Ta Quang Buu (b. July 23, 1910, Hoanh Son village, Nam Hoanh [now in Khanh Son] commune, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province, Annam [now in Vietnam] - d. Aug. 21, 1986, Hanoi, Vietnam), defense minister of North Vietnam (1947-48). He was also minister of higher and vocational education (1965-76).
Taaffe, Eduard (Franz Joseph) Graf (Count), (11th) Viscount Taaffe (b. Feb. 24, 1833, Vienna, Austria - d. Nov. 29, 1895, Ellischau, Bohemia, Austria [now Nalzovy, Czech Republic]), Landespräsident of Salzburg (1863-67), Statthalter of Oberösterreich (1867) and Tirol (1871-79), and interior minister (1867, 1870-71) and prime minister (1868-70, 1879-93) of Austria. He succeeded as viscount in the Irish peerage in 1873.
Taal, Olari (b. Aug. 7, 1953, Valga, Estonian S.S.R.), interior minister of Estonia (1998-99). He was also minister of construction (1992) and economic affairs (1992).
Taba`a, Sidi Rashid al-Shakir Sahib al- (b. c. 1795 - d. [strangled] Sept. 11, 1837, Bardo palace, near Tunis, Tunisia), prime minister of Tunisia (1829-37).
Tabacaru, Nicolae (b. Aug. 20, 1955, Tarutino [now Tarutyne] rayon, Odessa oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R.), foreign minister of Moldova (1997-2000). He was also ambassador to Germany (2001-03).
Tabacchi (Rendón), Francesco (Adeodato) (b. June 8, 1971, Guayaquil, Ecuador), Ecuadorian politician. He was governor of Guayas (2023) and a minor presidential candidate (2025).
Tabacci, Bruno (b. August 1946, Quistello, Lombardia, Italy), president of Lombardia (1987-89).
Tabachnyk, Dmytro (Volodymyrovych) (b. Nov. 26, 1963, Kiev, Ukrainian S.S.R.), a deputy prime minister of Ukraine (2002-05, 2006-07). He was also head of the office of the president (1994-96) and minister of education and science (2010-14) and youth and sport (2010-13).
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Tabani, Ashraf W(ali Mohammad) (b. Dec. 17, 1930 - d. July 16, 2009, Karachi, Pakistan), governor of Sindh (1987-88).
Tabatabai, (Sayyed) Sadeq (b. 1943, Qom, Iran - d. Feb. 21, 2015, Düsseldorf, Germany), Iranian politician. He was a deputy prime minister (1979), a minor presidential candidate (1980), and ambassador to West Germany (1982-86).
Tabera, Félix, interior and justice minister of Bolivia (1937).
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Tabeyev, Fikryat (Ahmedzhanovich) (b. March 4, 1928, Azeyev village, Ryazan oblast, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. June 3, 2015), Soviet politician. He was first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1960-79), ambassador to Afghanistan (1979-86), and first deputy premier of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1986-90).
Tabi, Abderrachid (b. Dec. 31, 1960, M'Sila, Algeria), justice minister of Algeria (2021-24). He was also president of the Supreme Court (2019-21).
Tabi, Barnabas, internal affairs minister of Vanuatu (1999-2001).
Tabi, Sidi Yusuf Sahib al- (d. [killed] Jan. 23, 1815, Tunis, Tunisia), prime minister of Tunisia (1800-15).
Tablante (Hidalgo), Carlos (Humberto) (b. Oct. 29, 1954, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela), governor of Aragua (1989-96). He was also Venezuelan minister of state and president of the National Commission Against the Illicit Use of Drugs (1996-98).
Tabo, John (b. June 2, 1970, Wuragi, Irian Barat [now in Papua Pegunungan], Indonesia), governor of Papua Pegunungan (2025- ).
Taboada (Mora), Diógenes (b. June 18, 1885, Pisco-Yacú, San Luis, Argentina - d. Dec. 24, 1978, Buenos Aires, Argentina), interior minister (1938-40) and foreign minister (1959-61) of Argentina. He was also ambassador to Uruguay (1958-59) and Peru (1961-62).
Tabone, Anton (b. Nov. 15, 1937, Gozo island, Malta), Maltese politician; nephew of Censu Tabone. He was minister for Gozo (1987-96) and speaker of the House of Representatives (1998-2008).
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Tabor, Hans (Rasmussen) (b. April 25, 1922 - d. Nov. 19, 2003), foreign minister of Denmark (1967-68). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1964-67, 1974-75) and ambassador to Italy (1968-74), Malta (1969-74), Canada (1975-79), and Norway (1986-92).
Taborga (Terrazas), Alberto (b. Jan. 21, 1909, La Paz, Bolivia - d. ...), interior, justice, and immigration minister of Bolivia (1943-44).
Taborga Torrico, (José) Huáscar (b. Nov. 22, 1930, Cochabamba, Bolivia - d. Oct. 20, 2012), foreign minister of Bolivia (1971). He was also minister of education and culture (1970-71).
Tabuna, Dominic (Joselito) (b. Aug. 9, 1980), justice minister (2012-13) and finance minister (2013) of Nauru. He was also speaker of parliament (2010).
Tabunscic, Gheorghe (b. Aug. 1, 1939, Copciac, Romania [now in Moldova]), governor of Gagauzia (1995-99, 2002-06).
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Tacheva, Miglena (Yanakieva) (b. May 24, 1960, Provadiya, Bulgaria), justice minister of Bulgaria (2007-09).
Tachnazarov, Guychnazar (Tachnazarovich), Turkmen Guýçnazar (Taçnazarowiç) Taçnazarow (b. 1951, Kizyl-Arvat, Ashkhabad oblast, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Serdar, Balkan velayat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2005). He was also chairman of Turkmengaz State Concern (1996-2005) and minister of oil and gas industry and mineral resources (2005).
Tack, Juan Antonio (b. Nov. 16, 1934, Panama - d. Feb. 23, 2011, Panama City, Panama), foreign minister of Panama (1969-76).
Tack, Pierre (Armand) (b. Dec. 18, 1818, Courtrai [Kortrijk], Belgium - d. April 11, 1910, Courtrai), finance minister of Belgium (1870).
Taçoy, Hasan (b. 1963, Nicosia, Cyprus), foreign minister of North Cyprus (2022). He was also minister of public works and transport (2009-10, 2014-15) and economy and energy (2019-20).
Tadama, Reinier Willem (b. Dec. 9, 1771, Nagapattinam, India - d. March 20, 1812, Amsterdam, France [now in Netherlands]), justice minister (1798) and member of the Interim Executive Authority (1798) of the Batavian Republic.
Taddei, Paolino (b. Jan. 22, 1860, Poggio a Caiano, Tuscany [now in Prato province, Toscana, Italy] - d. Oct. 15, 1925, Florence, Italy), interior minister of Italy (1922). He was also prefect of Ferrara (1910-13), Perugia (1913-14), Ancona (1914-17), and Torino (1917-22) provinces.
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Tadmoury, Selim (b. 1938, Tripoli, Lebanon), Lebanese diplomat. He was ambassador to China (1983-85), Turkey (1987-90), and the Soviet Union/Russia (1990-99) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1999-2003).
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Taft, Charles P(helps) (b. Sept. 20, 1897, Cincinnati, Ohio - d. June 23, 1983, Cincinnati), mayor of Cincinnati (1955-57); son of William Howard Taft; brother of Robert A. Taft.
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Taft, Royal C(hapin) (b. Feb. 14, 1823, Northbridge, Mass. - d. June 4, 1912, Providence, R.I.), governor of Rhode Island (1888-89).
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Taft, William Howard, III (b. Aug. 7, 1915, Bar Harbor, Maine - d. Feb. 23, 1991, Washington, D.C.), U.S. diplomat; son of Robert A. Taft. He was ambassador to Ireland (1953-57).
Taganov, Merettagan (Gurbandurdiyevich), Turkmen Merettagan (Gurbandurdyýewiç) Taganow, justice minister of Turkmenistan (2021- ).
Taganov, Palvan (Klychdurdiyevich), Turkmen Palwan (Glyçdurdyýewiç) Taganow, a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2013-16). He was also chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2007-12) and the State Committee for Tourism (2012-13).
Tagarev, Todor (Dimitrov) (b. April 18, 1960, Gara Krichim [now Stamboliyski], Bulgaria), defense minister of Bulgaria (2013, 2023-24).
Tagawa, Seiichi (b. June 4, 1918, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan - d. Aug. 7, 2009, Yokosuka, Kanagawa prefecture), home affairs minister of Japan (1983-84).
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Tagirov, Afzal (Mukhitdinovich) (b. Nov. 6 [Oct. 25, O.S.], 1890, Abdrakhmanovo, Samara province, Russia - d. [executed] Sept. 27, 1937), chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Bashkir A.S.S.R. (1931-37).
Tagiyev, Ibragim (Tagi ogly) (b. 1894 - d. [executed] Oct. 13, 1937), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Nakhichevan A.S.S.R. (1920s/30s).
Tagiyev, Tachberdy (Tagiyevich), Turkmen Täçberdi (Tagyýewiç) Tagyýew (b. 1955, Kizyl-Atrek rayon, Krasnovodsk oblast, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Etrek etrap, Balkan velayat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2007-09). He was also minister of oil and gas industry and mineral resources (2002-03), head of Balkan velayat (2003-06), and chairman of Turkmengaz State Concern (2007).
Tagle (y Frago), Protasio (Pérez de) (b. 1839, Mexico City, Mexico - d. July 31, 1903, Mexico City), governor of the Distrito Federal (1876) and Mexican minister of interior (1876-77) and justice and public instruction (1877-79).
Tagle y Portocarrero, José Bernardo de, (IV) marqués de Torre Tagle, conde de la Monclova, marqués de Trujillo (b. March 21, 1779, Lima, Peru - d. Sept. 26, 1825, Callao, Peru), interim administrator (1823) and president (1823-24) of Peru. He was also mayor of Lima (1811-12).
Tago, Ichimin, also called Kazutami Tago (b. Nov. 14, 1881, Iwate prefecture, Japan - d. Aug. 15, 1963), Japanese politician. He was governor of Mie (1923-24), speaker of the House of Representatives (1941-42), and minister of agriculture and forestry (1953).
Tago, Stephen, home affairs minister (1978-80) and defense minister (1985-87) of Papua New Guinea. He was also minister of environment, conservation, and human settlement (1977-78) and science, culture, and tourism (1980-82).
Taha, Ali Osman Mohamed, Arabic `Ali `Uthman Muhammad Taha (b. 1948), foreign minister (1995-98), first vice president (1998-2005, 2011-13), and second vice president (2005-11) of The Sudan.
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Taher, Mahamat Allahou (b. Aug. 10, 1957, Mao, Chad), Chadian politician; son of Allahou Taher Limane. He was minister of mines and energy (2001-02, 2003), oil (2001-02), livestock (2002-03), tourism development and crafts (2010-11), trade and industry (2011-13), posts and new information technologies (2016-17), civil service, labour, and social dialogue (2017-18), and telecommunications and digital economy (2022-24).
Tahi(gogona), Onneyn (Morris) (b. July 24, 1944, Losingoiburie village, Aoba [now Ambae] island, New Hebrides [now Vanuatu] - d. [car crash] 1998, Lolowai, Ambae island), acting president of Vanuatu (1989). He was minister of education, youth, and sports (1983-87), public works (1991), and agriculture, livestock, forestry, and fisheries (1992-95) and speaker of parliament (1988-91).
Tahiliani, R(adhakrishna) H(ariram) (b. May 12, 1930, Karachi, India [now in Pakistan] - d. Oct. 14, 2015, New Delhi, India), governor of Sikkim (1990-94). Admiral Tahiliani was also Indian chief of naval staff (1984-87).
Tahir Mehmed Pasha, Çengeloglu, or Çengeloglu Mehmed Tahir Pasha (d. May 22, 1850), Ottoman official. He was navy minister (1832-36, 1841-43) and governor of Tripoli (1836-37), Adrianople (1844-45), and Bosnia (1847-50).
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Tahiri, Saimir (Bashkim) (b. Oct. 30, 1979, Tiranë, Albania), interior minister of Albania (2013-17).
Tähkämaa, Taisto (Toivo Johannes) (b. Dec. 11, 1924, Parainen, Finland), defense minister of Finland (1977-79). He was also minister of agriculture and forestry (1979-83).
Tahtakiliç, Ahmet (b. 1909, Usak, Ottoman Empire [now in Turkey] - d. Dec. 13, 2000), Turkish politician. He was minister of labour (1961) and education (1961).
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Taila Nage, Joachim (b. June 10, 1962, Bonzale, Équateur, Congo [Léopoldville] [now in Sud-Ubangi, Congo (Kinshasa)]), governor of Sud-Ubangi (2017-19).
Tailby, William (b. March 4, 1896 - d. 1975), resident commissioner of the Cook Islands (1943-51).
Tailhadès, Edgar (b. Jan. 10, 1904 - d. June 23, 1986), president of the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon (1974-83).
Tailhand, Adrien (Albert) (b. July 1, 1810, Aubenas, Ardèche, France - d. Oct. 8, 1889, Aubenas), justice minister of France (1874-75).
Taina, Anneli (Kristiina) (b. June 21, 1951, Imatra, Finland), defense minister of Finland (1995-99). She was also minister of housing (1995).
Tairov, Yusif (Pasha ogly) (b. 1893 - d. [executed] Jan. 8, 1938), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of Nakhichevan (c. 1924).
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Tait, Sir (William Eric) Campbell (b. Aug. 12, 1886, Devonport [now part of Plymouth], Devon, England - d. July 17, 1946, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia [now Harare, Zimbabwe]), governor of Southern Rhodesia (1945-46); knighted 1943.
Taitt, Sir Branford (Mayhew) (b. May 15, 1938, St. Michael, Barbados - d. Feb. 15, 2013), foreign minister of Barbados (1993-94); knighted 2010. He was also minister of trade, industry, and commerce (1971-76), tourism and industry (1986-87), and health (1987-93) and president of the Senate (2008-12).
Taittinger, Jean (Marie Pierre Hubert) (b. Jan. 25, 1923, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now in Hauts-de-Seine], France - d. Sept. 23, 2012, Epalinges, Vaud, Switzerland), justice minister of France (1973-74); son of Pierre Taittinger. He was also mayor of Reims (1959-77).
Taittinger, Pierre (Charles) (b. Oct. 4, 1887, Paris, France - d. Jan. 22, 1965, Paris), president of the Municipal Council of Paris (1943-44).
Taittinger, Pierre-Christian (b. Feb. 5, 1926, Paris, France - d. Sept. 27, 2009, Versailles, Yvelines, France), president of the Municipal Council of Paris (1962-63); son of Pierre Taittinger; brother of Jean Taittinger.
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Tajani, Diego (b. June 8, 1827, Cutro, Two Sicilies [now in Calabria, Italy] - d. Feb. 2, 1921, Rome, Italy), justice minister of Italy (1878-79, 1885-87).
Tajuddin Ahazul Khairi Waddien, Sir Ahmad (b. Sept. 2, 1913, Brunei Town [now Bandar Seri Begawan], Brunei - d. June 4, 1950, Singapore), sultan of Brunei (1924-50); knighted 1949.
Tak van Poortvliet, Johannes Pieter Roetert ("van Poortvliet" added in 1874) (b. June 21, 1839, Engelen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands - d. Jan. 26, 1904, The Hague, Netherlands), interior minister of the Netherlands (1891-94). He was also minister of water management, trade, and industry (1877-79).
Taka, Chazel, or Shadhil Taqa (b. 1929, Mosul, Iraq - d. [poisoned?] Oct. 20, 1974, Rabat, Morocco), foreign minister of Iraq (1974). A prominent poet, he was also ambassador to the Soviet Union (1969-72).
Takács, Albert (b. March 27, 1955, Kecskemét, Hungary), justice minister of Hungary (2007-08).
Takada, Isamu (b. July 8, 1926 - d. Sept. 8, 2018, Nagasaki, Japan), governor of Nagasaki (1982-98).
Takahashi, Harumi (b. Jan. 6, 1954), governor of Hokkaido (2003-19).
Takahashi, Hitoshi (b. March 20, 1903, Fukuyama, Japan - d. Aug. 10, 1965), justice minister of Japan (1964-65).
Takahashi, Kazuo (b. July 28, 1930 - d. Jan. 8, 2022, Yamagata, Japan), governor of Yamagata (1993-2005).
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Takaichi, Sanae (b. March 7, 1961, Nara prefecture, Japan), internal affairs minister of Japan (2014-17, 2019-20). She was also minister of state for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, science and technology policy, innovation, gender equality, social affairs, and food safety (2006-07) and economic security, science and technology policy, and space policy (2022-24).
Takashima, Tomonosuke, in full (from 1884) Shishaku (Viscount) Tomonosuke Takashima (b. Dec. 18 [Nov. 9, lunar calendar], 1844, Kagoshima, Japan - d. Jan. 11, 1916), army minister of Japan (1891-92, 1896-98). He was also minister of overseas affairs (1896-97).
Takasu, Yukio (b. Aug. 29, 1946), Japanese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2007-10).
Takatai, Petelo (b. March 23, 1939, Mua, Wallis and Futuna), president of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (1986-87).
Takatsuji, Masami (b. Jan. 19, 1910, Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan - d. May 20, 1997, Tokyo, Japan), justice minister of Japan (1988-89).
Takeda, Ryota (b. April 1, 1968, Fukuchi, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan), internal affairs minister of Japan (2020-21). He was also chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and minister of state for disaster management (2019-20).
Takemura, Masayoshi (b. Aug. 26, 1934, Yokaichi, Shiga prefecture, Japan - d. Sept. 28, 2022), governor of Shiga (1974-86) and finance minister of Japan (1994-96).
Takenaka, Heizo (b. March 3, 1951, Wakayama prefecture, Japan), internal affairs minister of Japan (2005-06). He was also minister of state for economic and fiscal policy (2001-05), financial services (2002-04), and privatization of postal services (2004-06).
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Takesy, Asterio R. (b. May 25, 1944, Ulul island, Truk [now Chuuk], Micronesia [now in Federated States of Micronesia]), foreign minister of the Federated States of Micronesia (1990-91 [acting], 1996-97). He was also minister of resources and development (1991-95) and ambassador to the United States (2012-16).
Taketomi, Tokitoshi (b. Jan. 16, 1856 [Dec. 9, 1855, lunar calendar], in present Saga prefecture, Japan - d. Dec. 22, 1938), finance minister of Japan (1915-16). He was also minister of communications (1914-15).
Takeuchi, Ryuji (b. May 1, 1903, Beijing, China - d. Sept. 6, 1999), Japanese diplomat. He was permanent observer to the United Nations (1952-53) and ambassador to Belgium (1955-57, also minister to Luxembourg), West Germany (1957-60), and the United States (1963-67).
Takht Ravanchi, Majid (b. Oct. 15, 1958, Tehran, Iran), Iranian diplomat. He was ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (2002-06) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2019-22).
Takhtamyshev, Georgy (Stepanovich) (b. April 18, 1874, Belgorod, Russia - d. [executed] May 27, 1930, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), Russian minister of communications (1917).
Takhtarov, Adil-Girey (b. 1886, Kumtorkala, Dagestan oblast [now republic], Russia - d. 1962), chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1937-38) and of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938-50) of the Dagestan A.S.S.R.
Taki, Makoto (b. Sept. 15, 1938), justice minister of Japan (2012, 2012).
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Takiyev, Madi (Tokeshovich) (b. April 1, 1978, Bakanas, Alma-Ata oblast, Kazakh S.S.R. [now Almaty oblast, Kazakhstan]), finance minister of Kazakhstan (2024- ).
Takizala (Luyanu Mwis Mbingin), Henri-Désiré (b. Aug. 5, 1936, Lundu, Belgian Congo [now in Kwilu province, Congo (Kinshasa)] - d. Dec. 22, 2000, Brussels, Belgium), governor of Kwilu (1966), Bandundu (1966-67), Kasaï Oriental (1967-68), Kivu (1968-69), Équateur (1969-70), and Katanga (1970-72) and commissioner of Kasaï Occidental (1972-74). He was also minister of public works (1974-77), mines (1977-84), higher education and scientific research (1984-85), mobilization, propaganda, and political action (1985), and agriculture (1988-90) of Zaire.
Takla, Philippe (b. Feb. 3, 1915, Zouk Mikaël, Lebanon - d. July 10, 2006), foreign minister (1946, 1949-51, 1952, 1958, 1960-64, 1964-65, 1966, 1974-75, 1975-76) and finance minister (1951-52) of Lebanon. He was elected to parliament in 1945 and again in 1947 and 1957. He was also minister of economy (1948-51, 1951-52, 1959-60) and justice (1959-60, 1966). In 1964 he became governor of the central bank and in 1967 permanent representative to the United Nations, then in 1968-71 was ambassador in Paris. He retired from public life in 1976.
Takla, Selim (b. 1895 - d. Jan. 11, 1945), foreign minister of Lebanon (1938, 1943-45).
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Takoyev, Simon (Aliyevich) (b. May 27, 1876, Khristianovskoye, Terek oblast [now Digora, North Ossetia-Alania republic], Russia - d. [in prison] October 1938), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of Adzharistan (1922). He was also chairman of the party committee (1920) and Executive Committee (1921) of Terek oblast, chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Mountain (Gorskaya) A.S.S.R. (1921-22), and executive secretary of the party committee of North Ossetian autonomous oblast (1924-27).
Talaat, Ahmed Samih (b. Nov. 23, 1920, Cairo, Egypt), justice minister of Egypt (1976-78).
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Talal (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud) (b. Aug. 15, 1931, Taif, Hejaz [now in Saudi Arabia] - d. Dec. 22, 2018), Saudi prince; son of Abdul Aziz; son-in-law of Riad al-Solh. He was minister of communications (1953-55) and economy and finance (1960-61) and ambassador to France (1955-56).
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Talanchuk, Petro (Mykhailovych) (b. July 1, 1938, Gorodishche-Kosovskoye [Horodyshche-Kosivske], Kiev oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R.), Ukrainian politician. He was minister of education (1992-94) and a minor presidential candidate (1994).
Talat, Mehmet Ali (b. July 6, 1952, Kyrenia, Cyprus), prime minister (2004-05) and president (2005-10) of North Cyprus. He was also minister of education and culture (1994-95) and deputy prime minister (1995-96). He was an unsuccessful presidential candidate in 2000 and 2010.
Talat Pasha, Mehmed (b. Sept. 1, 1874, Adrianople, Ottoman Empire [now Edirne, Turkey] - d. [assassinated] March 15, 1921, Berlin, Germany), grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1917-18). One of the main leaders of the Young Turks movement, he was also minister of interior (1909-11, 1913-18, 1918), posts and telegraphs (1912), and finance (1914-17). He was raised from Bey to Pasha in 1917.
Talbot, Sir Adelbert (Cecil) (b. June 3, 1845 - d. Dec. 28, 1920), British political resident in the Persian Gulf (1891-93) and resident in Jammu and Kashmir (1896-1900); knighted 1895.
Talbot, Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, (2nd) Earl (b. April 25, 1777 - d. Jan. 10, 1849, Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire, England), lord lieutenant of Ireland (1817-21). He succeeded as earl in 1793.
Talbot, Charles Harry Vincent (b. Jan. 6, 1902, Bermuda - d. ...), administrator of Grenada (1940-42).
Talbot, Frederick Hilborn (b. Oct. 13, 1927, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, British Guiana [now Guyana] - d. April 11, 2019), Guyanese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1971-73), ambassador to the United States (1973-75), and high commissioner to Canada (1973-74) and Jamaica (1975-81). He was also a bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Talbot, George Wilfred, Guyanese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2012-16) and ambassador to Brazil (2016-21).
Talbot, Matthew (b. 1767, Virginia - d. Sept. 17, 1827, Wilkes county, Ga.), acting governor of Georgia (1819).
Talbot, Ray(mond) H(erbert) (b. Aug. 19, 1896, Chicago, Ill. - d. Jan. 31, 1955, Pueblo, Colo.), governor of Colorado (1937).
Talbot, Sir Reginald (Arthur James) (b. July 11, 1841, London, England - d. Jan. 15, 1929, London), governor of Victoria (1904-08); knighted 1902; grandson of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, Earl Talbot.
Talbot, Thomas (b. Sept. 7, 1818, Cambridge, N.Y. - d. Oct. 6, 1886, Lowell, Mass.), governor of Massachusetts (1874-75 [acting], 1879-80).
Talbot of Hensol, Charles Talbot, (1st) Baron (b. Dec. 21, 1685 - d. Feb. 14, 1737, London, England), British lord chancellor (1733-37). He was also solicitor general (1726-33). He was created baron in 1733.
Talbott, Strobe, byname of Nelson Strobridge Talbott III (b. April 25, 1946, Dayton, Ohio), acting U.S. secretary of state (1997). He was president of the Brookings Institution in 2002-17.
Talboys, Sir Brian (Edward) (b. June 7, 1921, Wanganui, New Zealand - d. June 3, 2012, Invercargill, New Zealand), deputy prime minister and foreign minister of New Zealand (1975-81); knighted 1991. He was also minister of agriculture (1962-69), science (1963-72), education (1969-72), overseas trade (1972, 1975-81), and industries and commerce (1972).
Talesi (Honolulu), Teniku, acting governor-general of Tuvalu (2019-21).
Taleyarkhan, Homi J(ehangir) H(ormusji) (b. Feb. 9, 1917, Bombay [now Mumbai], India - d. June 27, 1998), governor of Sikkim (1981-84). He was also Indian ambassador to Libya (1971-77) and Italy (1984-85).
Talhi, Jadallah Azzuz (bil-Qasim) al-, also spelled Giadalla Azzuz Belgassem Ettalhi (b. 1939, Libya - d. June 15, 2024, Benghazi, Libya), secretary of the General People's Committee (1979-84, 1986-87) and foreign minister (1987-90) of Libya. He was also secretary/minister of industry and mineral resources (1972-79), communications (1984-86), strategic industries (1990-94), the Great Man-Made River Project (1994-98), and planning (1998-2000) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2007-09).
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Tallec, Jacques (Victor François) (b. July 30, 1902, Lorient, Morbihan, France - d. Sept. 17, 1977, Joigny, Yonne, France), governor of New Caledonia (1944-47).
Tallec, Jean-François (b. Dec. 25, 1946, Saint-Denis, France), prefect of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (2001-02). He was also prefect of the départements of Indre (2002-05), Yonne (2005-07), and Dordogne (2007-08).
Talleyrand-Périgord, Alexandre Daniel, baron de (b. Feb. 22, 1776, Paris, France - d. July 3, 1839, Bois-d'Oingt, Rhône, France), French official; brother of Auguste Louis, comte de Talleyrand-Périgord; cousin of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. He was prefect of the départements of Loiret (1814-15, 1815), Vaucluse (1817), Aisne (1820-22), Allier (1822-23), Nièvre (1828-30), Drôme (1830), and Pas-de-Calais (1831-33) and minister to Tuscany (1833-35) and Denmark (1835-38).
Talleyrand-Périgord, Auguste Louis, comte de (b. Feb. 10, 1770, Paris, France - d. Oct. 20, 1832, Milan, Austria [now in Italy]), French diplomat. He was minister to Baden (1808) and Switzerland (1808-13, 1814-23). He was made comte de l'Empire in 1810.
Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Angélique, baron de (b. Nov. 8, 1821, Laon, Aisne, France - d. Feb. 29, 1896, Florence, Italy), French diplomat; son of Alexandre Daniel, baron de Talleyrand-Périgord. He was minister to Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1852-54), Baden (1854-56), Sardinia (1859-61), Belgium (1861-62), and Prussia (1862-64) and ambassador to Russia (1864-69).
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Talmage, Thomas G. (b. Oct. 22, 1801, Somerset, N.J. - d. May 4, 1863), mayor of Brooklyn (1845).
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Talu, (Mehmet) Naim (b. July 22, 1919, Istanbul, Turkey - d. May 15, 1998, Istanbul), prime minister of Turkey (1973-74). He was also governor of the Central Bank of Turkey (1967-71) and minister of commerce (1971-73).
Talvi (Pérez), Ernesto (b. June 10, 1957, Montevideo, Uruguay), foreign minister of Uruguay (2020). He was a presidential candidate in 2019.
Talyzin, Nikolay (Vladimirovich) (b. Jan. 28, 1929, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. Jan. 23, 1991, Moscow), Soviet politician. He was minister of communications (1975-80), a deputy premier (1980-85, 1988-89), a first deputy premier (1985-88), and chairman of the State Planning Committee (1985-88).
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Tamanabae, Suckling (b. July 25, 1957 - d. July 14, 2020), governor of Oro (2007-12).
Tamang, Sher Bahadur (b. March 28, 1969), justice minister of Nepal (2018). He was also minister of health and population (2021).
Tamasuniene, Rita (b. Sept. 27, 1973, Maisiagala, Lithuanian S.S.R.), interior minister of Lithuania (2019-20).
Tamayo, Luis (b. March 3, 1896, Bogotá, Colombia - d. ...), interior minister (1942) and war minister (1945-46) of Colombia. He was also governor of Cundinamarca (1934-36), minister to the United Kingdom (1937-40), and minister of national economy (1945).
Tamayo Pacheco, (Juan) Francisco (b. Oct. 4, 1891, Urubamba, Peru - d. April 18, 1957, Lima, Peru), interior minister of Peru (1931).
Tamayo Ramos, Jorge (b. 1923?, Oruro, Bolivia), finance minister of Bolivia (1978, 1981). He was also minister of national economy (1957-60).
Tamayo Sáenz, Marcial (b. April 13, 1921, La Paz, Bolivia - d. March 18, 1997, La Paz), foreign minister of Bolivia (1983); son of José Tamayo Solares. He was also a writer and was minister of information (1956-57) and interior, justice, and immigration (1958) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1958-61).
Tamayo Solares, Franz (b. Feb. 28, 1879, La Paz, Bolivia - d. July 29, 1956, La Paz), foreign minister of Bolivia (1932-33). A noted writer, he was elected president in 1934 but was prevented from taking office by a coup.
Tamayo Solares, José (b. Jan. 31, 1890, La Paz, Bolivia - d. af. 1953, Buenos Aires, Argentina), foreign minister of Bolivia (1943-44); brother of Franz Tamayo Solares.
Tamazawa, Tokuichiro (b. Dec. 16, 1937, Taro [now part of Miyako], Iwate, Japan), Japanese politician. He was director-general of the Defense Agency (1994-95) and minister of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (1999-2000).
Tamba-Tamba, Victor, Congo (Brazzaville) politician. He was minister of transport and public works (1970), posts and telecommunications, town planning, and housing (1970-73), civil aviation and tourism (1970-71), justice and labour (1979-80), and transport and civil aviation (1996-97).
Tambadou, Abubacarr Marie, byname Ba Tambadou (b. Dec. 12, 1972), justice minister and attorney general of The Gambia (2017-20).
Tambe, Shripad Balwant (b. Dec. 8, 1875 - d. Oct. 5, 1958, Nagpur, India), acting governor of the Central Provinces (1929-30).
Tambiyev, Yusup (Dudayevich) (b. Dec. 1, 1906, Nazran, Terek oblast [now in Ingushetia], Russia - d. Kirgiz S.S.R.), chairman of the Executive Committee of Soviets (1937-38) and of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938-44) of the Chechen-Ingush A.S.S.R.
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Tambunan, A(lbertus) M(aruli), governor of Sulawesi Tengah (1973-78).
Tambunan, E(dward) W(ellington) P(ahala) (b. Jan. 14, 1928, Balige, Netherlands East Indies [now in Sumatera Utara, Indonesia] - d. Jan. 17, 2006, Jakarta, Indonesia), governor of Sumatera Utara (1978-83).
Tambuwal, Aminu Waziri (b. Jan. 10, 1966, Tambuwal [now in Sokoto state], Nigeria), governor of Sokoto (2015-23). He was also speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives (2011-15).
Tambwe No Fumu wa Mla Nau, also called Mbaye Trambwe (b. 1735, Iconi, Ngazidja, Comoros - d. 1815), sultan of Washili (c. 1760-...).
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Tamir, Shmuel, original surname Katznelson (b. March 10, 1923, Jerusalem, Palestine - d. June 29, 1987, Herzliya, Israel), justice minister of Israel (1977-80).
Tamm, Claës Gustaf Adolf friherre (b. Aug. 10, 1838, Stavby socken, Uppsala, Sweden - d. June 25, 1925, Stockholm, Sweden), finance minister of Sweden (1886-88) and governor of Stockholm city (1888-1902).
Tamm, Henric (Sebastian) (b. May 31, 1869, Älfkarleby socken, Uppsala, Sweden - d. May 21, 1936), finance minister of Sweden (1920-21).
Tamm, Jaak (b. Feb. 25, 1950, Tallinn, Estonian S.S.R. - d. Jan. 4, 1999, Tallinn), Estonian politician. He was minister of industry and energy (1990-91) and mayor of Tallinn (1992-96).
Tamosaitis, Antanas (b. Aug. 18, 1894, Smukuciai, Russia [now in Lithuania] - d. late 1940, Kaunas, Lithuanian S.S.R.), justice minister of Lithuania (1939-40).
Tampiza, Constantin (Alexandru) (b. Dec. 21, 1947, Costangalia, Moldavian S.S.R.), finance minister of Moldova (1991-92). He was also a deputy prime minister and minister of national economy (1990-92).
Tamrat Layne, Tamrat also spelled Tamirat (b. 1955), prime minister (1991-95) and deputy prime minister and defense minister (1995-96) of Ethiopia. He was arrested for corruption and abuse of office in 1996 and sentenced to 18 years in prison on March 14, 2000; he was released Dec. 19, 2008.
Tamuera, Tekiree (b. Feb. 16, 1940, Maiana, Gilbert and Ellice Islands [now in Kiribati]), chairman of the Council of State of Kiribati (1994). He was speaker of parliament (1994-2002).
Tamura, Hajime (b. May 9, 1924, Matsuzaka, Mie, Japan - d. Nov. 1, 2014, Tokyo, Japan), Japanese politician. He was minister of labour (1972), transport (1976-77), and international trade and industry (1986-88) and speaker of the House of Representatives (1989-90).
Tan (Soon Neo), Jessica (b. May 28, 1966), Singaporean politician. She was acting speaker of parliament (2023).
Tan, Karen (b. April 1964, Singapore), Singaporean diplomat. She was ambassador to Laos (2004-07) and Bhutan and Nepal (2011-13), high commissioner to India (2011-13), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2013-16).
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Tan Chuan-Jin (b. Jan. 10, 1969), Singaporean politician. He was minister of manpower (2012-15) and social and family development (2015-17) and speaker of parliament (2017-23).
Tan Haoming (b. 1871, Long Xian, Guangxi, China - d. 1925, Shanghai, China), military governor of Guangxi (1917-21). He held the posts of commander of the 2nd Division and then commander of the 5th Army. In 1921, when the revolutionary Guangdong army entered Guangxi, he fled from office with another pro-Beijing general, Lu Rongting. Later he gained sufficient support from Beijing and made his way back to Guangxi, but his forces were soon defeated by Shen Hongying. He went to Shanghai afterwards, where he was killed by his guard.
Tan Siew Sin, Tun (b. May 21, 1916, Malacca, Straits Settlements [now in Malaysia] - d. March 17, 1988, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), finance minister of Malaya/Malaysia (1959-69, 1970-74). He was also minister of commerce and industry (1957-59), minister without portfolio (1969-70), and president of the Malayan/Malaysian Chinese Association (1961-74). He was awarded the title Tun in 1967.
Tan Soo Khoon, Chinese Chen Shuqun (b. Sept. 1, 1949, Singapore), Singaporean politician. He has been speaker of parliament (1989-2002) and non-resident ambassador to the Czech Republic (2007- ).
Tanabe, Harumichi (b. Oct. 17, 1878 - d. Jan. 30, 1950), home affairs minister of Japan (1941). He was also governor of Osaka (1927-28), chief of the cabinet secretariat (1939), and minister of communications (1939).
Tanabe, Kunio (b. Sept. 24, 1913, Enzan [now part of Koshu], Yamanashi prefecture, Japan - d. Dec. 19, 2005, Koshu), governor of Yamanashi (1967-79).
Tanaka, Fujimaro, in full (from 1887) Shishaku (Viscount) Fujimaro Tanaka (b. July 16 [June 12, lunar calendar], 1845, Nagoya, Japan - d. Feb. 1, 1909, Tokyo, Japan), justice minister of Japan (1880-81, 1891-92). He was also minister to France (1887-90).
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Tanaka, Hisaichi, also called Hisakazu Tanaka (b. 1889 - d. March 1947, Guangzhou, China), Japanese governor of Hong Kong (1944-45). He was condemned to death and executed as a war criminal.
Tanaka, Isaji (b. Jan. 3, 1906, Hyogo prefecture, Japan - d. April 11, 1987), justice minister of Japan (1966-67, 1972-73). He was also director-general of the Autonomy Agency (1956-57).
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Tanaka, Keishu (b. March 6, 1938, Namie, Fukushima prefecture, Japan - d. Jan. 4, 2022, Yokohama, Japan), justice minister of Japan (2012).
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Tanaka, Naoki, original surname Suzuki (b. June 19, 1940, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan), defense minister of Japan (2012).
Tanaka, Yasuo (b. April 12, 1956), governor of Nagano (2000-02, 2002-06).
Tanangada, Jimson Fiau, home affairs minister of the Solomon Islands (2017). He has also been minister of women, youth, children, and family affairs (2014-15), rural development (2015-17), and police, national security, and correctional services (2017, 2024- ).
Tanangada, Lanelle Olandrea (b. 1979), Solomon Islands politician; wife of Jimson Fiau Tanangada. She was minister of women, youth, children, and family affairs (2018-19), police, national security, and correctional services (2019), and education and human resource development (2020-24).
Tanase, Alexandru (b. Feb. 24, 1971, Kishinev, Moldavian S.S.R. [now Chisinau, Moldova]), justice minister of Moldova (2009-11, 2018). He was also president of the Constitutional Court (2011-17).
Tanasescu, Mihai (Nicolae) (b. Jan. 11, 1956, Bucharest, Romania), finance minister of Romania (2000-04).
Tanasie, Petre (b. Oct. 9, 1927, Slatioara, Romania), Romanian diplomat. He was ambassador to India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal (1969-77) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1987-90).
Tanassi, Mario (b. March 17, 1916, Ururi, Campobasso province, Italy - d. May 5, 2007, Rome, Italy), defense minister (1970-72, 1972-74) and finance minister (1974) of Italy. He was also minister of industry and commerce (1968-69).
Tanay, Shahnawaz (b. 1950 - d. March 7, 2022, Islamabad, Pakistan), defense minister of Afghanistan (1988-90).
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Tanchev (Zhelev), Petur (b. July 12, 1920, Gledka, Bulgaria - d. July 21, 1992), justice minister (1962-66), a deputy premier (1966-71), and a first deputy premier (1971-74) of Bulgaria.
Tanco Armero, Nicolás (b. Jan. 24, 1830, Bogotá, Colombia - d. Nov. 11, 1890, Lima, Peru), Colombian diplomat. He was minister to Peru (1888-90).
Tancos, João Manuel de Noronha, marquês de (b. March 6, 1679 - d. Jan. 19, 1761), governor of Angola (1713-17). He became (6º) conde de Atalaya in 1722 and (1º) marquês de Tancos in 1751.
Tancredo, Tom, byname of Thomas Gerard Tancredo (b. Dec. 20, 1945, Denver, Colo.), U.S. politician. He was a representative from Colorado (1999-2009) and a candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
Tánczos, Barna (b. May 25, 1976, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania), finance minister of Romania (2024- ). He was also minister of environment, water, and forests (2020-23).
Tandefelt, Adolf friherre (b. Aug. 8, 1747, Hartola socken, Finland - d. Jan. 5, 1822, Helsingfors [now Helsinki], Finland), governor of Uleåborg (1782-85) and Vasa (1785-94). He was made a Finnish friherre (baron) in 1809.
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Tandon, Lalji (b. April 12, 1935, Lucknow, India - d. July 21, 2020, Lucknow), governor of Bihar (2018-19) and Madhya Pradesh (2019-20).
Tandy (Pomerantz), Karen (Patrice) (b. Oct. 24, 1953, Tarrant county, Texas), administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (2003-07).
Tandy, Maurice Patrick (b. May 14, 1912 - d. October 1986), British political officer in the Trucial States (1943-44) and political agent in Kuwait (1945-46).
Tanev, Georgi (Sotirov) (b. Oct. 8, 1943, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria), interior minister of Bulgaria (1988-89). He was also transport minister (1988).
Taney, Roger B(rooke) (b. March 17, 1777, Calvert county, Md. - d. Oct. 12, 1864, Washington, D.C.), U.S. attorney general (1831-33), acting secretary of war (1831), secretary of the treasury (1833-34), and chief justice of the Supreme Court (1836-64).
Tang (Ying-yen), Henry, Pinyin Tang Yingnian (b. 1952, Hong Kong), financial secretary (2003-07), acting chief executive (2005), and chief secretary for administration (2007-11) of Hong Kong.
Tang Erhe (b. 1878, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China - d. November 1940), education minister (1922), interior minister (1926-27), and finance minister (1927) of China.
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Tangaroa, Sir Tangaroa (b. May 6, 1921, Penrhyn, Cook Islands - d. May 23, 2009, Auckland, N.Z.), queen's representative of the Cook Islands (1984-90); knighted 1987. He was also minister of internal affairs (1978-80) and education (1980-84).
Tani, Masayuki (b. Feb. 9, 1889, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan - d. Oct. 26, 1962, Tokyo, Japan), foreign minister of Japan (1942-43). He was also minister to Manchukuo (1933-36) and ambassador to Austria (1936-38), China (Nanjing government; 1943-45), and the United States (1956-57).
Tanigaki, Sadakazu (b. March 7, 1945, Kyoto prefecture, Japan), finance minister of Japan (2003-06). He was also minister of land, infrastructure, transport, tourism, and ocean policy (2008) and justice (2012-14).
Tanikawa, Kazuo (b. July 21, 1930, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan - d. June 8, 2018, Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan), director-general of the Defense Agency (1982-83) and justice minister (1989) of Japan.
Tanimoto, Masanori (b. April 16, 1945), governor of Ishikawa (1994-2022).
Tanin, Zahir (b. May 1, 1956), head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (2015-21). He was also permanent representative of Afghanistan to the UN (2006-15).
Tanir, Vefa (b. 1927, Ilgin, Turkey - d. March 10, 2023, Ankara, Turkey), defense minister of Turkey (1995-96). He was also minister of health (1973-74, 1977), public works (1974-75), and forestry (1991-93).
Tanjung, Feisal (Edno) (b. June 17, 1939, Tarutung, Netherlands East Indies [now in Sumatera Utara, Indonesia] - d. Feb. 18, 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia), acting home affairs minister of Indonesia (1999). He was also commander of the armed forces (1993-98) and coordinating minister for politics and security (1998-99).
Tanner, John Riley (b. April 4, 1844, near Booneville, Ind. - d. May 23, 1901, Springfield, Ill.), governor of Illinois (1897-1901).
Tanner, Klaudia (b. May 2, 1970, Scheibbs, Niederösterreich, Austria), defense minister of Austria (2020- ).
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Tannis, Clive (Leonard) (b. 1928 - d. May 1983), home affairs minister of Saint Vincent (1972-74). He was also minister of communications and works (1956-57, 1961, 1962-64), labour (1961, 1965-66, 1972-74), trade and production (1965-66), and tourism (1965-66, 1972-74) and leader of the People's Political Party (1980-83).
Tannis, Hudson K(emul) (b. 1928 - d. [plane crash] Aug. 3, 1986, between St. Vincent and Bequia islands), foreign minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1980-84). He was also minister of communications, works, and labour (1969-70, 1975-77), education and health (1970-72), home affairs (1977-78, 1979-80), and tourism (1977-78, 1979-84) and non-resident ambassador to the United States (1981-86).
Tanoh-Boutchoué, Bernard (b. July 17, 1950 - d. April 18, 2018, New York City), Ivorian diplomat. He was ambassador to Egypt and Sudan (2008-11), Russia (2011-17), Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, and Ukraine (2012-17), and Lithuania (2013-17) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2017-18).
Tanriöver, Hamdullah Suphi, before Jan. 1, 1935, Hamdullah Suphi Bey (b. 1885, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey] - d. June 10, 1966, Istanbul), Turkish politician. He was minister of education (1920-21, 1925) and ambassador to Romania (1931-44).
Tanriyar, Ali (b. 1914, Palihor village, near Kavala, Greece - d. May 25, 2017, Istanbul, Turkey), interior minister of Turkey (1983-84).
Tantan, Sadettin (b. 1941, Sapanca, Sakarya, Turkey), interior minister of Turkey (1999-2001). He was also mayor of Fatih (1994-99).
Tantawi (Suleiman), Mohamed Hussein, Arabic Muhammad Husayn Tantawi (Sulayman) (b. Oct. 31, 1935 - d. Sept. 21, 2021), defense minister (1991-2012) and head of the ruling Armed Forces Supreme Council (2011-12) of Egypt. He was raised to the rank of field marshal in 1993.
Tantzen, Theodor (Johann) (b. June 14, 1877, Heering, Oldenburg [now in Niedersachsen], Germany - d. Jan. 11, 1947, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany), minister-president of Oldenburg (1919-23, 1945-46).
Tanucci, Bernardo, marchese (b. Jan. 20, 1698, Stia, Tuscany [Italy] - d. April 29, 1783, Naples, Kingdom of Naples [Italy]), foreign minister of Naples (1755-76).
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Tanyayev, Aleksandr (Petrovich) (b. April 25 [April 13, O.S.], 1898, Moscow, Russia - d. Nov. 23, 1974, Moscow), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1920).
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Tapase, Ganpatrao Devji (b. Oct. 30, 1908 [official date July 15, 1909], Satara [now in Maharashtra], India - d. Oct. 3, 1991), governor of Uttar Pradesh (1977-80) and Haryana (1980-84).
Tapgun, Fidelis (Naanmiap) (b. Nov. 1, 1945, Shendam [now in Plateau state], Nigeria), governor of Plateau (1992-93). He was also Nigerian ambassador to Kenya (2000-02) and minister of industry (2005-07).
Tapia Fonseca, Jorge Luis (b. 1964), a vice premier of Cuba (2019- ). He was also first secretary of the party committees of Ciego de Ávila (2008-12) and Camagüey (2012-19) provinces.
Tapia Moore, Astolfo (b. Sept. 10, 1911, Santiago, Chile - d. March 21, 1980, Santiago), Chilean politician. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (1950-53).
Tapia Valdés, Jorge (Antonio) (b. 1935 - d. June 30, 2020, Madrid, Spain), justice minister of Chile (1972). He was also minister of education (1972-73), ambassador to the Netherlands (1990-94) and Israel (1994-97), and intendant of Tarapacá (2000).
Tapias Pilonieta, Arturo (b. April 10, 1894, Charalá, Santander, Colombia - d. Sept. 4, 1973, Bogotá, Colombia), justice minister of Colombia (1946-47).
Tapie, Bernard (b. Jan. 26, 1943, Paris, France - d. Oct. 3, 2021, Paris), French politician. Better known as a businessman, he was city minister (1992, 1992-93).
Tapsell, Sir Peter (Wilfred) (b. Jan. 21, 1930, Rotorua, N.Z. - d. April 5, 2012, Ruatoria, N.Z.), internal affairs minister (1984-87) and defense minister (1990) of New Zealand; knighted 1997. He was also minister of police (1987-89), forestry and lands (1987-90), recreation and sport (1988-90), and science (1989-90) and speaker of the House of Representatives (1993-96).
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Taputai, Pesamino (b. March 20, 1949, Hahake, Wallis and Futuna), president of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2007, 2011-12).
Taqi Khan, Mirza (Mohammad), byname Amir Kabir (Great Prince) (b. c. 1807, Hezaveh, near Arak, Persia [now Iran] - d. Jan. 9, 1852, Kashan, Persia), Persian statesman. By his abilities, he rapidly advanced within the administration. In 1829, as a junior member of a Persian mission to St. Petersburg, he observed the power of Russia and concluded that fundamental reforms were needed if Persia was to maintain its sovereignty. As state accountant in Azarbaijan he witnessed the inadequacies of Persian provincial administration. As head of the Persian mission to the "Erzurum Conference," which was held in 1843-46 to deal with Ottoman-Persian territorial disputes, he studied the progress another Islamic government had made toward modernization. In 1847 he was appointed to the court of the crown prince, Naser ad-Din, in Azarbaijan. With the death of Shah Mohammad Qajar in 1848, Taqi was largely responsible for ensuring the crown prince's succession to the throne. Out of gratitude, the young monarch appointed him chief minister and gave him the hand of his own sister in marriage. At this time he took the title of Amir Kabir. He made strenuous efforts to introduce modernizing reforms. Government expenditure was slashed and a distinction made between the privy and public purses. He took steps towards the secularization of legal systems, toleration towards religious minorities, publication of newspapers, foundation of modern factories and schools. A new secular college was established for training a new cadre of administrators and acquainting them with Western techniques. Excessively formal writing in government documents was banned. He created many domestic and foreign enemies for himself by limiting bribery and abuses of power by government officials and court dignitaries, and by opposing the Anglo-Russian interventions in Persian affairs. The queen mother convinced the young shah that Taqi wanted to usurp the throne. In November 1851 the shah dismissed him and exiled him to Kashan, where he was killed on the shah's orders two months later.
Taquary, José Antonio de Calazans Rodrigues, (2º) barão de (b. Aug. 27, 1805, Castelo de Vide, Portugal - d. May 27, 1876), president of Ceará (1871-72); son of Manoel Jorge Rodrigues, barão de Taquary. He became baron in 1871.
Taquary, Manoel Jorge Rodrigues, (1º) barão de (b. April 23, 1777, Lisbon, Portugal - d. May 14, 1845, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Pará (1835). He was made baron in 1845.
Taques, Benevenuto Augusto de Magalhães (b. Nov. 9, 1818, São Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Brazil - d. Oct. 17, 1881, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), foreign minister of Brazil (1861-62). He was also president of Rio Grande do Norte (1849), Maranhão (1857), Pernambuco (1857-58), and Rio de Janeiro (1868-69).
Taques, José Pedro Gonçalves (b. March 15, 1968, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil), governor of Mato Grosso (2015-19).
Taraba, Tomás (b. Feb. 13, 1980, Modra, Slovakia), Slovak politician. He has been a deputy prime minister and minister of environment (2023- ).
Tarabanov, Milko (Yanev) (b. Feb. 12, 1905, Harmanli, Bulgaria - d. Aug. 24, 1979), Bulgarian diplomat. He was minister to Italy (1948-50), ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1954-56), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1963-71).
Taracila, Doru Ioan (b. Jan. 15, 1951, Biled, Timis county, Romania), interior minister of Romania (1994-96). He was also acting president of the Senate (2008).
Tarakanov, Fyodor (Gavrilovich) (b. Feb. 16, 1900, Kudymkar, Perm province [now in Perm kray], Russia - d. 1997), chairman of the Executive Committee of Komi autonomous oblast (1930-33).
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Tarakinikini, Filipo, Fijian diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2023- ).
Taran, Andriy (Vasylovych) (b. March 4, 1955, Frankfurt an der Oder, East Germany), defense minister of Ukraine (2020-21). He was also ambassador to Slovenia (2022-24).
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Taranenko, Aleksey (Georgiyevich) (b. 1900, Vladimir volost, Tsaritsyn province [now in Volgograd oblast], Russia - d. 1960, Ulan-Ude, Buryat A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Komi A.S.S.R. (1940-48). He was also first deputy premier (1951-55) and deputy premier (1955-60) of the Buryat-Mongol/Buryat A.S.S.R.
Taranupi, Muki (Samuel) (b. May 25, 1957), home affairs minister (1997) and defense minister (1999-2000) of Papua New Guinea. He was also minister of education (1997-99, 2001-02) and agriculture and livestock (2000-01).
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Tarasenko, Andrey (Vladimirovich) (b. Aug. 9, 1963, Vladivostok, Russian S.F.S.R.), acting governor of Primorsky kray (2017-18) and prime minister of Sakha (2020-23).
Tarasov, Mikhail (Petrovich) (b. 1899, Kamenka, Moscow province, Russia - d. 1970), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1950-59). He was also chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1947-51).
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Taravari, Arben (b. April 9, 1973, Gostivar, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), North Macedonian politician. He has been minister of health (2017, 2024- ), leader of the Alliance for Albanians (2022- ), and a presidential candidate (2024).
Tarawneh, Ahmad (Mahmud) (b. 1920, Karak, Transjordan [now Jordan] - d. Aug. 8, 1998, Karak), finance minister (1958-59), defense minister (1959-60), and interior minister (1972-73) of Jordan. He was also minister of agriculture (1950-51, 1952-54), commerce (1950-51), communications and public works (1954), education (1957-58), and justice (1960), chief of the royal court (1960-61, 1970-72), president of the National Consultative Council (1980-82), and president of the Senate (1983-84).
Tarawneh, Ahmad Abdul Karim (b. 1931, Mazar, Karak province, Transjordan [now Jordan]), interior minister (1973) and justice minister (1976-79, 1980-85) of Jordan; son-in-law of Fadel al-Dalgamouni.
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Taray, Cemal(ettin) Hüsnü, before Jan. 1, 1935, Cemal Hüsnü Bey (b. 1893, Kop, Ottoman Empire [now in Bayburt province, Turkey] - d. Feb. 11, 1975, Istanbul, Turkey), Turkish politician/diplomat. He was minister of education (1929-30) and ambassador to Switzerland (1930-36), Belgium (1938-39), Poland (1939-40), Iran (1941-44), Italy (1945-46), and Greece (1952-54).
Tarazevich, Georgy (Stanislavovich) (b. July 17, 1937, Myadel, Minsk oblast, Belorussian S.S.R. - d. March 21, 2003, Minsk, Belarus), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Belorussian S.S.R. (1985-89). He was also mayor (1980-83) and first secretary of the party committee (1983-85) of Minsk city and Belarusian ambassador to Poland (1994-95).
Tarazi, Salah al-Din (b. 1917, Damascus, Ottoman Empire [now in Syria] - d. [traffic accident] Oct. 4, 1980, The Hague, Netherlands), Syrian diplomat. He was ambassador (for the United Arab Republic in 1958-61) to the Soviet Union (1957-58, 1965-70), Czechoslovakia (1958-59), China (1960-62), and Turkey (1970-74) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1962-64).
Tarchiani, Alberto (b. Nov. 1, 1885, Rome, Italy - d. Nov. 30, 1964, Rome), Italian politician. He was minister of public works (1944) and ambassador to the United States (1945-55).
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Tarmidi, Bianrifi (b. March 15, 1958), prime minister of the Comoros (1999-2000). He was also a presidential candidate (2010) and minister of economy and investments (2018-19), maritime and air transport (2019-20, 2022-24), agriculture, fisheries, and environment (2020-21), and posts, telecommunications, and digital economy (2021-22).
Tarnowski, Adam (b. March 2, 1892, Jakubów, Poland - d. May 9, 1956, Dartford, England), foreign minister of Poland in exile (1944-49). He was also minister to Bulgaria (1930-40).
Taro, Igor (b. Aug. 1, 1981, Võru, Estonian S.S.R.), interior minister of Estonia (2025- ).
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Tarraf, Nureddin (b. 1910 - d. May 23, 1995), chairman of the Executive Council of the Egyptian Region (1958-60). He was also Egyptian minister of communications (1952) and health (1952-58, 1961) and a deputy prime minister (1964-65).
Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda (b. Oct. 29, 1945, Chiang Mai province, Thailand), finance minister of Thailand (1992-95, 1997-2001).
Taruta, Serhiy (Oleksiyovych) (b. July 23, 1955, Vinogradne [Vynohradne], Donetsk oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R.), Ukrainian politician. He was governor of Donetsk oblast (2014) and a minor presidential candidate (2019).
Tarutoko, Shinji (b. Aug. 6, 1959, Shimane prefecture, Japan), internal affairs minister of Japan (2012).
Taseer, Salman, also spelled Salmaan (b. May 31, 1944, Simla [now Shimla, Himachal Pradesh], India - d. [assassinated] Jan. 4, 2011, Islamabad, Pakistan), governor of Punjab (Pakistan) (2008-11).
Tashenev, Zhumabek (Akhmetovich) (b. March 20 [March 7, O.S.], 1915, Tanagul, Akmolinsk oblast, Russia [now in Akmola oblast, Kazakhstan] - d. Nov. 18, 1986, Chimkent, Kazakh S.S.R. [now Shymkent, Kazakhstan]), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh S.S.R. (1955-60). He was also chairman of the Executive Committee of Severo-Kazakhstan oblast (1948-52) and first secretary of the party committee of Aktyubinsk oblast (1952-55).
Tashibekova, Dzhamal (Chuybekovna) (b. Aug. 29, 1937, Frunze, Kirgiz S.S.R. [now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan] - d. Aug. 11, 2020), foreign minister of the Kirgiz S.S.R. (1980-86).
Tashkulov, Akbar (Dzhurabayevich) (b. Sept. 21, 1971, Dzhizak rayon, Dzhizak oblast, Uzbek S.S.R.), justice minister of Uzbekistan (2022- ). He was also rector of Tashkent State University of Law (2021-22).
Tasker, Benjamin (b. 1690, Calvert county, Maryland - d. June 19, 1768, Annapolis, Maryland), mayor of Annapolis (1721-22, 1726-27, 1750-53, 1756-57) and acting governor of Maryland (1752-53).
Tasker, Benjamin, Jr. (b. Feb. 25, 1721 [Feb. 14, 1720, O.S.], Annapolis, Maryland - d. Oct. 17, 1760), mayor of Annapolis (1754-55); son of Benjamin Tasker; brother-in-law of Samuel Ogle.
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Tasnádi Nagy, András, also spelled Tasnády-Nagy (b. Jan. 29, 1882, Budapest, Hungary - d. July 1, 1956, Budapest), justice minister of Hungary (1938-39). He was also president of the House of Representatives (1939-45).
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Tasovski, Slobodan (b. July 9, 1954), Macedonian diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires in the Netherlands (2007-08), permanent representative to the United Nations (2008-11), and ambassador to India (2011-14).
Tasso, Takuya (b. June 10, 1964, Morioka, Japan), governor of Iwate (2007- ).
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Tatarashvili, Shota (Mikhailovich) (b. 1922, Tiflis, Georgian S.S.R. [now Tbilisi, Georgia] - d. August 1975), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Abkhaz A.S.S.R. (1973-75). He was also minister of rural construction of the Georgian S.S.R.
Tatarescu, Gheorghe (I.), byname Guta Tatarescu (b. Dec. 22, 1886, Craiova, Romania - d. March 28, 1957, Bucharest, Romania), prime minister (1934-37, 1939-40), foreign minister (1934, 1938, 1945-47), defense minister (1934), army minister (1934-37), interior minister (1937, 1939), and deputy premier (1945-47) of Romania.
Tatarinov, Stepan (Petrovich) (b. 1782 - d. Feb. 1 [Jan. 20, O.S.], 1847, Omsk, Russia), governor of Tomsk (1840-47).
Tatarinov, Valerian (Alekseyevich) (b. Aug. 28 [Aug. 16, O.S.], 1816, Golopyorovo, Vladimir province, Russia - d. Feb. 25 [Feb. 13, O.S.], 1871, St. Petersburg, Russia), Russian state comptroller (1863-71).
Tate, Robert Ward (b. July 25, 1864 - d. Dec. 28, 1938, Greytown, Wairarapa region, N.Z.), administrator of Western Samoa (1919-23).
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Tatham, David E(verard) (b. June 28, 1939), governor of the Falkland Islands (1992-95). He was also British ambassador to Yemen (Sana) (1984-87), Lebanon (1990-92), and the Maldives (1996-99) and high commissioner to Sri Lanka (1996-99).
Tatishchev, Graf Aleksandr (Ivanovich) (b. Aug. 8, 1763 - d. June 17, 1833), war minister of Russia (1823-27). He was made Graf (count) in 1826.
Tatishchev, Graf Dmitry (Nikolayevich) (b. Dec. 22, 1867, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. [shot] Aug. 17, 1919, Moscow, Russia), governor of Lomza (1907-09) and Yaroslavl (1909-15); grandson of cousin of Graf Aleksandr Tatishchev.
Tatishchev, Dmitry (Pavlovich) (b. 1767 - d. Sept. 16, 1845, Vienna, Austria), Russian diplomat; grandson of Yakov Arshenevsky; nephew of Ilya Arshenevsky, Nikolay Arshenevsky, and Pyotr Arshenevsky. He was minister to Sicily (1802-03, 1805-08) and the Netherlands (1821-22) and ambassador to Spain (1815-21) and Austria (1826-41).
Tatishchev, Graf Sergey (Sergeyevich) (b. July 25, 1872 - d. March 29, 1915), governor of Vilna (acting, 1905-06) and Saratov (1906-11); brother of Graf Vladimir Tatishchev; cousin of Graf Dmitry Tatishchev; great-grandson of Pyotr Zheltukhin.
Tatishchev, Graf Vladimir (Sergeyevich) (b. April 11 or May 11, 1865 - d. Aug. 28, 1928), finance minister of Crimea (1918).
Tatiyev, Ruslan (Mazhitovich) (b. July 26, 1955, Alma-Ata [now Almaty] oblast, Kazakh S.S.R. - d. Dec. 11, 2020), prime minister of Ingushetia (1993).
Tatliyev, Suleiman (Bayram ogly) (b. Feb. 27, 1925, Dag Kesemen, Azerbaijan S.S.R. - d. March 9, 2014), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan S.S.R. (1985-89). He was also first deputy premier (1978-85).
Tatola, Benaindo (b. Dec. 23, 1950, Mandana, near Doba, Chad - d. Dec. 27, 2020, Ati, Chad), minister-delegate in charge of defense of Chad (2011-16). He was also governor of Batha (2020).
Tattenbach, Franz (Ludwig Wilhelm) Graf von (b. Sept. 13, 1886, Frankfurt am Main, Germany - d. Feb. 21, 1974, San José, Costa Rica), German diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires in Guatemala (1922-24) and minister to Venezuela (1932-37).
Tattenbach Yglesias, Christian (Franz Rafael) (b. Jan. 10, 1924, San José, Costa Rica - d. 2007), interior minister of Costa Rica (1966-70); son of Franz Graf von Tattenbach. He was also ambassador to Guatemala (1951-53) and Nicaragua (1953), president of the Legislative Assembly (1981-82), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1990-94).
Tattnall, Josiah, Jr. (b. 1764, "Bonaventure" estate, near Savannah, Georgia - d. June 6, 1803, Nassau, Bahamas), governor of Georgia (1801-02). He was also a U.S. senator from Georgia (1796-99).
Taube, Arvid Fredrik greve (b. Jan. 19, 1853, Lossa, Uppsala, Sweden - d. Oct. 14, 1916, Alingsås, Älvsborg [now in Västra Götaland], Sweden), foreign minister of Sweden (1909-11). He was also minister to Germany (1900-09, 1912-16).
Taube, Didrik Henrik greve (b. Sept. 24, 1711, Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden - d. Feb. 17, 1781, Mem, Östergötland, Sweden), governor of Gotland (1757-63) and Göteborg och Bohus (1763-72).
Taube, Gustaf Adam greve, formerly Gustaf Adam friherre Taube af Kudding (b. Dec. 1, 1673 - d. Oct. 14, 1732, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Stockholm city (1714-32). He was made greve (count) in 1719.
Taube, Baron Maksim (Antonovich) (b. Jan. 6, 1827 [Dec. 25, 1826, O.S.], Livonia province, Russia - d. June 25 [June 12, O.S.], 1910, Pavlovsk, St. Petersburg province, Russia), governor-general of the Steppes (1889-1900).
Taube, Baron Mikhail (Aleksandrovich) (b. May 27 [May 15, O.S.], 1869, Pavlovsk, Russia - d. Nov. 29, 1961, Paris, France), acting education minister of Russia (1914-15).
Taube, Otto Fredrik (b. Dec. 27, 1832, Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden - d. Jan. 11, 1906, Stockholm, Sweden), war minister of Sweden (1880-82).
Taube af Odenkat, Evert Wilhelm friherre (b. Sept. 8, 1737, Vassbotten, Sweden - d. Aug. 15, 1799, Karlsbad, Austria [now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic]), acting chancellery president of Sweden (1792); nephew of Wilhelm Ludvig friherre Taube af Odenkat.
Taube af Odenkat, Wilhelm Ludvig friherre (b. July 10, 1690, Örebro, Sweden - d. Aug. 8, 1750), governor of Blekinge (1741-46).
Taubira, Christiane (Marie), former married name Christiane Taubira-Delannon (b. Feb. 2, 1952, Cayenne, French Guiana), justice minister of France (2012-16).
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Tauguinas, Rolando (José) (b. Oct. 25, 1929, Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco, Argentina - d. June 22, 2012, Resistencia, Chaco), governor of Chaco (1991-95).
Tauhavili, Mikaele (b. Dec. 19, 1952), president of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (1993-96).
Taulelle, Jean (Paul Auguste) (b. April 15, 1914, Alès, Gard, France - d. April 22, 1999, Paris, France), prefect of Paris département (1974-77). He was also prefect of Sétif (1960-61), Bône (1961-62), Dordogne (1962-67), Saône-et-Loire (1968-72), Hérault (1972-73), and Seine-Maritime (1973-74).
Taumoepeau Tupou, Sonatane Tu'a(kinamolahi), (from 2011) Lord Taumoepeau Tupou of Toula and Kotu (b. March 14, 1943, Nuku'alofa, Tonga - d. Aug. 13, 2013, Nuku'alofa), foreign minister (2004-09) and acting defense minister (2005-09) of Tonga. From 1983 to 1986 he was Tonga's high commissioner to the United Kingdom and was also accredited as ambassador to Belgium, Denmark, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Soviet Union, the United States, the European Commission, and the European Economic Community. In January 2000 he became the kingdom's first permanent representative to the United Nations, being also accredited in April 2000 as ambassador to the United States, Mexico, and Chile, and high commissioner to Canada, and in February 2004 also as ambassador to Cuba. After serving as minister, he again became permanent representative to the United Nations in 2009, also accredited to Canada, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela. He was also acting governor of Vava'u (2005-09). He was made a life peer in 2011.
Taunay, Alfredo (Maria Adriano) de Escragnole Taunay, visconde de (b. Feb. 22, 1843, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Jan. 25, 1899, Rio de Janeiro), president of Santa Catarina (1876-77) and Paraná (1885-86). He was made viscount in 1889.
Taupo, Minute Alapati (b. 1962 - d. May 23, 2022, Nui island, Tuvalu), deputy prime minister of Tuvalu (2019-22). He was also ambassador to Taiwan (2013-17) and minister of fisheries and trade (2019-22).
Tauran, Jean-Louis (Pierre) Cardinal (b. April 5, 1943, Bordeaux, France - d. July 5, 2018, Hartford, Conn.), Vatican foreign minister (1990-2003). He became cardinal in 2003. From 2014 he was chamberlain.
Tauschitz, Stephan (b. July 9, 1889, Hörtendorf, near Klagenfurt, Austria - d. March 29, 1970, Klagenfurt), foreign minister of Austria (1934). He was also minister to Germany (1933-38), minister (1950-53) and ambassador (1953-54) to Argentina, and minister to Greece (1954-55).
Tausi, Kitiona (b. December 1954), deputy prime minister (and minister of fisheries and trade) of Tuvalu (2022-24).
Tausinga, Job Duddley (b. July 18, 1951, Tamaneke village, New Georgia Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands), foreign minister of the Solomon Islands (1992-93). He was also deputy prime minister and minister for forestry, environment, and conservation (2006) and minister for education and human resources development (2007-08).
Tautiyev, Boris (Abdul-Begir Gasanovich) (d. [executed] 1937), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the South Ossetian autonomous oblast (1936?-37).
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Tavadze, Iliya (Kaysarovich) (b. Dec. 26, 1905 - d. after 1964), Soviet politician. He was people's commissar/minister of state control of the Georgian S.S.R. (1943-46) and was appointed Soviet minister to Syria and Lebanon (1950; did not take up the post).
Tavakoli, Ahmad, also spelled Tavakkoli (b. 1951, Behshahr, Mazandaran, Iran), Iranian politician. He was minister of labour (1981-83), a presidential candidate (1993, 2001), and president of the Majlis Research Centre (2004-12).
Tavani, Vincenzo Calenda, barone di (b. Feb. 8, 1830, Nocera Inferiore, Two Sicilies [Italy] - d. Nov. 4, 1910, Nocera Inferiore), justice minister of Italy (1893-96).
Tavares, Álvaro Rodrigues da Silva (b. Feb. 3, 1915, Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde [now Cabo Verde] - d. Sept. 24, 2011), governor of Portuguese Guinea (1957-58) and Angola (1960-61).
Tavares, Aurélio de Lyra (b. Nov. 7, 1905, Paraíba [now João Pessoa], Paraíba, Brazil - d. Nov. 18, 1998, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), army minister (1967-69) and member of the military junta (1969) of Brazil; brother of Paulo de Lyra Tavares; nephew of Augusto Tavares de Lyra. He was also head of the military cabinet (1961-62, 1963) and ambassador to France (1970-74).
Tavares, Bernardino de Távora de Sousa (b. 16... - d. 1702), governor of Angola (1701-02).
Tavares, Francisco da Silva (b. Aug. 5, 1844, Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. Nov. 18, 1901, Bagé), acting president of Rio Grande do Sul (1890).
Tavares, João Maria Loureiro (b. July 9, 1844, Japaratuba, Sergipe, Brazil - d. June 14, 1910, Propriá, Sergipe), acting president of Sergipe (1906).
Tavares, Joaquim Villela de Castro (b. Feb. 2, 1816, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. March 11, 1858, Recife), president of Ceará (1853-54).
Tavares, José de Medeiros (b. Nov. 3, 1932, Junqueiro, Alagoas, Brazil - d. April 27, 2003, Maceió, Alagoas), governor of Alagoas (1986-87).
Tavares, José Reinaldo Carneiro (b. 1939, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil), governor of Maranhão (2002-07). He was also minister of transport (1986-90).
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Tavares, Paulo de Lyra (b. Jan. 8, 1901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. Dec. 28, 1959, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting finance minister of Brazil (1944); nephew of Augusto Tavares de Lyra. He was also head of the civil cabinet (1955-56).
Tavares, Pedro Augusto, Junior (b. Aug. 30, 1858, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. July 9, 1934, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Maranhão (1889-90).
Taveras Guzmán, Juan Arístides, byname Títole (b. Nov. 24, 1936, Moca, Dominican Republic - d. Oct. 4, 2017, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), foreign minister of the Dominican Republic (1991-94). He was also minister of interior and police (1969-71) and labour (1978-87), attorney-general (1971-73), minister without portfolio (1973-78), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1987-89).
Tavernier, Jean (Francis Louis) (b. March 6, 1928, Algiers, Algeria - d. Nov. 28, 2020, Bordeaux, France), president of the Regional Council of Aquitaine (1988-92).
Tavernier, Jef, byname of Josef G.J. Tavernier (b. Nov. 1, 1951, Aalter, Belgium), Belgian politician. He was a deputy prime minister and minister of consumer protection, public health, and environment (2002-03).
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Tavola, Kaliopate (b. Oct. 10, 1946, Dravuni island, Fiji), foreign minister of Fiji (2000-06). He was also ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece (1988-98).
Távora, Francisco de Assis, marquês de, in full Francisco de Assis de Távora, 3º marquês de Távora, 3º conde de Alvor (b. Oct. 7, 1703 - d. Jan. 13, 1759), viceroy of Portuguese India (1750-54). He was conde de Alvor by descent and marquês de Távora iure uxoris. He was executed with his entire family for conspiring to assassinate King José I.
Távora, Juarez do Nascimento Fernandes (b. Jan. 14, 1898, Jaguaribemirim [now Jaguaribe], Ceará, Brazil - d. July 18, 1975, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Brazilian politician; brother of Manoel do Nascimento Fernandes Távora. He was minister of transport and public works (1930, 1964-67) and agriculture (1932-34), chief of the military cabinet (1954-55), and a presidential candidate (1955).
Távora, Manoel do Nascimento Fernandes (b. March 21, 1877, Jaguaribemirim [now Jaguaribe], Ceará, Brazil - d. Sept. 23, 1973, Fortaleza, Ceará), federal interventor in Ceará (1930-31).
Távora, Virgílio de Moraes Fernandes (b. Sept. 29, 1919, Fortaleza, Brazil - d. June 3, 1988, São Paulo, Brazil), governor of Ceará (1963-66, 1979-82); son of Manoel do Nascimento Fernandes Távora. He was also Brazilian minister of transport and public works (1961-62).
Tawara, Takashi (b. Sept. 8, 1925, Oita prefecture, Japan - d. Sept. 9, 2012), justice minister of Japan (1991-92).
Tawéma, Daniel (b. Dec. 31, 1947, Matéri, northwestern Dahomey [now Benin]), foreign minister (1989-90) and interior minister (1998-2003, 2003-05) of Benin. He was a presidential candidate in 2006, but won only 0.6% of the vote.
Tawes, J(ohn) Millard (b. April 8, 1894, Crisfield, Md. - d. June 25, 1979, Crisfield), governor of Maryland (1959-67).
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Taxell, (Lars Evald) Christoffer (b. Feb. 14, 1948, Turku, Finland), justice minister of Finland (1979-87). He was also chairman of the Swedish People's Party (1985-90) and minister of education (1987-90).
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Taya, Sid'Ahmed Ould (b. 1936, Atar, Mauritania), Mauritanian diplomat. He was ambassador to Algeria (1967-69) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1970-71).
Tayan, Turhan (b. Oct. 19, 1943, Bursa, Turkey), defense minister of Turkey (1996-97). He was also minister of education (1995-96).
Taybekov, Elubay (Bazimovich) (b. May 1, 1901, Sabyndy, Russia [now in Akmola oblast, Kazakhstan] - d. Jan. 19, 1991), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Kazakh S.S.R. (1954-55). He was also first secretary of the party committees of Aktyubinsk (1944-48) and Akmolinsk (1950-51) oblasti and chairman of the Executive Committee of Vostochno-Kazakhstan oblast (1955-58).
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Tayebnia, Ali (b. 1960, Isfahan, Iran), economy and finance minister of Iran (2013-17).
Tayler, John (b. July 4, 1742, New York City - d. March 19, 1829, Albany, N.Y.), acting governor of New York (1817).
Taylhardat (Sotillo), Adolfo (Raúl) (b. May 6, 1934, La Victoria, Venezuela - d. July 9, 2017), Venezuelan diplomat. He was ambassador to Haiti (1973-74), Cuba (1975-78), Austria (1981-85), and France (1991-93) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1993-94).
Taylor, Alexander Donald, byname Don Taylor (b. Jan. 24, 1928, Kalgoorlie, W.Aus. - d. July 26, 2023, Myaree, W.Aus.), administrator of Christmas Island (1986-90).
Taylor, Alfred A(lexander) (b. Aug. 6, 1848, Happy Valley, Tenn. - d. Nov. 24, 1931, Johnson City, Tenn.), governor of Tennessee (1921-23); cousin of Nathaniel E. Harris.
Taylor, Alric (C.E.), acting governor of Montserrat (2015).
Taylor, Bill, byname of William Leonard Taylor (b. Sept. 14, 1938, Toowoomba, Qld.), administrator of Christmas Island and Cocos Islands (1999-2003).
Taylor, Caldwell, Grenadian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1980-83).
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Taylor, David (George Pendleton) (b. July 5, 1933 - d. Nov. 8, 2007, London, England), governor of Montserrat (1990-93).
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Taylor, Duncan (John Rushworth) (b. Oct. 17, 1958, New Malden, Surrey, England), governor of the Cayman Islands (2010-13); son of Sir Jock Taylor. He was also British high commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (2005-09) and ambassador to Mexico (2013-18).
Taylor, Glen H(earst) (b. April 12, 1904, Portland, Ore. - d. April 28, 1984, Millbrae, Calif.), U.S. politician. He was a Democratic senator from Idaho (1945-51) and Progressive Party vice presidential candidate (1948).
Taylor, Sir Henry (Milton) (b. Nov. 4, 1903 - d. Feb. 14, 1994), governor-general of The Bahamas (1988-92); knighted 1980.
Taylor, Ivy (Ruth) (b. June 17, 1970), mayor of San Antonio (2014-17).
Taylor, Sir Jock, byname of Sir John Lang Taylor (b. Aug. 3, 1924, Krondorf, Czechoslovakia [now part of Stráz nad Ohrí, Czech Republic] - d. Sept. 30, 2002), British diplomat; knighted 1979; son of Sir John Taylor. He was ambassador to Venezuela (1975-79), the Netherlands (1979-81), and West Germany (1981-84).
Taylor, John (b. May 4, 1770, near Granby, South Carolina - d. April 16, 1832, Camden, S.C.), governor of South Carolina (1826-28). He was also a U.S. representative (1807-10) and senator (1810-16) from South Carolina.
Taylor, Sir John (William) (b. March 1, 1895 - d. May 25, 1974), British diplomat; knighted 1954. He was ambassador to Mexico (1950-54).
Taylor, John W(ilkinson) (b. Sept. 26, 1906, Covington, Ky. - d. Dec. 11, 2001, Denver, Colo.), acting director-general of UNESCO (1952-53).
Taylor, Kathy, byname of Kathryn Louise Taylor (b. Sept. 29, 1955), mayor of Tulsa (2006-09).
Taylor, Leon R(utherford) (b. Dec. 26, 1883, Asbury Park, N.J. - d. April 1, 1924, Denver, Colo.), acting governor of New Jersey (1913-14).
Taylor, Dame Meg, byname of Dame Margaret Taylor (b. Wahgi Valley, Papua New Guinea), secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum (2014-21); knighted 2002. She was also Papua New Guinean ambassador to the United States, Mexico, and Canada (1989-94).
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Taylor, Raymond, Saint Kitts and Nevis diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (1990-95).
Taylor, Richard Basil (b. April 11, 1920, Wanganui, N.Z. - d. March 9, 2000, Rotorua, N.Z.), administrator of Tokelau (1968-71). He was also New Zealand high commissioner to Western Samoa and Tonga (1968-71) and ambassador to the Philippines (1971-75), Thailand (1975-80), and Vietnam (1979-80).
Taylor, Robert L(ove) (b. July 31, 1850, Happy Valley, Tenn. - d. March 31, 1912, Washington, D.C.), governor of Tennessee (1887-91, 1897-99); brother of Alfred A. Taylor; cousin of Nathaniel E. Harris.
Taylor, Walter Reynell (b. April 5, 1928 - d. Jan. 22, 1996), administrator of the British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus (1978-80).
Taylor, William R(obert) (b. July 10, 1820, Woodbury, Conn. - d. March 17, 1909, Dane county, Wis.), governor of Wisconsin (1874-76).
Taylor, William S(ylvester) (b. Oct. 10, 1853, Butler county, Ky. - d. Aug. 2, 1928, Indianapolis, Ind.), governor of Kentucky (1899-1900).
Taylor, Sir William Thomas (b. Nov. 10, 1848 - d. March 18, 1931), resident-general of the Federated Malay States (1905-10); knighted 1905.
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Taylor-Kamara, Ismael Byne (b. 1913, Mabanta, Kasse chiefdom, Sierra Leone - d. April 13, 1974, Freetown, Sierra Leone), Sierra Leonean diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1971-74).
Tazawa, Kichiro (b. Jan. 1, 1918, Aomori prefecture, Japan - d. Dec. 12, 2001), director-general of the Defense Agency of Japan (1988-89). He was also director-general of the National Land Agency (1976-77) and minister of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (1981-82).
Tazawa, Tomoharu (b. Nov. 23, 1932, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan - d. Nov. 21, 2006), justice minister of Japan (1995).
Tazewell, Littleton W(aller) (b. Dec. 17, 1774, Williamsburg, Virginia - d. March 5, 1860, Norfolk, Va.), governor of Virginia (1834-36).
Tazhibayev, Tulegen (Tazhibayevich) (b. Feb. 23, 1910, Sutkent, Syrdarya oblast, Russia [now in Turkestan oblast, Kazakhstan] - d. June 14, 1964), foreign minister of the Kazakh S.S.R. (1944-53, 1955-58). He was also people's commissar of education (1941), deputy premier (1942-44, 1954-57), and rector of the Kazakh State University (1948-53).
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Tazhiyev, Ibragim (Tausiyevich) (b. April 20, 1904, near Terenozek, Russia [now in Kyzylorda oblast, Kazakhstan] - d. Sept. 28, 1960, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), acting chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Kazakh S.S.R. (1938). He was also people's commissar of public utilities (1937-40) and a deputy premier (1937-40, 1943-53).
Tchere, Adoum (b. 1925, Mongo, Chad), defense minister of Chad (1971). He was also minister of labour and social affairs (1958-59), agriculture (1959, 1960-64), animal husbandry and water supplies (1959-60), and party organization (1971-73) and president of the National Assembly (1966-68).
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Tchibinda Kouangou, Jean-François (b. Oct. 26, 1943, Poumbou, Kouilou region, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)]), justice minister of Congo (Brazzaville) (1992-95).
Tchimpuati, Jorge Barros (d. Oct. 14, 2011, Luanda, Angola), Angolan politician. He was governor of the provinces of Zaire (1982-84) and Cabinda (1984-91).
Tchitchelle, (Robert) Stéphane, also spelled Tchichelle (b. Jan. 12, 1915, Yaya, Kouilou region, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)] - d. October 1984), interior minister (1958-61) and vice president and foreign minister (1960-63) of Congo (Brazzaville).
Tchoungui, Simon Pierre (b. Oct. 28, 1916, Nkolmending, Cameroon - d. July 1997), prime minister of East Cameroon (1965-72). He was also minister of health (1961-64) and national economy (1964-65) of Cameroon.
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Te Puni, Linda, high commissioner of the Cook Islands (2010-11) and administrator of Tokelau (2015-16). She was also New Zealand high commissioner to Tuvalu (non-resident, 2016-18) and ambassador to Chile (2019-23). In 2023 she was appointed ambassador to the Caribbean Community and all its member states.
Tea Banh, Samdech (Pichey Sena) (b. Nov. 5, 1945, Koh Kong province, Cambodia), defense minister of Cambodia (1988-2023; 1993-2006 co-minister). He has also been minister of communications, transport, and posts (1985-88) and a deputy prime minister (1987-93, 2004-23). He was given the Samdech title in 2017.
Tea Seiha (b. Aug. 31, 1980), defense minister and a deputy prime minister of Cambodia (2023- ); son of Samdech Tea Banh. He was also governor of Siem Reap (2018-23).
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Teague, Hilary (b. Sept. 13, 1805, Richmond, Va. - d. May 21, 1853, Liberia), secretary of state of Liberia (1848-50).
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Tebenkov, Mikhail (Dmitriyevich) (b. 1802, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. April 15 [April 3, O.S.], 1872, St. Petersburg), governor of Russian America (1845-50).
Tebet, Ramez (b. Nov. 7, 1936, Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso [now in Mato Grosso do Sul], Brazil - d. Nov. 17, 2006, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul), acting governor of Mato Grosso do Sul (1986-87). He was also minister of national integration (2001) and president of the Federal Senate (2001-03) of Brazil.
Tebet, Simone (Nassar) (b. Feb. 22, 1970, Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso [now in Mato Grosso do Sul], Brazil), Brazilian politician; daughter of Ramez Tebet. She has been mayor of Três Lagoas (2005-10), a minor presidential candidate (2022), and minister of planning and budget (2023- ).
Tecchio, Sebastiano (b. Jan. 3, 1807, Vicenza, Italy - d. Jan. 24, 1886, Venice, Italy), justice minister of Italy (1867). He was also minister of public works of Sardinia (1848-49) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1862-63) and the Senate (1876-84).
Tedesco, Francesco (b. March 11, 1853, Andretta, Two Sicilies [now in Avellino province, Italy] - d. May 9, 1921, Rome, Italy), treasury minister (1910-14) and finance minister (1919-20, 1920) of Italy. He was also minister of public works (1903-05, 1905-06) and posts and telegraphs (1904-05, 1913).
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Teehankee, Claudio (Ong), byname Dingdong Teehankee (b. April 18, 1918, Manila, Philippines - d. Nov. 27, 1989, New York City), justice secretary of the Philippines (1967-68). He was also chief justice of the Supreme Court (1986-88) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1988-89).
Teemant, Jaan (b. Sept. 24, 1872, Illuste, Russia [now in Estonia] - d. probably July 1941, Tallinn, Estonia), state elder of Estonia (1925-27, 1932). He was also attorney general (1918).
Teesdale, Edmund Brinsley (b. Sept. 30, 1915 - d. March 5, 1997), acting governor of Hong Kong (1964). He was colonial secretary (1963-65).
Teetsov, Anton (b. Nov. 21, 1889, Pärnu, Russia [now in Estonia] - d. Aug. 19, 1941, Sosva camp, Sverdlovsk oblast, Russian S.F.S.R.), finance minister of Estonia (1927-28).
Teferi Benti (b. 1921 - d. [killed] Feb. 3, 1977), chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council of Ethiopia (1974-77).
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Teguedi, Ahmed Ould (b. Sept. 15, 1954, Chinguetti, Mauritania), foreign minister of Mauritania (2013-15). He was also chargé d'affaires in Egypt (1990), Yemen (1991-93), and Morocco (1993-95), head of the office responsible for Mauritanian interests (1995-99) and ambassador (1999-2009) in Israel, and permanent representative to the United Nations (2012-13).
Teguia, Mohamed (Ben Mohamed) (b. July 23, 1933, Chlef, Algeria), justice minister of Algeria (1992-95). He was also president of the Supreme Court (1989-92).
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Teichmann, (Jean) Théodore (Frédéric) (b. Aug. 3, 1788, Venlo, Netherlands - d. June 4, 1867, Antwerp, Belgium), acting interior minister of Belgium (1831). He was also governor of Antwerp (1833-34, 1845-62).
Teii, Tavau, deputy prime minister (and minister of natural resources and environment) of Tuvalu (2006-10).
Teirac, Guillaume (Léonard) de Bellecombe, seigneur de (b. Feb. 20, 1728, Bellecombe village, near Perville [now in Tarn-et-Garonne département], France - d. Feb. 28, 1792, Montauban [now in Tarn-et-Garonne]), governor of Île Bourbon (1767-73) and French India (1777-82) and governor-general of Saint-Domingue (1782-85).
Teitgen, Pierre-Henri (b. May 29, 1908, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France - d. April 6, 1997, Paris, France), French defense minister (1947-48). He was also minister of information (1944-45), justice (1945-46), and overseas France (1955-56), a deputy prime minister (1947, 1948, 1953-54), minister of state (1949-50), and president of the Popular Republican Movement (1952-56).
Teixeira, Constantino (dos Santos), byname Tchutchu (d. 1988, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau), interior minister (1973-78) and prime minister (1978) of Guinea-Bissau.
Teixeira, Gabriel Maurício (b. Sept. 22, 1897, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - d. July 24, 1973), governor of Macau (1940-46) and governor-general of Mozambique (1948-58).
Teixeira, Gail (b. July 18, 1952), home affairs minister of Guyana (2005-06). She has also been minister of health (1992-98), culture, youth, and sports (1998-2005), and parliamentary affairs and governance (2020- ).
Teixeira, Joaquim José (b. Aug. 27, 1811, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Jan. 1, 1885, Rio de Janeiro), president of Sergipe (1847-48).
Teixeira, Mauro (Ludovico) Borges (b. Feb. 15, 1920, Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil - d. March 29, 2013, Goiânia, Goiás), governor of Goiás (1961-64); son of Pedro Ludovico Teixeira; cousin of José Ludovico de Almeida.
Teixeira, Pedro Ludovico (b. 1891, Goiás, Goiás, Brazil - d. Aug. 17, 1979, Goiânia, Goiás), federal interventor/governor of Goiás (1930-45, 1951-54).
Teixeira, Pedro Reginaldo, federal interventor in Alagoas (1930).
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Tejada (y Ruiz de) Sorzano, José Luis (b. Jan. 12, 1882, La Paz, Bolivia - d. Oct. 4, 1938, Arica, Chile), vice president (1931-34) and president (1934-36) of Bolivia.
Tejan-Sie, Sir Banja (b. Aug. 7, 1917, Moyamba, Southern province, Sierra Leone - d. Aug. 8, 2000, Willesden, England), governor-general of Sierra Leone (1968-71); knighted 1970. He was also speaker of parliament (1962-67) and chief justice (1967-68).
Tejchma, Józef (b. July 14, 1927, Markowa, Poland - d. Dec. 13, 2021, Warsaw, Poland), a deputy premier of Poland (1972-79). He was also minister of culture (1974-78, 1980-82) and education (1979-80) and ambassador to Switzerland (1980) and Greece (1984-88).
Tejeda (Mares), José Simeón (b. 1826, Andaray, Arequipa, Peru - d. Aug. 30, 1873, Lima, Peru), justice and education minister of Peru (1864, 1865-67). He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1872-73).
Tejeda Olivares, (Sixto) Adalberto (b. March 28, 1883, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Mexico - d. Sept. 8, 1960, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Veracruz (1920-24, 1928-32). He was also Mexican minister of communications and public works (1924-25) and interior (1925-28).
Tejedor, Carlos (b. Nov. 4, 1817, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. Jan. 3, 1903, Buenos Aires), foreign minister of Argentina (1870-74) and governor of Buenos Aires (1878-80). He was also attorney general (1875-78).
Tejeiro, Andrés, war and navy minister of New Granada (1854).
Tejera (Penson), (Juan Nepomuceno Publio Escipión) Emiliano (b. Sept. 21, 1841, Santo Domingo, Haiti [now in Dominican Republic] - d. Jan. 9, 1923, Santo Domingo), finance minister (1902-03) and foreign minister (1905-08) of the Dominican Republic.
Tejera, Emilio, byname of Juan Nepomuceno Scipio Emiliano Tejera Bonetti (b. Sept. 24, 1880, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - d. Dec. 9, 1968, Miami, Fla.), member of the Council of Secretaries of State of the Dominican Republic (1911); son of Emiliano Tejera.
Tejera Guevara, Enrique Guillermo (b. Sept. 5, 1889, Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela - d. Nov. 28, 1980, Caracas, Venezuela), president of Carabobo (1945). He was also Venezuelan minister of health and social assistance (1936) and education (1938-39) and minister to Belgium (1936-38) and Uruguay and Paraguay (1943-45).
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Tek, Ahmet Ferit, before 1935 (Ahmet) Ferit Bey (b. March 7, 1877, Bursa, Ottoman Empire [now in Turkey] - d. Nov. 25, 1971, Istanbul, Turkey), interior minister of Turkey (1923-24). He was also ambassador to the United Kingdom (1925-32), Poland (1932-39), and Japan (1939-43).
Tekeda Alemu (Woldemariam) (b. May 5, 1951, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), Ethiopian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2011-18).
Tekkari, Béchir (b. 1952, Ksibet El Médiouni, Tunisia), justice minister of Tunisia (1999-2010). He was also minister of higher education and scientific research (2010-11).
Tekoah, Yosef, original name Yosef Tukaczynski (b. March 4, 1925, Belorussian S.S.R. - d. April 14, 1991, New York City), Israeli diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires (1959-60) and permanent representative (1968-75) to the United Nations and ambassador to Brazil (1960-62) and the Soviet Union (1962-65).
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Telacevic, Asim (b. June 11, 1939, Pljevlja, Yugoslavia [now in Montenegro]), a deputy prime minister of Yugoslavia (1993-94) and Montenegro (1994-2001).
Telaumbanua, P(andita) R(oos), governor of Sumatera Utara (1965-67).
Telavi, Willy (b. July 7, 1958, Betio, Gilbert and Ellice Islands [now in Kiribati]), prime minister of Tuvalu (2010-13). He was police commissioner in 1993-2006 and home affairs minister in 2006-11.
Telegin, Vyacheslav (Nikolayevich) (b. June 4, 1969, Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the government of Kemerovo oblast (2021-22). He was also mayor of Leninsk-Kuznetsky (2009-18).
Teleki (de Szék), Géza gróf (Count) (b. Sept. 28, 1843, Dés, Hungary [now Dej, Romania] - d. Sept. 27, 1913, Budapest, Hungary), interior minister of Hungary (1889-90).
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Teles, José Manuel Archer Galvão (b. April 8, 1938, Lisbon, Portugal - d. March 2, 2023), Portuguese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1975-76).
Teles, Sebastião Custódio de Sousa (b. July 27, 1847, Faro, Portugal - d. 1921), war minister (1898-1900, 1904-05, 1908-09) and prime minister (1909) of Portugal.
Teleszky, János (b. Sept. 15, 1868, Nagyvárad, Hungary [now Oradea, Romania] - d. June 13, 1939, Budapest, Hungary), finance minister of Hungary (1912-17).
Telfair, Edward (b. 1735, Scotland - d. Sept. 17, 1807, Savannah, Ga.), governor of Georgia (1786-87, 1789-93).
Telfer-Smollett, Alexander (Patrick Drummond) (b. Aug. 12, 1884 - d. Oct. 9, 1954), lieutenant governor of Guernsey (1939-40).
Telicka, Pavel (b. Aug. 24, 1965, Washington, D.C.), Czech politician. He was EU commissioner for health and consumer protection (2004).
Telito, Sir Filoimea (b. March 19, 1945, Vaitupu island, Gilbert and Ellice Islands [now in Tuvalu] - d. July 11, 2011), governor-general of Tuvalu (2005-10); knighted 2007.
Tell, Christian (b. Jan. 12, 1808, Kronstadt [Brasov], Transylvania [now in Romania] - d. Feb. 24, 1884, Bucharest, Romania), war minister of Romania (1871). He was also mayor of Bucharest (1870-71).
Telle, Édouard (Émile Léon) (b. Sept. 2, 1859, Paris, France - d. 1949), governor of New Caledonia (1900-01 [acting], 1902), acting commissioner-general of French Congo (1905-06), and acting lieutenant governor of Gabon (1907-09).
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Telles, Raymond L(orenzo), Jr., originally Ramón Telles (b. Sept. 5, 1915, El Paso, Texas - d. March 8, 2013, Sherman Oaks, Calif.), mayor of El Paso (1957-61). He was also U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica (1961-67).
Téllez (Kuenzler), Luis (Manuel Enrique) (b. Oct. 13, 1958, Mexico City, Mexico), Mexican politician. He was minister of energy (1997-2000) and communications and transport (2006-09).
Telli, (Elhadj Boubacar) Diallo (b. 1925, Porédaka, Guinea - d. March 1, 1977, Camp Boiro, near Conakry, Guinea), secretary-general of the Organization of African Unity (1964-72). He was also Guinean permanent representative to the United Nations (1958-60, 1961-64), ambassador to the United States (1959-61), and justice minister (1972-76). He was arrested on July 18, 1976, for allegedly plotting against Pres. Ahmed Sékou Touré's regime. Deprived of food and water, he died of starvation.
Tellier, Théophile Antoine Pascal (b. Sept. 3, 1872, Boulogne-sur-Seine, near Paris, France - d. Aug. 25, 1955, Paris), governor of Guadeloupe (1928-31) and Dahomey (1931-32) and lieutenant governor of Niger (1931-33).
Tello Alfaro, José (Andrés) (b. July 13, 1974, Lima, Peru), justice minister of Peru (2022-23).
Tello Baurraud, Manuel (b. Nov. 1, 1898, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico - d. Nov. 27, 1971, Mexico City, Mexico), foreign minister of Mexico (1948-51 [acting], 1951-52, 1958-64). He was ambassador to the United States in 1953-58.
Tello Cristerna, Alejandro (b. May 30, 1971, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico), governor of Zacatecas (2016-21); grandnephew of Manuel Tello Baurraud.
Tello Macías, Carlos (Alejandro) (b. Nov. 4, 1938, Geneva, Switzerland - d. July 30, 2024), Mexican politician; son of Manuel Tello Baurraud; brother of Manuel Tello Macías. He was minister of budget and planning (1976-77), director-general of the Bank of Mexico (1982), and ambassador to Portugal (1987-89), the Soviet Union/Russia (1990-94), and Cuba (1994).
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Telting, André (Eugene) (b. Oct. 25, 1935, Suriname - d. Aug. 6, 2010, Paramaribo, Suriname), finance minister of Suriname (1981-82). He was also governor of the Central Bank (1994-96, 2000-10).
Telukluk, Paul (Barthelemy) (b. Sept. 14, 1948), internal affairs minister of Vanuatu (2014). He was also minister of natural resources (1991-96), lands, mines, energy, and rural water supply (2004-05), lands, geology, and mines (2005, 2010, 2015), and ni-Vanuatu business (2011, 2011). He was convicted and jailed for corruption in 2015 but pardoned in 2019.
Temane, Bahiti K(etaraka), labour and home affairs minister of Botswana (1994-99).
Temaru, Oscar (Manutahi) (b. Nov. 1, 1944, Faa'a, Tahiti, French Settlements in Oceania [now French Polynesia]), president of French Polynesia (2004, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2009, 2011-13). He was also president of the Assembly (2008-09, 2010-11).
Temata, Tessa (b. Nov. 2, 1967 - d. Dec. 8, 2019, Palmerston North, N.Z.), high commissioner of the Cook Islands (2019).
Tembo, Christon (Sifapi) (b. May 24, 1944, Kasempa, Northern Rhodesia [now Zambia] - d. March 6, 2009, Lusaka, Zambia), foreign minister (1995-96) and vice president (1997-2001) of Zambia. He was also ambassador to West Germany (1987-88) and minister of tourism (1991-95).
Tembo, John (Zenas Ungapake) (b. Sept. 14, 1932, Dedza district, Nyasaland [now Malawi] - d. Sept. 27, 2023, Lilongwe, Malawi), finance minister of Malawi (1964-69). He was also minister of trade and industry (1964-66, 1969-70) and development and planning (1964-69), governor of the Reserve Bank (1970-83), and a presidential candidate (2004, 2009).
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Temereshev, Pyotr (Ivanovich) (b. Jan. 27, 1911, Bolshoy Tsermenur [no longer existing], Vyatka province [in present Kirov oblast], Russia - d. April 7, 1986, Yoshkar-Ola, Mari A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Mari A.S.S.R. (1951-54).
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Temkin, Anatoly (Arkadyevich) (b. July 11, 1955), acting governor of Perm oblast (2004).
Temongmere, Ali Baham (b. June 12, 1967, Kotam, Irian Barat [now in Papua Barat], Indonesia), acting governor of Papua Barat (2023-25).
Temple, Emmanuel (Jacques Marie) (b. Sept. 21, 1895, Montpellier, Hérault, France - d. Nov. 19, 1988, Montpellier), French defense minister (1954-55). He was also minister of veterans and war victims (1951-53, 1954) and justice (1955).
Temple, Sir Richard, (1st) Baronet (b. March 8, 1826, Kempsey, near Worcester, England - d. March 15, 1902, London, England), chief commissioner of the Central Provinces (1864-67), lieutenant governor of Bengal (1874-77), and governor of Bombay (1877-80). He was knighted in 1867 and created baronet in 1876.
Temple, Sir Richard Carnac, (2nd) Baronet (b. Oct. 15, 1850, Allahabad [now Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh], India - d. March 3, 1931, Territet [now part of Montreux], Vaud, Switzerland), chief commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1894-1904); son of Sir Richard Temple. He succeeded as baronet in 1902.
Temple, William (b. Feb. 28, 1814, Queen Anne county, Md. - d. May 28, 1863, Smyrna, Del.), acting governor of Delaware (1846-47).
Templer, Sir Gerald Walter Robert (b. Sept. 11, 1898, Colchester, Essex, England - d. Oct. 25, 1979, London, England), high commissioner of Malaya (1952-54); knighted 1949. He became a field marshal in 1956.
Templer, Philip Arthur (b. 1846 - d. Sept. 23, 1899, Switzerland), administrator of Dominica (1895-99).
Templeton, Charles A(ugustus) (b. March 3, 1871, Sharon, Conn. - d. Aug. 15, 1955, Waterbury, Conn.), governor of Connecticut (1923-25).
Templeton, Malcolm James Campbell (b. May 12, 1924, Dunedin, New Zealand - d. Sept. 11, 2017, Wellington, New Zealand), New Zealand diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1973-78).
Templewood, Samuel (John Gurney) Hoare, (1st) Viscount (b. Feb. 24, 1880, London, England - d. May 7, 1959, London), British foreign secretary (1935), first lord of the Admiralty (1936-37), and home secretary (1937-39). He was also secretary of state for air (1922-24, 1924-29, 1940) and India (1931-35), lord privy seal (1939-40), and ambassador to Spain (1940-44). He succeeded as (2nd) Baronet in 1915 and was created viscount in 1944.
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Temu, Sir Puka (b. Jan. 7, 1954), foreign minister of Papua New Guinea (2012); knighted 2009. He was also minister of national planning and monitoring, provincial affairs, works, and transport (2002), public service (2002-03, 2012-17), state enterprises and information (2004), lands and physical planning (2005-10), agriculture and livestock (2011-12), health and HIV/AIDS (2017-19, 2020), and Bougainville affairs (2019-20), minister without portfolio (2004-05), and deputy prime minister (2007-10).
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Ten-Pow, Rudolph Michael (b. 1953), Guyanese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2016-20).
Tenby, Gwilym Lloyd George, (1st) Viscount (b. Dec. 4, 1894, Cricieth, Caernarvonshire, Wales - d. Feb. 14, 1967, London, England), British home secretary (1954-57); son of David Lloyd George, Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor. He was also minister of fuel and power (1942-45) and food (1951-54). He was created viscount in 1957.
Tenenbaum (Delgado) de Reátegui, Ana María (b. Jan. 2, 1954, Miraflores, Lima province, Peru), acting secretary-general of the Andean Community (2013).
Tener, John K(inley) (b. July 25, 1863, County Tyrone, Ireland - d. May 19, 1946, Charleroi, Pa.), governor of Pennsylvania (1911-15).
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Tenev (Hadzhikolev), Mikhail (b. Jan. 15, 1856, Kazanluk, Ottoman Empire [now in Bulgaria] - d. Oct. 6, 1943), finance minister of Bulgaria (1899-1900). He was also administrator (1887-94) and governor (1894-99) of the Bulgarian National Bank.
Tengirsenk, Yusuf Kemal, before Jan. 1, 1935, Yusuf Kemal Bey (b. 1878, Boyabat, Ottoman Empire [now in Turkey] - d. April 15, 1969, Ankara, Turkey), foreign minister (1921-22) and justice minister (1930-33) of Turkey. He was also ambassador to the United Kingdom (1924).
Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson, (2nd) Baron (b. Aug. 11, 1852, Twickenham, Middlesex, England - d. Dec. 2, 1928, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England), governor of South Australia (1899-1902) and governor-general of Australia (1902-04). He succeeded his father, the major poet Alfred Tennyson, (1st) Baron Tennyson, as baron in 1892.
Tenorio, Froilan C(ruz) (b. Sept. 9, 1939, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands - d. May 4, 2020, Fort Worth, Texas), governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (1994-98); nephew of Pedro P. Tenorio. His long interest in public issues led to his first bid for public office in 1979. He won a Senate seat in the second commonwealth legislature representing Saipan. After completing his term, he was elected to serve as resident representative to the United States. For the following six years (1984-90), he represented the commonwealth in the United States. He returned to Saipan and ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1989. He was elected governor in 1993 as the first Democrat in 12 years.
Tenorio, Jorge Eduardo (b. June 30, 1943 - d. Dec. 8, 2011, San Salvador, El Salvador), finance minister (1980-83) and foreign minister (1984-85) of El Salvador. He was also minister of the presidency (1985-86) and president of the Supreme Court of Justice (1997-2000).
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Tenorio Hurtado, (José) Víctor (b. 1902?, Chachapoyas, Amazonas, Peru - d. ...), war minister of Peru (1958-60). He was also general commander of the army (1958).
Teny, Angelina (Jany), defense minister (2020-23) and interior minister (2023- ) of South Sudan; wife of Riek Machar.
Tenyukh, Ihor (Yosypovych) (b. May 23, 1958, Stryy [Stryi], Lvov [Lviv] oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R.), acting defense minister of Ukraine (2014). He was also commander of the navy (2006-10).
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Teo, Sir Fiatau Penitala (b. July 23, 1911, Funafuti, Gilbert and Ellice Islands [now in Tuvalu] - d. Nov. 25, 1998, Funafuti), governor-general of Tuvalu (1978-86); knighted 1979.
Teo, Samuelu (Penitala) (b. Nov. 24, 1957 - d. Nov. 13, 2024), acting governor-general of Tuvalu (2021); son of Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo. He was minister of works, energy, and communications (1999-2001) and natural resources (2001-02) and speaker of parliament (2019-24).
Teo Chee Hean (b. Dec. 27, 1954, Singapore), defense minister (2003-11) and home affairs minister (2011-15) of Singapore. He has also been minister of environment (1995-97) and education (1997-2003), a deputy prime minister (2009-19), coordinating minister for national security (2011- ), and senior minister (2019- ).
Teoctist, original name Toader Arapasu (b. Feb. 7, 1915, Tocileni, Botosani county, Romania - d. July 30, 2007, Bucharest, Romania), patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Romania (1986-2007). After the fall of the Communist government, he resigned his post on Jan. 18, 1990, but was reinstated on April 5 by the Holy Synod, which declared that he had not resigned in January, merely withdrawn temporarily on health grounds.
Teodoro, Gilberto (Eduardo Gerardo Cojuangco), also called Gilberto Teodoro, Jr., bynames Gilbert Teodoro and Gibo Teodoro (b. June 14, 1964, Manila, Philippines), defense secretary of the Philippines (2007-09, 2023- ). He was a presidential candidate in 2010.
Teodorov, Teodor (Ivanov) (b. April 8 [March 27, O.S.], 1859, Elena, Ottoman Empire [now in Bulgaria] - d. Aug. 5, 1924, Chamkoria [now Borovets], Bulgaria), finance minister (1897-99, 1911-13) and prime minister and foreign minister (1918-19) of Bulgaria; brother-in-law of Stefan Bobchev. He was also president of the National Assembly (1894-96) and justice minister (1896-97).
Teodorovici, Eugen (Orlando) (b. Aug. 12, 1971), finance minister of Romania (2015, 2018-19). He was also minister of European funds (2012-15).
Teoharov, Georgy (Todorov) (b. 1836/38, Peshtera, Ottoman Empire [now in Bulgaria] - d. March 4, 1891, Tiflis, Russia [now Tbilisi, Georgia]), Bulgarian politician. He was minister of justice (1881-82 and [acting] 1883) and education (1882-83).
Tep Phan (b. Sept. 10, 1905, Kandal Stueng, Cambodia - d. 1978, Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France), defense minister (1954), foreign minister (1954-55, 1960-61), and interior minister (1954-55) of Cambodia. He was also governor of Kompong Thom (1947-48), Battambang (1949-51), and Phnom Penh (1960?-65), minister of commerce and industry (1951), and a deputy prime minister (1957-58, 1960-61).
Tepavac, Mirko (b. Aug. 13, 1922, Zemun, Yugoslavia [now part of Belgrade, Serbia] - d. Aug. 28, 2014, Belgrade), chairman of the Vojvodina Provincial Committee of the League of Communists (1966-69) and foreign minister of Yugoslavia (1969-72). He was also Yugoslav ambassador to Hungary (1960-64).
Tepeyran, (Ebubekir) Hazim, until Jan. 1, 1935, Ebubekir Hazim Bey (b. 1863, Nigde, Ottoman Empire [now in Turkey] - d. June 5, 1947, Istanbul, Turkey), interior minister of the Ottoman Empire (1920). He was also governor of Mosul (1899-1901), Monastir (1903-06), Baghdad (1906-08), Angora (1908-09), Hejaz (1911), Beirut (1913), Bursa (1918-19, 1919-20), Sivas (1921), and Trebizond (1921-22) and mayor of Constantinople (1909).
Ter-Gabrielyan, Saak (Mirzoyevich) (b. Feb. 15, 1886, Shusha, Yelizavetpol province, Russia [now in Artsakh, Azerbaijan] - d. [executed] Aug. 19, 1937), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Armenian S.S.R. (1928-35).
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Terada, Minoru (b. Jan. 24, 1958, Hiroshima, Japan), internal affairs minister of Japan (2022).
Terán, José Alejandro (b. July 1, 1980, La Guaira, Distrito Federal [now in La Guaira state], Venezuela), governor of La Guaira (2021- ). He was also mayor of Vargas municipality (2017-21).
Terán Terán, Édgar (b. July 18, 1939, Quito, Ecuador - d. Nov. 15, 2011, near Washington, D.C.), foreign minister of Ecuador (1984-87). He was also ambassador to the United States (1992-96).
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Terata, Sukeshiro (b. June 19, 1940), governor of Akita (1997-2009).
Terauchi, Hisaichi, in full Hakushaku (Count) Hisaichi Terauchi (b. Aug. 8, 1879, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan - d. June 12, 1946, Rengam, Johor, Malaya [now in Malaysia]), war minister of Japan (1936-37); son of Masatake Terauchi.
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Terceira, António José de Sousa Manoel de Menezes Severim de Noronha, (1º) duque de, (1º) marquês e (7º) conde de Vila Flor (b. March 18, 1792, Lisbon, Portugal - d. April 26, 1860, Lisbon), prime minister of Portugal (1836, 1842-46, 1851, 1859-60). He was also governor of Grão-Pará (1817-20), captain-general of the Azores (1829-32), and minister of war (1834-35, 1836, 1842-46, 1851, 1859-60), foreign affairs (1842, 1859-60), and marine and colonies (1846). He succeeded his father as count in 1795, then was made marquess in 1827 and duke in 1832.
Terceiro Neto, Dorgival (b. Sept. 12, 1932, Santa Maria farm, Taperoá municipality, Paraíba, Brazil - d. April 12, 2013, João Pessoa, Paraíba), acting governor of Paraíba (1978-79). He was also mayor of João Pessoa (1971-74).
Terebilov, Vladimir (Ivanovich) (b. March 18 [March 5, O.S.], 1916, Petrograd [now St. Petersburg], Russia - d. May 3, 2004, Moscow, Russia), Soviet politician. He was justice minister (1970-84) and chairman of the Supreme Court (1984-89).
Terem, Faik Nüzhet, until Jan. 1, 1935, Faik Nüzhet Bey (b. 1876, Salonika, Ottoman Empire [now Thessaloniki, Greece] - d. 1944, Istanbul, Turkey), finance minister of the Ottoman Empire (1920, 1921-22).
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Tereshchenko, Mikhail (Ivanovich) (b. March 30 [March 18, O.S.], 1886, Kiev, Russia [now in Ukraine] - d. April 1, 1956, Monte-Carlo, Monaco), finance minister (1917) and foreign minister (1917) of Russia.
Tereshchenko, Sergey (Aleksandrovich) (b. March 30, 1951, Lesozavodsk, Primorsky kray, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. Feb. 10?, 2023, Astana, Kazakhstan), prime minister of Kazakhstan (1991-94). He was also chairman of the Executive Committee (1986-89) and first secretary of the party committee (1990-91) of Chimkent oblast, first deputy premier of the Kazakh S.S.R (1989-90), and acting chairman of the Otan party (1999-2002).
Teriachiu, Alexandru (b. 1829, Tecuci, Moldavia [now in Romania] - d. March 2, 1893, Bucharest, Romania), foreign minister (1867) and interior minister (1880-81) of Romania. He was also minister of culture and education (1859-60) and minister to Greece (1886-88).
Terkper, Seth (Emmanuel) (b. Somanya, Eastern Region, Ghana), finance minister of Ghana (2013-17).
Terletsky, Yevhen (Petrovych) (b. March 13 [March 1, O.S.], 1892, Lozovy Yar, Russia [now in Kiev oblast, Ukraine] - d. Oct. 22, 1938), member of the All-Ukrainian Bureau for Directing the Partisan Resistance Against the German Occupiers (1918).
Terlouw, Jan (Cornelis) (b. Nov. 15, 1931, Kamperveen, Overijssel, Netherlands - d. May 16, 2025, Twello, Gelderland, Netherlands), queen's commissioner of Gelderland (1991-96). He was also leader of the Democrats 66 (1973-82) and a deputy prime minister and minister of economic affairs (1981-82).
Ternan, Trevor Patrick Breffney (b. April 1, 1860, Bath, England - d. Nov. 14, 1949), acting commissioner of the British East Africa Protectorate (1900).
Ternay, Charles (Henri) Louis d'Arsac, chevalier de (b. Jan. 31, 1723, Ternay [now in Vienne département], France - d. Dec. 15, 1780, Newport, R.I.), governor-general of the Mascarene Islands (1772-76).
Terpeshev, Dobri (Kolev) (b. May 15, 1884, Bunarchevo, Bulgaria - d. Jan. 26, 1967, Sofia, Bulgaria), a deputy premier of Bulgaria (1949-50). He was also minister without portfolio (1944-46), chairman of the Supreme Economic Council (1946-47) and the State Planning Commission (1947-49), and minister of labour and social policy (1950).
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Terral, Tom J., byname of Thomas Jefferson Terral (b. Dec. 21, 1882, Union parish, La. - d. March 9, 1946, Little Rock, Ark.), governor of Arkansas (1925-27).
Terrasson de Fougères, Jean Henri (b. 1881, Beaucaire, Gard, France - d. [accident] 1931), governor of French Sudan (1921-30).
Terrell, Joseph M(eriwether) (b. June 6, 1861, Greenville, Ga. - d. Nov. 17, 1912, Atlanta, Ga.), governor of Georgia (1902-07). He was also a U.S. senator from Georgia (1910-11).
Terry, Charles L(aymen), Jr. (b. Sept. 17, 1900, Camden, Del. - d. Feb. 6, 1970, Dover, Del.), governor of Delaware (1965-69).
Terry (Costa), José Antonio (b. Oct. 31, 1846, Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. Dec. 8, 1910, Buenos Aires, Argentina), finance minister (1893-94, 1904-06) and foreign minister (1903-04) of Argentina. He was also minister to Chile (1902-03).
Terry, Sir Peter (David George) (b. Oct. 18, 1926, Ramsgate, Kent, England - d. Dec. 19, 2017), governor of Gibraltar (1985-89); knighted 1978. In 1990 he was wounded in an assassination attempt by the Irish Republican Army in retaliation for his authorization of a 1988 raid in Gibraltar in which three IRA members were killed.
Terteling-Payne, Carolyn (Ann) (b. Dec. 20, 1936, Buhl, Idaho), mayor of Boise (2003-04).
Teruzzi, Attilio (b. May 5, 1882, Milan, Italy - d. April 26, 1950, Precida, Italy), governor of Cyrenaica (1926-28).
Tervo, Penna (b. Nov. 10, 1901, Vyborg, Russia - d. Feb. 26, 1956, Tuusula, Finland), finance minister of Finland (1954-56). He was also minister of trade and industry (1951-53, 1954).
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Tesarík, Martin (b. July 3, 1954, Prostejov, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), governor of Olomoucký kraj (2008-12). He was mayor of Olomouc in 1998-2006.
Tesch, (Jean-Baptiste) Victor (b. March 12, 1812, Messancy, France [now in Luxembourg province, Belgium] - d. June 16, 1892, Messancy), justice minister (1850-52, 1857-65) and acting finance minister (1861) of Belgium; cousin of Jean Baptiste, baron Nothomb.
Tesei, Donatella (b. June 17, 1958, Foligno, Umbria, Italy), president of Umbria (2019- ).
Tesfamariam Yohannes, Sophia (b. May 25, 1960, Asmara, Eritrea), Eritrean diplomat. She has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2019- ).
Tesfaye, Mattias (b. March 31, 1981, Århus [now Aarhus], Denmark), justice minister of Denmark (2022). He has also been minister of immigration and integration (2019-22) and children and education (2022- ).
Tesfaye Dinka (b. 1939, Ambo, Ethiopia - d. Dec. 5, 2016, Fairfax, Va.), foreign minister (1989-91) and prime minister (1991) of Ethiopia.
Tesfaye Gebre-Egzy (b. July 1935, Arada, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - d. [executed] Nov. 23, 1974, Addis Ababa), Ethiopian politician. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1960-66) and information minister (1971-74).
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Testard, Jules Marcelin Albert (b. Nov. 17, 1814, Plougastel-Daoulas, Finistère, France - d. [killed] 1861, near Saigon, Cochinchina [now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam]), acting commandant of New Caledonia (1855-56).
Testolin, Renzo (b. March 28, 1968, Aosta, Italy), president of Valle d'Aosta (2019-20 [acting], 2023- ).
Teta, Perikli (b. Aug. 11, 1941, Saint-Étienne, France - d. Jan. 23, 2007, Greece), defense minister (1991) and public order minister (1998) of Albania.
Tetenes, Spyridon (Iliou) (b. 1908, Braila, Romania - d. July 24, 1977, Geneva, Switzerland), foreign minister of Greece (1973-74). He was also ambassador to Yugoslavia (1967-73).
Tets van Goudriaan, Arnold Willem Nicolaas van (b. March 27, 1771, The Hague, Netherlands - d. Jan. 5, 1837, The Hague), governor of Noord-Holland (1814-28) and finance minister of the Netherlands (1828-37).
Tets van Goudriaan, Dirk Arnold Willem van (b. Oct. 3, 1844, The Hague, Netherlands - d. Jan. 25, 1930, The Hague), foreign minister of the Netherlands (1905-08); son of Jacob George Hieronymus van Tets van Goudriaan. He was also minister-resident to the Ottoman Empire (1884-94) and minister to Germany (1894-1905).
Tets van Goudriaan, Jacob George Hieronymus van (b. Dec. 7, 1812, Haarlem, France [now in Netherlands] - d. March 14, 1885, Nijmegen, Netherlands), king's commissioner of Zeeland (1853-58) and interior minister (1858-60) and finance minister (1861-62) of the Netherlands; grandnephew of Arnold Willem Nicolaas van Tets van Goudriaan.
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Tetuán, Leopoldo O'Donnell (y Jorís), conde de Lucena, duque de (b. Jan. 12, 1809, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain - d. Nov. 5, 1867, Biarritz, France), prime minister of Spain (1856, 1858-63, 1865-66). He was also minister of war (1854-56, 1858-63, 1865-66), foreign affairs (1858), navy (1858), and overseas (1863). He was created count in 1847 and duke in 1860.
Teufel, Erwin (b. Sept. 4, 1939, Rottweil, Württemberg [now in Baden-Württemberg], Germany), minister-president of Baden-Württemberg (1991-2005).
Teuira, Jacques, byname Jacky Teuira (b. Dec. 14, 1933), president of French Polynesia (1987).
Teulings, Frans, byname of Franciscus Gerardus Cornelis Josephus Marie Teulings (b. Nov. 15, 1891, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands - d. June 23, 1966, Vught, Noord-Brabant), interior minister of the Netherlands (1949-51 and [acting] 1951). He was also deputy prime minister and minister without portfolio (1951-52).
Tevdovski, Dragan (b. Jan. 21, 1979, Skopje, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), finance minister of (North) Macedonia (2017-19).
Teves, Margarito (Bustaliño), byname Gary Teves (b. Aug. 1, 1943, Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines), finance secretary of the Philippines (2005-10).
Tevi, Odo (b. 1973), Vanuatu official. He has been governor of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu (2003-13) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2014- ).
Tévoédjrè, Albert (b. Nov. 10, 1929, Porto-Novo, Dahomey [now Benin] - d. Nov. 6, 2019, Porto-Novo), Beninese politician. He was minister of information (1960-63) and planning and employment promotion (1996-99), secretary-general of the African and Malagasy Union (1961-63), a presidential candidate (1991), and ombudsman (2006-13).
Tevosyan, Ivan (Fyodorovich) (also Ivan Tevadrosovich Tevosyan) (b. Jan. 4, 1902, Shusha, Russia [now in Artsakh, Azerbaijan] - d. March 30, 1958, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), Soviet politician. He was people's commissar of the shipbuilding industry (1939-40), people's commissar/minister of ferrous metallurgy (1940-48, 1950-53) and metallurgy (1948-49, 1953-54), a deputy premier (1949-53, 1953-56), and ambassador to Japan (1956-58).
Tevyashev, Nikolay (Nikolayevich) (b. Aug. 13 [Aug. 1, O.S.], 1841, Kolybelka [now in Voronezh oblast], Russia - d. Dec. 7 [Nov. 24, O.S.], 1905, Tashkent, Russia [now in Uzbekistan]), governor-general of Turkestan (1904-05). He was also governor of Astrakhan (1890-95).
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Tewary, Tribhuvan Prasad (b. July 17, 1923 - d. 2015), lieutenant governor of Pondicherry (1984-88).
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Tewu, Carlo Brix (b. Sept. 13, 1962, Tondano, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia), acting governor of Sulawesi Barat (2016-17).
Textor, Johann Wolfgang (b. Dec. 11, 1693, Frankfurt am Main [Germany] - d. Feb. 6, 1771, Frankfurt am Main), senior mayor (1738-39, 1741-42, 1743-44) and Stadtschultheiss (1747-71) of Frankfurt. He was a grandfather of writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Teziyev, Oleg (Dzherikhanovich) (b. 1948), prime minister of South Ossetia (1991-93).
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Thackeray, Bal(asaheb Keshav) (b. Jan. 23, 1927, Pune [now in Maharashtra], India - d. Nov. 17, 2012, Mumbai, India), Indian politician. He was the founder (1966) of the Shiv Sena party.
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Thahane, Timothy (Thahane) (b. Nov. 2, 1940, Leribe, Basutoland [now Lesotho]), finance minister of Lesotho (2002-12). He was also ambassador to the United States (1979-80) and minister of energy, meteorology, and water affairs (2012-13).
Thakkar, C(hunilal) K(arsandas), also spelled Thakker (b. Nov. 10, 1943), acting governor of Maharashtra (2002). He was chief justice of the Bombay High Court (2001-04).
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Thakur, D(evi) D(as) (b. 1930, Batroo village, Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, India - d. Feb. 3, 2007, Chandigarh, India), governor of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh (1990-91).
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Thakur, Rameshwar (b. July 28, 1927, Godda district, Bihar, India - d. Jan. 15, 2015), governor of Orissa (2004-07), Andhra Pradesh (2006-07), Karnataka (2007-09), and Madhya Pradesh (2009-11).
Thalassinós, Pablo Antonio (b. 1945, Panama City, Panama), Panamanian politician. He was education minister (1994-99) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2009-14).
Thaler, Zoran (b. Jan. 21, 1962, Kranj, Slovenia), foreign minister of Slovenia (1995-96, 1997).
Thalmann, Ernesto (Agostino Ulderico) (b. Jan. 14, 1914, Bellinzona, Switzerland - d. Feb. 12, 1993, Bern, Switzerland), Swiss diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires in Czechoslovakia (1952-53) and the United States (1960), permanent observer to the United Nations (1961-66), and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1976-79).
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Thaly, Gabriel Henri Joseph (b. Oct. 26, 1875, Saint-Pierre, Martinique - d. Aug. 12, 1967, Paris, France), acting governor of the French Settlements in Oceania (1921, 1921-22) and New Caledonia (1930), governor of French Guiana (1926-27), and French resident commissioner of the New Hebrides (1929-30).
Thamae, Tseliso, Lesotho diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (1980-83) and ambassador to the United States (1991-93).
Thambi Durai, M(unisamy) (b. March 15, 1947, Chinthagampalli, Salem district, Madras province [now in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu state], India), law and justice minister of India (1998-99). He was also minister of surface transport (1998-99).
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Thammarak Isarangura (Na Ayutthaya) (b. July 22, 1938, Roi Et province, Siam [now Thailand]), defense minister (2002-04, 2005-06) and a deputy prime minister (2004) of Thailand. He was also a minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office (2001-02).
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Thanat Khoman (b. May 9, 1914 - d. March 3, 2016, Bangkok, Thailand), foreign minister of Thailand (1959-71). He was also chargé d'affaires in the United States (1946-47) and India (1947-49), acting permanent representative to the United Nations (1952-57), ambassador to the United States (1957-59), and a deputy prime minister (1980-82).
Thanhawla, Lal (b. May 19, 1942, Durtlang, Assam [now in Mizoram], India), chief minister of Mizoram (1984-86, 1989-98, 2008-18).
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Thani, Alya Ahmad Saif Al (b. 1974, Doha, Qatar), Qatari diplomat. She has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2013- ).
Thani, Meshal Hamad Muhammad Jabir Al (b. Sept. 7, 1975, Qatar), Qatari diplomat. He was ambassador to Belgium (2007-11) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2011-13).
Thanin Kraivichien (b. April 5, 1927, Bangkok, Siam [now Thailand] - d. Feb. 23, 2025), prime minister of Thailand (1976-77).
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Thanong Bidaya (b. July 28, 1947, Suphan Buri province, Thailand), finance minister of Thailand (1997, 2005-06). He was also minister of commerce (2005).
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Thaon di Revel, Paolo Ignazio Maria (b. May 2, 1888, Toulon, France - d. June 1, 1973, Ternavasso, Torino province [now Torino metropolitan city], Italy), finance minister of Italy (1935-43). He was also mayor of Turin (1929-35).
Thapa, Arjun Bahadur (b. Jan. 12, 1956, Sat, Mohariyakot, Lamjung district, Nepal), secretary-general of SAARC (2014-17). He was also Nepalese acting permanent representative to the United Nations (2005-06) and ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (2007-12).
Thapa, Bhekh Bahadur (b. March 4, 1937, Kathmandu, Nepal), finance minister (1975-78) and foreign minister (2004) of Nepal. He was also ambassador to the United States (1980-86) and India (1997-2004).
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Thapa, Lok Bahadur (b. July 15, 1970), Nepalese diplomat. He has been ambassador to the Benelux countries (2016-20) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2023- ).
Thapa, Ram Bahadur, byname Badal (b. May 2, 1955, Gulmi, Nepal), defense minister (2008-09) and home affairs minister (2018-21) of Nepal.
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Thapa, Yagya Bahadur, justice minister of Nepal (2017-18).
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Thatcher, Maurice H(udson) (b. Aug. 15, 1870, Chicago, Ill. - d. Jan. 6, 1973, Washington, D.C.), governor of the Panama Canal Zone (1910-13).
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Thawi Bunyaket (b. Nov. 10, 1904, Bangkok, Siam [now Thailand] - d. Nov. 3, 1971), prime minister of Thailand (1945). He was also minister of education (1944-45).
Thawit Klinprathum (b. Feb. 9, 1930, Bangkok, Siam [now Thailand] - d. July 26, 2006), a deputy prime minister of Thailand (1976). He was also minister of agriculture and cooperatives (1975-76), transport (1976), and university affairs (1988-90, 1992).
Thawr, Ali Lutfi al- (b. Sept. 18, 1940), foreign minister of Yemen (Sana) (1980-84). He was also minister of the treasury (1969-70), economy (1973-74, 1974-76), and development (1978-80).
Thayeb, (Teuku Mohammad) Hadi (b. Sept. 14, 1922, Peureulak, Aceh, Netherlands East Indies [now Indonesia] - d. Jan. 10, 2014, Jakarta, Indonesia), governor of Aceh (1981-86). He was also Indonesian ambassador to Italy (1961-65), Poland (1970-74), Saudi Arabia (1979-81), Switzerland (1987-90), and the United Kingdom (1990-92) and minister of basic industry (1965-66).
Thayeb, (Teuku Mohammad) Syarif, also spelled Sjarif Thajeb (b. Aug. 7, 1920, Peureulak, Aceh, Netherlands East Indies [now Indonesia] - d. Nov. 3, 1989, Jakarta, Indonesia), acting foreign minister of Indonesia (1977). He was also minister of higher education and science (1964-66) and education and culture (1974-78) and ambassador to the United States (1971-74).
Thayer, John M(ilton) (b. Jan. 24, 1820, Bellingham, Mass. - d. March 19, 1906, Lincoln, Neb.), governor of Wyoming (1875-78) and Nebraska (1887-91 and [acting] 1891-92).
Thayer, William W(allace) (b. July 15, 1827, Lima, N.Y. - d. Oct. 15, 1899, Woodstock, Ore.), governor of Oregon (1878-82).
Thayer Arteaga, William (Turpin) (b. Oct. 12, 1918, Santiago, Chile - d. May 28, 2018, Santiago), justice minister of Chile (1968). He was also minister of labour and social security (1964-68).
Thegner, Olof Arvidsson friherre (b. Dec. 25, 1615, Vist socken, Östergötland, Sweden - d. March 8, 1689, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Uppland (1685-89). He was made friherre (baron) in 1687.
Thein Maung (b. July 17, 1890, Paungde, Burma [now Myanmar] - d. March 11, 1975, Rangoon, Burma [now Yangon, Myanmar]), foreign minister of Burma (1958-60). He was also minister of education (1936-37) and justice (1943-45), chief justice (1952-57), deputy prime minister (1958-59), and ambassador to China (1970-74). Commonly titled U Thein Maung, he is not to be confused with Dr. Thein Maung (b. 1891 - d. 1945?), who was minister of commerce and industry (1938-42) and finance (1942-43) and ambassador to Japan (1943-45).
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Theisen, Rasmus (b. Sept. 16, 1837 - d. May 13, 1908), governor of Nordlands amt (1890-1908). He was also mayor of Bodø (1876-77, 1879).
Thema, Benjamin C(ogo) (b. Feb. 3, 1912, Ranaka, Bechuanaland [now Botswana] - d. 1990), finance minister of Botswana (1965-66). He was also minister of labour and social services (1965, 1966-67), education, health, and labour (1967-69), and education (1969-74).
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Themptander, (Oscar) Robert (b. Feb. 14, 1844, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Jan. 30, 1897, Stockholm), finance minister (1881-86) and prime minister (1884-88) of Sweden and governor of Stockholm (1888-96).
Theocharis, Nikolaos (G.) (b. 1793 - d. 1867), finance minister (1833-36), interior minister (1840-41), and foreign minister (1862) of Greece. He was also minister of ecclesiastical affairs and public education (1840-41).
Theocharis, Riginos (b. 1929, Larnaca, Cyprus - d. Oct. 24, 2018), finance minister of Cyprus (1959-62). He was also governor of the Bank of Cyprus (1962-76).
Théodor, (Louis) Léon (b. March 20, 1853, Tienen, Belgium - d. June 19, 1934, Brussels, Belgium), justice minister of Belgium (1925). He was also acting minister of arts and sciences (1925).
Théodore, (Joseph) Davilmar (b. 1847, Ouanaminthe, Haiti - d. Jan. 12, 1917, Port-au-Prince, Haiti), president of Haiti (1914-15). He was also president of the Senate (1911-12).
Theodore, Edward Granville (b. Dec. 29, 1884, Port Adelaide, South Australia - d. Feb. 9, 1950, Edgecliff, Sydney, N.S.W.), premier of Queensland (1919-25) and treasurer of Australia (1929-30, 1931-32).
Théodore, René (b. June 23, 1940, Ouanaminthe, Haiti - d. June 1, 2003, Miami, Fla.), Haitian politician; great-grandnephew of Davilmar Théodore. An active member of the Haitian Unified Communist Party, he was forced into exile in 1967 during the 29-year dictatorship of François and Jean-Claude Duvalier. Théodore lived in France and in the Soviet Union, where he worked as an anchorman for Radio Moscow's Creole news broadcasts. In 1979 he became the Communist Party's secretary-general in exile and he returned to Haiti in 1986 when a popular uprising ousted Jean-Claude Duvalier. Having garnered a wide following among Haitian youth and the urban poor, he founded a new party, the Movement for National Reconstruction, but quickly lost support when he unsuccessfully opposed Jean-Bertrand Aristide, then a popular Catholic priest, for the presidency in December 1990. Aristide won in a landslide, and the Communist Party disintegrated. When the army ousted Aristide in a bloody coup in September 1991, the United States backed Théodore's 1992 attempt to become prime minister and work out a compromise with the military. The effort failed after soldiers attacked a meeting he was attending and fatally shot his bodyguard. U.S. troops intervened in 1994 and restored Aristide to power. Accusing Aristide of trying to establish one-party rule, Haiti's opposition was at loggerheads with the president since his Lavalas Family party swept flawed elections in 2000. Théodore, who began his 47-year activist career in high school, performed his last political act in December 2002 by co-signing an opposition declaration calling for Aristide's resignation.
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Theofili, Maria (b. Athens, Greece), Greek diplomat. She was ambassador to France and Monaco (2015-17) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2017-22).
Theophilakt, secular name Fyodor (Gavrilovich) Rusanov (b. 1765 - d. July 31 [July 19, O.S.], 1821), exarch of Georgia (1817-21). He was also bishop of Kaluga (1799-1803) and archbishop of Kaluga (1803-09) and Ryazan (1809-17).
Theophilus, secular name Fyodor (Nikolayevich) Pashkovsky (b. Feb. 18 [Feb. 6, O.S.], 1874, Kiev province, Russia [now in Ukraine] - d. June 27, 1950, San Francisco, Calif.), metropolitan of All America and Canada (1934-50). He was also archbishop of Chicago (1922-31) and San Francisco (1931-50).
Theotokis, Georgios (Nikolaou-Andrea) (b. 1844, Corfu, Ionian Islands [now in Greece] - d. Jan. 25 [Jan. 12, O.S.], 1916, Athens, Greece), prime minister of Greece (1899-1901, 1903, 1903-04, 1905-09). He was also minister of marine (1886-90), education (1889-90, 1900, 1915), interior (1890, 1892-93, 1897, 1899-1901, 1903-04), foreign affairs (1903), military (1905-09), and economy (1915-16).
Theotokis, Ioannis (Georgiou) (b. 1880 - d. June 6, 1961, Corfu, Greece), prime minister of Greece (1950); son of Georgios Theotokis. He was also minister of agriculture (1932-33, 1933-34, 1935, 1946), foreign affairs (1935), interior (1946), public order (1946), mercantile marine (1946), military (1950), aviation (1950), and marine (1950), deputy prime minister (1935), and president of the Vouli (1946-49).
Theotokis, Spyros, byname of Spyridon (Ioannou) Theotokis (b. 1908, Corfu, Greece - d. Sept. 6, 1988), foreign minister (1955-56), finance minister (1961-63), and interior minister (1967) of Greece; son of Ioannis Theotokis. He was also minister of provisioning (1944, in exile), public order (1946), agriculture (1957), and hygiene (1967).
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Thesen, Gudbrand (b. July 17, 1792, Næs [now Åndalsnes], Romsdals amt [now Møre og Romsdal fylke], Norway - d. June 10, 1866, Christiansund [now Kristiansund], Romsdals amt), governor of Romsdals amt (1840-53).
Thesleff, Wilhelm (Alexander) (b. July 27, 1880, Vyborg, Russia - d. March 26, 1941, Helsinki, Finland), war minister of Finland (1918). He was also commander-in-chief of the army (1918).
Thestrup, Hans Nicolai (b. Oct. 1, 1794, Vejlø, Denmark - d. May 1, 1879, Copenhagen, Denmark), war minister of Denmark (1859-63). He was also navy minister (1859-60).
Thestrup, Knud (Ole Martin) (b. Aug. 27, 1900, Præstø, Denmark - d. June 12, 1980, Copenhagen, Denmark), justice minister of Denmark (1968-71).
Theunis, Georges (Émile Pierre Léonard) (b. Feb. 28, 1873, Montegnée, Belgium - d. Jan. 4, 1966, Brussels, Belgium), finance minister (1920-25), prime minister (1921-25, 1934-35), and defense minister (1932) of Belgium. He was also governor of the National Bank (1941-44).
Theux de Meylandt, Barthélemy Théodore, chevalier (from 1840, comte) de (b. Feb. 27, 1794, Sint-Truiden, Austrian Netherlands [now Belgium] - d. Aug. 21, 1874, Heusden, Belgium), cabinet chief of Belgium (1834-40, 1846-47, 1871-74). He was also interior minister (1831-32, 1834-40, 1846-47) and foreign minister (1836-40).
Thévenet, François (Marie) (b. April 6, 1845, Lyon, France - d. April 7, 1910, Paris, France), justice (and worship) minister of France (1889-90).
Thevenoux, Sophie, née Solamito (b. May 19, 1957, Monaco), finance and economy minister of Monaco (2009-11). She was also ambassador to France (2011-15) and Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (2015-20).
Thi Han (b. 1912 - d. May 17, 1999), foreign minister of Burma (1962-69). He was also minister of trade development, commodity distribution, and cooperatives (1959-60), public works, housing, mines, and labour (1962-64), and national planning (1964-69).
Thiam, Amadou (b. Aug. 5, 1923, Dakar, Senegal - d. Jan. 6, 2009, Rabat, Morocco), Ivorian politician; nephew-in-law of Félix Houphouët-Boigny. He was minister of information (1963, 1978-86), ambassador to Morocco (1966-78, 1988-96), and a minister of state (1986-88).
Thiam, Doudou (b. Feb. 3, 1926, Bambey, Senegal - d. July 6, 1999, Geneva, Switzerland), foreign minister (1960-62, 1962-68) and justice minister (1962) of Senegal.
Thiam, Habib (b. Jan. 21, 1933, Dakar, Senegal - d. June 26, 2017, Dakar), prime minister of Senegal (1981-83, 1991-98). He was also minister of planning and development (1963-68) and rural development (1968-73) and president of the National Assembly (1983-84).
Thiam, Iba Der (b. Feb. 26, 1937, Kaffrine, Senegal - d. Oct. 31, 2020, Dakar, Senegal), Senegalese politician. He was minister of education (1983-88) and a minor presidential candidate (1993, 2000).
Thiam, Tidjane (b. July 29, 1962, Abidjan, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire]), Ivorian politician; son of Amadou Thiam; nephew of Habib Thiam; grandnephew of Félix Houphouët-Boigny. He was minister of planning and development (1998-99).
Thibaudeau, Léon Emmanuel (b. Sept. 18, 1883, Parançay, Charente-Inférieure [now Charente-Maritime], France - d. July 1946, Bordeaux, France), resident-superior of Cambodia (1936-41).
Thibaudin, Jean (b. Nov. 13, 1822, Moulins-Engilbert, Nièvre, France - d. Sept. 19, 1905, Paris, France), war minister of France (1883).
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Thibaut, Xavier Victor (b. Oct. 17, 1817, Dinant, Netherlands [now in Belgium] - d. Feb. 29, 1892, Namur, Belgium), Belgian politician. He was chairman of the Chamber of Representatives (1871-78, 1884).
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Thiebauld, Séraphin François (b. Nov. 23, 1811, Genappe, France [now in Walloon Brabant, Belgium] - d. May 6, 1879, Brussels, Belgium), war minister of Belgium (1873-78).
Thiebaut, Jules Nicolas (b. Feb. 17, 1884 - d. Jan. 23, 1935), acting resident-superior of Laos (1931-32).
Thiel, Frans-Joseph (Frits Maria) van (b. Dec. 19, 1906, Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands - d. June 2, 1993, Helmond), Dutch politician. He was minister of social work (1952-56) and chairman of the Second Chamber (1963-72).
Thielen, Jacob Achilles Petrus (b. Aug. 11, 1871, Aruba - d. July 13, 1942, Curaçao), acting administrator of Saba (1907-08) and administrator of Bonaire (1910-20).
Thielmann, Max (Franz Guido) Freiherr von (b. April 4, 1846, Berlin, Prussia [Germany] - d. Sept. 30, 1929, Berlin), finance minister of Germany (1897-1903). He was also ambassador to the United States (1895-97).
Thiémélé, Amoakon Edjampan Boa (b. April 7, 1941, Abengourou, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire]), Ivorian diplomat/politician. He was ambassador to West Germany (1974-77) and China, North Korea, and Thailand (1984-90), permanent representative to the United Nations (1977-81), and commerce minister (1981-83).
Thiennes de Lombise, Charles (Ignace Philippe) graaf de (b. April 27, 1758, Lombise, Austrian Netherlands [now part of Lens, Hainaut, Belgium] - d. Aug. 18, 1839, Lombise), Dutch politician. He was chairman of the First Chamber (1815-18, 1819-20, 1821-22, 1823-24, 1825-26, 1827-28, 1829-30).
Thierack, Otto Georg (b. April 19, 1889, Wurzen, Sachsen, Germany - d. [suicide] Oct. 26, 1946, Eselheide camp, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany), justice minister of Germany (1942-45). He was also president of the People's Court (1936-42).
Thiercy, Georges (Henri Joseph) (b. April 12, 1915, Antony, Seine [now in Hauts-de-Seine], France - d. Sept. 14, 1984, Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France), high commissioner of the French Territory of the Afars and Issas (1971-74).
Thierry, Joseph (Marie Philippe) (b. March 20, 1857, Haguenau, Bas-Rhin, France - d. Sept. 22, 1918, San Sebastián, Spain), finance minister of France (1917). He was also minister of public works (1913) and ambassador to Spain (1917-18).
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Thierry Lebbé, Alexis (b. March 22, 1920, Fresco, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire]), Ivorian politician. He was minister of animal production (1966-70) and construction and town planning (1970-77) and minister of state at the presidency (1981-83).
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Thierse, Wolfgang (b. Oct. 22, 1943, Breslau, Germany [now Wroclaw, Poland]), German politician. He was chairman of the Social Democratic Party of East Germany (1990) and president of the Bundestag (1998-2005).
Thijn, Ed(uard) van (b. Aug. 16, 1934, Amsterdam, Netherlands - d. Dec. 19, 2021), interior minister of the Netherlands (1981-82, 1994). He was also mayor of Amsterdam (1983-94).
Thil, Robert (Gilbert Georges) (b. May 29, 1924, Alençon, Orne, France - d. Jan. 31, 2012, Paris, France), administrator-superior of Wallis and Futuna (1980-83).
Thile, (Karl) Hermann von (b. July 19, 1812, Berlin, Prussia [now in Germany] - d. Dec. 26, 1889, Berlin), foreign minister of Germany (1871-72). He was also Prussian minister resident to Greece (1852-54) and minister to the Papal State (1854-58).
Thilén, Theodor (Sebastian Gustaf) (b. Aug. 26, 1818, Leppävirta, Finland - d. Sept. 7, 1887, Helsinki, Finland), governor of Mikkeli (1863-69) and Uusimaa (1869-73).
Thilesen, Georg August (b. Dec. 20, 1837, Fredrikshald, Smaalenenes amt [now Halden, Viken fylke], Norway - d. Dec. 20, 1917, Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway), interior minister (1888-89, 1898-99) and finance minister (1900) of Norway. He was also mayor of Drammen (1883-84).
Thilges, (Jules Georges) Édouard (b. Feb. 17, 1817, Clervaux, Luxembourg - d. July 9, 1904, Luxembourg, Luxembourg), prime minister and foreign minister of Luxembourg (1885-88). He was also minister of interior and justice (1859-60) and communal affairs (1867-70) and president of the Council of State (1872-74, 1889-95).
Thinley, Lyonchhen Jigmi (Yoeser), before 2008 Lyonpo Jigmi Thinley (b. 1952, Bumthang, Bhutan), prime minister (1998-99, 2003-04, 2008-13), foreign minister (1998-2003), and home affairs minister (2003-07) of Bhutan. He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1987-89).
Thiounn Mumm (b. Dec. 8, 1925, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. March 22, 2022, Paris, France), Cambodian politician; brother of Thiounn Thioeun and Thiounn Thioum. He was minister of economy and finance (exile government, 1970-74) and science (Democratic Kampuchea rebel government, 1979-82).
Thiounn Prasith (b. Feb. 3, 1930, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. June 2, 2023, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Val-de-Marne, France), Cambodian official; brother of Thiounn Thioeun, Thiounn Thioum, and Thiounn Mumm. He was minister of coordination of the struggle (exile government, 1970-74) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1975-92).
Thiounn Thioeun (b. Dec. 17, 1920, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. June 16, 2006, Phnom Penh), Cambodian politician. He was minister of health (1973-82; in exile government to 1975 and in Democratic Kampuchea rebel government from 1979).
Thiounn Thioum (b. May 25, 1924, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. Oct. 10, 2008, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France), finance minister of Cambodia (1979-82; Democratic Kampuchea rebel government); brother of Thiounn Thioeun.
Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala (b. Dec. 21, 1951), finance minister of Thailand (2011-12).
Thodé, Glenn (Albert Edward) (b. Nov. 1, 1965, Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles), administrator of Bonaire (2008-11).
Tholance, Auguste (Eugène Ludovic) (b. July 16, 1878 - d. June 15, 1938, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France), acting governor of Cochinchina (1929) and resident-superior of Tonkin (1930-37). He was appointed (Oct. 30, 1930) but not installed as governor of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
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Thoma, Ruby (Helen Eidagarube), former surname (until 2000) Dediya (b. 1949, Nauru), finance minister of Nauru (1996). Nauru's first woman member of parliament (1986-92, 1995-97), she was also minister of health (1986) and minister assisting the president (1996).
Thomann, Georges (b. May 20, 1872, Le Mans, Sarthe, France - d. January 1943), acting lieutenant governor of Gabon (1917-18) and Middle Congo (1922-23).
Thomas, Albert (b. June 16, 1878, Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine [now in Val-de-Marne], France - d. May 7, 1932, Paris, France), director-general of the International Labour Organization (1919-32). He was also French minister of armaments (1916-17).
Thomas, Arthur L(loyd) (b. Aug. 22, 1851, Chicago, Ill. - d. Sept. 15, 1924, Salt Lake City, Utah), governor of Utah (1889-93).
Thomas, Charles (b. June 23, 1790, New Castle, Del. - d. Feb. 8, 1848, New Castle), acting governor of Delaware (1823-24).
Thomas, Charles S(palding) (b. Dec. 6, 1849, Darien, Ga. - d. June 24, 1934, Denver, Colo.), governor of Colorado (1899-1901).
Thomas, David M. (d. March 18, 2009, Alexandria, Va.), Liberian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1978-79).
Thomas, Francis (b. Feb. 3, 1799, "Montevue," near Petersville, Frederick county, Md. - d. [killed by locomotive while walking on railroad tracks] Jan. 22, 1876, near Frankville, Md.), governor of Maryland (1842-45). He was also U.S. minister to Peru (1872-75).
Thomas, George Arthur (b. May 4, 1877, Coaley, Gloucestershire, England - d. Feb. 5, 1950), commissioner of Sind (1929-31).
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Thomas, James (b. March 11, 1785, "Ed la Brooke Manor," St. Mary's county, Md. - d. Dec. 25, 1845, Deep Falls, St. Mary's county), governor of Maryland (1833-36).
Thomas, Jeffrey (Ronald) (b. July 13, 1944, Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]), home affairs minister of Guyana (1982-85). He was also minister of education and culture (1980-82) and manpower, housing, and environment (1985-86) and senior minister of regional development (1986-91).
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Thomas, Philip F(rancis) (b. Sept. 12, 1810, Easton, Md. - d. Oct. 2, 1890, Baltimore, Md.), governor of Maryland (1848-51) and U.S. secretary of the treasury (1860-61); grandson-in-law of Robert Wright.
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Thomas, Sir (Thomas) Shenton (Whitelegge) (b. Oct. 10, 1879, London, England - d. Jan. 15, 1962, London), governor of Nyasaland (1929-32), Gold Coast (1932-34), and the Straits Settlements (1934-46); knighted 1931. He was interned as prisoner of war following the British surrender of Singapore to the Japanese (1942-45).
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Thomas-Greenfield, Linda (b. 1952, Baker, La.), U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (2021-25). She was also ambassador to Liberia (2008-12).
Thomle, Iver Steen (b. March 1, 1812, Froland, Nedenes amt [now in Agder fylke], Norway - d. Sept. 16, 1889, Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway), governor of Nedenes amt (1849-60). He was also Norwegian acting minister of justice and police (1857) and chief justice of the Supreme Court (1878-86).
Thompson, Aloysius Paterson (b. Oct. 22, 1931, Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana] - d. April 7, 2020, Barbados), Guyanese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1969-71).
Thompson, Sir Augustus Rivers (b. Sept. 10, 1829, India - d. Nov. 27, 1890), chief commissioner of British Burma (1875-78) and lieutenant governor of Bengal (1882-87); knighted 1885.
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Thompson, David P(reston) (b. Nov. 8, 1834, Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio - d. Dec. 14, 1901, Portland, Ore.), governor of Idaho (1875-76) and mayor of Portland (1879-82). He was also U.S. minister to Turkey (1893).
Thompson, Dudley (Joseph) (b. Jan. 19, 1917, Panama - d. Jan. 20, 2012, New York City), foreign minister of Jamaica (1975-77). He was also minister of mining and natural resources (1977-78) and national security (1978-80) and high commissioner to Nigeria (1990-95).
Thompson, (Henrietta) Elizabeth (b. Nov. 22, 1961), Barbadian politician. She was minister of health (1994-99), environment (1995-99, 2001-08), physical development (2001-03), housing and lands (2003-06), and energy (2006-08) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2018-21).
Thompson, Fred (Dalton) (b. Aug. 19 1942, Sheffield, Ala. - d. Nov. 1, 2015, Nashville, Tenn.), U.S. politician. Also known as an actor, he was a senator from Tennessee (1994-2003) and a candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
Thompson, Sir Harry Langhorne (b. Feb. 6, 1857, London, England - d. April 28, 1902, Castries, Saint Lucia), administrator of Saint Vincent (1895-1900) and Saint Lucia (1900-02); knighted 1900.
Thompson, Hugh S(mith) (b. Jan. 24, 1836, Charleston, S.C. - d. Nov. 20, 1904, New York City), governor of South Carolina (1882-86).
Thompson, James R(obert, Jr.) (b. May 8, 1936, Chicago, Ill. - d. Aug. 14, 2020, Chicago), governor of Illinois (1977-91).
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Thompson, Sir John Perronet (b. March 8, 1873 - d. Aug. 8, 1935), chief commissioner of Delhi (1928-32); knighted 1926.
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Thompson, Melvin E(rnest) (b. May 1, 1903, Millen, Ga. - d. Oct. 3, 1980, Valdosta, Ga.), acting governor of Georgia (1947-48).
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Thompson, Willoughby Harry (b. Dec. 3, 1919 - d. Jan. 26, 2018), commissioner of Anguilla (1969-71) and administrator (1971) and governor (1971-74) of Montserrat.
Thompson, Winston (b. July 8, 1940, Yasawa Islands, Fiji), Fijian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1985-91) and ambassador to the United States (2009-15).
Thomsen, Anders (b. Sept. 14, 1842, Nørby, Velling sogn, Denmark - d. July 11, 1920, Kristrup, Denmark), Danish politician. He was speaker of the Folketing (1905-12).
Thomsen, Christian Albert Frederik (b. May 31, 1827, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. June 28, 1896, Copenhagen), war minister of Denmark (1872-74, 1894-96). He was also navy minister (1872-73).
Thomson, Arthur (Natanael) (b. Nov. 6, 1891, Mönsterås, Kalmar, Sweden - d. July 7, 1977), governor of Malmöhus (1939-51).
Thomson, Charles (Antoine Francis) (b. Sept. 25, 1845, Mustapha, Algeria - d. July 8, 1898, Marseille, France), governor of Cochinchina (1882-85). He was also prefect of the French départements of Drôme (1877-79), Doubs (1879-80), and Loire (1880-82) and minister to Denmark (1886-91).
Thomson, David Spence (b. Nov. 14, 1915, Stratford, New Zealand - d. Oct. 25, 1999), defence minister of New Zealand (1966-72, 1980-84). He was also minister of tourism (1967-69), police (1969-72), labour and immigration (1972), and justice (1975-78).
Thomson, Sir Graeme (b. Aug. 9, 1875 - d. Sept. 28, 1933, Aden [now in Yemen]), governor of British Guiana (1923-25), Nigeria (1925-31), and Ceylon (1931-33); knighted 1919.
Thomson, Sir Ian, original name John Sutherland Thomson (b. Jan. 8, 1920, Glasgow, Scotland - d. March 13, 2008, Edinburgh, Scotland), administrator of the British Virgin Islands (1967-71); knighted 1984. He was a colonial official in Fiji from 1941 to 1967 and returned there in 1971 as chairman of the Sugar Industry Board, a post he held until 1985, besides various other functions.
Thomson, Sir John (Adam) (b. April 27, 1927, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - d. June 3, 2018, Galloway region, Scotland), British diplomat; knighted 1977. He was high commissioner to India (1977-82) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1982-87). He was the son of Sir George Paget Thomson and grandson of Sir Joseph John Thomson, both winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Thomson, Peter (b. 1948, Suva, Fiji), president of the United Nations General Assembly (2016-17). He was Fiji's permanent representative to the UN (2010-16) and was appointed UN special envoy for the ocean in 2017.
Thomson, Rob(ert John) (b. Jan. 1, 1967), administrator of the British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus (2019-22).
Thomson, Vernon (Wallace) (b. Nov. 5, 1905, Richland Center, Wis. - d. April 2, 1988, Washington, D.C.), governor of Wisconsin (1957-59).
Thomson of Monifieth, George (Morgan) Thomson, Baron (b. Jan. 16, 1921, Stirling, Scotland - d. Oct. 3, 2008, London, England), British politician. He was chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1966-67, 1969-70), secretary of state for Commonwealth affairs (1967-68), a minister without portfolio (1968-69), and European commissioner for regional policy (1973-77). He was made a life peer in 1977.
Thondaman, Senthil (b. May 29, 1964), governor of Eastern province, Sri Lanka (2023-24).
Thondup, Gyalo (b. 1928 - d. Feb. 8, 2025, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India), chairman of the cabinet of Tibet in exile (1991-93); brother of the 14th Dalai Lama.
Thone, Charles (b. Jan. 4, 1924, near Hartington, Neb. - d. March 7, 2018, Lincoln, Neb.), governor of Nebraska (1979-83).
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Thongsing Thammavong (b. April 12, 1944, Houaphan province, Laos), prime minister of Laos (2010-16). He was president of the National Assembly in 2006-10.
Thongyod Chittavira (b. Oct. 12, 1909, Suphan Buri province, Siam [now Thailand] - d. Dec. 3, 1991), a deputy prime minister of Thailand (1981-83, 1990). He was also minister of commerce (1975-76) and health (1980-81).
Thonissen, Jean-Joseph (b. Jan. 10, 1816, Hasselt, Netherlands [now in Belgium] - d. Aug. 17, 1891, Louvain, Belgium), interior minister of Belgium (1884-87).
Thór, Vilhjálmur (b. Sept. 1, 1899, Æsustadir, Iceland - d. July 12, 1972, Reykjavík, Iceland), foreign minister of Iceland (1942-44). He was also joint governor of the Central Bank (1961-64).
Thoraval, Joël (b. Sept. 7, 1935, Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now in Hauts-de-Seine], France), prefect of Paris département (1994-98). He was also prefect of Haute-Loire (1979-81), Tarn (1981-82), Hauts-de-Seine (1985-86), Corse-du-Sud (1987-89), and Calvados (1989-91).
Thorbecke, (Johan) Rudolf (b. Jan. 14, 1798, Zwolle, Batavian Republic [now in Netherlands] - d. June 4, 1872, The Hague, Netherlands), interior minister of the Netherlands (1849-53, 1862-66, 1871-72). He was also "temporary" chairman of the Council of Ministers (1862-66, 1871-72).
Thorburn, James Jamieson (b. Oct. 4, 1864, Edinburgh, Scotland - d. Sept. 14, 1929, Sussex, England), governor of Gold Coast (1910-12).
Thorburn, Sir Robert (b. March 28, 1836, Juniper Bank, Peeblesshire, Scotland - d. April 12, 1906, St. John's, Newfoundland), premier of Newfoundland (1885-89); knighted 1887.
Thórdarson, Björn (b. Feb. 6, 1879, Móar, Iceland - d. Oct. 25, 1963, Reykjavík, Iceland), prime minister of Iceland (1942-44). He was also minister of health and ecclesiastical affairs (1942-44), social affairs (1943-44), and justice and education (1944).
Thórdarson, Fridjón (b. Feb. 5, 1923, Breidabólstadur á Fellsströnd, Iceland - d. Dec. 14, 2009, Reykjavík, Iceland), justice and church minister of Iceland (1980-83).
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Thórhallsson, Tryggvi (b. Feb. 9, 1889, Reykjavík, Iceland - d. July 31, 1935, Reykjavík), prime minister of Iceland (1927-32). He was also chairman of the Progressive Party (1927-32) and the Peasants' Party (1933-35), finance minister (1928-29, 1931), justice, church, and education minister (1931), and president of the Althing (1933).
Thorigny, (René François Élisabeth) Tiburce de (b. July 19, 1798, Bessenay, Rhône, France - d. Jan. 22, 1869, Montrésor, Indre-et-Loire, France), interior minister of France (1851).
Thorláksson, Jón (b. March 3, 1877, Vesturhópshólar, Iceland - d. March 20, 1935, Reykjavík, Iceland), prime minister of Iceland (1926-27). He was also finance minister (1924-27), chairman of the Conservative Party (1924-29) and the Independence Party (1929-34), and mayor of Reykjavík (1933-35).
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Thorn, Victor (b. Jan. 31, 1844, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - d. Sept. 15, 1930, Luxembourg, Luxembourg), prime minister and foreign minister of Luxembourg (1916-17). He was also minister of public works (1888-92, 1915) and justice (1915, 1916-17) and president of the Council of State (1914-15, 1915-16, 1917-30).
Thörn, Ylva (Britt Inger) (b. Aug. 2, 1954, Åtvidaberg, Östergötland, Sweden), governor of Dalarna (2015-21).
Thornburgh, Richard (Lewis) (b. July 16, 1932, Pittsburgh, Pa. - d. Dec. 31, 2020, Oakmont, Pa.), governor of Pennsylvania (1979-87) and U.S. attorney general (1988-91).
Thorndike (Galup), Augusto (b. Nov. 12, 1903, Lima, Peru - d. Sept. 23, 1966, Lima), justice minister (1956-58) and finance minister (1958) of Peru; grandson of Manuel Galup.
Thorne (Vetter), Alfredo (Eduardo) (b. Oct. 29, 1955, Lima, Peru), economy and finance minister of Peru (2016-17).
Thorne (León), Jaime (Fernando) (b. 1943? - d. early April 2018), defense minister of Peru (2010-11).
Thorneycroft, (George Edward) Peter Thorneycroft, Baron (b. July 26, 1909, Dunston Hall, Staffordshire, England - d. June 4, 1994, London, England), British chancellor of the exchequer (1957-58), defence minister (1962-64), and defence secretary (1964). He was also president of the Board of Trade (1951-57) and minister of aviation (1960-62). He was created a life peer in 1967.
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Thornley, Sir Colin (Hardwick) (b. July 22, 1907, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England - d. March 1, 1983, Chichester, West Sussex, England), governor of British Honduras (1956-61); knighted 1957.
Thörnroos, Veronica (Margaretha), née Lindman (b. July 16, 1962, Främmanby, Åland Islands, Finland), lantråd of the Åland Islands (2019-23).
Thornton, Dan(iel Isaac J.) (b. Jan. 31, 1911, Hall county, Texas - d. Jan. 18, 1976, Carmel Valley, Calif.), governor of Colorado (1951-55).
Thornton, Matthew (b. March 3, 1714, Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland] - d. June 24, 1803, Newburyport, Mass.), chairman of the Committee of Safety of New Hampshire (1775-76).
Thornton, William T(aylor) (b. Feb. 9, 1843, Calhoun, Mo. - d. March 16, 1916, Santa Fe, N.M.), governor of New Mexico (1893-97).
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Thorp, Sir John Kingsmill (Robert) (b. June 13, 1912 - d. Aug. 13, 1961), administrator of Saint Lucia (1953-58) and governor of Seychelles (1958-61); knighted 1959.
Thorp, William Gray (b. Oct. 3, 1922, Nelson, N.Z. - d. June 27, 1998), administrator of Tokelau (1973-75). He was also New Zealand minister (non-resident) to the Philippines (1968-71), high commissioner to Western Samoa and Tonga (1971-75), and ambassador to the Netherlands and Sweden (1977-82).
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Thorpe, Marjorie (Ruth) (b. July 8, 1941, Trinidad and Tobago), Trinidad and Tobago diplomat. She was permanent representative to the United Nations (1988-92).
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Thors, Thor (b. Nov. 26, 1903, Reykjavík, Iceland - d. Jan. 11, 1965, Washington, D.C.), Icelandic diplomat; brother of Ólafur Thors. He was minister (1941-55) and ambassador (1955-65) to the United States, minister/ambassador to Canada (1947-65), Argentina and Brazil (1952-65), Cuba (1956-65), and Mexico (1964-65), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1947-65).
Thórsdóttir, Ásthildur Lóa (b. Nov. 20, 1966, Reykjavík, Iceland), Icelandic politician. She was acting president of the Althing (2024-25) and minister of education and children's affairs (2024-25).
Thorsing, Oscar (Uno Konrad) (b. Dec. 1, 1896 - d. Dec. 6, 1967), Swedish diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires (1946-51) and minister (1951-52) to Ireland and permanent representative to the United Nations (1952-56).
Thorsson, Fredrik Vilhelm (b. May 30, 1865, Stora Köpinge socken, Malmöhus [now in Skåne], Sweden - d. May 5, 1925), finance minister of Sweden (1918-20, 1921-23, 1924-25). He was also minister of trade (1920).
Thott, Tage greve (b. Oct. 23, 1739 - d. March 7, 1824, Malmö, Sweden), governor of Malmöhus (1776-94). He was made friherre (baron) in 1778 and greve (count) in 1807.
Thoutch Vutthi (b. May 23, 1930, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. July 26, 1997, Nice, France), Cambodian diplomat. He was ambassador to South Vietnam (1970-71) and Indonesia (1971-73) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1973-74).
Thouvenel, Édouard (Antoine) (b. Nov. 11, 1818, Verdun, France - d. Oct. 18, 1866, Paris, France), foreign minister of France (1860-62). He was also minister to Greece (1849-50) and Bavaria (1850-51) and ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (1855-60).
Thow, Ian George (b. June 1, 1924 - d. April 2, 2017), administrator of Ascension (1982-84).
Throckmorton, James W(ebb) (b. Feb. 1, 1825, Sparta, Tenn. - d. April 21, 1894, McKinney, Texas), governor of Texas (1866-67).
Throop, Enos T(hompson) (b. Aug. 21, 1784, Johnstown, N.Y. - d. Nov. 1, 1874, Auburn, N.Y.), governor of New York (1829-33).
Thuau, Rémi (b. June 16, 1951, Paris, France), prefect of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (1997-99). He was also prefect of the French départements of Mayenne (2002-04), Lot-et-Garonne (2005-07), Savoie (2007-10), and Côtes-d'Armor (2010-12).
Thugut, (Johann Amadeus) Franz (de Paula) Freiherr von (b. March 8 or 30, 1736, Linz, Austria - d. May 28, 1818, Vienna, Austria), foreign minister of Austria (1793-1800). He was also minister to the Ottoman Empire (1771-76), Poland (1780-83), France (1783-87), and the Two Sicilies (1787-89).
Thugutt, Stanislaw (August) (b. July 30, 1873, Leczyca, Poland - d. June 15, 1941, Stockholm, Sweden), interior minister (1918-19) and deputy prime minister (1924-25) of Poland.
Thun und Hohenstein, Franz (Anton) Fürst von (b. Sept. 2, 1847, Tetschen, Austria [now Decín, Czech Republic] - d. Nov. 1, 1916, Tetschen), Statthalter of Bohemia (1889-96, 1911-15) and prime minister and interior minister of Austria (1898-99); son of Friedrich Graf von Thun und Hohenstein. He was raised from Graf (count) to Fürst (prince) in 1911.
Thun und Hohenstein, Friedrich (Franz Joseph Wenzel Michael Vinzenz) Graf von (b. May 7, 1810, Tetschen, Austria [now Decín, Czech Republic] - d. Sept. 24, 1881, Tetschen), Austrian diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires in Sardinia (1843-44) and minister to Sweden (1847-49), Bavaria (1849-50), the German Confederation (1850-52), Prussia (1852-55), and Russia (1857-63).
Thunborg, Anders (Ingemar) (b. June 9, 1934, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Dec. 10, 2004), defense minister of Sweden (1983-85). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1977-82) and ambassador to the Soviet Union (1986-89), the United States (1989-93), Greece (1993), and the Vatican and San Marino (1996-99).
Thunborg, (Tord) Folke (b. March 16, 1909, Söderhamn, Gävleborg, Sweden - d. May 10, 1957), governor of Norrbotten (1953-57).
Thune, Harald (Torfinn) (b. 1952), acting governor of Rogaland (1991-93, 2008-13).
Thungon, Prem Khandu (b. June 5, 1946, Shergaon, Assam [now in West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh], India), chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh (1975-79).
Thurkow, Rudolf Wilhelm Anne (b. Aug. 7, 1916, Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana [Suriname] - d. early April 1968), justice and police minister of Suriname (1957).
Thurlings, Theo(dorus Lambertus Mathis) (b. Dec. 24, 1916, Tegelen [now part of Venlo], Limburg, Netherlands - d. Sept. 10, 1997, Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands), Dutch politician. He was chairman of the First Chamber (1973-83).
Thurlow (of Thurlow in the County of Suffolk), Edward Thurlow, (1st) Baron (b. Dec. 9, 1731, Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England - d. Sept. 12, 1806, Brighton, Sussex, England), British lord chancellor (1778-83, 1783-92). He was also solicitor general (1770-71) and attorney general (1771-78). He was created baron in 1778.
Thurlow (of Thurlow in the County of Suffolk), Francis Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, (8th) Baron (b. March 9, 1912, London, England - d. March 24, 2013), governor of the Bahamas (1968-72); grandson of Thomas John Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, Baron Thurlow. He was also British high commissioner to New Zealand (1959-63) and Nigeria (1963-67). He was knighted in 1961 and succeeded to the barony in 1971.
Thurlow (of Thurlow in the County of Suffolk), Thomas John Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, (5th) Baron (b. Dec. 5, 1838 - d. March 12, 1916), British politician; son-in-law of James Bruce, Earl of Elgin; great-grandnephew of Edward Thurlow, Baron Thurlow. He was paymaster-general (1886). He succeeded to the barony in 1874.
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Thurston, Sir John Bates (b. Jan. 31, 1836, London, England - d. Feb. 7, 1897, at sea), acting premier of Viti (1874) and governor of Fiji (1888-97); knighted 1887.
Thye, Edward J(ohn) (b. April 26, 1896, near Frederick, S.D. - d. Aug. 28, 1969, Northfield, Minn.), governor of Minnesota (1943-47). He was also a U.S. senator from Minnesota (1947-59).
Thygeson, (Nicolai) Emanuel de (b. April 19, 1772, Mattrup, near Horsens, Denmark - d. May 16, 1860, Kilchberg, Zürich canton, Switzerland), governor of Hedemarkens amt (1802-04), Nedenes amt (1804-10), Christiansand stift (1804-10), and Christiania stift (1812-13).
Thyrén, Johan (Carl Wilhelm) (b. April 6, 1861, Lund, Malmöhus [now in Skåne], Sweden - d. May 4, 1933), justice minister of Sweden (1926-28). He was also rector of Lund University (1916-26).
Thyselius, Carl Johan (b. June 8, 1811, Österhaninge, Södermanland, Sweden - d. Jan. 11, 1891, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Kronoberg (1863-64) and prime minister of Sweden (1883-84). He was also minister of education (1860-63) and civil affairs (1875-80).
Thyssen, Marianne (Leonie Petrus) (b. July 24, 1956, Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium), Belgian politician. She was chairperson of Christian Democratic and Flemish (2008-10) and EU commissioner for employment, social affairs, skills, and labour mobility (2014-19).
Thystère Tchicaya, Jean-Marc (b. April 11, 1964, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne, France), Congo (Brazzaville) politician; son of Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya. He has been minister of hydrocarbons (2015-21), transport, civil aviation, and merchant marine (2021-22), and special economic zones (2022- ).
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Tian Bao, Tibetan Sangye Yeshi (b. 1917, Kham region, Sichuan, China - d. Feb. 21, 2008, Chengdu, Sichuan), chairman of the government of Xizang (1979-81).
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Tian Wenlie (b. 1853, Hanyang [now part of Wuhan], Hubei, China - d. 1924), civil governor of Shandong (1913-14), military (1914) and civil (1914-17) governor of Henan, and minister of agriculture and commerce (1917-20), interior (1919-20, 1922), and transportation (1920) of China. His political career derived from his service under Yuan Shikai, when the latter was still an official of the Qing government in the last few years of the 19th century.
Tian Zhongyu (b. 1869, Linyu, Hebei, China - d. 1935), governor of Chahar (1916-17, 1918-19), military governor of Jilin (1917-18), and military (1919-23) and civil (1919-20, 1920-22) governor of Shandong.
Tiandraza, Rémi (b. Aug. 6, 1934, Nosy-Be, Madagascar - d. Nov. 18, 2015, Nosy-Be), foreign minister of Madagascar (1975-76). He was also minister of scientific research (1976-77), population and social affairs (1977-85), and youth and sports (1983-85).
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Tiao, (Beyon) Luc Adolphe (b. June 4, 1954, Tenkodogo, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso]), prime minister of Burkina Faso (2011-14). He was ambassador to France in 2008-11.
Tiaré, Yemdaogo Eric (b. Dec. 31, 1960, Poura, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso]), Burkinabe diplomat. He was ambassador to France, Spain, Monaco, Portugal, and the Vatican (2013-15) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2015-21).
Tibbaut, Emile (Louis Marie) (b. June 15, 1862, Laarne, Belgium - d. Dec. 19, 1935, Paris, France), chairman of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (1928-30).
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Tibilov, Semyon (Grigoryevich), chairman of the Executive Committee of the South Ossetian autonomous oblast (1957-58?).
Tibiriçá, Jorge (b. Nov. 15, 1855, Paris, France - d. Sept. 30, 1928, São Paulo, Brazil), president of São Paulo (1890-91, 1904-08).
Tibone, (Mbiganyi) Charles (b. Jan. 5, 1947), home affairs minister of Botswana (2007-08). He was also minister of minerals, energy, and water resources (2004-07).
Tibrewal, Navrang Lal (b. Jan. 17, 1937, in present Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan, India), acting governor of Rajasthan (1998-99). He was acting chief justice of Rajasthan High Court (1998-99).
Tichenor, Isaac (b. Feb. 8, 1754, Newark, New Jersey - d. Dec. 11, 1838, Bennington, Vt.), governor of Vermont (1797-1807, 1808-09).
Tichon, Dan (b. Jan. 5, 1937, Kiryat Haim [now part of Haifa], Palestine [now in Israel] - d. Sept. 30, 2024), Israeli politician. He was speaker of the Knesset (1996-99).
Tickell, Sir Crispin (Charles Cervantes) (b. Aug. 25, 1930, London, England - d. Jan. 25, 2022), British diplomat; knighted 1983. He was ambassador to Mexico (1981-83) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1987-90).
Tidemand, Otto Grieg (b. June 18, 1921, Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway - d. June 10, 2006, Oslo), defense minister of Norway (1965-70). He was also minister of trade and shipping (1970-71).
Tidjani, Assani (b. August 1946, Akouda, Togo - d. Dec. 7, 2012, Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe, Haute-Vienne, France), defense minister of Togo (1998-2005).
Tief, Otto (b. Aug. 14, 1889, Rapla, Russia [now in Estonia] - d. March 5, 1976, Ahja, Estonian S.S.R. [now in Põlva county, Estonia]), justice minister (1927) and acting prime minister in exile (1944-53) of Estonia. He was also minister of labour and welfare (1926-27).
Tielemans, Jean-François (b. Nov. 15, 1799, Brussels, France [now in Belgium] - d. July 5, 1888, Brussels), interior minister of Belgium (1831). He was also governor of Antwerp (1831) and Liége (1831-32).
Tiemann, Daniel F(awcett) (b. Jan. 9, 1805, New York City - d. June 29, 1899, New York City), mayor of New York City (1858-60); nephew-in-law of Peter Cooper.
Tiemann, Norbert T(heodore) (b. July 18, 1924, Minden, Neb. - d. June 19, 2012, Dallas, Texas), governor of Nebraska (1967-71).
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Tien-Liong, Alain (b. May 21, 1963, Cayenne, French Guiana), president of the General Council of French Guiana (2008-15).
Tienchai Sirisamphan (b. March 19, 1924, Bangkok, Siam [now Thailand] - d. May 3, 2020, Bangkok), a deputy prime minister of Thailand (1986-90). He was also minister of education (1990-91).
Tienhoven, Gijsbert van (b. Feb. 12, 1841, De Werken, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands - d. Oct. 10, 1914, Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Netherlands), prime minister and foreign minister of the Netherlands (1891-94) and queen's commissioner of Noord-Holland (1897-1911). He was also mayor of Amsterdam (1880-91).
Tiensten, Paul (b. 1966), foreign minister of Papua New Guinea (2006-07). He was also minister of trade and industry (2003-06) and national planning and district development (2007-11). In 2014 he was sentenced to 9 years' imprisonment for misappropriating some U.S.$3.8 million during his tenure as minister.
Tientarboum, Félix, also spelled Tientaraboum (b. Nov. 20, 1935, Donsin, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso] - d. June 9, 2013, Paris, France), foreign minister of Upper Volta (1980-82). He was also minister of youth and sports (1971-77).
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Tiété, José Manoel da Silva, barão de (b. 1793, Santo Amaro [now part of São Paulo], Brazil - d. March 27, 1877, São Paulo), acting president of São Paulo (1852, 1868, 1871). He was made baron in 1854.
Tiffin, Edward (b. June 19, 1766, Carlisle, England - d. Aug. 9, 1829, Chillicothe, Ohio), governor of Ohio (1803-07).
Tigrid, Pavel, original name Pavel Schönfeld (b. Oct. 27, 1917, Prague, Austria [now in Czech Republic] - d. Aug. 31, 2003, Héricy, near Paris, France), culture minister of the Czech Republic (1994-96).
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Tihipko, Serhiy (Leonidovych) (b. Feb. 13, 1960, Dragoneshty, Moldavian S.S.R. [now Draganesti, Moldova]), Ukrainian politician. He was a deputy prime minister (1997, 2010-12), minister of economy (1999-2000) and social policy (2010-12), chairman of the National Bank (2002-04), and a presidential candidate (2010, 2014).
Tiilikainen, Paavo (Herman) (b. July 12, 1923, Ruokolahti, Finland - d. April 15, 2007, Imatra, Finland), interior minister of Finland (1975-76).
Tijerino (Vaca), Perfecto (b. Aug. 6, 1882, Chinandega, Nicaragua - d. Sept. 20, 1966, Choluteca, Honduras), finance minister of Nicaragua (1923-25).
Tikhomirov, Vladislav (Nikolayevich) (b. Aug. 14, 1939, Kukoboy village, Yaroslavl oblast, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. June 19, 2017), chairman of the Executive Committee (1987-90) and head of the administration (1996-2000) of Ivanovo oblast.
Tikhon, secular name Marc R. Mollard (b. July 15, 1966, Boston, Mass.), metropolitan of All America and Canada (2012- ). He was also bishop of South Canaan (2004-05) and bishop (2005-12) and archbishop (2012) of Philadelphia.
Tikhon I, secular name Vasily (Ivanovich) Bellavin (b. Jan. 31 [Jan. 19, O.S.], 1865, Toropets, Pskov province, Russia - d. April 7, 1925, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), metropolitan of Moscow (1917) and patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1917-25). He was also bishop of Lublin (1897-98), bishop (1898-1905) and archbishop (1905-07) of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska (from 1900 Aleutians and North America), and archbishop of Yaroslavl (1907-14) and Vilna (1914-17).
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Tikhonov, Viktor (Mykolayovych) (b. Jan. 31, 1949, Shchotove, Lugansk oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R. - d. Aug. 29, 2020, Simferopol, Crimea), a deputy prime minister of Ukraine (2010-11). He was also first secretary of the party committee of Lugansk city (1990-91), minister of regional development, construction, housing, and utilities (2010-11), and ambassador to Belarus (2011-12).
Tikhonov, Vladimir (Ilich) (b. Feb. 4, 1947), head of the administration of Ivanovo oblast (2000-05).
Tikriti, (Abdul Ghaffar) Hardan al-, also spelled Takriti (b. 1925, Tikrit, Iraq - d. [assassinated] March 30, 1971, Kuwait, Kuwait), defense minister (1963-64, 1968-70), a deputy prime minister (1968-70), and a vice president (1970) of Iraq.
Tikunov, Vadim (Stepanovich) (b. April 9, 1921, Simbirsk [now Ulyanovsk], Russia - d. July 16, 1980, Yaoundé, Cameroon), Soviet politician. He was interior minister of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1961-66) and Soviet ambassador to Upper Volta (1974-78) and Cameroon (1978-80).
Tilak, Raghukul (b. Jan. 7, 1900 - d. [road accident] Dec. 25, 1989, near Gurgaon [now Gurugram], Haryana, India), governor of Rajasthan (1977-81).
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Tildy, Zoltán (b. Nov. 18, 1889, Losonc, Hungary [now Lucenec, Slovakia] - d. Aug. 3, 1961, Budapest, Hungary), prime minister (1945-46) and president (1946-48) of Hungary. He was also minister of state (1956). In 1958 he was given a 6-year prison sentence for joining the 1956 "counterrevolutionary revolt"; he was released in 1959.
Tilkens, Auguste (Constant) (b. Oct. 1, 1869 - d. Dec. 1, 1949, Brussels, Belgium), governor-general of Belgian Congo (1927-34).
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Tillery, Dwight (b. March 10, 1948), mayor of Cincinnati (1991-93).
Tillett, Kenneth E(rroll) (b. Dec. 19, 1940, Crooked Tree, British Honduras [now Belize]), Belizean diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1985-89).
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Tillieux, Eliane (b. April 25, 1966, Namur, Belgium), Belgian politician. She was chairman of the Chamber of Representatives (2020-24).
Tillisch, Frederik Ferdinand, byname Frits Tillisch (b. April 15, 1801, near Haderslev, Denmark - d. Feb. 16, 1889, Copenhagen, Denmark), prefect of the Faeroe Islands (1830-37) and interior minister of Denmark (1851-52, 1854, 1864-65); brother of Christian Ludvig Tillisch. He was also amtmand of Ringkøbing (1837-43) and Aalborg (1843-45) and minister for Slesvig (1851).
Tillisch, Christian Ludvig (b. July 28, 1797, Favrvrå, near Christiansfeld, Denmark - d. Sept. 13, 1844, Gram, Denmark), prefect of the Faeroe Islands (1825-30).
Tillman, Benjamin R(yan) (b. Aug. 11, 1847, near Trenton, S.C. - d. July 3, 1918, Washington, D.C.), governor of South Carolina (1890-94). He was also a U.S. senator from South Carolina (1895-1918).
Tilney, William S(tephen) (b. Sept. 3, 1939, Maywood, Calif.), mayor of El Paso (1991-93).
Tim Dong (b. Feb. 26, 1924, Kien Svay, Kandal province, Cambodia), Cambodian politician. He was minister of information (1957-58, 1958-59, 1962-64) and governor of Kandal (1969?-70).
Tim Nguon (b. June 20, 1920, Takeo province, Cambodia - d. March 8, 1975, Bangkok, Thailand), interior and surface defense minister (1958), finance minister (1970-71), and first deputy prime minister (1971-72) of Cambodia. He was also governor of Prey Veng (c. 1954), Kompong Cham (1950s), and Battambang (1967-70) and ambassador to Australia (1966-67) and Thailand (1972-75).
Timakata, Fred(erick Karlomuana), original name Frederick Karlo Muana, from 1975 Frederick Karlo Maraki (b. 1937, Emae island, Shepherd Islands, New Hebrides [now Vanuatu] - d. March 21, 1995), president of Vanuatu (1984 [acting], 1989-94). He was also minister of home affairs (1980-83) and health (1988-89) and speaker of parliament (1983-87).
Timár, Mátyás (b. July 10, 1923, Mohács, Hungary - d. Feb. 16?, 2020), finance minister of Hungary (1962-67). He was also a deputy premier (1967-75) and president of the Hungarian National Bank (1975-88).
Timashev, Aleksandr (Yegorovich) (b. April 3, 1818, Orenburg province, Russia - d. Jan. 20, 1893, St. Petersburg, Russia), interior minister of Russia (1868-78). He was also governor-general of Kazan, Perm, and Vyatka (1861-64) and minister of posts and telegraphs (1867-68).
Timashev, Sergey (Ivanovich) (b. 1858 - d. Jan. 27, 1920, Petrograd [now St. Petersburg], Russia), Russian official. He was governor of the State Bank of the Russian Empire (1903-09) and minister of commerce and industry (1909-15).
Timberman, Thomas S(herman) (b. March 21, 1900, Jamesburg, N.J. - d. Aug. 2, 1989, Bethesda, Md.), U.S. city commandant of Berlin (1953-54).
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Timiryazev, Fyodor (Ivanovich) (b. June 14, 1832 - d. May 24, 1897), governor of Saratov (1879-81); son of Ivan Timiryazev; great-grandson of Graf Ivan Chernyshev.
Timiryazev, Ivan (Semyonovich) (b. Dec. 16, 1790, Moscow, Russia - d. Dec. 15, 1867), governor of Astrakhan (1834-44).
Timiryazev, Vasily (Ivanovich) (b. March 31 [March 19, O.S.], 1849, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. Aug. 20, 1919, Petrograd [St. Petersburg]), commerce and industry minister of Russia (1905-06, 1909). He was a nephew of famous botanist Kliment Timiryazev.
Timkovsky, Vasily (Fyodorovich) (b. March 21 [March 10, O.S.], 1781 - d. Dec. 15 [Dec. 3, O.S.], 1832, St. Petersburg, Russia), governor of Bessarabia (1825-28).
Timmerman, George B(ell), Jr. (b. Aug. 11, 1912, Anderson, S.C. - d. [of injuries in automobile accident] Nov. 29, 1994, Columbia, S.C.), governor of South Carolina (1955-59).
Timmerman-Buck, Yvonne (Elisabeth Marie Antoinette) (b. July 26, 1956, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands), Dutch politician. She was chairman of the First Chamber (2003-09).
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Timofey, secular name Tikhon (Ivanovich) Shcherbatsky (b. 1698, Tripolye, Russia [now Trypillya, Ukraine] - d. April 29 [April 18, O.S.], 1767), metropolitan of Moscow (1757-67). He was also metropolitan of Kiev (1748-57).
Timofti, Nicolae (Vasile) (b. Dec. 22, 1948, Ciutulesti, Moldavian S.S.R.), president of Moldova (2012-16).
Timonen, Esa (Elias) (b. May 28, 1925, Nurmes, Finland - d. April 19, 2015, Liperi, Finland), governor of Pohjois-Karjala (1967-92). He was also Finnish minister of labour (1970) and transport (1971-72, 1975).
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Timpson, Madis (b. Oct. 1, 1974, Viljandi, Estonian S.S.R.), justice minister of Estonia (2024). He was also mayor of Viljandi (2017-24).
Tin Aung San (b. Oct. 16, 1960), defense minister and a deputy prime minister of Myanmar (2023-24). He was also minister of transport and communications (2021-23).
Tin Kyaw (b. Oct. 31, 1955, Wuntho, Burma [now Myanmar]), Myanmar diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires (2005) and ambassador (2011-12) to Canada and permanent representative to the United Nations (2012-16).
Tin Oo (b. 1927? - d. Dec. 30, 1998, Yangon, Myanmar), Burmese politician. He was a powerful figure in military intelligence under the rule of Gen. Ne Win, who overthrew a civilian government in 1962 and imposed one-party military rule over Burma. Brig.Gen. Tin Oo served as joint general secretary of the ruling Burma Socialist Program Party from 1981 and was widely regarded as Ne Win's heir apparent. He was removed from office in 1983 and sentenced to life imprisonment for misuse of state funds and property, but was released in 1989. He spent his retirement devoted to religion and meditation.
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Tin Tut (b. Feb. 1, 1895 - d. Sept. 18, 1948, Rangoon, Burma [now Yangon, Myanmar]), finance minister (1947) and foreign minister (1947-48) of Burma. He died from wounds received Sept. 17, 1948, when an assassin threw a hand grenade into his car.
Tinaz, (Ahmed) Naci (b. 1882, Servia, Greece - d. Nov. 25, 1964, Ankara, Turkey), defense minister of Turkey (1939-40). He was also general commander of gendarmerie (1935-38).
Tinca, Gheorghe (b. Sept. 21, 1941, Bucharest, Romania), defense minister of Romania (1994-96).
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Tindiwi, Danley (Tandala) (b. 1948? - d. early 2013, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea), premier of Enga (1980-84, 1990-93).
Tine, Augustin, defense minister of Senegal (2012-19).
Tineo Quispe, Richard (Washington) (b. Jan. 21, 1961, Ayacucho district, Peru), defense minister of Peru (2022). He was also minister of transport and communications (2022).
Tingayev, Nikolay (Yakovlevich) (b. January 1907, Mordovskaya Bokla, Orenburg province, Russia - d. ...), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars/Council of Ministers of the Mordovian A.S.S.R. (1944-50).
Tingley, Clyde (Kendle) (b. Jan. 5, 1882, near London, Ohio - d. Dec. 24, 1960, Albuquerque, N.M.), chairman of the City Commission of Albuquerque (1925-34, 1939-46, 1947-48, 1951-54) and governor of New Mexico (1935-39).
Tingsten, Lars (Herman) (b. June 13, 1857, Ingatorp, Jönköping, Sweden - d. Sept. 10, 1937), war minister of Sweden (1905-07). He was also chief of the General Staff (1919-22).
Tinoco (Jiménez), Pedro Rafael (b. Oct. 4, 1927, Caracas, Venezuela - d. March 31, 1993, Denver, Colo.), finance minister of Venezuela (1969-72); son of Pedro Rafael Tinoco (Smith). He was also a minor presidential candidate (1973) and president of the central bank (1989-92).
Tinoco (Smith), Pedro Rafael (b. July 17, 1887, Caracas, Venezuela - d. June 16, 1966, Caracas), interior minister of Venezuela (1931-36).
Tinoco, Tasso de Oliveira (b. Jan. 8, 1897, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. April 21, 1970), federal interventor in Alagoas (1931-32).
Tinoco Castro, Luis Demetrio (b. Sept. 26, 1905, Cartago, Costa Rica - d. March 25, 1986, San José, Costa Rica), Costa Rican politician. He was minister of education (1940-44), minister to France (1946-48), ambassador to West Germany, Norway, and Sweden (1960-62) and the United States and Canada (1968-70), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1966-68).
Tinoco Granados, (José) Federico Alberto (de Jesús) (b. Nov. 21, 1868, San José, Costa Rica - d. Sept. 7, 1931, Paris, France), president of Costa Rica (1917-19). He was also minister of war and navy (1914-17).
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Tiny, Carlos Alberto Pires (b. 1950 - d. April 8, 2022, Lisbon, Portugal), foreign minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2008-10). He was also minister of health and sports (1980-84) and cooperation (1984-86) and a presidential candidate (2001).
Tipote, Filomena (Mendes) Mascarenhas (b. March 1, 1969), foreign minister (2001-02) and defense minister (2003-04) of Guinea-Bissau. She has also been minister of social solidarity and employment (2001) and public administration and labour (2002-03) and ambassador to France (2018-21) and Morocco (2021- ).
Tipping, Paul (John Alexander) (b. May 14, 1944, Oxford, England), New Zealand representative in the Cook Islands (1982-85). He was also ambassador to Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina (1988-91), Spain (1992-96), and Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Guatemala, and El Salvador (2001-04).
Tirado, Claudio N(abor) (b. Zacapoaxtla, Puebla, Mexico - d. Aug. 11, 1947, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Puebla (1921, 1925-26).
Tirado (Escanilla), Gonzalo (b. 1860? - d. 1926, Paris, France), interior minister of Peru (1913-14).
Tirado, José Manuel (b. 1809, Lima, Peru - d. Dec. 22, 1855, Lima), foreign minister (1844, 1852-53) and interior minister (1852-53) of Peru. He was also minister to the United States (1850, 1854-55).
Tiraïna, Djimadoum, vice-chairman of the Transitional Military Council of Chad (2021-22). He was also minister-delegate in charge of armies (2021).
Tirant, René (Aristide Théophile) (b. Nov. 22, 1907, Chey, Deux-Sèvres, France - d. June 7, 1978, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France), acting governor (1958) and high commissioner (1958-60) of Dahomey and governor of French Somaliland (1962-66).
Tirard, Pierre (Emmanuel) (b. Sept. 27, 1827, Geneva, Switzerland - d. Nov. 4, 1893, Paris, France), prime minister of France (1887-88, 1889-90). He was also minister of agriculture and commerce (1879-81), commerce (1882), finance (1882-85, 1887-88, 1892-93), commerce and industry (1889-90), and colonies (1889-90).
Tirman, Louis (b. July 29, 1837, Mézières [now part of Charleville-Mézières], Ardennes, France - d. Aug. 2, 1899, Taboureaux castle, near La Ferté-Loupière, Yonne, France), governor-general of Algeria (1881-91). He was also prefect of the French départements of Ardennes (1871-73), Puy-de-Dôme (1876-77), and Bouches-du-Rhône (1877-79).
Tirpitz, Alfred (Peter Friedrich) von ("von" added in 1900) (b. March 19, 1849, Küstrin, Prussia [now Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland] - d. March 6, 1930, Ebenhausen, near Munich, Germany), navy minister of Germany (1897-1916).
Tirtoprodjo, Susanto (b. March 3, 1900, Surakarta, Netherlands East Indies [now Indonesia] - d. Nov. 16, 1969), acting prime minister (1949-50) and home affairs minister (1949-50) of the Republic of Indonesia. He was also justice minister (1946-50), governor of Sunda Kecil (1950-52), and ambassador to the Netherlands (1952-55) and France (1955-58).
Tirumurti, T(irunelvelli) S(rinivasamurti) (b. March 7, 1962, Madras [now Chennai], India), Indian diplomat. He was representative in Palestine (1996-98), high commissioner to Malaysia (2013-18), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2020-22).
Tiselius, Karl (Edvard) (b. Oct. 16, 1875, Stockholm, Sweden - d. April 21, 1954), governor of Östergötland (1930-41).
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Tiso, Frano (b. April 12, 1894 - d. March 2, 1974, Pfaffenhofen, Bayern, West Germany), Slovak diplomat; nephew of Jozef Tiso. He was minister to the Soviet Union (1939-41).
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Tissamenos, Georgios (K.) (d. July 23, 1872), finance minister of Greece (1839-42). He was also president of the Court of Audit (1842-43, 1865-66).
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Titov, Boris (Yuryevich) (b. Dec. 24, 1960, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), Russian politician. He has been co-chairman (2008-09) and chairman (2016) of Right Cause and chairman of the Party of Growth (2016- ), presidential commissioner for entrepreneurs' rights (2012- ), and a minor presidential candidate (2018).
Titov, Fyodor (Yegorovich) (b. Jan. 8, 1910, Gorky village, Vladimir province [now oblast], Russia - d. May 18, 1989, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), foreign minister of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1971-82). He was also first secretary of the party committees of Ivanovo oblast (1952-59) and the Chechen-Ingush A.S.S.R. (1963-66) and Soviet ambassador to Hungary (1966-71).
Titov, Konstantin (Alekseyevich) (b. Oct. 30, 1944, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), head of the administration of Samara oblast (1991-2000, 2000-07). He was also mayor of Kuybyshev (1990-91) and a Russian presidential candidate (2000; 1.5% of the vote).
Titov, Pavel (Ivanovich) (b. Oct. 10, 1907, Pytalovo, Pskov province, Russia - d. Sept. 14, 1990, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), first secretary of the party committee of Crimea oblast (1949-54).
Titov, Vladimir (Pavlovich) (b. March 12 [Feb. 28, O.S.], 1807, Noviki [now in Spassky district, Ryazan oblast], Russia - d. Sept. 27 [Sept. 15, O.S.], 1891, Kharkov district, Russia [now in Ukraine]), Russian diplomat; nephew of Dmitry Dashkov. He was consul-general to Moldavia and Walachia (1839-40), chargé d'affaires (1840-42) and ambassador (1843-53) to the Ottoman Empire, and minister to Württemberg (1854-56, 1858-65).
Tittoni, Tommaso (b. Nov. 16, 1855, Rome, Papal State [now in Italy] - d. Feb. 7, 1931, Manziana, Italy), foreign minister (1903-05, 1906-09, 1919), prime minister (1905), and interior minister (1905) of Italy. He was also ambassador to the United Kingdom (1906) and France (1910-16) and president of the Senate (1919-29).
Titulescu, Nicolae (b. March 4, 1882, Craiova, Romania - d. March 17, 1941, Cannes, France), finance minister (1917-18, 1920-21) and foreign minister (1927-28, 1932-34, 1934-36) of Romania. He was also minister to the United Kingdom (1922-27, 1928-32) and president of the Assembly of the League of Nations (1930-32).
Tiu, Nicolae (Anton), Russian Nikolay (Antonovich) Tsyu (b. March 25, 1948, Kakhul region, Moldavian S.S.R.), foreign minister of Moldova (1990-93). He was also first secretary of the party committee of Kishinev city (1986-90) and ambassador to the United States, Canada, and Mexico (1993-98).
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Tixier, Adrien (Pierre) (b. Jan. 31, 1893, Folles, Haute-Vienne, France - d. Feb. 18, 1946, Paris, France), interior minister of France (1944-46). He was also Free French commissioner of labour and social security provisions (1943) and social affairs (1943-44).
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Tizard, Robert (James), byname Bob Tizard (b. June 7, 1924, Auckland, N.Z. - d. Jan. 28, 2016, Auckland), deputy prime minister (1974-75), finance minister (1974-75), and defense minister (1987-90) of New Zealand. He was also minister of health (1972-74) and energy, science, and technology (1984-87).
Tizengauzen, Graf (Count) Vladimir (Fyodorovich) (b. 1844 - d. 19...), governor of Erivan (1896-1916).