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Paasio, Pertti (Kullervo) (b. April 2, 1939, Helsinki, Finland - d. April 4, 2020), deputy prime minister asnd foreign minister of Finland (1989-91); son of Rafael Paasio.
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Paavela, Paul (b. April 13, 1931, Suojärvi, Finland [now Suoyarvi, Karelia, Russia] - d. May 19, 1980, Vihti, Finland), finance minister of Finland (1975-76, 1977-79).
Paavola, Pekka (Kalervo) (b. Aug. 3, 1933, Tampere, Finland - d. March 18, 2023, Tampere), justice minister of Finland (1972). He was also mayor of Tampere (1969-85).
Paberzs, Juris (b. July 29, 1891, Kalupe parish, Russia [now in Latvia] - d. April 22, 1961, Riga, Latvian S.S.R.), justice minister of Latvia (1927, 1929-31, 1940). He was also minister of welfare (1934).
Pablo Elorza, Tomás (b. Oct. 30, 1921, Concepción, Chile - d. Dec. 1, 1999, Santiago, Chile), Chilean politician. He was president of the Senate (1969-71) and president of the Latin American Parliament (1972-73).
Pablo Pardo (Gosset), Luis María de (b. Aug. 15, 1912, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. May 27, 2007, Buenos Aires), foreign minister of Argentina (1955, 1970-72). In 1955 the appointment of Pablo Pardo, regarded as an ultra-nationalist, as interior minister led to the overthrow on the following day of Pres. Eduardo Lonardi. He also served as ambassador to Chile (1960-61) and to Switzerland (1976-77).
Pabón Núñez, Lucio (b. Oct. 21, 1913, Convención, Norte de Santander, Colombia - d. July 19, 1988, Bogotá, Colombia), war minister (1953) and interior minister (1953-56) of Colombia. He was also governor of Norte de Santander (1949-50), minister to Portugal (1950-52), education minister (1952-53), president of the National Constituent Assembly (1956-57), and ambassador to Argentina (1967-70).
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Paca, William (b. Oct. 31, 1740, "Childberry Hall," Harford county, Maryland - d. Oct. 13, 1799, "Wye Hall," Queen Anne's county, Md.), governor of Maryland (1782-85).
Pacari Vega, Nina, original name (until age 24) María Estela Vega Cornejo (b. Oct. 9, 1961, Cotacachi, Imbabura province, Ecuador), foreign minister of Ecuador (2003).
Pacavira, Manuel Pedro (b. Oct. 14, 1939, Golungo Alto, Angola - d. Sept. 12, 2016, Lisbon, Portugal), Angolan politician. He was minister of transport (1976-78) and agriculture (1978-81), ambassador to Cuba (1985-88) and Italy (2005-11), permanent representative to the United Nations (1988-91), and governor of Cuanza Norte (1991-2004).
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Pachachi, Hamdi al-, Arabic Hamdi al-Bajaji (b. 1891, Baghdad, Ottoman Empire [now in Iraq] - d. March 27, 1948, Baghdad), prime minister (1944-46) and foreign minister (1945-46, 1948) of Iraq. He was also minister of social welfare (1941) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1942-44).
Pachachi, Muzahim al-, Arabic in full Muzahim Amin al-Bajaji (b. Sept. 22, 1891, Baghdad, Ottoman Empire [now in Iraq] - d. Sept. 23, 1982, Geneva, Switzerland), foreign minister (1948, 1949-50) and prime minister (1948-49) of Iraq; cousin of Hamdi al-Pachachi. He was also minister of works (1924-25) and interior (1930), minister to the United Kingdom (1927-28), Italy (1935-39), and France (1939-42), and deputy prime minister (1949-50).
Pachachi, Nadim, Arabic Nadim al-Bajaji (b. March 18, 1914, Baghdad, Ottoman Empire [now in Iraq] - d. [following skiing accident] Feb. 29, 1976, Switzerland), secretary-general of OPEC (1971-72). He was also Iraqi minister of economy (1952-53, 1954-57) and construction (acting, 1957).
Pachano (Muñoz), Jacinto Regino (b. April 22, 1835, La Vela de Coro, Venezuela - d. June 17, 1903, Caracas, Venezuela), interior and justice minister (1864-65, 1866) and foreign minister (1901-02) of Venezuela. He was also minister of development (1865-66, 1877-78, 1887), public credit (1889), and posts and telegraphs (1899), minister to Haiti and the Dominican Republic (1891) and Brazil (1895-99), and president of the Senate (1899).
Pacheco (Iturri), Alfredo (b. 1907, Sorata, La Paz department, Bolivia - d. Jan. 21, 1979, La Paz, Bolivia), interior, justice, and immigration minister of Bolivia (1944).
Pacheco, Francisco Manoel dos Santos, acting governor of Alagoas (1899-1900).
Pacheco (Leyes), (José) Gregorio (b. July 4, 1823, Livilivi, Upper Peru [now in Potosí department, Bolivia] - d. Aug. 30, 1899, Tatasi, Potosí, Bolivia), president of Bolivia (1884-88).
Pacheco, Joaquim José (b. Dec. 11, 1808, São Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Brazil - d. June 1, 1884, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Sergipe (1839).
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Pacheco, José Félix Alves (b. Aug. 2, 1879, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil - d. Dec. 6, 1935, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), foreign minister of Brazil (1922-26); son of Gabriel Luís Ferreira.
Pacheco, (José Antonio) Romualdo (b. Oct. 31, 1831, Santa Barbara, Alta California, Mexico [now Calif.] - d. Jan. 23, 1899, Oakland, Calif.), governor of California (1875). He was also U.S. minister to Guatemala and Honduras (1891-93) and Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and El Salvador (1891).
Pacheco, Rondon (b. July 31, 1919, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. July 4, 2016, Uberlândia), governor of Minas Gerais (1971-75). He was also head of the civil cabinet of the presidency of Brazil (1967-69).
Pacheco (y Rivero), Toribio (b. April 17, 1828, Arequipa, Peru - d. May 15, 1868, Lima, Peru), foreign minister of Peru (1864, 1865-67).
Pacheco, Wenceslao (b. Sept. 28, 1838, Mendoza, Argentina - d. Dec. 19, 1899, Buenos Aires, Argentina), finance minister (1885-89, 1889-90) and interior minister (1889) of Argentina.
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Pacheco Balanza, Diego (b. Dec. 5, 1965), Bolivian diplomat. He has been chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (2025- ).
Pacheco de la Espriella, Abel (de Jesús) (b. Dec. 22, 1933, San José, Costa Rica), president of Costa Rica (2002-06).
Pacheco Gómez, Máximo (José Nemesio) (b. Oct. 26, 1924, Santiago, Chile - d. May 5, 2012, Santiago), Chilean politician; son-in-law of Arturo Matte Larraín. He was ambassador to the Soviet Union (1965-68) and the Vatican (2001-06) and minister of education (1968-70).
Pacheco Matte, (Jorge) Máximo (Arturo) (b. Feb. 12, 1953, Santiago, Chile), Chilean politician; son of Máximo Pacheco Gómez; grandson of Arturo Matte Larraín; great-grandson of Arturo Alessandri Palma; cousin of Magdalena Matte Lecaros. He was energy minister (2014-16).
Pacheco Pulido, Guillermo (b. Feb. 8, 1933, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico), interim governor of Puebla (2019). He was also mayor of Puebla (1987-90).
Pacheco Villalobos, Carlos (b. Oct. 16, 1839, San Nicolás del Terrero [now General Carlos Pacheco, Balleza municipality], Chihuahua, Mexico - d. Sept. 15, 1891, Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico), governor of Puebla (1876-77), Morelos (1877-79), the Distrito Federal (1880-81), and Chihuahua (1884-88). He was also Mexican minister of war and marine (1879-80) and development, colonization, and industry (1881-91).
Pacheco y Gutiérrez Calderón, Joaquín Francisco (b. Feb. 22, 1808, Écija, Sevilla province, Spain - d. Oct. 8, 1865, Madrid, Spain), prime minister (1847) and foreign minister (1847, 1854, 1864) of Spain. He was also ambassador to the Papal State (1847) and Mexico (1860-61).
Pachón (Castro de Galán), Gloria (b. June 22, 1935, Bogotá, Colombia), Colombian diplomat; widow of Luis Carlos Galán. She was ambassador to France (1993-95).
Pachón (Castro) de Villamizar, Maruja (b. Dec. 9, 1937, New York City), Colombian politician; sister of Gloria Pachón. She was minister of education (1993-94).
Paciorkowski, Jerzy (Tadeusz Józef Stanislaw) (b. Dec. 13, 1893, Bedzin, Poland - d. Nov. 9, 1957, London, England), governor of Kieleckie województwo (1930-34). He was also Polish minister of labour and social welfare (1934-35).
Packer, William Fisher (b. April 2, 1807, Howard, Centre county, Pa. - d. Sept. 27, 1870, Williamsport, Pa.), governor of Pennsylvania (1858-61).
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Pacoste, Cornel (b. July 15, 1930, Pesteana-Vulcan, Gorj county, Romania - d. July 12, 1999, Bucharest, Romania), a deputy prime minister of Romania (1986-89). He was also first secretary of the party committees of Arad (1980-82) and Timis (1982-85) counties and chairman of the executive committee of Timis county (1982-85).
Pacquiao, Manny, byname of Emmanuel (Dapidran) Pacquiao, byname Pac-Man (b. Dec. 17, 1978, Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines), Philippine presidential candidate (2022). He is a world-famous boxer.
Paçrami, Fadil (b. May 25, 1922, Shkodër, Albania - d. Jan. 15, 2008), Albanian politician. He was minister of culture and arts (1965-66) and chairman of the People's Assembly (1970-73). Accused of introducing foreign influences in Albanian culture, he was imprisoned in 1975-91.
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Padar, Ivari (b. March 12, 1965, Võru, Estonian S.S.R.), finance minister of Estonia (2007-09). He was also agriculture minister (1999-2002, 2014-15).
Padaré, Jean-Bernard (b. 1967, Lac Léré département, Chad), justice minister of Chad (2013). He has also been minister of land affairs and domains (2011-13) and transport, infrastructure, and opening-up of territory (2018), governor of Batha region (2017), secretary-general of the presidency (2017-18), and president of the Constitutional Council (2024- ).
Paddon, (William) Anthony (b. July 10, 1914, Indian Harbour, Labrador - d. Jan. 5, 1995), lieutenant governor of Newfoundland (1981-86). He was the first Labradorian to hold the position.
Padelford, Seth (b. Oct. 3, 1807, Taunton, Mass. - d. Aug. 26, 1878, Providence, R.I.), governor of Rhode Island (1869-73).
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Padilha, Raimundo Delmiriano (b. April 8, 1899, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil - d. Sept. 19, 1988, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), governor of Rio de Janeiro (1971-75).
Padilla (Peñaloza), Ezequiel (b. Dec. 31, 1890, Coyuca de Catalán, Guerrero, Mexico - d. Sept. 6, 1971, Mexico City, Mexico), foreign minister of Mexico (1940-45). He was also attorney general (1928), minister of education (1928-30), minister to Italy and Hungary (1930-32), and a presidential candidate (1946).
Padilla, Sabino (Bibby) (b. Aug. 21, 1894, Manila, Philippines - d. June 15, 1986, Manila), justice secretary of the Philippines (1948-49).
Padilla (Victorica), Tiburcio (Alfredo Rafael) (b. Oct. 24, 1893, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. July 1, 1963, Buenos Aires), acting foreign minister of Argentina (1963). He was also minister of social assistance and public health (1962-63).
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Padilla Caero, Eufronio, interior and justice minister of Bolivia (1969). He was also ambassador to Ecuador (1960s) and Argentina (1981-...).
Padilla de León, Freddy (José) (b. Oct. 10, 1948, Montería, Córdoba, Colombia), acting defense minister of Colombia (2009). He was commander of the armed forces (2006-10) and ambassador to Austria (2010-13).
Padilla Nervo, Luis (b. Aug. 19, 1894, Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico - d. Sept. 9, 1985, Mexico City, Mexico), president of the UN General Assembly (1951-52) and foreign minister of Mexico (1952-58). He was also minister to Costa Rica (1934-37), El Salvador (1934-35), Panama (1935-36), Paraguay (1937), Uruguay (1937-38), and Denmark (1939-40), chargé d'affaires in the Netherlands (1938-39), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1945-52, 1958-63).
Padilla Reyes, Max (b. Oct. 14, 1954, Managua, Nicaragua - d. July 8, 2020, Managua), Nicaraguan politician; great-grandson of Angélica Balladares de Argüello. He was minister of family (1999-2000).
Padilla Tonos, Pedro (Luciano) (b. Jan. 18, 1937, Barahona, Dominican Republic), foreign minister of the Dominican Republic (1982). He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2000-03) and ambassador to Italy (2003-04).
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Pado, Martin (b. May 15, 1959, Michalovce, Czechoslovakia [now in Slovakia]), interior minister of Slovakia (2006).
Padoan, Pier Carlo (b. Jan. 19, 1950, Rome, Italy), finance minister of Italy (2014-18).
Padoue, (Ernest) Louis (Henri Hyacinthe) Arrighi de Casanova, duc de (b. Sept. 26, 1814, Paris, France - d. March 27, 1888, Paris), interior minister of France (1859). He was also prefect of Seine-et-Oise département (1849-52).
Padrés Elías, Guillermo (b. June 29, 1969, Cananea, Sonora, Mexico), governor of Sonora (2009-15).
Padrino López, Vladimír (b. May 30, 1963, Caracas, Venezuela), defense minister of Venezuela (2014- ).
Paduraru, Ion (b. Jan. 18, 1961, Tiplesti, Moldavian S.S.R.), justice minister of Moldova (1998-99).
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Paelinck, Jean (Henri) (b. June 4, 1906, Hasselt, Belgium - d. Oct. 6, 1961, Brussels, Belgium), governor of Kasaï (1955) and Katanga (1956-58).
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Paeniu, Seve (b. 1965?), finance minister of Tuvalu (2019- ); nephew of Bikenibeu Paeniu. He was also high commissioner to Fiji (2006).
Paet, Urmas (b. April 20, 1974, Tallinn, Estonian S.S.R.), foreign minister of Estonia (2005-14). Previously he was minister of culture (2003-05).
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Paganon, Joseph (b. March 19, 1880, Vourey, Isère, France - d. Nov. 2, 1937, Paris, France), interior minister of France (1935-36). He was also minister of public works (1933-34, 1935).
Page, Carroll S(malley) (b. Jan. 10, 1843, Westfield, Vt. - d. Dec. 3, 1925, Hyde Park, Vt.), governor of Vermont (1890-92). He was also a U.S. senator from Vermont (1908-23).
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Page, John (b. April 17, 1744, "Rosewell," Gloucester county, Virginia - d. Oct. 11, 1808, Richmond, Va.), governor of Virginia (1802-05).
Page, John (b. May 21, 1787, Haverhill, N.H. - d. Sept. 8, 1865, Haverhill), governor of New Hampshire (1839-42).
Page, John B(oardman) (b. Feb. 25, 1826, Rutland, Vt. - d. Oct. 24, 1885, Rutland), governor of Vermont (1867-69).
Page, John Percy (b. May 14, 1887, Rochester, N.Y. - d. March 2, 1973, Edmonton, Alta.), lieutenant governor of Alberta (1959-66).
Page, Théogène François (b. March 31, 1807, Vitry-le-François, Marne, France - d. Feb. 2 or 3, 1867, Paris, France), commandant of the French Settlements in Oceania (1852-54) and governor of Cochinchina (1859-61).
Page, Thomas Nelson (b. April 23, 1853, Oakland plantation, Hanover county, Va. - d. Nov. 1, 1922, Oakland plantation), U.S. diplomat. He was ambassador to Italy (1913-19).
Pagès, Pierre (André Michel) (b. Sept. 5, 1893, Argelès-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales, France - d. Dec. 12, 1980, Canet-en-Roussillon, Pyrénées-Orientales), governor of Cochinchina (1934-39). He was also prefect of Alger département (1940-42).
Paguaga Fernández, Enrique (b. July 24, 1937, Jinotepe, Nicaragua), Nicaraguan diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1997-98) and ambassador to Costa Rica (1998-2000).
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Pahor, Borut (b. Nov. 2, 1963, Postojna, Slovenia), prime minister (2008-12) and president (2012-22) of Slovenia. He was speaker of the National Assembly in 2000-04.
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Paiboon Wattanasiritham (b. March 24, 1941, Ban Na Khu, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, Thailand - d. April 9, 2012, Bangkok, Thailand), a deputy prime minister of Thailand (2007-08). He was also minister of social development and human security (2006-08).
Paiewonsky, Ralph M., byname of Raphael Moses Paiewonsky (b. Nov. 9, 1907, Charlotte Amalie, Danish West Indies [now U.S. Virgin Islands] - d. Nov. 9, 1991, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands), governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands (1961-69).
Paige, Rod(erick Raynor) (b. June 17, 1933, Monticello, Miss.), U.S. secretary of education (2001-05).
Paihama, Kundi (b. Dec. 12, 1944, Quipungo, Huíla, Angola - d. July 24, 2020, Luanda, Angola), interior minister (1979-80) and defense minister (1999-2010) of Angola. He was also provincial commissioner of Cunene (1976-79) and Benguela (1981-86), minister of state security (1980-81, 1988-91) and ex-combatants and veterans (2010-14), minister of state for state inspection and control (1986-91), and governor of Luanda (1991-93), Huíla (1995-99), Huambo (2014-16), and Cunene (2016-18).
Paik Too Chin (b. Oct. 7, 1908, Hwanghae province, Korea - d. Sept. 5, 1993), finance minister (1951-53) and prime minister (1952-54, 1970-71) of South Korea. He was also speaker of the National Assembly (1971-72, 1979).
Paikos, Andronikos (b. 1799, Salonika, Ottoman Empire [now Thessaloniki, Greece] - d. 1880, Athens, Greece), justice minister (1837-41, 1850-51, 1852-53) and foreign minister (1840-41, 1851-54) of Greece.
Paim, Honorato José de Barros (b. 1792 - d. Jan. 31, 1855), president of Bahia (1831-32).
Paine, Charles (b. April 15, 1799, Williamstown, Vt. - d. July 6, 1853, Waco, Texas), governor of Vermont (1841-43).
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Painlevé, Paul (Prudent) (b. Dec. 5, 1863, Paris, France - d. Oct. 29, 1933, Paris), prime minister of France (1917, 1925). A distinguished mathematician, he was also minister of public instruction and fine arts (1915-16), war (1917, 1925, 1925-26, 1926-29), finance (1925), and air (1930-31, 1932-33) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1924-25).
Pais, Álvaro Correia (b. Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil - d. Nov. 22, 1954, Maceió, Alagoas), governor of Alagoas (1928-30).
Pais, Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva (b. May 1, 1872, Caminha, Viana do Castelo district, Portugal - d. Dec. 14, 1918, Lisbon, Portugal), finance minister (1911-12), prime minister, war minister, and foreign minister (1917-18), and president (1917-18) of Portugal. A leader in establishing the republic in 1910, he was also minister of development (1911) and minister to Germany (1912-16) until Portugal entered World War I. In December 1917, he overthrew the democratic regime and made himself president (confirmed by elections in April 1918). He exercised dictatorial powers that foreshadowed the António Salazar regime, although he was more populist than Salazar. In July 1918 he resumed relations with the Holy See. From October he was faced with a revolutionary movement; for a time he gained control of the situation, but in December his "New Republic" ended after only a year with his assassination by José Júlio da Costa.
Pais, Tom (d. October 2016), justice minister of Papua New Guinea (1985). He was also minister of civil aviation (1983-85) and agriculture and livestock (1991-92).
Paisley, Ian: see Bannside, Ian Paisley, Baron.
Paita, Rainbo (b. Sept. 4, 1987), finance minister of Papua New Guinea (2019-20, 2022-24). He was also minister of communications and energy (2019), rural development (2019-20), and national planning and monitoring (2020-22).
Paiva, Francisco Álvaro Bueno de (b. Sept. 17, 1861, Vila do Caracol, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Aug. 4, 1928, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), vice president of Brazil (1920-22); cousin of Júlio Bueno Brandão.
Paiva, Manoel Ferreira de, acting president of Espírito Santo (1877, 1877).
Paixão, Rodolfo Gustavo da (b. July 13, 1853, São Brás do Suaçuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Nov. 18, 1925, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Goiás (1890-91, 1891).
Paiz Novales, Ernesto (René) (b. April 17, 1920, Palín, Escuintla, Guatemala), Guatemalan politician. He was ambassador to Venezuela (1973-74) and Spain (1979-80) and a presidential candidate (1974).
Pajak, Antoni (b. 1893 - d. Nov. 26, 1965, London, England), prime minister of the Polish government in exile (1955-65).
Pajic, Dragan (b. March 14, 1956, Brcko, Bosnia and Herzegovina), mayor of Brcko (2009-11).
Pajovic, Darko (b. 1972, Titograd [now Podgorica], Montenegro), Montenegrin politician. He was president of the Skupstina (2016) and ambassador to China (2018-21).
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Pajula, Merle (b. Jan. 13, 1960, Tallinn, Estonian S.S.R.), Estonian diplomat. She has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2000-04) and ambassador to Finland (2006-10), Sweden (2015-19), and Austria (2022- ).
Pak Gil Yon (b. 1943, Chagang province, Korea [now in North Korea]), North Korean diplomat. He was permanent observer (1984-91) and permanent representative (1991-96, 2001-08) to the United Nations.
Pak Hon Yong (b. 1889 - d. [executed] Dec. 18, 1955), foreign minister of North Korea (1948-53).
Pak Kun (b. April 5, 1927), South Korean diplomat. He was ambassador to Switzerland (1975-76), Thailand (1976-79), and Belgium and Luxembourg (1979-82) and permanent observer to the United Nations (1986-88).
Pak Kyong Won (b. Jan. 3, 1923, South Cholla province, Korea [now in South Korea] - d. Feb. 20, 2008), home affairs minister of South Korea (1962-63, 1968-71, 1974-75). He was also minister of communications (1966-67) and transport (1967-68).
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Pak Song Chol (b. Sept. 2, 1913, Kyongju, North Kyongsang province, Korea [now in South Korea] - d. Oct. 28, 2008), foreign minister (1959-70), premier (1976-77), and a vice president (1977-98) of North Korea. He was also ambassador to Bulgaria (1954-56).
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Pak Tong Jin (b. Oct. 11, 1922, Daegu, Korea [now in South Korea] - d. Nov. 11, 2013), foreign minister of South Korea (1975-80). He was also ambassador to South Vietnam (1961-62), Brazil (1962-68), and the United States (1988-91), permanent observer to the United Nations (1973-75), and minister of unification (1985-86).
Pak Ui Chun (b. 1932), foreign minister of North Korea (2007-14). He was also ambassador to Cameroon (1973-80), Algeria and Mauritania (1980-88), Syria and Lebanon (1992-96), and Russia (1998-2006).
Pakalniskis, Vytautas (b. May 27, 1944, Gegrenai, Lithuania), justice minister of Lithuania (1991-92, 1996-99).
Pakdemirli, Ekrem (b. April 13, 1939, Izmir, Turkey - d. Dec. 31, 2015, Manisa, Turkey), finance minister (1989-90) and a deputy prime minister (1991) of Turkey. He was also minister of transport and communications (1987-89).
Pakhno, Viktor (Stepanovich) (b. Dec. 23, 1938), acting head of the administration of Kaluga oblast (1996).
Pakkanen, Atte (Mikael Johannes) (b. Nov. 13, 1912, Urjala, Finland - d. Dec. 22, 1994, Helsinki, Finland), defense minister (1957) and interior minister (1958-59) of Finland.
Pakosta, Liisa-Ly (b. Sept. 3, 1969, Tallinn, Estonian S.S.R.), justice minister of Estonia (2024- ).
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Pakun, Vasily (Romanovich), chairman of the Executive Committee of the Volga German Workers' Commune (1920-21). He was also chairman of the executive committees of Oryol (1919?-20) and Novgorod (1921-22) provinces.
Pakvasa, Mangaldas Mancharam (b. May 7, 1882 - d. Nov. 6, 1968), governor of Madhya Pradesh (1947-52), Bombay (1954-55), and Maharashtra (1964).
Pal, Jagdambika (b. Oct. 21, 1950, Rameshwerpuri village, Basti district, Uttar Pradesh, India), chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (1998).
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Palacio (Vallelersundi), Ana (Isabel) (surname shortened from de Palacio del Valle-Lersundi) (b. July 22, 1948, Madrid, Spain), foreign minister of Spain (2002-04).
Palacio (del Valle-Lersundi), (Ignacia de) Loyola de (b. Sept. 16, 1950, Madrid, Spain - d. Dec. 13, 2006, Madrid), Spanish politician; sister of Ana Palacio. She was minister of agriculture, fisheries, and food (1996-99) in the first conservative government of José María Aznar. Elected to the European Parliament in June 1999 as head of the right-wing Popular Party list, she was appointed one month later as a vice president of the European Commission and commissioner for transport, energy, and relations with Parliament, a post she held until 2004.
Palacio Rudas, Alfonso (b. June 12, 1912, Honda, Tolima, Colombia - d. Aug. 1, 1996, Bogotá, Colombia), finance minister of Colombia (1977-78). He was also governor of Tolima (1960), ambassador to the United Kingdom (1967-69) and Brazil (1975-76), and mayor of Bogotá (1974-75).
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Palacios (Martínez), Daniel (Andrés), interior minister of Colombia (2021-22); grandson of Aníbal Martínez Zuleta.
Palacios Alcocer, Mariano (b. May 27, 1952, Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico), governor of Querétaro (1985-91). He was also mayor of Querétaro (1976-79), Mexican ambassador to Portugal (1995-97) and the Vatican (2013-16), president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (1997-99, 2005-07), and minister of labour and social security (1999-2000).
Palacios Baeza, Vicente (b. 1855, San Fernando, Chile - d. Oct. 8, 1928, Santiago, Chile), war and marine minister of Chile (1901).
Palacios de Vizzio, Sergio (b. Sept. 27, 1936, Cochabamba, Bolivia), Bolivian diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires in Japan and Taiwan (1967-70) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1979-80).
Palacios Mejía, Hugo (b. Sept. 3, 1942, Armenia, Colombia), finance minister of Colombia (1985-86).
Palacios Zapata, Carlos A(lberto) (b. Oct. 20, 1868, Bulnes, Chile - d. Jan. 15, 1903, Santiago, Chile), war and marine minister of Chile (1897). He was also minister of justice and education (1898-99) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1900-01).
Palaiokrassas, Ioannis (b. March 27, 1934, Athens, Greece - d. Oct. 2, 2021, Athens), finance minister of Greece (1990-92). He was also a minister without portfolio (1980), minister of coordination (1981) and commerce, industry, energy, and technology (1992), and EU commissioner for agriculture and fisheries (1993-95).
Palaitis, Raimundas (b. Oct. 23, 1957, Palanga, Lithuanian S.S.R.), interior minister of Lithuania (2008-12).
Palamarchuk, Luka (Fomich) (b. Sept. 19 [Sept. 6, O.S.], 1906, Troshcha, Russia [now in Vinnytsya oblast, Ukraine] - d. Jan. 2, 1986, Kiev, Ukrainian S.S.R.), foreign minister of the Ukrainian S.S.R. (1953-65). He was also Soviet ambassador to Morocco (1965-72).
Palamidis, Rigas (b. Aug. 6 [July 26, O.S.], 1794 - d. April 23 [April 11, O.S.], 1872, Athens, Greece), interior minister of Greece (1843-44, 1847-48, 1852-53, 1854, 1859-60). He was also president of the Vouli (1845-47).
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Palar, Lambertus Nicodemus, byname Nico Palar (b. June 5, 1900, Rurukan, Netherlands East Indies [now in Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia] - d. Feb. 13, 1981, Jakarta, Indonesia), Indonesian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1950-53, 1962-65) and ambassador to India (1953-55), West Germany (1955-56), Canada (1957-62), and the United States (1965-67).
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Palasne de Champeaux, Louis Eugène (b. Jan. 1, 1840, Brest, Finistère, France - d. Aug. 29, 1889, Marseille, France), acting resident-general of Cambodia (1887-89).
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Palau (Sanz de la Penilla), Emigdio (b. 1826 - d. 1897), acting war and navy minister of Colombia (1879). He was also chargé d'affaires in Venezuela (1866-67).
Palavandov, Knyaz (Prince) Nikolay (Iosifovich) (d. 1850), governor of Georgia province (1832-37).
Palazio Hurtado, Ernesto (b. Oct. 22, 1942), Nicaraguan diplomat. He was ambassador to the United States (1990-93).
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Palikot, Janusz (Marian) (b. Oct. 26, 1964, Bilgoraj, Poland), Polish politician. He was leader of Palikot's Movement (2011-13) and Your Movement (2013-19) and a minor presidential candidate (2015).
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Paliudju, Bandjela (b. March 3, 1945, Palu, Netherlands East Indies [now in Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia]), governor of Sulawesi Tengah (1996-2001, 2006-11).
Palkin, Mikhail (Andreyevich) (b. 1891, Machkasy, Saratov province [now in Penza oblast], Russia - d. 1953, Kishinev, Moldavian S.S.R. [now Chisinau, Moldova]), chairman of the Executive Committee of Mordovian autonomous oblast (1930-31).
Palko, Vladimír (b. May 20, 1957, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now in Slovakia]), interior minister of Slovakia (2002-06).
Päll, Eduard (Nikolayevich), pseudonym Hugo Angervaks (b. Oct. 15 [Oct. 2, O.S.], 1903, Livonia province, Russia [now in Estonia] - d. June 13, 1989, Tallinn, Estonian S.S.R.), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian S.S.R. (1947-50). He was also a deputy premier (1941) and people's commissar of state control (1941).
Pallade, George D. (b. Jan. 20, 1857, Bârlad, Moldavia [now in Romania] - d. May 27, 1903, Bârlad), finance minister (1898-99, 1901-02) and interior minister (1902) of Romania. He was also minister of agriculture, industry, commerce, and domains (1895-96) and justice (1898).
Pallady, secular name Pavel (Ivanovich) Rayev (b. July 2 [June 20, O.S.], 1827, Nizhny Novgorod province, Russia - d. Dec. 17 [Dec. 5, O.S.], 1898, St. Petersburg, Russia), metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1892-98). He was also bishop of Ladoga (1866-69), Vologda (1869-73), Tambov (1873-76), and Ryazan (1876-81), archbishop of Ryazan (1881-82) and Kazan (1882-87), and exarch of Georgia (1887-92).
Pallais Álvarez, (Mauricio José) Sandor (b. July 16, 1944, Managua, Nicaragua - d. April 9, 2001, Managua), Nicaraguan diplomat. He was ambassador to the Dominican Republic (1995-97).
Pallandt van Keppel, Frederik Willem Floris Theodorus baron van (b. Sept. 21, 1772, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands - d. Feb. 14, 1853, The Hague, Netherlands), acting justice minister of the Netherlands (1830). He was also director-general of worship (1818-28) and minister of affairs of Reformed and other worship, except Roman Catholic (1828-41). He was made a French baron in 1813 and a Dutch baron in 1818.
Pallares Arteta, Leonidas (b. Sept. 14, 1859, Quito, Ecuador - d. Dec. 16, 1931, Paris, France), foreign minister of Ecuador (1896). He was also chargé d'affaires in Peru (1895) and minister to Colombia (1925).
Pallayev, Gaibnazar (Pallayevich) (b. May 20, 1929, Osh, Kirgiz A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R. [now in Kyrgyzstan] - d. Sept. 8, 2000), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Tadzhik S.S.R. (1984-90). He was also first secretary of the party committee of Kurgan-Tyube oblast (1977-84).
Pallett, Lesley (b. Nottinghamshire, England), acting governor of Gibraltar (2009). She was deputy governor in 2008-13.
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Pallu de La Barrière, Léopold Augustin Charles (b. Aug. 19, 1828, Saintes, Charente-Inférieure [now Charente-Maritime], France - d. Feb. 16, 1891, Lorient, Morbihan, France), governor of New Caledonia (1882-84).
Palma, Nitto Francesco, byname of Benedetto Francesco Palma (b. March 3, 1950, Rome, Italy), justice minister of Italy (2011).
Palma (y Velasquez), Rafael (b. Oct. 24, 1874, Manila, Philippines - d. May 24, 1939, Manila), interior secretary of the Philippines (1917-20). He was also president of the University of the Philippines (1923-34).
Palma Fourcade, Aníbal (Francisco) (b. Oct. 31, 1935, Santiago, Chile - d. Feb. 16, 2023), Chilean politician. He was minister of education (1972) and housing and urban development (1973), secretary-general to the government (1973), and ambassador to Costa Rica (1995-97) and Colombia (1997-2000).
Palma Gálvez, Roberto (b. 1917 - d. Aug. 12, 1998), foreign minister of Honduras (1976-79). He was secretary in the military junta that ousted dictator Julio Lozano Díaz in 1956. He orchestrated peace efforts with El Salvador after the Salvadoran army invaded Honduras, provoking a 100-hour war in 1969. He also served as military attaché for the Honduran embassies in Guatemala and Mexico.
Palma Irarrázaval, Andrés (Jaime) (b. July 21, 1955, Santiago, Chile), Chilean politician; son of José Ignacio Palma Vicuña. He was minister of planning and cooperation (2003-04).
Palma Vicuña, José Ignacio (b. March 9, 1910, Santiago, Chile - d. June 27, 1988, Santiago), Chilean politician. He was minister of lands and colonization (1950-52) and president of the Senate (1972-73).
Pálmai, Lajos, original surname Pollák (b. 1866, Arad, Hungary [now in Romania] - d. Jan. 12, 1937, Budapest, Hungary), justice minister of Hungary (counter-government, 1919).
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Palmeiro, Antonio Lara de Fontoura (b. March 3, 1858, Porto Alegre, Brazil - d. April 30, 1886, Porto Alegre), president of Santa Catarina (1885).
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Palmela, Pedro de Sousa Holstein, (1º) duque, (1º) marquês e (1º) conde de (b. May 8, 1781, Turin, Piedmont [Italy] - d. Oct. 12, 1850, Lisbon, Portugal), prime minister of Portugal (1834-35, 1842, 1846). He was also minister to the United Kingdom (1816-20, 1825-27) and minister of foreign affairs (1820-21 [in Brazil], 1832-33, 1835, 1835, 1842), interior (1832, 1846, 1846), finance (1846), and justice (1846). He became count in 1812, marquess in 1823, and duke in 1833.
Palmenberg, Justus friherre von (b. 16... - d. March 20, 1714, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Åbo och Björneborg (1706-14). He was made friherre (baron) in 1706.
Palmer, A(lexander) Mitchell (b. May 4, 1872, Moosehead, Pa. - d. May 11, 1936, Washington, D.C.), U.S. attorney general (1919-21). He was a member of the House of Representatives (1909-15) and a candidate for the 1920 Democratic presidential nomination.
Palmer, Sir Arthur Hunter (b. Dec. 28, 1819, Armagh, Ireland - d. March 19, 1898, Toowong [now part of Brisbane], Queensland), premier (1870-74) and acting governor (1883, 1888-89, 1895-96) of Queensland; knighted 1881.
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Palmer, John M(cAuley) (b. Sept. 13, 1817, Eagle Creek, Ky. - d. Sept. 19, 1900, Springfield, Ill.), governor of Illinois (1869-73).
Palmer, Michael (Anthony) (b. July 14, 1968, Singapore), Singaporean politician. He was speaker of parliament (2011-12).
Palmer, Sir Reginald (Oswald) (b. Feb. 15, 1923, Boca, Grenada - d. May 23, 2016, Mt. Parnassus, Grenada), governor-general of Grenada (1992-96); knighted 1992.
Palmer, Sir (Herbert) Richmond (b. April 20, 1877, Lancaster, England - d. May 22, 1958, London, England), governor of Gambia (1930-33) and Cyprus (1933-39); knighted 1933.
Palmer, William A(dam) (b. Sept. 12, 1781, Hebron, Conn. - d. Dec. 3, 1860, Danville, Vt.), governor of Vermont (1831-35).
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Palmfelt, Gustaf friherre (b. 1680, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Sept. 14, 1744, Stockholm), governor of Skaraborg (1729-33) and Stockholm (1733-37); brother of Johan friherre Palmfelt. He was made friherre (baron) in 1731.
Palmfelt, Johan friherre (b. c. 1675 - d. Dec. 31, 1739), governor of Blekinge (1729-33) and Älvsborg (1733-39). He was made friherre (baron) in 1731.
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Palmqvist, Johan (b. c. 1650 - d. Jan. 25, 1716, Stockholm, Sweden), Swedish diplomat. He was minister to the Netherlands (1703-14).
Palmqvist, Magnus friherre (b. Aug. 28, 1660, Stockholm, Sweden - d. July 27, 1729, Stockholm), governor of Västernorrland (1719-27); brother of Johan Palmqvist. He was made friherre (baron) in 1712.
Palmstierna, Carl Fredrik Herman friherre (b. May 18, 1823, Utvängstorp socken, Skaraborg [now part of Mullsjö municipality, Jönköping], Sweden - d. Jan. 20, 1896, Stockholm, Sweden), Swedish diplomat; son of Carl Otto friherre Palmstierna. He was minister to the Ottoman Empire (1865-68).
Palmstierna, Carl Otto friherre (b. Nov. 27, 1790, Åreberg, Skaraborg [now in Västra Götaland], Sweden - d. Nov. 19, 1878, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Östergötland (1836-51) and finance minister of Sweden (1851-56).
Palmstierna, Erik Kule friherre (b. Nov. 10, 1877, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Nov. 22, 1959, Florence, Italy), foreign minister of Sweden (1920); nephew of Hjalmar friherre Palmstierna. He was also sea defense minister (1917-20) and minister to the United Kingdom (1920-37).
Palmstierna, (Nils Axel) Hjalmar friherre (b. March 31, 1836, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Feb. 21, 1909, Stockholm), war minister of Sweden (1888-92) and governor of Jönköping (1892-1906).
Palocci, Antônio, (Filho) (b. Oct. 4, 1960, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil), finance minister of Brazil (2003-06). He was also mayor of Ribeirão Preto (1993-97, 2001-02).
Paloheimo, Martti Olavi, byname Olli Paloheimo, original surname (until 1906) Brander (b. May 23, 1894, Helsinki, Finland - d. Nov. 7, 1974, Loppi, Finland), commandant of the Finnish military administration of Karelia (1943-44).
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Palomino Dena, Benito (b. May 1914, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico - d. Oct. 20?, 2003), governor of Aguascalientes (1953-56).
Palous, Martin (b. Oct. 14, 1950, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), Czech diplomat. He was ambassador to the United States (2001-05) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2006-11).
Palovesi, Eino (Oskari) (b. May 19, 1904, Perho, Finland - d. Feb. 25, 1980, Jyväskylä, Finland), interior minister of Finland (1959-60) and governor of Keski-Suomi (1960-71). He was also minister of transport and public works (1956-57).
Pálsson, Gunnar (b. Jan. 25, 1955, Reykjavík, Iceland), Icelandic diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1994-98, 2009-11) and ambassador to India (2007-09), Singapore (2007-09), Sri Lanka (2007-09), Nepal (2008-09), Maldives (2008-09), Mauritius (2008-09), Norway (2011-15), Greece (2011-15), Egypt (2013-15), Iran (2014-16), and Belgium (2018-20).
Pålsson, (Ingegerd) Margareta (b. Aug. 18, 1949, Riseberga socken [now in Klippan municipality], Kristianstad [now in Skåne], Sweden), governor of Skåne (2012-16).
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Paltridge, Sir Shane (Dunne) (b. Jan. 11, 1910, Leederville, Perth, W.Aus. - d. Jan. 21, 1966, Shenton Park, Perth), defence minister of Australia (1964-66); knighted 1966. He was also minister of shipping and transport (1955-60) and civil aviation (1956-64).
Palts, Tõnis (b. March 29, 1953, Kuressaare, Estonian S.S.R.), finance minister of Estonia (2003). He was also mayor of Tallinn (2001, 2004-05).
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Paluku Kahongya, Julien (b. Dec. 13, 1968), governor of Nord-Kivu (2007-19).
Paluku Muthongerwa, Denis (b. Aug. 12, 1936, Makofi, Belgian Congo [now in Nord-Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)] - d. Aug. 20, 2014, Paris, France), governor of Nord-Kivu (1965-66), Kivu (1966-67), Kongo Central (1967), Katanga (1967-68), and Équateur (1968-69).
Palymbetov, Bolat (Abylkasymovich) (b. July 28, 1961, Chiili [now Shieli], Kzyl-Orda [now Kyzylorda] oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Mangistau oblast (2002-06).
Pam, Régine (b. March 11, 1964, Paris, France), acting prefect of Réunion (2022).
Pámanes Escobedo, Fernando (b. Feb. 19, 1909, Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, Mexico - d. March 10, 2005, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Zacatecas (1974-80). He was also Mexican ambassador to Cuba (1965-67).
Pamfilov, Konstantin (Dmitriyevich) (b. May 25, 1901, Mamonovo, Smolensk province, Russia - d. May 2, 1943, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), acting chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1942-43). He was people's commissar of public utilities (1938-40) and a deputy premier (1940-43).
Pamfilova, Ella (Aleksandrovna) (b. Sept. 12, 1953, Almalyk, Tashkent oblast, Uzbek S.S.R.), Russian politician. She has been minister of social security (1991-94), a minor presidential candidate (2000), human rights representative (2014-16), and chairwoman of the Central Electoral Commission (2016- ).
Pamir, Ümit (b. Sept. 18, 1942, Istanbul, Turkey), Turkish diplomat. He was ambassador to Algeria (1991-95) and Greece (1995-97) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2000-04).
Pamplona, Frederico Augusto (b. 1814, Aracati, Ceará, Brazil - d. Oct. 11, 1865, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Ceará (acting, 1847) and Rio Grande do Norte (1847-48).
Pampuro, José (Juan Bautista) (b. Dec. 28, 1949, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. Jan. 21, 2021, Buenos Aires), defense minister of Argentina (2003-05). In 2006-11 he was provisional president of the Senate.
Pams, Jules (Joseph Louis Hippolyte) (b. Aug. 14, 1852, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France - d. May 12, 1930, Paris, France), interior minister of France (1917-20). He was also minister of agriculture (1911-13).
Pamuk, Mustafa (b. Feb. 1, 1937, Brda village, near Sarajevo, Yugoslavia [now in Bosnia and Herzegovina] - d. Oct. 23, 2017, Sarajevo), governor of Sarajevo canton (2001-02). He was also chairman of the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003-04, 2005-06).
Pan Fu (b. 1883, Jining, Shandong, China - d. Sept. 12, 1936, Beijing, China), finance minister (1920 [acting], 1921 [acting], 1926-27) and premier (1927-28) of China. He was also transportation minister (1927-28).
Pan Zili (b. May 1904, Zaoyuan, Shaanxi, China - d. May 22, 1972, Huo county [now Huozhou city], Shanxi, China), first secretary of the Communist Party committees of Ningxia (1949-51) and Shaanxi (1952-54) and chairman of the government of Ningxia (1949-51). He was also Chinese ambassador to North Korea (1955-56), India (1956-62), Nepal (1956-60), and the Soviet Union (1962-66).
Panagiotakos, Konstantinos (Panagiotou) (b. 1918, Zürich, Switzerland - d. 1993), Greek diplomat. He was ambassador to India (1968-69), Cyprus (1971-72), and the United States (1974) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1972-74).
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Panas, Dimitrios (b. 1856, Galati, Moldavia [now in Romania] - d. 1931), foreign minister of Greece (1913-14). He was also chargé d'affaires in Russia (1889-90), minister to Bulgaria (1910-13), and ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (1914-16) and Russia (1916-17).
Panat Simasathien (b. Sept. 29, 1932), finance minister of Thailand (1992).
Panayodov (Petrov), Konstantin (b. April 1866, Turnovo, Ottoman Empire [now Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria] - d. 1944), justice minister of Bulgaria (1905-08).
Panayotov, Georgi (Velikov) (b. July 24, 1968, Pomorie, Bulgaria), defense minister of Bulgaria (2021). He has also been permanent representative to the United Nations (2016-21) and ambassador to the United States (2022- ).
Panayotov, Plamen (Aleksandrov) (b. Jan. 20, 1958, Sliven, Bulgaria), a deputy prime minister of Bulgaria (2003-05).
Pancevski, Milan (b. May 16, 1935, Debar, Yugoslavia [now in North Macedonia] - d. Jan. 9, 2019, Skopje, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), secretary of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Macedonia (1984-86) and president of the Presidium of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1989-90).
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Panchevski, Petur (Pavlov) (b. Jan. 25, 1902, Butan, Bulgaria - d. Nov. 17, 1982, Sofia, Bulgaria), defense minister of Bulgaria (1950-58). He was also ambassador to China (1958-62).
Panda-Noah, David (Maurice) (b. January 1968), internal affairs minister of Sierra Leone (2020-23).
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Panday, Devendra Raj (b. Aug. 20, 1939, Kathmandu, Nepal), finance minister of Nepal (1990-91).
Pande, Bhairab Dutt (b. March 17, 1917, Haldwani, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh [now in Uttarakhand], India - d. ...), governor of West Bengal (1981-83) and Punjab (1983-84).
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Pande, Vinod Chandra (b. 1932 - d. Feb. 7, 2005, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India), governor of Bihar (1999-2003), Jharkhand (2002), and Arunachal Pradesh (2003-04). Known for his proximity to Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Pande became cabinet secretary when Singh was prime minister during 1989-90. During his term as Bihar governor, he shot into controversy when he invited the Samata Party leader Nitish Kumar to form a short-lived government in 2000. Pande was charged with acting under the pressure of the BJP-led central government. Controversy also dogged Pande when he was transferred to Arunachal Pradesh, where he was accused of honouring the demand of Chief Minister Gegong Apang by dissolving the Assembly. Later, he sought to backtrack on it.
Pande Kapopo, Célestin (b. March 3, 1952), governor of Haut-Katanga (2017 [interim], 2017-19).
Pandey, Kedar (b. June 14, 1920, Taulaha village, Champaran district [now in West Champaran district], Bihar, India - d. March 25, 1983), chief minister of Bihar (1972-73). He was also Indian minister of irrigation (1980, 1982-83) and railways (1980-82).
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Pandey, Ramesh Nath (b. February 1944, Kathmandu, Nepal), foreign minister of Nepal (2005-06). After King Gyanendra had to give up his absolute rule, Pandey and other former ministers of the royalist government were arrested on May 12, 2006. He was released on June 4.
Pandey, Surendra (Prasad) (b. Aug. 25, 1958, Gajuri, Dhading district, Nepal), finance minister of Nepal (2009-11).
Pandikar Amin (bin) Mulia, Tan Sri (b. Sept. 17, 1955, British North Borneo [now Sabah, Malaysia]), Malaysian politician. He was a minister in the prime minister's department (1999-2002) and speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (2008-18). He was awarded the titles Datuk (1994), Tan Sri (2002), Datuk Seri Utama (2009), Datuk Seri Panglima (2010), and Dato' Seri Utama (2013).
Pandit, Anand Dattatraya (b. April 1, 1909 - d. ...), chief commissioner of Ajmer (1952-54) and Delhi (1954-59).
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Pando (Solares), (Juan) José Manuel (Inocencio) (b. Dec. 25, 1849, Araca, La Paz department, Bolivia - d. [assassinated?] June 15, 1917, Kenko, La Paz department), president of Bolivia (1899-1904).
Pando (de la Riva y Ramírez de Laredo), José María (b. 1787, Lima, Peru - d. Nov. 23, 1840, Madrid, Spain), first secretary of state of Spain (1823) and finance minister (1825, 1826, 1830-31) and foreign minister (1826-27, 1829-30, 1832, 1832-33, 1834) of Peru.
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Pandolfi, Filippo Maria (b. Nov. 1, 1927, Bergamo, Italy - d. March 21/22, 2025, Bergamo), finance minister (1976-78) and treasury minister (1978-80) of Italy. He was also minister of industry and commerce (1980-81, 1982-83) and agriculture and forestry (1983-88) and European commissioner for science, research, development, telecommunications, information technology, and innovation (1989-93).
Pandor, (Grace) Naledi (Mandisa), née Matthews (b. Dec. 7, 1953, Durban, South Africa), home affairs minister (2012-14) and international relations minister (2019-24) of South Africa. She was also chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (1999-2004) and minister of education (2004-09), science and technology (2009-12, 2014-18), and higher education and training (2018-19).
Pandt, Theodore M(axwell), byname Max Pandt (b. Feb. 16, 1939, Sint Eustatius - d. Nov. 7, 2017), administrator of Sint Maarten (1975-81).
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Panesso Serna, (Dicken) Fernando (b. Dec. 13, 1951, Pereira, Caldas [now in Risaralda], Colombia), Colombian politician. He was governor of Antioquia (1987-88) and ambassador to Turkey (2011-15) and Ecuador (2015-17).
Panetta, Leon (Edward) (b. June 28, 1938, Monterey, Calif.), U.S. defense secretary (2011-13). He was White House chief of staff (1994-97) and CIA director (2009-11).
Panev, Zosima (Vasilyevich) (b. Sept. 27 [Sept. 14, O.S.], 1914, Semukovo, Vologda province [now in Komi republic], Russia - d. Nov. 7, 1994, Syktyvkar, Komi, Russia), chairman of the Council of Ministers (1950-63) and chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1972-84) of the Komi A.S.S.R. He was also first deputy premier (1963-72).
Pang Bingxun (b. 1879, Xinhe, Hebei, China - d. Jan. 12, 1963, Taichung, Taiwan), chairman of the government of Hebei (1940-43).
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Pangelinan, Del S., byname of Idelphonse Pangelinan (b. June 3, 1937, U, Ponape [now Pohnpei], Micronesia [now in Federated States of Micronesia] - d. May 26, 2024, Paies, Kitti, Pohnpei), governor of Pohnpei (1996-2000).
Panggabean, Maraden (Saur Halomoan) (b. June 29, 1922, Tarutung, Netherlands East Indies [now in Sumatera Utara, Indonesia] - d. May 28, 2000, Jakarta, Indonesia), defense and security minister of Indonesia (1969-78). He was also chief of staff of the army (1968-69), commander of the armed forces (1973-78), minister-coordinator for political and security affairs (1978-83), and chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council (1983-93).
Panguindji, Dominique Saïd, minister of public security (2015) and justice (2015-16) of the Central African Republic.
Panhuys, Jan Ernst (from May 12, 1874, baron) van (b. July 12, 1808, Groningen, Holland - d. Oct. 25, 1878, The Hague, Netherlands), governor (1848-50) and king's commissioner (1850-78) of Friesland.
Panhuys, Johan Aemilius Abraham van (b. Oct. 17, 1836, Leek, Groningen, Netherlands - d. Nov. 6, 1907, Hoogkerk, Groningen), king's/queen's commissioner of Groningen (1883-93) and Overijssel (1893); nephew of Jan Ernst Panhuys. He was also mayor of Tietjerksteradeel (1864-80) and Groningen (1880-83).
Pani (Arteaga y Terán), Alberto J(osé) (b. June 12, 1878, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico - d. Aug. 25, 1955, Mexico City, Mexico), foreign minister (1921-23) and finance minister (1923-27, 1932-33) of Mexico. He was also minister of industry, commerce, and labour (1917-19), minister to France (1919-20, 1927-31), and ambassador to Spain and minister to Portugal (1931-32).
Paniagua (Chacón), César (b. Feb. 15, 1976, Cusco, Peru), Peruvian politician; nephew of Valentín Paniagua. He was minister of housing, construction, and sanitation (2022).
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Panieng Kantarat (b. April 1, 1921, Samut Prakan, Siam [now Thailand] - d. July 7, 2010, Bangkok, Thailand), defense minister of Thailand (1986-88). He was also commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Air Force (1977-81).
Panigrahi, Chintamani (b. March 22, 1922, Biswanathpur, Orissa [now Odisha], India - d. April 29, 2000, Bhubaneswar, Orissa), Indian politician. He began his political career in the Communist Party of India after being inspired by his cousin and noted revolutionary Bhagabati Charan Panigrahi. Later, he joined the Congress. He was elected to the Lok Sabha five times and held portfolios of home and defense production in the Rajiv Gandhi ministry. He was also elected to the Manipur state assembly. He was governor of Manipur in 1989-93. He was the president of the All India Freedom Fighters' Association till his death.
Panin, Graf (Count) Nikita (Ivanovich) (b. Sept. 15, 1718, Gdansk, Poland - d. March 31, 1783, St. Petersburg, Russia), president of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs of Russia (1763-81). He was also ambassador to Denmark (1747-48) and Sweden (1748-59). He was made a count in 1767.
Panin, Graf (Count) Nikita (Petrovich) (b. April 28 [April 17, O.S.], 1770, Kharkov, Russia [now Kharkiv, Ukraine] - d. March 13 [March 1, O.S.], 1837, Moscow, Russia), president of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs of Russia (1801); nephew of Nikita (Ivanovich) Panin. He was also governor of Grodno (1795-96) and ambassador to Prussia (1797-99).
Panin, Graf (Count) Viktor (Nikitich) (b. April 9 [March 28, O.S.], 1801, Moscow, Russia - d. April 24, 1874, Nice, France), justice minister of Russia (1840-62); son of Nikita (Petrovich) Panin. He was also chargé d'affaires in Greece (1829-31).
Panizo (González), Federico (b. July 18, 1846 - d. Nov. 12, 1894, Lima, Peru), justice and education minister of Peru (1879-81).
Panizo (y Orbegoso), Federico (Pedro Valeriano) (b. July 23, 1877, Lima, Peru - d. Oct. 27, 1926, Lima), justice and education minister of Peru (1919); son of the above; great-grandson of Luis José Orbegoso.
Panja Kesornthong (b. Aug. 5, 1931, Tha Phon subdistrict, Mueang Phetchabun district, Phetchabun province, Siam [now Thailand] - d. July 5, 2015, Bangkok, Thailand), a deputy prime minister of Thailand (1997-2000). He was also speaker of the House of Representatives (1988-91), a minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office (1994-95), and minister of education (1998-99).
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Pankin, Boris (Dmitriyevich) (b. Feb. 20, 1931, Frunze, Kirgiz A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R. [now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan]), foreign minister of the Soviet Union (1991). He was also chief editor of Komsomolskaya Pravda (1965-73) and Soviet/Russian ambassador to Sweden (1982-90), Czechoslovakia (1990-91), and the United Kingdom (1991-94).
Pankov, Georgi (Tsankov) (b. Feb. 20, 1923, Radomirtsi, Bulgaria - d. June 19, 2011), Bulgarian politician. He was minister of chemical industry (1974-86), minister without portfolio (1986), and ambassador to the Soviet Union (1986-89).
Pankretic, Bozidar (b. Nov. 9, 1964, Gaj, Croatia), a deputy prime minister of Croatia (2009-11). He was also minister of agriculture and forestry (2000-03), agriculture, fisheries, and rural development (2008-09), and regional development, forestry, and water management (2009-11).
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Pano, Spiro (b. 1916 - d. July 14, 1974), a deputy premier of Albania (1950-51).
Panon du Hazier, Charles Henri Jules (b. Feb. 7, 1827, Pondicherry, French India - d. April 23, 1897, Paris, France), commandant-particular of Gabon (1873-75) and commandant of the Naval Division of the Western Coasts of Africa (1874-75).
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Panov, Andrey (Anatolyevich) (b. Feb. 8, 1976, Mirny, Yakut A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R. [now Sakha republic, Russia]), chairman of the government of Kemerovo oblast (2024- ).
Panov, Roman (Yuryevich) (b. Aug. 29, 1971, Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk oblast, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the government of Perm kray (2012).
Panshin, Igor (Vladimirovich) (b. March 19, 1963, Gorky, Russian S.F.S.R. [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]), acting plenipotentiary of the president in Privolzhsky federal district (2018).
Panskov, Vladimir (Georgiyevich) (b. Aug. 18, 1944, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), finance minister of Russia (1994-96).
Pant, Apa(saheb) B(alasaheb) (b. Sept. 11, 1912, Aundh [now in Satara district, Maharashtra], India - d. Oct. 5, 1992), Indian political officer in Sikkim (1955-61); son of Bhavanrao Shrinivas. He was also prime minister of Aundh (1938-44), ambassador to Indonesia (1961-64), Norway (1964-66), the United Arab Republic (1966-69), and Italy (1972-75), and high commissioner to the United Kingdom (1969-72).
Pant, (Pandit) Govind Ballabh (b. Sept. 10, 1887, Khoot village, Almora district, North-Western Provinces [now in Uttarakhand], India - d. March 7, 1961, New Delhi, India), chief minister of the United Provinces/Uttar Pradesh (1946-54). He was also Indian minister without portfolio (1954-55) and minister of home affairs (1955-61) and heavy industries (1956).
Pant, Krishna Chandra (b. Aug. 10, 1931, Bhowali, United Provinces [now in Uttarakhand], India - d. Nov. 15, 2012, Delhi, India), defense minister of India (1987-89); son of Govind Ballabh Pant. He was also minister of energy (1979-80), education (1984), and steel and mines (1985-87).
Pant, Yadav Prasad (b. Oct. 11, 1928, Kathmandu, Nepal - d. Nov. 14, 2007, Bangkok, Thailand), finance minister of Nepal (1981-83). He was also governor of the central bank (1968-73), ambassador to Japan (1975-79), and minister of water resources (1986-88).
Pantazi, Constantin (b. Aug. 26, 1888, Calarasi, Romania - d. Jan. 23, 1958, Râmnicu Sarat, Romania), war minister of Romania (1942-44).
Panteleyev, Mikhail (Yuryevich), chairman of the government of Tula oblast (2024- ).
Pantelides, Mike, byname of Michael John Pantelides (b. Sept. 5, 1983), mayor of Annapolis (2013-17).
Panting Wilson, Leonel (b. July 25, 1950), governor of the North Atlantic Autonomous Region, Nicaragua (1990-92).
Pantîru, Tudor (b. Oct. 26, 1951, Baraboi, Moldavian S.S.R. [now Moldova]), Moldovan politician. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1992-96). From 2002 he served as a judge at the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the Supreme Court of Kosovo, and later at the Constitutional Court of Moldova (president, 2017-18).
Pantoja, Gustavo Adolfo de Aguilar (b. April 1, 1793, São Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Brazil - d. March 8, 1867, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), principal minister (1836) and foreign minister (1836-37) of Brazil. He was also justice minister (1836-37).
Panton, Albert Colonridge, Sr. (b. Nov. 30, 1896 - d. Nov. 11, 1956), acting commissioner of the Cayman Islands (1940-41).
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Pantskhava, Nikolay (Yevseyevich) (b. 1898, Kutaisi, Russia [now in Georgia] - d. [executed] 1937), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of Adzharistan (1926-29).
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Panyutin, Stepan (Fyodorovich) (b. Nov. 4 [Oct. 23, O.S.], 1822 - d. Oct. 16 [Oct. 4, O.S.], 1885, St. Petersburg, Russia), governor of Vilna (1863-68); son-in-law of Fyodor Mirkovich.
Panzera, Francis William (b. 1851, Canford, Dorset, England - d. June 4, 1917, near Peel, Isle of Man), resident commissioner of Bechuanaland (1906-16).
Paoli, Giacinto (b. 1690, Bastia, Corsica, Republic of Genoa [now in France] - d. Dec. 16, 1763, Naples, Kingdom of Naples [now in Italy]), general (1734-...), joint leader of the realm (1735-36), and member of the Regency (1736-39) of Corsica.
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Papadopol-Calimah, Alexandru (b. 1833 - d. June 18, 1898, Tecuci, Romania), foreign minister of Romania (1865-66). He was also minister of culture and education (1868).
Papadopoulos, Alekos (b. 1949, Giromeri, Thesprotia, Greece), finance minister (1994-96) and interior minister (1996-99) of Greece.
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Papadopoulos, Nikolas (b. April 22, 1973, Nicosia, Cyprus), Cypriot presidential candidate (2018); son of Tassos Papadopoulos. He became leader of the Democratic Party in 2013.
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Papagiannis, Konstantinos (b. 1901, Athens, Greece - d. ...), finance minister of Greece (1952-54).
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Papajorgji, Xhustin (Niko) (b. June 13, 1939, Vlorë, Albania), Albanian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1983-86) and ambassador to China (1986-92).
Papakonstantinou, Georgios (b. Oct. 30, 1961, Athens, Greece), finance minister of Greece (2009-11). He was also minister of environment, energy, and climate change (2011-12).
Papakonstantinou, Konstantinos (b. April 1907, Kastania, Greece - d. July 12, 1989, Athens, Greece), justice minister (1956-58, 1961-63, 1974) and finance minister (1958-61, 1967) of Greece. He was also minister of agriculture (1955-56), president of the Vouli (1975-77), and a deputy prime minister and minister without portfolio (1977-81).
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Papakostas, Kostas (b. Nov. 12, 1939, Agia Triada, Famagusta district, Cyprus - d. Sept. 21, 2015, Nicosia, Cyprus), defense minister of Cyprus (2008-11).
Papaligouras, Panagiotis (b. 1917, Kerkyra, Corfu, Greece - d. 1993), foreign minister of Greece (1977-78). He was also minister of commerce (1953-54, 1956-58), agriculture (1953-54), coordination (1954-55, 1961-63, 1974-77), industry (1956-58), and defense (1967).
Papamichalopoulos, Nikolaos (b. 1827, Charakas [now Monemvasia], Greece - d. Aug. 18, 1888, Kifissia, Greece), justice minister (1865 and [provisional] 1878), finance minister (1872, 1874, 1878, 1880), and interior minister (1877, 1880-82, 1885-86) of Greece. He was also president of the Vouli (1879) and minister of ecclesiastical affairs and public education (1880-81, 1881-82).
Papanastasiou, Alexandros (Panagiotou) (b. July 20 [July 8, O.S.], 1876, Tripoli, Greece - d. Nov. 17, 1936, Ekali, Greece), prime minister of Greece (1924, 1932). He was also minister of communications (1917-20), finance (1924 and [provisional] 1924), foreign affairs (1924 [pr.], 1932), marine (1924 and [pr.] 1932), agriculture (1926-28 and [pr.] 1933), military and aviation (1932 [pr.]), and national economy (1933).
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Papandreou, Vasso, byname of Vasiliki Papandreou (b. Dec. 9, 1944, Valimitika, Greece - d. Oct. 17, 2024), interior minister of Greece (1999-2000, 2000-01). She was also European commissioner for employment, industrial relations, and social affairs (1989-92) and minister of commerce, tourism, industry, energy, and technology (1996), development (1996-99), and environment, physical planning, and public works (2001-04).
Papánek, Ján (b. Oct. 24, 1896, Brezová pod Bradlom, Hungary [now in Slovakia] - d. Nov. 30, 1991, Scarsdale, N.Y.), Czechoslovak diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1945-48). After denouncing the Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia, he lost his UN post and remained in the U.S.
Papantoniou, Yiannos (b. July 27, 1949, Paris, France), finance minister (1996-2001) and defense minister (2001-04) of Greece. He was also minister of commerce (1989) and national economy (1994-2001).
Papaspyrou, Dimitrios (b. 1902, Livadia, Greece - d. Sept. 16, 1987), justice minister of Greece (1951-52, 1963, 1965). He was also minister of the presidency of the government (1964-65) and agriculture (1974) and president of the Vouli (1965-67, 1977-81).
Papathanasiou, Yiannis (b. Jan. 1, 1954, Athens, Greece), economy and finance minister of Greece (2009).
Papathanasis, Athanasios (b. 1886, Agrinio, Greece - d. 1960), justice minister (1932-33) and finance minister (1935) of Greece. He was also minister of agriculture (1946-47, 1947-48), labour (1947), and public order (provisional, 1947).
Papazov, Nacho, byname of Yanaki (Petrov) Papazov (b. March 25, 1921, Gramatikovo, Bulgaria - d. Dec. 9, 1996, Sofia, Bulgaria), Bulgarian politician. He was first secretary of the Communist Party committee of Sofia city (1954-57), minister of education and culture (1959-62), chairman of the State Committee for Science and Technical Progress (1962, 1977-84), the Committee for Science, Technical Progress, and Higher Education (1971-77), the Committee for Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1971-73), and the Central Commission for Control and Revision (1986-89), and ambassador to Japan (1967-71) and Singapore and Malaysia (1971).
Papazyan, Vahan (b. Jan. 26, 1957, Yerevan, Armenian S.S.R.), foreign minister of Armenia (1993-96). He was also chargé d'affaires (1992-93) and ambassador (1997-98) to France.
Papeckys, Juozas (b. Jan. 1, 1890, Puskepuriai, Russia [now in Lithuania] - d. [executed] Nov. 4, 1942, Sverdlovsk, Russian S.F.S.R. [now Yekaterinburg, Russia]), defense minister of Lithuania (1926).
Papegoja, Johan (d. March 23, 1667, Ramstorp manor, Ångarp parish, Skaraborg [now in Västra Götaland], Sweden), governor of New Sweden (1653-54); son-in-law of Johan Björnsson Printz.
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Papilio, Sosefo Makape (b. Feb. 27, 1928, Hahake, Wallis and Futuna - d. April 5, 1998), president of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (1967-71).
Papinaud, (Pierre Louis) Clovis (b. March 10, 1844, Cuxac d'Aude, Aude, France - d. July 8, 1900, Suez, Egypt), governor of Mayotte (1888-93, 1899-1900) and of the French Settlements in Oceania (1894-96).
Papineau, Denis Benjamin (b. Nov. 13, 1789, Montreal, Quebec - d. Jan. 20, 1854, Sainte-Angélique, Canada East [now Quebec]), joint premier of Canada (1846-48); brother of Louis Joseph Papineau.
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Papkou, Alyaksandr (Andreyevich), Russian Aleksandr (Andreyevich) Popkov (b. Jan. 2, 1948, Shchekotovo, Mogilyov oblast, Belorussian S.S.R. [now Shchokatava, Mahilyow voblasts, Belarus]), a deputy prime minister of Belarus (1998-2003).
Papon, Maurice (Arthur Jean) (b. Sept. 3, 1910, Gretz-Armainvilliers, Seine-et-Marne, France - d. Feb. 17, 2007, Paris, France), prefect of police of Paris (1958-67). He was also prefect of the départements of Landes (1944-45), Corse (1947-49), and Constantine (1949-51, 1956-58) and French budget minister (1978-81). In 1998 he was convicted of "crimes against humanity" relating to his arrests and deportations of Jews in 1942-44 when he was a local official in Gironde serving the Vichy government. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison but was released in 2002 because of ill health.
Papoulias, Georgios (Dimitriou) (b. May 19, 1927 - d. [suicide] Sept. 11, 2009), foreign minister of Greece (1989, 1990). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1975-78) and ambassador to Turkey (1979-83), the United States (1983-89), and the United Kingdom (1990-93).
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Papoutsis, Christos (b. April 11, 1953, Larissa, Greece), Greek politician. He was EU commissioner for energy (1995-99) and minister of mercantile marine (2000-01) and citizen protection (2010-12).
Pappenheim, Günter (b. Aug. 3, 1925, Schmalkalden, Thüringen, Germany - d. March 31, 2021), chairman of the District Council of Potsdam (1971-74).
Paprikov, Stefan (Georgiev) (b. April 12, 1858, Pirdop, Ottoman Empire [now in Bulgaria] - d. May 30, 1920, Sofia, Bulgaria), foreign minister of Bulgaria (1908-10). He was also minister of war (1899-1903) and minister to Russia (1910-12).
Papuc, Gheorghe (b. May 6, 1954, Frasinesti, Moldavian S.S.R.), interior minister of Moldova (2002-08, 2008-09).
Papunidze, Vakhtang (Rafaelovich) (b. 1925), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Adzhar A.S.S.R. (1975-86).
Papyan, Matsak (Petrosovich) (b. 1901, Dzhelan-ogly, Tiflis province, Russia [now in Georgia] - d. 1962, Yerevan, Armenian S.S.R.), acting chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1937-38) and chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938-54) of the Armenian S.S.R.
Parada (Rivero), José Luis (b. Sept. 28, 1953, Cochabamba, Bolivia), finance minister of Bolivia (2019-20).
Parada Berger, Humberto (b. May 23, 1905, Victoria, Chile - d. Nov. 1, 1954, Victoria), justice minister of Chile (1950-52).
Parada Suárez, Rafael, finance minister of Bolivia (1949-50).
Paraizo, Francisco de Souza (b. 1793, São Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Brazil - d. May 12, 1843, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Bahia (1836-37).
Paraizo, Francisco Prisco de Souza (b. Jan. 18, 1840, Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil - d. Nov. 8, 1895, Salvador, Bahia), justice minister of Brazil (1883-84).
Paraná, Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, visconde e marquês de (b. Jan. 11, 1801, Jacuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Sept. 3, 1856, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), foreign minister (1843) and chairman of the Council of Ministers and finance minister (1853-56) of Brazil. He was also justice minister (1832-33, 1843-44) and president of Rio de Janeiro (1841-43) and Pernambuco (1849-50). He was made viscount in 1852 and marquess in 1854.
Paranaguá, Francisco Vilela Barbosa, visconde e marquês de (b. Nov. 20, 1769, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Sept. 11, 1846, Rio de Janeiro), principal minister of Brazil (1823). He was also minister of war (1823, 1824-25) and navy (1823-27, 1829-31, 1831, 1841-43) and president of the Senate (1840-41). He was made viscount in 1824 and marquess in 1826.
Paranaguá, João Lustoza da Cunha Paranaguá, visconde e marquês de (b. Aug. 21, 1821, Parnaguá, Piauí, Brazil - d. Feb. 9, 1912, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), foreign minister (1867-68, 1885) and chairman of the Council of Ministers (1882-83) of Brazil. He was also president of Maranhão (1858-59), Pernambuco (1865-66), and Bahia (1881-82) and minister of justice (1859-61, 1866), war (1866-68), navy (1879-80), and finance (1882-83). He was made viscount in 1882 and marquess in 1888.
Paranaguá, Joaquim Nogueira (b. Jan. 11, 1855, Corrente, Piauí, Brazil - d. Jan. 11, 1926, Corrente), acting governor of Piauí (1890).
Paranaguá, José Lustoza da Cunha (b. July 28, 1855, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Jan. 6, 1945), president of Amazonas (1882-84) and Santa Catarina (1884-85); son of João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, visconde e marquês de Paranaguá.
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Parant, Philippe (Gaston Maurice) (b. April 8, 1932, Besançon, Doubs, France - d. Sept. 17, 2014, Aumeville-Lestre, Manche, France), prefect of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (1982-83); son of André Parant. He was also prefect of the départements of Yonne (1986-88), Morbihan (1988-92), and Seine-Saint-Denis (1992-93).
Paranuk, Kazbek (Ismailovich) (b. 1948), acting prime minister of Adygeya (2006-07).
Paraopeba, Romualdo José Monteiro de Barros, barão de (b. 1760, Congonhas do Campo [now Congonhas], Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Dec. 16, 1855, Congonhas do Campo), acting president of Minas Gerais (1850). He was made baron in 1854.
Paraschiv, Gheorghe (b. 1930), finance minister of Romania (1987-89).
Paraskevopoulos, Ioannis (b. Dec. 25, 1900, Lavda [now Theisoa], Greece - d. April 8, 1984), prime minister of Greece (1963-64, 1966-67). He was also minister of supply (1945, 1945), national economy (1945), industry and commerce (1952, 1958), labour (1952 [provisional]), coordination (1963, 1963-64, 1966-67), interior (1963-64), and national defense (1966-67) and deputy prime minister (1961).
Paratore, Giuseppe (b. May 31, 1876, Palermo, Italy - d. Feb. 26, 1967, Rome, Italy), treasury minister of Italy (1922). He was also minister of posts and telegraphs (1920) and president of the Senate (1952-53).
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Paravicini, José (b. 1853, Sucre, Bolivia - d. Nov. 6, 1935, Sucre), finance and industry minister (1922-23) and interior and justice minister (1925) of Bolivia.
Parawansa, Khofifah Indar (b. May 19, 1965, Surabaya, Indonesia), governor of Jawa Timur (2019-24, 2025- ). She was also Indonesian minister of social affairs (2014-18).
Pardal, João Carlos (b. 1792, Lisbon, Portugal - d. March 15, 1857, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Santa Catarina (1837-39).
Pardede, Rudolf (Matzuoka) (b. April 4, 1942, Balige, Netherlands East Indies [now in Sumatera Utara, Indonesia] - d. June 27, 2023, Medan, Sumatera Utara), governor of Sumatera Utara (2005-08).
Pardee, George C(ooper) (b. July 25, 1857, San Francisco, Calif. - d. Sept. 1, 1941, Oakland, Calif.), governor of California (1903-07).
Pardi Dávila, Gustavo (b. Nov. 19, 1923, Mérida, Venezuela), defense minister of Venezuela (1972-74).
Pardo, Arvid (b. Feb. 12, 1914, Rome, Italy - d. June 19, 1999, Houston, Texas [or Seattle, Wash.]), Maltese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1964-71), ambassador to the United States (1967-71) and the Soviet Union (1968-71), and high commissioner to Canada (1969-71).
Pardo, Jose (Trinidad) (b. April 24, 1939, Manila, Philippines), finance secretary of the Philippines (2000-01). He was also secretary of trade and industry (1998-99).
Pardo (y Lavalle), Manuel (Justo) (b. Aug. 9, 1834, Lima, Peru - d. [assassinated] Nov. 16, 1878, Lima), finance minister (1865-66) and president (1872-76) of Peru; son of Felipe Pardo y Aliaga. He was also mayor of Lima (1869-70) and president of the Senate (1878).
Pardo (Saravia), Pedro Antonio (b. Dec. 17, 1829, Salta, Argentina - d. Feb. 5, 1889, Lisbon, Portugal), acting foreign minister of Argentina (1874-75). He was also minister to Austria-Hungary (1887) and Portugal (1888-89).
Pardo Buelvas, Rafael (b. Jan. 21, 1928, Montería, Colombia - d. [assassinated] Sept. 12, 1978, Bogotá, Colombia), interior minister of Colombia (1976-77). He was also minister of agriculture (1974-76).
Pardo (de) Figueroa (y del Águila), Estanislao (b. 1840? - d. May 12, 1908, Lima, Peru), justice and education minister of Peru (1893-94).
Pardo García-Peña, Rodrigo (b. Nov. 15, 1958, Bogotá, Colombia - d. Feb. 19, 2024, Bogotá), foreign minister of Colombia (1994-96); cousin of Daniel García-Peña Jaramillo. He was also ambassador to Venezuela (1992-93) and France (1997-98).
Pardo Heeren, Juan (Aurelio Manuel) (b. Sept. 25, 1910, Lima, Peru - d. Aug. 27, 1967, Lima), finance minister of Peru (1956-58); son of José Pardo y Barreda.
Pardo Leal, Jaime (Hernando) (b. March 28, 1941, Ubaque, Cundinamarca, Colombia - d. [assassinated] Oct. 11, 1987, near La Mesa, Cundinamarca), Colombian presidential candidate (1986).
Pardo Rueda, Rafael (b. Nov. 26, 1953, Bogotá, Colombia), defense minister of Colombia (1991-94). He was also labour minister (2011-14) and acting mayor of Bogotá (2014). He was the Liberal Party's presidential candidate in 2010, winning only 4% of the vote.
Pardo y Aliaga, Felipe (b. June 11, 1806, Lima, Peru - d. Dec. 24, 1868, Lima), foreign minister of Peru (1843-44, 1848-49).
Pardo y Aliaga, José (Manuel de la Trinidad) (b. May 28, 1820, Lima, Peru - d. March 12, 1877, Chorrillos, Peru), Peruvian diplomat; brother of Felipe Pardo y Aliaga. He was chargé d'affaires (1848-53) and minister (1866-68) to Chile.
Pardo y Barreda, Felipe (Manuel Adalberto) (b. April 22, 1860, Lima, Peru - d. Aug. 7, 1939, Bayonne, France), Peruvian diplomat; son of Manuel Pardo. He was minister to the United States (1905-11).
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Pardo y Barreda, Juan (Francisco Alejandro José) (b. Nov. 17, 1862, Lima, Peru - d. Jan. 5, 1943, Paris, France), Peruvian politician; son of Manuel Pardo; brother of Felipe Pardo y Barreda. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (1906-09, 1917-19).
Pardon, (Marie) Noël (Jacques) (b. June 4, 1854, Chalon-sur-Saône, France - d. July 12, 1910, on board the Oxus, en route from Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar, to Paris, France), governor of Cochinchina (acting, 1887), New Caledonia (1889-91), Guadeloupe (1894-95), and Martinique (1895-98).
Paredes (y Ayala), José Gregorio (Fernández de) (b. March 19, 1778, Lima, Peru - d. Dec. 16, 1839, Lima), finance minister of Peru (1828, 1837). He was also president of the Constituent Congress (1825).
Paredes, Quintin (Babila) (b. Sept. 9, 1884, Bangued, Abra, Philippines - d. Jan. 30, 1973, Manila, Philippines), justice secretary of the Philippines (1920-21). He was also solicitor general (1917-18), attorney general (1918-20), speaker of the House of Representatives (1934-35) and the Senate (1952), and resident commissioner at Washington (1936-38).
Paredes (del Río), Rubén Darío (b. Aug. 11, 1933, Panama City, Panama), commander of the National Guard of Panama (1982-83). He was also minister of agricultural development (1975-78) and a presidential candidate (1984).
Paredes (Flores), Simón Gregorio (b. 1826, Lima, Peru - d. Aug. 13, 1902, Lima), foreign minister of Peru (1867).
Paredes Bello, Francisco, defense minister of Venezuela (1977-79).
Paredes Canto, César (Alipio) (b. 1941, Lima, Peru - d. May 2018), second vice president of Peru (1995-2000).
Paredes Pacheco, Róbinson (b. 1878 - d. Aug. 15, 1963, Santiago, Chile), justice (and education) minister of Chile (1922-23). He was also minister of industry, public works, and railways (1923, 1924).
Paredes Peña, Diego (Rubén) (b. Oct. 14, 1943, Quito, Ecuador), foreign minister of Ecuador (1992-94). He was also ambassador to Belgium (1987-89) and Guatemala (1989-91).
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Pareja (y Arteta), Manuel Ignacio (b. 1808, Guayaquil, New Granada [now in Ecuador] - d. 1861, Quito, Ecuador), foreign minister of Ecuador (1834-35). He was also chargé d'affaires in Spain (1841).
Pareja Diezcanseco, Alfredo (b. Oct. 12, 1908, Guayaquil, Ecuador - d. May 3, 1993, Quito, Ecuador), foreign minister of Ecuador (1979-80); grandson of Francisco Diez Canseco. An important Ecuadorian writer, he was also chargé d'affaires in Mexico (1944-45) and ambassador to France (1983-84).
Parejo González, Enrique (b. Aug. 13, 1930, Ciénaga, Magdalena, Colombia), justice minister of Colombia (1984-86). He was also ambassador to Hungary (1986-87), Czechoslovakia (1987-91), and Switzerland (1991).
Parek, Lagle (b. April 17, 1941, Pärnu, Estonian S.S.R.), interior minister of Estonia (1992-93). She was also a presidential candidate (1992).
Parente, Esmerino Gomes (b. Nov. 1, 1831, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil - d. May 26, 1894, Parangaba [now part of Fortaleza], Ceará), acting president of Ceará (1872, 1875-76) and president of Paraíba (1877-78).
Pareto, Lorenzo (Nicolò) (b. Dec. 14, 1800, Genoa, Ligurian Republic [now in Italy] - d. June 19, 1865, Genoa), interior minister (1848) and foreign minister (1848) of Sardinia. He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1849).
Pareto González, Luis (b. Aug. 29, 1925, Santiago, Chile - d. Jan. 7, 2022), Chilean politician. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (1973, 2001-02) and intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (1990-94).
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Parfyonov, Ivan (Andreyevich) (b. April 30 [April 17, O.S.], 1906, Stary, Moscow province, Russia - d. March 26, 1992, Moscow, Russia), Soviet politician. He was chairman of the Soviet of the Union (1947-50).
Parga, Herculano Nina (b. June 20, 1873 - d. Oct. 26, 1931, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil), president of Maranhão (1914-17).
Parhon, Constantin I(on) (b. Oct. 28, 1874, Câmpulung Muscel, Romania - d. Aug. 9, 1969), head of state of Romania (1948-52). He was a noted neuropsychiatrist and endocrinologist.
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Paris, Jacques Camille (b. Nov. 22, 1902 - d. Sept. 17, 1953), secretary-general of the Council of Europe (1949-53).
París (y Ricaurte), Joaquín (b. Aug. 18, 1795, Santafé, New Granada [now Bogotá, Colombia] - d. Oct. 1, 1868, Honda, Colombia), war and navy minister of Great Colombia (1830) and New Granada (1843-45) and governor of Cundinamarca (1857). He was also general-in-chief of the army of the Granadine Confederation (1860-61).
París Gordillo, Gabriel (b. March 8, 1910, Ibagué, Colombia - d. March 21, 2008, Girardot, Cundinamarca department, Colombia), chairman of the Military Junta of Government of Colombia (1957-58). He was also minister of justice (1954) and war (1954-57).
Pariset, André Aimé (b. March 21, 1795, Paris, France - d. Jan. 25, 1872), governor of French Guiana (1846-50).
Parish, Godfrey Charles Brian (b. 1897 - d. Dec. 19, 1934, Bristol, England), acting governor of Gambia (1933-34).
Parisi, Arturo (Mario Luigi) (b. Sept. 13, 1940, San Mango Piemonte, Salerno province, Italy), defense minister of Italy (2006-08).
Parisi (Fernández), Franco (Aldo) (b. Aug. 25, 1967), Chilean presidential candidate (2013).
Parisis, Efstratios (b. 1810 - d. 1865), Greek politician. He was president of the Vouli (1852-53).
Parisot, Georges (Hubert) (b. Oct. 9, 1887, Algiers, Algeria - d. July 21, 1969), governor-delegate of Gabon (1937-38) and governor of Martinique (1945-46) and New Caledonia (1947-48).
Parivodic, Milan (b. 1966, Belgrade, Serbia), acting finance minister of Serbia (2006-07). He was minister of foreign economic relations (2004-07).
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Park, Guy B(rasfield) (b. June 10, 1872, Platte City, Mo. - d. Oct. 1, 1946, Jefferson City, Mo.), governor of Missouri (1933-37).
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Park In Kook (b. Aug. 15, 1951), South Korean diplomat. He was ambassador to Kuwait (2003-05) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2008-11).
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Park Sang Yong, South Korean diplomat. He was permanent observer to the United Nations (1988-90).
Park Soo Gil (b. Oct. 18, 1933), South Korean diplomat. He was ambassador to Morocco (1984-86) and Canada (1988-90) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1995-98).
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Parkau, Pyotr-Emmanuil (Fridrikhovich) (b. Oct. 7, 1851 - d. af. 1912), governor of Batum oblast (1905-08).
Parke, Daniel (b. 1669, Williamsburg, Virginia [now in U.S.] - d. Dec. 7, 1710, Antigua), governor of the Leeward Islands (1706-10). He was killed in an uprising of the inhabitants.
Parker, Alton B(rooks) (b. May 14, 1852, Cortland, N.Y. - d. May 10, 1926, New York City), U.S. politician. He was chief justice of the New York Court of Appeals (1898-1904) and the 1904 Democratic presidential candidate.
Parker, Annise (Danette) (b. May 17, 1956, Houston, Texas), mayor of Houston (2010-16). Her accession made Houston the largest U.S. city with an openly gay mayor.
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Parker, James Roland Walter (b. Dec. 20, 1919 - d. Nov. 17, 2009, Somerset, England), governor of the Falkland Islands (1977-80). He was also British high commissioner to The Gambia (1972-75).
Parker, Joel (b. Nov. 24, 1816, near Freehold, N.J. - d. Jan. 2, 1888, Philadelphia, Pa.), governor of New Jersey (1863-66, 1872-75).
Parker, John Havelock (b. Feb. 2, 1929, Didsbury, Alta. - d. March 9, 2020), commissioner of the Northwest Territories (1979-89). He was also mayor of Yellowknife (1964-67).
Parker, John M(illiken) (b. March 16, 1863, Bethel Church, Miss. - d. May 20, 1939, Pass Christian, Miss.), governor of Louisiana (1920-24).
Parker, Reginald John Marsden (b. Feb. 7, 1881, Liskeard, Cornwall, England - d. March 23, 1948, Regina, Sask.), lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan (1945-48).
Parkes, Sir Henry (b. May 27, 1815, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England - d. April 27, 1896, Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales), premier of New South Wales (1872-75, 1877, 1878-83, 1887-89, 1889-91); knighted 1877.
Parkhomchyk, Pyotr (Alyaksandravich), Russian Pyotr (Aleksandrovich) Parkhomchik (b. Aug. 22, 1957, Minsk, Belorussian S.S.R.), a deputy prime minister of Belarus (2022-24). He has also been minister of industry (2020-22) and chairman of the Executive Committee of Brest voblasts (2024- ).
Parkhurst, Frederic H(ale) (b. Nov. 5, 1864, Unity, Maine - d. Jan. 31, 1921, Augusta, Maine), governor of Maine (1921).
Parkinson, Mark (Vincent) (b. June 24, 1957, Wichita, Kan.), governor of Kansas (2009-11).
Parks, George A(lexander) (b. May 29, 1883, Denver, Colo. - d. May 11, 1984, Juneau, Alaska), governor of Alaska (1925-33).
Parly, Florence (b. May 8, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now in Hauts-de-Seine], France), armies minister of France (2017-22).
Parmanand, Babu (b. Aug. 10, 1932, Sarore village, Jammu district [now in Samba district], Jammu and Kashmir - d. April 23, 2008, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir), governor of Haryana (2000-04).
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Parmoor, Charles (Alfred) Cripps, (1st) Baron (b. Oct. 3, 1852, West Ilsley, Berkshire, England - d. June 30, 1941, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England), British politician. Created baron in 1914, he was lord president of the council (1924, 1929-31).
Parnahyba, Antonio de Queiroz Telles, barão, visconde e conde do (b. Aug. 16, 1831, Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil - d. May 6, 1888, Campinas, São Paulo), president of São Paulo (1886-87). He was made baron in 1880, viscount in 1887, and count in 1887.
Parnahyba, Manoel de Souza Martins, barão e visconde da (b. Dec. 8, 1767, Oeiras [in present Paulistana], Piauí, Brazil - d. Feb. 20, 1856, Oeiras), president of Piauí (1825-28, 1829 [acting], 1831-43). He was made baron in 1825 and viscount in 1841.
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Parnell, Charles Stewart (b. June 27, 1846, Avondale, County Wicklow, Ireland - d. Oct. 6, 1891, Brighton, Sussex, England), Irish nationalist leader. He became high sheriff of County Wicklow (1874), and in 1875 he was elected to Parliament for Meath as a Home Rule candidate. In 1877-78 he gained great popularity in Ireland by his audacious obstructionist tactics, which gave the Irish contingent a prominence far beyond its numbers. In 1879 he devoted himself to agrarian agitation, and was elected president of the Irish National Land League, for whom he secured substantial donations from the United States. In 1880 he became chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party. The Land League was later declared illegal, and was revived in 1884 as the National League, with Parnell as president. Meanwhile he was imprisoned in 1881-82 for his activities. In 1885 he threw the Irish vote to the Tories to bring down the government of William Gladstone. In 1886, however, he swung back to the Liberals and helped introduce Gladstone's Home Rule Bill, but failed to secure the legislation because of defections by Liberal MPs. When the Marquess of Salisbury took the issue to the country later the same year, he was returned with a Unionist majority of more than 100, causing Parnell to form an alliance with Gladstone. In 1889, Parnell was cleared of complicity in the murder of Thomas Burke and other organized outrages following the publication in The Times of letters purportedly written by him, which turned out to be forgeries. His character restored, he was given the freedom of the city of Edinburgh the same year. In 1890 he was cited co-respondent in a divorce case brought by Capt. William Henry O'Shea against his wife Katharine, and a decree was granted with costs against Parnell. The Irish members met to consider his position a week later, and eventually elected Justin McCarthy chairman in his place. Parnell also lost support in Ireland, and at the general election of 1892 (following his death), 72 anti-Parnellites were returned against 9 of his supporters.
Parnell, Harvey (b. Feb. 28, 1880, Cleveland county, Ark. - d. Jan. 16, 1936, Little Rock, Ark.), governor of Arkansas (1928-33).
Parnell, John William (b. March 6, 1860, Melbourne, Victoria - d. July 8, 1931, Melbourne), administrator of Norfolk Island (1920-24).
Parnell, Sean (Randall) (b. Nov. 19, 1962, Hanford, Calif.), governor of Alaska (2009-14).
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Parodi, Alexandre (Maurice Marie) (b. June 1, 1901, Paris, France - d. March 15, 1979, Paris), French politician. He was minister of labour and social security (1944-45), permanent representative to the United Nations (1946-49), and ambassador to Morocco (1957-60).
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Parolini, Jon Domenic (b. Sept. 15, 1959, Samedan, Graubünden, Switzerland), president of the government of Graubünden (2019, 2024).
Paroubek, Jirí (b. Aug. 21, 1952, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), prime minister of the Czech Republic (2005-06). Previously he was minister of regional development (2004-05).
Parr, Cecil William Chase (b. Dec. 4, 1871 - d. May 26, 1943), governor of North Borneo (1913-15) and British resident in Pahang (1917-21) and Perak (1921-26).
Parr, Sir (Christopher) James (b. May 18, 1869, Pukerimu, near Cambridge, N.Z. - d. May 2, 1941, Potten End, Hertfordshire, England), New Zealand politician; knighted 1925. He was mayor of Auckland (1911-15), minister of education (1920-26), health (1920-23), and justice (1923-26), postmaster-general (1925-26), and high commissioner to the United Kingdom (1926-29, 1934-36).
Parr, Thomas (d. [killed] 1807), resident of Malacca (1795-96) and Bencoolen (1805-07).
Parra (Gómez), (José Bonifacio) Aquileo (Elías) (b. May 12, 1825, Barichara, Santander, Colombia - d. Dec. 4, 1900, Pacho, Cundinamarca, Colombia), finance minister (1872-76), acting foreign minister (1874), and president (1876-78) of Colombia. He was also president of Santander (1875-76).
Parra, Domingo J(uan), war and navy minister (1895) and interior minister (1899-1900) of Peru. He was also prefect of Callao (1895-96) and Arequipa (1902-04).
Parra (Márquez), Francisco J(osé) (b. Sept. 29, 1896, Trujillo, Venezuela - d. March 29, 1969, Caracas, Venezuela), finance minister of Venezuela (1938-41). He was also ambassador to Peru (1941-43).
Parra Gil, Antonio (Francisco) (b. 1933, Guayaquil, Ecuador - d. May 28, 2023, Samborondón, Guayas, Ecuador), foreign minister of Ecuador (2005); son of Antonio Parra Velasco. He was ambassador to Spain (1984-87, 2005-07) and Venezuela (1987-88). As foreign minister he was a vocal champion of autonomy from the United States; since taking office in April 2005, he opposed granting immunity to U.S. soldiers in Ecuador, as well as any involvement of his country in the Plan Colombia, which includes spraying of a U.S. herbicide to destroy coca plants along the Colombian border. In October he was replaced and appointed ambassador to Spain. It was rumoured that Pres. Alfredo Palacio was pressured to get rid of Parra by Washington.
Parra León, (José) Antonio (b. 1906, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela - d. Aug. 28, 1981), governor of Mérida (1947-48). He was also Venezuelan minister of health and social assistance (1975-79).
Parra Pérez, Caracciolo (b. March 19, 1888, Mérida, Venezuela - d. Sept. 19, 1964, Paris, France), foreign minister of Venezuela (1941-45). Known as a historian, he was also chargé d'affaires in Switzerland (1919-26) and minister to Italy (1927-36), the United Kingdom (1936-37), Switzerland (1937-41), and Spain (1939-41).
Parra Urzúa, (Luis) Abdón (b. Oct. 8, 1900, Curepto, Talca, Chile - d. Jan. 7, 1963, Santiago, Chile), defense minister (1952-54) and interior minister (1954) of Chile. He was also ambassador to Italy (1955-56).
Parra Velasco, Antonio (b. Dec. 17, 1900, Guayaquil, Ecuador - d. Oct. 28, 1994, Guayaquil), foreign minister of Ecuador (1947-48). He was also ambassador to France (1945-47), Venezuela (1949-53, 1967-68), and the United Kingdom (1969-73) and a presidential candidate (1960).
Parreau, Eusèbe Irénée (b. Aug. 4, 1842, Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, France - d. Nov. 10, 1922), resident-superior of Tonkin (1888-89) and acting resident-general of Annam-Tonkin (1888).
Parreiras, Ary (b. Oct. 17, 1890, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. July 9, 1945, Niterói), federal interventor in Rio de Janeiro (1931-35).
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Parris, Albion K(eith) (b. Jan. 19, 1788, Hebron, Mass. [now in Maine] - d. Feb. 11, 1857, Portland, Maine), governor of Maine (1822-27). He was also mayor of Portland, Maine (1852-53).
Parris, Weston (Owen) (b. Jan. 26, 1929, Saint George Gingerland, Nevis - d. [found dead at sea in suspicious circumstances] June 5, 1992, Nevis), deputy governor-general for Nevis (1983-92).
Parry, Joseph (Walcott) (b. July 7, 19..., Cotton Ground, Nevis), premier of Nevis (2006-13).
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Parsi, Jean (Antoine) (b. June 16, 1905, Bastia, Corse, France - d. 1994), prefect of Martinique (1960-61).
Parson, Mike, byname of Michael Lynn Parson (b. Sept. 17, 1955, Clinton, Mo.), governor of Missouri (2018-25).
Parsons, Andrew (b. July 22, 1817, Hoosick, N.Y. - d. June 6, 1855, Corunna, Mich.), acting governor of Michigan (1853-55).
Parsons, Sir Anthony (Derrick) (b. Sept. 9, 1922 - d. Aug. 12, 1996), British political agent in Bahrain (1965-69); knighted 1975. He was also British ambassador to Iran (1974-79) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1979-82).
Parsons, Sir Arthur Edward Broadbent (b. 1884 - d. Aug. 8, 1966), chief commissioner of Baluchistan (1936-37 [acting], 1938-39) and acting governor of the North-West Frontier Province (1939); knighted 1938.
Parsons, Lewis E(liphalet) (b. April 28, 1817, Lisle, N.Y. - d. June 8, 1895, Talladega, Ala.), provisional governor of Alabama (1865).
Parsons, Sidney (b. April 11, 1893, Revelstoke, Devon, England - d. April 22, 1955, Edmonton, Alta.), mayor of Edmonton (1950-51).
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Parthasarathy, G(opalaswami) (b. July 7, 1912 - d. Aug. 1, 1995), Indian diplomat. He was ambassador to Indonesia (1957-58) and China (1958-61), high commissioner to Pakistan (1962-65), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1965-68).
Partov, Konstantin (Yotsov) (b. Aug. 11 [July 30, O.S.], 1893, Vratsa, Bulgaria - d. [executed] Feb. 1, 1945, Sofia, Bulgaria), justice minister of Bulgaria (1942-44).
Partow, Manouchehr (b. July 1921, Tehran, Persia [now Iran]), justice minister of Iran (1968-71).
Partridge, Mark (Henry Heathcote) (b. Nov. 23, 1922, East Rand, Transvaal [now in Gauteng], South Africa - d. Dec. 13, 2007, Harare, Zimbabwe), defence minister of Rhodesia (1977). He was also minister of local government and housing (1966-73), lands, natural resources, and water development (1973-77), and agriculture (1977-79; from 1978 jointly with Joel Mandaza).
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Parubiy, Andriy (Volodymyrovych) (b. Jan. 31, 1971, Chervonograd [Chervonohrad], Lvov [Lviv] oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R.), Ukrainian politician. He was secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (2014) and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (2016-19).
Parvaresh, (Sayyed) Ali Akbar (b. 1942, Isfahan, Iran - d. Dec. 27, 2013), Iranian politician. He was a minor presidential candidate (1981, 1981) and minister of education (1981-84).
Pary (Rodríguez), Diego (b. May 31, 1978, Chajnacaya, Potosí department, Bolivia), foreign minister of Bolivia (2018-19). He was also non-resident ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Dominica, and The Bahamas (2011-18) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2020-25).
Parys, Jan (Stanislaw) (b. Dec. 23, 1950, Warsaw, Poland), defense minister of Poland (1991-92).
Pasat, Valeriu (b. July 13, 1958, Scumpia, Moldavian S.S.R.), defense minister of Moldova (1997-99). He was also ambassador to Russia (1994-97) and minister of national security (1999-2000).
Pascal, Pierre (Hubert Auguste), acting governor of Dahomey (1899-1900) and governor of Mayotte (1900-02) and French Somaliland (1904-15).
Pascal-Trouillot, Ertha, née Pascal (b. Aug. 13, 1943, Pétionville, Haiti), provisional president of Haiti (1990-91).
Pascu, Ioan Mircea (b. Feb. 17, 1949, Satu Mare, Romania), defense minister of Romania (2000-04).
Pashchenko, Konstantin (Ivanovich) (b. 1830 - d. 1900), governor of Arkhangelsk (1883-85), Courland (1885-88), and Pskov (1888-1900).
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Pashko, Gramoz (Josif) (b. Feb. 11, 1955, Tiranë, Albania - d. [air crash] July 16, 2006, between Albania and Italy), Albanian politician. He was deputy prime minister and economy minister (1991).
Pashkov, Mikhail (Alekseyevich) (b. Dec. 29 [Dec. 17, O.S.], 1853 - d. Jan. 12, 1908, Bern, Switzerland), governor of Livonia (1901-05); grandson of Nikolay (Nazarovich) Muravyov.
Pashkovsky, Yury (Gavrilovich) (b. 1889 - d. [assassinated] Aug. 27, 1918, Zmeyskaya, Terek People's Soviet Republic, Russian S.F.S.R. [now in North Ossetia-Alania, Russia]), chairman of the People's Council (1918) and chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1918) of Terek oblast. He was also people's commissar of agriculture (1918).
Pashovski, Slavi (Zhekov) (b. 1953, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria), Bulgarian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1992-97). In 1993 he was appointed foreign minister but refused to accept the post.
Pashtun, Mohammad Yusuf (b. Nov. 15, 1947, Kandahar, Afghanistan), Afghan politician. He was minister of urban development (2002-03, 2004-10) and governor of Kandahar (2003-04).
Pasiardis, Christodoulos (b. Jan. 31, 1944, Tseri, near Nicosia, Cyprus - d. Aug. 4, 2014), defense minister of Cyprus (2007-08). He was also high commissioner to Australia (1994-96) and ambassador to Greece (1998-2001).
Pasic, Hilmo (b. July 19, 1934, Visoko, Yugoslavia [now in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina] - d. March 24, 2004, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), justice minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996-97).
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Pasolini, Conte Giuseppe (Francesco Leonardo Apollinare) (b. Feb. 8, 1815, Ravenna, Papal State [now in Italy] - d. Dec. 4, 1876, Ravenna), foreign minister of Italy (1862-63). He was also minister of commerce, fine arts, industry, and agriculture of the Papal State (1848) and president of the Senate (1876).
Pasos Díaz, Humberto (b. Aug. 4, 1890, Granada, Nicaragua - d. [shot by rebel] Nov. 4, 1926), interior minister of Nicaragua (1921-22, 1926).
Paspalj, Mile (b. March 18, 1953, Glina, Croatia), acting president of Krajina (1992).
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Pasquier, Étienne Denis, duc (b. April 21, 1767, Paris, France - d. July 5, 1862, Paris), foreign minister of France (1819-21). He was also prefect of police of Paris (1810-14), interior minister (1815), justice minister (1815, 1817-18), and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1816-17) and the Chamber of Peers (1830-48). He was created baron in 1808 and duc (duke) in 1844.
Pasquier, Pierre (Marie Antoine) (b. Feb. 6, 1877, Marseille, France - d. [plane crash] Jan. 15, 1934, Guérigny, Nièvre, France), resident-superior of Annam (1920-27) and governor-general of French Indochina (1928-34).
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Passarinho, Jarbas Gonçalves (b. Jan. 11, 1920, Xapuri, Acre, Brazil - d. June 5, 2016, Brasília, Brazil), governor of Pará (1964-66). He was also minister of labour (1967-69), education (1969-74), social security (1983-85), and justice (1990-92) and president of the Senate (1981-83) of Brazil.
Passek, Pyotr (Bogdanovich) (b. Feb. 29 [Feb. 18, O.S.], 1736 - d. April 3 [March 22, O.S.], 1804, St. Petersburg, Russia), governor of Mogilyov (1779-81) and governor-general of Polotsk and Mogilyov (1782-96).
Passfield, Sidney (James) Webb, (1st) Baron (b. July 13, 1859, London, England - d. Oct. 13, 1947, Liphook, Hampshire, England), British politician. He was president of the Board of Trade (1924) and secretary of state for dominion affairs (1929-30) and colonies (1929-31). He was created baron in 1929. He and his wife Beatrice Webb (née Potter) were famous as Fabian Socialist economists, social reformers, and historians.
Passos, Antonio Bernardo de, president of Rio Grande do Norte (1853-57).
Passos, Francisco Pereira (b. Aug. 29, 1836, São João do Príncipe, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. March 12, 1913, aboard the Araguaia en route from Rio de Janeiro to Europe), prefect of Distrito Federal (1902-06).
Passos, Nestor Sezefredo dos (b. Feb. 29, 1872, Desterro [now Florianópolis], Santa Catarina, Brazil - d. Oct. 18, 1941, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), war minister of Brazil (1926-30).
Passos, Oscar (b. Jan. 31, 1902, Porto Alegre, Brazil - d. Dec. 6, 1994, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in Acre (1941-42).
Passot, Pierre (b. Nov. 29, 1806, Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France - d. 1854), commandant of Nossi-Bé (1842) and commandant-superior of Mayotte (1843-44, 1846-49).
Passy, Antoine (François) (b. April 23, 1792, Garches, Seine-et-Oise [now in Hauts-de-Seine], France - d. Oct. 8, 1873, Paris, France), French administrator. He was prefect of Eure département (1830-37).
Passy, Hippolyte (Philibert) (b. Oct. 15, 1793, Garches, Seine-et-Oise [now in Hauts-de-Seine], France - d. June 1, 1880, Paris, France), finance minister of France (1834, 1839-40, 1848-49); brother of Antoine Passy. He was also minister of commerce and public works (1836) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1839).
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Pastika, I Made Mangku (b. June 22, 1951, Sanggalangit, Bali, Indonesia), governor of Bali (2008-18).
Pastinen, Ilkka (Olavi) (b. March 17, 1928, Turku, Finland - d. Jan. 12, 2018, Helsinki, Finland), Finnish diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1977-83) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1983-91).
Pastor (Origone), Carlos Washington (b. July 4, 1924, San Luis, Argentina - d. Jan. 9, 2012), foreign minister of Argentina (1978-81); son of Reynaldo Pastor; brother-in-law of Jorge Rafael Videla.
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Pastor (Paredes), Marcial (b. July 11, 1863, Lambayeque, Peru - d. June 13, 1958, Chorrillos, Peru), finance minister of Peru (1924).
Pastor (Atencio), Reynaldo (Alberto) (b. Oct. 28, 1898, Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina - d. May 12, 1987), governor of San Luis (1942-43).
Pastor de la Torre, Celso (Benigno) (b. Dec. 20, 1916 - d. Feb. 15, 2009, Lima, Peru), Peruvian diplomat. He was ambassador to the United States (1964-68, 1983-84) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1982-83).
Pastor Valdivieso, Aurelio (b. Nov. 10, 1967, Lima, Peru), justice minister of Peru (2009-10).
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Pastukhov, Boris (Nikolayevich) (b. Oct. 10, 1933, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. Jan. 19, 2021, Moscow), Russian minister of Commonwealth of Independent States affairs (1998-99). He was also first secretary of the Central Committee of the Komsomol (1977-82), chairman of the U.S.S.R. State Committee for Publishing, Printing, and Book Trade (1982-86), and Soviet/Russian ambassador to Denmark (1986-89) and Afghanistan (1989-92).
Pastusiak, Longin (Hieronim) (b. Aug. 22, 1935, Lódz, Poland), Polish politician. He was marshal of the Senate (2001-05).
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Patan, Ion (b. Dec. 1, 1926, Daia Româna, Romania), finance minister of Romania (1989-90). He was also minister of internal trade (1968-69), foreign trade (1972-78), technico-material supply and control of fixed-assets administration (1978-84), and light industry (1984-86), a deputy premier (1969-82), chairman of the State Committee for Prices (1986-87), and ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1987-89).
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Pataridze, Zurab (Aleksandrovich) (b. Sept. 9, 1928, Tbilisi, Georgian S.S.R. - d. [car accident] June 5, 1982, Tbilisi), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Georgian S.S.R. (1975-82).
Pataskar, Hari Vinayak (b. May 15, 1892, Indapur, India - d. Feb. 21, 1970, Pune, India), governor of Madhya Pradesh (1957-65). He was also Indian minister for legal affairs (1955-57) and civil aviation (1956-57).
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Patcharawat Wongsuwan (b. March 22, 1949, Bangkok, Thailand), a deputy prime minister of Thailand (2023-24); brother of Prawit Wongsuwan. He was also commissioner-general of police (2008-09) and minister of natural resources and environment (2023-24).
Patek, Stanislaw (b. May 1, 1866, Policzno, near Radom, Poland - d. Aug. 22, 1944, Warsaw, Poland), foreign minister of Poland (1919-20). He was also minister to Japan (1921-26) and the Soviet Union (1927-32) and ambassador to the United States (1933-36).
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Patel, Babubhai Jashbhai (b. Feb. 9, 1911, Nadiad, Bombay province [now in Gujarat], India - d. Dec. 20, 2002, Gandhinagar, Gujarat), chief minister of Gujarat (1975-76, 1977-80).
Patel, Bhupendra(bhai Rajnikant) (b. July 15, 1962, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India), chief minister of Gujarat (2021- ).
Patel, H(irubhai) M(uljibhai) (b. Aug. 27, 1904, Bombay [now Mumbai], India - d. Nov. 30, 1993), finance minister (1977-79) and home affairs minister (1979) of India.
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Patel, Keshubhai (Savdas) (b. July 24, 1930, Rajkot [now in Gujarat], India - d. Oct. 29, 2020, Ahmedabad, Gujarat), chief minister of Gujarat (1995, 1998-2001).
Patel, Lilian (b. Feb. 21, 1951), foreign minister of Malawi (2000-04). She was also minister of women's and children's affairs, community development, and social welfare (1996-97), women, youth, and community services (1997-99), health and population (1999-2000), and labour and vocational training (2004-05).
Patel, Mangubhai (Chhaganbhai) (b. June 1, 1944, Navsari, Baroda [now in Gujarat], India), governor of Madhya Pradesh (2021- ).
Patel, Praful (Khodabhai) (b. Aug. 28, 1957, Unava, Bombay state [now in Gujarat], India), administrator of Daman and Diu (2016-20), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (2016-20), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2020- ), and Lakshadweep (2020- ).
Patel, Dame Priti (b. March 29, 1972, London, England), British home secretary (2019-22); knighted 2023. She was also secretary of state for international development (2016-17).
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Patenaude, Ésioff Léon (b. Feb. 12, 1875, Saint-Isidore, Que. - d. Feb. 7, 1963, Montreal, Que.), lieutenant governor of Quebec (1934-39). He was also Canadian minister of mines (1915), inland revenue (1915-17), justice (1926), and marine and fisheries (acting, 1926).
Paterno, Pedro A(lejandro) (b. Feb. 27, 1858 [by other sources, 1857], Manila, Philippines - d. April 26, 1911, Manila), prime minister of the Philippine Republic (1899).
Paternò Castello (dei duchi di Càrcaci), Ernesto (Vittorio Maria Vincenzo Luigi) (b. Aug. 7, 1882, Catania, Sicily, Italy - d. April 9, 1971, Catania), acting grand master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (1955-62).
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Paterson, Noel Kennedy (b. Dec. 25, 1905 - d. Dec. 19, 1984), chief commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1945-47).
Paterson, Thomas William (b. Dec. 6, 1852, Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland - d. Aug. 29, 1921, Victoria, B.C.), lieutenant governor of British Columbia (1909-14).
Paterson, Tom, byname of Thomas Ferguson Paterson (b. Jan. 31, 1923, Scotland - d. April 15, 1986), administrator of Christmas Island (1983-86).
Paterson, William (b. Dec. 24, 1745, County Antrim, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland] - d. Sept. 9, 1806, Albany, N.Y.), governor of New Jersey (1790-93).
Patey, Charles George Edward (b. 1813 - d. March 25, 1881, Newton St. Loe, Somerset, England), administrator of Lagos (1866) and Gambia (1866-69) and governor of Saint Helena (1870-73).
Pathak, Gopal Swarup (b. Feb. 26, 1896, Bareilly, United Provinces [now in Uttar Pradesh], India - d. Aug. 31, 1982, New Delhi, India), governor of Mysore (1967-69) and vice president of India (1969-74). He was also Indian minister of law (1966-67).
Pathirana, Richard (b. Feb. 24, 1938, Labuduwa, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] - d. July 3, 2008, Colombo, Sri Lanka), Sri Lankan politician. He was minister of education and higher education (1994-2000), public administration, home affairs, and administrative reforms (2000-01), and public administration, home affairs, provincial councils, local government, and southern development (2001).
Patiashvili, Dzhumber (Ilich) (b. Jan. 5, 1940, Lagodekhi, Georgian S.S.R.), first secretary of the Communist Party of the Georgian S.S.R. (1985-89). He was also a Georgian presidential candidate (1995, 2000).
Patient, Serge (Georges Marie Fernand) (b. March 24, 1934, Cayenne, French Guiana - d. Jan. 19, 2021, Matoury, French Guiana), president of the Regional Council of Guyane (1974-80).
Patijn, Jacob Adriaan Nicolaas (b. Feb. 9, 1873, Rotterdam, Netherlands - d. July 13, 1961, The Hague, Netherlands), foreign minister of the Netherlands (1937-39); son of Jacob Gerard Patijn. He was also mayor of Leeuwarden (1911-18) and The Hague (1918-30) and minister to Italy (1931-36) and Belgium (1936-37).
Patijn, Jacob Gerard (b. April 7, 1836, Wadenoijen, Gelderland, Netherlands - d. March 27, 1911, The Hague, Netherlands), queen's commissioner of Zuid-Holland (1900-11). He was also mayor of The Hague (1882-87).
Patijn, Schelto (b. Aug. 13, 1936, The Hague, Netherlands - d. July 15, 2007, Amsterdam, Netherlands), queen's commissioner of Zuid-Holland (1984-94); grandson of Schelto van Citters. He was mayor of Amsterdam in 1994-2001.
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Patil, Shivraj (Vishwanath) (b. Oct. 12, 1935, Chakur village [now in Latur district, Maharashtra], India), home affairs minister of India (2004-08) and governor of Punjab (2010-15) and Rajasthan (2010-12). He was also minister of civil aviation (1988-89) and speaker of the Lok Sabha (1991-96).
Patil, Shriniwas Dadasaheb (b. April 11, 1941, Marul-Haveli, Satara district, Bombay province [now in Maharashtra state], India), governor of Sikkim (2013-18).
Patil, Vasantrao(dada), also called Vasantdada Patil (b. Nov. 13, 1917, Padmale village, Sangli state [now Sangli district, Maharashtra], India - d. March 1, 1989), chief minister of Maharashtra (1977-78, 1983-85) and governor of Rajasthan (1985-87).
Patil, Veerendra (b. Feb. 28, 1924, Chincholi village, Gulbarga district, Hyderabad state [now in Karnataka], India - d. March 14, 1997, Bangalore [now Bengaluru], Karnataka), chief minister of Mysore/Karnataka (1968-71, 1989-90). He was also Indian minister of petroleum and chemicals (1980), shipping and transport (1980-82, 1984-85), labour and rehabilitation (1982-84), and chemicals and fertilizers (1984-85).
Patilis, Dimitrios (b. 1912, Perista, Nafpaktia region, Greece - d. June 30, 1970, Athens, Greece), second deputy prime minister of Greece (1968-70). He was also minister of Northern Greece (1967-68) and communications (acting, 1969) and a minister without portfolio (1968-70).
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Patiño Rosselli, Alfonso (b. March 9, 1923, Sogamoso, Boyacá, Colombia - d. Nov. 7, 1985, Bogotá, Colombia), finance minister of Colombia (1970-71). He was also governor of Boyacá (1951-52), chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (1965-67), and ambassador to Uruguay (1968-70). He was one of about 100 people who were killed when troops stormed the Palace of Justice which had been taken over by M-19 guerrillas.
Patkul von Posendorf, Georg Reinhold friherre (b. 1656 - d. 1723, Göteborg, Sweden), governor of Jönköping (1716-18).
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Patnaik, N(agari) M(ohan) (b. Aug. 12, 1911 - d. ...), chief commissioner of Tripura (1958-62).
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Patnaik, Naveen (b. Oct. 16, 1946, Cuttack, Orissa, India), chief minister of Orissa/Odisha (2000-24); son of Bijayananda Patnaik. He was also Indian minister of steel and mines (1998-99) and mines and minerals (1999-2000).
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Patolichev, Nikolay (Semyonovich) (b. Sept. 23 [Sept. 10, O.S.], 1908, Zolino, Vladimir province [now in Nizhny Novgorod oblast], Russia - d. Dec. 1, 1989, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), first secretary of the Communist Party of the Belorussian S.S.R. (1950-56). He was also first secretary of the party committees of Yaroslavl (1939-42), Chelyabinsk (1942-46), and Rostov (1947-50) oblasti and Soviet minister of foreign trade (1958-85).
Patorski, Janusz (Kazimierz) (b. July 26, 1946, Lebork, Poland), a deputy premier of Poland (1988-89).
Patrício, António Augusto de Medeiros (b. Oct. 30, 1930, Lisbon, Portugal), Portuguese diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires (1963-67, 1970-72) and permanent representative (1972-74) to the United Nations, ambassador to Bulgaria (1977-80), the Soviet Union (1980-84), Austria (1984-86), and Belgium (1988-93), and non-resident ambassador to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (1993-96).
Patrício, José Gonçalves Martins (b. March 9, 1954, Luanda, Angola), Angolan diplomat. He was ambassador to the United States (1993-95), Portugal (1995-99), and Turkey (2018-25) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2000-01). In 2025 he was appointed ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Patrício, Rui Manuel de Medeiros d'Espiney (b. Aug. 17, 1932, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Feb. 4, 2024, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), foreign minister of Portugal (1970-74).
Patrick, Deval (Laurdine) (b. July 31, 1956, Chicago, Ill.), governor of Massachusetts (2007-15). In November 2019 he became a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination; he dropped out in February 2020.
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Patrón Laviada, Patricio (José) (b. Dec. 17, 1957, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico), governor of Yucatán (2001-07). He was also mayor of Mérida (1995-98).
Patrushev, Dmitry (Nikolayevich) (b. Oct. 13, 1977, Leningrad, Russian S.F.S.R. [now St. Petersburg, Russia]), a deputy prime minister of Russia (2024- ); son of Nikolay Patrushev. He was also agriculture minister (2018-24).
Patrushev, Nikolay (Platonovich) (b. July 11, 1951, Leningrad, Russian S.F.S.R. [now St. Petersburg, Russia]), Russian official. He was director of the Federal Security Service (1999-2008) and secretary of the Security Council (2008-24).
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Patsalidis, Andreas (Christodoulou) (b. Sept. 23, 1922, Tseri, near Nicosia, Cyprus - d. Dec. 24, 2002), finance minister of Cyprus (1968-74, 1974-79). He was also governor of the Bank of Cyprus (1979-94).
Patsalidis, Christos (G.) (b. 1973, Paphos, Cyprus), interior minister of Cyprus (2007-08). He was also minister of health (2008-11).
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Pattakos, Stylianos (Georgiou) (b. Nov. 8, 1912, Crete [now in Greece] - d. Oct. 8, 2016, Athens, Greece), interior minister (1967-71 and [provisional] 1973), a deputy prime minister (1967-71), and first deputy prime minister (1971-73) of Greece. He was also provisional minister of public order (1972).
Pattantyús-Ábrahám (de Danczka), Dezsö (b. July 10, 1875, Debrecen, Hungary - d. Aug. 25, 1977, Budapest, Hungary), prime minister and acting finance minister of Hungary (counter-government, 1919).
Patten, George S.W., Sr., Liberian diplomat. He has been chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (2016) and ambassador to Ethiopia (2016-18), Kenya (2017-18), and the United States (2019- ).
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Patterson, Anne W(oods), née Anne Brevard Woods (b. Oct. 4, 1949, Fort Smith, Ark.), acting U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (2005). She was ambassador to El Salvador (1997-2000), Colombia (2000-03), Pakistan (2007-10), and Egypt (2011-13).
Patterson, Isaac Lee (b. Sept. 17, 1859, "King's Valley" farm, Benton county, Ore. - d. Dec. 21, 1929, Eola, Ore.), governor of Oregon (1927-29).
Patterson, James Colebrooke (b. 1839, Armagh, Ireland - d. Feb. 17, 1929, Ottawa, Ont.), defence minister of Canada (1892-95) and lieutenant governor of Manitoba (1895-1900). He was also secretary of state (1892) and minister without portfolio (1895).
Patterson, John (Malcolm) (b. Sept. 27, 1921, Goldville, Ala. - d. June 4, 2021, Goldville), governor of Alabama (1959-63).
Patterson, Malcolm R(ice) (b. June 7, 1861, Somerville, Ala. - d. March 8, 1935, Sarasota, Fla.), governor of Tennessee (1907-11).
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Patterson, Paul L(inton) (b. July 18, 1900, Kent, Ohio - d. Jan. 31, 1956, Portland, Ore.), governor of Oregon (1952-56).
Patterson, Robert (Porter) (b. Feb. 12, 1891, Glens Falls, N.Y. - d. [plane crash] Jan. 22, 1952, Elizabeth, N.J.), U.S. secretary of war (1945-47).
Patterson, Sir Stewart Blakeley Agnew (b. March 18, 1872, India - d. March 17, 1942), chief commissioner of Ajmer-Merwara (1925-27); knighted 1933.
Patterson, William John (b. May 13, 1886, Grenfell, N.W.T. [now in Sask.] - d. June 10, 1976, Regina, Sask.), premier (1935-44) and lieutenant governor (1951-58) of Saskatchewan.
Patteson, Okey L(eonidas) (b. Sept. 14, 1898, Dingess, Mingo county, W.Va. - d. July 3, 1989, Beckley, W.Va.), governor of West Virginia (1949-53).
Pattinson, Richard (b. March 4, 1809, Upper Canada [now Ontario] - d. Aug. 3, 1875, Le Havre, France), lieutenant governor of Heligoland (1857-63).
Pattison, John M. (b. June 13, 1847, near Owensville, Clermont county, Ohio - d. June 18, 1906, Milford, Ohio), governor of Ohio (1906).
Pattison, Robert Emory (b. Dec. 8, 1850, Quantico, Md. - d. Aug. 1, 1904, Overbrook, Pa.), governor of Pennsylvania (1883-87, 1891-95).
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Patton, Robert (b. 1742 - d. Jan. 14, 1812, Wallington, Hampshire, England), governor of Saint Helena (1802-07).
Patton, Robert M(iller) (b. July 10, 1809, Russell county, Va. - d. Feb. 28, 1885, near Florence, Ala.), governor of Alabama (1865-68).
Patupchyk, Uladzimir (Mikalayevich), Russian Vladimir (Nikolayevich) Potupchik (b. Nov. 17, 1958, Svetlogorsk, Gomel oblast, Belorussian S.S.R.), a deputy prime minister of Belarus (2009-10). He was also mayor of Mozyr (2001) and minister of labour and social security (2006-09) and energy (2013-18).
Patwa, Sunderlal (b. Nov. 11, 1924, Kukdeshwar [now in Madhya Pradesh], India - d. Dec. 28, 2016, Bhopal, India), chief minister of Madhya Pradesh (1980, 1990-92). He was also Indian minister of rural development (1999-2000), chemicals and fertilizers (2000), and mines (2000-01).
Patwari, Prabhudas Balubhai (b. July 24, 1909, Dhandhuka [now in Gujarat], India - d. Nov. 20, 1985, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India), governor of Tamil Nadu (1977-80).
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Pauker, Ana, née Rabinsohn (b. Feb. 13, 1893, Codaesti, Vaslui county, Romania - d. June 3, 1960, Bucharest, Romania), foreign minister of Romania (1947-52). She was also a deputy premier (1949-52).
Pauker, German (Yegorovich), German Hermann Julius Georg Paucker (b. Oct. 24 [Oct. 12, O.S.], 1822, Mitava, Russia [now Jelgava, Latvia] - d. April 10 [March 29, O.S.], 1889, St. Petersburg, Russia), Russian minister of communications (1888-89).
Paul, Atjang, finance minister of the Marshall Islands (1979-82).
Paul, David, finance minister of the Marshall Islands (2024- ). He was also minister in assistance to the president and minister of environment (2017-20).
Paul, Eugene Friedrich (b. Nov. 3, 1901, Apia, Samoa - d. Dec. 28, 1971, Honolulu, Hawaii), finance minister of Western Samoa (1959-61). He was also minister of economic development (1957-59).
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Paul, Jean (M.), duc de Morin (b. 1800, Léogane, Haiti - d. March 10, 1872, Port-au-Prince, Haiti), member of the Council of Secretaries of State of Haiti (1845). He was made duc de Morin by Emperor Faustin I on May 12, 1855.
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Paul, Rand(al Howard) (b. Jan. 7, 1963, Pittsburgh, Pa.), U.S. politician; son of Ron Paul. He has been a senator from Kentucky (2011- ) and a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
Paul, Ron(ald Ernest) (b. Aug. 20, 1935, Pittsburgh, Pa.), U.S. politician. He was a Republican representative from Texas (1976-77, 1979-85, 1997-2013), Libertarian Party presidential candidate (1988), and a candidate for the 2008 and 2012 Republican presidential nominations.
Paul, Rudolf (b. July 30, 1893, Gera, Reuss Junior Line [now in Thüringen], Germany - d. Feb. 28, 1978, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, West Germany), leader of the state administration (1945-46) and minister-president (1946-47) of Thüringen. He was also lord mayor of Gera (1945).
Paul-Boncour, (Louis) Jean (b. July 30, 1898, Paris, France - d. Jan. 2, 1973, Paris), French diplomat; nephew of Joseph Paul-Boncour. He was chargé d'affaires (1936-38) and minister (1945-48) to Romania, minister to Hungary (1956-62), and ambassador to Argentina (1962-64).
Paul-Boncour, Joseph (Augustin Alfred) (b. Aug. 4, 1873, Saint-Aignan, Loir-et-Cher, France - d. March 28, 1972, Paris, France), war minister (1932, 1934), prime minister (1932-33), and foreign minister (1932-34, 1938) of France. He was also minister of labour and social security (1911), permanent delegate to the League of Nations (1932-36), and minister of state (1936).
Paula, Alejandro Felippe, byname Jandi Paula (b. May 2, 1937, Curaçao - d. Aug. 12/13, 2018), prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1993-94).
Paula, José Armando Ribeiro de (b. March 19, 1875, Rio de Janeiro province [now state], Brazil - d. af. 1931), federal interventor in Espírito Santo (1930).
Paulau, Mikhail (Yakaulevich), Russian Mikhail (Yakovlevich) Pavlov (b. Sept. 1, 1952, Ordat, Mogilyov oblast, Belorussian S.S.R. - d. June 6, 2010), Belarusian politician. He was mayor of Baranovichi (1997-2000) and Minsk (2000-09).
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Paulauskas, Rytis (b. May 24, 1969, Vilnius, Lithuanian S.S.R.), Lithuanian diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2021- ).
Paulding, James K(irke) (b. Aug. 22, 1778, Dutchess county, N.Y. - d. April 6, 1860, Hyde Park, N.Y.), U.S. secretary of the navy (1838-41); brother of William Paulding, Jr. He was also known as a writer.
Paulding, William, Jr. (b. March 7, 1770, Philipsburgh [now Tarrytown], New York - d. Feb. 11, 1854, Tarrytown), mayor of New York City (1824-26, 1827-29).
Paulen, Ben(jamin) S(anford) (b. July 14, 1869, near Clinton, Ill. - d. July 11, 1961, Fredonia, Kan.), governor of Kansas (1925-29).
Pauler, Tivadar (b. April 9, 1816, Buda [now part of Budapest], Hungary - d. April 30, 1886, Budapest), justice minister of Hungary (1872-75, 1878-86). He was also minister of worship and education (1871-72).
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Paulino, Antônio Roberto de Sousa (b. July 20, 1951, Guarabira, Paraíba, Brazil), governor of Paraíba (2002-03). He was also mayor of Guarabira (1977-82, 1989-93).
Paulisbo, Patrick (b. 1939? - d. April 17, 2004, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea), premier of Milne Bay (1978-81).
Paulo, Julião Mateus, byname Dino Matrosse (b. Dec. 30, 1942, Cabele, Bengo, Angola), state security minister of Angola (1981-86). He was also provincial commissioner of Benguela (1979-81) and secretary-general of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (2003-16).
Paulsen Kehr, Diego (Alfredo) (b. Aug. 1, 1987, Temuco, Chile), Chilean politician. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (2020-22).
Paulson, Henry M(erritt), Jr., byname Hank Paulson (b. March 28, 1946, Palm Beach, Fla.), U.S. treasury secretary (2006-09).
Pauluchchi, Filipp (Osipovich), Italian Marchese Filippo Paulucci (b. Sept. 11, 1779, Modena, Duchy of Modena [now in Italy] - d. Jan. 25, 1849, Nizza, Kingdom of Sardinia [now Nice, France]), governor-general of Livonia, Estonia, and Courland (1812-30).
Pauluks, Janis (b. Nov. 24, 1865 - d. June 21, 1937), prime minister of Latvia (1923). He was also minister of transport (1921-25).
Pauluks, Karlis (Vilhelms) (b. May 24, 1870, Lielsesava parish, Russia [now in Latvia] - d. Jan. 21, 1945, Jaunsvirlauka parish, Latvian S.S.R.), justice minister of Latvia (1919-20).
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Pauncefort, Bernard (Edward) (b. April 8, 1926, London, England - d. July 14, 2010, Somerset, England), administrator of Ascension (1980-82) and Tristan da Cunha (1989-92).
Pauncefote, Julian Pauncefote, (1st) Baron (b. Sept. 13, 1828, Munich, Bavaria [Germany] - d. May 24, 1902, Washington, D.C.), British diplomat. He was minister (1889-93) and ambassador (1893-1902) to the United States. He was knighted in 1874 and created baron in 1899.
Paunovski, Ljuben (b. Oct. 19, 1958, Prilep, Macedonia), defense minister of Macedonia (2000-01). He was also minister of culture (1999-2000).
Pava Camelo, Álvaro, Colombian diplomat; son of Jaime Pava Navarro. He was ambassador to Peru (2006-09) and Argentina (2019-22).
Pava Navarro, Jaime (b. Aug. 28, 1928, Honda, Tolima, Colombia - d. March 20, 2006, Medellín, Colombia), Colombian politician. He was president of the Senate (1962, 1979) and ambassador to Panama (1974) and Australia (1994-95).
Pavan, Leonel Arcângelo (b. Sept. 7, 1954, Sarandi, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), governor of Santa Catarina (2010-11). He was also mayor of Balneário Camboriú (1989-93, 1997-2002).
Pavate, Dadasaheb Chintamani, also called Dadappa Chintappa Pavate (b. Aug. 2, 1899, Mamdapur, Belgaum district, Mysore [now Karnataka], India - d. Jan. 17, 1979, Bangalore [now Bengaluru], India), governor of Punjab (1967-73).
Pavel, secular name Pyotr (Lavrentyevich) Popov (b. 1813, Krasnoyarsk, Russia - d. June 6 [May 25, O.S.], 1877, Blagoveshchensk, Russia), Russian Orthodox bishop of Yakutsk (1860-66), Novo-Arkhangelsk (1866-70), Krasnoyarsk (1870-73), and Kamchatka (1873-77).
Pavel, secular name Pyotr (Vasilyevich) Lebedev (b. Dec. 24 [Dec. 12, O.S.], 1827 - d. May 5 [April 23, O.S.], 1892), exarch of Georgia (1882-87). He was also bishop of Vyborg (1868-69), Ladoga (1869-71), and Kishinev (1871-79) and archbishop of Kishinev (1879-82) and Kazan (1887-92).
Pavel I, in full Pavel Petrovich, German Paul (b. Oct. 1 [Sept. 20, O.S.], 1754, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. [assassinated] March 23/24 [March 11/12, O.S.], 1801, St. Petersburg), duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1762-73), emperor of Russia (1796-1801), and grand master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (1798-1801).
Pavel, Josef (b. Sept. 18, 1908, Novosedly, Austria [now part of Dívcice, Czech Republic] - d. April 9, 1973, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), interior minister of Czechoslovakia (1968).
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Pavelic, Jurica (b. July 20, 1947, Smiljan, Croatia), a deputy prime minister of Croatia (1991-92).
Pavicevic, Miso (b. April 21, 1915, Pljevlja, Montenegro - d. 1995, Belgrade, Serbia), acting foreign minister of Yugoslavia (1968-69). He was also minister to Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay (1951-53), ambassador to Turkey (1953-55), Greece (1955-58), and Italy (1971-75), permanent representative to the United Nations (1960-63), and a deputy premier (1969-71).
Pavicevic, Srdjan (b. Aug. 29, 1961, Titograd [now Podgorica], Montenegro), a deputy prime minister of Montenegro (2023-24).
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Pavirzis, Gediminas (Adolfas) (b. Jan. 21, 1941, Vilnius, Lithuanian S.S.R. - d. Sept. 27, 2022), governor of Vilnius county (2001-03). He was also mayor of Vilnius (2003).
Pavle, Prince, in full Pavle Karadjordjevic (b. April 27 [April 15, O.S.], 1893, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. Sept. 14, 1976, Paris, France), member of the Regency of Yugoslavia (1934-41); nephew of Yelim Demidov; grandson of Pavel Demidov (1839-1885).
Pavletic, Vlatko (b. Dec. 2, 1930, Zagreb, Yugoslavia [now in Croatia] - d. Sept. 19, 2007, Zagreb), president of the Sabor (1995-2000) and acting president (1999-2000) of Croatia. He was also minister of education and culture (1990-92).
Pavlopoulos, Prokopis (Vasiliou) (b. July 10, 1950, Kalamata, Greece), interior minister (2004-07, 2007-09) and president (2015-20) of Greece.
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Pavlov, Aleksandr (Sergeyevich) (b. Jan. 1, 1953, Pavlodar, Kazakh S.S.R.), finance minister (1994-98, 2002), deputy prime minister (1996-99, 2002), and first deputy prime minister (1999-2000, 2002-04) of Kazakhstan.
Pavlov, Artemy (Yefimovich) (b. July 3 [June 21, O.S.], 1891, Kychino, Vyatka province [now in Udmurtia republic], Russia - d. Feb. 19, 1972), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Udmurt A.S.S.R. (1939-49). He was also second deputy premier (1938) and people's commissar of forest industry (1938-39).
Pavlov, Boris (Pavlov) (b. May 13, 1894, Vidin, Bulgaria - d. 1952, Belene, Bulgaria), Bulgarian politician. He was justice minister and acting education minister (1944).
Pavlov, Dimitur (Nikolov) (b. Sept. 7, 1937, Kichevo, Varna district, Bulgaria - d. Oct. 6, 2019), defense minister of Bulgaria (1995-97). He was also commander of the navy (1990-92).
Pavlov, Georgy (Sergeyevich) (b. Dec. 5 [Nov. 22, O.S.], 1910, Mariupol, Yekaterinoslav province, Russia [now in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine] - d. [suicide] Oct. 6, 1991, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Mari A.S.S.R. (1957-63). He was also first secretary of the party committees of Magnitogorsk city (1949-50) and Kostroma city (1955-56).
Pavlov, Sergey (Pavlovich) (b. Jan. 19, 1929, Rzhev, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. Oct. 7, 1993, Moscow, Russia), Soviet politician. He was first secretary of the Central Committee of the Komsomol (1959-68), chairman of the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sport (1968-83), and ambassador to Mongolia (1983-85) and Burma (1985-89).
Pavlov, Todor (Dimitrov) (b. Feb. 26 [Feb. 14, O.S.], 1890, Shtip, Ottoman Empire [now in North Macedonia] - d. May 8, 1977, Sofia, Bulgaria), member of the Regency Council of Bulgaria (1944-46).
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Pavlov, Vladimir (Yakovlevich) (b. Oct. 26, 1923, Mosalsk, Kaluga province, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. Oct. 21, 1998, Moscow, Russia), Soviet official. He was ambassador to Hungary (1971-82) and Japan (1982-85) and chairman of the State Committee for Foreign Tourism (1985-89).
Pavlova, Mariya (Encheva) (b. Dec. 28, 1971, Plovdiv, Bulgaria), justice minister of Bulgaria (2017, 2024-25).
Pavlovic, Djordje M. (b. 1838, Smederevo, Serbia - d. Oct. 28, 1921, Belgrade, Yugoslavia [now in Serbia]), foreign minister of Serbia (1875-76). He was also finance minister (1884) and justice minister (1885-86).
Pavlovic, Melentije (b. 1776, Vrbava, central Serbia - d. June 8, 1833, Belgrade, Serbia), metropolitan of Belgrade (1832-33).
Pavlovich, Boleslav (Olgerdovich), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Kabardian/Kabardino-Balkar autonomous oblast (1921-23).
Pavlovich Arellano, Claudia (Artemiza) (b. June 17, 1969, Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico), governor of Sonora (2015-21).
Pavlovschi, Stanislav (b. Jan. 24, 1955, Floresti, Moldavian S.S.R.), justice minister of Moldova (2019).
Pavlovskis, Valdis (Vilnis) (b. April 29, 1934, Riga, Latvia), defense minister of Latvia (1993-94).
Pavluta-Deslandes, Sanita (b. Aug. 23, 1972, Riga, Latvian S.S.R.), Latvian diplomat. She has been ambassador to the Netherlands (2008-10) and France (2010-15) and permanent representative to the European Union (2015-21) and the United Nations (2023- ).
Pawar, Sharad(chandra Govindrao) (b. Dec. 12, 1940, Baramati [now in Maharashtra], India), chief minister of Maharashtra (1978-80, 1988-91, 1993-95) and defense minister of India (1991-93). He was also minister of agriculture (2004-14), consumer affairs and public distribution (2004-11), and food processing industries (2011-14).
Pawlak, Stanislaw (Michal) (b. Sept. 27, 1933, Kalisz, Poland), Polish diplomat. He was ambassador to Canada (1978-83) and Syria and Jordan (1996-2001) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1989-91).
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Paximadis, Iakovos (b. 1789, Tinos, Ottoman Empire [now in Greece] - d. Feb. 21, 1884, Athens, Greece), Greek politician. He was president of the Vouli (1867-68).
Payakov, Lazar (Lazarov) (b. 1860, Gabrovo, Ottoman Empire [now in Bulgaria] - d. 1910, Sofia, Bulgaria), finance minister of Bulgaria (1903-08). He was also education minister (1907).
Payán (Hurtado), (José) Eliseo (b. Aug. 1, 1825, Cali, New Granada [now Colombia] - d. June 30, 1895, Buga, Cauca [now in Valle del Cauca], Colombia), war minister (1880-82), vice president (1886-88), and acting president (1886-87) of Colombia. He was also president of Cauca (1863-67, 1879, 1883-86).
Payao, Albert (b. June 11, 1930, Bangui, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic] - d. af. 1970, Bangui), finance minister of the Central African Republic (1959-62). He was also minister of agriculture, livestock, water, forestry, and hunting (1962-64), tourism (1962-63), and rural development (1964-66).
Paye, Lucien (b. June 28, 1907, Vernoil [now Vernoil-le-Fourrier], Maine-et-Loire, France - d. April 25, 1972, Paris, France), French politician. He was education minister (1961-62), ambassador to Senegal (1962-64) and China (1964-69), and first president of the Court of Accounts (1970-72).
Payer, Friedrich von (b. June 12, 1847, Tübingen, Württemberg [now in Baden-Württemberg, Germany] - d. July 14, 1931, Stuttgart, Germany), vice chancellor of Germany (1917-18).
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Payne, Frederick G(eorge) (b. July 24, 1904, Lewiston, Maine - d. June 15, 1978, Waldoboro, Maine), governor of Maine (1949-52). He was also a U.S. senator from Maine (1953-59).
Payne, Henry B. (middle initial added by himself) (b. Nov. 30, 1810, Hamilton, N.Y. - d. Sept. 9, 1896, Cleveland, Ohio), U.S. politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives (1875-77) and Senate (1885-91) and a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination (1880, 1884).
Payne, James Spriggs (b. Dec. 19, 1819, Richmond, Va. - d. Jan. 31, 1882), president of Liberia (1868-70, 1876-78).
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Payne-Banfield, Gloria, Grenadian politician. She was permanent representative to the United Nations (1984-85) and leader of the Grenada United Labour Party (2003-07).
Paynter, Samuel (b. 1768, Paynter's Drawbridge, near Lewes, Delaware - d. Oct. 2, 1845, Lewes), governor of Delaware (1824-27).
Payssé Reyes, Héctor (b. Dec. 2, 1903, Montevideo, Uruguay - d. July 21, 1988, Montevideo), Uruguayan diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1965-66).
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Payton, David (Bruce) (b. 1952?), administrator of Tokelau (2006-09). He was also New Zealand's ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1997-2000) and the Netherlands (2002-06).
Paz, Manoel Raymundo da (b. Jan. 2, 1838, Alto Longá, Piauí, Brazil - d. Dec. 15, 1923, Teresina, Piauí), acting governor of Piauí (1909-10).
Paz (Lozano), Octavio (Ireneo) (b. March 31, 1914, Mexico City, Mexico - d. April 19, 1998, Mexico City), Mexican diplomat. Better known as the author who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990, he was chargé d'affaires in Japan (1952) and France (1959-60) and ambassador to India (1962-68).
Paz (Delgado), Rodrigo (b. Dec. 20, 1933, Tulcán, Ecuador - d. Aug. 17, 2021, Tampa, Fla.), finance minister of Ecuador (1980-81). He was also mayor of Quito (1988-92) and a presidential candidate (1996).
Paz Baraona, Miguel (b. Dec. 4, 1863, Pinalejo, Santa Bárbara, Honduras - d. Nov. 11, 1937, San Pedro Sula, Honduras), president of Honduras (1925-29). He was also minister of development, public works, and agriculture (1919-20) and president of the National Congress (1933-34).
Paz Barnica, Edgardo (b. 1934, San Pedro Sula, Honduras - d. Sept. 26, 2003, Tegucigalpa, Honduras), foreign minister of Honduras (1982-86). He was also ambassador to Argentina (1990-93), Spain (1994-96), Venezuela (1996-99), and Peru (1999-2003).
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Paz García, Policarpo (Juan) (b. Dec. 7, 1932, La Arada village, Goascorán municipality, Valle department, Honduras - d. April 16, 2000, Tegucigalpa, Honduras), president of Honduras (1978-82).
Paz Rivero, Lucio (b. Nov. 19, 1928, Santa Cruz, Bolivia - d. May 1, 2018), finance minister of Bolivia (1982). He was also minister of agriculture and livestock (1968-69), planning (1969), and industry, commerce, and tourism (1981-82).
Paz Soldán (y Benavides), (Francisco) Carlos (Ignacio) (b. Jan. 27, 1844, Arequipa, Peru - d. March 24, 1926), justice and education minister of Peru (1913-14); son of Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán.
Paz Soldán (y Ureta), José Gregorio (b. May 9, 1808, Arequipa, Peru - d. Dec. 17, 1875, Lima, Peru), foreign minister (1845-48, 1853-54, 1862-63) and prime minister (1862-63) of Peru. He was also minister to Colombia (1852-53) and Venezuela (1853).
Paz Soldán (y Ureta), Mariano Felipe (b. Aug. 22, 1821, Arequipa, Peru - d. Dec. 31, 1886, Lima, Peru), foreign minister of Peru (1857 and [acting] 1879); brother of José Gregorio Paz Soldán and Pedro Paz Soldán. He was also minister of justice and education (1869-70, 1878-79).
Paz Soldán (y Ureta), Pedro (Silvero) (b. June 20, 1809, Arequipa, Peru - d. June 1876, Lima, Peru), prime minister (1867) and finance and commerce minister (1867-68) of Peru; brother of José Gregorio Paz Soldán.
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Paze, Gaqo (Spiro) (b. 1901 - d. ...), Albanian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1955) and ambassador to East Germany (1955-64) and Ghana (1964-66).
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Pazhwak, Niamatullah (b. Aug. 12, 1928, Kabul, Afghanistan - d. Oct. 30, 2009, Fairfax, Va.), interior minister of Afghanistan (1972-73). He was also governor of Bamyan (1971) and Kabul (1971-72), minister of education (1973-74), and a deputy prime minister (1990).
Pazin, Zoran (b. Aug. 29, 1966, Sibenik, Croatia), justice minister (2015-20) and a deputy prime minister (2016-20) of Montenegro.
Pazmiño (Castillo), Patricio (Giovanny) (b. Oct. 23, 1960, Ibarra, Ecuador), interior minister of Ecuador (2020-21).
Pazo de la Merced, José de Elduayen (y Gorriti), marqués del (b. June 22, 1823, Madrid, Spain - d. June 24, 1898, Madrid), foreign minister of Spain (1880-81, 1884-85, 1896). He was also minister of finance (1872), overseas (1879, 1879-80), and interior (1891-92). He was created marquess in 1875.
Pazos (Monasí), Juan Francisco (b. 1836, Lima, Peru - d. 1902), finance minister (1879) and justice and education minister (1886) of Peru.