Index Ge-Gk

Geary, George Reginald (b. Aug. 12, 1873, Strathroy, Ont. - d. April 30, 1954, Toronto, Ont.), justice minister and attorney general of Canada (1935). He was also mayor of Toronto (1910-12).

Geary, Sir Henry Le Guay (b. April 29, 1837 - d. July 31, 1918), governor of Bermuda (1902-04); knighted 1900.

Geary, John White (b. Dec. 30, 1819, near Mount Pleasant, Pa. - d. Feb. 8, 1873, Harrisburg, Pa.), mayor of San Francisco (1849-51) and governor of Kansas (1856-57) and Pennsylvania (1867-73).

Geay, Lucien Eugène (b. Jan. 4, 1900 - d. Aug. 26, 1976), acting governor of Dahomey (1928-29), acting lieutenant governor of Mauritania (1947), and governor of Senegal (1952-54) and French Sudan (1954-56).

Gechev, Rumen (Vasilev) (b. Oct. 4, 1956, Cherven Bryag, Bulgaria), Bulgarian politician. He was a deputy prime minister and minister of economic development (1995-97).

Geddes, John (b. Dec. 25, 1777, Charleston, S.C. - d. March 4, 1828, Charleston), governor of South Carolina (1818-20).

Gede, Tadeusz (b. Dec. 28, 1911, Tiflis, Russia [now Tbilisi, Georgia] - d. March 4, 1982, Warsaw, Poland), a deputy premier of Poland (1952-56). He was also minister of foreign trade (1949-52) and ambassador to the Soviet Union (1957-59) and East Germany (1969-73).

Gedik, Namik (b. 1911, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey] - d. [suicide] May 29, 1960, Ankara, Turkey), interior minister of Turkey (1954-55, 1956-60).

Gedion

Gedion Timothewos (b. Jan. 1, 1978, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), foreign minister of Ethiopia (2024- ). He was also attorney general (2020-21) and justice minister (2021-24).

Gedu

Gedvilas

Gedu Andargachew (Alene) (b. Aug. 16, 1963, Wollo, Ethiopia), foreign minister of Ethiopia (2019-20). He was also president of Amhara region (2013-19).

Gedvilas, Mecislovas, Russian Mechislovas (Aleksandrovich) Gedvilas (b. Dec. 2 [Nov. 19, O.S.], 1901, Bubiai, Russia [now in Lithuania] - d. Feb. 15, 1981), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1940-46) and of the Council of Ministers (1946-56) of the Lithuanian S.S.R. He was also minister of interior (1940) and education (1957-73).

Geens, Gaston (Constant Stefaan Antoon) (b. June 10, 1931, Kersbeek-Miskom [now in Flemish Brabant province], Belgium - d. June 5, 2002, Winksele, Flemish Brabant), finance minister of Belgium (1977-80) and minister-president of Flanders (1981-92). He was also Belgian minister of budget (1980).

Geens, Koen(raad Frans Julia) (b. Jan. 22, 1958, Brasschaat, Belgium), finance minister (2013-14), justice minister (2014-20), and a deputy prime minister (2019-20) of Belgium.

Geer, Dirk Jan de (b. Dec. 14, 1870, Groningen, Netherlands - d. Nov. 27, 1960, Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands), prime minister of the Netherlands (1926-29, 1939-40). He was also mayor of Arnhem (1920-21) and minister of finance (1921-23, 1926-33, 1939-40) and interior and agriculture (1925-26).

Geer, T(heodore) T(hurston) (b. March 12, 1851, Waldo Hills, near Salem, Ore. - d. Feb. 21, 1924, Portland, Ore.), governor of Oregon (1899-1903).

Geerlings-S.

Geerlings-Simons, Jennifer (b. Sept. 5, 1953, Paramaribo, Suriname), president of Suriname (2025- ). She was also chairman of the National Assembly (2010-20).

Geertsema, Carel Coenraad (b. June 9, 1843, Groningen, Netherlands - d. Oct. 19, 1928, Wiesbaden, Germany), queen's commissioner of Groningen (1892-1917); son of Johan Herman Geertsema Carelszoon.

Geertsema, Molly, byname of Willem Jacob Geertsema (b. Oct. 18, 1918, Utrecht, Netherlands - d. June 27, 1991, Wassenaar, Netherlands), a deputy prime minister and interior minister of the Netherlands (1971-73) and queen's commissioner of Gelderland (1973-83); grandnephew of Carel Coenraad Geertsema. He was also mayor of Wassenaar (1961-71), leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (1969-72), and minister of Suriname and Netherlands Antilles affairs (1973).

Geertsema Carelszoon, Johan Herman (b. July 30, 1816, Groningen, Netherlands - d. April 14, 1908, Utrecht, Netherlands), interior minister of the Netherlands (1866, 1872-74) and king's/queen's commissioner of Overijssel (1878-93).

Gees, Mohamed Said (b. Nov. 11, 1946, Erigavo, British Somaliland [now Republic of Somaliland] - d. Aug. 23, 2025, Virginia), finance minister (1999-2001) and foreign minister (2002-03) of Somaliland. He was also planning minister (1997-99).

Geffrard, Fabre (Nicolas Guillaume), ci-devant duc de Tabara (or duc de la Table), name before adoption (by stepfather Fabre) Nicolas Guillaume Geffrard (b. Sept. 19, 1806, Anse-à-Veau, Haiti - d. Feb. 11, 1879, Kingston, Jamaica), president of Haiti (1859-67). He was a high-ranking officer in the Haitian army, commanding a division of the expeditionary army against the Dominicans in 1844. After Pres. Faustin Soulouque proclaimed himself emperor (Faustin I) in 1849, he created Geffrard duke. But Geffrard disassociated himself from Soulouque's dictatorial regime. After earning the trust of the people, he proclaimed himself leader of the republic in Gonaïves, causing Soulouque to abdicate. As president, Geffrard reinstated order and tranquillity after the upheaval and terror of Soulouque. Geffrard is known for creating a new constitution, based on Alexandre Pétion's 1816 document, which primarily improved transportation and education. He helped restore ties with the Vatican, which had been strained since the revolutionary period. By signing a concordat with the Vatican in 1860, he expanded the domain of the Catholic Church in Haiti. The agreement contributed to the development of parochial schools, led by predominantly foreign-born clergy members. He also concluded treaties of commerce with France, Britain, and Spain. In 1861 his government became very unpopular, he being accused of subserviency to Spain, for not opposing the occupation of Santo Domingo by that power, and thereafter there were repeated revolts, particularly under the generals Léon Legros, Aimé Legros, and Sylvain Salnave. In 1866 he promulgated liberal laws but discontent among the elite and the rural piquets (peasants who were descendants of slaves) remained, eventually forcing him out of office in favour of Salnave.

Gegechkori, Yevgeny (Petrovich) (b. Feb. 1 [Jan. 20, O.S.], 1881, Salkhino, Russia [now in Georgia] - d. June 5, 1954, Paris, France), foreign minister of Georgia (1918-21). He was also a member of the Russian State Duma (1907-12) and Georgian justice minister (1921) and head of a government in exile (1953-54).

Gegeshidze, Georgy (Andreyevich) (b. 1924, Khashuri, Georgian S.S.R. - d. 1971), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Abkhaz A.S.S.R. (1953-55). He was also first secretary of the party committees of Rustavi city (19...-52) and Tbilisi city (1956-61) and mayor of Tbilisi (1953).

Geghamyan

Geghamyan, Artashes (Mamikoni) (b. Dec. 2, 1949, Yerevan, Armenian S.S.R. - d. Sept. 20, 2024), Armenian politician. During 1979-86, he held various posts at the Council of the Communist Party of Armenia. During 1987-89, he was the first secretary of the Mashtotz District Council of the Communist Party. In 1989-90, he was mayor of Yerevan. In 1990, he quit the Communist Party. In 1995, he was elected to the National Assembly (parliament) of Armenia. In April 1997, he founded the National Unity party, which in February 1998 at its extraordinary session proposed Geghamyan as a candidate for that year's presidential elections. He won only 0.4% of the vote in that election. He was again presidential candidate in 2003 (16.9% of the vote) and 2008 (0.5%).

Gegus, Gusztáv (b. Oct. 5, 1855, Pilismarót, Hungary - d. Feb. 19, 1933, Budapest, Hungary), justice minister of Hungary (1906).

Gehlhoff, Walter (b. May 6, 1922, Berlin, Germany - d. Aug. 15, 2004, Königswinter, Germany), West German diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1971-74) and ambassador to the Vatican (1977-84).

A. Gehlot

T. Gehlot

Gehlot, Ashok (b. May 3, 1951, Mahamandir, Rajasthan, India), chief minister of Rajasthan (1998-2003, 2008-13, 2018-23).

Gehlot, Thaawarchand (b. May 18, 1948, Rupeta village, Ujjain district, Madhya Bharat [now in Madhya Pradesh], India), governor of Karnataka (2021- ). He was also Indian minister of social justice and empowerment (2014-21).

Geijer, (Johan) Lennart (b. Sept. 14, 1909, Ystad, Malmöhus [now in Skåne], Sweden - d. June 16, 1999), justice minister of Sweden (1969-76).

Geijerstam, Olof af (b. March 31, 1800, Alkvättern, Värmland, Sweden - d. Oct. 20, 1863, Falun, Kopparberg [now Dalarna], Sweden), governor of Kopparberg (1857-63).

Geijerstam, Sven (Olof) af (b. April 24, 1913, Stockholm, Sweden - d. June 18, 1990), governor of Jönköping (1964-79).

Geiler

Geingob

Geiler, Karl (Hermann Friedrich) (b. Aug. 10, 1878, Schönau, Baden [now in Baden-Württemberg], Germany - d. Sept. 14, 1953, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany), minister-president of Gross-Hessen (1945-47).

Geingob, Hage (Gottfried) (b. Aug. 31, 1941, Otjiwarongo, South West Africa [now Namibia] - d. Feb. 4, 2024, Windhoek, Namibia), prime minister (1990-2002, 2012-15) and president (2015-24) of Namibia. In 2008-12 he was trade and industry minister.

E. Geisel

Geisel, Ernesto (b. Aug. 3, 1907¹, Bento Gonçalves, Brazil - d. Sept. 12, 1996, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Brazil (1974-79); brother of Orlando Geisel. A career army officer, he joined the military coup led by Getúlio Vargas that overthrew the elected government and installed a dictatorship in 1930. Geisel supported Vargas for 15 years, serving in a variety of military and civil administrative posts, but in 1945 he played an important part in overthrowing Vargas. During the next 15 years he held several important offices, including deputy chief of the military staff of the presidency and military representative to the National Petroleum Council, gaining a reputation for incisive leadership. He participated in the 1964 military coup that toppled Pres. João Goulart, became chief of Pres. Humberto Castelo Branco's military staff, and was promoted to general in 1966. In 1969-73 he was president of Petrobrás, the national oil corporation. Placed in the president's seat by the military oligarchy (March 15, 1974), he risked their opposition by beginning a gradual liberalization and demilitarization of the government, permitting open legislative elections in 1974, meeting with opposition leaders, and relaxing censorship. He outlined a new economic policy, "pragmatic nationalism," which called for shifting emphasis from exports to the development of domestic industry. Although there had been some indication that he might be succeeded by an elected civilian president, he and his conservative supporters saw that they would be defeated in open elections. Accordingly, he took no further steps toward democratization, and official repression of the political opposition increased in 1977. He did not run for reelection in 1979 but supported Gen. João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, his successor as president. In 2018 a CIA memo revealed that he personally approved the summary execution of "subversives."
¹ Year of birth was altered to 1908 to meet age limit for admission to military academy; this falsification was only publicly disclosed on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Geisel, Orlando (b. Sept. 5, 1905, Estrela, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. May 30, 1979, Brasília, Brazil), army minister of Brazil (1969-74).

Geithner, Timothy (Franz) (b. Aug. 18, 1961, New York City), U.S. treasury secretary (2009-13).

Gekht

Gekht, Irina (Alfredovna) (b. Nov. 30, 1969, Shchuchye, Kurgan oblast, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the government of Zaporozhye oblast (2024-25) and governor of Nenets autonomous okrug (2025- ).

Geladze, Gela (b. Sept. 18, 1982), interior minister of Georgia (2025- ).

Gelbard, José Ber (b. April 14, 1917, Radomsko, Poland - d. Oct. 4, 1977, Washington, D.C.), economy minister of Argentina (1973-74).

Gelder

Gelling

Gelder, Wim van, byname of Willem Teunis van Gelder (b. Jan. 21, 1942, Amsterdam, Netherlands), queen's commissioner of Zeeland (1992-2007).

Geldimyradov, Khojamyrat, Turkmen Hojamyrat Geldimyradow (b. 1965, in present Akhal velayat, Turkmenistan), economy and finance minister (2007-08) and finance minister (2008) of Turkmenistan. He has also been a deputy prime minister (2008-09, 2022- ) and rector of the Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management (2020-22).

Geldiniyazov, Mammetmyrat, Turkmen Mämmetmyrat Geldinyýazow (b. 1971, Dzhebel, Turkmen S.S.R. [now in Balkan velayat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2020-21). He was also minister of education (2018-20).

Gelling, Donald (James) (b. July 5, 1938, Santon, Isle of Man), chief minister of the Isle of Man (1996-2001, 2004-06).

A. Gemayel

Gemayel, Amin (Pierre), Arabic Amin Butrus al-Jumayyil (b. Jan. 22, 1942, Bikfaya, Lebanon), president of Lebanon (1982-88); son of Pierre Gemayel. He oversaw the Phalangist Party's vast business interests while his brother Bashir led the party's militia. He was co-founder of the rightist French-language daily newspaper Le Réveil. In contrast to his warlike brother, Amin showed himself to be conciliatory toward the other religious groups in Lebanon. He was first elected to parliament on the death of his uncle in 1970. When the civil war broke out, he fought and was injured when the jeep he was driving came under attack. During the Israeli siege of Beirut in 1982 he crossed the front line for meetings with Palestinian leaders at a time of great tension between the two sides of the divided city, an act that would have been unthinkable for Bashir. Amin was elected president of Lebanon a week after Bashir died. As president, the ineffective Amin proved no more successful than his predecessors in securing an agreement between Lebanon's warring groups that would end the country's civil war. From 1990 to July 2000, he resided in Paris as a self-exiled leader of the opposition.

B. Gemayel

Gemayel, Bashir (Pierre), Arabic Bashir Butrus al-Jumayyil (b. Nov. 10, 1947, Bikfaya, Lebanon - d. Sept. 14, 1982, Beirut, Lebanon), Lebanese politician; son of Pierre Gemayel. He emerged during the fighting of the late 1970s as the able and ruthless leader of the Phalangist militia. He was believed to be responsible for the 1978 killing of Tony Franjieh, son of former president Suleiman Franjieh. He unified the military forces of the Maronite community in 1980 after launching several murderous surprise attacks on rival Christian militias. He formally took over control of the Phalangist Party from his father in 1980. He was elected president of Lebanon by the parliament on Aug. 23, 1982, in the face of opposition by many of the country's Muslims, who disliked his close association with sectarian violence. He was assassinated in a bomb explosion 10 days before he was due to take office.

Gemayel, Maurice (b. April 25, 1910, Mansoura, Egypt - d. Oct. 31, 1970, Beirut, Lebanon), Lebanese politician; cousin of Pierre Gemayel (1905-1984). He was minister of state in charge of finance (1960-61) and minister of planning (1969-70).

P. Gemayel (1905-84)

Gemayel, (Sheikh) Pierre (Amin), Arabic Butrus Amin al-Jumayyil (b. Nov. 6, 1905, Bikfaya, Lebanon - d. Aug. 29, 1984, Bikfaya), Lebanese politician. He was born into a Christian family already powerful in the region immediately north of Beirut. He went to the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936 as captain of the Lebanese football (soccer) team. He was so impressed by the spirit and discipline of Nazi youth groups that on his return to Lebanon he helped found the right-wing authoritarian youth movement called the Phalange. He became the leader of the Phalange Party in 1937, retaining that position until 1980. This party became the political arm of the largest Christian community in Lebanon, the Maronites. He joined the forces of Fouad Chehab against those of Camille Chamoun when a rebellion broke out in 1958, led by former prime minister Saeb Salam. Gemayel was first elected to the Lebanese parliament in 1960. He was minister of public health (1958-60, 1961, 1968-69, 1984), public works, education, and agriculture (1958-60), finance (1960-61, 1968, 1969), interior (1966, 1968-69), tourism (1968-69), and posts and communications (1968-69, 1984). He ran unsuccessfully for the presidency (which was traditionally held by a Christian) in 1964 and 1970. It was the Phalangist militia that started the 1975 civil war with a massacre of Palestinians. He was instrumental in creating a large, militarily secure Christian enclave north of Beirut and became Lebanon's preeminent Christian political chieftain.

P. Gemayel (1972-2006)

Gemayel, Pierre (Amin), Arabic Butrus Amin al-Jumayyil (b. Sept. 24, 1972, Bikfaya, Lebanon - d. [assassinated] Nov. 21, 2006, Beirut, Lebanon), industry minister of Lebanon (2005-06); son of Amin Gemayel.

Genadiev, Nikola (Ivanov) (b. Nov. 19, 1868, Bitola, Ottoman Empire [now in North Macedonia] - d. Oct. 30, 1923, Sofia, Bulgaria), foreign minister of Bulgaria (1913-14). He was also minister of justice (1903-04), trade and agriculture (1904-08), interior (1907), and agriculture (acting, 1913).

Genba

Genchovska

Genba, Koichiro, Genba also spelled Gemba (b. May 20, 1964, Tamura, Fukushima prefecture, Japan), foreign minister of Japan (2011-12). In 1993 he was first elected to the House of Representatives as an independent, then joined the New Party Sakigake. In 1996 he took part in the foundation of the Democratic Party of Japan.

Genchovska, Teodora (b. May 23, 1971), foreign minister of Bulgaria (2021-22).

Genda, Ambrose Patrick (b. April 20, 1927, Gerihun, Sierra Leone - d. 2001, London, England), chairman of the National Reformation Council of Sierra Leone (1967). He was also ambassador to Liberia (1967-68) and the Soviet Union (1969-70) and high commissioner to the United Kingdom (1968-69).

Gendebien, Alexandre (Joseph Célestin) (b. May 4, 1789, Mons, Austrian Netherlands [now Belgium] - d. Dec. 6, 1869, Brussels, Belgium), member of the Provisional Government (1830-31) and justice minister (1831) of Belgium.

Genden, Peljidiyn (b. 1892, in present Taragt sum, Övörkhangay aymag, Mongolia - d. [executed] Nov. 26, 1937, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Khural (1924-27) and chairman of the Council of People's Commissars and foreign minister (1932-36) of Mongolia.

Genderen, Olton (Willem) van (b. Oct. 17, 1921, Albina, Marowijne district, Suriname - d. Nov. 9, 1990, Paramaribo, Suriname), interior minister of Suriname (1977-80). He was also chairman of the Staten (1967-69, 1973), deputy prime minister (1973-80), and minister of district administration and decentralization (1973-77).

Gendotti

Gendotti, Gabriele (b. Oct. 10, 1954, Faido, Ticino, Switzerland), president of the Council of State of Ticino (2004-05, 2009-10).

Gendrikov, Graf Pyotr (Vasilyevich) (b. December 1883 - d. February 1942, Paris, France), governor of Courland (1915-16) and Oryol (1916-17).

Genebrier, Roger (Pierre) (b. May 16, 1901, Rethel, Ardennes, France - d. July 3, 1988, Paris, France), prefect of police of Paris (1955-57). He was also prefect of Seine-et-Oise département (1950-55).

Genechten, Robert van (b. Oct. 25, 1895, Antwerp, Belgium - d. Dec. 12, 1945, The Hague), provincial commissioner of Zuid-Holland (1943).

Gener, Izzet (b. 1902, Geylan, Ottoman Empire [now Gjilan, Kosovo] - d. July 5, 1987, Ankara, Turkey), interior minister of Turkey (1965).

Generali, Luigi (b. May 7, 1920, Faido, Ticino, Switzerland - d. June 27, 2005, Lugano, Ticino), president of the National Council of Switzerland (1978-79).

Généus

Généus, Jean Victor (b. 1947), foreign minister of Haiti (2021-24). He was also minister of Haitians living abroad (1999-2001, 2006-08) and ambassador to Argentina (2002-04), Cuba (2009-15), and The Bahamas (2015-17).

Geng Biao (b. August 1909, Liulin county, Hunan province, China - d. June 23, 2000, Beijing, China), defense minister of China (1981-82). He was also ambassador to Sweden (1950-56), Pakistan (1956-59), Burma (1963-67), and Albania (1969-71) and minister to Denmark (1950-55) and Finland (1951-54).

Genia, Kilroy (Koiro) (b. Oct. 24, 1961), foreign minister (1996-97, 1997) and defense minister (2000-02) of Papua New Guinea. He was also minister of public service (1995-96), justice (1999-2000), and local government (2002).

Geniatullin, Ravil (Faritovich) (b. Dec. 20, 1955, Chita, Russian S.F.S.R.), head of the administration of Chita oblast (1996-2008) and governor of Zabaykalsky kray (2008-13). He was also first secretary of the party committee (1990-91) and mayor (1991-96) of Chita.

Genie Amaya, Samuel (b. May 27, 1920, San Marcos, Nicaragua - d. March 4, 2006, Miami-Dade county, Fla.), finance minister of Nicaragua (1977-79).

Gennatas, Ioannis (b. 1777, Corfu island, Republic of Venice [now in Greece] - d. 1847), justice minister of Greece (1829-31).

Gennatas, Petros (b. 1808, Corfu island, France [now in Greece] - d. 1878), military minister of Greece (1875). He was also provisional minister of marine (1875).

Gennep, Arnoldus van (b. Jan. 4, 1766, Rotterdam, Netherlands - d. July 5, 1846, The Hague, Netherlands), acting finance minister of the Netherlands (1837, 1840). He was also chairman of the First Chamber (1838-45).

Gennip, Karien van, byname of Catharina Elisabeth Godefrida van Gennip (b. Oct. 3, 1968, Leidschendam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands), a deputy prime minister of the Netherlands (2023-24). She was also minister of social affairs and employment (2022-24).

Genouille, Jules (Eugène) (b. June 27, 1839, Paris, France - d. Nov. 6, 1923, Paris), governor of Senegal (1886-88). He was also prefect of the French départements of Mayenne (1877-82) and Allier (1882-85).

Genro, Tarso (Fernando Herz) (b. June 6, 1947, São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), justice minister of Brazil (2007-10) and governor of Rio Grande do Sul (2011-15). He was also mayor of Porto Alegre (1993-97, 2001-02) and minister of education (2004-05) and institutional relations (2006-07).

Genscher

Genscher, Hans-Dietrich (b. March 21, 1927, Reideburg [now part of Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt], Germany - d. March 31, 2016, Wachtberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany), German politician. During World War II he was drafted into the German armed services and was a prisoner of war at war's end. After his release he settled in what became East Germany, but in 1952 he fled to the West and soon joined the Free Democratic Party (FDP), rising quickly in its official ranks in Bremen. In 1965 he was elected to the Bundestag as a deputy for North Rhine-Westphalia. Beginning in 1969, the Free Democrats gave their support to the dominant Social Democrats in a coalition government, and Genscher became minister of the interior. Five years later he won the chairmanship of his party and the foreign ministry in the government. In 1982 the Free Democrats left the coalition with the Social Democrats and switched their allegiance to the Christian Democrats, who took over the government; Genscher then continued as foreign minister. He resigned as FDP chairman in 1985. Genscher strongly favoured better relations with the Soviet Union and the old eastern bloc and, after Mikhail Gorbachev came to power, insisted that the West should take advantage of the historic opportunities for détente. In 1989-90 he worked vigorously for German reunification and became the first foreign minister of the unified Germany until resigning in 1992.

Gent, Sir (Gerard) Edward (James) (b. Oct. 28, 1895, Kingston upon Thames, England - d. [plane crash] July 4, 1948, near London, England), governor (1946-48) and high commissioner (1948) of Malaya; knighted 1946.

Gentil, Émile (b. April 4, 1866, Volmunster, Moselle, France - d. March 30, 1914, Bordeaux, France), French colonial administrator. A naval officer, he led an expedition from the French Congo down the Shari (Chari) River to Lake Chad in 1895-97, establishing a French protectorate over the sultanate of Baghirmi (Baguirmi). On Jan. 23, 1899, he was named commissioner of the Shari region and he was one of the leaders of the campaign against the Muslim leader Rabih az-Zubayr (killed April 22, 1900). Gentil was then installed at Fort-Lamy on May 29, 1900, and left there on August 25 and quit Fort-de-Possel (in the present Central African Republic, which was part of the Chad territory organized on Sept. 5, 1900) on Jan. 2, 1901, remaining titular commissioner until July 2, 1902. Thereafter he was chief administrator of Middle Congo (1902-06) and commissioner-general of French Congo (1904-08). Gabon's second-largest city, Port-Gentil, is named for him.

Gentile, Giovanni (b. May 30, 1875, Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy - d. [killed by anti-Fascist partisans] April 15, 1944, Florence, Italy), Italian politician. Also known as a philosopher, he was minister of education (1922-24).

Gentille (Vargas), César (Augusto) (b. Jan. 5, 1962, Chincha Alta, Peru), interior minister of Peru (2020).

Gentiloni

Gentiloni (Silveri), Paolo (b. Nov. 22, 1954, Rome, Italy), foreign minister (2014-16) and prime minister (2016-18) of Italy. He was also communications minister (2006-08) and EU commissioner for economy (2019-24).

Gentvilas

Geoana

Gentvilas, Eugenijus (b. March 14, 1960, Telsiai, Lithuanian S.S.R.), acting prime minister of Lithuania (2001). He was leader of the Liberal Union (1996-99), mayor of Klaipeda (1997-2001), and economy minister (2001).

Geoana, Mircea (Dan Ioan) (b. July 14, 1958, Bucharest, Romania), foreign minister of Romania (2000-04). He was also ambassador to the United States (1996-2000). In 2005 he became leader of the Social Democratic Party and in 2008 president of the Senate. He was a presidential candidate in 2009 and 2024. In 2010 he lost his position as party leader to Victor Ponta. In 2011 he was ousted from the party and removed as Senate president.

Geoghegan, James (b. Dec. 8, 1886, Walshestown, County Westmeath, Ireland - d. March 27, 1951), justice minister of Ireland (1932-33). He was also attorney general (1936).

Geoghegan-Quinn, Máire, née Geoghegan (b. Sept. 5, 1950, Carna, County Galway, Ireland), justice minister of Ireland (1993-94). She was also minister of Gaeltacht (1979-81), tourism, transport, and communications (1992-93), and equality and law reform (1994) and European commissioner for research, innovation, and science (2010-14).

Geoklenova, Jemal (Aymyradovna), Turkmen Jemal (Aýmyradowna) Göklenowa (b. 1959, Ashkhabad, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (1999-2002). She was also minister of textile industry (1997-2002, 2007-08) and a minister of state (2007).

Georgakis, Ioannis (b. Oct. 22, 1915, Piraeus, Greece - d. Nov. 1, 1993, Athens, Greece), interior minister of Greece (1993). He was also general administrator of the Dodecanese (1951-52) and rector of Panteion University (1963-64, 1974-75).

Georgakopoulos, Konstantinos (Georgiou) (b. Dec. 26, 1890, Tripoli, Greece - d. July 1973), interim prime minister and interior minister of Greece (1958). He was also minister of education and religious affairs (1936-38).

Georgantas, Antonios (b. March 1799, Thiva, Ottoman Empire [now in Greece] - d. Jan. 15, 1884), Greek politician. He was president of the Vouli (1850).

George I

George II

George I, in full George Louis, German Georg Ludwig (b. June 7 [May 28, O.S.], 1660, Osnabrück, Hanover [Germany] - d. June 22, 1727, Osnabrück), elector of Hanover (1698-1727) and king of Great Britain and Ireland (1714-27).

George II, in full George Augustus, German Georg August (b. Nov. 9 [Oct. 30, O.S.], 1683, Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover [Germany] - d. Oct. 25, 1760, London, England), king of Great Britain and Ireland and elector of Hanover (1727-60); son of George I.

George III

George III, in full George William Frederick, German Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (b. June 4 [May 24, O.S.], 1738, London, England - d. Jan. 29, 1820, Windsor Castle, near London), king of Great Britain and Ireland (1760-1801) and of the United Kingdom (1801-20), elector (1760-1814) and king (1814-20) of Hanover, and king of Corsica (1794-96). He was the son of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. On his accession he sought to rule without regard to party, to banish corruption from political practice, and to abandon the Hanoverian preoccupations of his predecessors. However, the chief minister chosen to implement his new system of politics, John Stuart, Earl of Bute, was an unpracticed politician who merely succeeded in disrupting the established politics of the day without creating a viable alternative. The result was 10 years of ministerial instability and public controversy, which ended only in 1770 with the appointment of Lord North, an able and congenial minister. George was a strong supporter of the war against America, and he viewed the concession of independence in 1783 with such detestation that he considered abdicating his throne. At the same time he fought a bitter personal feud with the Whig leader Charles James Fox, and his personal intervention brought the fall of the Fox-North ministry in 1783. He then found another minister, William Pitt the Younger, who suited him. Even as late as 1801 he preferred, however, to force Pitt to resign rather than permit Catholic emancipation, a measure that he interpreted as contrary to his coronation oath to uphold the Church of England. After 1801 his recurring bouts of insanity became a political problem and ultimately compelled him to submit to the establishment of a formal regency in 1811. The regent was his oldest son, the future George IV.

George IV

George IV, in full George Augustus Frederick, German Georg August Friedrich (b. Aug. 12, 1762, London, England - d. June 26, 1830, Windsor, Berkshire, England), king of the United Kingdom and of Hanover (1820-30). He was the eldest son of George III and Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. In November 1810 George III became permanently insane, and shortly afterward the prince became regent under the terms of the Regency Act (1811). In February 1812, when the restrictions of that statute expired, George decided to retain his father's ministers rather than appoint survivors from among his old Whig friends. His decision benefited the nation, because leading Whigs were prepared to abandon the war with France and leave Napoleon the master of the European continent. As it was, Great Britain and its allies finally triumphed over Napoleon in 1815. George IV's accession on the death of his father did not add to the powers that he had possessed as regent. He insulted and intrigued against the 2nd Earl of Liverpool, prime minister from 1820 to 1827. George Canning, who became foreign secretary in 1822 and prime minister in 1827, won George's approval, partly by cultivating the friendship of Sir William Knighton, the king's physician and keeper of the privy purse, on whose advice George relied excessively. But after 1827 he ceased to have any personal weight with either of the two great parties.

George V

George V, in full George Frederick Ernest Albert (b. June 3, 1865, London, England - d. Jan. 20, 1936, Sandringham, Norfolk, England), king of the United Kingdom (1910-36). He was the second son of Prince Albert Edward, later King Edward VII. He became Duke of Cornwall and was created Prince of Wales after his father's accession in 1901, succeeded his father on May 6, 1910, and was crowned on June 22, 1911. Formidable difficulties faced the new king early in his reign. The constitutional struggle to curb the power of the House of Lords was unresolved, and the Liberal government secured an undertaking from the king that, should the lords not yield, he would create sufficient new peers to overcome the opposition. After the Liberal success in the election of December 1910, the House of Lords relented and passed the Parliament Act (1911), and the king did not have to fulfill his pledge. Respect for George greatly increased during World War I, and he visited the front in France several times. In 1917, George changed the name of his house from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor. After World War I the king was confronted by an outbreak of serious industrial unrest. He was also faced with a difficult decision on the resignation of Bonar Law in 1923, when he had to find a new prime minister. Both Lord Curzon and Stanley Baldwin had supporters among the elder statesmen whom George consulted, but, believing Baldwin had more support in the Conservative Party and that the prime minister should be in the House of Commons, the king selected him. When the Labour administration split in 1931, he persuaded Ramsay MacDonald and a part of his cabinet to remain in office and join with Conservative and Liberal ministers in the formation of a national coalition government.

George VI

George VI, also called (1920-36) Prince Albert, Duke of York, in full Albert Frederick Arthur George (b. Dec. 14, 1895, York cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England - d. Feb. 6, 1952, Sandringham), king of the United Kingdom (1936-52). He was the second son of the future king George V. On April 26, 1923, he was married to Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. They had two children: Princess Elizabeth (afterward Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret (afterward Countess of Snowdon). He was officially proclaimed king on Dec. 12, 1936, following the abdication of his brother Edward VIII. He was crowned on May 12, 1937. Before the outbreak of World War II, he affirmed Anglo-French solidarity and formed a close friendship with U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, but he supported Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's "appeasement" policy toward Germany and Italy. In May 1940, when the House of Commons forced Chamberlain to resign, the king wished to appoint Edward Halifax (later 1st Earl of Halifax) to the premiership but was induced to select Winston Churchill, whose wartime leadership he then supported unreservedly. During the war he visited his armies on several battle fronts. Although he had ceased to be emperor of India when India and Pakistan became separate independent countries, he was formally recognized, on April 27, 1949, as head of the Commonwealth of Nations by the governments of its member states. Although he was an important symbolic leader of the British people during World War II, his reign was perhaps most important for the accelerating evolution of the British Empire into the Commonwealth of Nations and the postwar transformation of Britain into a welfare state.

Ambrose George

Andrew George

George, Ambrose (Vincent), finance minister of Dominica (2000-01). He was sent on leave in December 2001, pending the results of a government investigation into his alleged involvement with a local businessman who faced money laundering charges in the United States. As a result it was announced that there was no credible evidence linking George with money laundering. However, Prime Minister Pierre Charles assumed responsibility for finance and switched George to head the Ministry of Industry, Physical Planning and Enterprise Development. In 2004 he became minister of agriculture and environment, in 2005 minister of public works and public utilities, and in 2007 minister of public works and infrastructural development. In 2008 he was dropped from the cabinet following allegations of his involvement in various Internet scams. In 2010, however, he was reappointed as minister for information, telecommunication, and constituency empowerment. He lost his seat in the 2014 elections.

George, Andrew (Neil) (b. Oct. 9, 1952), governor of Anguilla (2006-09). He was also British ambassador to Paraguay (1998-2001).

George, Bode, byname of Olabode Ibiyinka George (b. Nov. 21, 1945, Lagos, Nigeria), governor of Ondo (1988-90).

George, Geraldine (Janet), acting defense minister of Liberia (2024- ).

H. George

George, Henry (b. Sept. 2, 1839, Philadelphia, Pa. - d. Oct. 29, 1897, New York City), U.S. political figure. He took part in Democratic Party politics in California until 1880. There he was struck by the large tracts of land which had been freely and even recklessly granted to railway companies and other corporations. Meditating on the evils produced by those monopolies, he came to believe that the root of the social maladies of his time was the individual ownership of land. The result of his reflections was his book Progress and Poverty (1879), which had an enormous sale and was translated into many languages. Its vogue was enhanced by his pamphlets, his frequent contributions to magazines, and his lecture tours in both the United States and the British Isles. His central proposal was the "single tax" on land: "What man has produced belongs to the individual producer; what God has created belongs equally to all men... therefore abolish all taxation save on the value of land." In 1886 he ran for mayor of New York City for the United Labor Party; he was defeated, although he ran ahead of Theodore Roosevelt. He also wrote much on free trade, stating that cause with much clearness and eloquence in his book Protection or Free Trade. In 1897 on the creation of Greater New York he became again the candidate of the labour organizations to oppose Tammany Hall. But the incessant exertions of writing, travelling, and speaking had greatly enfeebled him. He died four days before the election. The Georgist movement then declined, although it still has its adherents today. Internationally it had the most success in Denmark, where a Georgist party (Retsforbund) was long represented in parliament (1926-60, 1973-75, 1977-81) and once participated in a coalition government (1957-60). His son Henry George, Jr., was a U.S. congressman (1911-15).

George, Hywel (b. May 10, 1924, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales), administrator (1967-69) and governor (1969-70) of Saint Vincent.

George, Norman (b. July 2, 1946, Atiu, Cook Islands), foreign minister (1984-89) and deputy prime minister (1999-2001) of the Cook Islands. He was also speaker of parliament (2004-06), being elected as such on Dec. 14, 2004, though he had lost his seat on Atiu in the 2004 general elections. He was returned to parliament in a by-election held on June 8, 2006.

George, Sir Robert (Allingham) (b. July 25, 1896, Cromarty, Scotland - d. [road accident] Sept. 13, 1967, London, England), governor of South Australia (1953-60); knighted 1952.

George, Yosiwo P(alikkun) (b. July 24, 1941, Malem, Kusaie [now Kosrae], Micronesia [now in Federated States of Micronesia] - d. Aug. 13, 2022), governor of Kosrae (1983-91) and vice president of the Federated States of Micronesia (2015-22). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1992-95) and ambassador to the United States (2008-12) and Israel (2010-14).

George-Brown, George Alfred George-Brown, Baron, original name George Alfred Brown (b. Sept. 2, 1914, London, England - d. June 2, 1985, Cornwall, England), British politician. He became full-time organizer in North London for the Transport and General Workers' Union and, as its nominee, won (1945) the parliamentary seat of Belper, Derbyshire. After serving as parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (1947-51), he became minister of works (1951). He served as deputy leader of the Labour Party (1960-70), but despite having defeated Harold Wilson in the 1961 and 1962 elections for the party's deputy leadership, he lost to Wilson when a new leader was chosen after Hugh Gaitskell's death (1963). Heading the newly created (and short-lived) Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), he faced balance of payments problems and hostility from the Treasury, on whose ground the DEA impinged. Brown's position became untenable when in a 1966 crisis Wilson took Treasury rather than DEA advice. As foreign secretary (1966-68) Brown made a strenuous but unsuccessful effort (1967) to achieve for Britain membership in the European Communities. He resigned on an impulse when he was not consulted on an urgent decision. He lost his House of Commons seat in 1970 and was created a life peer, changing his surname from Brown to George-Brown by deed poll. He resigned from the Labour Party in 1976 and was a founder-member (1981) of the Social Democratic Party.

George Tupou I, formerly Siaosi Taufa'ahau Tupou Maeakafa (b. 1797, Lifuka island?, Ha'apai, Tonga - d. Feb. 18, 1893, Nuku'alofa, Tonga), Tu'i Kanokupolu (1845-75) and king (1875-93) of Tonga; son of Tupouto'a.

George Tupou II

George Tupou II (b. June 18, 1874, Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga - d. April 5, 1918, Nuku'alofa, Tonga), king of Tonga (1893-1918); great-grandson of George Tupou I.

George Tupou V

George Tupou V, Tongan Siaosi Tupou V (b. May 4, 1948, Nuku'alofa, Tonga - d. March 18, 2012, Hong Kong, China), king of Tonga (2006-12); son of Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. He was an Oxford University graduate and completed three years' study at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. He spent 28 years working for the government after joining the civil service in 1970, and was appointed the first head of the foreign affairs ministry in 1979. The unmarried crown prince, then known as Tupouto'a, resigned from his position as minister of foreign affairs and defense in 1998. He also retired from the chair of Tonga's electric power board, its water board, and its tourism board. Tupouto'a's business interests ranged from a fishing company to brewing. Succeeding his late father as king in 2006, his coronation was postponed after rioting over political reform left eight people dead and the centre of the capital, Nuku'alofa, virtually burned to the ground. Days before his coronation in 2008, he announced that he was "voluntarily surrendering his powers to meet the democratic aspirations of many of his people," leaving day-to-day affairs in charge of the prime minister.

George-Wout

George-Wout, Lucille (Andrea) (b. Feb. 26, 1950, Curaçao), governor of Curaçao (2013- ).

Georges, Elton (b. May 1, 1943, Tortola island, British Virgin Islands - d. April 5, 2018, Road Town, British Virgin Islands), deputy governor of the British Virgin Islands (1983-2003, 2007-08). He served as acting governor on several occasions, including in October 2002.

Georges-Picot, François (Marie Denis) (b. Dec. 21, 1870, Paris, France - d. June 20, 1951, Paris), French diplomat. He was high commissioner in Palestine and Syria (1917-19), minister to Bulgaria (1920-24), and minister (1925-27) and ambassador (1927-28) to Argentina. He is known as the joint negotiator, with Britain's Sir Mark Sykes, of the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916, providing for the partition of the Ottoman Empire.

Georges-Picot, Guillaume, byname Willie Georges-Picot (b. Aug. 10, 1898, Étretat, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France - d. Sept. 26, 1985), French diplomat; nephew of François Georges-Picot. He was minister to Albania (1946), ambassador to Venezuela (1946-48), Argentina (1948-51), and Mexico (1955-56), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1956-59).

Georgescu, Florin (b. Nov. 25, 1953, Bucharest, Romania), finance minister (1992-96, 2012) and a deputy prime minister (2012) of Romania.

Georgescu, Teohari (b. Jan. 30, 1908, Bucharest, Romania - d. Jan. 31, 1976, Bucharest), interior minister of Romania (1945-52). He was also a deputy premier (1950-52).

Georgiadis, Charis, English Harris Georgiades (b. April 9, 1972, Nicosia, Cyprus), finance minister of Cyprus (2013-19). He was also minister of labour and social insurance (2013).

Georgiadis, Georgios, Turkish Yorgo Yorgiadis Efendi (b. 1844 - d. 1915), governor of Samos (1873 [acting], 1907).

Georgiadis, Nikolaos (b. 1830, Portaria [now part of Volos municipality], Greece - d. 1923), Greek politician. He was president of the Vouli (1891-92).

Georg Georgiev

Georgiev, Georg (Danielov) (b. Oct. 20, 1991, Sofia, Bulgaria), foreign minister of Bulgaria (2025-26).

Georgiev, Georgi (Valentinov) (b. May 26, 1986, Radnevo, Bulgaria), justice minister of Bulgaria (2025-26).

Georgiev (Stoyanov), Kimon (b. Aug. 23, 1882, Tatar Pazardzhik, Eastern Rumelia, Ottoman Empire [now Pazardzhik, Bulgaria] - d. Sept. 28, 1968, Sofia, Bulgaria), prime minister (1934-35, 1944-46) and foreign minister (1934, 1946-47) of Bulgaria. He was also minister of railways, posts, and telegraphs (1926-28), justice (1934-35), and electrification (1947-59), chairman of the committee for construction and architecture (1959), and a deputy premier (1947-49, 1959-62).

Georgiev (Ivanov), Nikolay (b. 1906 - d. June 18, 1987), deputy chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1958-66).

Georgieva

Georgieva, Kristalina (Ivanova) (b. Aug. 13, 1953, Sofia, Bulgaria), acting president of the World Bank (2019) and managing director of the International Monetary Fund (2019- ). She was also EU commissioner for international cooperation, humanitarian aid, and crisis response (2010-14) and budget and human resources (2014-16) and a vice president of the European Commission (2014-16).

Ljubco Georgievski

Georgios

Georgievski, Ljubco (b. Jan. 17, 1966, Stip, central Macedonia), prime minister of Macedonia (1998-2002). He was elected vice president of Macedonia on Feb. 1, 1991, but resigned on October 22. He changed the spelling of his first name from Ljupco to the "more Macedonian" Ljubco in 1996.

Georgievski, Ljubisa (b. May 30, 1937, Bitola, Yugoslavia [now in North Macedonia] - d. Dec. 6, 2018, Skopje, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), Macedonian politician. Known as a writer and theatre and film director, he was a presidential candidate (1994), ambassador to Bulgaria (2000-04) and Serbia (2009-13), and president of the Sobranie (2006-08).

Georgii, Per Evert (b. Aug. 20, 1759, Uppsala, Sweden - d. Dec. 2, 1808, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Stockholm (1802-08).

Georgios, Prince (b. June 24, 1869, Corfu, Greece - d. Nov. 25, 1957, Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise [now in Hauts-de-Seine], France), Supreme Plenipotentiary Commissioner of the Powers in Crete (1898-1906); son of Georgios I.

Georgios I

Georgios I, original name Prince (Christian) Vilhelm (Ferdinand Adolf Georg) of Denmark (b. Dec. 24, 1845, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. March 18, 1913, Salonika [now Thessaloniki], Greece), king of Greece (1863-1913). The second son of King Christian IX of Denmark and the brother of Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, he was nominated to the Greek throne by Britain, France, and Russia after the first Greek king, Othon, was deposed in 1862. The National Assembly accepted Vilhelm as king of the Hellenes in March 1863, and he ascended the throne as Georgios I on October 31. In 1867 he married the Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia. Although the early years of his reign were dominated by his harsh and unpopular adviser Count Sponneck, who was obliged to return to Denmark in 1877, he refrained from transgressing the prerogatives of the National Assembly and became one of the most successful constitutional monarchs in Europe. While taking a walk he was shot and killed by a man named Alexandros Skinas, who apparently had no political motives.

Georgios II

Georgios II (b. July 20, 1890, Tatoi, near Athens, Greece - d. April 1, 1947, Athens), king of Greece (1922-24, 1935-47). The eldest son of King Konstantinos I, he was excluded from the succession during World War I for his allegedly pro-German sympathies, but he came to the throne when his father was deposed by Gen. Nikolaos Plastiras in September 1922. Feeling ran high against the royal family, however, and, after a royalist coup d'état had been suppressed in October 1923, Georgios felt compelled to leave Greece on December 19 with his queen, Elizabeth. In March 1924 the Greek National Assembly voted the end of the monarchy and proclaimed Greece a republic. The king remained in exile until the conservative Populist Party, with the support of the army, gained control of the Assembly and declared the restoration of the monarchy in October 1935; a plebiscite, which was most probably manipulated by the prime minister, Gen. Georgios Kondylis, was held in November in an effort to demonstrate that the great majority of the people favoured his return. In 1936 Gen. Ioannis Metaxas seized power after asserting that the nation was on the verge of being taken over by the Communists. The king's support of Metaxas put the throne in a controversial position, particularly after Metaxas banned political parties, dissolved parliament, suspended constitutional rights, and even decreed the censorship of Pericles' great funeral oration to the Athenians as recorded by Thucydides. The king was forced into exile after the German invasion of Greece in April 1941, going first to Crete, then to Alexandria, and finally to London. After the war republican sentiments again threatened his throne, but he was restored by a plebiscite supervised by the Allies and returned to Greece in 1946.

Georgoulis, Spyridon (Dimitriou) (b. Oct. 22, 1890, Kalamata, Greece - d. 1973, Athens, Greece), military minister of Greece (1945).

Georgy, Guy (Noël) (b. Nov. 17, 1918, Paris, France - d. July 9, 2003, Paris), high commissioner of Middle Congo (1959-60). He was also ambassador to Bolivia (1961-64), Dahomey (1964-69), Libya (1969-75), Iran (1980-82), and Algeria (1982-84).

Gephardt

Gephardt, Richard (Andrew), byname Dick Gephardt (b. Jan. 31, 1941, St. Louis, Mo.), U.S. politician. He served on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen (1971-77), and in 1976 ran successfully for Congress, portraying himself as a new kind of moderate Democrat. In 2002 he won the seat for the 14th time. In 1985 he helped form the Democratic Leadership Council, the group of moderates that was a spawning ground for such national leaders as Bill Clinton. Gephardt shot to national prominence in 1988 when he won the Iowa caucus and finished second in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary. But he withdrew from the race after Super Tuesday, when he captured only one of 21 events - the primary in his home state. House Democrats picked Gephardt as the majority leader, the No. 2 position in the House, in 1989, ushering in what they hoped would be a better image for the party after controversy that led to the resignation of Speaker Jim Wright. Gephardt was the next Democrat in line to succeed Tom Foley of Washington as speaker, and Foley was defeated in the 1994 election. But so were a lot of Democrats, and Gephardt had the unhappy chore of handing the gavel to Newt Gingrich, head of the new majority Republicans, who became speaker, officially ending 40 years of Democratic control over the House. As Democratic leader Gephardt worked closely with the White House to promote its failed attempt to establish a national health care system, and he has been a stalwart supporter of campaign finance reform, increases in the minimum wage, and efforts to save Social Security. But he was at odds with the White House in 1993 in opposing the North American Free Trade Agreement. He has voted to ban a kind of late-term abortion; President Clinton vetoed the ban. In 2004 he again ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, but dropped out after coming fourth in the Iowa caucuses.

Gerapetritis

Gerapetritis, Giorgos (b. 1967, Menetes, Karpathos island, Greece), foreign minister of Greece (2023- ). He was also a minister of state (2019-23) and minister of infrastructure and transport (2023).

Gérard, Bernard (Marcel Paul) (b. July 12, 1932, Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France - d. Nov. 24, 2011, Draguignan, Var, France), high commissioner of French Polynesia (1985-86). He was also prefect of the départements of Jura (1983-84), Ain (1984-85), Hérault (1990-93), and Loiret (1993-97).

Gérard, Étienne Maurice, comte (b. April 4, 1773, Damvilliers [now in Meuse département], France - d. April 17, 1852, Paris, France), war minister (1830, 1834) and prime minister (1834) of France.

Gérard, Max Léo (b. April 24, 1879, Liége [now Liège], Belgium - d. Nov. 26, 1955, Uccle, Belgium), finance minister of Belgium (1935-36, 1938).

Geraris, Christos (b. 1938), justice minister of Greece (2012).

Gerasimov, K. (M.), president of the Pamir Bureau of the Communist Party (1925).

Gerasimov, Konstantin (Mikhailovich) (b. March 5 [Feb. 20, O.S.], 1910 - d. Oct. 20, 1982, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), Soviet politician. He was a deputy premier and chairman of the State Planning Commission of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1960-74).

Gerasimov, Valentin (Pavlovich) (b. May 28, 1940), chairman of the Executive Committee (1988-91) and head of the administration (1991-95) of Kurgan oblast.

Géraud, (Baptiste) Léon (Eugène) (b. Sept. 28, 1873, Paris, France - d. March 16, 1954, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now in Hauts-de-Seine], France), acting governor of the French Settlements in Oceania (1912-13).

Gerbel, Serhiy (Mykolayovych), Russian Sergey (Nikolayevich) Gerbel (b. 1858, Saint Petersburg province, Russia - d. 1936), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the non-Communist Ukraine (1918). He was also governor of Kharkov (1903-04) and minister of food (1918).

Gerber

Gerber, Jacques (b. March 11, 1973), president of the government of Jura (2019, 2023).

Gerbinis, Louis (Martial Innocent) (b. July 1, 1871, Toulon, France - d. July 24, 1954, Meillon, Basses-Pyrénées [now Pyrénées-Atlantiques], France), governor of French India (1919-26), Guadeloupe (1926-27), and Martinique (1928-33).

Gerbrandy

Gerdzhikov

Geremek

Gerbrandy, Pieter Sjoerds (b. April 13, 1885, Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands - d. Sept. 7, 1961, The Hague, Netherlands), prime minister of the Netherlands (1940-45). He was also minister of justice (1939-42) and colonies (1941-42).

Gerdener, Theo(dor Johannes Adolph) (b. March 19, 1916, Cape Town, South Africa - d. Nov. 21, 2013), administrator of Natal (1961-70) and interior minister of South Africa (1970-72).

Gerdzhikov, Anastas (Georgiev) (b. Feb. 28, 1963, Kurdzhali, Bulgaria), Bulgarian politician. He was rector of Sofia University (2015-23) and a presidential candidate (2021).

Gerdzhikov, Ognyan (Stefanov) (b. March 19, 1946, Sofia, Bulgaria), interim prime minister of Bulgaria (2017). He was also chairman of the National Assembly (2001-05).

Gerede, Mehmet Ali, until Jan. 1, 1935, Mehmed Ali Bey (b. 1874, Hakkari, Ottoman Empire [now in Turkey] - d. Oct. 16, 1939, Istanbul, Turkey), interior minister of the Ottoman Empire (1919). He was also minister of posts, telephones, and telegraphs (1919).

Geremek, Bronislaw (b. March 6, 1932, Warsaw, Poland - d. [car crash] July 13, 2008, Nowy Tomysl, Poland), foreign minister of Poland (1997-2000).

Gerengbo (Yazalo), Marie-Thérèse (b. Aug. 27, 1951, Fataki, Belgian Congo [now Congo (Kinshasa)]), special commissioner (2015-16) and governor (2016-19) of Nord-Ubangi.

Gerhardsen

Gerhardsen, Einar Henry (b. May 10, 1897, Asker, Norway - d. Sept. 19, 1987, Lilleborg, Oslo, Norway), prime minister of Norway (1945-51, 1955-63, 1963-65). He was active in trade union affairs before he was elected to the Oslo town council in 1932. He became secretary of the Labour Party in 1934 and mayor of Oslo in 1940 but was dismissed later that year by the German occupying forces. Arrested by the Gestapo in 1941 because of his resistance to the occupation, he spent three and a half years in prisons and concentration camps. On his liberation in 1945 he returned to his post as mayor of Oslo. He became leader of the Labour Party and was asked to form a coalition government, which launched a campaign to repair the damage and divisions of the war years. Labour won a majority in the 1945 general elections and could then govern alone. Despite the Marxist and antimilitarist leanings of his youth, Gerhardsen brought Norway into NATO in 1949 and resisted Soviet attempts in 1964 to weaken Norway's commitment. Throughout his career he endeavoured to further East-West détente, and he established Norway's opposition to foreign bases and nuclear weapons. His policies, sometimes controversial abroad, gained support at home. In 1965 the Labour Party was defeated at the polls and he stepped down as party chairman, but he remained a prominent figure in Norwegian politics and served as a member of parliament until he retired in 1969.

Gericke van Herwijnen, Johan Eberhard Paul Ernst (b. Feb. 23, 1785, Kleve, Prussia [now in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany] - d. Nov. 19, 1845, Maastricht, Netherlands), commissioner/governor of Limburg (1831-45).

Gericke van Herwijnen, (Joseph) Louis (Heinrich Alfred) baron (b. Feb. 18, 1814, Dillenburg, Nassau [now in Hessen, Germany] - d. May 26, 1899, Brussels, Belgium), foreign minister of the Netherlands (1871-74); son of Johan Eberhard Paul Ernst Gericke van Herwijnen. He was also minister to Belgium (1851-70, 1875-95).

Geringer

Geringer, Jim, byname of James Edward Geringer (b. April 24, 1944, Wheatland, Wyo.), governor of Wyoming (1995-2003). The Republican was elected to the state legislature in 1982. Gov. Mike Sullivan could probably have won a third term in 1994, but he ran for the Senate instead. Secretary of State Kathy Karpan was the obvious Democratic nominee, and in another year might well have won. Instead, the key contest was the Republican primary, won by Geringer. In the anti-Clinton atmosphere of November 1994, he easily prevailed over Karpan, carrying all but one county. Geringer complained of "the increasing imbalance of power between federal and state governments" and wanted to give life to the 10th Amendment which reserves to the states powers not delegated to the federal government. He called for Wyoming to use its mineral resources and low taxes to build a more diversified, higher-tech economy.

Gerlach, Manfred (b. May 8, 1928, Leipzig, Germany - d. Oct. 17, 2011, Berlin, Germany), acting chairman of the Council of State of East Germany (1989-90). He was chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany from 1967 to 1990.

Gerlache, Étienne Constantin, baron de (b. Dec. 26, 1785, Biourge, Austrian Netherlands [now in Luxembourg province, Belgium] - d. Feb. 10, 1871, Ixelles [now in Brussels-Capital region], Belgium), cabinet chief of Belgium (1831). He was also chairman of the Chamber of Representatives (1831-32). He was made baron in 1844.

Gerland, Karl (b. July 14, 1905, Gottsbüren, Hessen, Germany - d. [killed in action] April 22, 1945, Oderbogen area, Germany), Oberpräsident of Kurhessen (1944-45).

Gerle, Ladislav (b. Nov. 26, 1936, Kozlovice, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), a deputy premier of Czechoslovakia (1981-88). He was also minister of metallurgy and heavy industry (1979-81) and metallurgy, engineering, and electrical engineering (1988).

Germain, Gaëtan Loïc Elie Ernest (b. Dec. 23, 1904 - d. Nov. 15, 1956), governor of French Somaliland (1940).

J. Germain

P. Germain

Germain, Jean (b. Sept. 11, 1947, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France - d. [suicide] April 7, 2015, Tours), mayor of Tours (1995-2014) and first vice president (1998-2011) and acting president (2000, 2007) of the Regional Council of Centre.

Germain, Philippe (b. 1968, Nouméa, New Caledonia), president of the government of New Caledonia (2015-19).

Germain-Martin, Louis, byname of Louis(-)Germain Martin (b. Nov. 7, 1872, Le Puy [now Le Puy-en-Velay], Haute-Loire, France - d. Oct. 4, 1948, Paris, France), finance minister of France (1930-31, 1932, 1934-35). He was also minister of posts, telegraphs, and telephones (1929-30) and budget (1930).

German, secular name Hranislav Djoric (b. Aug. 7, 1899, Josanicka Banja, Serbia - d. Aug. 27, 1991, Belgrade, Serbia), patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Serbia (1958-90).

German, Paul (b. March 30, 1915, Tours, France - d. Sept. 23, 1993, Caen, France), president of the Regional Council of Basse-Normandie (1978-82).

Germiny, Charles (Gabriel) Lebègue, comte de (b. Nov. 3, 1799, Cliponville, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France - d. Feb. 22, 1871, Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure), finance minister of France (1851). He was also prefect of Seine-et-Marne département (1838-40) and governor of the Banque de France (1857-63).

Gerö

Gerö, Ernö, original name Ernö Singer (b. July 8, 1898, Terbegec, Hungary [now Trebusovce, Slovakia] - d. March 12, 1980, Budapest, Hungary), Hungarian politician. In 1944 he became a member of the Politburo, and he served as minister in many Communist governments, including as minister of finance (1948-49) and interior (1953-54) and a deputy premier (1952-56). He was the driving force behind rapid industrialization, demanding in 1950 that Hungary be made a "country of iron and steel." He was named (July 18, 1956) first secretary of the Hungarian Workers' (Communist) Party and served as the country's last Stalinist leader before the 1956 rebellion. After his pro-Soviet broadcast on Oct. 23, 1956, large crowds gathered to protest the oppression of the Hungarian people by the Hungarian and Soviet regimes. Gerö, who was unable to crush the rebellion, called in Soviet troops who fired on the demonstrators. He was replaced (October 25) as first secretary by János Kádár, who was then installed as premier (November 4) by the Soviets. Although Gerö was initially believed to have been killed by rebels in Budapest, he escaped into exile.

Geroulanos, Pavlos (Marinou) (b. May 29, 1966, Athens, Greece), Greek politician; great-grandson of Georgios Streit. He was minister of culture and tourism (2009-12).

Gerrard, Andrew Morris (b. Sept. 26, 1916), commissioner of the Cayman Islands (1952-56).

Gerritsen, Arjen, byname of Arend Jan Gerritsen (b. Feb. 13, 1970, Enter, Wierden municipality, Overijssel, Netherlands), king's commissioner of Flevoland (2023- ). He was also mayor of Almelo (2016-23).

Gerry, Elbridge (b. July 17, 1744, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay [now Mass.] - d. Nov. 23, 1814, Washington, D.C.), governor of Massachusetts (1810-12) and U.S. vice president (1813-14). The practice of "gerrymandering" electoral districts is named for him.

Gershelman, Fyodor (Konstantinovich) (b. 1853 - d. 1918?), military governor of Kutaisi (1898-1901); son-in-law of Graf Dmitry Milyutin.

Gershelman, Sergey (Konstantinovich) (b. June 26, 1854 - d. Oct. 17, 1910, Vilna, Russia [now Vilnius, Lithuania]), governor-general of Moscow (1906-09); brother of Fyodor Gershelman.

Gerstenmaier, Eugen (b. Aug. 25, 1906, Kirchheim unter Teck, Württemberg [now in Baden-Württemberg], Germany - d. March 13, 1986, Remagen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany), German politician. He was president of the Bundestag (1954-69).

Gerter

Gerter, Ivan (Konstantinovich) (b. 1963, Druzhba, Severo-Kazakhstan oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), prime minister of Kabardino-Balkariya (2011-12).

Gertsenberg, Konstantin (Rudolfovich) (b. 1888, near Kremenchug, Poltava province, Russia [now Kremenchuk, Ukraine] - d. 1951, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Yakut A.S.S.R. (1923). He was also executive secretary of the party committee of Yakutsk city (1922-23?).

Gertych, Zbigniew (b. Oct. 26, 1922, Poznan, Poland - d. July 4, 2008, Warsaw, Poland), a deputy premier of Poland (1985-87). He was also ambassador to the United Kingdom (1987-90).

Gertze, Neville (Melvin) (b. Aug. 5, 1966), Namibian diplomat. He was high commissioner to Malaysia (2003-08), ambassador to Germany, the Vatican, Poland, and Turkey (2009-15), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2017-25).

Gervais, Jacques François (b. 1795? - d. June 3, 1869, Brest, France), commandant of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (1850-55, 1856-59).

J.-M. K. Gervais

Gervais, Jean-Marie Kacou (b. Oct. 7, 1938, Sassandra, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire]), foreign minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2010-11). He was also ambassador to Angola (1982-92) and France (1996-2000) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1992-96).

Gervais, Jeanne, née Jeanne Ahou Siefer-N'Dri (b. June 6, 1922, Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire] - d. Dec. 9, 2012, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), Ivorian politician. She was minister of women's affairs (1976-83), the first woman in an Ivorian government.

Gervais, Pierre (b. Oct. 31, 1723 - d. ...), presiding syndic of the Administrative Council of Genève (1795-96, 1797).

Gërvalla

Gervasi

Gërvalla(-Schwarz), Donika (b. October 1971, Skopje, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), second deputy prime minister (2021- ), foreign minister (2021-26), and justice minister (2026- ) of Kosovo.

Gervasi (Díaz), Ana Cecilia (b. 1966? - d. Sept. 8, 2024, Miraflores, Lima province, Peru), foreign minister of Peru (2022-23).

Gervil-Yambala, Jean-Louis (b. June 20, 1946, Bangui, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic] - d. Nov. 18, 2001, Paris, France), foreign minister of the Central African Republic (1981-83). He was also minister of planning and international cooperation (1982-83), trade and industry (1983-84), economy and finance (1984-86), and justice (1986-87) and ambassador to Belgium (1991-98).

Gerville-Réache, Anne Léodor Philotée Metellus (b. July 26, 1849, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe - d. ...), commandant of Mayotte (1885-87) and governor of French Guiana (1888-91).

Geshov

Geshov, Ivan Evstratiev (b. Feb. 20, 1849, Plovdiv, Ottoman Empire [now in Bulgaria] - d. March 11, 1924, Sofia, Bulgaria), prime minister and foreign minister of Bulgaria (1911-13). He took an active part in the Bulgarian struggle for national liberation from the Ottoman Empire. For writing a series of letters condemning Turkish atrocities he was sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted afterwards to one of exile to Aleppo, and after the signature of the Treaty of San Stefano in March 1878 he was pardoned and returned to Bulgaria. He was the first president of the provincial assembly of Eastern Rumelia (1878-81) and afterwards provincial minister of finance. In 1883 he was appointed governor of the Bank of Bulgaria. He signed the treaty of peace with Serbia in February 1886, and in the same year was appointed Bulgarian minister of finance in the cabinet of Vasil Radoslavov after the abdication of Prince Aleksandur. But, disapproving of the pro-Austrian policy of Stefan Stambolov, who was then one of the regents, he resigned in August 1887 and did not take part in political life again until Dec. 21, 1894, when he was appointed finance minister under Konstantin Stoilov. He resigned three years later, but after Stoilov's death in March 1901 he was elected leader of the Populist Party and in 1911-13 he presided over a coalition government that promoted the policy of the Balkan Alliance and waged the Balkan War against Turkey, which began on Oct. 17, 1912. He resigned on May 30, 1913, the day on which the treaty between Turkey and the Balkan states was signed, as he was not in agreement with King Ferdinand's policy in favour of war with Bulgaria's allies. In 1923 he joined the Democratic Party after the fall of Aleksandur Stamboliyski. Other posts he held were minister of commerce and agriculture (1894-96, 1896-97) and public buildings, roads, and public works (1912) and president of the National Assembly (1901, 1913) and of the Academy of Sciences (1911-24).

Gessler

Gessler, Otto (Karl) (b. Feb. 6, 1875, Ludwigsburg, Württemberg [now in Baden-Württemberg], Germany - d. March 24, 1955, Lindenberg, Bayern, West Germany), minister of reconstruction (1919-20), defense minister (1920-28), acting interior minister (1925-26), and acting chancellor (1926) of Germany. Earlier he was mayor of Regensburg (1910-14) and Nürnberg (1914-19).

Gestido (Pose), Óscar Diego (b. Nov. 28, 1901, Montevideo, Uruguay - d. Dec. 6, 1967, Montevideo), president of Uruguay (1967). He was also inspector-general of the army (1951-55).

Gestrin, (Lars Olof) Kristian (b. April 10, 1929, Helsinki, Finland - d. April 7, 1990, Helsinki), defense minister of Finland (1970-71, 1972-74). He was also minister of trade and industry (1974-75), justice (1975-77), and education (1977-78).

Getachew Ambaye, justice minister (2013-16) and attorney general (2016-18) of Ethiopia.

Getachew Kibret, justice minister of Ethiopia (1980-83). He was also ambassador to France (1983-86).

Getahun Tessema (b. 1911 - d. ...), interior minister of Ethiopia (1971-74). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1947-48), minister of public health (1958-59), national community development (1962-71), and social affairs (1966-71), and ambassador to the Soviet Union (1959-60) and India (1960-62).

Gething

Gething, (Humphrey) Vaughan (ap David) (b. March 15, 1974, Lusaka, Zambia), first minister of Wales (2024). He was the first black leader of a European nation.

Getia, Shota (Dmitriyevich) (b. 1904 - d. ...), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Abkhaz A.S.S.R. (1951-53).

Getrouw, Stuart (Hendrik), justice and police minister of Suriname (2018-20).

Gettelfinger, Ron(ald Anthony) (b. Aug. 1, 1944, near DePauw, Ind.), president of the United Automobile Workers (2002-10).

Gettuyev, Magomet (Ismailovich), pseudonym Maksim Gettuyev (b. Nov. 7, 1916, Gundelen, Terek oblast [now Kendelen, Kabardino-Balkariya republic], Russia - d. 1985), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Kabardino-Balkar A.S.S.R. (1967-79). He was also known as a poet.

Getty, Donald (Ross) (b. Aug. 30, 1933, Westmount, Que. - d. Feb. 26, 2016, Edmonton, Alta.), premier of Alberta (1985-92).

Geurkov, Artemy (Grigoryevich) (b. 1901 - d. [suicide] Sept. 29, 1937, Tbilisi, Georgian S.S.R.), executive secretary (1932) and first secretary (1932-37) of the Communist Party committee of Adzharistan; brother-in-law of Grigory Arutyunov. He was also deputy premier of the Georgian S.S.R. (1937).

Geus, Pieter (Boudewijn Richard) de (b. Feb. 23, 1929, Rotterdam, Netherlands - d. May 5, 2004, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands), defense minister of the Netherlands (1980-81).

Gevers van Endegeest, Jonkheer Daniël Théodore (b. Aug. 25, 1793, Rotterdam, Netherlands - d. July 27, 1877, Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands), foreign minister of the Netherlands (1856-58). He was also chairman of the Second Chamber (1842-43, 1855-56).

Gevondyan

Gevondyan, Armen (Vachiki) (b. June 20, 1971, Solak, Armenian S.S.R.), acting foreign minister of Armenia (2021). He has also been ambassador to Belarus (2018-20), Moldova (2020), Kazakhstan (2022- ), and Kyrgyzstan (2023- ).

Gevorgyan, Armen (Andraniki) (b. July 8, 1973, Yerevan, Armenian S.S.R.), a deputy prime minister of Armenia (2008-14, 2018). He was also chief of staff of the president (2006-08, 2016-18), secretary of the National Security Council (2007-08, 2016), and minister of territorial administration (2008-14).

Gey, Konstantin (Veniaminovich) (b. August 1896, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. [executed] Feb. 25, 1939), first secretary of the Communist Party of the Belorussian S.S.R. (1930-32). He was also chairman of the Executive Committee (1918-19) and chairman/executive secretary of the party committee (1919-22) of Pskov province and executive secretary of the party committee of Yekaterinburg province/okrug (1922-24).

Gey, Marcel (b. Sept. 19, 1908, Ternant, Côte-d'Or, France - d. Sept. 23, 1989, Paris, France), French official. He was prefect of Oise département (1957-59) and ambassador to Madagascar (1961-67).

Geydarov, Nazar (Geydar ogly) (b. 1896, Gyurdzhulu, Yelizavetpol province, Russia [now in Azerbaijan] - d. Dec. 30, 1968), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan S.S.R. (1949-54).

Geyoro Te Kule, (Paul), original name (until 1972) Paul Nauwelaerts (b. Aug. 7, 1936 - d. May 9, 2020, Kinshasa, Congo), governor of Kinshasa (1969-70), Kivu (1970-72), and Haut-Zaïre (1972). He was also Zairian ambassador to Tunisia (1973-77?), Greece (1977?-79?), and Switzerland (1979-80) and director-general of Air Zaïre (1980-85).

Gezalov, Adi Gyozal (Khalil ogly) (b. 1907 - d. ...), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Nakhichevan A.S.S.R. (1944?-46?). He was also minister of fisheries of the Azerbaijan S.S.R. (1954?-57).

Ghafoor, Abdul (b. 1918, Sareya Akhtiyar village, Gopalganj district, Bihar, India - d. July 10, 2004, Patna, Bihar), chief minister of Bihar (1973-75).

Ghafoorzai

Ghalawanji

Ghafoorzai, Abdul Rahim (b. 1946?, Kabul, Afghanistan - d. Aug. 21, 1997, Bamyan, Afghanistan), foreign minister of Afghanistan (1996). After the Taliban took Kabul in 1996, he remained foreign minister in the anti-Taliban government and in 1997 became its prime minister, but shortly afterwards was killed in a plane crash.

Ghafurifard, Hassan (b. Aug. 5, 1943, Tehran, Iran - d. March 9, 2023), Iranian politician. He was governor of Khorasan (1979-81), minister of energy (1981-85), a minor presidential candidate (1981, 2001), and a vice president and head of the Physical Education Organization (1989-94).

Ghaidan, Saadun (b. 1930, Baghdad, Iraq - d. 1985), interior minister of Iraq (1970-74). He was also minister of communications (1974-82) and a deputy prime minister (1979-82).

Ghalawanji, Omar (Ibrahim) (b. 1954, Tartous, Syria), acting prime minister of Syria (2012). He was minister of housing and construction (2008-11) and local administration (2011-16) and a deputy prime minister (2012-16).

Ghaleb, (Mohamed) Murad, Arabic (Muhammad) Murad Ghalib (b. April 1, 1922, Cairo, Egypt - d. December 2007), foreign minister of Egypt (1972). He was also ambassador to Congo (Léopoldville) (1960), the Soviet Union (1961-71), and Yugoslavia (1974-77) and information minister (1973-74).

Ghali

Ghali, Ibrahim, also called Brahim Ghali (b. Aug. 19, 1949, Smara, Spanish West Africa [now Western Sahara]), defense minister (1976-89, 1993-98) and president (2016- ) of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic. He was also minister of the occupied territories (1998-99) and ambassador to Algeria (2008-16).

Ghalib

Ghandour

Ghalib, Umar Arteh, Somali Cumar Carte Qaalib (b. 1930, Hargeysa, British Somaliland [now Republic of Somaliland] - d. Nov. 18, 2020, Hargeysa), foreign minister (1969-76) and prime minister (1991-93) of Somalia. He was also ambassador to Ethiopia (1965-68), minister of higher education and culture (1976-78), and speaker of the People's Assembly (1982-91). As Somalia descended into civil war in 1991, his position as prime minister became increasingly nominal and he spent much time abroad. In 1993 he returned to Somaliland, recognizing that region's secession from Somalia.

Ghandour, Ibrahim (Ahmed Abdelaziz) (b. 1952, El Dueim, Sudan), foreign minister of The Sudan (2015-18).

Ghanem, Mohamed Hafez (b. Sept. 28, 1925), a deputy prime minister of Egypt (1975-78). He was also minister of tourism (1968-69), education (1969-71), higher education (1975-76), social development and services (1976-78), and Sudanese affairs (1977-78).

S. Ghanem

A. Ghani

Ghanem, Shukri (Muhammad), Arabic Shukri (Muhammad) Ghanim (b. Oct. 9, 1942, Tripoli, Libya - d. April 29, 2012, Vienna, Austria), secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2003-06). He tried to move the socialist economy towards a free-market model, but his policies were roundly criticized by the local People's Committees, which implemented government policy. In 2006 he was named to head the National Oil Corporation. He defected from the Muammar al-Qaddafi regime in May 2011. He was found drowned in the Danube; Austrian authorities ruled out foul play, saying he suffered a heart attack before falling into the river.

Ghani (Ahmadzai), (Mohammad) Ashraf (b. May 19, 1949, Logar province, Afghanistan), finance minister (2002-04) and president (2014-21) of Afghanistan. He was an unsuccessful presidential candidate in 2009, winning less than 3% of the vote. When the Taliban, after taking control of most of the country in barely over a week, entered Kabul in 2021, he fled the country, finding refuge in the United Arab Emirates.

Ghani, Owais Ahmed (b. Feb. 5, 1951, Peshawar, Pakistan), governor of Balochistan (2003-08) and North-West Frontier Province/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2008-11).

Ghanima, Yusuf (Rizqallah) (b. Aug. 9, 1885, Baghdad, Ottoman Empire [now in Iraq] - d. Aug. 10, 1950, London, England), finance minister of Iraq (1928-29, 1934-35, 1946, 1947-48). He was also chairman of the Agricultural and Industrial Bank (1934-41) and minister of supply (1944-46).

Ghannouchi

Ghannouchi, Mohamed, Arabic Muhammad al-Ghanushi (b. Aug. 18, 1941, Sousse, Tunisia), prime minister (1999-2011) and interim president (2011) of Tunisia. Earlier he was minister of planning (1987), finance (1989-92), and international cooperation and foreign investment (1992-99).

Gharazi, (Sayyed) Mohammad (b. Feb. 12, 1942, Isfahan, Iran), Iranian politician. He was governor of Khuzestan (1980-81), minister of petroleum (1981-85) and posts, telegraphs, and telephones (1985-97), and a minor presidential candidate (2013).

Gharekhan, Chinmaya (Rajaninath) (b. 1934), Indian diplomat. He was ambassador to Vietnam (1975-76), permanent representative to the United Nations (1986-92), and UN special representative to Middle East peace talks (1993-99).

Gharsallaoui, Ridha, interior minister of Tunisia (2021).

Gharsalli, (Mohamed) Najem (b. Dec. 30, 1962, Kasserine, Tunisia), interior minister of Tunisia (2015-16). He was also governor of Mahdia (2011-15) and ambassador to Morocco (2016-17).

Ghashmi, Ahmad (Hussein) al-, Arabic Ahmad (Husayn) al-Ghashmi (b. 1938, Hamada, central Yemen - d. June 24, 1978, Sana, Yemen), Yemen (Sana) politician. Early schooled in the use of arms he became an army cadet. His experiences inclined him to the republican cause and he joined the republican forces in the Yemeni revolution against Imam Muhammad al-Badr. Later he became the chief of staff and deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces under Pres. Ibrahim al-Hamadi. He became chairman of the three-member Presidential Council that assumed power when Hamadi was assassinated in October 1977. In April 1978 he was elected president. He was head of state for only eight months altogether before his own assassination. He was meeting with an envoy dispatched by Pres. Salem Rubayyi Ali of Yemen (Aden) when a briefcase, reportedly containing a top-secret message, exploded, killing both Ghashmi and the envoy.

Ghawail

Ghawail, Khalifa al-, also spelled al-Ghweil or al-Ghwell (b. 1964, Misratah, Libya), prime minister of Libya (2015-...; Tripoli government).

Ghazaryan, Sergey (Valeryevich) (b. May 23, 1979, Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous oblast, Azerbaijan S.S.R.), foreign minister of Artsakh (2023- ).

Ghazaryan, Vahe (Rroberti) (b. June 15, 1974, Idzhevan, Armenian S.S.R.), interior minister of Armenia (2023-24). He was also chief of police (2020-23).

Ghazi

Ghazi I, in full Ghazi ibn Faysal ibn al-Husayn al-Hashimi (b. March 21, 1912, Mecca [now in Saudi Arabia] - d. April 4, 1939, Baghdad, Iraq), king of Iraq (1933-39); son of Faysal I. Like all the scions of the Sharifian family, he had to spend some of his early years among the nomad tribes of the desert. While not yet in his teens he was taken, in 1921, to Baghdad, where his father had been chosen to rule. Four years later he was sent by Faysal to England to pursue his studies at Harrow. In 1928 he was recalled to Baghdad to study at the Military Academy. He showed little disposition to meddle in internal politics; his friends were not among the politicians, and except on the most important occasions, particularly those which inaugurated the material advancement of his country, such as the opening of oil pipelines or of barrages, he did not trouble to conceal his lack of interest in public affairs. Only once did he immerse himself in a major way in the manoeuvres of politicians in Baghdad. This was on the occasion of the famous coup of Gen. Bakir Sidki, who sent planes over the capital and actually dropped a few bombs in order to show the cabinet of Yasin al-Hashimi that he was in earnest. To this coup the young king was unquestionably privy, and of his approval of it there is no doubt. In the end opposition to Ghazi grew among all sections of the community in Iraq. The townspeople did not share in his delight in fast motor cars and planes, and of the tribesmen he took little notice. This conduct was in great contrast to his father, who assiduously cultivated the friendship and the respect of both townsmen and tribesmen. Ghazi died from injuries received in an accident when the car he was driving struck an electric-light standard.

Ghazizadeh Hashemi, (Sayyed) Amir-Hossein (b. 1971, Fariman, Iran), Iranian politician. He was a minor presidential candidate (2021) and a vice president (2021-24).

Ghazzi, Said al-, Arabic Sa`id al-Ghazzi (b. 1893, Damascus, Syria - d. Sept. 18, 1967), prime minister (1954, 1955-56) and foreign minister (1955-56) of Syria. He was also minister of justice (1936, 1945, 1948), finance (1946-47), economy (1947-48), and defense (1954) and speaker of parliament (1962-63).

Ghedi, Ali Muhammad, Somali Cali Maxamed Geedi, Arabic `Ali Muhammad Jidi (b. 1952, Mogadishu, Somalia), prime minister of Somalia (2004-07).

Gheorghiu, Oana (b. Oct. 12, 1969, Brebu, Prahova county, Romania), a deputy prime minister of Romania (2025- ).

Gheorghiu-Dej

Gheorghiu-Dej, Gheorghe, original full name Gheorghe Tanase Gheorghiu ("Dej" was a revolutionary pseudonym) (b. Nov. 8, 1901, Bârlad, Vaslui county, Romania - d. March 19, 1965, Bucharest, Romania), Romanian politician. Having become a revolutionary after World War I, he joined the then-outlawed Romanian Communist Party in 1930 and was sentenced to 12 years' hard labour for his role in the Grivita railwaymen's strike of 1933. He escaped prison in August 1944, the same month an anti-Fascist coup brought Romania into the war against Germany. He became minister of communications in the first liberation cabinet (1944-45) and played an instrumental role in forcing Prime Minister Nicolae Radescu out of office and establishing a Communist-dominated government (early 1945). He was elected secretary-general of the Communist Party in October 1945. He was also minister of public works and communications (1945-46), national economy (1946-47), and industry and commerce (1947-48) and first deputy premier (1948-52). In 1952, after purging the party of his rivals, who had been closely identified with Soviet leaders and policies, he became premier. He gradually adopted economic and foreign policies that served Romania's national interests rather than those of international socialism as defined by the Soviet leaders. He resigned as prime minister in 1955 but assumed the position of president of the State Council in 1961. Following an even more determined independent course, he overcame the objections of the other Soviet-bloc countries, which wanted Romania's economy to remain primarily agricultural, and pursued a far-reaching program of industrialization in 1964. In the mid-1960s he also demonstrated Romania's independence from Soviet domination by forming cordial relations with non-Communist nations and with China, which had become increasingly alienated from the Soviet Union.

Gherasimov, Cristina (b. Jan. 29, 1984), a deputy prime minister of Moldova (2024- ). She was also secretary-general of the Office of the President (2021-23).

N. Gherman

Gherman, Natalia (b. March 20, 1969, Kishinev, Moldavian S.S.R. [now Chisinau, Moldova]), foreign minister and a deputy prime minister (2013-16) and acting prime minister (2015) of Moldova; daughter of Mircea Snegur. She has also been ambassador to Austria (2002-06) and Sweden (2006-09; also accredited to Norway and Finland), head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (2017-23), and executive director of the UN Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (2023- ).

Gherman, Oliviu (b. April 26, 1930, Mihai Viteazu, Romania - d. Aug. 11, 2020), Romanian politician. He was president of the Senate (1992-96), president of the Democratic National Salvation Front (1992-93) and the Party of Social Democracy (1993-97), and ambassador to France (2001-04).

Ghezal, Ahmed (b. Sept. 8, 1930, M'saken, Tunisia - d. Dec. 17, 2018), Tunisian diplomat. He was ambassador to Austria and Hungary (1977-85) and Cuba (1988-91) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1987-91).

Ghica, Alexandru II Dimitrie (b. May 1, 1795 - d. 1862), prince (1834-42) and princely lieutenant (1856-58) of Walachia.

Ghica, Prince Dimitrie, byname Beizadea Mitica (b. May 31, 1816, Bucharest, Walachia [now in Romania] - d. Feb. 15, 1897, Bucharest), prime minister of Walachia (1861-62) and foreign minister (1868-69) and prime minister (1868-70) of Romania; son of Grigore IV Dimitrie Ghica. He was also minister of education (1860), finance (1861), and interior (1861-62) of Walachia and minister of interior (1866, 1870) and agriculture, commerce, and public works (1868-70) and president of the Senate (1879-88, 1895-97) of Romania.

Ghica, Prince Dimitrie (b. Jan. 21, 1875, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey] - d. Oct. 13, 1967, Paris, France), foreign minister of Romania (1931-32). He was also minister to Greece (1898-1900), Bulgaria (1911-13), Italy (1913-17, 1928-31, 1932-33), and France (1920-22).

Ghica, Gheorghe (b. 1600 - d. 1664), prince of Moldavia (1658-59) and Walachia (1659-60).

Ghica, Grigore I (b. 1628 - d. 1674), prince of Walachia (1660-64, 1672-73); son of Gheorghe Ghica.

Ghica, Grigore II Matei (b. 1695 - d. Sept. 3 [Aug. 23, O.S.], 1752, Bucharest, Walachia [now in Romania]), prince of Moldavia (1726-33, 1735-39, 1739-41, 1747-48) and Walachia (1733-35, 1748-52); grandson of Grigore I Ghica. He was also grand dragoman of the Porte (1717-26).

Ghica, Grigore III Alexandru (b. 1724 - d. [assassinated] Oct. 12 [Oct. 1, O.S.], 1777, Iasi, Moldavia [now in Romania]), prince of Moldavia (1764-67, 1774-77) and Walachia (1768-69); nephew of Grigore II Matei Ghica. He was also grand dragoman of the Porte (1758-64).

Ghica, Grigore IV Alexandru (b. 1807 - d. 1857), prince of Moldavia (1849-53, 1854-56); son-in-law of Ioan Alexandru Sturza.

Ghica, Grigore IV Dimitrie (b. 1755 - d. 1834), prince of Walachia (1822-28); nephew of Grigore III Alexandru Ghica.

Ghica, Ioan Grigore (b. Dec. 10, 1830, Iasi, Moldavia [now in Romania] - d. March 21, 1881, St. Petersburg, Russia), war minister of Walachia (1861) and war minister (1861-62, 1866) and foreign minister (1862-63) of Romania. He was also diplomatic agent to the Ottoman Empire (1872-77) and minister to Russia (1878-81).

Ghica, Ion (Dimitrie), Greek Ioannis Ghikas (b. Aug. 12, 1816, Bucharest, Walachia [now in Romania] - d. May 4, 1897, Ghergani, Romania), prime minister of Romania (1866-67, 1870-71); grandnephew of Grigore IV Dimitrie Ghica. He joined the opposition to the rule of his cousin Alexandru II Dimitrie Ghica, prince of Walachia from 1834, that resulted in Alexandru's deposition in October 1842. Ghica figured prominently in the revolutionary activity of 1848 and was subsequently forced into exile. Named governor of Samos by the Turkish government in 1854, he headed the administration of the island until 1859. He then became prime minister of Moldavia (1859) and Walachia (1859-60). In 1866 he joined the secret committee that secured the overthrow of the first prince of united Romania, Alexandru Ioan, and his replacement by Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, thereafter Carol I (prince, 1866-81; subsequently king). Twice prime minister in 1866-67, Ghica, during his second administration, won the agreement of the sultan to Carol's accession. He served again as prime minister in 1870-71 and was subsequently Romanian minister in London (1880-87). He was also foreign minister (1866), interior minister (1866-67, 1870-71), and president of the Romanian Academy (1876-82, 1884-87, 1890-93, 1894-95).

Ghica, Matei Grigore (b. 1728 - d. 1760?), prince of Walachia (1752-53) and Moldavia (1753-56); son of Grigore II Matei Ghica; brother of Scarlat Grigore Ghica. He was also grand dragoman of the Porte (1751-52).

Ghica, Scarlat Grigore (b. 17... - d. Dec. 13 [Dec. 2, O.S.], 1766), prince of Moldavia (1757-58) and Walachia (1758-61, 1765-66); son of Grigore II Matei Ghica.

Ghimire

Ghimpu

Ghimire, Madhav Prasad (b. Feb. 7, 1961, Tansen municipality-12, Palpa district, Nepal - d. Sept. 25, 2016, Chitwan district, Nepal), foreign and home affairs minister of Nepal (2013-14). He presumably died when a jeep carrying him plunged into the Trishuli River, although his body was not recovered.

Ghimpu, Mihai (Toader) (b. Nov. 19, 1951, Colonita village, Moldavian S.S.R.), chairman of parliament (2009-10) and acting president (2009-10) of Moldova. He was a minor presidential candidate in 2016.

Ghiotti, Renzo (b. May 21, 1951), captain-regent of San Marino (1994-95). He was also minister of health and social security (1986-93) and non-resident ambassador to Slovenia (2001-23).

Ghironzi, Giancarlo (b. Feb. 25, 1932, San Marino - d. March 14, 2020), captain-regent (1961, 1969-70), finance minister (1969-72), and foreign minister (1972-73, 1976-78) of San Marino.

Ghissassi, Abdellatif (b. Nov. 16, 1937, Taza, Morocco), finance minister of Morocco (1977-79). He was also minister of public works and communications (1972), commerce, industry, mines, and merchant marine (1974-77), and agriculture and agrarian reform (1979-81).

J. Ghiz

Ghiz, Joseph A(tallah) (b. Jan. 27, 1945, Charlottetown, P.E.I. - d. Nov. 9, 1996, Charlottetown), premier of Prince Edward Island (1986-93). Ghiz was best known by Canadians for the role he played in promoting two failed attempts at trying to persuade largely French-speaking Quebec to sign the Canadian constitution - the Meech Lake and Charlottetown accords. Ghiz was also instrumental in pushing for the construction of a bridge linking Prince Edward Island to mainland Canada. The bridge was built in 1996. After his premiership he was appointed to the province's Supreme Court.

Ghiz, Robert (Watson Joseph) (b. Jan. 21, 1974, Charlottetown, P.E.I.), premier of Prince Edward Island (2007-15); son of Joseph A. Ghiz.

Ghizikis, Phaidon (Dimitriou) (b. June 16, 1917, Volos, Greece - d. July 26, 1999, Athens), president of Greece (1973-74). He was a second lieutenant during the 1940-41 Greek-Italian war, where he received two gold honours for bravery. He also received 13 medals and military decorations between 1944 and 1949. General Ghizikis became president in November 1973, after Col. Georgios Papadopoulos was toppled by his military police chief, Brig. Dimitris Ioannides. Within months Ghizikis, recognizing the need for a return to civilian rule, recalled several former politicians from exile and in July 1974, he swore in Konstantinos Karamanlis as the first post-dictatorship premier. In return, he was never prosecuted for his role in the junta, while others were convicted of treason and imprisoned. Ghizikis held his post until December 1974, when he resigned and retired from the army.

Gholson, Richard D(ickerson) (b. Jan. 3, 1802, Culpeper, Va. - d. Aug. 28, 1861, Troy, Tenn.), governor of Washington (1859-61).

Ghonda (Mangalibi), Antoine (b. Feb. 19, 1965, Leuven, Belgium), foreign minister of Congo (Kinshasa) (2003-04).

Ghorra, Édouard (Abdallah) (b. June 18, 1913, Zahle, Lebanon - d. ...), Lebanese diplomat. He was ambassador to the Soviet Union (1959-63) and Czechoslovakia and Poland (1965-68) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1968-77).

Ghosh, Ajoy Kumar (b. April 14, 1908 - d. ...), chief commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1949-53).

Ghosh, Ajoy Kumar (b. Feb. 20, 1909, Mihijam, near Kanpur, India - d. Jan. 13, 1962, New Delhi, India), Indian politician. He was general secretary of the Communist Party (1951-62).

Ashim Ghosh

Ghosh, Ashim Kumar (b. 1944, Howrah, Bengal [now in West Bengal], India), governor of Haryana (2025- ).

Ghosn, Fayez (Michel) (b. June 28, 1950, Kousba, Lebanon - d. Nov. 22, 2021), defense minister of Lebanon (2011-14).

Ghosn, Fouad (Nicolas) (b. 1912, Kusba, Lebanon - d. 1984), justice minister (1955-56), deputy prime minister (1955-56, 1968, 1969-70, 1973-74), and defense minister (1973) of Lebanon; son of Nicolas Ghosn. He was also minister of education (1956), posts, telegraphs, and telephones (1956, 1969-70), information (1960-61), and public works and transport (1973-74).

Ghosn, Nicolas (b. 18... - d. 19...), deputy prime minister (and minister of posts, telegraphs, telephones, commerce, and industry) of Lebanon (1945).

Ghotbzadeh

Ghotbzadeh, Sadegh, also spelled Sadeq Qotbzadeh (b. 1936 [other sources say 1937 or 1938] - d. Sept. 15, 1982, Tehran, Iran), foreign minister of Iran (1979-80). He was a leader of opposition to the shah and a supporter of the National Front of Mohammad Mossadegh. He joined Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during the latter's exile and became one of Khomeini's closest associates. After the revolution he was appointed head of the National Iranian Radio and Television (Feb. 11, 1979). In that capacity he quickly earned the dislike of many who had supported the revolution, particularly those on the left, by his authoritarian use of censorship to impose an "Islamic" line on the programmes and to suppress reports of views differing from Khomeini's - for instance, those favouring women's rights. During the crisis caused by the detention of U.S. hostages following the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Ghotbzadeh was appointed foreign minister (November 1979). Though his efforts to resolve the situation were viewed as sincere, he finally resigned (August 1980) over the deadlock in negotiations. He was also a minor presidential candidate in the January 1980 elections. On Nov. 7, 1980, he was arrested after criticizing the Islamic Republican Party; he was released on November 10 but after that played no further part in public life. He was arrested again in April 1982 and accused of plotting against the regime. He apparently admitted complicity with Ayatollah Kazem Shariat-Madari in a plot against the government, but denied any conspiracy to take Khomeini's life. He was executed by a firing squad.

Ghozali

Ghozali, Sid Ahmed, Arabic Sid Ahmad Ghuzali (b. March 31, 1937, Marnia, Algeria - d. Feb. 4, 2025, Algiers, Algeria), finance minister (1988-89), foreign minister (1989-91), and prime minister and economy minister (1991-92) of Algeria. He was also minister of energy and petrochemicals (1977-79) and irrigation (1979) and ambassador to Belgium (1984-88) and France (1992-93).

Ghrieb

Ghrieb, Sifi (b. 1971), prime minister of Algeria (2025- ). He was also minister of industry (2024-25).

Ghulabzoi, Sayed Mohammad (b. 1951), interior minister of Afghanistan (1979-88). He was also minister of communications (1978-79) and ambassador to the Soviet Union (1988-90).

Ghurburrun, Beergoonath (b. Jan. 14, 1928, St. Julien, Mauritius - d. Nov. 17, 2013), a deputy prime minister of Mauritius (1988-91). He was also minister of social security (1965-67, 1971-74), commerce and industry (1968-69, 1976-79), communications (1969-71), labour (1971-76), industrial relations (1974-76), health (1980-82, 1983-84), economic planning and development (1984-86, 1987-91), and trade and shipping (1986-87).

Ghurburrun, Sir Rabindrah, byname of Sir Rabindranath Ghurburrun (b. Sept. 27, 1929, St. Julien, Mauritius - d. April 21, 2008, Le Chesnay [now part of Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt], Yvelines, France), vice president of Mauritius (1992-97); knighted 1980; brother of Beergoonath Ghurburrun. He was also high commissioner to India (1968-76) and minister of justice (1976-77) and economic planning and development (1977-82).

Ghyczy (de Ghycz, Assa- et Ablanczkürth), Jenö (b. May 4, 1893, Újpuszta, Hungary [now Mudronovo, Slovakia] - d. Jan. 18, 1982, Budapest, Hungary), foreign minister of Hungary (1943-44).

Ghyczy (de Ghycz, Assa- et Ablanczkürth), Kálmán (b. Feb. 12, 1808, Komárom, Hungary - d. Feb. 28, 1888, Budapest, Hungary), finance minister of Hungary (1874-75). He was also president of the House of Representatives (1875-79).

Giacobbi, Antoine Félix (b. July 22, 1891, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France - d. July 31, 1957, Cervione, Corse, France), governor of French Guinea (1940-42). He was also prefect of the French départements of Haute-Loire (1933-34), Allier (1934), and Charente-Inférieure (1937-39).

Giacobbi, François (b. July 19, 1919, Venaco, Corse, France - d. March 7, 1997, Paris, France), president of the Regional Council of Corse (1974-79).

G. Giacomini

Giacomini, Gino (b. Dec. 27, 1878, Borgo Maggiore, San Marino - d. Feb. 19, 1962), secretary of state for foreign and political affairs of San Marino (1945-57).

Giacomini, Pietro (b. Oct. 14, 1944, San Marino), Sammarinese diplomat. He has been non-resident ambassador to the Czech Republic (1994- ) and South Africa (1995- ) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1996-97).

Giacopini Zárraga, José (b. Sept. 4, 1915, Caracas, Venezuela - d. Nov. 11, 2005, Caracas), finance minister of Venezuela (1958). He was also governor of Amazonas (1948-49).

Giagu De Martini, Antonio (b. March 17, 1925, Thiesi, Sardegna, Italy - d. Nov. 4, 2006, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy), president of Sardegna (1970-72, 1972-73).

Giambruno, Carlos (b. Sept. 3, 1928, Montevideo, Uruguay - d. bf. 2003, Rome, Italy), Uruguayan diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1972-77).

Giammattei

Giammattei (Falla), Alejandro (Eduardo) (b. March 9, 1956, Guatemala City, Guatemala), president of Guatemala (2020-24). He was an unsuccessful presidential candidate in 2007, 2011, and 2015 before winning in 2019. He is secretary-general of the party Vamos (2017- ).

Giampietri (Rojas), Luis (Alejandro) (b. Dec. 31, 1940, Callao, Peru - d. Oct. 4, 2023, Lima, Peru), first vice president of Peru (2006-11).

Gianforte, Greg(ory Richard) (b. April 17, 1961, San Diego, Calif.), governor of Montana (2021- ).

Giangos, Ioannis (b. December 1951, Trikala, Greece), defense minister of Greece (2015). He was also chief of the Air Force General Staff (2007-09) and the National Defense General Staff (2009-11).

Giani Ruset, Emanuel, byname Manole Giani Ruset (b. 1715 - d. 1794), prince of Walachia (1770-71) and Moldavia (1788).

Giannakitsas, Ioannis (b. 1853 - d. 1923, Athens, Greece), military minister of Greece (1915-16).

Giannattasio (Finocchietti), Luis (b. 1894 - d. Feb. 7, 1965, Punta del Este, Uruguay), president of the National Council of Government of Uruguay (1964-65). He was also minister of public works (1959-63).

Giannettasio, Graciela (María) (b. Oct. 20, 1950, Remedios de Escalada, Lanús, Buenos Aires province, Argentina - d. April 5, 2022), education minister of Argentina (2002-03).

Giannitsis

Giannoni

Giannitsis, Tasos, byname of Anastasios Giannitsis (b. 1944, Athens, Greece), foreign minister (2004) and interior minister (2011-12) of Greece. He was also minister of labour and social security (2000-01).

Giannoni, Giovanni (b. Dec. 31, 1948, Serravalle, San Marino), captain-regent of San Marino (2003).

Giannopoulos, Dimitrios (Georgiou) (b. 1887, Divritsa [now Dimitra], Greece - d. 1953), interior minister (1934, 1950) and justice minister (1935) of Greece.

Giannopoulos, Emmanouil (b. 1808 - d. 1886), finance minister of Greece (1866, 1868).

Giannopoulos, Evangelos, also spelled Yiannopoulos (b. 1918, Migdalia, southern Greece - d. Sept. 4, 2003, Athens, Greece), Greek politician. He served as a defense lawyer for people charged with political crimes by the military dictatorship that ruled Greece for seven years before collapsing in 1974. He was also imprisoned for resistance to the junta. In 1974, he helped establish the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), headed by Andreas Papandreou. He served in various government posts beginning in 1981, when the Socialists first came to power. He was justice minister (1996-2000) and also headed the transport and merchant marine ministries. After Papandreou's death in 1996, Giannopoulos was one of the few members of the Socialist "old guard" to stay in government. His presence added a populist edge to Kostas Simitis' technocratic administration. Simitis dropped him from his cabinet in 2000, however. He retained a seat in parliament. He was known for taking pride in partying at nightclubs, which he called "beacons of culture."

Giannopoulos, Spyridon, justice minister (and provisional minister of care) of Greece (1922).

Giannuzzi Savelli, Bernardino (b. Nov. 19, 1822, Cosenza, Two Sicilies [now in Calabria, Italy] - d. Nov. 10, 1887, Rome, Italy), justice minister of Italy (1883-84).

Gianola (López), Ángel María (b. Dec. 1, 1926, Minas, Lavalleja, Uruguay - d. March 31, 2022, Montevideo, Uruguay), interior minister of Uruguay (1994-95). He was also minister of industry and labour (1960-63).

Gianturco, Emanuele (b. March 20, 1857, Avigliano, Two Sicilies [now in Basilicata, Italy] - d. Nov. 10, 1907, Naples, Italy), justice minister of Italy (1897, 1900-01). He was also minister of education (1896-97) and public works (1906-07).

Gianzon, Roberto (A.), justice secretary of the Philippines (1953).

Gibb

Gibb, Mark, high commissioner of Niue (2024- ).

Gibben, John Edward (b. June 19, 1894, Middlesbrough, England - d. Jan. 28, 1958, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory), controller (1947-48) and commissioner (1948-50) of Yukon Territory.

Gibbes, Johannes Salomonsz (b. May 22, 1733, Sint Eustatius - d. April 21, 1802, Sint Eustatius), vice-commander (1785-86) and commander (1786-90) of Sint Maarten.

Gibbons, Sir (John) David (b. June 15, 1927 - d. March 30, 2014), premier of Bermuda (1977-82); knighted 1985. He was health minister in 1974-75 and finance minister in 1975-84.

Gibbons, Edward John (b. Aug. 30, 1906 - d. Nov. 8, 1990), commissioner of British Cameroons (1949-56).

Gibbons, James (M.), byname Jim Gibbons (b. Aug. 3, 1924, Bonnettsrath, County Kilkenny, Ireland - d. Dec. 20, 1997, Dunmore, County Kilkenny), defence minister of Ireland (1969-70). He was also agriculture minister (1970-73, 1977-79).

Gibbons, Jim, byname of James Arthur Gibbons (b. Dec. 16, 1944, Sparks, Nev.), governor of Nevada (2007-11).

Gibbons, John C., byname Johnny Gibbons (b. af. 1944 - d. May 20, 2021), Palauan politician; brother of Yutaka Gibbons. He was executive administrator (1985-98) and governor (1998-2006) of Koror and minister of justice (2009-12).

Y. Gibbons

Gibbons, Yutaka (Miller) (b. Jan. 17, 1944 - d. Nov. 4, 2021, Taiwan), Ibedul, i.e. paramount chief of Koror, one of two traditional high chiefs of Palau (1972-2021); nephew of Ibedul Ngoriakl. He was elected mayor of Koror in 1978 and was a presidential candidate in 1984, 1988, and 1996. In August 2003 he was sentenced to three years in prison, with two years suspended, for the assault of an attorney. The attorney, Matthew Johnson, said he was assaulted by Gibbons with a baseball bat on January 7 at the Koror State Building. Gibbons said that Johnson, as an American, was new in Palau and unaware of the importance of the title of paramount chief. Gibbons said he tried his best to settle their differences, but Johnson "didn't want to talk to him." Pres. Tommy Remengesau first granted Gibbons a conditional pardon, suspending his one-year imprisonment, and in June 2004 he granted a full pardon.

Gibbs, Addison C(randall) (b. July 9, 1825, East Otto, N.Y. - d. Dec. 29, 1886, London, England), governor of Oregon (1862-66).

D. Gibbs

Gibbs, Daniel (b. Jan. 8, 1968, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten), president of the Territorial Council of Saint-Martin (2009 [acting], 2017-22); cousin of Victor Banks.

Gibbs, Dennis Raleigh (b. March 3, 1922 - d. Sept. 19, 1985), administrator of Montserrat (1964-71).

Gibbs, Sir Humphrey Vicary (b. Nov. 22, 1902, London, England - d. Nov. 5, 1990, Harare, Zimbabwe), governor of (Southern) Rhodesia (1959-65, nominally to 1969) and acting governor-general of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1963); knighted 1960.

Gibbs, Thomas F(ortson) (b. Jan. 25, 1797, Watkinsville, Ga. - d. Dec. 9, 1859, Memphis, Tenn.), mayor of Atlanta (1852).

Gibbs, William C(hanning) (b. Feb. 10, 1789, Newport, R.I. - d. Feb. 21, 1871, Newport), governor of Rhode Island (1821-24).

Gibson, Andrew Harold (b. Dec. 22, 1882, Perth, Ont. - d. Jan. 28, 1957, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory), commissioner of Yukon Territory (1950-51).

Gibson (Möller), Carlos (Guillermo) D(iego) (b. Feb. 10, 1883, Arequipa, Peru - d. Sept. 25, 1954), second vice president of Peru (1939-45). He was also chargé d'affaires in the United States (1919-20) and rector of the National University of San Agustín (1939-44).

Gibson, Ernest W(illiam) (b. March 6, 1901, Brattleboro, Vt. - d. Nov. 4, 1969, Brattleboro), governor of Vermont (1947-50).

Gibson, Garretson Wilmot (b. May 20, 1832, Maryland, U.S. - d. April 26, 1910), secretary of state (1878-84, 1892-1900) and president (1900-04) of Liberia.

Gibson, Greg(ory), acting governor of Saint Helena (2022).

Gibson, John (b. May 23, 1740, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - d. April 10, 1822, Braddock's Field [now Braddock], Pa.), acting governor of Indiana (1812-13).

Gibson, Sir John Morison (b. Jan. 1, 1842, Toronto Township, Canada West [now Mississauga, Ont.] - d. June 3, 1929, Hamilton, Ont.), lieutenant governor of Ontario (1908-14); knighted 1912.

Gibson, Raymond Evelyn (b. Oct. 10, 1878 - d. March 2, 1969), commissioner of Sind (1931-35).

Gibson, Roy A(lexander) (b. Oct. 3, 1885, Brandon, Man. - d. Aug. 14, 1953, Ottawa, Ont.), acting commissioner of the Northwest Territories (1934-36). He was deputy commissioner in 1921-50.

Gibson Glay, Maggie, Liberian diplomat. She was chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (2020-21, 2022-23).

Gichev, Dimitur (Lyubomirov) (b. Dec. 10 [Nov. 28, O.S.], 1893, Perushtitsa, Bulgaria - d. April 26, 1964, Sofia, Bulgaria), Bulgarian politician. He was minister of agriculture and state properties (1931-32), commerce, industry, and labour (1932-34), and education (acting, 1932-33).

Gichuru, James Samuel (b. March 1914, Thogoto, Kenya - d. Aug. 10, 1982, Nairobi, Kenya), finance minister (1962-69) and defense minister (1969-79) of Kenya. He was also minister of state (1979-82).

Gidayev, Sergey (Nikolayevich) (b. Sept. 13 [Aug. 31, O.S.], 1901, Staraya Binaradka, Samara province [now in Samara oblast], Russia - d. Oct. 25, 1995, Saransk, Mordovia, Russia), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Mordovian A.S.S.R. (1947-49).

L. Giddings

Giddings, Lara, byname of Larissa Tahireh Giddings (b. Nov. 14, 1972, Goroka, Papua New Guinea), premier of Tasmania (2011-14). She was the first female premier of the state.

Giddings, Marsh (b. Nov. 19, 1816, Sherman, Conn. - d. June 3, 1875, Santa Fe, N.M.), governor of New Mexico (1871-75).

Gidopoulos, Loukas (b. 1876, Kerpini, Greece - d. 1939), justice minister of Greece (1933).

Giedraitis, Balys (b. Jan. 13, 1890, Riga, Russia [now in Latvia] - d. June 26, 1941, Chervyen, Belorussian S.S.R.), defense minister of Lithuania (1930-34).

Gierek

Gierek, Edward (b. Jan. 6, 1913, Porabka, Austria [now in Poland] - d. July 29, 2001, Cieszyn, Poland), Polish politician. After emigrating with his mother to France, he joined the French Communist Party in 1931. In 1937 he joined the Belgian Communist Party and there during World War II he reputedly was a leader of a group of Poles in the anti-Nazi underground. Gierek returned to Poland in 1948 and organized the party in Upper Silesia, Poland's most industrialized region. In 1954 he was named director of Poland's heavy industry department and two years later was elevated into the 11-man Politburo. He was also first secretary of the party committee of Katowickie województwo (1957-70). Differing from the "Moscow" faction of the party, Gierek favoured a certain amount of "national reconciliation," or adaptation of the Soviet party line to national and cultural circumstances. When angered industrial workers began rioting to protest a substantial rise in food prices announced by party leader Wladyslaw Gomulka just before the Christmas holidays in 1970, Gierek took over (December 20) as the first secretary of the party's Central Committee with a promise to improve the "material situation" of families and reevaluate the government's economic policies. He introduced a new, more relaxed style of rule that included cultural amenities and more freedom to travel to the West than permitted by other Soviet-bloc countries. His departures from orthodox Communist rule included licenses for the Fiat mini car that helped put Poland on wheels, buses from France, tractors from Britain, and American Coca-Cola and Marlboro cigarettes. In September 1980 Gierek, faced with another outburst of demonstrations by workers, lost his place as first secretary to Stanislaw Kania; in 1981 Gierek was expelled from the party. His son Adam Gierek was a Polish senator (2001-04) and a member of the European Parliament (2004-19).

Giertych, Roman (Jacek) (b. Feb. 27, 1971, Srem, Poland), Polish politician. He was education minister and a deputy prime minister (2006-07).

Gies, Gerd (b. May 24, 1943, Stendal, Prussia [now in Sachsen-Anhalt], Germany), minister-president of Sachsen-Anhalt (1990-91).

Giffey

Giffey, Franziska, née Süllke (b. May 3, 1978, Frankfurt an der Oder, East Germany [now in Brandenburg, Germany]), governing mayor of Berlin (2021-23). She was also German minister of family, senior citizens, women, and youth (2018-21).

Gifuza, Gérard (Godefroid Ginday), governor of Bandundu (2006).

Gigaba, (Knowledge) Malusi (Nkanyezi) (b. Aug. 30, 1971, Eshowe, Zululand [now in KwaZulu-Natal], South Africa), home affairs minister (2014-17, 2018) and finance minister (2017-18) of South Africa. He was also minister of public enterprises (2010-14).

Gigea, Petre (b. March 31, 1930, Goicea, Romania), finance minister of Romania (1981-86).

Gigiberia, Boris (Gerasimovich) (b. 1917 - d. 1974), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Abkhaz A.S.S.R. (1972-73).

Gigli, Rodolfo, byname Nando (b. June 24, 1935, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy - d. Oct. 30/31, 2023), president of Lazio (1990-92). He was also mayor of Viterbo (1970-75).

Gigoshvili, Archil (Aleksandrovich) (b. 1907 - d. 1969), foreign minister of the Georgian S.S.R. (1953-54, 1962-69). He was also chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1948-51) and minister of social security (1954-61).

Gigot, (Edme) Albert (b. Jan. 1, 1835, Châteauroux, Indre, France - d. Jan. 16, 1913), prefect of police of Paris (1877-79). He was also prefect of the départements of Vaucluse (1871), Loiret (1871-73), Doubs (1873-76), and Meurthe-et-Moselle (1876-77).

Gigov, Strahil (b. Sept. 16, 1909, Veles, Ottoman Empire [now in North Macedonia] - d. May 19, 1999, Skopje, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), president of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Macedonia (1951-53).

Gigurtu, Ion (b. June 24, 1886, Turnu Severin [now Drobeta-Turnu Severin], Romania - d. Nov. 24, 1959, Râmnicu Sarat, Romania), foreign minister (1940) and prime minister (1940) of Romania. He was also minister of industry and commerce (1937-38) and public works and communications (1939-40).

Giheno, John (b. 1950, Henganofi, Papua and New Guinea [now in Eastern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea] - d. March 20, 2017, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea), foreign minister (1984-85) and acting prime minister (1997) of Papua New Guinea. He was also minister of police (1982-84), trade and industry (1989-92), and mining and petroleum (1994-97).

Gijn, Anton van (b. Sept. 17, 1866, Dordrecht, Netherlands - d. May 11, 1933, The Hague, Netherlands), finance minister of the Netherlands (1916-17). He was also treasurer-general (1909-16).

Gikalo, Nikolay (Fyodorovich) (b. March 20 [March 8, O.S.], 1897, Odessa, Russia [now in Ukraine] - d. [executed] April 25, 1938), first secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek S.S.R. (1929), Azerbaijan S.S.R. (1929-30), and Belorussian S.S.R. (1932-37). He was also executive secretary of the party committee of the Mountain A.S.S.R. (1921) and first secretary of the party committee of Kharkov oblast (1937).

Gil Borges, Esteban (b. 1879, Caracas, Venezuela - d. Aug. 3, 1942, Caracas), foreign minister of Venezuela (1919-21, 1936-41). He was also chargé d'affaires in Spain (1910-18).

Gil Botero, Enrique (de Jesús) (b. Dec. 9, 1953, Fredonia, Antioquia, Colombia), justice minister of Colombia (2017-18).

Gil Fernández, Alejandro (Miguel) (b. Feb. 6, 1964), a vice premier of Cuba (2019-24). He was also minister of economy and planning (2018-24).

Gil Pinto

Gil Pinto, Yván (Eduardo) (b. Aug. 15, 1972), foreign minister of Venezuela (2023- ). He was also agriculture minister (2013-14, 2015-16) and vice president of food security and sovereignty (2014-15).

Gil Preciado, Juan (b. June 26, 1909, Juchitlán, Jalisco, Mexico - d. Jan. 19, 1999, Guadalajara, Jalisco), governor of Jalisco (1959-64). He was also mayor of Guadalajara (1956-58) and Mexican minister of agriculture (1964-70).

Gil-Robles (Gil-Delgado), José María (b. June 17, 1935, Madrid, Spain - d. Feb. 13, 2023), president of the European Parliament (1997-99); son of José María Gil-Robles Quiñones.

Gil-Robles Quiñones, José María (b. Nov. 27, 1898, Salamanca, Spain - d. Sept. 14, 1980, Madrid, Spain), war minister of Spain (1935).

Gila, Samson (b. Jan. 10, 1935 - d. Aug. 16, 2018), premier of New Ireland (1993-95).

Gilani

Gilani, Yousaf Raza, also spelled Gillani (b. June 9, 1952, Karachi, Pakistan), prime minister of Pakistan (2008-12). He was speaker of the National Assembly in 1993-97. In April 2012 the Supreme Court found him guilty of contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against Pres. Asif Ali Zardari and gave him a symbolic sentence of a few minutes' detention in the courtroom. In June the court ruled that the April decision meant that he ceased to be prime minister. In 2024 he became chairman of the Senate.

Gilashvili, Pavel (Georgiyevich) (b. May 2, 1918, Tbilisi, Transcaucasia [now in Georgia] - d. Oct. 1, 1994), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian S.S.R. (1976-89). He was also chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Abkhaz A.S.S.R. (1967-72) and first secretary of the party committee of Tbilisi city (1972-76).

Gilauri

Gilauri, Nika, byname of Nikoloz (Zurabis dze) Gilauri (b. Feb. 14, 1975, Tbilisi, Georgian S.S.R.), finance minister (2007-09) and prime minister (2009-12) of Georgia. He was also minister of energy (2004-07) and first deputy prime minister (2008-09).

Gilbert, Alberto (b. Feb. 6, 1887, Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires province, Argentina - d. June 9, 1973, Buenos Aires, Argentina), interior minister (1943) and foreign minister (1943-44) of Argentina.

Gilbert, John Orman (b. Oct. 21, 1907, London, England - d. Sept. 16, 1995), British resident in Brunei (1953-58).

Gilbert, Newton W(hiting) (b. May 24, 1862, Worthington, Ohio - d. July 5, 1939, Santa Ana, Calif.), acting governor-general of the Philippines (1913). He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1905-06).

Gilbert-Carter, Sir Gilbert Thomas, surname until 1920 Carter (b. Jan. 14, 1848 - d. Jan. 18, 1927), administrator of Gambia (1885-86 [acting], 1886-87 [acting], 1888-91) and governor of Lagos (1891-97), the Bahamas (1898-1904), and Barbados (1904-10); knighted 1893.

Gilbert-Jules, Jean (b. Sept. 1, 1903, Chaulnes, Somme, France - d. Dec. 31, 1984, Paris, France), interior minister of France (1956-57).

Gilbert-Pierre, Octave Bernard (b. June 8, 1817, Fort-de-France, Martinique - d. July 7, 1882), acting governor of Martinique (1871) and commandant of the French Settlements in Oceania (1873-76).

Gilchrist, Albert W(aller) (b. Jan. 15, 1858, Greenwood, S.C. - d. May 15, 1926, New York City), governor of Florida (1909-13).

Gilds, Siegfried (Franklin) (b. Feb. 4, 1939, Paramaribo, Suriname - d. Oct. 8, 2020, Paramaribo), defense minister of Suriname (1991-96). He was also minister of labour (1984), social affairs and housing (1984-85), justice (1987-88, 2000-05), and trade and industry (2005-06).

Adam Giles

Giles, Adam (Graham) (b. 1973, Blue Mountains region, N.S.W.), chief minister of the Northern Territory (2013-16). He was Australia's first indigenous head of government.

Giles, Sir Alexander (Falconer) (b. Sept. 16, 1915, Dumfries, Scotland - d. April 11, 1989), administrator of Saint Vincent (1955-62) and resident commissioner (1962-65) and British government representative (1965-66) of Basutoland; knighted 1965.

Giles, Robert (b. Sept. 27, 1846 - d. March 17, 1928), commissioner of Sind (1900-02).

Giles, William B(ranch) (b. Aug. 12, 1762, near Amelia Court House, Amelia county, Virginia - d. Dec. 4, 1830, "Wigwam" estate, near Amelia Court House), governor of Virginia (1827-30). He was also a U.S. representative (1790-98, 1801-03) and senator (1804-15) from Virginia.

Giligashvili, Roland (b. March 18, 1952, Arashenda, Gurdzhaani rayon, Georgian S.S.R.), justice minister of Georgia (2001-03).

Gilkhen, Mikhail (Eduardovich) (b. 1868 - d. af. 1917), governor of Kursk (1907-12) and Bessarabia (1912-15).

Gilkinet, Georges (b. Jan. 25, 1971, Namur, Belgium), Belgian politician. He was a deputy prime minister and minister of mobility and the National Railway Company (2020-25).

Gill, Frank, byname of Thomas Francis Gill (b. Jan. 31, 1917, Wellington, New Zealand - d. March 1, 1982, Auckland, New Zealand), defence minister of New Zealand (1978-80). He was also minister of health and immigration (1975-78) and police (1978-80) and ambassador to the United States (1980-82).

Gill, Moses (b. Jan. 18, 1734, Charlestown [now part of Boston], Massachusetts Bay [now Mass.] - d. May 20, 1800, Boston), acting governor of Massachusetts (1799-1800).

Gillard

Gillard, Julia (Eileen) (b. Sept. 29, 1961, Barry, Wales), prime minister of Australia (2010-13). She emigrated to Australia with her family as a child and became president of the National Union of Students. She was chief of staff to John Brumby, the opposition leader (later premier) of Victoria, in 1995-98, then entered the federal parliament as the Australian Labor Party member for the seat of Lalor (Victoria) in 1998. After holding a series of opposition frontbench positions, she was elected deputy party leader in December 2006. When Kevin Rudd led Labor to victory in November 2007, Gillard became Australia's first female deputy prime minister, holding the portfolios of minister for education, minister for employment and workplace relations, and minister for social inclusion. She dismantled the previous government's industrial relations system, which was seen as hostile to trade unions and unfair to workers. As education minister she has presided over a massive national schools rebuilding program. Although originally from the left of the Labor Party, she adopted a moderate image and was seen as Rudd's likely successor. In 2010 she challenged Rudd for the leadership after his popularity plunged, and as she apparently had the necessary votes, Rudd stood aside and she took over as leader without a vote and accordingly also became prime minister. But as her own popularity plummeted, Rudd in 2012 tried a comeback; although he was clearly favoured in opinion polls, Gillard prevailed in the Labor caucus (71-31). In 2013, however, with an election disaster looming, Rudd defeated her in another leadership spill, 57-45. She then left politics.

Gillerman, Dan (b. 1944, Palestine), Israeli diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2003-08).

Gillett, James N(orris) (b. Sept. 20, 1860, Viroqua, Wis. - d. April 21, 1937, Berkeley, Calif.), governor of California (1907-11).

Gillett, Simon (d. Feb. 4, 2016), administrator of Ascension (1977-79).

Gillibrand, Kirsten (Elizabeth), née Rutnik (b. Dec. 9, 1966, Albany, N.Y.), U.S. politician. She has been a representative (2007-09) and senator (2009- ) from New York and a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

Gilligan, John J(oyce) (b. March 22, 1921, Cincinnati, Ohio - d. Aug. 26, 2013, Cincinnati), governor of Ohio (1971-75).

Gillon, Robert (Paul Raymond) (b. Dec. 10, 1884, Courtrai [Kortrijk], Belgium - d. July 25, 1972, Courtrai), Belgian politician. He was chairman of the Senate (1939-47, 1949-50, 1954-58).

Gilman, John T(aylor) (b. Dec. 19, 1753, Exeter, New Hampshire - d. Aug. 31, 1828, Exeter), governor of New Hampshire (1794-1805, 1813-16).

Gilmer, George R(ockingham) (b. April 11, 1790, near Lexington, Ga. - d. Nov. 16, 1859, Lexington), governor of Georgia (1829-31, 1837-39).

Gilmer, Thomas W(alker) (b. April 6, 1802, Albemarle county, Va. - d. [killed in explosion of experimental cannon on the warship Princeton] Feb. 28, 1844, Potomac River, near Washington, D.C.), governor of Virginia (1840-41) and U.S. secretary of the navy (1844).

E. Gilmore

Gilmore, Eamon, Irish Éamon Mac Giollamóir (b. April 24, 1955, Caltra, County Galway, Ireland), deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Ireland (2011-14). He was also leader of the Labour Party (2007-14), EU special envoy for the peace process in Colombia (2015-24), and EU special representative for human rights (2019-24).

Gilmore, Eugene Allen (b. July 4, 1871, Brownville, Neb. - d. Nov. 4, 1953, Iowa City, Iowa), acting governor-general of the Philippines (1927-28, 1929).

J. Gilmore

Gilmore, Jim, byname of James Stuart Gilmore III (b. Oct. 6, 1949, Richmond, Va.), governor of Virginia (1998-2002). The Republican was elected in 1987 as commonwealth's attorney for Henrico County. He was reelected in 1991. In 1993, he was elected Virginia's attorney general. In 1997, he was elected governor, defeating Democrat Don Beyer 56%-43%. His pledge to slash Virginia's much hated car tax caught fire late in the campaign, propelling him to victory. In 2001-02 he was chairman of the Republican National Committee. He unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 2008. In August 2015 he joined the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, but he was the longest long-shot in a crowded field and dropped out in February 2016.

Gilmore, Joseph A(lbree) (b. June 10, 1811, Weston, Vt. - d. April 17, 1867, Concord, N.H.), governor of New Hampshire (1863-65).

Gilmour (of Lundin and Montrave), Sir John, (2nd) Baronet (b. May 27, 1876, Montrave, Fife, Scotland - d. March 30, 1940, London, England), British home secretary (1932-35). He was also secretary for Scotland (1924-29) and minister of agriculture (1931-32) and shipping (1939-40). He succeeded as baronet in 1920.

Gilmour of Craigmillar, Ian (Hedworth John Little) Gilmour, Baron (b. July 8, 1926, London, England - d. Sept. 21, 2007, London), British defence secretary (1974). He was also lord privy seal (1979-81). He succeeded as (3rd) Baronet in 1977 and was made a life peer in 1992.

Gilowska, Zyta (Janina), née Napolska (b. July 7, 1949, Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, Poland - d. April 4/5, 2016), deputy prime minister and finance minister of Poland (2006, 2006-07). She was forced to quit office in June 2006 over allegations that she had failed to reveal her ties with Communist-era secret police, but she was reinstated in September following a court ruling that she had told the truth when she said she did not knowingly spy for the secret services.

Gilpin, Frank Edward (b. Aug. 29, 1897 - d. 1985, Gloucestershire, England), acting governor of Saint Helena (1946-47).

Gilpin, Henry D(ilworth) (b. April 14, 1801, Lancaster, England - d. Jan. 29, 1860, Philadelphia, Pa.), U.S. attorney general (1840-41).

Gilpin, William (b. Oct. 4, 1815, New Castle county, Del.? - d. Jan. 20, 1894, Denver, Colo.), governor of Colorado (1861-62).

Gilson, Arthur (Robert Aline Ghislain) (b. Feb. 27, 1915, Antwerp, Belgium - d. Feb. 3, 2004), defense minister (1958-61) and interior minister (1961-65) of Belgium.

Giménez (Colmenárez), Carlos (Eduardo) (b. April 9, 1959, Independencia municipality, Yaracuy, Venezuela), governor of Yaracuy (2004-08).

Gimeno, Amalio Gimeno y Cabañas, conde de (b. May 31, 1852, Cartagena, Spain - d. Sept. 13, 1936, Madrid, Spain), foreign minister of Spain (1916-17). He was also minister of education and fine arts (1906, 1906-07, 1911-12), navy (1912-13, 1917-18), interior (1918-19), and development (1919-20). He was created count in 1920.

Gimson, Sir Franklin Charles (b. Sept. 10, 1890 - d. Feb. 13, 1975), chief of the provisional government of Hong Kong (1945) and governor of Singapore (1946-52); knighted 1946.

Gingell, Judy (b. Nov. 26, 1946, near Rancheria, Yukon Territory [now Yukon]), commissioner of Yukon Territory (1995-2000).

Gingrich

Gingrich, Newt(on Leroy), original name (before adoption) Newton Leroy McPherson (b. June 17, 1943, Harrisburg, Pa.), U.S. politician. After unsuccessful runs for Congress in 1974 and 1976, Gingrich in 1978 won a seat from Georgia's 6th District (outside Atlanta). From the beginning he was confrontational. In the 1980s he led a group of conservatives who used the "special orders" period following House sessions to read highly charged material into the Congressional Record, all televised on C-SPAN. In 1987 he began an assault on Speaker of the House Jim Wright for questionable financial dealings. The charges forced Wright to resign in 1989. That same year, Gingrich was elected House minority whip by a vote of 87-85. In 1994 he helped draft the "Contract with America," a document outlining legislation to be enacted by the House within the first 100 days of the 104th Congress. In December 1994 he was chosen by the majority Republicans as House speaker. On Jan. 4, 1995, he became the first Republican in 40 years to hold the powerful position. He tried to reduce the size and influence of the federal government and to redirect the U.S. away from what he called a "welfare state" to an "opportunity society." With one exception, all parts of the "Contract with America" were passed by the House within 100 days. During the course of his career, Gingrich had at times come under attack for his own behaviour. Perhaps the most publicized controversy involved a $4.5 million advance from the publisher HarperCollins, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., Ltd., for two books. Because Murdoch, who had met with Gingrich, was under investigation by the Federal Communications Commission, the deal appeared to many to be a clear conflict of interest, and Gingrich was forced to give up the advance. He remained speaker until 1999, when he also left Congress. In 2011 he entered the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination; he withdrew in May 2012. His wife Callista (b. 1966) was ambassador to the Vatican in 2017-21.

Gintowt-Dziewaltowski, Kazimierz (b. Jan. 20, 1892, Irkutsk, Russia - d. Dec. 9, 1936, Warsaw, Poland), acting governor of Tarnopolskie województwo (1935-36).

Gioacchino Napoleone, French Joachim Murat (originally Joachim Murat-Jordy), Spanish Joaquín Murat (b. March 25, 1767, La Bastide-Fortunière [now Labastide-Murat, Lot département], France - d. [executed] Oct. 13, 1815, Pizzo, Kingdom of Sicily [Naples] [now in Italy]), duke (1806) and grand duke (1806-08) of Berg and Cleves, lieutenant-general and governor of the realm of Spain (1808), and king of Sicily (Naples) (1808-15); brother-in-law of Napoléon I.

Gioberti, Vincenzo (b. April 5, 1801, Turin, Piedmont [now in Italy] - d. Oct. 26, 1852, Paris, France), prime minister and foreign minister of Sardinia (1848-49). He was also known as a philosopher and was president of the Chamber of Deputies (1848) and education minister (1848, 1849).

Gioja, José Luis (b. Dec. 4, 1949, San Juan province, Argentina), governor of San Juan (2003-15). He was also provisional president of the Senate of Argentina (2002-03). On Oct. 11, 2013, he was injured in a helicopter accident.

Giolitti, Antonio (b. Feb. 12, 1915, Rome, Italy - d. Feb. 8, 2010, Rome), Italian politician; grandson of Giovanni Giolitti. He was minister of budget (1963-64, 1970-72, 1973-74) and European commissioner for regional policy (1977-85).

G. Giolitti

Giolitti, Giovanni (b. Oct. 27, 1842, Mondovì, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia [now in Italy] - d. July 17, 1928, Cavour, Italy), Italian politician. He became a deputy in the Italian parliament in 1882, a position he held until his death. He first came to public attention by criticizing Finance Minister Agostino Magliani (February 1886), after whose downfall Giolitti became the minister of the treasury (March 1889). Many were surprised when Giolitti, the bureaucrat, was chosen prime minister in 1892. His moderate reaction to strikes in Sicily proved unpopular and forced him to resign in 1893. After the downfall of Francesco Crispi in 1896, he took an influential behind-the-scenes role in forming governments. He was minister of the interior (1901-03) and prime minister again (1903-05). He resigned his second ministry but saw to it that one of his supporters filled his place. His third ministry was formed in 1906 and he resigned while still powerful (1909). He began a fourth ministry in 1911 which he resigned in March 1914. He actively opposed intervention in World War I because he knew that Italy, which had declared neutrality in August 1914, was unprepared. Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies in May 1915. As prime minister for the last time, Giolitti in June 1920 undertook the reconstruction of Italy. Shunning a repressive policy, he tolerated the Fascist squadristi ("armed squads") when he could have crushed them, and, as the Fascists gained strength, he welcomed their support. He resigned in 1921. While he was waiting for the right moment to take power again, the Fascists marched on Rome (October 1922) and took over Italy. Giolitti seemed to back the new regime, but in November 1924 he formally withdrew his support.

Giordani (Cordero), Jorge (Antonio) (b. June 30, 1940, San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic), finance minister of Venezuela (2010-13). He was also minister of planning (1999-2002, 2003-08, 2009-14).

Giorgadze, Grigol (Timotes dze) (b. Nov. 20, 1879, Ukhuti, Kutaisi province, Russia [now in Georgia] - d. [executed] Oct. 17, 1937, Kazakh S.S.R.), war minister of Georgia (1918-19).

Giorgetti

Giorgetti, Roberto (b. Nov. 4, 1962, Borgo Maggiore, San Marino), captain-regent of San Marino (2006-07).

Giorgi XII (b. 1746 - d. Jan. 9, 1801 [Dec. 28, 1800, O.S.], Tbilisi, K`art`li [now in Georgia]), king of K`art`li and Kakhet`i (1798-1801); son of Irakli II.

Giorkatzis, Polykarpos, also spelled Georgadjis (b. Nov. 21, 1930, Palaichori, Nicosia district, Cyprus - d. [assassinated] March 15, 1970, near Nicosia, Cyprus), interior minister (1960-68) and defense minister (1964-68) of Cyprus. He was also minister of labour (1959-60).

Gioura, Derog (b. Sept. 1, 1932 - d. Sept. 25, 2008), president of Nauru (2003). He was also minister of justice (1986, 1986, 1992-95, 1996), internal affairs (1986), works and community services (1997-99), works, planning, housing development, sports, and good governance (2000-01), fisheries and marine resources and women's affairs (2003, 2003), and good governance and women's affairs (2003-04), minister assisting the president (1986, 2000-01, 2003, 2003, 2003-04), and speaker of parliament (1987-92).

Giourdis, Lazaros (b. 1811 - d. 1868), Greek politician. He was president of the Vouli (1851-52).

Giovagnoli

Giovagnoli, Gino (b. April 18, 1951, Faetano, San Marino), captain-regent of San Marino (2001-02).

Giovannetti, Alberto (b. July 20, 1913, Rome, Italy - d. 1989), Vatican diplomat. He was permanent observer to the United Nations (1964-73).

Gipoulon, Henri Victor (b. Nov. 17, 1913 - d. May 16, 1989), high commissioner of French Sudan (1956-58).

Gippius, Aleksandr (Ivanovich) (b. Sept. 27, 1855 - d. af. 1917), governor of Fergana oblast (1911-16).

Gipps, Sir George (b. 1791, Ringwould, Kent, England - d. Feb. 28, 1847, Canterbury, Kent), governor of New South Wales (1838-46); knighted 1835.

Giral Pereira, José (b. Oct. 22, 1879, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba - d. Dec. 23, 1962, Mexico City, Mexico), prime minister (1936 and in exile 1945-47) and foreign minister (1937-38 and in exile 1946-47) of Spain. He was also navy minister (1931-33, 1936) and minister without portfolio (1936-37, 1938-39).

Giraldo (Marín), Luis Carlos (b. May 1, 1911, Manzanares, Caldas, Colombia - d. ...), justice minister of Colombia (1956-57).

Giraldo (Hurtado), Luis Guillermo (b. May 1, 1944, Manizales, Colombia), Colombian politician. He was mayor of Manizales (1978-79), president of the Senate (1989-90), and ambassador to Germany (1990-91), Venezuela (1998-2000), and Mexico (2004-06).

Giraldo Ángel, Jaime (b. Sept. 15, 1929, Anserma, Caldas, Colombia - d. Aug. 23, 2014, Cota, Cundinamarca, Colombia), justice minister of Colombia (1990-91).

Giraldo Viana, Rafael (María) (b. May 7, 1859 - d. April 24, 1903, Bogotá, Colombia), Colombian politician; son of Rafael María Giraldo Zuluaga. He was governor of Antioquia (1902-03).

Giraldo Zuluaga, Rafael María (b. Oct. 24, 1808, El Carmen de Viboral, Antioquia, New Granada [now in Colombia] - d. Sept. 18, 1862, Cartago, Cauca [now in Valle del Cauca], Colombia), Colombian politician. He was governor of Medellín (1851, 1855), Córdova (1854), and Antioquia (1855-62).

Girão, Eduardo Henrique (b. April 12, 1882, Morada Nova, Ceará, Brazil - d. Dec. 25, 1961, Fortaleza, Ceará), acting president of Ceará (1928).

Girard, Hippolyte Auguste (b. Nov. 11, 1822, Cherbourg, Manche, France - d. July 6, 1881), commandant of the French Settlements in Oceania (1871-73).

Girard, Théodore (b. Jan. 14, 1851, Montils, Charente-Inférieure [now Charente-Maritime], France - d. Oct. 13, 1918, Paris, France), justice minister of France (1910-11).

Girard de Rialle, Julien (b. Sept. 27, 1841, Paris, France - d. Nov. 23, 1904, Santiago, Chile), French official. He was prefect of Basses-Alpes département (1871-73) and minister to Chile (1898-1904).

Girardi Lavín, Guido (b. Jan. 24, 1961, Santiago, Chile), Chilean politician. He was president of the Party for Democracy (2000-03) and president of the Senate (2011-12).

Girardin, Brigitte (b. Jan. 12, 1953, Verdun, France), administrator-superior of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (1998-2000) and overseas minister of France (2002-05).

Giraud, André (Louis Yves) (b. April 3, 1925, Bordeaux, France - d. July 27, 1997, Levallois-Perret, near Paris, France), defense minister of France (1986-88). He was also industry minister (1978-81).

H. Giraud

Giraud, Henri (Honoré) (b. Jan. 18, 1879, Paris, France - d. March 11, 1949, Dijon, France), co-chairman of the National Committee of the Free French (1943).

Giraud, Michel (b. July 14, 1929, Pontoise, France - d. Oct. 26/27, 2011), president of the Regional Council of Île-de-France (1976-88, 1992-98) and labour minister of France (1993-95).

Girault, (Mary) Nadine (b. May 2, 1959, St. Louis, Mo. - d. Feb. 13, 2023), international relations minister of Quebec (2018-22).

Giray, (Ismail) Safa (b. March 5, 1931, Izmir, Turkey - d. June 20, 2011, Ankara, Turkey), defense minister (1989-90) and foreign minister (1991) of Turkey. He was also minister of public works and housing (1983-89).

Girdlestone, Charles Edward Ridgway (b. June 19, 1839 - d. March 6, 1889), British resident in Nepal (1872-88) and acting resident in Mysore and chief commissioner of Coorg (1885-87).

Girenko, Andrey (Nikolayevich) (b. March 16, 1936, Krivoy Rog, Ukrainian S.S.R. [now Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine] - d. Dec. 28, 2017), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of Crimea oblast (1987-89). He was also first secretary of the party committee of Kherson oblast (1980-87).

Gireyev, Sultan (Alaudinovich) (b. 1947, Kirgiz S.S.R.), acting prime minister of Ingushetia (2002).

Girgens, Sandis (b. 1980), interior minister of Latvia (2019-21).

Girginov, Aleksandur (Angelov) (b. April 29, 1879, Turnovo, Ottoman Empire [now Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria] - d. Nov. 1, 1953, Belene, Bulgaria), finance minister (1931, 1944) and interior minister (1931-34) of Bulgaria. He was also minister of trade, industry, and labour (1944).

Giri, Padam (b. March 11, 1977, Durlung, Parbat district, Nepal), justice minister of Nepal (2024). He was also minister of health and population (2023).

T. Giri

Giri, Tulsi (b. Oct. 8, 1926, Bastipur, Siraha district, southern Nepal - d. Dec. 18, 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal), first minister (1960-63), foreign minister (1960-62, 1962-63), and prime minister (1963, 1964-65, 1975-77) of Nepal. He was also minister of home affairs (1961-62, 1964, 1964-65), public works and communications (1961-62), palace affairs (1962-63, 1964-65, 1975-77), and defense (1975-77) and a vice-chairman of the royal Council of Ministers (2005-06).

V.V. Giri

Giri, Varahagiri Venkata (b. Aug. 10, 1894, Berhampore, Orissa [now Brahmapur, Odisha], India - d. June 24, 1980, Madras [now Chennai], India), president of India (1969-74). While studying in Ireland, he became involved in the nationalist Sinn Féin movement before being expelled in 1916. When Giri returned to India, he joined the independence movement of Mohandas Gandhi and was imprisoned in 1922. After his release he helped organize the railwaymen's trade union, which he built up into a major political force. Giri was elected to the Legislative Assembly in Madras in 1937 and was India's high commissioner in Ceylon from 1947 to 1951 before joining Jawaharlal Nehru's government as labour minister in 1952, resigning in 1954 over a controversial pay award to bank employees. He was successively governor of the states of Uttar Pradesh (1957-60), Kerala (1960-65), and Mysore (1965-67). In 1967 he was elected vice-president as a member of the Congress Party. He campaigned for the presidency two years later as an independent, and the Congress Party split over Indira Gandhi's support for him. During his presidency Giri worked closely with Gandhi on such measures as restrictions on private wealth and the nationalization of banks. As head of state he travelled widely, visiting the U.S.S.R., Switzerland, Finland, Afghanistan, several African countries, and the Far East.

Girjasing, Soeshiel (Krishnakoemar) (b. March 7, 1953, Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname - d. July 18, 1999, Paramaribo, Suriname), justice and police minister of Suriname (1991-96).

Girma Asmerom Tesfay (b. Dec. 10, 1949, Eritrea - d. Oct. 5, 2016, New York), Eritrean diplomat. He was ambassador to Ethiopia (1997-99), South Africa, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, and Madagascar (1999-2001), the United States and Canada (2001-06), and Belgium (2007-11) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2014-16).

Girma W.-G.

Girma Wolde-Giorgis (Lucha) (b. Dec. 28, 1924, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - d. Dec. 15, 2018, Addis Ababa), president of Ethiopia (2001-13). A member of the Oromo ethnic group, which constitutes over 30% of Ethiopia's population, he served as speaker of the Chamber of Deputies under Emperor Haile Selassie in the early 1960s, prior to which he had been an air force officer. At the time of the emperor's overthrow in 1974, he was president of the Red Cross in Eritrea. He remained in government service under the military government. After the ousting of Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1991 by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, he established a political organization called Sodojeda, which, however, was no longer active by 2000, when he was elected to parliament as an independent member. He was a surprise choice as president in 2001 when he was elected by a unanimous acclamation of parliament. In 2007 he was elected for another six-year term to the largely ceremonial post. He was a prominent figure in ecological initiatives.

Girod de l'Ain, Louis Gaspard Amédée, baron (b. Oct. 18, 1781, Gex, Ain, France - d. Dec. 27, 1847, Paris, France), prefect of police of Paris (1830). He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1831-32) and minister of public instruction (1832), justice (1839), and worship (1832, 1839) of France.

Girot de Langlade, Paul (b. Aug. 11, 1946, Meilhaud, Puy-de-Dôme, France), prefect of Guadeloupe (2004-06). He was also prefect of the départements of Corrèze (1996-99), Savoie (1999-2002), Vaucluse (2002-04), and Indre-et-Loire (2006-07).

Girouard, Sir (Edouard) Percy (Cranwill) (b. Jan. 26, 1867, Montreal, Canada East [now Que.] - d. Sept. 26, 1932, London, England), high commissioner (1907-08) and governor (1908-09) of Northern Nigeria and governor of the British East Africa Protectorate (1909-12); knighted 1900.

Girs, Aleksandr (Aleksandrovich) (b. May 4 [April 22, O.S.], 1850 - d. Nov. 5, 1923, Maribor, Yugoslavia [now in Slovenia]), Russian diplomat; nephew of Nikolay (Karlovich) Girs. He was minister to Montenegro (1912-15).

Girs, Aleksandr (Nikolayevich) (b. Jan. 2, 1861 - d. af. 1917), Russian official; son of Nikolay (Karlovich) Girs; son-in-law of Mikhail Shidlovsky. He was governor of Yeniseysk (1906-09).

Girs, Aleksey (Fyodorovich) (b. March 30, 1871 - d. Feb. 11, 1958, Paris, France), Russian official; nephew of Nikolay (Karlovich) Girs. He was governor of Kiev (1909-12), Minsk (1912-15), and Nizhny Novgorod (1915-17).

Girs, Mikhail (Nikolayevich) (b. July 22, 1856, Odessa, Russia [now in Ukraine] - d. Nov. 27, 1932, Paris, France), Russian diplomat; son of Nikolay (Karlovich) Girs; son-in-law of Nikolay Zamyatnin. He was minister to Brazil and Argentina (1895-98), China (1898-1901), Bavaria (1901-02), and Romania (1902-12) and ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (1913-14) and Italy (1915-17).

Girs, Nikolay (Karlovich) (b. May 21 [May 9, O.S.], 1820, Radzivilov, Volhynia region, Russia - d. Jan. 26 [Jan. 14, O.S.], 1895, St. Petersburg, Russia), foreign minister of Russia (1882-95). He was also consul general to Egypt (1856-58) and Moldavia and Walachia (1858-63), minister to Persia (1863-69), Switzerland (1869-72), and Sweden (1872-75), and deputy foreign minister (1875-82).

Girs, Nikolay (Nikolayevich) (b. March 4, 1853, Iasi, Moldavia [now in Romania] - d. Sept. 20, 1924, Nice, France), Russian diplomat; son of Nikolay (Karlovich) Girs. He was minister to Belgium (1897-1910) and ambassador to Austria-Hungary (1910-13).

Gisbert Bermúdez, Roberto, finance minister of Bolivia (1985-86). He was also minister of industry, commerce, and tourism (1986-88).

Giscard

Giscard d'Estaing, Valéry (René Marie Georges) ("VGE") (b. Feb. 2, 1926, Koblenz, Germany - d. Dec. 2, 2020, Authon, Loir-et-Cher, France), president of France (1974-81); great-grandson of Agénor Bardoux; grandnephew of François Georges-Picot. In the early 1950s he worked in the Finance Ministry. He was elected to the French National Assembly from Puy-de-Dôme in 1956 and was a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly (1956-58). He served as the secretary of state for finance (1959-62) and was appointed finance minister (1962-66) by Pres. Charles de Gaulle. During his first term of office as finance minister, France attained a balanced budget for the first time in 30 years. His international economic policies - among them his attempt to limit American economic influence in France - and his other conservative financial measures helped cause a recession and brought him discredit in the business and labour sectors; he was dismissed. Giscard founded and served as first president (1966-74) of the National Federation of Republicans and Independents, a conservative party that worked in coalition with the Gaullists. From 1969 to 1974 he was again finance minister under Pres. Georges Pompidou. Giscard was elected to the presidency in a runoff election against the leftist candidate François Mitterrand on May 19, 1974. One of the notable achievements of his presidency was France's role in the strengthening of the European Economic Community. He was defeated in another runoff with Mitterrand on May 10, 1981. Giscard returned to politics in 1982, serving as conseiller général of Puy-de-Dôme département until 1988. In 1988-96 he was leader of the Union for French Democracy, a coalition of right-centrist parties. He was also president of the Regional Council of Auvergne in 1986-2004. He was chairman of the European Convention of 2002-03, which drafted a European constitution.

Gisi	Gísladóttir

Gisi(-Willisegger), Ruth (b. 1951, Hochwald, Solothurn), Landammann of Solothurn (2000, 2004).

Gísladóttir, Ingibjörg Sólrún (b. Dec. 31, 1954, Reykjavík, Iceland), foreign minister of Iceland (2007-09). She was mayor of Reykjavík in 1994-2003.

Gíslason, Gylfi Th(orsteinsson) (b. Feb. 7, 1917, Reykjavík, Iceland - d. Aug. 18, 2004, Reykjavík), Icelandic politician. He was minister of education (1956-71), industry (1956-59), and commerce (1958-71) and president of the Althing (1974).

Gist, William H(enry) (b. Aug. 22, 1807, Charleston, S.C. - d. Sept. 30, 1874, Rose Hill, S.C.), governor of South Carolina (1858-60).

Githae, (Robinson) Njeru (b. 1957, Central province, Kenya), finance minister of Kenya (2012-13). He was also minister of Nairobi metropolitan development (2010-12) and ambassador to the United States and Mexico (2014-19) and Austria (2020-22).

Gittens, Hyden C.I. (b. 1961, Sint Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles), administrator of Sint Eustatius (2004-10).

Giuberti, Raul (b. April 21, 1914, Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil - d. Feb. 16, 1981, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting governor of Espírito Santo (1959-62).

Giuliani

Giuliani, Rudolph (William Louis, III), byname Rudy Giuliani (b. May 28, 1944, Brooklyn, New York City), mayor of New York City (1994-2002). In 1983 he became U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York and launched a campaign to rid New York City of drug dealers and mob bosses. In 1986 he used the 1970 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to obtain a single conviction of eight top Mafia leaders. His pioneering use of RICO to prosecute entire organizations rather than individuals set the stage for an expanded definition of racketeering. In May 1986 he used long-neglected securities laws from the 1930s against investment banker Dennis Levine and arbitrageur Ivan Boesky in an insider-trading scandal that rocked Wall Street. In 1988 he unveiled the largest-ever insider-trading case against the investment firm Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. and its star "junk bond" dealer, Michael Milken. In December Drexel pleaded guilty to several other criminal charges in order to avoid a racketeering indictment. Perhaps Giuliani's most controversial use of RICO was in October 1988 when he filed charges against former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda. In 1989 he first ran for mayor, but lost to Democrat David Dinkins. He defeated Dinkins in 1993 and was reelected in 1997. He dramatically reduced crime in the city, but at the same time complaints of police brutality rose, especially when in 1999 an unarmed Guinean immigrant, Amadou Diallo, was killed by four white policemen firing 41 bullets at him. The officers said they thought he was reaching for a gun, which turned out to be a wallet. Giuliani's popularity soared when he organized tireless recovery efforts after the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center. He was a candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. From 2018 he cut a somewhat bizarre figure as Pres. Donald Trump's personal lawyer, defending Trump's porn-star hush-money payments, dubious Russian connections, and potentially impeachable offenses in asking other countries to go after presidential rival Joe Biden. He was himself a central figure in the latter scandal. He finally became a laughingstock when, after Trump's defeat for reelection in 2020, he peddled a cartoonishly ludicrous conspiracy theory claiming massive election fraud denied Trump an actual "landslide victory." His legal challenges were serially laughed out of court. On Jan. 6, 2021, he helped Trump incite a mob which then stormed the Capitol ("let's have trial by combat"). In 2024 he was disbarred in New York and the District of Columbia.

Giuliano, Gaetano (Carlo) (b. July 23, 1929, Palazzolo Acreide, Sicilia, Italy - d. Dec. 4, 2023), acting president of Sicilia (1980).

Giuriati, Giovanni (Battista di Domenico) (b. Aug. 4, 1876, Venice, Italy - d. May 6, 1970, Rome, Italy), provisional president of Fiume (1922). He was also Italian minister of reconstruction of liberated territories (1922-23) and public works (1925-29), minister without portfolio (1923-24), president of the Chamber of Deputies (1929-34), and national secretary of the Fascist party (1930-31).

Giusti

Givan

Giusti, Charles (b. July 21, 1963, Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France), administrator-superior of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2020-22). He has also been prefect of the départements of Aveyron (2022-24) and Eure (2024- ).

Giustiniani (Banca), Brizio, byname of Fabrizio Giustiniani (b. Feb. 28, 1713 - d. 1778), doge of Genoa (1775-77).

Giustiniani (Campi), Giovanni Antonio (b. 1660, Genoa [Italy] - d. 1735, Genoa), doge of Genoa (1713-15).

Giuzzio (Benítez), Arnaldo (Euclides) (b. Dec. 27, 1967, Paraguay), interior minister of Paraguay (2021-22).

Givan, Paul (Jonathan) (b. Oct. 12, 1981, Lisburn, Northern Ireland), first minister of Northern Ireland (2021-22).

Gizenga

Gizenga (Fundji), Antoine (b. Oct. 5, 1925, near Gungu, Kwilu district, Léopoldville province, Belgian Congo [now in Kwilu province, Congo (Kinshasa)] - d. Feb. 24, 2019, Kinshasa), deputy prime minister (1960, 1961-62); prime minister (1960-61) and head of state (1961) in rebellion; and prime minister (2007-08) of Congo (Léopoldville/Kinshasa). His government at Stanleyville was recognized by 21 Afro-Asian and Eastern European countries in February 1961. He was arrested in January 1962-July 1964 and October 1964-November 1965 and in exile from February 1966 to February 1992 in the Soviet Union, France, Angola, and eventually Congo (Brazzaville). In August 1964 he had founded the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU), which kept alive the political legacy of Patrice Lumumba, the country's first prime minister, who was murdered in 1961. Gizenga was a presidential candidate in 2006, coming third in the first round. He then signed an agreement with Joseph Kabila's political coalition ahead of the runoff, promising his support in exchange for a guarantee that the post of prime minister would go to a member of his party. Kabila won and appointed Gizenga as prime minister. Until the 2006 elections, PALU had never held a parliamentary seat, having refused to take part in a series of undemocratic elections in Mobutu Sese Seko's dictatorship.

Gjærevoll, Olav (b. Sept. 24, 1916, Tynset, Hedemarkens amt [now in Innlandet fylke], Norway - d. Aug. 30, 1994), Norwegian politician. He was mayor of Trondheim (1958-63, 1980-81) and minister of social affairs (1963, 1963-65), prices and wages (1971-72), and environment (1972).

Gjellerup, Pia (b. Aug. 22, 1959, Frederiksberg, Denmark), finance minister of Denmark (2000-01). She was also minister of justice (1993) and business and industry (1998-2000).

Gjeloshaj, Nik (b. Nov. 12, 1979, Titograd [now Podgorica], Montenegro), Montenegrin politician. He has been a deputy prime minister and minister of economic development (2023- ).

Gjerde, Bjartmar (Alv) (b. Nov. 6, 1931, Sande, Møre [now Møre og Romsdal], Norway - d. Nov. 28, 2009, Oslo, Norway), Norwegian politician. He was minister of church and education (1971-72, 1973-76), industry (1976-78), and petroleum and energy (1978-80).

Gjesteby, Kari (b. May 16, 1947, Oslo, Norway), justice minister of Norway (1990-92). She was also minister of trade and shipping (1981).

Gjinushi

Gjinushi, Skënder (Et'hem) (b. Dec. 24, 1949, Vlorë, southwestern Albania), acting president of Albania (1997). He was education minister (1987-91), chairman of the (People's) Assembly (1997-2001), and deputy prime minister and minister of labour and social affairs (2001-02).

Gjoni, Ilir (Xhelil) (b. April 20, 1962, Tiranë, Albania), defense minister (2000) and public order minister (2000-02) of Albania; son of Xhelil Gjoni. He was also ambassador to Switzerland (2014-23).

Gjoni, Xhelil (b. Nov. 3, 1938, Maqellarë, Dibër, Albania), Albanian politician. He was first secretary of the party committees of Krujë (1984-87) and Dibër (1987-90) districts and Tiranë city (1990).

Gjønnes, Kåre (Erling) (b. Jan. 30, 1942, Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag [now in Trøndelag], Norway - d. July 26, 2021), governor of Sør-Trøndelag (1993-2011). He was also Norwegian minister of agriculture (1997-2000).

Gjørv, Inger Lise (b. May 26, 1938, Oslo, Norway - d. March 28, 2009, Trondheim, Norway), governor of Nord-Trøndelag (1991-2008).

Gjyzari, Niko (b. Nov. 10, 1934, Vlorë, Albania), finance minister of Albania (1984-85). He was also chairman of the State Planning Commission (1985-90) and director of the State Bank (1991).

Gkotsis, Konstantinos (b. 1862 - d. March 6, 1958, Patras, Greece), finance minister (1924, 1924-25), justice minister (1924), and interior minister (1928) of Greece. He was also minister of hygiene and assistance (1933) and marine (1945-46).

Gkotzamanis, Sotirios (Petrou) (b. 1884, Giannitsa, Ottoman Empire [now in Greece] - d. 1958, Thessaloniki, Greece), finance minister of Greece (collaborator government, 1941-43). He was also minister of welfare and assistance (1932-33), hygiene (provisional, 1932-33), and national economy (provisional, 1942-43).