WORLD LEADERS 2022 Flashcards
What is the difference between:
- Head of State
- Head of Government
- 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.
France?
Emmanuel Macron (President)
Elisabeth Borne (prime minister)
Germany?
Olaf Scholz (Chancelor)
US?
Joe Biden (President)
Kamala Harris (Vice President)
China?
Xi Jinping (Head of State)
Russia?
- Vladimir Putin (President)
- Sergei Lavrov (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
India?
Modi (Prime Minister)
Brazil?
Jair Bolsonaro (President)
UK?
Boris Johnson (until 2022)
North Korea?
Kim Jong Un (Surpeme Leader)
Iran?
- Ebrahim Raisi (President since 2021)
- Ali Khamenei (Supreme leader since 1989)
Syria?
Bashar Al-Assad (President)
Turkey?
Recep Erdogan (President)
UAE?
- 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)
Azerbaijan?
Aliyev (President)
Ukraine?
Vlododymyr Zelenskyy
Spain?
- Pedro Sanchez (President)
- Felipe VI (King of Spain)
Vatican City?
Pope Francis
Canada?
Justin Trudeau (Prime minister)
Australia?
- Anthony Albanese (Prime Minister)
- Elizabeth II (Monarch)
New Zealand?
- Jacinda Ardern (PM)
- Elisabeth II (Monarch)
Rwanda?
Paul Kagame (President)
Japan?
- Fumio Kishida (PM)
- Naruhito (Emperor)
Saudi Arabia?
- MBS - Mohammed bin Salman (crown prince, PM and minister of defense).
Yemen?
- Rashad al-Alimi (new president since 2022)
(2012-2022: Mansur Hadi).
Hungary?
- Viktor Orban (PM)
Monaco?
- Albert II (Prince)
Netherland?
Mark Rutte (PM)
Mexico?
- Manuel Lopez Obrador
