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da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws, Lucina (Elona) (b. April 5, 1929 - d. Jan. 7, 2017), prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1977); widow of Moises F. da Costa Gomez. She was also minister of public health (1970-77) and social welfare (1971-77).
Daalen, Jan Hero Adriaan van (b. Jan. 26, 1842, Curaçao - d. 1899), administrator of Sint Maarten (1889-91).
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Dabain, Bator (D.) (b. 1900, Aginsky aymak, Zabaykalsky oblast [now in Zabaykalsky kray], Russia - d. ...), chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Buryat-Mongol A.S.S.R. (1929-34).
Dabbas, Muhammad (Abdul Razaq) (b. 1927, Salt, Transjordan [now Jordan] - d. Aug. 21, 2014), finance minister of Jordan (1976-79).
Dabbashi, Ibrahim O(mar) (b. Feb. 25, 1950, Sabratha, Libya), Libyan diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2013-16).
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Dabengwa, Dumiso (b. Dec. 6, 1939, Umguza district, Matabeleland North, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe] - d. May 22/23, 2019, Nairobi, Kenya), home affairs minister of Zimbabwe (1992-2000). Leaving the Zimbabwe African National Union in 2008, he revived the Zimbabwe African People's Union and was its president until his death. He was a minor presidential candidate in 2013.
Dabija, Nicolae (b. Aug. 15, 1837, Husi, Falciu county, Moldavia [now in Vaslui county, Romania] - d. Dec. 1, 1884, Paris, France), war minister of Romania (1879). He was also minister of public works (1880-84).
Dabija, Tudor, acting defense minister of Moldova (1996).
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Dablanc, Christian (Paul Louis) (b. Jan. 13, 1931, Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France - d. June 19, 1989, Toulouse, France), high commissioner of the French Territory of the Afars and Issas (1974-76). He was also prefect of the French départements of Indre (1973-74), Allier (1976-78), Pyrénées-Atlantiques (1981-83), Vienne (1983-84), Bas-Rhin (1984-86), and Haute-Garonne (1986-89).
Dabo, Mohamed, Guinean diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2025- ).
Dabor, Foday, Sierra Leonean diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (1998-99).
Dabormida, Giuseppe (b. Nov. 21, 1799, Verrua, Kingdom of Sardinia [now in Italy] - d. Aug. 10, 1869, Buriasco, Piemonte, Italy), war minister (1848, 1849) and foreign minister (1852-55, 1859-60) of Sardinia.
Dabro, Josip (b. Jan. 5, 1983, Belgrade, Serbia), Croatian politician. He has been a deputy prime minister and minister of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (2024- ).
Dabrowski, Konstanty (b. March 16, 1906, Czarny Ostrów, Podolia, Russia [now Chornyi Ostriv, Khmelnytskyi oblast, Ukraine] - d. Aug. 14, 1975, Warsaw, Poland), finance minister of Poland (1944-52). He was also minister of foreign trade (1952-56) and chairman of the Supreme Control Chamber (1957-69).
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Daçe, Bekir Sami (b. 1930, Hamdilli, near Ceyhan, Turkey - d. May 4, 2022, Ankara, Turkey), justice minister of Turkey (1995).
Daci, Nexhat (b. July 26, 1944, Veliki Trnovac, southern Serbia), acting president of Kosovo (2006). He was president of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo (1999-2002, 2017-19) and speaker of parliament (2001-06).
Dacic, Ivica (b. Jan. 1, 1966, Prizren, Kosovo, Serbia), first deputy prime minister (2008-12, 2014-20, 2022-24), interior minister (2008-14, 2024- ), prime minister (2012-14, 2017 [acting], 2024 [acting]), foreign minister (2014-20, 2022-24), and a deputy prime minister (2025- ) of Serbia. In 2020-22 he was president of the National Assembly.
Dacko, Bruno (b. 1952), Central African Republic politician; son of David Dacko. He was minister of tourism and craft industry development (2003-05).
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Dacon, Dame Monica (Jessie), née Sheen (b. June 4, 1934), deputy governor-general (2001-14) and acting governor-general (2002) of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; knighted 2010.
Dacosta, Claude Antoine (b. Feb. 28, 1932, Pointe-Noire, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)] - d. May 1, 2007, Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France), prime minister of Congo (Brazzaville) (1992-93). Living in exile in France from 1997, he was convicted in absentia for embezzlement and sentenced on Dec. 28, 2001, to 20 years hard labour.
Dada Hirezi, Héctor Miguel Antonio (b. April 12, 1938, San Salvador, El Salvador), foreign minister (1979-80) and junta member (1980) of El Salvador. He was also economy minister (2009-12).
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Daddah, Abdallahi Ould (b. April 25, 1935, Boutilimit, Mauritania), Mauritanian politician; brother of Moktar Ould Daddah. He was ambassador to France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Switzerland (1964-66), the United States (1966-67), and Belgium (1979-80), permanent representative to the United Nations (1966-70), and minister of equipment (1970-75) and rural development (1975-77).
Daddah, Ahmed Ould (b. Aug. 7, 1942, Boutilimit, Mauritania), finance minister of Mauritania (1978); half-brother of Moktar Ould Daddah. He was also a presidential candidate (1992).
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Dadié, Bernard (Binlin) (b. Jan. 10, 1916, Assinie, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire] - d. March 9, 2019, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), Ivorian politician. Also known as a writer, he was minister of culture (1977-86).
Dadjo, (Houégban) Marcel (b. Jan. 4, 1925, Savè, Dahomey [now Benin]), Dahomeyan politician. He was minister of public works (1958-59, 1960, 1965-67) and transport (1959-60, 1960, 1965-67) and ambassador to West Germany (1961-64).
Dadnadji, (Joseph) Djimrangar (b. 1954, Bebo-Pen, Chad - d. Dec. 31, 2019, N'Djamena, Chad), prime minister of Chad (2013). He was also minister of planning, development, and cooperation (2002-03), environment and water resources (2003-04), and regional planning, urban planning, and housing (2010-11). He was a presidential candidate in 2016.
Daems, Rik, byname of Hendrik Jules Joseph Daems (b. Aug. 18, 1959, Aarschot, Brabant [now in Flemish Brabant], Belgium), Belgian politician. He was minister of telecommunications and public enterprises (1999-2003) and chairman of the Senate (2014).
Dafai, Hussein (Muhammad) al- (b. Yemen), war minister (1963-65) and interior minister (1965-66) of Yemen. He was also minister of labour and social affairs (1962-63) and ambassador to the Soviet Union (1972-76).
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Dagache, Mahamat Yaya Oki, interior and public security minister of Chad (2013-14). He was also minister of territorial administration and decentralization (2013).
Dagain, Charles (Jean Jacques Émile) (b. July 27, 1885, Le Mas-d'Azil, Ariège, France - d. 1969, Narbonne, Aude, France), commandant (1934-38) and acting chef de territoire (1938-39) of Chad and governor of Senegal (1943-45).
Dagalo, Mohamed Hamdan, byname Hemedti (b. c. 1974, Chad?), head of the Presidential Council of The Sudan in rebellion (2025- ).
Dageago, Isabella, home affairs and health minister of Nauru (2019-22).
Dagklis, Panagiotis (G.), also spelled Danglis (b. Nov. 29 [Nov. 17, O.S.], 1853, Atalanti, Greece - d. March 9, 1924, Athens, Greece), military minister (1915) and a deputy prime minister (Thessaloniki government, 1916-17) of Greece. He was also commander-in-chief of the army (1918).
Dagli, Mustafa Hazim (b. 1906, Çankiri, Ottoman Empire [now in Turkey] - d. May 7, 1990), defense minister of Turkey (1965).
Dagnino, Gianni, byname of Giovanni Battista Dagnino (b. Jan. 9, 1926, Genoa, Italy - d. Feb. 3, 1995, Genoa), president of Liguria (1970-75).
Dagnino Pastore, José María (b. Nov. 19, 1933, Buenos Aires, Argentina), economy minister of Argentina (1969-70, 1982). He was also minister of labour (1969-70).
D'Aguiar, Peter (Stanislaus) (b. Oct. 9, 1912, Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana] - d. March 30, 1989, London, England), finance minister of British Guiana/Guyana (1964-67).
Daguilh, Raoul (Fabre) (b. Sept. 15, 1887, Les Cayes, Haiti - d. 19..., Les Cayes), member of the Executive Government Council of Haiti (1957).
Dah, Michel Monvel (b. Dec. 2, 1938, Yako, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso]), Burkinabe diplomat. He was ambassador to China, North Korea, India, Japan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Thailand (1981-87) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1987-89).
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Dahalob, Hamid Mahamat, justice minister of Chad (2016-17). He was also minister of regional planning, urban planning, and housing (2008-10, 2017) and trade and industry (2013).
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Dahdah, Lucien (Mounir) (b. Aug. 15, 1929 - d. Nov. 16, 2003), foreign and finance minister of Lebanon (1975).
Dahhak, Qusay al-, also spelled Koussay Aldahhak, Syrian diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2024- ).
Dahik (Garzozi), Alberto (b. Aug. 27, 1953, Guayaquil, Ecuador), finance minister (1986-87) and vice president (1992-95) of Ecuador.
Dahl, (Peter) Adolf (b. Jan. 14, 1868, Sölvesborg, Blekinge, Sweden - d. Sept. 13, 1930), finance minister of Sweden (1929-30).
Dahl, (Rut) Birgitta (b. Sept. 20, 1937, Mölndal, Göteborg och Bohus [now in Västra Götaland], Sweden - d. Nov. 26, 2024), Swedish politician. She was minister of energy (1982-90) and environment (1986-91) and speaker of the Riksdag (1994-2002).
Dahl, Gerhard (Geelmuyden) (b. May 25, 1905, Lærdal, Nordre Bergenhus amt [now in Vestland fylke], Norway - d. 1964), governor of Vestfold (1958-64).
Dahl, Walter Scott (b. Feb. 21, 1839, Melhus, Søndre Trondhjems amt [now in Trøndelag fylke], Norway - d. Sept. 4, 1906, Bergen, Norway), interior minister (1888) and justice minister (1888 [acting], 1888-89) of Norway.
Dahlberg, Gregory R(obert) (b. Nov. 23, 1951, Pickstown, S.D.), acting U.S. army secretary (2001).
Dahlberg, Ingrid (Margareta) (b. Dec. 12, 1941, Vetlanda, Jönköping, Sweden), governor of Dalarna (2002-06).
Dahlgaard, Bertel (b. Nov. 7, 1887, Hesthave, Denmark - d. March 31, 1972, Gentofte, Denmark), interior minister of Denmark (1929-40). He was also economy minister (1957-61).
Dahlgaard, Tyge (b. April 8, 1921, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. Dec. 20, 1985), Danish diplomat/politician; son of Bertel Dahlgaard. He was minister of commerce, shipping, and European market relations (1966-67) and ambassador to Yugoslavia (1968-72), Albania (1970-72), Japan and South Korea (1972-76), the Netherlands (1976-81), and the United Kingdom (1981-85).
Dahlgren, Hans (Eric Albert) (b. March 16, 1948, Uppsala, Sweden), Swedish politician. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1997-2000) and minister of European Union affairs (2019-22).
Dahlgrün, Rolf (b. May 19, 1908, Hannover, Germany - d. Dec. 19, 1969, Hamburg, West Germany), finance minister of West Germany (1962-66).
Dahlström, Jacob Axel (b. Sept. 17, 1794 - d. Nov. 22, 1860), governor of Jämtland (1848-59).
Dahrendorf, Ralf (Gustav) Dahrendorf, Baron (b. May 1, 1929, Hamburg, Germany - d. June 17, 2009, Cologne, Germany), German/British politician. He was European commissioner for external relations and external trade (1970-73) and research, science, and education (1973-74) and director of the London School of Economics (1974-84). He was knighted in 1982 and made a life peer in 1993. He took dual British nationality in 1988.
Dai, Tobias (Joaquim) (b. Nov. 25, 1950, Manica, Mozambique), defense minister of Mozambique (2000-08); brother-in-law of Armando Guebuza.
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Daianu, Daniel (b. Aug. 30, 1952, Bucharest, Romania), finance minister of Romania (1997-98).
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Daio, Daniel Lima dos Santos (b. 1947), prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1991-92). He was also minister of defense and national security (1978-82).
Dairi, Mohamed al- (b. March 7, 1952, Tripoli, Libya), foreign minister of Libya (2014-19; internationally recognized to 2016).
Dajer Chadid, Gustavo, Dajer also spelled Dager (b. Oct. 30, 1943, Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia - d. Jan. 2, 2023, Bogotá, Colombia), Colombian politician. He was governor of Sucre (1974-75), minister of agriculture (1980-81), and president of the Senate (1981-82).
Dakhqan, Ahmad (d. April 18, 2015), Jordanian politician. He was minister of agriculture (1985-86), transport (1986-88), and water and irrigation (1988-89).
Daki, Win (Bakri) (b. May 5, 1975), defense minister of Papua New Guinea (2022, 2022-24). He has also been minister of correctional services (2020-22) and commerce and industry (2024- ).
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Dakov, Mako (Petrov) (b. Dec. 5, 1920, Reselets, Bulgaria - d. May 18, 2006, Sofia, Bulgaria), a deputy premier of Bulgaria (1971-78). He was also chairman of the Committee for Forestry and Forest Industry (1966-71).
Daku, Ahmed (Mohammed) (b. 1944), governor of Kano (1985-87) and Sokoto (1987-90).
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d'Albedyhll, Christer Henrik friherre, original surname Albedyl (b. April 19, 1679, Riga, Sweden [now in Latvia] - d. Nov. 11, 1750, Odensfors, Östergötland, Sweden), governor of Östergötland (1736-47). He was made friherre (baron) in 1720.
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Dalcin, Walmor Leal (b. Oct. 4, 1925, Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. Dec. 12?, 1999), governor of Roraima (1969-70).
Dale, Charles M(ilby) (b. March 8, 1893, Browns Valley, Minn. - d. Sept. 25, 1978, Portsmouth, N.H.), governor of New Hampshire (1945-49).
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Dales, Ien, byname of Catharina Isabella Dales (b. Oct. 18, 1931, Arnhem, Netherlands - d. Jan. 10, 1994, Utrecht, Netherlands), interior minister of the Netherlands (1989-94). She was also mayor of Nijmegen (1987-89).
D'Alesandro, Thomas (Ludwig John), Jr. (b. Aug. 1, 1903, Baltimore, Md. - d. Aug. 23, 1987, Baltimore), mayor of Baltimore (1947-59).
D'Alesandro, Thomas (Ludwig John), III (b. July 24, 1929, Baltimore, Md. - d. Oct. 20, 2019, Baltimore), mayor of Baltimore (1967-71); son of Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.
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Daley, William M(ichael) (b. Aug. 8, 1948, Chicago, Ill.), U.S. secretary of commerce (1997-2000) and White House chief of staff (2011-12); son of Richard J. Daley; brother of Richard M. Daley. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Chicago in 2019.
Dalgamouni, Fadel al- (b. 1910, Irbid, Ottoman Empire [now in Jordan] - d. ...), finance minister of Jordan (1969). He was also governor of Jerusalem (1961-63) and minister of communications (1965-66).
Dalgat, Magomed (Alibekovich) (b. March 18 [March 6, O.S.], 1893, Urakhi, Dagestan oblast [now republic], Russia - d. 1942), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee (1924-27) and chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1928-37) of the Dagestan A.S.S.R.
Dalhaleu, Vasil (Barysavich), Russian Vasily (Borisovich) Dolgolev (b. May 25, 1951, Rogachev, Gomel oblast, Belorussian S.S.R. [now Rahachow, Homel voblasts, Belarus]), a deputy prime minister (1995-98, 2004-06) and first deputy prime minister (1998-2000) of Belarus. He was also chairman of the Executive Committee of Brest voblasts (2000-04) and ambassador to Russia (2006-11).
Dalhousie, Fox Maule-Ramsay, (11th) Earl of, original name Fox Maule (b. April 22, 1801, Brechin Castle, Forfarshire [now Angus], Scotland - d. July 6, 1874, Brechin Castle), British secretary at war (1846-52) and secretary of state for war (1855-58); nephew of George Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie. He was also president of the Board of Control (1852). He succeeded as (2nd) Baron Panmure in 1852 and as Earl of Dalhousie in 1860 and added Ramsay to his name in 1861.
Dalhousie, George Ramsay, (9th) Earl of (b. Oct. 22, 1770, Dalhousie Castle, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland - d. March 21, 1838, Dalhousie Castle), governor of Nova Scotia (1816-20) and Lower Canada (1819-28). He succeeded to the (Scottish) earldom in 1787 and was created Baron Dalhousie in the U.K. peerage in 1815.
Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, (1st) Marquess and (10th) Earl of (b. April 22, 1812, Dalhousie Castle, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland - d. Dec. 19, 1860, Dalhousie Castle), governor-general of India (1848-56); son of George Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie. He was also president of the British Board of Trade (1845-46). He succeeded to the earldom in 1838 and was created marquess in 1849.
Dalhousie, Simon Ramsay, (16th) Earl of (b. Oct. 17, 1914 - d. July 15, 1999), governor-general of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1957-63); great-great-grandson of cousin of Fox Maule-Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie. He succeeded as earl in 1950.
Dali, Abdul Aziz al- (b. 1940), foreign minister of Yemen (Aden) (1982-90). He was also health minister (1969-77, 1980-82) and ambassador to the Soviet Union (1977-80).
Dali, Saif Ahmad al- (b. 1931, Aden [now in Yemen]), foreign minister (1967-69) and finance minister (1969) of South Yemen.
Dalic, Martina (b. Nov. 12, 1967, Velika Gorica, Croatia), finance minister of Croatia (2010-11). She was also minister of economy, entrepreneurship, and crafts and a deputy prime minister (2016-18).
Dalimier, Albert (François Marie) (b. Feb. 20, 1875, Bordeaux, Gironde, France - d. May 6, 1936, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now in Hauts-de-Seine], France), deputy prime minister and justice minister of France (1933). He was also minister of labour and social security (1932-33) and colonies (1933, 1933-34).
Dalkin, Robert Nixon (b. Feb. 21, 1914, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England - d. Nov. 18, 1991, Canberra, Australia), administrator of Norfolk Island (1968-72).
Dalla, Moacyr (b. March 10, 1927, Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil - d. Aug. 20, 2006, Guarapari, Espírito Santo), Brazilian politician. He was president of the Senate (1983-85).
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Dallas, Alexander J(ames) (b. June 21, 1759, Kingston, Jamaica - d. Jan. 16, 1817, Philadelphia, Pa.), U.S. treasury secretary (1814-16).
Dallas, George M(ifflin) (b. July 10, 1792, Philadelphia, Pa. - d. Dec. 31, 1864, Philadelphia), U.S. vice president (1845-49); son of Alexander J. Dallas. He was also mayor of Philadelphia (1828-29) and minister to Russia (1837-39) and the United Kingdom (1856-61).
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Dalli, Helena, née Abela (b. Sept. 29, 1962, Zabbar, Malta), Maltese politician. She was minister of social dialogue, consumer affairs, and civil liberties (2013-17) and European affairs and equality (2017-19) and EU commissioner for equality (2019-24).
Dalli, John (b. Oct. 5, 1948, Qormi, Malta), finance minister (1992-96, 1998-2004) and foreign minister (2004) of Malta. He was also minister of economic affairs (1990-92). In 2010 he became Malta's EU commissioner, responsible for health and consumer policy; he resigned in 2012 after an anti-fraud inquiry linked him to an attempt to influence tobacco legislation.
Dalling and Bulwer, (William) Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, (1st) Baron (b. Feb. 13, 1801, London, England - d. May 23, 1872, Naples, Italy), British diplomat; son-in-law of Henry Wellesley, Baron Cowley. He was minister to Spain (1844-48), the United States (1849-52), and Tuscany (1852-54) and ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (1858-65). He was knighted in 1848 and made baron in 1871.
Dallinger, Waldemar, Russian Vladimir (Fyodorovich) Dalinger (b. Oct. 27 [Oct. 14, O.S.], 1902, Astrakhan, Russia - d. February 1987, Karaganda, Kazakh S.S.R.), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Volga German A.S.S.R. (1937-38). He was also people's commissar of interior (1937).
Dallot-Béfio, Augustin (b. Dec. 17, 1931, Boali, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic] - d. Jan. 5, 1996, Bangui, Central African Republic), Central African Republic politician. He was minister of public works, river and road transportation (1973), veterans (1973-74), public health and social affairs (1974-75), and justice and labour (1975-76).
Dalloul, Mohsen (b. 1933, Bekaa Valley region, Lebanon), defense minister of Lebanon (1992-98). He was also agriculture minister (1989-92).
Dalman, Lars, original surname Dahlman (b. 1680, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Jan. 27, 1752, Karlskrona, Sweden), governor of Blekinge (1747-52). He was ennobled under the name Dalman in 1720.
Dalmatov, Ivan (Petrovich) (b. 1905 - d. 1968, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), Soviet politician. He was a deputy premier of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1947-49) and rector of Moscow State Pedagogical Institute (1960-63).
Dalrymple, Jack, byname of John Stewart Dalrymple III (b. Oct. 16, 1948, Minneapolis, Minn.), governor of North Dakota (2010-16).
Dalsager, Poul (Christian) (b. March 5, 1929, Hirtshals, Denmark - d. May 2, 2001, Hjørring, Denmark), Danish politician. He was minister of agriculture (1975-78, 1979-81) and fisheries (1975-77, 1979-81) and European commissioner for agriculture (1981-85).
Dalström, Gustaf Jacob af (b. July 25, 1785, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Jan. 22, 1867, Stockholm), governor of Gotland (1849-58). He was ennobled (adding "af") in 1833.
Dalton, Charles (b. June 9, 1850, Tignish, Prince Edward Island - d. Dec. 9, 1933, Charlottetown, P.E.I.), lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island (1930-33).
Dalton, (Edward) Hugh (John Neale) Dalton, Baron (b. Aug. 26, 1887, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales - d. Feb. 13, 1962, London, England), British chancellor of the exchequer (1945-47). He was also chairman of the Labour Party (1936-37), minister of economic warfare (1940-42), president of the Board of Trade (1942-45), chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1948-50), and minister of town and country planning (1950-51) and local government and planning (1951). He was created a life peer in 1960.
Dalton, John (Nichols) (b. July 11, 1931, Emporia, Va. - d. July 30, 1986, Richmond, Va.), governor of Virginia (1978-82).
Dalton, John M(ontgomery) (b. Nov. 9, 1900, Vernon county, Mo. - d. July 7, 1972, Jefferson City, Mo.), governor of Missouri (1961-65).
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Daltro, Manuel de Cerqueira, Filho (b. Nov. 2, 1882, Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil - d. Jan. 19, 1938, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), federal interventor in São Paulo (1933) and Rio Grande do Sul (1937-38).
D'Alva, Maria Antonieta Pinto Lopes, Guinea-Bissau diplomat. She was chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (2020-21).
Daly, Brendan (b. Feb. 2, 1940, Cooraclare, County Clare, Ireland - d. July 6, 2023), defence minister of Ireland (1991). He was also minister of fisheries and forestry (1982), marine (1987-89), and social welfare (1991-92).
Daly, Sir Clive Kirkpatrick (b. April 3, 1888, New Zealand - d. Sept. 17, 1966, Hampshire, England), British political agent in Bahrain (1921-26); knighted 1946.
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Daly, Henry Lawrence (b. Jan. 29, 1856 - d. 19...), acting administrator of North-Eastern Rhodesia (1897-98).
Daly, Sir Hugh (b. May 29, 1860 - d. Aug. 25, 1939, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England), resident in Mysore and chief commissioner of Coorg (1910-16); knighted 1911.
Daly, Sir Malachy Bowes (b. Feb. 6, 1836, Québec, Lower Canada [now Que.] - d. April 26, 1920, Halifax, N.S.), lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia (1890-1900); knighted 1900; son of Sir Dominick Daly.
Daly, Thomas Mayne (b. Aug. 16, 1852, Stratford, Canada West [now Ont.] - d. June 24, 1911, Winnipeg, Man.), interior minister of Canada (1892-96). He was also superintendent-general of Indian affairs (1892-96) and acting secretary of state and acting justice minister (1896).
Dalyell, Sir Robert Anstruther (b. May 5, 1831 - d. Jan. 18, 1890, Edinburgh, Scotland), acting chief commissioner of Mysore and Coorg (1875-76); knighted 1887.
Dalyell of the Binns, (Percy) Gordon, original surname (until 1938) Loch (b. Jan. 16, 1887, Ealing, Middlesex [now part of London], England - d. Sept. 15, 1953), British political agent in Bahrain (1916-18, 1932-37) and Kuwait (1918).
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Dam, Peter Mohr (b. Aug. 11, 1898, Skopun, Faeroe Islands - d. Nov. 8, 1968, Tórshavn, Faeroe Islands), prime minister of the Faeroe Islands (1959-63, 1967-68).
Dam Quang Trung (b. Sept. 12, 1921, Soc Ha commune, Ha Quang district, Cao Bang province, Tonkin [now in Vietnam] - d. March 3, 1995, Hanoi, Vietnam), a vice chairman of the State Council of Vietnam (1987-92).
Dam van Isselt, Edmond Willem van (b. Feb. 20, 1796, Breda, Batavian Republic [now Netherlands] - d. Feb. 9, 1860, Geldermalsen [now part of West Betuwe], Gelderland, Netherlands), Dutch politician. He was chairman of the Second Chamber (1841-42).
Damanaki, Maria (b. May 31, 1952, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece), Greek politician. She was EU commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries (2010-14).
Damanik, Anwar Harun (b. May 17, 1978, Sipinggan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia), acting governor of Papua Tengah (2024-25).
Damas, Ange Hyacinthe Maxence, baron de (b. Sept. 30, 1785, Paris, France - d. May 6, 1862, Paris), war minister (1823-24) and foreign minister (1824-28) of France.
Damas(-Aléka), Georges (b. Nov. 18, 1902, Libreville, Gabon - d. May 4, 1982, Libreville), Gabonese politician. He was ambassador to the Benelux countries (1961-64) and West Germany (1963-64) and president of the National Assembly (1964-75). He also composed the Gabonese national anthem.
Damas, Michael J(oseph) (b. Nov. 8, 1912, Charleston, W.Va. - d. April 13, 2003, Toledo, Ohio), mayor of Toledo (1959-61). Born to parents who fled their village in Lebanon to avoid service in the Ottoman military, he grew up in a Toledo neighbourhood called "Little Syria." He was involved in politics for about 50 years. A Democrat, he won election to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1948, serving three two-year terms. Four terms on the Toledo city council followed, and in 1959 he was elected as the first Arab-American mayor of a large U.S. city. In 1961 he was defeated in the primary. Later he was president of the Toledo school board.
Damásio, Virgílio Clímaco (b. Jan. 21, 1838, Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil - d. Nov. 21, 1913, Salvador, Bahia), governor of Bahia (1889 and [acting] 1890).
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Dambazau, Abdulrahman (Bello) (b. March 14, 1954, Zaria [now in Kaduna state], Nigeria), interior minister of Nigeria (2015-19). He was also chief of army staff (2008-10).
Dambe, Amos (Manyangwa) (b. March 30, 1911, Nswazwi, near Francistown, Bechuanaland [now Botswana] - d. 1991), home affairs minister of Botswana (1966-69). He was also minister of mines, commerce, and industry (1965-66), works and communications (1969-70), and agriculture (1970-72) and ambassador to the United States and high commissioner to Canada (1972-76).
Damberg, (Lars) Mikael (b. Oct. 13, 1971, Solna, Stockholm county, Sweden), interior minister (2019-21) and finance minister (2021-22) of Sweden. He was also minister of enterprise and innovation (2014-19).
Dambitis, Roberts (b. May 2, 1881, Trikata parish, Russia [now in Latvia] - d. March 27, 1957, Trikata, Latvian S.S.R.), war minister of Latvia (1940).
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Dambui, Cherubim (Alfred) (b. Feb. 23, 1948, Timbunke [now in East Sepik province], Papua New Guinea - d. June 24, 2010, Manila, Philippines), premier of East Sepik (1976-83).
Damerval (Martínez), Jaime (Francisco) (b. Nov. 19, 1940, Guayaquil, Ecuador), interior minister of Ecuador (2004-05). He was a minor presidential candidate in 2006.
Dames, Marvin (Hanlon) (b. Nov. 15, 1964), national security minister of The Bahamas (2017- ).
Damiani (Bustillos), Rafael (b. 1948, Caracas, Venezuela), interior minister of Venezuela (2002).
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Damilano Bonfante, Renato (Carlos) (b. 1917 - d. 2014), justice minister of Chile (1977).
Damjanac, Branko (b. April 15, 1947), mayor of Brcko (2003-04).
Damjanovic, Aleksandar (b. Dec. 22, 1969, Titograd [now Podgorica], Montenegro), finance minister of Montenegro (2022-23).
Damjanovski, Risto (b. May 25, 1937, Dolenci, Demir Hisar, Yugoslavia [now in North Macedonia] - d. March 30, 2021, Skopje, North Macedonia), defense minister of Macedonia (1991).
Damongo-Dadet, Emmanuel J(oachim) (b. Aug. 18, 1914 - d. March 1973), Congo (Brazzaville) politician. He was minister of public works and transport (1958-60) and permanent representative to the United Nations and ambassador to the United States (1961-64).
Dampilon, Irilto (Dampilonovich) (b. 1904, Edermik ulus, Zabaykalsky oblast [now in Buryatia], Russia - d. [executed] June 23, 1938, Ulan-Ude, Buryat-Mongol A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R. [now Buryatia, Russia]), chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Buryat-Mongol A.S.S.R. (1934-37).
Damrémont, Charles (Marie) Denys, comte de (b. Feb. 8, 1783, Chaumont, Haute-Marne, France - d. [killed] Oct. 13, 1837, Constantine, Algeria), governor-general of Algeria (1837).
Damseaux, André (Raphael Jean-Marie Maurice Antoine) (b. March 5, 1937, Verviers, Belgium - d. March 29, 2007, Verviers), chairman of the Executive of Wallonia (1982). He was also Belgian minister of francophone education (1985-87) and mayor of Verviers (1989-95).
Damyanov, Georgi (Purvanov) (b. Sept. 23, 1892, Lopushna [now Georgi Damyanovo], near Ferdinand [now Montana], Bulgaria - d. Nov. 27, 1958, Sofia, Bulgaria), defense minister (1946-50) and chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly (1950-58) of Bulgaria.
Damyanov (Raykov), Rayko (b. Jan. 5, 1904 [Dec. 23, 1903, O.S.], Gergini, Bulgaria - d. July 17, 1986, Sofia, Bulgaria), a deputy premier (1950-57) and a first deputy premier (1957-62) of Bulgaria. He was also president of the National Assembly (1947-49), chairman of the State Committee for Construction and Architecture (1956-58), and minister of trade (1957, 1959).
Dan, Carmen (Daniela) (b. Oct. 9, 1970, Bucharest, Romania), interior minister of Romania (2017-19).
Dan Dobi, Mahamane (b. 1923, Guéchémé [now in Dosso region], Niger - d. May 13, 1981, Niamey, Niger), justice minister of Niger (1965-70). He was also minister of public works (1970-72) and rural economy (1972-74).
Dana, John W(inchester) (b. June 21, 1808, Fryeburg, Mass. [now in Maine] - d. Dec. 22, 1867, Rosario, Argentina), governor of Maine (1844 [acting], 1847-50).
Danaya, Bob Tawa (b. March 16, 1955), governor of Western province, Papua New Guinea (2002-12).
Danchev (Petkov), Petko (b. Nov. 27, 1949, Pravets, Bulgaria - d. May 11, 2012), a deputy premier of Bulgaria (1989).
Danchev, Petur (Ivanov) (b. Nov. 18 [Nov. 6, O.S.], 1857, Sliven, Ottoman Empire [now in Bulgaria] - d. Feb. 21 [Feb. 8, O.S.], 1913, Sofia, Bulgaria), justice minister of Bulgaria (1900-01). He was also minister of commerce and agriculture (1901) and chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation (1907-13).
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Dancila, (Vasilica) Viorica (b. Dec. 16, 1963, Rosiori de Vede, Romania), prime minister of Romania (2018-19). She was a presidential candidate in 2019.
Danckwardt, Peter friherre von (b. June 4, 1662, Norrköping, Sweden - d. April 20, 1732), governor of Kopparberg (1723-32). He was made friherre (baron) in 1726.
Dancoisne-Martineau, Michel (Charles Yves) (b. 1965?), conservator of the French possessions on St. Helena (1987- ); adopted son (1986) of Gilbert Martineau.
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Dandavate, Madhu (b. Jan. 21, 1924, Ahmednagar [now in Maharashtra], India - d. Nov. 12, 2005, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India), finance minister of India (1989-90). He was also minister of railways (1977-79).
Dane, Sir Louis William (b. March 21, 1856 - d. Feb. 22, 1946), British resident in Jammu and Kashmir (1901-03) and lieutenant governor of Punjab (1908-13); knighted 1905.
Danel, Henri (Eloi) (b. Sept. 23, 1850, Béthune, Pas-de-Calais, France - d. March 18, 1900, Diala, Senegal [now in Mali]), lieutenant governor of Cochinchina (1889-92) and governor of Réunion (1893-95) and French Guiana (1896-98).
Daneo, Edoardo (b. Oct. 13, 1851, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia [now in Italy] - d. July 17, 1922, Turin), finance minister of Italy (1914-16). He was also minister of education (1909-10, 1914).
Danescu, George Ioan (b. Oct. 30, 1938, Ploesti [now Ploiesti], Romania - d. June 7, 2002, Bucharest, Romania), interior minister of Romania (1992-94).
Danese, Sérgio França (b. 1954, São Paulo, Brazil), Brazilian diplomat. He has been ambassador to Algeria (2005-09), Argentina (2016-20), South Africa (2020-22), and Peru (2022-23) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2023- ).
Danesh-Jafari, Davoud (b. 1954, Tehran, Iran), economy and finance minister of Iran (2005-08).
Danev, Stoyan (Petrov) (b. Feb. 9 [Jan. 28, O.S.], 1858, Sumnu, Ottoman Empire [now Shumen, Bulgaria] - d. July 30, 1949, Sofia, Bulgaria), foreign minister (1901-03, 1913), prime minister (1902-03, 1913), and finance minister (1918-20) of Bulgaria. He was also education minister (1902).
Danforth, John (Claggett) (b. Sept. 5, 1936, St. Louis, Mo.), U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (2004-05). He was also a U.S. senator from Missouri (1976-95).
Dang Dinh Quy (b. 1961, Nam Dinh province, North Vietnam [now in Vietnam]), Vietnamese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2018-22).
Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnamese diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2022- ).
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Dang Viet Chau (b. July 2, 1914, Mua village, Thai Binh province, Tonkin [now in Vietnam] - d. May 21, 1990, Hanoi, Vietnam), finance minister (1965-74) and a deputy premier (1974-76) of North Vietnam. He was also director-general of the State Bank (1975-76), minister of foreign trade (1976-80), and minister of the prime minister's office (1981) of (North) Vietnam.
D'Angelo, Giuseppe (b. Nov. 15, 1913, Calascibetta, Sicilia, Italy - d. Dec. 18, 1991), president of Sicilia (1961-64).
Dangue Rewaka, Denis (b. July 25, 1944, Port-Gentil, Gabon - d. July 30, 2009, Eaubonne, Val-d'Oise, France), Gabonese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1988-2008).
Daniel, Bill, byname of William Partlow Daniel (b. Nov. 20, 1915, Dayton, Texas - d. June 20, 2006, Liberty, Texas), governor of Guam (1961-63); brother of Price Daniel.
Daniel, Lara Erab, née Atto, Nauruan diplomat. She has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2024- ) and ambassador to the United States (2025- ).
Daniel, Otunba Gbenga, full name Otunba Justus Olugbenga Daniel (b. April 6, 1956, Ibadan [now in Oyo state], Nigeria), governor of Ogun (2003-11).
Daniel, (Marion) Price (b. Oct. 10, 1910, Dayton, Texas - d. Aug. 25, 1988, Liberty, Texas), governor of Texas (1957-63); great-great-grandson-in-law of Sam Houston.
Daniel, Rowland Mortimer (b. 1873, Pembrokeshire, Wales - d. Dec. 13, 1957, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]), resident commissioner of Bechuanaland (1928-30).
Daniel, Simeon (b. Aug. 22, 1934, Barnes Ghaut village, Nevis - d. May 27, 2012), finance minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1980-84) and premier of Nevis (1983-92).
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Danielescu, George (b. Sept. 9, 1949, Bucharest, Romania), finance minister of Romania (1991-92).
Danieli, Akili B(ernard) C(haggi) (b. 1935, Pare, Tanganyika [now in Tanzania] - d. Nov. 3, 1969, New York City), Tanzanian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1968-69).
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Daniels, Josephus (b. May 18, 1862, Washington, N.C. - d. Jan. 15, 1948, Raleigh, N.C.), U.S. secretary of the navy (1913-21); grandson-in-law of Jonathan Worth. He was also ambassador to Mexico (1933-41).
Daniels, Mitch(ell Elias, Jr.) (b. April 7, 1949, Monongahela, Pa.), governor of Indiana (2005-13).
Danielson, (Berndt) Gunnar (Emil) (b. Aug. 18, 1901, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Sept. 18, 1958), governor of Stockholm (1952-58).
Danielsson, (Sven) Anders (Herman) (b. Dec. 27, 1953, Hököpinge, Malmöhus [now in Skåne], Sweden), governor of Västra Götaland (2017-21). He was also director-general of the Swedish Security Service (2007-12) and the Swedish Migration Agency (2012-16).
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Danilovic, Goran (b. Jan. 5, 1971, Titograd [now Podgorica], Montenegro), interior minister of Montenegro (2016). He was a minor presidential candidate in 2023.
Danilson-Järg, Lea (b. Nov. 27, 1977, Tallinn, Estonian S.S.R.), justice minister of Estonia (2022-23).
Danin, José de Araujo Roso (d. Oct. 19, 1895, Belém, Pará, Brazil), acting president of Pará (1884, 1885, 1889, 1889).
Dañino (Zapata), Roberto (b. March 2, 1951, Lima), prime minister of Peru (2001-02). He was ambassador to the United States in 2002-04.
Danioth, Hans (b. May 25, 1931, Andermatt, Uri, Switzerland - d. Aug. 22, 2020, Altdorf, Uri), Landammann of Uri (1980-82); son of Ludwig Danioth.
Danioth, Ludwig (b. March 11, 1902, Schattdorf, Uri, Switzerland - d. June 9, 1996, Andermatt, Uri), Landammann of Uri (1952-54, 1956-60, 1966-68) and president of the Council of States of Switzerland (1963-64).
Danish, Mohammad Sarwar (b. 1961, Ishtarlay district, Oruzgan province [now in Daikundi province], Afghanistan), second vice president of Afghanistan (2014-21). He was also governor of Daikundi (2004) and minister of justice (2004-10) and higher education (acting, 2010-12).
Daniyalov, Abdurakhman (Daniyalovich) (b. Aug. 22 [Aug. 10, O.S.], 1908, Rugudzha, Dagestan oblast [now republic], Russia - d. April 24, 1981, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars/Council of Ministers (1940-48), first secretary of the Communist Party committee (1948-67), and chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1967-70) of the Dagestan A.S.S.R. He was also people's commissar of agriculture (1937-39).
Dankert, Piet(er) (b. Jan. 8, 1934, Stiens, Friesland, Netherlands - d. June 21, 2003, Perpignan, France), president of the European Parliament (1982-84).
Danko, Uladzimir (Antonavich) (b. Dec. 14, 1941, Servech, Grodno oblast, Belorussian S.S.R. - d. June 19?, 2018), interior minister of Belarus (1994).
Dankwambo, Ibrahim (Hassan) (b. April 4, 1962, Gombe [now in Gombe state], Nigeria), governor of Gombe (2011-19).
Dankwort, (Karl) Werner (b. Aug. 13, 1895, Gumbinnen, East Prussia, Germany [now Gusev, Kaliningrad oblast, Russia] - d. Dec. 15, 1986, Hyannis, Mass.), West German diplomat. He was ambassador to Canada (1951-56) and Brazil (1956-58) and permanent observer to the United Nations (1958-60).
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Danon, Danny (b. May 8, 1971, Ramat Gan, Israel), Israeli politician. He has been minister of science, technology, and space (2015) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2015-20, 2024- ).
Danov, Hristo (Veselinov) (b. Jan. 19, 1922, Sofia, Bulgaria - d. Feb. 17, 2003), interior minister of Bulgaria (1990-91). He was also chairman of the Constitutional Court (2000-03).
Danquah, J(oseph Kwame Kyeretwi) B(oakye) (b. Dec. 21, 1895, Bepong, Gold Coast [now in Ghana] - d. Feb. 4, 1965, Nsawam, Ghana), Ghanaian politician. He was co-founder of the United Gold Coast Convention (1947) and a presidential candidate (1960). He was imprisoned in 1961-62 and 1964-65.
Danson, Barnett Jerome, byname Barney Danson (b. Feb. 8, 1921, Toronto, Ont. - d. Oct. 17, 2011, Toronto), defence minister of Canada (1976-79).
Dantas, Antonio Bazilio Ribeiro (b. June 13, 1828, São José de Mipibu, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - d. Nov. 21, 1894, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte), acting president of Rio Grande do Norte (1867, 1868, 1882-83, 1884, 1885, 1889, 1889).
Dantas, António Eleutério (d. June 7, 1882, Luanda, Angola), governor-general of Angola (1880-82).
Dantas, Antônio Fernandes (b. May 18, 1881, Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - d. Jan. 20, 1966, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in Bahia (1937-38) and Rio Grande do Norte (1943-45).
Dantas, Antonio Leonardo da Silveira (b. Feb. 1, 1858, Divina Pastora, Sergipe, Brazil - d. Feb. 15, 1919, Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil), acting president of Sergipe (1896, 1896).
Dantas, Dionizio Rodrigues (b. July 1832, Estância, Sergipe, Brazil - d. May 3, 1880, Aracaju, Sergipe), acting president of Sergipe (1869, 1871).
Dantas, Francisco Clementino de San Tiago (b. Aug. 30, 1911, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Sept. 6, 1964, Rio de Janeiro), foreign minister (1961-62) and finance minister (1963) of Brazil.
Dantas, Francisco Wanderley (b. Oct. 22, 1932, Porto Acre, Acre, Brazil - d. May 24, 1982, Brasília, Brazil), governor of Acre (1971-75).
Dantas, Manoel Corrêa (b. Dec. 22, 1874, Santa Rosa de Lima, Divina Pastora municipality, Sergipe, Brazil - d. June 5, 1937, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil), president of Sergipe (1926 [acting], 1926-27 [acting], 1927-30).
Dantas, Manoel Pinto de Souza (b. Feb. 21, 1831, São Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Brazil - d. Jan. 29, 1894, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), chairman of the Council of Ministers and finance minister (1884-85) and foreign minister (1884-85) of Brazil. He was also president of Alagoas (1859-60) and Bahia (1865-66), minister of agriculture (1866-68) and justice (1880-82), and president of the Bank of Brazil (1889-94).
Dantas, Manoel Pinto de Souza, Filho (b. Oct. 18, 1852, São Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Brazil - d. Aug. 25, 1937, Paris, France), president of Paraná (1879-80) and Pará (1881-82); son of Manoel Pinto de Souza Dantas.
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Dantas, Rodolpho Epiphanio de Souza (b. Oct. 14, 1854, São Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Brazil - d. Sept. 12, 1901, Paris, France), interior minister (1882) and acting justice minister (1882) of Brazil; son of Manoel Pinto de Souza Dantas; brother of Manoel Pinto de Souza Dantas Filho.
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Darabos, Norbert (b. May 31, 1964, Vienna, Austria), defense minister of Austria (2007-13).
Daragan, Mikhail (Petrovich) (b. Sept. 14 [Sept. 2, O.S.], 1834, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. af. 1917), governor of Chernigov (1876-78), Vologda (1878-79), and Kalisz (1883-1902); son of Pyotr Daragan.
Daragan, Pyotr (Mikhailovich) (b. 1800 - d. Jan. 3, 1876 [Dec. 22, 1875, O.S.], Vilna, Russia [now Vilnius, Lithuania]), governor of Tula (1850-65).
Darányi (de Pusztaszentgyörgy et Tetétlen), Kálmán (b. March 22, 1886, Budapest, Hungary - d. Nov. 1, 1939, Budapest), prime minister of Hungary (1936-38). He was also agriculture minister (1935-38), acting interior minister (1937), and president of the House of Representatives (1938-39).
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Darbo, Bakary (Bunja) (b. Aug. 10, 1946, Dumbutto, Gambia), vice president (1982-92) and finance minister (1992-94) of The Gambia. He was also ambassador to Senegal (1979-81) and minister of information and tourism (1981-82) and education, youth, and sports (1987-92).
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Darden, Colgate W(hitehead), Jr. (b. Feb. 11, 1897, near Franklin, Va. - d. June 9, 1981, Norfolk, Va.), governor of Virginia (1942-46).
Dardista, Ismail (b. April 4, 1964, Skopje, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), justice minister of Macedonia (2002-03).
Dare, Albert Oliver (b. Sept. 23, 1917, Thames, N.Z. - d. July 14, 1982), resident commissioner of Niue (1956-58) and resident commissioner (1961-65) and high commissioner (1965) of the Cook Islands.
Darham, Sjachriel (b. April 3, 1945, Amuntai, Netherlands East Indies [now in Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia] - d. May 7, 2014, Banjarmasin, Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia), governor of Kalimantan Selatan (2000-05).
Dari, Luigi (b. Dec. 11, 1852, Nereto degli Abruzzi, Two Sicilies [now in Abruzzo, Italy] - d. April 15, 1919, Spello, Umbria, Italy), justice minister of Italy (1914). He was also mayor of Ancona (1890-91, 1899-1902, 1903, 1904) and minister of public works (1917-19).
Darida, Clelio (b. May 3, 1927, Rome, Italy - d. May 11, 2017, Rome), justice minister of Italy (1981-83). He was also mayor of Rome (1969-76), minister without portfolio (relations with parliament 1980, civil service 1980-81), and minister of posts and telecommunications (1980) and state holdings (1983-87).
Dariye, Joshua (Chibi) (b. July 27, 1957, Horop, Mushere [now in Bokkos local government area, Plateau state], Nigeria), governor of Plateau (1999-2006, 2007).
Darkin, Sergey (Mikhailovich) (b. Dec. 9, 1963, Bolshoy Kamen, Primorsky kray, Russian S.F.S.R.), governor of Primorsky kray (2001-12).
Darlan, (Jean Louis Xavier) François (b. Aug. 7, 1881, Nérac, France - d. [assassinated] Dec. 24, 1942, Algiers, Algeria), French marine minister (1940-42), interior minister (1941), defense minister (1941-42), and deputy prime minister and foreign minister (1941-42).
Darlan, Jean-Baptiste (b. June 10, 1848, Podensac, Gironde, France - d. Dec. 8, 1912, Nérac, Lot-et-Garonne, France), justice (and worship) minister of France (1896-97).
Darley, Sir Frederick Matthew (b. Sept. 18, 1830, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland - d. Jan. 4, 1910, London, England), acting governor of New South Wales (1893, 1895, 1899, 1901-02); knighted 1887. He was chief justice (1886-1910) and lieutenant-governor (1891-1910).
Darling, Sir Charles Henry (b. Feb. 19, 1809, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia - d. Jan. 25, 1870, Cheltenham, England), governor of Barbados (1841), lieutenant governor of Saint Lucia (1848-52), acting governor of Cape Colony (1854), and governor of Newfoundland (1855-57), Jamaica (1857-62), and Victoria (1863-66); knighted 1862; son of Henry Charles Darling.
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Darling, Henry Charles (b. Feb. 28, 1780, Uppingham, Rutland county, England - d. Feb. 11, 1845), governor of Tobago (1833-45); brother of Sir Ralph Darling; son-in-law of Charles Cameron.
Darling, Jay N(orwood), byname Ding Darling (b. Oct. 21, 1876, Norwood, Mich. - d. Feb. 12, 1962, Des Moines, Iowa), chief of the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey (1934-35). He was also known as a political cartoonist.
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Darling of Roulanish, Alistair (Maclean) Darling, Baron (b. Nov. 28, 1953, London, England - d. Nov. 30, 2023, Edinburgh, Scotland), British chancellor of the exchequer (2007-10). He was also chief secretary to the Treasury (1997-98) and secretary of social security (1998-2001), work and pensions (2001-02), transport (2002-06), Scotland (2003-06), and trade and industry (2006-07). He was made a life peer in 2015.
Darmanin, Gérald (b. Oct. 11, 1982, Valenciennes, Nord, France), interior minister (2020-24) and justice minister (2024- ) of France. He was also minister of public action and accounts (2017-20) and overseas (2022-24).
Darmanovic, Srdjan (b. July 18, 1961, Cetinje, Montenegro), foreign minister of Montenegro (2016-20). He was also ambassador to the United States (2010-16).
Darminto, Fahrizal (b. Oct. 21, 1964, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia), acting governor of Lampung (2024).
Daroussin, Joël (b. Dec. 16, 1870, Fons-sur-Lussan, Gard, France - d. Dec. 17, 1951, Paris, France), acting resident-superior of Laos (1921-23).
Darowski, Ludwik (b. Aug. 11, 1881, Opatów, Poland - d. Nov. 15, 1948, Warsaw, Poland), governor of Lódzkie (1924-26) and Krakowskie (1926-28) województwa. He was also Polish minister of labour and social protection (1921-23, 1923-24, 1924) and minister to the Soviet Union (1924).
Darricau, Rodolphe Augustin, baron (b. March 17, 1807, Saint-Denis, Seine [now in Seine-Saint-Denis], France - d. July 19, 1877, Paris, France), governor of Réunion (1858-64).
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Darsières, Camille (b. May 19, 1932, Fort-de-France, Martinique - d. Dec. 14, 2006, Fort-de-France), president of the Regional Council of Martinique (1988-92).
Darsigov, Magomed-Bashir (Zyaudinovich) (b. Sept. 9, 1951), prime minister of Ingushetia (1998-99).
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Dartmouth, William Legge, (1st) Earl of, (1st) Viscount Lewisham (b. Oct. 14, 1672 - d. Dec. 15, 1750, London, England), British secretary of state for the Southern Department (1710-13) and lord privy seal (1713-14). He succeeded as (2nd) Baron Dartmouth in 1691 and was created viscount and earl in 1711.
Dartmouth, William Legge, (2nd) Earl of (b. June 20, 1731, Marylebone, Middlesex [now part of London], England - d. July 15, 1801, London), British politician; grandson of William Legge, (1st) Earl of Dartmouth. He was first lord of trade (1765-66, 1772-75), secretary of state for the colonies (1772-75), and lord privy seal (1775-82). He succeeded as earl in 1750.
Dartout, Pierre (François Gabriel) (b. April 9, 1954, Limoges, France), prefect of French Guiana (1995-97) and minister of state of Monaco (2020-24). He was also prefect of the départements of Pyrénées-Orientales (1998-2000), Drôme (2000-02), Pyrénées-Atlantiques (2002-04), Var (2004-07), Val-de-Marne (2010-13), Marne (2013-15), Gironde (2015-17), and Bouches-du-Rhône (2017-20).
Daruvar, Yves de, original name Imre Kacskovics de Daruvár (b. March 31, 1921, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey] - d. May 28, 2018, Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France), high commissioner of the Comoros (1962-63). Of Hungarian origin, he moved with his family to France in the late 1920s. He was the last survivor of the 2nd Division that liberated Paris in 1944.
Daruváry (de Daruvár), Géza (b. Jan. 12, 1866, Pest [now part of Budapest], Hungary - d. Aug. 3, 1934, Budapest), foreign minister of Hungary (1922-24). He was also justice minister (1922-23).
Das, B(rijbir) S(aran) (b. Dec. 16, 1925 - d. Oct. 14, 2016), chief administrative officer of Sikkim (1973-74).
Das, Banarsi (b. July 8, 1912, Atrawali village, United Provinces [now in Uttar Pradesh], India - d. Aug. 3, 1983), chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (1979-80).
Das, Biswanath (b. March 8, 1889, Polasara village, Ganjam district, Orissa [now Odisha], India - d. June 2, 1984), chief minister of Orissa (1937-39, 1971-72) and governor of Uttar Pradesh (1962-67).
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Das, Ram Sundar (b. July 7, 1923 [or Jan. 9, 1921], Gangajal, Bihar, India - d. March 6, 2015, Patna, Bihar), chief minister of Bihar (1979-80).
Das, S(anti) J(ibon) (b. Nov. 1, 1914 - d. ...), chief commissioner of Mizoram (1972).
Das Neves, Mario (b. April 27, 1951, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. Oct. 31, 2017, Rawson, Chubut, Argentina), governor of Chubut (2003-11, 2015-17).
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D'Ascoli (Sotillo), Carlos Alberto (b. Aug. 18, 1899, Caracas, Venezuela - d. Dec. 7, 1985, Caracas), finance minister of Venezuela (1945-47).
Dash, Mangaljavyn (b. 1925), Mongolian politician. He was minister of agriculture (1968-76, 1980-81) and ambassador to Poland (1976-78) and Afghanistan (1978-80).
Dashkov, Andrey (Vasilyevich) (b. July 12 [July 1, O.S.], 1790 - d. March 27 [March 15, O.S.], 1865), governor of Olonets (1836-39); brother of Dmitry Dashkov.
Dashkov, Dmitry (Vasilyevich) (b. Jan. 5, 1789 [Dec. 25, 1788, O.S.], Moscow, Russia - d. Dec. 8 [Nov. 26, O.S.], 1839, St. Petersburg, Russia), justice minister of Russia (1829-39).
Dashtseren, Buyantyn (b. Dec. 30, 1928, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia), Mongolian diplomat. He was ambassador to India (1973-78) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1978-82).
Dashuk, Leonid (Andreyevich) (b. June 22, 1936), justice minister of Belarus (1990-94).
Daskalov, Rayko (Ivanov) (b. Dec. 21 [Dec. 9, O.S.], 1886, Byala Cherkva, Bulgaria - d. [assassinated] Aug. 26, 1923, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), leader of the rebel "Radomir Republic" (1918) and finance minister (1920) and interior minister (1922-23) of Bulgaria. He was also minister of agriculture (1919-20) and commerce, industry, and labour (1920-22).
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Daskalova, Svetla (Raykova) (b. Nov. 21, 1921, Sofia, Bulgaria - d. July/August 2008), justice minister of Bulgaria (1966-90); daughter of Rayko Daskalov.
Dass, Damodar (b. Jan. 29, 1914 - d. ...), chief commissioner of Chandigarh (1968-69).
Dassanayake, T(udor) K(arunatilleke) (d. January 2006), governor of Central province, Sri Lanka (2000-01).
Dassi, Didier (b. May 23, 1946), justice minister (1984-87) and finance minister (1988-90) of Benin. He was also prefect of Mono département (1987-88).
Dassi, Sébastien (b. Jan. 20, 1905, Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin] - d. 1975), interior minister of Dahomey (1957-59). He was also minister of agriculture (1959-62) and president of the Supreme Court (1962-63).
Dasso (Hoke), Andrés F(rancisco) (b. June 16, 1893, Lima, Peru - d. May 27, 1961, Lima), finance minister of Peru (1950-52); brother of David Dasso. He was also mayor of Lima (1926-29) and president of the Central Reserve Bank (1952-58).
Dasso (Hoke), David (Victorio) (b. Feb. 25, 1891, Lima, Peru - d. May 18, 1952, Lima), finance minister of Peru (1940-42).
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Dastis (Quecedo), Alfonso (María) (b. Oct. 5, 1955, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain), foreign minister of Spain (2016-18). He has also been ambassador to the Netherlands (2004-07) and Italy (2018- ).
Dasuki dan Khaliru, Ibrahim (b. Dec. 31, 1923, Dogondaji village, Sokoto state, Nigeria - d. Nov. 14, 2016, Abuja, Nigeria), sultan of Sokoto (1988-96).
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Datcu, Ion (b. Feb. 20, 1930 - d. January 2013), Romanian diplomat. He was ambassador to Japan (1966-69), Australia (1967-69), and Switzerland (1982-85) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1972-78).
Date, Chuichi (b. Jan. 20, 1939, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan), Japanese politician. He was president of the House of Councillors (2016-19).
Dati, Rachida (b. Nov. 27, 1965, Saint-Rémy, Saône-et-Loire, France), justice minister of France (2007-09). She has also been culture minister (2024- ).
Dato e Iradier, Eduardo (b. Aug. 12, 1856, La Coruña, Spain - d. [assassinated] March 8, 1921, Madrid, Spain), prime minister of Spain (1913-15, 1917, 1920-21). He was also minister of interior (1899-1900), justice (1902-03, 1914-15), foreign affairs (1918), and navy (1920-21), mayor of Madrid (1907), and president of the Congress of Deputies (1907-10).
Datt, Krishna (b. Oct. 15, 1944, Mateniwai, Labasa, Fiji), foreign minister of Fiji (1987). He was also minister of labour and industrial relations (2006).
Datta, Shyamal (b. May 10, 1941), governor of Nagaland (2002-07). He was also director of the Intelligence Bureau of India (1998-2001).
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Datumanong, Simeon (Ampatuan) (b. June 17, 1935, Maganoy [now Shariff Aguak], Maguindanao, Philippines - d. Feb. 28, 2017, Quezon City, Philippines), justice secretary of the Philippines (2003). He was also governor of Cotabato (1968-71) and Maguindanao (1973-75) and secretary of public works and highways (2001-03).
Daubigny, Jean (b. May 18, 1948, Troyes, Aube, France - d. July 2, 2024), prefect of Réunion (1998-2001) and of Paris (2013-15). He was also prefect of the départements of Vaucluse (1991-93), Loire (1993-96), Marne (2001-03), Haute-Garonne (2003-06), Ille-et-Vilaine (2006-09), and Loire-Atlantique (2009-12).
Däubler-Gmelin, Herta, née Gmelin (b. Aug. 12, 1943, Bratislava, Slovakia), justice minister of Germany (1998-2002).
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Daudpota, (Mohammad) Azim (b. Sept. 14, 1933, Bombay [now Mumbai], India - d. April 3, 2017), governor of Sindh (1999-2000). He was also commander of the air force of Zimbabwe (1983-86).
Daugaard, Dennis (Martin) (b. June 11, 1953, Garretson, S.D.), governor of South Dakota (2011-19).
Daugherty, Harry M(icajah) (b. Jan. 26, 1860, Washington Court House, Ohio - d. Oct. 12, 1941, Columbus, Ohio), U.S. attorney general (1921-24).
Daukantas, Teodoras (b. Sept. 20 [Sept. 8, O.S.], 1884, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. April 10, 1960, Buenos Aires, Argentina), defense minister of Lithuania (1924-25, 1927-28). He was also armed forces chief of staff (1926-27) and chargé d'affaires in Argentina and Brazil (1931-34).
Daukeyev, Serikbek (Zhusupbekovich) (b. Feb. 17, 1950, Semipalatinsk, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Atyrau oblast (2000-02). He was also Kazakh minister of geology (1993-97), ecology and natural resources (1997-99), and natural resources and environmental protection (1999-2000) and president of the Academy of Sciences (2002-03).
Daulatram, Jairamdas (b. July 21, 1891, Hyderabad, Sind, India [now in Pakistan] - d. March 1, 1979, New Delhi, India), governor of Bihar (1947-48) and Assam (1950-56). He was also Indian minister of food and agriculture (1948-50).
Daulenov, Salken (Daulenovich) (b. Oct. 10 [Sept. 27, O.S.], 1907, Alty-Karasu, Russia [now in Aktobe oblast, Kazakhstan] - d. Feb. 29, 1984, Alma-Ata, Kazakh S.S.R. [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Kazakh S.S.R. (1961-62). He was also chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1938-39), chairman of the Executive Committee of Yuzhno-Kazakhstan oblast (1945-51), minister of water (1954-57), and first secretary of the party committee of Semipalatinsk oblast (1960-61).
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Daun, Domingos de Saldanha Oliveira e (b. Sept. 3, 1800, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Aug. 21, 1836, Angola), governor of Angola (1836); brother of João Carlos Gregório Domingues Vicente Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, duque, marquês e conde de Saldanha; grandson of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Mello, marquês de Pombal.
Daunivalu, Luke (b. April 26, 1974, Nausori, Fiji), Fijian diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (2016-18) and high commissioner to Australia (2018-22).
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Dauphin, (Henri) Albert (b. Aug. 26, 1827, Amiens, Somme, France - d. Nov. 14, 1898, Amiens), finance minister of France (1886-87). He was also mayor of Amiens (1868-73) and prefect of Somme département (1871).
Dauplay, Jean-Jacques (b. April 8, 1878, Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord [now Côtes-d'Armor], France - d. 19...), interim resident-superior of Laos (1925-26).
Dauriac, Alexandre François (b. Feb. 22, 1812, Brindisi, Italy - d. 1878), commandant of the Naval Division of the Western Coasts of Africa (1868-69).
Dausab, Yvonne (b. Nov. 6, 1974, Windhoek, Namibia), justice minister of Namibia (2020-25).
Dausabea, Charles (b. Aug. 21, 1960 - d. Oct. 14?, 2019), Solomon Islands politician. He was minister of police and national security (2006) and public service (2007).
Dausi, Nicholas, Malawian politician. He has been director-general of the National Intelligence Bureau (2014-16) and minister of information and communications technology (2016-18) and homeland security (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020- ).
Dauth, John Cecil (b. April 9, 1947, Brisbane, Qld.), Australian diplomat. He was high commissioner to Malaysia (1993-96), New Zealand (2006-08), and the United Kingdom (2008-12) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2001-06).
D'Auvergne, Corbet James (b. 1765?, Jersey? - d. Feb. 2, 1825, Le Havre, France), lieutenant governor of Heligoland (1807-08).
Davaasambuu, Dalrayn (b. Aug. 6, 1952, Santmargats soum, Zavkhan province, Mongolia), finance minister of Mongolia (1992-95). He was also ambassador to the United Kingdom (2001-08).
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Dave, Prasannabhai Karunashankar (b. Jan. 1, 1923 - d. Sept. 18/19, 2006, New Delhi, India), lieutenant governor of Delhi (1992-97). He was also Indian ambassador to Belgium (1977-81).
Davey, Martin L(uther) (b. July 25, 1884, Kent, Ohio - d. March 31, 1946, Kent), governor of Ohio (1935-39).
David, Adelino (Santiago) Castelo (b. 1955?), finance minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1999-2001, 2004-05). He is a former central bank governor (1992-94) and former president of the bank Caixa Nacional de Poupanças e Crédito. Before his first appointment as finance minister, he was a World Bank consultant, representing the São Tomé government.
David, Christian Georg Nathan, originally (until 1830) David Nathan David (b. Jan. 16, 1793, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. June 18, 1874, Copenhagen), finance minister of Denmark (1864-65).
David, Cristian, surname until 2001 Troaca (b. Dec. 26, 1967, Bucharest, Romania), interior minister of Romania (2007-08).
David, Sir Edgeworth (Beresford) (b. June 12, 1908 - d. May 15, 1965), acting governor of Hong Kong (1957-58); knighted 1961. He was colonial secretary (1955-59).
David, Eduard (Heinrich Rudolph) (b. June 11, 1863, Ediger an der Mosel, Prussia - d. Dec. 24, 1930, Berlin), president of the Constituent National Assembly (1919) and interior minister (1919) of Germany.
Dávid, Ibolya (Márta) (b. Aug. 12, 1954, Baja, Hungary), justice minister of Hungary (1998-2002).
David, Johnny P. (b. Aug. 21, 1937, Kitti, Ponape [now Pohnpei], Micronesia [now in Federated States of Micronesia]), governor of Pohnpei (1992-96, 2000-08).
David, Josef (b. Feb. 17, 1884, Kylesovice, Austria [now in Czech Republic] - d. April 21, 1968, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), a deputy premier of Czechoslovakia (1945). He was also chairman of the Provisional National Assembly (1945-46) and Constituent National Assembly (1946-48).
David, Joseph Jean (b. Nov. 28, 1902, Paris, France - d. Oct. 8, 1969, Yerres, Essonne, France), resident of Wallis and Futuna (1933-38).
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David, Václav (b. Sept. 23, 1910, Studená, Moravia [now in Czech Republic] - d. Jan. 5, 1996), foreign minister of Czechoslovakia (1953-68). He was also ambassador to Bulgaria (1969-71).
Davide, Hilario, Jr., or Hilario Gelbolingo Davide (b. Dec. 20, 1935, Colawin barangay, Argao, Cebu, Philippines), Philippine official. He was chairman of the Commission of Elections (1988-90), chief justice of the Supreme Court (1998-2005), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2007-10).
Davide, Hilario, III, or Hilario Perez Davide, byname Junjun Davide (b. Aug. 25, 1964, Cebu City, Philippines), Philippine politician; son of Hilario Davide, Jr. He was governor of Cebu (2013-19).
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Davidson, James O(le) (b. Feb. 10, 1854, near Årdal, Nordre Bergenhus amt [now in Vestland fylke], Norway - d. Dec. 16, 1922, Madison, Wis.), governor of Wisconsin (1906-11).
Davidson, Jeff(erson Godwyn) (b. April 15, 1928, Roxborough, Tobago - d. June 10, 2023, Mt. Grace, Tobago), chairman of the House of Assembly of Tobago (1986-89).
Davidson, Sir Walter Edward (b. April 20, 1859, Valletta, Malta - d. Sept. 16, 1923, Sydney, N.S.W.), governor of the Seychelles (1904-12), Newfoundland (1913-17), and New South Wales (1918-23); knighted 1914.
Davidson-Houston, Wilfred Bennett (b. Jan. 3, 1870 - d. Sept. 18, 1960, Esher, Surrey, England), commissioner of Montserrat (1906-18), administrator of Saint Lucia (1918-27), acting administrator of Dominica (1923-24), and acting governor of Nyasaland (1929).
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Dávila (Cuéllar), Miguel R(afael) (b. Sept. 29, 1856, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - d. Oct. 12, 1927, Tegucigalpa), president of Honduras (1907-11). He was also minister of finance (1894-96) and justice (1903).
Dávila (Barrios), Williams (Daniel) (b. April 19, 1951, Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela), governor of Mérida (1984-86, 1995-2000).
Dávila Arrondo, Fidel, (from 1949) marqués de Dávila (b. April 24, 1878, Barcelona, Spain - d. March 22, 1962, Madrid, Spain), chairman of the Technical Junta (1936-37), defense minister (1938-39), and army minister (1945-51) of Spain.
Dávila Condemarín, José (b. 1799, Trujillo, Peru - d. 1882, Lima, Peru), foreign minister (1843 [acting], 1844 [acting], 1845, 1845) and interior and education minister (1847-49) of Peru. He was also rector of the University of San Marcos (1854-57) and minister to Sardinia (1858-60).
Dávila Espinoza, Carlos (Gregorio) (b. Sept. 15, 1887, Los Ángeles, Chile - d. Oct. 19, 1955, Washington, D.C.), provisional president of Chile (1932) and secretary-general of the Organization of American States (1954-55).
Davin, Jean (Aveno) (b. March 23, 1922, Libreville, Gabon - d. March 18, 1993, Nice, France), Gabonese diplomat/politician. He was ambassador to Belgium and the Vatican (1968-69) and Italy (1973-80), permanent representative to the United Nations (1969-73, 1980-83), and mayor of Libreville (1983-89).
Davinic, Prvoslav (b. July 20, 1938, Belgrade, Yugoslavia), defense minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004-05). He resigned after being accused of approving purchases of military equipment at overblown prices.
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Davis, (John Chandler) Bancroft (b. Dec. 29, 1822, Worcester, Mass. - d. Dec. 27, 1907, Washington, D.C.), U.S. diplomat. He was minister to Germany (1874-77).
Davis, Cushman K(ellogg) (b. June 16, 1838, Henderson, N.Y. - d. Nov. 27, 1900, St. Paul, Minn.), governor of Minnesota (1874-76).
Davis, Daniel F(ranklin) (b. Sept. 12, 1843, Freedom, Maine - d. Jan. 9, 1897, Bangor, Maine), governor of Maine (1880-81).
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Davis, David W(illiam) (b. April 23, 1873, Cardiff, Wales - d. Aug. 5, 1959, Lincoln, Idaho), governor of Idaho (1919-23).
Davis, Deane C(handler) (b. Nov. 7, 1900, East Barre, Vt. - d. Dec. 8, 1990, Berlin, Vt.), governor of Vermont (1969-73).
Davis, Dwight F(illey) (b. July 5, 1879, St. Louis, Mo. - d. Nov. 28, 1945, Washington, D.C.), U.S. secretary of war (1925-29) and governor-general of the Philippines (1929-32). He was also a noted tennis player (founder of the Davis Cup).
Davis, Edmund J(ackson) (b. Oct. 2, 1827, St. Augustine, Fla. - d. Feb. 7, 1883, Austin, Texas), governor of Texas (1870-74).
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Davis, Harry L(yman) (b. Jan. 25, 1878, Cleveland, Ohio - d. May 21, 1950, Shaker Heights, Ohio), governor of Ohio (1921-23).
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Davis, Jeff(erson) (b. May 6, 1862, near Richmond, Ark. - d. Jan. 3, 1913, Little Rock, Ark.), governor of Arkansas (1901-07). He was also a U.S. senator from Arkansas (1907-13).
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Davis, Jehu (b. 1740, Kent county, Delaware - d. May 11, 1802, Mispillion Hundred, Kent county), acting president of Delaware (1789).
Davis, John (b. Jan. 13, 1787, Northborough, Mass. - d. April 19, 1854, Worcester, Mass.), governor of Massachusetts (1834-35, 1841-43); brother-in-law of George Bancroft.
Davis, Sir John (Gilbert) (b. March 24, 1911 - d. Feb. 3, 1989), lieutenant governor of Jersey (1969-74); knighted 1964.
Davis, John E(dward) (b. April 18, 1913, Minneapolis, Minn. - d. May 12, 1990, Rancho Mirage, Calif.), governor of North Dakota (1957-61).
Davis, John W(esley) (b. April 16, 1799, New Holland, Pa. - d. Aug. 22, 1859, Carlisle, Ind.), governor of Oregon (1853-54). He was also speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1845-47) and U.S. commissioner to China (1848-50).
Davis, John W(illiam) (b. March 7, 1826, Rehoboth, Mass. - d. Jan. 26, 1907, Pawtucket, R.I.), governor of Rhode Island (1887-88, 1890-91).
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Davis, Philip (Edward), byname Brave Davis (b. June 7, 1951, Nassau, Bahamas), prime minister of The Bahamas (2021- ). He has also been deputy prime minister and minister of works and urban development (2012-17) and leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (2017- ).
Davis, Robert Leslie (b. March 22, 1930), administrator of the British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus (1980-83).
Davis, Sir (Steuart) Spencer (b. 1875 - d. April 3, 1950), governor of Saint Helena (1932-37); knighted 1930.
Davis, Terry, byname of Terence Anthony Gordon Davis (b. Jan. 5, 1938, Stourbridge, West Midlands, England), secretary-general of the Council of Europe (2004-09).
Davis, Sir Tom, byname of Sir Thomas Robert Alexander Harries Davis (b. June 11, 1917, Ruatonga, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - d. July 23, 2007, Rarotonga), prime minister of the Cook Islands (1978-83, 1983-87); knighted 1980. A medical scientist who once worked for NASA in the United States, he was also high commissioner to New Zealand in 2004-05.
Davis, Westmoreland (b. Aug. 21, 1859, aboard ship en route from Boston, Mass., to Liverpool, England - d. Sept. 2, 1942, Baltimore, Md.), governor of Virginia (1918-22).
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Davison, Sir Ronald (Keith) (b. Nov. 16, 1920, Kaponga, N.Z. - d. July 2, 2015, Auckland, N.Z.), acting governor-general of New Zealand (1980, 1985); knighted 1978. He was chief justice (1978-89).
Davit` (b. 1756 - d. November 1795, Ahiska, Ottoman Empire [now Akhaltsikhe, Georgia]), king of Imeret`i (1784-89); son of King Giorgi VII.
Davitadze, Daud (Aliyevich) (b. 1901, Urekhi, Kutaisi province, Russia [now in Ajaria, Georgia] - d. ...), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Adzharistan (1938-54). He was also people's commissar of justice (1937-38).
Davitadze, Levan (Mikhailovich) (b. 1916), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Adzhar A.S.S.R. (1961-75).
Davitashvili, Levan (b. Dec. 10, 1978), a deputy prime minister (2021-24) and first deputy prime minister (2024- ) of Georgia. He has also been minister of agriculture (2016-22), environmental protection (2017-22), and economy and sustainable development (2022- ).
Davletov, Ruslanbek (Kuroltayevich) (b. June 1, 1980, Shavat district, Khorezm oblast, Uzbek S.S.R.), justice minister of Uzbekistan (2017-22).
Davletyarov, Akhmetsafa (Mustafovich) (b. July 1905 - d. [executed] May 9, 1938, Kazan, Tatar A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1937).
Davlyatkadamov, Khushkadam (Davlyatkadamovich) (b. Dec. 5, 1924, Yemts, Pamir okrug, Uzbek S.S.R. [now in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan] - d. Dec. 3, 1995, Dushanbe, Tajikistan), chairman of the Executive Committee (1967-70) and first secretary of the Communist Party committee (1970-78) of Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous oblast. He was also minister of higher and secondary special education of the Tadzhik S.S.R. (1978-84).
Davoodi, Parviz (b. 1952, Tehran, Iran - d. April 18, 2024, Tehran), first vice president of Iran (2005-09). He was also head of the National Elites Foundation (2005-07).
Davud Pasha, (Garabet Artin) (b. c. 1816, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey] - d. 1873, Biarritz, France), governor of Mount Lebanon (1861-68). He was also Ottoman minister of public works (1868-71).
Davudov, Yusup (Gurbanberdiyevich), Turkmen Ýusup (Gurbanberdyýewiç) Dawudow (b. 1969, Ashkhabad, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2005-07). He was also minister of energy and industry (2005-07).
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Davydov, Oleg (Dmitriyevich) (b. May 25, 1940, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), a deputy prime minister of Russia (1994-97). He was also minister of foreign economic relations (1993-97).
Dawaleh, Ilyas Moussa (b. Oct. 21, 1966), economy and finance minister of Djibouti (2011- ).
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Dawson, Christopher William (b. May 31, 1896 - d. March 2, 1983), acting governor of Sarawak (1949-50). He was chief secretary (1946-50).
Dawson, Ivan (b. March 1, 1914, Ballast Bay, Tortola island, British Virgin Islands - d. April 22, 2001, Ballast Bay), British Virgin Islands politician. He was deputy chief minister and minister of natural resources and public health (1967-71) and speaker of the legislature (1975-83).
Dawson, John W. (b. Oct. 21, 1820, Cambridge, Ind. - d. Sept. 10, 1877, Indiana), governor of Utah (1861).
Dawson, William M(ercer) O(wens) (b. May 21, 1853, Bloomington, Md. - d. March 12, 1916, Charleston, W.Va.), governor of West Virginia (1905-09).
Day, Peter A(ndrew) (b. 1926 - d. 2021), administrator of Tristan da Cunha (1959-61, 1963-65).
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Day, William R(ufus) (b. April 17, 1849, Ravenna, Ohio - d. July 9, 1923, Mackinac Island, Mich.), U.S. secretary of state (1898). He was also an associate justice of the Supreme Court (1903-22).
Dayal, Harishwar (b. July 14, 1915 - d. May 19, 1964, Gorakshep region, eastern Nepal), Indian political officer in Sikkim (1948-52) and chief minister of Sikkim (1949). He was also Indian ambassador to Nepal (1960-64).
Dayal, Rajeshwar (b. Aug. 12, 1909, Naini Tal, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh [now Nainital, Uttarakhand], India - d. Sept. 17, 1999, New Delhi, India), Indian diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires in the Soviet Union (1949), permanent representative to the United Nations (1952-54), ambassador to Yugoslavia and minister to Romania and Bulgaria (1955-58), high commissioner to Pakistan (1958-62), UN special representative in the Congo (Léopoldville) (1960-61), and ambassador to France (1965-67).
Dayal, Ranjit Singh (b. Nov. 15, 1928, Burma [now Myanmar] - d. Jan. 29, 2012, Panchkula, Haryana, India), lieutenant governor of Pondicherry (1988-90) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1990-93).
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Dayori, Antoine (b. Aug. 2, 1960, Yondisseri, Dahomey [now Benin]), Beninese politician. He was minister of culture, crafts, and tourism (2005-06) and a minor presidential candidate (2006, 2011).
Dayton, Mark (Brandt) (b. Jan. 26, 1947, Minneapolis, Minn.), governor of Minnesota (2011-19). He was also a U.S. senator from Minnesota (2001-07).
Daza, Hilarión (b. Jan. 14, 1840, Sucre, Bolivia - d. [assassinated] Feb. 27, 1894, Uyuni, Bolivia), provisional president of Bolivia (1876-79).
Daza Valenzuela, Pedro (b. March 4, 1925, Santiago, Chile - d. Oct. 8, 2005), Chilean diplomat. He was ambassador to Venezuela (1975-77) and Bolivia (1977-78) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1984-90).