d. Aug. 27, 2014, Wellington, N.Z.), administrator of Tokelau (1975-84). He was also New Zealand's permanent representative to the United Nations (1962-67) and ambassador to the United States (1967-72).
Cornesse, (Marie Henri Laurent) Prosper (b. Aug. 10, 1829, Stavelot, Netherlands [now in Liège province, Belgium] - d. June 18, 1889, Messancy, Luxembourg province, Belgium), justice minister of Belgium (1870-71).
Corni, Guido (Tommaso) (b. Aug. 25, 1883, Stradella, Lombardia, Italy - d. 1946, Genoa, Italy), governor of Somalia (1928-31).
Cornielje, Clemens (Gerard Antoon) (b. June 10, 1958, Lobith, Gelderland, Netherlands - d. March 17, 2022), queen's/king's commissioner of Gelderland (2005-19).
Corniglion-Molinier, Édouard (Flaminio) (b. Jan. 23, 1898, Nice, France - d. May 9, 1963, Paris, France), justice minister of France (1957). Known as an aviator, he was also minister of state (1953-54) and minister of public works, transport, and tourism (1955-56) and the Sahara (1958).
Cornish, (Robert) Francis (b. May 18, 1942, Bolton, England), British high commissioner to Brunei (1983-86). He was also ambassador to Israel (1998-2001).
Cornulier-Lucinière, Alphonse (Jean Claude René Théodore, comte) de (b. April 15, 1811, Lucinière castle, Joué-sur-Erdre, Loire-Inférieure [now Loire-Atlantique], France - d. March 23, 1886, Nantes, Loire-Inférieure), governor of Cochinchina (1870-71) and mayor of Nantes (1874).
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Cornut-Gentille, Jean Joseph (Alfred) (b. Jan. 26, 1839, Paris, France - d. 1918), commandant-particular of Gabon (1883-85).
Cornwall, Charles Wolfran (b. June 15, 1735 - d. Jan. 2, 1789, Westminster [now part of London], England), British politician; cousin and brother-in-law of Charles Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool. He was speaker of the House of Commons (1780-89).
Cornwall, Clement Francis (b. June 18, 1836, Ashcroft, Gloucestershire, England - d. Feb. 15, 1910, Victoria, B.C.), lieutenant governor of British Columbia (1881-87).
Cornwall, Henry Greyshott (b. 1866? - d. Aug. 28, 1940, Melbourne, Vic.), resident commissioner of Niue (1907-18).
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, (1st) Marquess (b. Dec. 31, 1738, London, England - d. Oct. 5, 1805, Ghazipur [now in Uttar Pradesh], India), governor-general of India (1786-93, 1805) and lord lieutenant of Ireland (1798-1801). He was also British master-general of the ordnance (1795-1801). He succeeded as (2nd) Earl Cornwallis in 1762 and was created Marquess Cornwallis in 1792.
Cornwell, John J(acob) (b. July 11, 1867, near Bennsboro, W.Va. - d. Sept. 8, 1953, Cumberland, Md.), governor of West Virginia (1917-21).
Coroatá, Manoel Gomes da Silva Belfort, barão de (b. June 19, 1788, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil - d. April 21, 1860, São Luís), acting president of Maranhão (1857). He was made baron in 1854.
Coromandel, José Francisco Netto, barão de (b. 1828 - d. Jan. 3, 1886, Queluz [now Conselheiro Lafaiete], Minas Gerais, Brazil), acting president of Minas Gerais (1880-81). He was made baron in 1881.
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Corrales Ayala (Espinoza), Rafael (b. Sept. 14, 1925, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico - d. Jan. 27, 2015, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Guanajuato (1985-91). He was also president of Mexico's Chamber of Deputies (1951).
Corrales Bolaños, José Miguel (b. Sept. 29, 1938, Paraíso, Cartago province, Costa Rica), Costa Rican presidential candidate (1998).
Corrales Melgar, Juan (b. 1827, Arequipa, Peru - d. Dec. 4, 1885, Lima, Peru), interior, police, and public works minister of Peru (1878-79).
Corrêa, Angelo Custodio (b. 1804, Cametá, Grão-Pará [now Pará], Brazil - d. June 25, 1855, aboard ship en route from Belém to Cametá, Pará), acting president of Pará (1835, 1850, 1853, 1855).
Corrêa, Francisco Ferreira (b. April 17, 1834, Paranaguá, São Paulo [now in Paraná], Brazil - d. Dec. 5, 1876, Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Santa Catarina (1870-71) and Espírito Santo (1871-72).
Correa (Díaz), (Víctor) Germán (b. 1939, Ovalle, Chile), interior minister of Chile (1994). He was also minister of transport and telecommunications (1990-92) and president of the Socialist Party (1992-94).
Corrêa, Innocêncio Serzedello, modernized spelling Inocêncio Serzedelo Correia (b. June 16, 1858, Belém, Pará, Brazil - d. June 5, 1932, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), governor of Paraná (1890), foreign minister (1892), acting justice and interior minister (1892), and finance minister (1892-93) of Brazil, and prefect of Distrito Federal (1909-10). He was also minister of industry, transport, and public works (1892).
Corrêa, Ivanildo Teles Sirotheau, governor of Fernando de Noronha (1985-86).
Correa (Escobar), José A(ntonio) (b. Oct. 19, 1915, Quito, Ecuador - d. January 2007, Quito), Ecuadorian official. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1958-60), ambassador to the United States (1963-64) and the United Kingdom (1989-91), and president of the Monetary Board (1982-84).
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Corrêa, Manoel Francisco (b. Nov. 1, 1831, Paranaguá, São Paulo [now in Paraná], Brazil - d. July 11, 1905, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), foreign minister of Brazil (1871-73). He was also president of Pernambuco (1862) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1874-77).
Corrêa, Maurício José (b. May 9, 1934, São João do Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Feb. 17, 2012, Brasília, Brazil), justice minister of Brazil (1992-94). He was also president of the Superior Electoral Court (2001) and of the Supreme Federal Court (2003-04).
Corrêa, Oscar Dias (b. Feb. 1, 1921, Itaúna, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Nov. 30, 2005, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), justice minister of Brazil (1989). He was also president of the Superior Electoral Court (1987-89).
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Corrêa, Rivadávia da Cunha (b. July 9, 1866, Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. Feb. 9, 1920, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), justice and interior minister (1910-13) and finance minister (1913-14) of Brazil and prefect of Distrito Federal (1914-16).
Correa Bravo, Agustín (b. April 6, 1865, Aldea de Putú, Talca province, Chile - d. Feb. 24, 1925, Osorno, Chile), finance minister of Chile (1923).
Correa Elías, Javier (b. May 12, 1898, Lima, Peru - d. 1977), foreign minister of Peru (1945-46). He was also ambassador to Chile (1946-49).
Correa Fuenzalida, Guillermo (b. March 10, 1898, Curicó, Chile - d. March 14, 1970, Santiago, Chile), justice minister of Chile (1937-38, 1946-47). He was also minister of education (1937-38).
Correa Labra, Humberto (b. June 21, 1904, Talca, Chile - d. June 17, 1987, Talca), justice minister of Chile (1947).
Correa Palacio, Ruth Stella (b. Nov. 13, 1959, Bogotá, Colombia), justice minister of Colombia (2012-13).
Correa Roberts, Hernán (b. Sept. 12, 1882, Santiago, Chile - d. June 8, 1946, Graneros, Chile), war and marine minister of Chile (1922).
Correa y Garay, Estanislao (b. 1797, Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata [now in Argentina] - d. July 1, 1878), Peruvian politician. He was mayor of Lima (1860-61).
Correa y Santiago, Pedro (b. April 28, 1831, Lima, Peru - d. Nov. 25, 1892, Lima), finance minister of Peru (1885-86); son of Estanislao Correa y Garay.
Correia, António Augusto Peixoto (b. Oct. 11, 1913, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal - d. March 16, 1988), governor of Cape Verde (1957-58) and Portuguese Guinea (1959-62). He was also Portuguese overseas minister (1962-65).
Correia, Augusto César de Almeida Vasconcelos (b. Sept. 24, 1867, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Sept. 27, 1951, Lisbon), prime minister (1911-12) and foreign minister (1911-13) of Portugal. He was also minister to Spain (1914-18) and the United Kingdom (1918-19).
Correia, Carlos (b. Nov. 6, 1933, Bissau, Portuguese Guinea [now Guinea-Bissau] - d. Aug. 14, 2021), prime minister of Guinea-Bissau (1991-94, 1997-98, 2008-09, 2015-16). He was also minister of agricultural planning and natural resources (1973-76), finance (1976-82), commerce and handicrafts (1982-84), and rural development (1984-91).
Correia, Estêvão Alves (b. March 2, 1881, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil - d. July 22, 1949, Cuiabá), acting president of Mato Grosso (1924-26).
Correia, Francisco de Aquino (b. April 2, 1885, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil - d. March 23, 1956, São Paulo, Brazil), president of Mato Grosso (1918-22). He was also archbishop of Cuiabá (1922-56).
Correia, Frederico José (b. Dec. 18, 1817, Aldeias Altas [now Caxias], Maranhão, Brazil - d. May 28, 1881, São Luís, Maranhão), acting president of Maranhão (1866).
Correia, Joaquim Gaudie de Aquino (b. Jan. 30, 1878, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil - d. Oct. 1, 1946, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in Maranhão (1931).
Correia, José Vitorino (b. Sept. 3, 1901, Itapecerica, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Aug. 6, 1974, São Paulo, Brazil), federal interventor in Piauí (1946).
Correia, Luís António de Magalhães (b. June 30, 1873, Lisbon - d. 1960), acting governor of Macau (1922-23), acting foreign minister of Portugal (1932), and administrator of Tangier (1945-48).
Correia, Manoel Euphrasio (b. Aug. 16, 1839, Paranaguá, São Paulo [now in Paraná], Brazil - d. Feb. 4, 1888, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil), president of Pernambuco (1887-88).
Correia, Paulo (Alexandre Nunes) (b. 1942, Cadé, Portuguese Guinea [now Guinea-Bissau] - d. [executed] July 21, 1986), armed forces minister of Guinea-Bissau (1980-82). He was also minister of rural development (1982-84) and justice (1984-85), deputy chairman of the Council of the Revolution (1984), and first deputy chairman of the Council of State (1984-85). He was convicted of plotting a military coup and sentenced to death.
Corrias, Efisio (b. May 31, 1911, Bagno di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - d. Jan. 15, 2007, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy), president of Sardegna (1958-66).
Cort, (Leon) Errol (b. May 13, 1958), finance minister of Antigua and Barbuda (2004-09). He was also attorney-general and minister of justice and legal affairs (1999-2001) and minister of national security (2009-14).
Cort van der Linden, Pieter Wilhelm Adriaan (b. May 14, 1846, The Hague, Netherlands - d. July 15, 1935, The Hague), prime minister of the Netherlands (1913-18). He was also justice minister (1897-1901), interior minister (1913-18), and acting foreign minister (1913).
Cortázar (Leal de Ibarra), Modesto (b. June 15, 1783, Briviesca, Burgos province, Spain - d. Jan. 25, 1862, Madrid, Spain), acting prime minister of Spain (1840). He was also justice minister (1840) and foreign minister (1847).
Corte-Real, José Luciano de Castro Pereira (b. Dec. 14, 1834, Oliveirinha, Portugal - d. March 9, 1914), prime minister of Portugal (1886-90, 1897-1900, 1904-06). He was also minister of justice (1869-70) and interior (1879-81, 1886-90, 1897-1900).
Cortelyou, George B(ruce) (b. July 26, 1862, New York City - d. Oct. 23, 1940, Huntington, N.Y.), U.S. secretary of commerce and labor (1903-04), postmaster general (1905-07), and secretary of the treasury (1907-09). He was also chairman of the Republican National Committee (1904-07).
Cortés (Sánchez), Rosalío, also spelled Cortez (baptized June 18, 1820 - d. May 9, 1884, Masaya, Nicaragua), member of the Government Junta (1857), foreign minister (1858, 1860 [acting], 1866-67), and war, interior, and justice minister (1860, 1875-76) of Nicaragua.
Cortés Castro, León (Luis) (b. Dec. 8, 1882, Alajuela, Costa Rica - d. March 3, 1946, Santa Ana, Costa Rica), president of Costa Rica (1936-40). He was also minister to Guatemala (1917-18), president of Congress (1925-26), and minister of education (1929-30) and development and agriculture (1930, 1932-35). He was an unsuccessful presidential candidate in 1944.
Cortese, Paolo (b. Dec. 11, 1827, Naples, Two Sicilies [now in Italy] - d. Dec. 21, 1876, Naples), justice minister of Italy (1865).
Corti, Conte Luigi (b. Oct. 24, 1823, Gambarana, Sardinia [now in Italy] - d. Feb. 19, 1888, Rome, Italy), foreign minister of Italy (1878). He was also minister to Spain (1867-69) and the United States (1870-75) and ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (1880-86) and the United Kingdom (1886-87).
Cortina Mauri, Pedro (b. March 18, 1908, La Pobla de Segur, Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain - d. Feb. 14, 1993, Madrid, Spain), foreign minister of Spain (1974-75). He was also ambassador to France (1966-74).
Cortizo |
Cortorreal, Francisco (Antonio), Dominican Republic diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2014-20).
Corver Hooft, Jan (b. Dec. 14, 1779, Amsterdam, Netherlands - d. July 25, 1855, 's-Graveland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands), Dutch politician. He was chairman of the Second Chamber (1829-30).
Corvetto, Louis Emmanuel, comte, originally Luigi Emanuele Corvetto (b. July 11, 1756, Genoa - d. May 23, 1821, Genoa), member of the Executive Directory (1798-99) and of the Commission of Government (1799-1800) of the Ligurian Republic. He became member of the French Council of State in 1805 and Gallicized his name to Louis Emmanuel Corvetto, was made comte (count) in 1809, and served as finance minister of France (1815-18).
Corwin, Thomas (b. July 29, 1794, Bourbon county, Ky. - d. Dec. 18, 1865, Washington, D.C.), governor of Ohio (1840-42) and U.S. secretary of the treasury (1850-53). He was also minister to Mexico (1861-64).
Cory, William Wallace (b. June 16, 1865, Strathroy, Canada West [now Ont.] - d. Sept. 21, 1943, Montreal, Que.), commissioner of the Northwest Territories (1919-31).
Corydon, Bjarne (Fog) (b. March 1, 1973, Kolding, Denmark), finance minister of Denmark (2011-15).
Coryndon, Sir Robert (Thorne) (b. April 2, 1870, Queenstown, Cape Colony [now in Eastern Cape, South Africa] - d. Feb. 10, 1925, Nairobi, Kenya), administrator of North-Western Rhodesia (1900-07), resident commissioner of Swaziland (1907-16) and Basutoland (1916-17), and governor of Uganda (1918-22) and Kenya (1922-25); knighted 1919.
Corzine, Jon (Stevens) (b. Jan. 1, 1947, Taylorville, Ill.), governor of New Jersey (2006-10). He was also a U.S. senator from New Jersey (2001-06).
Corzo, Julio (César) (b. 1939 - d. September 1989), health minister of Argentina (1989).
Corzo Román, Juan Manuel (b. Oct. 3, 1961, Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia), Colombian politician. He has been president of the Senate (2011-12) and ambassador to Cuba (2019-22) and Paraguay (2023- ).
Cos-Gayón y Pons, Fernando (b. May 27, 1825, Lérida, Spain - d. Dec. 20, 1898, Madrid, Spain), finance minister (1880-81, 1884-85, 1890-91), justice minister (1891-92), and interior minister (1895-97) of Spain.
Cosby, William (b. 1690, Stradbally Hall, Queen's County, Ireland - d. March 10, 1736, New York City), governor of New York (1732-36).
L. Cosgrave |
Cosgrave, Sir William Alexander (b. 1879 - d. Sept. 11, 1952), chief commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1935-38); knighted 1938.
W.T. Cosgrave |
P. Cosgrove |
Cosgrove, Samuel G(oodlove) (b. April 10, 1847, Tuscarawas county, Ohio - d. March 28, 1909, Paso Robles, Calif.), governor of Washington (1909).
D. Cosic |
Cosic, Kresimir (b. Oct. 23, 1949, Zagreb, Croatia), acting defense minister of Croatia (1998).
Cosic, Zdenko (b. Jan. 22, 1961, Buhovo, near Listica [now Siroki Brijeg, West Herzegovina canton], Bosnia and Herzegovina), premier of West Herzegovina (2010, 2010-23).
Cosio (Masden), Pedro (b. Oct. 8, 1873, Montevideo, Uruguay - d. Aug. 25, 1943), finance minister of Uruguay (1913-16, 1933-34). He was also minister to the United Kingdom (1917-18, 1932-33), the United States (1918-19), and Germany (1927-32).
Cosío Vidaurri, (Augusto) Guillermo (b. Sept. 4, 1929, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - d. Nov. 13, 2019, Guadalajara), governor of Jalisco (1989-92). He was also mayor of Guadalajara (1971-73).
Cospedal (García), María Dolores de (b. Dec. 13, 1965, Madrid, Spain), president of the Junta of Castilla-La Mancha (2011-15) and defense minister of Spain (2016-18).
Cossiga |
Cossío, Fernando (Álvaro), finance minister of Bolivia (1994-95). He was also ambassador to the United States (1996-97).
Costa, Adroaldo Mesquita da (b. July 9, 1894, Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. Dec. 12, 1985, Taquari), justice and interior minister of Brazil (1947-50).
Costa, Afonso Augusto da (b. March 6, 1871, Seia, Portugal - d. May 11, 1937, Paris, France), prime minister of Portugal (1913-14, 1915-16, 1917). He was also minister of justice (1910-11) and finance (1913-14, 1915-17, 1917) and president of the Assembly of the League of Nations (1926).
Costa, Alberto Romão Madruga da (b. April 15, 1940, Horta, Faial island, Azores, Portugal - d. Nov. 14, 2014, Ponta Delgada, Azores), president of the government of the Azores (1995-96).
Costa, Alfredo (Jorge) Nobre da (b. Sept. 10, 1923, Lisbon, Portugal - d. April 1, 1996, Lisbon), prime minister of Portugal (1978). He was also minister of industry and technology (1977-78).
Costa, Alvaro Antonio da (b. Sept. 18, 1838, Bahia province [now state], Brazil - d. Aug. 20, 1905, Juazeiro, Bahia), acting president of Rio Grande do Norte (1885).
António Costa |
Costa, Antonio Correia da (b. 1782, Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil - d. 1854, Chapada dos Guimarães), president of Mato Grosso (1831-34, 1836 [acting], 1840 [acting], 1842-43 [acting]).
Costa, Antonio Correia da (b. Feb. 5, 1857, Cuiabá, Brazil - d. July 30, 1920, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Mato Grosso (1895-98).
Costa, Antonio Theodorico da (b. July 15, 1828, Aracati, Ceará, Brazil - d. Sept. 25, 1897, Fortaleza, Ceará), acting president of Ceará (1882, 1883).
Costa, Arthur de Souza (b. May 26, 1893, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. April 12, 1957, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), finance minister of Brazil (1934-45). He was also president of the Bank of Brazil (1932-34).
Costa, Benedito, Neto (b. Sept. 26, 1895, Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Aug. 11, 1981, São Paulo, Brazil), justice and interior minister of Brazil (1946-47).
Costa, Cândido José da (b. April 14, 1845 - d. Dec. 10, 1909), governor of Rio Grande do Sul (1890-91).
Costa, Canrobert Pereira da (b. Oct. 18, 1895, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Oct. 31, 1955, Rio de Janeiro), war minister of Brazil (1946-51).
Costa, Celestino Rocha da (b. Sept. 25, 1938 - d. Dec. 23, 2010, Lisbon, Portugal), prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1988-91). He was also minister of education and culture (1976-77), national education, sport, and justice (1977-78), justice (1978-82), commerce (1983-86), and education, labour, and social welfare (1986-88).
Costa, Clóvis Nova da (b. Nov. 16, 1915, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil - d. June 22, 1979, São Paulo, Brazil), governor of Rio Branco/Roraima (1947-49, 1961-63).
Costa, Eduardo (b. April 27, 1823, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. July 13, 1897, Buenos Aires), foreign minister of Argentina (1862, 1890-91, 1893-95). He was also minister of justice and education (1862-67, 1868, 1893) and interior (1895), attorney general (1878-90), and national interventor in Santiago del Estero (1892-93).
Costa, Eduardo Augusto Ferreira da (b. Oct. 14, 1865, Carnide parish, Lisbon, Portugal - d. May 1, 1907, Luanda, Angola), governor-general of Angola (1903-04, 1906-07).
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Costa, Emigdio Adolfo Victorio da (b. c. 1853 - d. Nov. 30, 1926, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Piauí (1883-84).
Costa, Euclides Zenóbio da (b. May 9, 1893, Corumbá, Mato Grosso [now in Mato Grosso do Sul], Brazil - d. Sept. 29, 1963, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), war minister of Brazil (1954). He was also ambassador to Paraguay (1958-61).
Costa, Fernando Correia da (b. Aug. 29, 1903, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil - d. Dec. 2, 1987, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil), governor of Mato Grosso (1951-56, 1961-66); son of Pedro Celestino Correia da Costa. He was also mayor of Campo Grande (1948-51).
Costa, Fernando de Souza (b. June 10, 1886, São Paulo, Brazil - d. [automobile accident] Jan. 21, 1946, Anhanguera highway, near Louveira, São Paulo, Brazil), federal interventor in São Paulo (1941-45). He was also Brazilian minister of agriculture (1937-41).
Gabriel Costa |
Costa, Giacomo Giuseppe (b. Nov. 24, 1833, Milan, Austria [now in Italy] - d. Aug. 15, 1897, Ovada, Piemonte, Italy), justice minister of Italy (1896-97).
Costa (Santolalla), Gino (Francisco) (b. Jan. 27, 1956, Miraflores, Lima province, Peru), interior minister of Peru (2002-03); cousin of Augusto Ferrero Costa, Carlos Ferrero Costa, and Eduardo Ferrero Costa.
Costa, Gregorio José de Oliveira (b. March 25, 1842, Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, Brazil - d. June 20, 1902, Pindamonhangaba), president of Paraíba (1880).
Costa, Guilherme Posser da: see Posser da Costa, Guilherme.
Costa, Harry Amorim (b. May 23, 1927, Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. [car accident] Aug. 20, 1988, near Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil), governor of Mato Grosso do Sul (1979).
Costa, Humberto (b. Sept. 2, 1906, Santa Ana, El Salvador - d. ...), member of the Revolutionary Council of Government of El Salvador (1948-50).
Costa, Ignacio Francisco de Araujo, acting president of Piauí (1828-29).
Costa, Irapuan, Júnior (b. Dec. 23, 1937, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil), governor of Goiás (1975-79). He was also mayor of Anápolis (1973-74).
Costa, João Gualberto Torreão da (b. May 16, 1860, Maranhão province [now state], Brazil - d. Sept. 23, 1916), president of Maranhão (1898-1902).
Costa, Jorge Nova da (b. Dec. 13, 1925), governor of Amapá (1985-90).
Costa, José Carvalho da, acting governor of Angola (1725-26).
Costa, José de Araujo (b. Aug. 25, 1820, São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí, Brazil - d. Sept. 18, 1882, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil), acting president of Piauí (1878).
Costa, José Francisco da (b. Sept. 6, 1912 - d. ...), governor of Fernando de Noronha (1951-54, 1958-61).
Costa, José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses da Costa, conde da (b. May 19, 1814, Mancelos, Portugal - d. Dec. 10, 1879, Lisbon, Portugal), governor of Cape Verde (1864-69) and governor-general of Mozambique (1874-77). He was created conde (count) in 1875.
Costa, José Horácio (b. Dec. 16, 1859, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. June 6, 1922, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting president of Espírito Santo (1890).
Costa, José Mariano da (b. 1838, Alcântara, Maranhão, Brazil - d. August 1905), acting president of Maranhão (1888).
Costa, Manoel Marcondes de Moura e (b. 1829, Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil - d. Sept. 27, 1888, Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo), acting president of São Paulo (1882).
Costa, Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da (b. Jan. 14, 1863, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Dec. 17, 1929, Lisbon), minister of war (1926) and prime minister, interior minister, and acting president (1926) of Portugal.
M.P. da Costa |
Costa, Manuel Saturnino (Domingos) da (b. Nov. 29, 1942, Bolama, Portuguese Guinea [now Guinea-Bissau] - d. March 10, 2021, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau), interior minister (1980-82) and prime minister (1994-97) of Guinea-Bissau. He was also ambassador to Cuba (1977-79) and the Soviet Union (1979-80), minister of public works, construction, and town planning (1982-83), and minister of the presidency of the Council of Ministers (2009).
Costa, Mário Correia da (b. Feb. 4, 1886, Cuiabá, Brazil - d. Sept. 7, 1937, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president (1926-30) and governor (1935-37) of Mato Grosso; son of Antonio Correia da Costa.
Costa, Pedro Celestino Correia da (b. July 5, 1860, Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil - d. Jan. 22, 1932, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Mato Grosso (1908-11 [acting], 1922-24); brother of Antonio Correia da Costa (1857-1920); grandson of Antonio Correia da Costa (1782-1854).
Costa, Rodrigo da (b. Nov. 10, 1657 - d. Nov. 16, 1722), captain-general of Madeira (1690-94), governor-general of Brazil (1702-05), and viceroy of Portuguese India (1707-12).
Costa, Ronaldo (b. April 23, 1930, Florianópolis, Brazil - d. Oct. 21, 1990, Santiago, Chile), Brazilian diplomat. He was ambassador to Chile (1987-90).
Costa, Ronaldo, Filho (b. Jan. 15, 1960, Washington, D.C.), Brazilian diplomat; son of Ronaldo Costa. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2020-23).
Costa, Sérgio Correia Afonso da (b. Feb. 19, 1919, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Sept. 29, 2005, Rio de Janeiro), Brazilian diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires in Italy (1960), ambassador to Canada (1962-66), the United Kingdom (1968-73), and the United States (1983-86), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1975-83).
Costa, Vasco (Fernando Leote de) Almeida e (b. 1932 - d. July 25, 2010, Lisbon, Portugal), interior minister of Portugal (1975-76) and governor of Macau (1981-86).
Costa, Vivaldo (Silvino da) (b. Nov. 1, 1939, Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil), acting governor of Rio Grande do Norte (1994-95).
Z. da Costa |
Costa Du Rels, Adolfo (b. June 19, 1891, Sucre, Bolivia - d. May 16, 1980, La Paz, Bolivia), finance minister (1927-28) and foreign minister (1948) of Bolivia. He was also ambassador to Argentina (1941-43) and France (1948-52).
Costa-Foru, Gheorghe (b. Oct. 26, 1820, Bucharest, Walachia [now in Romania] - d. Nov. 28, 1876, Bucharest), foreign minister of Romania (1871-73). He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1870-71) and diplomatic agent to Austria-Hungary (1873-76).
Costa Gomes |
Costa Méndez, Nicanor (b. Oct. 30, 1922, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. Aug. 2, 1992, Buenos Aires), foreign minister of Argentina (1966-69, 1981-82). He was also ambassador to Chile (1962-64).
Costabal Llona, Martín (Ignacio) (b. July 28, 1949, Santiago, Chile), finance minister of Chile (1989-90). He was also director of budgets (1981-84).
Costachescu, Nicolae (b. Feb. 18, 1876, Husi, Romania - d. July 14, 1939, Iasi, Romania), Romanian politician. He was minister of education (1928-31) and president of the Senate (1932-33).
Costallat, Bibiano Sérgio Macedo da Fontoura (b. Sept. 9, 1845, Porto Alegre, Brazil - d. Dec. 8, 1904, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting war minister of Brazil (1894). He was also minister of industry, transport, and public works (1894) and navy (acting, 1894).
Costas, Ion (Grigore) (b. Feb. 22, 1944, Tarigrad, Moldavian S.S.R.), interior minister (1990-92) and defense minister (1992) of Moldova.
Costas, Manuel (b. 1820, Puno, Peru - d. 1883, Arequipa, Peru), prime minister (1864) and first vice president (1872-76) of Peru. He was also minister of interior, police, and public works (1864) and president of the Senate (1883).
Coste, Edmond Charles Guillaume Ghislain de la (b. Feb. 24, 1788, Mechelen, Austrian Netherlands [now Belgium] - d. March 30, 1870, Brussels, Belgium), interior minister of the Netherlands (1830). He was also governor of Antwerp (1828-29) and Liége (1846-47).
Coste-Floret, Paul (b. April 9, 1911, Montpellier, Hérault, France - d. Aug. 27, 1979, Montpellier), French war minister (1947). He was also minister of overseas France (1947-49, 1950), information (1952), and public health and population (1953-54) and a minister of state (1953).
J.A. Costello |
Costello, Michael John (b. March 23, 1948, Albury, N.S.W.), Australian diplomat. He was acting permanent representative to the United Nations (1988-89).
Costello, Peter (Howard) (b. Aug. 14, 1957, Melbourne, Vic.), treasurer of Australia (1996-2007); son-in-law of Peter Coleman.
Cota, Roberto (b. July 13, 1968, Novara, Piemonte, Italy), president of Piemonte (2010-14).
Cota Montaño, Leonel (Efraín) (b. April 19, 1956, Santiago, Baja California Sur, Mexico), governor of Baja California Sur (1999-2005). He was also mayor of La Paz (1997-99) and president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (2005-08).
Côté, Jean-Pierre (b. Jan. 9, 1926, Montreal, Que. - d. July 10, 2002, Montreal), lieutenant governor of Quebec (1978-84).
Cotegipe, João Maurício Wanderley, barão de (b. Oct. 23, 1815, São Francisco das Chagas da Barra do Rio Grande [now Barra], Bahia, Brazil - d. Feb. 13, 1889, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), foreign minister (1875-77, 1885-88) and chairman of the Council of Ministers (1885-88) of Brazil. He was also president of Bahia (1852-55), minister of navy (1855-56, 1868-70), finance (1856-57, 1875-78), justice (1887), and interior (acting, 1887-88), president of the Senate (1882-85), and president of the Bank of Brazil (1888-89). He was made baron in 1860.
Cotinguiba, Bento de Mello Pereira, barão de (b. 1780, Vila Nova [now Neópolis], Sergipe, Brazil - d. Sept. 23, 1866, Vila Nova), president of Sergipe (1836-37). He was made baron in 1849.
Cottenham, Charles (Christopher) Pepys, (1st) Earl of (b. April 29, 1781, London, England - d. April 29, 1851, Pietra Santa, near Lucca, Tuscany [Italy]), British lord chancellor (1836-41, 1846-50). He was also solicitor general (1834) and master of the rolls (1834-36). He was knighted in 1834 and created Baron Cottenham in 1836 and Earl of Cottenham and Viscount Crowhurst in 1850.
Cottesloe, Thomas Francis Fremantle, (1st) Baron (b. March 11, 1798, London, England - d. Dec. 3, 1890, Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, England), British secretary at war (1844-45). He was also chief secretary for Ireland (1845-46). He was created a baronet in 1821 and Baron Cottesloe in 1874; from 1822 he was also authorized to use the title Baron Fremantle of the Austrian nobility.
Cotti |
Cottier, Anton (b. Dec. 4, 1943, Jaun [Bellegarde], Fribourg, Switzerland - d. Nov. 3, 2006), president of the Christian Democratic People's Party (1994-97) and of the Council of States (2001-02) of Switzerland.
Cotton, Sir Henry (John Stedman) (b. Sept. 13, 1845, Kumbakonam, Madras [now in Tamil Nadu], India - d. Oct. 22, 1915, London, England), chief commissioner of Assam (1896-1902); knighted 1902.
Coty |
Coubeau, Oger (b. Sept. 8, 1885 - d. 19...), resident of Urundi (1933-35).
Coubertin, Pierre (de Frédy), baron de (b. Jan. 1, 1863, Paris, France - d. Sept. 2, 1937, Geneva, Switzerland), president of the International Olympic Committee (1896-1916, 1919-25).
Couceiro |
Couchepin, Arthur (Joseph Marie) (b. March 1, 1869, Martigny-Bourg, Valais, Switzerland - d. April 11, 1941, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland), president of the Council of State of Valais (1907-08, 1912-13) and president of the Federal Tribunal of Switzerland (1935-36).
Couchepin, François (b. Jan. 19, 1935, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland - d. Feb. 23, 2023), federal chancellor of Switzerland (1991-99); grandson of Arthur Couchepin.
P. Couchepin | Couillard |
Coudert, Pierre (Léonard Alphonse) (b. April 22, 1900 - d. July 16, 1970), administrator-superior of the Comoros (1950-56).
Couillard (de l'Espinay), Philippe (b. June 26, 1957, Montreal, Que.), premier of Quebec (2014-18).
A. Coulibaly | O. Coulibaly | Tieman Coulibaly |
Coulibaly, Gnenema (Mamadou) (b. Aug. 10, 1962, Korhogo, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire]), Ivorian politician. He was minister of human rights and civil liberties (2011-16) and justice (2012-16).
Coulibaly, Lanzeni (Namogo Poto) (b. March 21, 1935, Korhogo, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire] - d. June 28, 2010, Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France), Ivorian politician. He was attorney general (1968-75), ambassador to Guinea (1978-81), minister of public health and population (1981-83) and justice (1983-86), a minister of state (1986-89), and president of the Supreme Court (1989-93).
Coulibaly, Mamadou Sangafowa (b. Dec. 10, 1964, Korhogo, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire]), Ivorian politician. He was minister of agriculture (2010-19).
Coulibaly, (Daniel) Ouezzin (b. July 1, 1909, Pouy village, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso] - d. Sept. 7, 1958, Paris, France), prime minister of Upper Volta (1957-58).
Coulibaly, Sori (b. 1925, Sokolo, north of Ségou, French Sudan [now Mali]), foreign minister of Mali (1969-70). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1962-66), ambassador to the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Mongolia (1966-68), and minister of labour and public service (1970-75) and rural development (1975-78).
Coulibaly, Tieman (Hubert) (b. 1967, Bamako, Mali), foreign minister (2012-13, 2017-18) and defense minister (2015-16) of Mali. He was also minister of territorial administration (2017).
Coulibaly, Tiéna (b. c. 1952, Boré, Mali), finance minister (1988-91, 2012-13), defense minister (2017-18), and justice minister (2018-19) of Mali. He was also ambassador to the United States (2014-17).
Coulson, Sir John (Eltringham) (b. Sept. 13, 1909, Gosforth, England - d. Nov. 15, 1997), secretary-general of the European Free Trade Association (1965-72); knighted 1957.
Coumbassa, Saliou (b. Feb. 2, 1932, Boké, French Guinea [now Guinea]), Guinean politician. He was minister of justice (1971), education (1986-90), and social affairs and employment (1990-91) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1985-86).
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Couper, Sir George Ebenezer Wilson, (2nd) Baronet (b. April 29, 1824 - d. March 5, 1908), chief commissioner of Oudh (1871-76, 1877-82) and lieutenant governor of the North-Western Provinces (1876-82). He succeeded as baronet in 1861.
Courbet, (André) Amédée (Anatole Prosper) (b. June 26, 1827, Abbeville, Somme, France - d. June 11, 1885, aboard his flagship Le Bayard in the harbour of Makung, Taiwan), governor of New Caledonia (1880-82).
Courmo, Barcourgné (b. 1916, Say, Niger - d. Nov. 16, 1993, Niamey, Niger), finance minister (1958-70) and foreign minister (1970) of Niger. In 1963-65 he was also economy minister.
Cournarie, Pierre Charles (Albert) (b. Aug. 26, 1895, Terrasson, Dordogne, France - d. Sept. 29, 1968, La Bachellerie village, Dordogne), governor of the French Cameroons (1940-43), governor-general of French West Africa (1943-46), and governor of New Caledonia (1948-51).
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Courrejolles, Charles Louis Théobald (b. Feb. 5, 1842, Vervins, Aisne, France - d. 1902), administrator of Kwangchowan (1898-1900).
Courson de la Villeneuve, Tanguy (Robert) de (b. April 27, 1911, Kharkov, Russia [now Kharkiv, Ukraine] - d. April 20, 2001, Belgium), French diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires in Saarland (1956) and ambassador to Congo (Kinshasa) (1968-70) and Norway (1971-75).
Court, Sir Charles (Walter Michael) (b. Sept. 29, 1911, Crawley, Sussex, England - d. Dec. 22, 2007, Nedlands, Western Australia), premier of Western Australia (1974-82); knighted 1972.
Court, Joseph (Urbain) (b. July 1, 1881, Lutzelhouse, Bas-Rhin, France - d. May 1948, Paris, France), governor of French Sudan (1930-31), lieutenant governor of Niger (1935-38), and governor of Réunion (1938-39).
Court, (from 1823, Jonkheer) Paulus Emmanuel Anthony de la (b. Dec. 24, 1760, Gemert [now part of Gemert-Bakel], Staats-Brabant [now Noord-Brabant], Netherlands - d. April 5, 1848, Oostelbeers [now part of Oirschot], Noord-Brabant), president of the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic (1796).
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Courtenay, Vernon Harrison (b. 1932, British Honduras [now Belize] - d. Aug. 15, 2009, Ladyville, Belize), foreign and home affairs minister of Belize (1984-85). He was also attorney general (1969-74, 1984-85).
Courtois, Bernard (Georges Alexandre) (b. March 23, 1935, Melle, Deux-Sèvres, France), prefect of French Guiana (1984-86). He was also prefect of the départements of Lot-et-Garonne (1986-87) and Pas-de-Calais (1993-96).
Courtot de Cissey, Ernest (Louis Octave) (b. Dec. 23, 1810, Paris, France - d. June 15, 1882, Paris), war minister (1871-73, 1874-76) and vice chairman of the Council of Ministers (1874-75) of France.
Cousebandt d'Alkemade, Alexandre (b. April 26, 1840, Oudenaarde, Belgium - d. Nov. 2, 1922, Brussels, Belgium), war minister of Belgium (1899-1907).
Cousin, Victor (b. Nov. 28, 1792, Paris, France - d. Jan. 13, 1867, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France), French minister of public instruction (1840). He was also known as a philosopher.
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Couzens, Frank (b. Feb. 28, 1902, Detroit, Mich. - d. Oct. 31, 1950, Detroit), mayor of Detroit (1933 [acting], 1934-38); son of James Couzens.
Couzens, James (b. Aug. 26, 1872, Chatham, Ont. - d. Oct. 22, 1936, Detroit, Mich.), mayor of Detroit (1919-22).
Covarrubias (Ortúzar), Álvaro (José Miguel) (b. Feb. 19, 1824, Santiago, Chile - d. April 24, 1899, Santiago), foreign and interior minister of Chile (1864-67). He was also president of the Senate (1868-73, 1876-81) and president of the Supreme Court (1883-87).
Covarrubias (Ortúzar), Manuel A(lejandro) (b. March 10, 1861, Santiago, Chile - d. Oct. 21, 1936, Santiago), war and marine minister of Chile (1906); son of Álvaro Covarrubias. He was also mayor of Santiago (1898-99) and minister of industry and public works (1900-01).
Covarrubias Acosta, Miguel F(rancisco) (b. Jan. 29, 1856, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico - d. July 7, 1924, Paris, France), foreign minister of Mexico (1920). He was also minister to Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru (1904-07), Venezuela (1904-05), the United Kingdom (1907-11), Austria-Hungary (1911-12), and Russia (1913) and chargé d'affaires in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Russia, Sweden, and Norway (1914-15).
Covarrubias Villaseñor, Marcos (Alberto) (b. July 2, 1967, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), governor of Baja California Sur (2011-15).
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Coveney, Simon (b. June 16, 1972, Cork, Ireland), defence minister (2014-16, 2020-22), foreign minister (2017-22), and deputy prime minister (2017-20) of Ireland; son of Hugh Coveney. He was also minister for agriculture, marine and food (2011-16), housing, planning and local government (2016-17), and enterprise, trade, and employment (2022-24).
Covert, Walter Harold (b. Dec. 23, 1865, Musquash, New Brunswick - d. Aug. 20, 1949, Dartmouth, N.S.), lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia (1931-37).
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Covic, Predrag (b. Jan. 11, 1969, Donji Dolac, near Listica [now Siroki Brijeg, West Herzegovina canton], Bosnia and Herzegovina), premier of West Herzegovina (2023- ).
Cowan, James Henry (b. Sept. 28, 1856, Chiswick, Middlesex [now part of London], England - d. Aug. 7, 1943), acting commissioner of Weihaiwei (1901-02).
Cowap, John Geoffrey, byname Geoff Cowap (b. May 19, 1930, London, England - d. Dec. 11, 2015, Wallaroo, N.S.W.), acting administrator of Norfolk Island (1968). He was official secretary in 1966-70.
Coward, Sir John (Francis) (b. Oct. 11, 1937 - d. May 30, 2020), lieutenant governor of Guernsey (1994-2000); knighted 1990.
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Cowie, William Clark (b. April 8, 1849, Friockheim, Forfarshire [now Angus], Scotland - d. Sept. 14, 1910, Bad Nauheim, Hessen, Germany), chairman of the British North Borneo Chartered Company (1909-10).
Cowles, Leila (Teresa) Rachid (Lichi) de (b. March 30, 1955, Asunción, Paraguay), foreign minister of Paraguay (2003-06). She was also ambassador to Argentina (1999-2000) and the United States (2000-03).
Cowley, Henry Wellesley, (1st) Baron, original surname Wesley (b. Jan. 20, 1773, Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland - d. April 27, 1847, Paris, France), British diplomat; brother of Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley, William Wellesley-Pole, Earl of Mornington, and Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. He was ambassador to Spain (1811-21), Austria (1823-31), and France (1835, 1841-46). Adopting the surname Wellesley sometime after 1789, he was knighted in 1812 and created baron in 1828.
Cowper, Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, (7th) Earl (b. June 11, 1834, London, England - d. July 19, 1905, Panshanger, Hertfordshire, England), lord lieutenant of Ireland (1880-82); great-great-great-grandson of William Cowper, Earl Cowper. He succeeded as earl in 1856.
Cowper, Steve, byname of Stephen Cambreleng Cowper (b. Aug. 21, 1938, Petersburg, Va.), governor of Alaska (1986-90).
Cowper, William Cowper, (1st) Earl (b. June 24, 1665 - d. Oct. 10, 1723, Colne Green, Hertfordshire, England), British lord keeper (1705-07) and lord chancellor (1707-10, 1714-18). He succeeded as (3rd) Baronet in 1706 and was created Baron Cowper in 1706 and Earl Cowper and Viscount Fordwich in 1718.
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Cox, Channing H(arris) (b. Feb. 28, 1879, Manchester, N.H. - d. Aug. 20, 1968, West Harwich, Mass.), governor of Massachusetts (1921-25).
Cox, Sir Charles Thomas (b. 1858 - d. Jan. 30, 1933), administrator of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1899-1904); knighted 1913.
Cox, Cyril Hewitt (b. March 14, 1899, Gawler, South Australia - d. Oct. 17, 1994, Canberra, A.C.T.), acting official representative in the Cocos Islands (1957-58).
Cox, (Cyril) Eugene (b. 1928, Somerset, Bermuda - d. Jan. 9, 2004, Burlington, Mass.), finance minister of Bermuda (1998-2004).
Cox, Sir (Charles) Henry (Fortnom) (b. 1880 - d. Aug. 14, 1953), chief British representative (1924-27) and British resident (1927-39) in Transjordan; knighted 1937.
Cox, Jacob D(olson) (b. Oct. 27, 1828, Montreal, Lower Canada [now Quebec] - d. Aug. 4, 1900, Magnolia, near Gloucester, Mass.), governor of Ohio (1866-68) and U.S. secretary of the interior (1869-70).
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Cox, John I(saac) (b. Nov. 23, 1855, Blountville, Tenn. - d. Sept. 5, 1946, Abingdon, Va.), governor of Tennessee (1905-07).
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Cox, Paula (Ann) (b. 1964?, Canada), finance minister (2004-12) and premier (2010-12) of Bermuda; daughter of Eugene Cox. She was also home affairs and public safety minister (1998-2001), education minister (2001-04), and attorney general and justice minister (2003-04).
Cox, Sir Percy (Zachariah) (b. Nov. 20, 1864, Herongate, Essex, England - d. Feb. 20, 1937, Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, England), British political agent and consul in Muscat and Oman (1899-1904), political resident in the Persian Gulf (1904-20), and civil commissioner (1917-18) and high commissioner (1920-23) of Iraq; knighted 1911.
Cox, Spencer (James) (b. July 11, 1975, Fairview, Utah), governor of Utah (2021- ).
Cox, William (John Ellis) (b. April 1, 1936, Hobart, Tasmania), acting governor (2004) and governor (2004-08) of Tasmania. He was a puisne judge (1982-95) and chief justice (1995-2004) of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.
Cox Méndez, Ricardo (b. Sept. 14, 1870, Concepción, Chile - d. May 4, 1952, Santiago, Chile), war and marine minister of Chile (1914-15).
Coye-Felson, Janine, Belizean diplomat. She was acting permanent representative to the United Nations (2008-12).
Cozzens, William C(ole) (b. Aug. 26, 1811, Newport, R.I. - d. Dec. 17, 1876, Newport), governor of Rhode Island (1863).
Craddock, Sir Reginald (Henry) (b. March 11, 1864, Dharmsala, Punjab [now Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh], India - d. Feb. 10, 1937, London, England), chief commissioner of the Central Provinces (1907-12) and lieutenant governor of Burma (1918-22); knighted 1911.
Craft, Kelly (Knight), née Kelly Dawn Guilfoil (b. Feb. 24, 1962, Fayette county, Ky.), U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (2019-21). She was also ambassador to Canada (2017-19).
Crafts, Samuel C(handler) (b. Oct. 6, 1768, Woodstock, Connecticut - d. Nov. 19, 1853, Craftsbury, Vt.), governor of Vermont (1828-31).
Craggs, James, the Younger (b. April 9, 1686, Westminster [now part of London], England - d. Feb. 16, 1721), British secretary at war (1717-18) and secretary of state for the Southern Department (1718-21).
Craig, George N(orth) (b. Aug. 6, 1909, Brazil, Ind. - d. Dec. 17, 1992, Indianapolis, Ind.), governor of Indiana (1953-57).
Craig, Sir (Albert) James (Macqueen) (b. July 13, 1924, Liverpool, England - d. Sept. 26, 2017), British political agent in the Trucial States (1961-64); knighted 1981. He was also ambassador to Syria (1976-79) and Saudi Arabia (1979-84).
Craig, Sir James Henry (b. 1748, Gibraltar - d. Jan. 12, 1812, London, England), commandant of Cape Colony (1795-97) and governor of Lower Canada (1807-11); knighted 1797.
Craig, Locke (b. Aug. 16, 1860, Bertie county, N.C. - d. June 9, 1924, Asheville, N.C.), governor of North Carolina (1913-17).
Craigavon, James Craig, (1st) Viscount (b. Jan. 8, 1871, Sydenham, Belfast, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland] - d. Nov. 24, 1940, Glencraig, County Down, Northern Ireland), leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and prime minister of Northern Ireland (1921-40). He was created a baronet in 1918 and a viscount in 1927.
Craik, Sir Henry Duffield, (3rd) Baronet (b. 1876 - d. March 26, 1955), governor of Punjab (1938-41). He succeeded as baronet in 1929.
Crainiceanu, Grigore (C.) (b. July 19, 1852, Crainici, Mehedinti county, Walachia [now in Romania] - d. Oct. 1, 1935, Bucharest, Romania), war minister of Romania (1909-11). He was also chief of the General Staff (1907-09).
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Cramer, Jaap, byname of Jacob Cramer (b. Feb. 25, 1899, Heukelum, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands - d. April 25, 1998, Assen, Drenthe), queen's commissioner of Drenthe (1951-64).
Cramer, Robert (Christian) (b. Feb. 7, 1954, Amsterdam, Netherlands), president of the Council of State of Genève (2003-04).
Cranbrook, Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, (1st) Earl of, original name Gathorne Hardy (b. Oct. 1, 1814, Bradford, Yorkshire, England - d. Oct. 30, 1906, Hemsted Park, Kent, England), British home secretary (1867-68) and war secretary (1874-78, 1886). He was also president of the Poor Law Board (1866-67), India secretary (1878-80), lord president of the council (1885-86, 1886-92), and chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1886). He was created Viscount Cranbrook in 1878 (assuming the additional surname of Gathorne) and Baron Medway and Earl of Cranbrook in 1892.
Crane, Arthur Griswold (b. Sept. 1, 1877, Davenport Center, N.Y. - d. Aug. 11, 1955, Cheyenne, Wyo.), acting governor of Wyoming (1949-51).
Crane, Winthrop M(urray) (b. April 23, 1853, Dalton, Mass. - d. Oct. 2, 1920, Dalton), governor of Massachusetts (1900-03).
Cranston, John (b. 1625, London, England - d. March 12, 1680, Newport, Rhode Island), governor of Rhode Island (1678-80).
Cranston, Samuel (b. Aug. 7, 1659, Newport, Providence Plantations [now Rhode Island] - d. April 26, 1727, Newport), governor of Rhode Island (1698-1727); son of John Cranston; nephew of Walter Clarke; grandson-in-law of Roger Williams.
Cranworth, Robert Monsey Rolfe, (1st) Baron (b. Dec. 18, 1790, Cranworth, Norfolk, England - d. July 26, 1868, London, England), British lord chancellor (1852-58, 1865-66). He was also solicitor general (1834, 1835-39). He was knighted in 1835 and created baron in 1850.
Crapo, Henry H(owland) (b. May 22, 1804, Dartmouth, Mass. - d. July 22, 1869, Flint, Mich.), governor of Michigan (1865-69).
Craufurd, Clifford Henry (b. May 15, 1859, London, England - d. May 30, 1900, Twickenham, Middlesex [now part of London], England), acting commissioner of the British East Africa Protectorate (1896-97, 1899).
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Craw, Charles (b. June 9, 1918, Riverton, New Zealand - d. 1994), New Zealand diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires in Thailand (1958-61), ambassador to France (1964), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1967-68).
Crawford, Coe I(saac) (b. Jan. 14, 1858, near Volney, Iowa - d. April 25, 1944, Yankton, S.D.), governor of South Dakota (1907-09). He was also a U.S. senator from South Dakota (1909-15).
Crawford, David Gordon (b. June 10, 1928 - d. Sept. 6, 1981), British consul-general in (Muscat and) Oman (1969-71). He was also ambassador to Qatar (1974-78).
Crawford, Sir Frederick (b. March 9, 1906 - d. May 27, 1978), governor of Seychelles (1951-53) and Uganda (1957-61); knighted 1953.
Crawford, George W(alker) (b. Dec. 22, 1798, Columbia county, Ga. - d. July 27, 1872, "Bel Air" estate, near Augusta, Ga.), governor of Georgia (1843-47) and U.S. secretary of war (1849-50); cousin of William H. Crawford.
Crawford, James Adair (b. 1857 - d. Oct. 13, 1936, London, England), acting political resident in the Persian Gulf (1893) and acting chief commissioner of Baluchistan (1896).
Crawford, John Willoughby (b. 1817, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland - d. May 13, 1875, Toronto, Ont.), lieutenant governor of Ontario (1873-75).
Crawford, Samuel J(ohnson) (b. April 10, 1835, near Bedford, Ind. - d. Oct. 21, 1913, Topeka, Kan.), governor of Kansas (1865-68).
Crawford, Sir (Robert) Stewart (b. Aug. 27, 1913 - d. Oct. 11, 2002), political resident in the Persian Gulf (1966-70); knighted 1966.
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Creagh, Charles Vandeleur (b. 1842 - d. Sept. 18, 1917), governor of North Borneo (1888-95).
Creagh, Sir (Garrett) O'Moore (b. April 2, 1848, Cahirbane, County Clare, Ireland - d. Aug. 9, 1923, London, England), political resident of Aden (1898-1900); knighted 1903.
Crean, Frank, byname of Francis Daniel Crean (b. Feb. 28, 1916, Hamilton, Vic. - d. Dec. 2, 2008, Melbourne, Vic.), treasurer (1972-74) and deputy prime minister (1975) of Australia. He was a member of parliament from 1951 to 1977.
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Creanga, Pavel (Simion) (b. Oct. 26, 1933, Salcuta, Romania [now in Moldova] - d. Jan. 19, 2004), defense minister of Moldova (1992-96, 1996-97).
Creasy, Sir Gerald Hallen (b. Nov. 1, 1897 - d. June 9, 1983), governor of Gold Coast (1948-49) and Malta (1949-54); knighted 1946.
Creel Cuilty, Enrique C(lay de Jesús) (b. Aug. 30, 1854, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico - d. Aug. 17, 1931, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Chihuahua (1904-06, 1907-10) and foreign minister of Mexico (1910-11). He was also ambassador to the United States (1907-08).
Creel Miranda, Santiago (b. Dec. 11, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico), interior minister of Mexico (2000-05); great-grandson of Enrique C. Creel Cuilty. He was also president of the Senate (2007-08).
Creft, Jacqueline (b. 1947 - d. [executed] Oct. 19, 1983, St. George's, Grenada), Grenadian politician; common-law wife of Maurice Bishop. She was minister of education, youth, social affairs, women's affairs, culture, and sport (1981-83).
Creixems (Savignon), Rubén (Eduardo) (b. March 26, 1957), justice minister of Venezuela (1994-96).
Cremers, Eppo, byname of Epimachus Jacobus Johannes Baptista Cremers (b. June 15, 1823, Groningen, Netherlands - d. Oct. 27, 1896, Zürich, Switzerland), foreign minister of the Netherlands (1864-66). He was also chairman of the Second Chamber (1884, 1885-87, 1887-88).
Crémieux, (Isaac) Adolphe (b. April 30, 1796, Nîmes, Gard, France - d. Feb. 10, 1880, Paris, France), justice minister of France (1848, 1870-71).
Cremin, Cornelius (Christopher), byname Con Cremin (b. Dec. 6, 1908, Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland - d. April 18, 1987, Kenmare), Irish diplomat. He was minister to Germany (1944-45), chargé d'affaires in Portugal (1945-46), ambassador to France (1950-54), the Vatican (1954-56), and the United Kingdom (1956-58, 1963-64), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1964-74).
Cremona, John J(oseph) (b. Jan. 6, 1918, Xaghra, Gozo, Malta - d. Dec. 24, 2020), acting president of Malta (1976). He was attorney general (1957-64) and chief justice (1971-81).
Cremona, (Antonio) Luigi (Gaudenzio Giuseppe) (b. Dec. 7, 1830, Pavia, Austria [now in Italy] - d. June 10, 1903, Rome, Italy), Italian politician. Also known as a mathematician, he was minister of education (1898).
Cren, Pierre Vincent (b. July 13, 1815, Brest, France - d. ...), commandant of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (1864-72).
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Crerar, Thomas Alexander (b. June 17, 1876, Molesworth, Ont. - d. April 11, 1975, Victoria, B.C.), interior minister of Canada (1935-36). He was also minister of agriculture (1917-19 and [acting] 1935), railways and canals (1929-30), immigration and colonization (1935-36), and mines and resources (1935-45) and superintendent-general of Indian affairs (1935-36).
Crescentini, Giorgio (b. 1950), captain-regent of San Marino (1984).
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Creswell, Frederic (Hugh Page) (b. Nov. 13, 1866, Gibraltar - d. Aug. 25, 1948, Kuilsriver, near Cape Town, South Africa), defense minister of South Africa (1924-33). He was also leader of the South African Labour Party (1910-33) and minister of labour (1924-25, 1929-33).
Cretu, Corina (b. June 24, 1967, Bucharest, Romania), Romanian politician. She was EU commissioner for regional policy (2014-19).
Cretulescu, Nicolae, old spelling Kretzulescu (b. March 1, 1812, Bucharest, Walachia [now in Romania] - d. June 26, 1900, Leordeni, Romania), prime minister of Walachia (1859) and Romania (1862-63, 1865-66, 1867). He was also finance minister (1857-58) and interior minister and acting foreign minister (1859) of Walachia and Romanian minister of interior (1862-63, 1866), justice (1862-63, 1863, 1864-65, 1871), education and worship (1864-65, 1879-80), finance (1865-66), agriculture and public works (1866, 1871-73), and commerce (1871-73), diplomatic agent and consul general to Germany (1873-76), minister to Italy (1880-81), Russia (1881-86), and France (1891-93), president of the Senate (1889-90), and president of the Romanian Academy (1872-73, 1895-98).
Creutz, Ernst, originally Erengisle Larsson (b. 1584? - d. [killed] February 1635), governor of Norrland (1631-35).
Creutz, Ernst Johan friherre (b. May 20, 1619 - d. Feb. 24, 1684, Åbo [now Turku], Finland), governor of Nyland och Tavastehus (1652-66), Åbo och Björneborg (1666-67), and Västmanland (1667-74); son of Ernst Creutz; brother of Lorentz friherre Creutz (1615-1676). He was made friherre (baron) in 1654.
Creutz, Ernst Johan greve (b. Feb. 12, 1675, Åbo [now Turku], Finland - d. April 3, 1742, Christineholm, Södermanland, Sweden), governor of Östergötland (1721-27); son of Ernst Johan friherre Creutz. He was raised from friherre (baron) to greve (count) in 1731.
Creutz, Gustaf greve (b. May 10, 1683 - d. Aug. 13, 1746, at sea), governor of Österbotten (1739-46); son of Johan greve Creutz.
Creutz, Gustaf Philip greve (b. May 1731, Anjala, Finland - d. Oct. 30, 1785, Stockholm, Sweden), chancellery president of Sweden (1783-85); grandson of Johan greve Creutz; nephew of Gustaf greve Creutz. He was also minister to Spain (1763-66) and minister (1766-72) and ambassador (1772-83) to France.
Creutz, Johan greve (b. April 7, 1651 - d. Sept. 16, 1726, Åbo [now Turku], Finland), governor of Nyland och Tavastehus (1703-19); son of Lorentz friherre Creutz (1615-1676); brother of Lorentz friherre Creutz (1646-1698). He was made greve (count) in 1719.
Creutz, Lorentz friherre (b. 1615 - d. [in sinking of ship Stora Kronan during naval battle] June 1, 1676, near Öland island, Sweden), governor of Åbo och Björneborg (1649-55) and Kopparberg (1655-63); son of Ernst Creutz. He was made friherre (baron) in 1654.
Creutz, Lorentz friherre (b. March 31, 1646, Pernå [now part of Loviisa], Finland - d. Feb. 7, 1698, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Åbo och Björneborg (1683-98); son of the above.
Crewe, Robert (Offley Ashburton) Crewe-Milnes, (1st) Marquess of (b. Jan. 12, 1858, London, England - d. June 20, 1945, near Leatherhead, Surrey, England), lord lieutenant of Ireland (1892-95). He was also British lord president of the council (1905-08, 1915-16), colonial secretary (1908-10), lord privy seal (1908-11, 1912-15), secretary of state for India (1910-15), president of the Board of Education (1916), ambassador to France (1922-28), and secretary of state for war (1931). He succeeded as (2nd) Baron Houghton in 1885 and was created Earl of Crewe in 1895 and Earl of Madeley and Marquess of Crewe in 1911.
Crill, Sir Peter (Leslie) (b. Feb. 1, 1925 - d. Oct. 3, 2005), bailiff of Jersey (1986-95); knighted 1987. Earlier he was solicitor general (1962-69), attorney general (1969-74), and deputy bailiff (1975-85).
Cripps, Sir (Richard) Stafford (b. April 24, 1889, London, England - d. April 21, 1952, Zürich, Switzerland), British chancellor of the exchequer (1947-50); knighted 1930; son of Charles Cripps, Baron Parmoor; nephew-in-law of Sidney Webb, Baron Passfield. He was also ambassador to the Soviet Union (1940-42), lord privy seal (1942), minister of aircraft production (1942-45) and economic affairs (1947), and president of the Board of Trade (1945-47).
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Crisafulli, David (Frank) (b. April 14, 1979, Ingham, Qld.), premier of Queensland (2024- ).
Crisona, James J. (b. Aug. 30, 1907, Brooklyn, New York City - d. Sept. 4, 2003, Manhattan, New York City), borough president of Queens (1958).
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Crist, Charlie, byname of Charles Joseph Crist, Jr. (b. July 24, 1956, Altoona, Pa.), governor of Florida (2007-11).
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Cristo (Bustos), Juan Fernando (b. July 11, 1964, Cúcuta, Colombia), interior minister of Colombia (2014-17, 2024- ). He was also ambassador to Greece (1996-97) and president of the Senate (2013-14).
Critchley, Thomas Kingston, byname Tom Critchley (b. Jan. 27, 1916, Melbourne, Vic. - d. July 14, 2009, Sydney, N.S.W.), Australian high commissioner to Papua New Guinea (1974-78). He was also ambassador to Thailand (1969-74) and Indonesia (1978-81).
Crittenden, John J(ordan) (b. Sept. 10, 1787, near Versailles, Woodford county, Ky. - d. July 26, 1863, Frankfort, Ky.), U.S. attorney general (1841, 1850-53) and governor of Kentucky (1848-50).
Crittenden, Robert (b. Jan. 1, 1797, Woodford county, Ky. - d. Dec. 18, 1834, Vicksburg, Miss.), acting governor of Arkansas (1819); brother of John J. Crittenden.
Crittenden, Thomas T(heodore) (b. Jan. 1, 1832, near Shelbyville, Ky. - d. May 29, 1909, Kansas City, Mo.), governor of Missouri (1881-85); nephew of John J. Crittenden.
Crittenden, Thomas T(heodore), Jr. (b. Dec. 23, 1863, near Springfield, Ill. - d. July 31, 1938, Kansas City, Mo.), mayor of Kansas City, Mo. (1908-10); son of Thomas T. Crittenden.
Crivella, Marcelo Bezerra (b. Oct. 9, 1957, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Brazilian politician. A bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and nephew of the church's founder Edir Macedo, he was minister of fisheries (2012-14) and mayor of Rio de Janeiro (2017-21).
Crkvenac, Mato (b. Feb. 20, 1945, Donja Petricka, Croatia), finance minister of Croatia (2000-03).
Crnadak | Crocetta |
Crnic, Ivica (b. Jan. 9, 1951, Zagreb, Croatia), justice minister of Croatia (1992-95).
Croce, Benedetto (b. Feb. 25, 1866, Pescasseroli, L'Aquila province, Italy - d. Nov. 20, 1952, Naples, Italy), Italian politician. Better known as a philosopher, he was minister of education (1920-21) and a minister without portfolio (1944).
Crocetta, Rosario (b. Feb. 8, 1951, Gela, Sicilia, Italy), president of Sicilia (2012-17). As mayor of Gela (2003-09), he was supposed to be the first openly gay mayor in Italy.
Crocicchia, Horace Valentin (b. Nov. 6, 1888, Tulle, Corrèze, France - d. Oct. 12, 1976, Nice, France), governor of French India (1936-38), Ivory Coast (1939-41), and French Guinea (1942-44).
Crocker, William Maunder (b. 1843, near Okehampton, Devon, England - d. May 7, 1899), governor of North Borneo (1887-88).
Crocket, Alison, acting governor of Bermuda (2020). She was deputy governor in 2018-22.
Croes |
Croitor, Dumitru (b. Oct. 2, 1959), governor of Gagauzia (1999-2002). He has also been Moldovan ambassador to Switzerland (2003-05) and Turkey (2020- ).
Crokaert, Paul (Gustave Corneille) (b. Dec. 1, 1875, Brussels, Belgium - d. April 4, 1955, Brussels), defense minister of Belgium (1932). He was also minister of colonies (1931-32).
Crombet (Hernández-Baquero), Jaime (Alberto) (b. April 3, 1941, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba - d. May 24, 2013, Havana, Cuba), a vice premier of Cuba (1990-93). He was also first secretary of the Communist Party committees of Havana city (1977-78) and Pinar del Río province (1980-83) and ambassador to Angola (1979-80).
Crombie, Tony, byname of Anthony Campbell Crombie (b. October 1956), commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory (2004-06).
Cromer |
Crommelin, Jan Pieter van Wickevoort (b. July 14, 1763, Haarlem, Netherlands - d. May 6, 1837, Haarlem), acting foreign minister of Holland (1810). He was also president of the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic (1796) and chairman of the Second Chamber of the Netherlands (1817-18).
Crommelin, Wigbold (b. Sept. 13, 1712, Haarlem [now in Noord-Holland], Netherlands - d. March 5, 1789, Grave, Staats-Brabant [now Noord-Brabant], Netherlands), governor-general of Dutch Guiana (1752-54, 1757-68).
Crompton, Michael Robin (b. March 19, 1938), administrator of the British Indian Ocean Territory (1988-90).
Cromwell, George (b. July 3, 1860, Brooklyn [now in New York City] - d. Sept. 17, 1934, Staten Island, New York City), borough president of Richmond (1898-1913).
Cromwell, James H(enry) R(oberts) (b. June 4, 1896, New York City - d. March 19, 1990, Mill Valley, Calif.), U.S. diplomat; brother-in-law of Douglas MacArthur. He was minister to Canada (1940).
Cronberg, Fredrik Magnus friherre (b. Aug. 21, 1668, Stockholm, Sweden - d. April 23, 1740, Stockholm), governor of Västerbotten (1717-19) and Uppsala (1719-28); grandson of Anders Gyldenklou. He was made friherre (baron) in 1717.
Cronhielm, Polykarpus friherre, originally Polykarpus Crumbügel (b. 1629, Dippoldiswalde, Saxony [Germany] - d. April 14, 1698, Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden), governor of Skaraborg (1690-93) and Västmanland (1693-98). He was ennobled under the name Cronhielm in 1675 and made friherre (baron) in 1691.
Cronhielm af Flosta, Gustaf greve, until 1712 Gustaf friherre Cronhielm (b. July 18, 1664, Stockholm, Sweden - d. June 3, 1737, Stockholm), governor of Västmanland (1698-1710) and chancellery president of Sweden (1719); son of Polykarpus friherre Cronhielm. He was made greve (count) in 1712.
Cronhielm af Flosta, Johan greve (b. Jan. 14, 1707 - d. Jan. 27, 1782, Norrköping, Sweden), governor of Malmöhus (1769-72); son of Gustaf greve Cronhielm af Flosta.
Cronhielm af Hakunge, Polycarpus Erik greve (b. Jan. 23, 1797, Ryd, Östergötland, Sweden - d. Nov. 21, 1856, Falun, Kopparberg [now Dalarna], Sweden), governor of Kopparberg (1853-56).
Cronhielm af Hakunge, Salomon greve (count), until 1719 Salomon friherre (baron) Cronhielm (b. 1666 - d. Feb. 24, 1724, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Närke och Värmland (1707-14); son of Polykarpus friherre Cronhielm.
Cronhjort, Abraham friherre (b. Jan. 1, 1634, Kockenhusen, Livonia, Sweden [now in Latvia] - d. Nov. 12, 1703, Helsingfors [now Helsinki], Finland), governor of Nyland och Tavastehus (1696-1703). He was made friherre (baron) in 1696.
Cronhjort, Carl Gustaf friherre (b. Sept. 16, 1694, Kalmar, Sweden - d. July 7, 1777, Kläckeberga socken, Kalmar, Sweden), governor of Västernorrland (1755-56); son of Abraham friherre Cronhjort.
Cronin, Jerry, byname of Jeremiah Cronin, Irish Diarmaid Ó Cróinín (b. Sept. 15, 1925, Currabeha, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland - d. Oct. 19, 1990), defence minister of Ireland (1970-73).
Cronman, Johan friherre (b. Nov. 2, 1662 - d. July 26, 1737, Malmö, Sweden), governor of Malmöhus (1727-37). He was made friherre (baron) in 1727.
Cronstedt, Fredrik (Johan) greve (b. Dec. 8, 1807, Västerås-Barkarö socken, Västmanland, Sweden - d. May 24, 1869, Västerås, Västmanland), governor of Västmanland (1863-69); grandson of Fredrik Adolf Ulrik greve Cronstedt.
Cronstedt, Fredrik Adolf Ulrik greve (b. Dec. 1, 1744, Stockholm, Sweden - d. April 14, 1829, Stockholm), governor of Gävleborg (1781-1812); grandson of Jakob greve Cronstedt.
Cronstedt, Jakob greve, originally (until 1693) Jakob Olderman (b. Nov. 23, 1668, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Feb. 21, 1751, Stockholm), governor of Kronoberg (1719-27). He became friherre (baron) in 1719 and greve (count) in 1731.
Cronstedt, Johan Adam greve (b. Nov. 12, 1749, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Feb. 21, 1836, Stockholm), governor of Östergötland (1810-17); brother of Fredrik Adolf Ulrik Cronstedt; grandson of Jakob greve Cronstedt.
Crook, Kenneth Roy (b. July 30, 1920 - d. July 24, 2012), governor of the Cayman Islands (1971-74). He was also British ambassador to Afghanistan (1976-79).
Crosbie |
Crosby, John Schuyler (b. Sept. 19, 1839, Albany, N.Y. - d. Aug. 8, 1914, Newport, R.I.), governor of Montana (1883-84).
Crosby, Robert (Berkey) (b. March 26, 1911, North Platte, Neb. - d. Jan. 7, 2000, Lincoln, Neb.), governor of Nebraska (1953-55).
Crosby, William G(eorge) (b. Sept. 10, 1805, Belfast, Mass. [now in Maine] - d. March 21, 1881, Belfast), governor of Maine (1853-55).
Crose, William Michael (b. Feb. 8, 1867, Greencastle, Ind. - d. April 4, 1929, San Diego, Calif.), governor of American Samoa (1910-13).
Crosetto, Guido (b. Sept. 19, 1963, Cuneo, Italy), defense minister of Italy (2022- ).
Crosland |
B.M. Cross |
Cross, Richard Assheton Cross, (1st) Viscount (b. May 30, 1823, Red Scar [now part of Preston], Lancashire, England - d. Jan. 8, 1914, Broughton-in-Furness, Lancashire), British home secretary (1874-80, 1885-86). He was also secretary of state for India (1886-92), chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1895), and lord privy seal (1895-1900). He was knighted in 1880 and created viscount in 1886.
Cross, Sir Ronald (Hibbert), (1st) Baronet (b. May 9, 1896, Pendleton, Lancashire, England - d. June 3, 1968, London, England), governor of Tasmania (1951-58). He was also British minister of economic warfare (1939-40) and shipping (1940-41) and high commissioner to Australia (1941-45). He was made a baronet in 1941.
Cross, Wilbur L(ucius) (b. April 10, 1862, Mansfield, Conn. - d. Oct. 5, 1948, New Haven, Conn.), governor of Connecticut (1931-39).
Crosthwaite, Charles Gilbert (b. 1878 - d. July 30, 1940, Suffolk, England), British political agent and consul in Muscat and Oman (1924-25, 1925-26).
Crosthwaite, Sir Charles Haukes Todd (b. Dec. 5, 1835, Donnybrook, County Dublin, Ireland - d. May 28, 1915, Shamley Green, Surrey, England), chief commissioner of British Burma (acting, 1883-84), the Central Provinces (1884-85), and Burma (1887-90) and lieutenant governor of the North-Western Provinces and chief commissioner of Oudh (1892-95); knighted 1888.
Crosthwaite, Sir Robert Joseph (b. Jan. 17, 1841 - d. July 2, 1917), chief commissioner of Ajmer-Merwara (1895-98); knighted 1897; brother of Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite.
Croswell, Charles M(iller) (b. Oct. 31, 1825, Newburgh, N.Y. - d. Dec. 13, 1886, Adrian, Mich.), governor of Michigan (1877-81).
Crothers, Austin L(ane) (b. May 17, 1860, near Conowingo, Md. - d. May 25, 1912, Elkton, Md.), governor of Maryland (1908-12).
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Crounse, Lorenzo (b. Jan. 26, 1834, Sharon, N.Y. - d. May 13, 1909, Omaha, Neb.), governor of Nebraska (1893-95).
Crouse, Lloyd Roseville (b. Nov. 19, 1918, Lunenburg, N.S. - d. April 28, 2007, Lunenburg), lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia (1989-94).
Crowby |
Crowder, Enoch H(erbert) (b. April 11, 1859, Edinburg, Mo. - d. May 7, 1932, Washington, D.C.), secretary of state and justice of Cuba (under U.S. occupation, 1906-08). He was also U.S. ambassador to Cuba (1923-27).
Crowe, Sir Colin (Tradescant) (b. Sept. 7, 1913, Japan - d. July 19, 1989, Cirencester, England), British diplomat; knighted 1963. He was chargé d'affaires in the United Arab Republic (1959-61), ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1963-64), high commissioner to Canada (1968-70), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1970-73).
Crowe, E(dwin) Norman (b. Feb. 13, 1905 - d. April 27, 1992), chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man (1967-71).
Croÿ-Roeulx (et de Solre), Étienne (Gustave Emmanuel Antoine Engelbert Marie) de Croÿ, prince de (b. Sept. 9, 1898, Brussels, Belgium - d. Jan. 8, 1990, Brussels), administrator of Tangier (1954).
Cruce, Lee (b. July 8, 1863, near Marion, Ky. - d. Jan. 16, 1933, Los Angeles, Calif.), governor of Oklahoma (1911-15).
Cruchaga Tocornal, Miguel (b. May 4, 1869, Santiago, Chile - d. May 3, 1949, Santiago), finance minister (1903-04), interior minister (1905-06), and foreign minister (1932-37) of Chile. He was also minister to Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay (1908-13) and Germany, the Netherlands, and Russia (1913-20), minister (1920-22) and ambassador (1922-25) to Brazil, minister to the United Kingdom (1925-26), ambassador to the United States (1926-27, 1931-32), and president of the Senate (1937-41).
Cruder | Cruickshank |
Cruickshank, (Chiefton) Allan, foreign minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1998-2001). He was also minister of health (1984-85), education (1984-86), communications and works (1986-89), agriculture and labour (1989-97), industry (1989-94), and tourism and information (1998-2001) and deputy prime minister (1991-94).
Cruickshank Smith, Eduardo (Newton) (b. Jan. 29, 1958, Limón, Costa Rica), Costa Rican politician. He was president of the Legislative Assembly (2020-21) and a minor presidential candidate (2022).
Cruikshank, John Augustus Cockburn (b. April 5, 1909, London, England - d. Nov. 16, 1957), commissioner of the British Virgin Islands (1946-54).
Crump, Sir Henry Ashbrooke (b. 1863 - d. Sept. 16, 1941), acting chief commissioner of the Central Provinces (1912); knighted 1921.
Cruppi, Jean (b. May 22, 1855, Toulouse, France - d. Oct. 16, 1933, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France), foreign minister (1911) and justice minister (1911-12) of France. He was also minister of commerce and industry (1908-09).
Crusebjörn, Jesper Ingevald (b. July 12, 1843, Grödinge socken, Stockholm county, Sweden - d. June 24, 1904, Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden), governor of Västerbotten (1891-1904) and war minister of Sweden (1899-1903).
Crusius, Yeda Rorato (b. July 26, 1944, São Paulo, Brazil), governor of Rio Grande do Sul (2007-11). He was also Brazilian minister of planning (1993).
Cruvinel, Belarmino (b. May 21, 1894, Uberaba, São Paulo, Brazil - d. 1974), acting federal interventor in Goiás (1946).
A.M. da Cruz |
Cruz, Francisco José da (b. 1955, Kalandula, Angola), Angolan diplomat. He has been ambassador to Ethiopia (2019-23) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2023- ).
Cruz, Getúlio Alberto de Souza (b. Nov. 17, 1950, Boa Vista, Rio Branco [now Roraima], Brazil), governor of Roraima (1985-87).
Cruz, Guilherme Francisco (b. 1842 - d. Sept. 2, 1893), president of Pará (acting, 1873-74) and Goiás (1886).
Cruz, João Carlos Lopes Cardoso de Freitas (b. March 27, 1925, Lisbon, Portugal - d. [traffic accident] Dec. 30, 1984, near Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain), foreign minister of Portugal (1978-80). He was also chargé d'affaires in Madagascar (1960-62) and ambassador to West Germany (1971-73), the United Kingdom (1980-84), and Spain (1984).
Cruz (Prieto), José María de la (b. March 25, 1799, Concepción, Chile - d. Nov. 23, 1873), war and marine minister of Chile (1830-31). He was also intendant of Valparaíso (1842-43) and Concepción (1846-51).
Cruz (y Goyeneche), Luis de la (b. Aug. 25, 1768, Concepción, Chile - d. Oct. 9, 1828, Rancagua, Chile), war and marine minister of Chile (1826).
Cruz, Luiz Silverio Alves (b. 1829, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil - d. 1894, Campinas), president of Goiás (1886-87).
Cruz, Ted, byname of Rafael Edward Cruz (b. Dec. 22, 1970, Calgary, Alta.), U.S. politician. He was solicitor general of Texas in 2003-08. A favourite of the right-wing Tea Party movement, he was elected a U.S. senator in 2012. In the Senate, he became unpopular even among his own Republican Party for stunts like a pointless 21-hour filibuster against the Affordable Care Act (during which among other things he read the Dr. Seuss tale "Green Eggs and Ham") or his calling the Republican majority leader Mitch McConnell a liar on the Senate floor. In 2015 he launched a campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, presenting himself as an outsider standing against the "Washington cartel." He represented the pure orthodoxy of U.S. conservatism, taking extreme positions like opposing abortion even for rape victims and calling for the carpet-bombing of the "Islamic State" ("I don't know if sand can glow in the dark, but we're going to find out"). After the more moderate candidates dropped out one by one, he was left among the last two viable contenders, second only to the even more controversial (though less ideologically rigid) Donald Trump. This led to his winning a number of endorsements simply as the anti-Trump candidate, including from Sen. Lindsey Graham, who shortly before had joked that if Cruz were murdered on the Senate floor and the trial were held there, no one would be convicted. Born in Canada to a mother who held U.S. citizenship, he was himself a U.S. citizen from birth, though whether that made him a "natural-born citizen" as the constitution requires of presidents (or if actual birth on U.S. soil is required) is a question that has never been definitively settled (George W. Romney in 1968 was in a similar situation), but a disqualification was considered unlikely. In April 2016 he named Carly Fiorina as his running mate. By this time it was mathematically impossible for him to win a majority of delegates, but he stayed on in the hope Trump would not reach a majority either; in an open convention the anti-Trump forces might then come together in supporting Cruz. After a clear defeat in Indiana in May, however, he ended his campaign. Speaking at the convention in July, he did not endorse Trump, telling listeners to "vote your conscience" in November. Yet in September, he did endorse the man who had mocked him as "Lyin' Ted" and insinuated his father was involved in the Kennedy assassination and whom he himself had called a "serial philanderer," "pathological liar," "utterly amoral," and a "sniveling coward." In the 2018 Senate election, he defeated Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke by less than 3 percentage points in deeply Republican Texas. After Trump's defeat in 2020, Cruz joined Trump's attempts to overturn the results and in early January 2021 riled up Republicans with comparisons of the situation to the Revolutionary War, but when, days later, people of such mindset, further incited by Trump, violently stormed the Capitol, he tried to disclaim responsibility. In 2024 he was again reelected.
Cruz-Coke (Lassabe), Eduardo (b. April 22, 1899, Valparaíso, Chile - d. March 18, 1974, Santiago, Chile), Chilean presidential candidate (1946). He was also minister of health and social security (1937-38) and ambassador to Peru (1958-60).
Cruz de Lemos, (Manuel) Vladimir de la (b. July 17, 1946), Costa Rican politician. He was a minor presidential candidate (1998, 2002, 2006) and ambassador to Venezuela (2008-10).
Cruz Díaz, Aníbal (b. 1865? - d. Dec. 18, 1910, Washington, D.C.), war and marine minister of Chile (1904). He was also chargé d'affaires (1893) and minister (1907-10) to the United States.
Cruz Méndez, Manuel de la (b. 1805 - d. Nov. 12, 1874, Cochabamba, Bolivia), foreign minister of Bolivia (1842-44). He was also chargé d'affaires in Peru (1832-35) and Chile (1835-39).
Cruz Ponce, Lisandro (b. Dec. 11, 1911, La Calera, Chile - d. Aug. 25, 1997, Mexico City, Mexico), justice minister of Chile (1970-72). He was also minister of labour (1946).
R.E. Cruz |
Cruzat (Hurtado), Ricardo (b. Oct. 18, 1845, Santiago, Chile - d. Jan. 7, 1905), foreign minister (1891) and finance minister (1902-03) of Chile.
B. Crvenkovski |
Crvenkovski, Krste (b. 1921 - d. July 21, 2001), secretary of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Macedonia (1963-69).
Crvenkovski, Stevo (b. March 18, 1947, Skopje, Macedonia [now North Macedonia] - d. Feb. 4, 2004, Skopje), foreign minister of Macedonia (1993-96); son of Krste Crvenkovski. He was also first deputy prime minister (1992-93) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1997-2003).
Csáky (de Körösszeg et Adorján), Albin gróf (b. April 19, 1841, Korompa, Hungary [now Krompachy, Slovakia] - d. Dec. 15, 1912, Budapest, Hungary), Hungarian politician. He was minister of religion and education (1888-94) and president of the House of Magnates (1900-06, 1910-12).
Csáky (de Körösszeg et Adorján), Imre gróf (b. Feb. 16, 1882, Szepesmindszent, Hungary [now Bijacovce, Slovakia] - d. May 22, 1961, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain), foreign minister of Hungary (1920); son of Albin gróf Csáky; brother of Károly gróf Csáky.
Csáky (de Körösszeg et Adorján), Károly gróf (b. April 10, 1873, Szepesmindszent, Hungary [now Bijacovce, Slovakia] - d. April 30, 1945, Budapest, Hungary), defense minister of Hungary (1923-29); son of Albin gróf Csáky.
Csáky, Pál (b. March 21, 1956, Sahy, Czechoslovakia [now in Slovakia]), a deputy prime minister of Slovakia (1998-2006). He was also chairman of the Hungarian Coalition Party (2007-10).
Csatay (de Csataj), Lajos vitéz, original name (to 1906) Lajos Tuczentaller (b. Aug. 1, 1886, Arad, Hungary [now in Romania] - d. [suicide] Nov. 19, 1944), defense minister of Hungary (1943-44).
Csatorday, Károly (b. July 3, 1926, Budapest, Hungary - d. July 23, 1972, Budapest), Hungarian diplomat. He was minister to Japan (1960-61) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1962-70). He died in the crash of his glider plane in a competition.
Csehák, Judit (b. Jan. 16, 1940, Szekszárd, Hungary), a deputy premier of Hungary (1984-87). She was also minister of social affairs and health (1987-90) and health, social and family affairs (2002-03).
Cuaderno (y Pascual), Miguel, also called Miguel Cuaderno, Sr. (b. Dec. 12, 1890, Balanga, Bataan, Philippines - d. Jan. 14, 1975), finance secretary of the Philippines (1946-49). He was also governor of the Central Bank (1949-60).
Cuadra, Eulogio, finance minister of Nicaragua (1913-17).
Cuadra (Luque), Pedro Lucio (b. April 14, 1842, Santiago, Chile - d. April 24, 1894, Santiago), finance minister (1882-84) and interior minister (1888) of Chile. He was also president of the Senate (1886-87) and minister of justice and public instruction (1887-88).
Cuadra, Pedro Rafael, finance minister of Nicaragua (1911-13).
Cuadra (Fabres), Sergio de la (b. Jan. 5, 1942, Santiago, Chile - d. Oct. 5, 2021), finance minister of Chile (1982). He was also president of the Central Bank (1981-82).
Cuadra Chamorro, Joaquín, finance minister of Nicaragua (1979-85). He was also president of the Central Bank (1985-90).
Cuadra Pasos, Carlos (b. April 20, 1879, Granada, Nicaragua - d. Jan. 29, 1964, Granada), foreign minister of Nicaragua (1923-24, 1926-28).
Cuadra Rabines, Alejandro (b. June 5, 1907, Junín, Peru - d. Nov. 8, 1996), war minister of Peru (1956-58, 1960-62).
J. Cuadra |
Cuadros Quiroga, José (b. 1908, Cochabamba, Bolivia - d. June 27, 1975, Cochabamba), interior minister of Bolivia (1957-58). He was also ambassador to Ecuador (1954-56) and France (1958-60) and agriculture minister (1956-57).
Cuadros Sánchez, Augusto (b. Aug. 8, 1915, Cochabamba, Bolivia - d. 2006), finance minister of Bolivia (1960-64, 1979-80). He was also ambassador to West Germany (1957-58).
Cubas |
Cubbon, Sir Mark (b. 1784 - d. April 23, 1861, Suez, Egypt), commissioner of Mysore (1834-61) and Coorg (1836-61); knighted 1856.
Cuberos Niño, Leandro (b. Dec. 24, 1876, Chinácota, Santander [now in Norte de Santander], Colombia - d. Nov. 10, 1934, Maracaibo, Venezuela), Colombian politician. He was president of the Senate (1927).
Cubillos | Cucalón |
Cubitt, Sir Thomas Astley (b. April 9, 1871 - d. May 19, 1939), governor of Bermuda (1931-36); knighted 1931.
Cucalón (Camacho), Henry (Eduardo) (b. June 8, 1973, Guayaquil, Ecuador), minister of gobierno of Ecuador (2023).
Çuçi, Bledi, byname of Bledar Çuçi (b. Nov. 14, 1970, Tiranë, Albania), interior minister of Albania (2020-23). He was also minister of agriculture and rural development (2019-20).
Cudahy, John (Clarence) (b. Dec. 10, 1887, Milwaukee, Wis. - d. [fall from horse] Sept. 6, 1943, near Milwaukee), U.S. diplomat. He was ambassador to Poland (1933-37) and Belgium (1940) and minister to Ireland (1937-40) and Luxembourg (1940).
Cudmore, Derek George (b. Nov. 9, 1923 - d. Dec. 20, 1981), governor of the British Virgin Islands (1971-74).
Cué Monteagudo, Gabino (b. Feb. 23, 1966, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico), governor of Oaxaca (2010-16). He was also mayor of Oaxaca (2002-04).
Cuéllar Abaroa, Crisanto (b. Feb. 15, 1901, Atlangatepec, Tlaxcala, Mexico - d. July 16, 1989, Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala), interim governor of Tlaxcala (1970).
Cuéllar Bastidas, Parmenio (b. April 6, 1942), Colombian politician. He was justice minister (1998-99) and governor of Nariño (2001-03).
Cuéllar Suárez, Rubén Darío (b. March 27, 1963), Bolivian politician. He was prefect of Santa Cruz (2005-06) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2020).
Cuello Baute, Alfredo Ape (b. July 23, 1973, Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia), Colombian politician; son of Alfredo Cuello Dávila. He was president of the Chamber of Representatives (2006-07).
Cuello Camilo, Federico Alberto (b. 1966, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), Dominican Republic diplomat. He has been ambassador to Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Poland (2005-09), the United Kingdom (2011-18), Qatar (2019-20), and South Korea (2020- ) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2009-11).
Cuello Dávila, Alfredo, Colombian politician; son of Manuel Germán Cuello Gutiérrez. He was mayor of Valledupar (1982-83).
Cuello Gutiérrez, Manuel Germán (b. Sept. 7, 1915, La Junta, La Guajira, Colombia - d. Nov. 15, 2006, Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia), Colombian politician. He was mayor of Valledupar (1968) and governor of Cesar (1971-74).
Cuenca Chaux, Carlos Alberto (b. Aug. 6, 1973, Algeciras, Huila, Colombia), Colombian politician. He was president of the Chamber of Representatives (2019-20).
Cuenco, Manuel (Alesna) (b. Nov. 10, 1907, Cebu, Philippines - d. Oct. 18, 1970), Philippine politician; son of Mariano Jesus Cuenco. He was governor of Cebu (1946-51) and secretary of health (1964-65).
Cuenco (y Lopez), Mariano Jesus (b. Jan. 16, 1888, Carmen, Cebu, Philippines - d. Feb. 25, 1964, Manila, Philippines), Philippine politician. He was governor of Cebu (1931-34), secretary of public works and communications (1936-39), and president of the Senate (1949-51).
Cuervo (Urisarri), Antonio B(asilio) (b. June 13, 1834, Bogotá, New Granada [now Colombia] - d. Feb. 19, 1893, Bogotá), acting president of Tolima (1876), war minister (1888-90 and [acting] 1892-93) and interior minister (1892-93) of Colombia, and governor of Cundinamarca (1891-92).
Cuervo Márquez, Carlos (b. Aug. 2, 1858, Bogotá, Granadine Confederation [now Colombia] - d. Sept. 11, 1930, Mexico City, Mexico), foreign minister (1899-1900, 1909) and interior minister (1909) of Colombia; nephew of Antonio B. Cuervo. He was also minister of education (1904-06, 1912-14) and minister to the Vatican (1907-08), Venezuela (1919-20), Argentina (1920-22), and Mexico (1927-30).
Cuervo Márquez, Luis (b. July 1, 1863, Bogotá, Colombia - d. [drowned] Aug. 20, 1941, Zulia River, Colombia), interior minister of Colombia (1919-21); brother of Carlos Cuervo Márquez; nephew of Antonio B. Cuervo. He was also chargé d'affaires in the United States (1900-01).
Cuervo Rubio, Gustavo (b. Dec. 24, 1890, Pinar del Río, Cuba - d. April 3, 1978, Miami, Fla.), vice president (1940-44) and foreign minister (1945) of Cuba.
Cuetos (y Castro), Olegario de los (b. March 6, 1795, El Ferrol, La Coruña province, Spain - d. Dec. 28, 1844, Madrid, Spain), acting foreign minister of Spain (1843). He was also minister of navy, commerce, and overseas (1843).
Cueva Membreño, Juan José, Honduran diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1992-94) and ambassador to Peru (2004-13) and Argentina (2014-16).
Cuevas, Serafin (R.) (b. June 25, 1928, Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines - d. Feb. 9, 2014), justice secretary of the Philippines (1998-2000).
Cuevas Argote, Javier Gonzalo, finance minister of Bolivia (2003-04).
Cuevas Cancino, Francisco (b. May 7, 1921, Mexico City, Mexico - d. Feb. 18, 2008, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico), Mexican diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1965-70, 1978-79) and ambassador to Brazil (1979-80), Belgium (1980-83), the United Kingdom and Ireland (1983-86), and Austria (1986-90).
Cuevas Contreras, Luis Alberto (b. March 23, 1896, Temuco, Chile - d. July 29, 1973, Santiago, Chile), interior minister of Chile (1946-47).
Cuevas Mackenna, (Juan) Francisco (b. May 23, 1910, Santiago, Chile - d. May 26, 1988, Santiago), finance minister of Chile (1955). He was also minister of mining (1953-54).
Cufer, Uros (b. 1970), finance minister of Slovenia (2013-14).
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Cuinier, Pierre Étienne (b. April 24, 1824, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe - d. Nov. 20, 1888), governor of Réunion (1879-86).
Cujba, Alexandru (b. 1969, Moldavian S.S.R. [now Moldova]), Moldovan diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2008-12).
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Culberson, Charles A(llen) (b. June 10, 1855, Dadeville, Ala. - d. March 19, 1925, Washington, D.C.), governor of Texas (1895-99).
Culev, Nake (b. July 26, 1972, Kavadarci, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), interior minister of North Macedonia (2020). He was also director of the Intelligence Agency (2012-17).
Cullen, Bud, byname of Jack Sydney George Cullen (b. April 20, 1927, Creighton Mine, near Sudbury, Ont. - d. July 5, 2005, Ottawa, Ont.), Canadian minister of national revenue (1975-76), manpower and immigration (1976-77), and employment and immigration (1977-79).
Cullen (y Rodríguez del Fresno), José María (b. 1823 - d. 1876), governor of Santa Fe (1854-56).
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Cullen (y Rodríguez del Fresno), Patricio (b. 1826 - d. 1877), governor of Santa Fe (1862-65); brother of José María Cullen.
Cullen (y Rodríguez del Fresno), Tomás (b. 1835 - d. ...), political chief of Santa Fe (1861); brother of José María Cullen and Patricio Cullen.
Cullen, Sir William (Portus) (b. May 28, 1855, Mount Johnstone, near Jamberoo, New South Wales - d. April 6, 1935, Leura, N.S.W.), acting governor of New South Wales (1913, 1917-18, 1923-24, 1930); knighted 1911. He was chief justice (1910-25) and lieutenant-governor (1910-30).
Cullom, Shelby M(oore) (b. Nov. 22, 1829, Monticello, Ky. - d. Jan. 28, 1914, Washington, D.C.), governor of Illinois (1877-83).
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Culver, Chet, byname of Chester John Culver (b. Jan. 25, 1966, Washington, D.C.), governor of Iowa (2007-11).
Cumber, Sir John Alfred (b. Sept. 30, 1920 - d. May 18, 1991), administrator of the Cayman Islands (1964-68) and commissioner of Anguilla (1969); knighted 1985.
Cumine, Alexander (b. July 28, 1851 - d. Oct. 15, 1909), commissioner of Sind (1902-03).
Cuming, T(homas) B(arney) (b. Dec. 25, 1827, Genesee county, N.Y. - d. March 23, 1858, Omaha, Neb.), acting governor of Nebraska (1854-55, 1857-58).
Cumming, Alfred (b. Sept. 4, 1802, Sand Hills, near Augusta, Ga. - d. Oct. 9, 1873, Augusta), governor of Utah (1858-61).
Cumming, Sir Duncan Cameron (b. Aug. 10, 1903 - d. Dec. 10, 1979), chief administrator of Cyrenaica (1943-45) and Eritrea (1951-52); knighted 1953.
Cummings, Alexander (b. Nov. 17, 1810, Williamsport, Pa. - d. July 16, 1879, Ottawa, Ont.), governor of Colorado (1865-67).
Cummings, Homer S(tillé) (b. April 30, 1870, Chicago, Ill. - d. Sept. 10, 1956, Washington, D.C.), U.S. attorney general (1933-39). He was also chairman of the Democratic National Committee (1919-20).
K. Cummings |
Cummins, Albert B(aird) (b. Feb. 15, 1850, Carmichaels, Pa. - d. July 30, 1926, Des Moines, Iowa), governor of Iowa (1902-08) and president pro tempore of the United States Senate (1919-25). He was a senator from Iowa in 1908-26.
Cummins, Hugh Gordon (Hylvestra) (b. Feb. 2, 1891, St. James, Barbados - d. Oct. 26, 1970, Bridgetown, Barbados), premier of Barbados (1958-61). He was also minister of social services (1954-56) and speaker of the House of Assembly (1956-58).
Cumplido Cereceda, Francisco (Guillermo) (b. Oct. 23, 1930, Santiago, Chile - d. July 16, 2022), justice minister of Chile (1990-94).
Çumrali, (Mehmet) Sedat (b. 1904, Çumra, Ottoman Empire [now in Turkey] - d. April 6, 1974, Konya, Turkey), justice minister of Turkey (1963-64).
Cunek, Jirí (b. Feb. 22, 1959, Zlín, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), Czech politician. He was chairman of the Christian and Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party (2006-09), a deputy prime minister and minister of regional development (2007, 2008-09), and governor of Zlínský kraj (2016-20).
Cunha, Aécio Neves da (b. March 10, 1960, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil), governor of Minas Gerais (2003-10); grandson of Tancredo de Almeida Neves. He was also president of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (2001-02) and a presidential candidate (2014).
Cunha, Antônio Álvares da Cunha, (1º) conde da (b. c.1700 - d. July 9, 1791, Lisbon, Portugal), governor of Angola (1753-58) and Minas Gerais (1763) and viceroy of Brazil (1763-67); nephew of Luís da Cunha. He was made conde da Cunha in 1760.
Cunha, Antonio Augusto Pereira da, president of Goiás (1854 [acting], 1855-57) and Rio Grande do Sul (acting, 1866-67).
Cunha, Antonio Galdino da (b. Papari [now Nísia Floresta], Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - d. Aug. 6, 1883, Goianinha, Rio Grande do Norte), acting president of Rio Grande do Norte (1861, 1863).
Cunha, António José Baptista Cardoso e (b. Jan. 28, 1933, Leiria, Portugal - d. Jan. 25, 2021, Lisbon, Portugal), Portuguese politician. He was minister of agriculture and fisheries (1980-81) and European commissioner for fisheries (1986-89) and personnel administration, energy, Euratom Supply Agency, small businesses, and tourism (1989-93).
Cunha, Antonio Nunes da, acting president of Mato Grosso (1848).
Cunha, Augusto José da (b. April 1, 1834, Lisbon, Portugal - d. June 24, 1919, Lisbon), finance minister of Portugal (1889-90, 1890-91). He was also minister of public works, commerce, and industry (1897-98).
Cunha, Balbino Candido da (b. April 15, 1833, São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Dec. 5, 1905, São João del Rei), president of Paraná (1888-89).
Cunha, Domingos José da, Junior, president of Pará (1873).
Cunha, Eduardo (Cosentino da) (b. Sept. 29, 1958, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Brazilian politician. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (2015-16). Found guilty of corruption, money laundering, and tax evasion, he was sentenced to 15 years and 4 months in prison in 2017.
Cunha, João Paulo (b. June 6, 1958, Caraguatatuba, São Paulo, Brazil), Brazilian politician. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (2003-05).
Cunha, Joaquim de Lemos (b. Sept. 28, 1891 - d. October 1940, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in Piauí (1931).
Cunha, Joaquim Vieira da (b. March 3, 1805, Piratini, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. June 25, 1886, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul), acting president of Rio Grande do Sul (1868).
Cunha, José Antônio Flores da (b. March 5, 1880, Santana do Livramento municipality, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. Nov. 4, 1959, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul), federal interventor/governor of Rio Grande do Sul (1930-37). He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (1955-56).
Cunha, José Henrique Carneiro da (b. July 21, 1867, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. Feb. 18, 1944, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting governor of Pernambuco (1919).
Cunha, José Joaquim da, president of Rio Grande do Norte (1850-52) and Pará (1852-53).
Cunha, Luís da (b. Jan. 23 or 25, 1662, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Oct. 9, 1749, Paris, France), Portuguese diplomat. He was ambassador to Great Britain (1697-1712, 1715-19), France (1701-04, 1723-25, 1737-49), and Spain (1719-20).
Cunha, Manoel Clementino Carneiro da (b. Nov. 24, 1825, Paraíba [now João Pessoa], Paraíba, Brazil - d. Feb. 5, 1890), acting president of Paraíba (1857, 1860) and president of Amazonas (1860-63) and Pernambuco (1876-77).
Cunha, Manoel José Marinho da (d. Dec. 22?, 1871, Paraíba do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Rio Grande do Norte (1868-69).
Cunha, Manoel Lopes da (b. July 25, 1855, Penalva, Maranhão, Brazil - d. Sept. 5, 1924, São Luís, Maranhão), president of Maranhão (1902-06).
Cunha, Manoel Maria Carneiro da (b. 1760 - d. 18...), acting president of Paraíba (1835, 1836).
Cunha, Manoel Pereira da, acting president of Maranhão (1834).
Cunha, Paulo (Arsénio Veríssimo) (b. Sept. 1, 1908, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Dec. 17, 1986, Lisbon), foreign minister of Portugal (1950-58).
Cunha, Pedro Alexandrino da (b. October 1801, Lisbon, Portugal - d. July 6, 1850), governor-general of Angola (1845-48) and governor of Macau (1850).
Cunha, Pedro Leitão da (b. 1822, Belém, Pará, Brazil - d. Nov. 16, 1887), president of Santa Catarina (1862-63).
Cunha, Vasco (Tristão) Leitão da (b. Sept. 2, 1903, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. June 11, 1984, Rio de Janeiro), foreign minister of Brazil (1964-66); great-grandson of Ambrósio Leitão da Cunha. He was also minister to Finland (1950-52), ambassador to Belgium (1954-56), Cuba (1956-61), the Soviet Union (1962-64), and the United States (1966-68), and minister of health (1964).
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Cuningham, Charles Alexander (b. Jan. 29, 1842 - d. Feb. 24, 1925), political resident of Aden (1895-98).
A.G. Cunningham |
Cunningham, Barry (Thomas) (b. Oct. 26, 1939, Pakenham, Vic. - d. Sept. 12, 2018, Warragul, Vic.), administrator of the Cocos Islands (1990-92).
Cunningham, Sir George (b. March 23, 1888, Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire [now Angus], Scotland - d. Dec. 8, 1964, Teddington, Middlesex [now part of London], England), governor of the North-West Frontier Province (1937-46, 1947-48); knighted 1935.
Cunningham, Glenn (Clarence) (b. Sept. 10, 1912, Omaha, Neb. - d. Dec. 18, 2003, Omaha), mayor of Omaha (1948-54). When he took office as mayor at the age of 35, he was the youngest person ever to hold that job. Later, he was elected to represent Nebraska's second district in the U.S. Congress where he served 14 years (1957-71).
Cunningham, Glenn (Dale) (b. Sept. 16, 1943, Jersey City, N.J. - d. May 25, 2004, Jersey City), mayor of Jersey City (2001-04). After an unsuccessful run in 1989, he was elected as the first black mayor of Jersey City in 2001.
Cunningham, James B(lair) (b. Sept. 2, 1952, Allentown, Pa.), acting U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (2001). He was also ambassador to Israel (2008-11) and Afghanistan (2012-14).
Cunningham, Russell M(cWhorter) (b. Aug. 25, 1855, Mount Hope, Ala. - d. June 6, 1921, Birmingham, Ala.), acting governor of Alabama (1904-05).
Cunningham of Hyndhope, Andrew (Browne) Cunningham, (1st) Viscount (b. Jan. 7, 1883, Dublin, Ireland - d. June 12, 1963, London, England), British first sea lord (1943-46). He was knighted in 1939 and created Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope in 1945 and viscount in 1946.
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Cureau, Adolphe (Louis) (b. June 1, 1864, Chartres, France - d. Nov. 9, 1913, Paris, France), lieutenant governor of Haut-Oubangui (1900-04) and chief administrator (1906-09) and lieutenant governor (1909-10) of Middle Congo.
Curiel (Rodríguez), José (b. March 22, 1937, Coro, Falcón, Venezuela - d. Jan. 8, 2022, Caracas, Venezuela), governor of Falcón (1995-2000). He was also Venezuelan minister of public works (1969-74).
Curiel, Julius Christiaan (b. Jan. 27, 1899, Paramaribo, Suriname - d. Oct. 27, 1988, Paramaribo), finance minister of Suriname (1952). He was also minister of economic affairs (1952-55).
Curlewis, John Stephen (b. March 31, 1863, Paarl, Cape Colony [now in Western Cape, South Africa] - d. Aug. 24, 1940, Pretoria, South Africa), acting governor-general of South Africa (1937). He was chief justice (1937-38).
Currigan |
Curry, George (b. April 3, 1861, Greenwood Plantation, West Feliciana parish, La. - d. Nov. 27, 1947, Albuquerque, N.M.), governor of New Mexico (1907-10).
Curry, George L(aw) (b. July 2, 1820, Philadelphia, Pa. - d. July 28, 1878, Portland, Ore.), governor of Oregon (1853 [acting], 1854-59).
Curtin, Andrew Gregg (b. April 22, 1815, Bellefonte, Pa. - d. Oct. 7, 1894, Bellefonte), governor of Pennsylvania (1861-67). He was also U.S. minister to Russia (1869-72).
J. Curtin |
Curtis, Charles (b. Jan. 25, 1860, North Topeka, Kan. - d. Feb. 8, 1936, Washington, D.C.), vice president of the United States (1929-33). He was also president pro tempore of the Senate (1911) and Senate majority leader (1925-29). Curtis, who spent some years as a child on a reservation, was the first person with significant (probably 1/8) Native American ancestry to be vice president.
Curtis, Edward J(ay) (b. 1827, Worcester, Mass. - d. Dec. 30, 1895, Boise, Idaho), acting governor of Idaho (1870-71, 1871, 1875).
Curtis, Henry O(sborne) (b. Nov. 18, 1888 - d. Jan. 28, 1964), commander of the Allied occupation forces in Iceland (1940-42).
Curtis, Kenneth M(erwin) (b. Feb. 8, 1931, Curtis Corner, Maine), governor of Maine (1967-75). He was also ambassador to Canada (1979-81).
Curtis, Oakley C(hester) (b. March 29, 1865, Portland, Maine - d. Feb. 22, 1924, Falmouth, Maine), governor of Maine (1915-17).
Curtis, Richard John Froude (b. 1897 - d. Jan. 7, 1987, Jersey), British resident in Brunei (1929).
Curtius, Julius (b. Feb. 7, 1877, Duisburg [now in Nordrhein-Westfalen], Germany - d. Nov. 10, 1948, Heidelberg [now in Baden-Württemberg], Germany), foreign minister of Germany (1929-31). He was also economy minister (1926-29).
Curto, António Duarte Ramada (b. Jan. 24, 1848, Sesimbra, Portugal - d. June 25, 1921, Lisbon, Portugal), governor-general of Angola (1897-1900, 1904-06). He was also civil governor of Lisbon (1910).
Curton, Émile (Marius) de (b. Dec. 7, 1908, Saint-Cernin, Cantal, France - d. Nov. 30, 1993, Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône, France), governor of the French Settlements in Oceania (1940-41).
Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, (1st) Marquess, (1st) Viscount Scarsdale, (1st) Baron Ravensdale (b. Jan. 11, 1859, Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, England - d. March 20, 1925, London, England), viceroy of India (1899-1905) and British foreign secretary (1919-24). He was created Baron Curzon of Kedleston in 1898, Earl Curzon of Kedleston, Viscount Scarsdale, and Baron Ravensdale in 1911, and marquess in 1921.
Cushing, Caleb (b. Jan. 17, 1800, Salisbury, Mass. - d. Jan. 2, 1879, Newburyport, Mass.), U.S. attorney general (1853-57). He was also minister to China (1843-45) and Spain (1874-77).
Cushing, Thomas (b. March 24, 1725, Boston, Massachusetts Bay [now Mass.] - d. Feb. 28, 1788, Boston), acting governor of Massachusetts (1785).
Cusin, Gaston (b. June 15, 1903, Annecy, France - d. Oct. 17, 1993), governor-general (1956-57) and high commissioner (1957-58) of French West Africa.
Cutileiro, José (Pires) (b. Nov. 20, 1934, Évora, Portugal - d. May 17, 2020, Brussels, Belgium), secretary-general of the Western European Union (1994-99). He was also Portuguese ambassador to Mozambique (1980-83) and South Africa (1989-91).
Cutler, John C(hristopher) (b. Feb. 5, 1846, Sheffield, England - d. [suicide] July 30, 1928, Salt Lake City, Utah), governor of Utah (1905-09).
Cutler, Nathan (b. May 29, 1775, Lexington, Massachusetts Bay [now Mass.] - d. June 8, 1861, Farmington, Maine), acting governor of Maine (1829-30).
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Cuttaree, Jaya Krishna, also called Jayen Cuttaree (b. June 22, 1941), foreign minister of Mauritius (2003-05). He was also minister of labour and industrial relations (1982-83), justice (1990-91), housing (1990-93), industry (1995-97), and commerce, industry, and international trade (2000-03).
Cuvillier, Jacques Philippe (b. April 21, 1774, Rochefort [now in Charente-Maritime département], France - d. Aug. 31, 1857, Saintes, Charente-Maritime), governor of Île Bourbon (1832-38).
Cuy, Catalino (Salandanan), byname Lito Cuy (b. Nov. 25, 1957), acting interior secretary of the Philippines (2017-18).
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Cvijanovic, Zeljka, née Grabovac (b. March 4, 1967, Teslic [now in Republika Srpska], Bosnia and Herzegovina), prime minister (2013-18) and president (2018-22) of the Republika Srpska and chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2022-23, 2024- ).
Cvitan, Onesin (b. Feb. 16, 1939, Tribunj, near Sibenik, Yugoslavia [now in Croatia]), interior minister of Croatia (1991). He was also mayor of Split (1990-91) and ambassador to Ukraine (1992-95) and Macedonia (1995-97).
Cwele, Siyabonga (Cyprian) (b. Sept. 3, 1958), home affairs minister of South Africa (2018-19). He has also been minister of intelligence (2008-09), state security (2009-14), and telecommunications and postal services (2014-18) and ambassador to China (2021- ).
Cwiakalski, Zbigniew (b. March 9, 1950, Lancut, Poland), justice minister and prosecutor-general of Poland (2007-09).
Cyrankiewicz |
Cyrillo, Carlos, Júnior (b. Dec. 25, 1886, Curitiba, Brazil - d. May 31, 1965, São Paulo, Brazil), justice and interior minister of Brazil (1958-59). He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1949-51).
Czaputowicz |
Czartoryski, Adam Jerzy ksiaze (Prince) (b. Jan. 14, 1770, Warsaw, Poland - d. July 15, 1861, Montfermeil, France), foreign minister of Russia (1804-06) and president of the National Government of Poland (1831). He was also Russian minister to Sardinia (1799-1801).
Czechowicz, Gabriel (b. Oct. 2, 1876, near Minsk, Russia [now in Belarus] - d. Jan. 22, 1938, Warsaw, Poland), finance minister of Poland (1926, 1926-29).
Czechowski, Jan (b. May 16, 1894, Baby, Poland - d. Dec. 14, 1972, Lódz, Poland), justice minister of Poland (1944).
Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Ottokar Graf (Count) (b. Sept. 26, 1872, Dimokur, Austria [now Dymokury, Czech Republic] - d. April 4, 1932, Vienna, Austria), foreign minister of Austria-Hungary (1916-18); great-grandson of Karl Freiherr von Canitz und Dallwitz. He was also minister to Romania (1913-16).
Czerwinska, Teresa (Tatiana), née Tumanowska (b. Sept. 7, 1974, Daugavpils, Latvian S.S.R.), finance minister of Poland (2018-19).
Czettel, Hans (b. April 20, 1923, Vienna, Austria - d. Sept. 27, 1980, Ternitz, Niederösterreich, Austria), interior minister of Austria (1964-66).
Czinege, Lajos (b. March 24, 1924, Karcag, Hungary - d. May 10, 1998, Leányfalu, Hungary), defense minister of Hungary (1960-84). He was also first secretary of the party committee of Szolnok county (1957-60) and a deputy premier (1984-87).
Czuma, Andrzej (Bobola) (b. Dec. 7, 1938, Lublin, Poland), justice minister and prosecutor-general of Poland (2009).
Czyrek, Józef (b. July 20, 1928, Bialobrzegi, Poland - d. June 3, 2013), foreign minister of Poland (1980-82).