WORLD LEADERS 2022 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the difference between:
- Head of State
- Head of Government
A
- Head of State: in a monarchy, federation or republic -> their role is often ceremonial (ie: the queen UK) and is considered the first citizen.
- Head of Government: in a parliamentary form of gov -> Prime Minister, in presidential or absolute monarchies -> head of state and head of government are the same individual.
2
Q
France?
A
Emmanuel Macron (President)
Elisabeth Borne (prime minister)
3
Q
Germany?
A
Olaf Scholz (Chancelor)
4
Q
US?
A
Joe Biden (President)
Kamala Harris (Vice President)
5
Q
China?
A
Xi Jinping (Head of State)
6
Q
Russia?
A
- Vladimir Putin (President)
- Sergei Lavrov (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
7
Q
India?
A
Modi (Prime Minister)
8
Q
Brazil?
A
Jair Bolsonaro (President)
9
Q
UK?
A
Boris Johnson (until 2022)
10
Q
North Korea?
A
Kim Jong Un (Surpeme Leader)
11
Q
Iran?
A
- Ebrahim Raisi (President since 2021)
- Ali Khamenei (Supreme leader since 1989)
12
Q
Syria?
A
Bashar Al-Assad (President)
13
Q
Turkey?
A
Recep Erdogan (President)
14
Q
UAE?
A
- Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (President since May 2022 - half brother of Khalifa)
- Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed (President until May 2022 -> died)
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (vice president, prime minister and minister of defence)
15
Q
Azerbaijan?
A
Aliyev (President)
