37 leaders · 37 countries
Who leads the world's governments, and how they got there
Sourced career records of current presidents, prime ministers and monarchs: offices held, how they came to power and the rules on their term. Facts only, from official biographies and reputable reporting.
Most recently in office
Abelardo de la EspriellaPresident of the Republic of ColombiaKeiko FujimoriPresident of the Republic of PeruAndy BurnhamPrime Minister of the United KingdomPéter MagyarPrime Minister of HungaryRob JettenPrime Minister of the NetherlandsTarique RahmanPrime Minister of BangladeshSanae TakaichiPrime Minister of JapanLee Jae MyungPresident of the Republic of Korea
All leaders
Anthony AlbanesePrime Minister of AustraliaTarique RahmanPrime Minister of BangladeshLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaPresident of the Federative Republic of BrazilMark CarneyPrime Minister of CanadaXi JinpingPresident of the People's Republic of ChinaAbelardo de la EspriellaPresident of the Republic of ColombiaAbdel Fattah Al SisiPresident of the Arab Republic of EgyptAbiy AhmedPrime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of EthiopiaEmmanuel MacronPresident of the French Republic of FranceFriedrich MerzFederal Chancellor of GermanyJohn Dramani MahamaPresident of the Republic of GhanaPéter MagyarPrime Minister of HungaryNarendra ModiPrime Minister of IndiaPrabowo SubiantoPresident of the Republic of IndonesiaGiorgia MeloniPresident of the Council of Ministers of ItalySanae TakaichiPrime Minister of JapanWilliam Samoei RutoPresident of the Republic of KenyaAnwar IbrahimPrime Minister of MalaysiaClaudia Sheinbaum PardoPresident of the United Mexican States of MexicoRob JettenPrime Minister of the NetherlandsChristopher LuxonPrime Minister of New ZealandBola Ahmed TinubuPresident of the Federal Republic of NigeriaShehbaz SharifPrime Minister of the Islamic Republic of PakistanKeiko FujimoriPresident of the Republic of PeruFerdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.President of the Republic of the PhilippinesDonald TuskPrime Minister of PolandLee Jae MyungPresident of the Republic of KoreaVladimir PutinPresident of the Russian FederationMohammed bin SalmanCrown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi ArabiaBassirou Diomaye FayePresident of the Republic of SenegalLawrence WongPrime Minister of SingaporeCyril RamaphosaPresident of the Republic of South AfricaPedro SánchezPresident of the Government of SpainRecep Tayyip ErdoğanPresident of the Republic of TürkiyeVolodymyr ZelenskyyPresident of UkraineAndy BurnhamPrime Minister of the United KingdomDonald J. TrumpPresident of the United States
Explained
Head of state and head of governmentMany countries split the job of representing the state from the job of running the government. Others give both roles to one persoHow presidents and prime ministers take officeLeaders reach office by direct election, by a vote in parliament, or by winning the leadership of the governing party.Term limits around the worldMany presidential systems cap how long one person can serve. Parliamentary leaders usually serve as long as they keep the support