List of state leaders in 2006.html



2005 state leaders - Events of 2006 - 2007 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2003–2006)
    2. Abdelaziz Belkhadem, Prime Minister of Algeria, (2006–2008)
• Angola
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister - Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002–2008)
• Benin
  • President -
    1. Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996-2006)
    2. Yayi Boni, President of Benin (2006–present)
• Botswana
  • President - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
• Burkina Faso
  • President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister - Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–2007)
• Burundi
  • President - Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–present)
• Cameroon
  • President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ephraïm Inoni, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2004–present)
• Cape Verde
  • President - Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–present)
• Central African Republic
  • President - François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Élie Doté, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2005–2008)
• Chad
  • President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister - Pascal Yoadimnadji, Prime Minister of Chad (2005–2007)
• Comoros
  • President -
    1. Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (2002–2006)
    2. Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of Comoros (2006-present)
  • Anjouan - Mohamed Bacar, President of Anjouan (2002–2007)
  • Grande Comore - Abdou Soulé Elbak, President of Grande Comore (2002–2007)
  • Mohéli - Mohamed Said Fazul, President of Mohéli (2002–2007)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • President - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Antoine Gizenga, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006–2008)
• Republic of the Congo
  • President - Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Isidore Mvouba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2005–present)
• Côte d'Ivoire
  • President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Charles Konan Banny, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2005–2007)
• Djibouti
  • President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–present)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2004–2006)
    2. Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2006-2008)
• Eritrea
  • President - Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1993–present)
• Ethiopia
  • President - Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–present)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999–2006)
    2. Jean Eyeghe Ndong, Prime Minister of Gabon (2006–present)
• The Gambia
  • President - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994–present)
• Ghana
  • President - John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–present)
• Guinea
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–present)
  • Prime Minister - Cellou Dalein Diallo, Prime Minister of Guinea (2004–2006)
• Guinea-Bissau
  • President - João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Aristides Gomes, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2005–2007)
• Kenya
  • President - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–present)
• Lesotho
  • Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–present)
• Liberia
  • Head of State -
    1. Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia (2003-2006)
    2. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–present)
• Libya
  • De facto Chief of State - Muammar al-Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969–present)
  • Nominal Chief of State - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992–present)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Shukri Ghanem, General Secretary of the General People's Committee (2003–2006)
    2. Baghdadi Mahmudi, General Secretary of the General People's Committee (2006-present)
• Madagascar
  • President - Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–2007)
• Malawi
  • President - Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004–present)
• Mali
  • President - Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ousmane Issoufi Maïga, Prime Minister of Mali (2004–2007)
• Mauritania
  • Head of State - Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy (2005–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2005–2007)
• Mauritius
  • President - Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–present)
  • Rodrigues
    • Chief Commissioner -
      1. Serge Clair, Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (2003–2006)
      2. Johnson Roussety, Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (2006–present)
    • Chief Executive - Jean-Claude Pierre-Louis, Chief Executive of Rodrigues (2004–present)
• Morocco
  • Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002–2007)
• Mozambique
  • President - Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–present)
• Namibia
  • President - Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia (2005–present)
• Niger
  • President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–2007)
• Nigeria
  • President - Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999–2007)
• Rwanda
  • President - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–present)
• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President - Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Maria do Carmo Silveira, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2005–2006)
    2. Tomé Vera Cruz, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2006–2008)
  • Príncipe -
    1. Zeferino dos Prazeres, President of the Regional Government of Príncipe (2002–2006)
    2. João Paulo Cassandra, President of the Regional Government of Príncipe (2006)
    3. José Cassandra, President of the Regional Government of Príncipe (2006–present)
• Senegal
  • President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Macky Sall, Prime Minister of Senegal (2004–2007)
• Seychelles
  • President - James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–present)
• Sierra Leone
  • President - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
• Somalia
  • President - Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Somalia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ali Mohammed Ghedi, Prime Minister of Somalia (2004–2007)
  • Islamic Courts Union - Sheikh Sharif Ahmed (2006)
  • Somaliland - Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–present)
  • Puntland - Mohamud Muse Hersi, President of Puntland (2005–present)
• South Africa
  • President - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–2008)
• Sudan
  • President - Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–present)
  • Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Government of Southern Sudan (2005–present)
• Swaziland -
  • Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003–2008)
• Tanzania
  • President - Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Edward Lowassa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2005–2008)
  • Zanzibar -
    • President - Amani Abeid Karume, President of Zanzibar (2000–present)
    • Chief Minister - Shamsi Vuai Nahodha, Chief Minister of Zanzibar (2000–present)
• Togo
  • President - Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Edem Kodjo, Prime Minister of Togo (2005–2006)
    2. Yawovi Agboyibo, Prime Minister of Togo (2006–2007)
• Tunisia
  • President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–present)
• Uganda
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–present)
• Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
  • President - Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdelkader Taleb Oumar, Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (2003–present)
• Zambia
  • President - Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002–2008)
• Zimbabwe
  • President - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • President - Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2001–present)
• Bangladesh
  • President - Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister -
  1. Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001–2006)
  2. Iajuddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser of the Caretaker Government (2006–2007)
• Bhutan
  • King -
    1. Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–2006)
    2. Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2005–2006)
    2. Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2006–2007)
• Brunei
  • Sultan - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
• Cambodia
  • King - Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present)
• People's Republic of China
  • Communist Party Leader - Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002–present)
  • President - Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China (2003–present)
  • Premier - Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China (2003–present)
  • Hong Kong - Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2005–present)
  • Macau - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999–present)
• East Timor -
  • President - Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor (2002–2007)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mari Alkatiri, Prime Minister of East Timor (2002–2006)
    2. José Ramos-Horta, Prime Minister of East Timor (2006–2007)
• India
  • President - Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (2004–present)
• Indonesia
  • President - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004–present)
• Japan
  • Emperor - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
  • Prime Minister -
  1. Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001–2006)
  2. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (2006–2007)
• Kazakhstan -
  • President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister - Daniyal Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2003–2007)
• North Korea
  • De facto Ruler - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission (1993–present)
  • Communist Party Leader - Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–present)
  • Nominal Head of State - Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present)
  • Premier - Pak Pong-ju, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2003–2007)
• South Korea
  • President - Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea (2003–2008)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lee Hae Chan, Prime Minister of South Korea (2004–2006)
    2. Han Duck Soo, Prime Minister of South Korea (2006)
    3. Han Myeong Sook, Prime Minister of South Korea (2006-2007)
• Kyrgyzstan
  • President - Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan (2005–present)
  • Prime minister - Felix Kulov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2005–2007)
• Laos
  • Communist Party Leader -
    1. Khamtai Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
    2. Choummaly Sayasone, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2006-present)
  • President - Khamtai Siphandon, President of Laos (1998–2006)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Boungnang Vorachith, Prime Minister of Laos (2001–2006)
    2. Bouasone Bouphavanh, Prime Minister of Laos (2006–present)
• Malaysia
  • Monarch -
    1. Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni al-Marhum Syed Putra Jamalullail, Paramount Ruler of Malaysia (2001–2006)
    2. Mizan Zainal Abidin, Paramount Ruler of Malaysia (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–present)
• Maldives
  • President - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of Maldives (1978–2008)
• Mongolia
  • President - Nambaryn Enkhbayar, President of Mongolia (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2004-2006)
    2. Miyeegombyn Enkhbold, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2006–2007)
• Myanmar
  • Head of State - Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister - Lieutenant-General Soe Win, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2004–2007)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Raja of Nepal (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (direct rule by monarch) (2005–2006)
    2. Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2006–2008)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–2008)
  • Prime Minister - Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2004–2007)
• The Philippines
  • President - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–present)
  • Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) - Governor - Zaldy Ampatuan, Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (2005–present)
• Singapore
  • President - S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present)
• Sri Lanka
  • President - Mahinda Rajapakse, President of Sri Lanka (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2005–present)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000–2008)
  • Premier -
    1. Frank Hsieh, President of the Executive Yuan (2005–2006)
    2. Su Tseng-chang, President of the Executive Yuan (2006–2007)
• Tajikistan
  • President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–present)
  • Gorno-Badakhshan - Alimamad Niyozmamadov, Chairman of the administration (1994–present)
• Thailand
  • King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
  • Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–2006)
  • Acting Prime Minister - Chidchai Vanasatidya (2006)
  • Prime Minister - Surayud Chulanont (2006)
  • Chief of the Administrative Reform Council - General Sondhi Boonyaratglin (2006-present)
• Turkmenistan -
  • President -
    1. Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenbashi (1991–2006)
    2. Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow, acting President of Turkmenistan (2006–present)
• Uzbekistan -
  • President - Islom Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1991–present)
  • Prime Minister - Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–present)
• Vietnam
  • Communist Party Leader - Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–present)
  • President -
    1. Tran Duc Luong, President of Vietnam (1997–2006)
    2. Nguyen Minh Triet, President of Vietnam (2006-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–2006)
    2. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2006-present)

Europe

• Albania
  • President - Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania (2005–present)
• Andorra
  • Co-Princes
    • French Co-Prince - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
    • Episcopal Co-Prince - Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Bishop of Urgell (2003–present)
  • Head of the Government - Albert Pintat, Head of the Government of Andorra (2005–present)
  • General Syndic - Joan Gabriel Estany, General Syndic of Andorra (2005–present)
• Armenia
  • President - Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
  • Prime Minister - Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
• Austria -
  • President - Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004–present)
  • Chancellor - Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
• Azerbaijan
  • President - Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh
    • President - Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007)
    • Prime Minister - Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–present)
  • Nakhichevan
    • Chairman of the Parliament - Vasif Talybov, Chairman of the Parliament of Nakhichevan (1993–present)
    • Chairman of the Council of Ministers - Alovsat Bakhshiev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Nakhichevan (2000–present)
• Belarus
  • President - Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
  • Prime Minister - Sergey Sidorsky, List of Belarusian Prime Ministers (2003–present)
• Belgium
  • King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Presidency
    • Borislav Paravac, Serb member (2003–present)
    • Sulejman Tihić, Bosniak member (2002–present), Chairman of the Presidency (2006-present)
    • Ivo Miro Jović, Croat member, (2005–present), Chairman of the Presidency (2005-2006)
  • Prime Minister - Adnan Terzić, Prime Minister of Bosnia-Hercegovina (2003–present)
  • High Representative -
    1. Paddy Ashdown, United Kingdom (2002-2006)
    2. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, Germany (2006-present)
  • Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • President - Niko Lozancić, President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003–present)
    • Prime Minister - Ahmet Hadzipasić, Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003–present)
  • Republika Srpska
    • President - Dragan Cavić, President of the Republika Srpska (2002–present)
    • Prime minister -
      1. Pero Bukejlović, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska (2005–2006)
      2. Milorad Dodik, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska (2006–present)
  • Brčko District
    • Susan R. Johnson (United States), International Supervisor of Brcko District (2004–present)
    • Mirsad Djapo (Bosniak), Mayor of Brcko (2004–present)
• Bulgaria
  • President - Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–present)
  • Premier - Sergey Stanishev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (2005–present)
• Croatia
  • President - Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–present)
• Cyprus
  • President - Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–2008)
  • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
    • President - Mehmet Ali Talat, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister - Ferdi Sabit Soyer, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (2005–present)
• Czech Republic -
  • President - Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jiří Paroubek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2005–2006)
    2. Mirek Topolánek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2006–present)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
  • Prime Minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–present)
  • Faroe Islands: Jóannes Eidesgaard, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (2004–present)
  • Greenland: Hans Enoksen, Prime Minister of Greenland (2002–present)
• Estonia
  • President -
    1. Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
    2. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister - Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia (2005–present)
• Finland
  • President - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003–present)
  • Åland - Roger Nordlund, Prime Minister of Åland (1999–present)
• France
  • President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Dominique de Villepin, Prime Minister of France (2005–2007)
• Germany
  • President - Horst Köhler, President of Germany (2004–present)
  • Chancellor - Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany (2005–present)
• Georgia
  • President - Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Zurab Nogaideli, Prime Minister of Georgia (2005–2007)
  • Abkhazia
    • President - Sergey Bagapsh, President of Abkhazia (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister - Alexander Ankvab, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2005–present)
  • South Ossetia
    • President - Eduard Kokoyty, President of South Ossetia (2001–present)
    • Prime Minister - Yury Morozov, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2005–present)
• Greece
  • President - Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (2004–present)
  • Mount Athos
    • Spiritual Leader - Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (1991–present)
• Guernsey (British Crown dependency)
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Duchess of Normandy (1952–present)
  • Lieutenant-Governor - Sir Fabian Malbon, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey (2005-present)
  • Bailiff - Geoffrey Rowland, Bailiff of Guernsey (2005–present)
  • Chief minister - Laurie Morgan, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2004–present)
• Hungary
  • President - László Sólyom, President of Hungary (2005-present)
  • Prime Minister - Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004–present)
• Iceland
  • President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (2004–2006)
    2. Geir Haarde, Prime Minister of Iceland (2006-present)
• Ireland
  • President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach (1997–2008)
• Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Lord of Man (1952–present)
  • Lieutenant-Governor - Sir Paul Haddacks, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (2005–present)
  • Chief Minister - Donald Gelling, Chief Minister of Man (2004–present)
• Italy
  • President -
    1. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic (1999–2006)
    2. Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy (2001–2006)
    2. Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy (2006–2008)
• Jersey (British Crown dependency)
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Duke of Normandy (1952–present)
  • Lieutenant-Governor - Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (2001–present)
  • Bailiff - Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–present)
  • Chief Minister - Frank Walker, Chief Minister of Jersey (2005–present)
• Latvia
  • President - Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Aigars Kalvitis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004–2007)
• Liechtenstein
  • Prince - Hans Adam II, Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
  • Regent - Prince Alois (2004–present)
  • Head of Government - Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–present)
• Lithuania
  • President - Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
    2. Zigmantas Balčytis, acting Prime Minister of Lithuania (2006)
    3. Gediminas Kirkilas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2006-present)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–present)
• Republic of Macedonia -
  • President - Branko Crvenkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Vlado Bučkovski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia (2004–2006)
    2. Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia (2006–present)
• Malta -
  • President - Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004–present)
• Moldova
  • President - Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–present)
  • Transnistria - Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1991-present)
  • Gagauzia - Gheorghe Tabunscic, President of Gagauzia Autonomous Region (2002-present)
• Monaco
  • Prince - Albert II, Prince of Monaco (2005–present)
  • Minister of State - Jean-Paul Proust, Minister of State of Monaco (2005–present)
• Montenegro
  • President - Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2003–2006)
    2. Željko Šturanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2006–present)
• The Netherlands
  • Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–present)
• Norway
  • Monarch - Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2005–present)
• Poland
  • President - Lech Aleksander Kaczyński, President of the Republic of Poland (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Prime Minister of Poland (2005–2006)
    2. Jarosław Kaczyński, Prime Minister of Poland (2006-2007)
• Portugal
  • President -
    1. Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
    2. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister - José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal (2005–present)
• Romania
  • President - Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Prime Minister of Romania (2004–present)
• Russia
  • President - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
  • Prime Minister - Mikhail Fradkov, Prime Minister of Russia (2004–2007)
• San Marino
  • Captains Regent -
    1. Claudio Muccioli and Antonello Bacciocchi (2005 – March 2006)
    2. Gianfranco Terenzi and Loris Francini (April - September 2006)
    3. Antonio Carattoni and Roberto Giorgetti (October 2006 - March 2007)
• Serbia
  • President - Boris Tadić, President of Serbia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Vojislav Koštunica, Prime Minister of Serbia (2004–2008)
  • Kosovo (international administration)
    • President -
      1. Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002-2006)
      2. Nexhat Daci, acting President of Kosovo (2006)
      3. Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo (2006-present)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Bajram Kosumi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2005–2006)
      2. Agim Çeku, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2006-present)
    • UN Administrator - Søren Jessen-Petersen, Denmark, UN Administrator to Kosovo (2004–June 2006)
• Slovakia
  • President - Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
    2. Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2006–present)
• Slovenia
  • President - Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Janez Janša, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2004–2008)
• Spain
  • Monarch - Juan Carlos, King of Spain (1975–present)
  • Prime Minister - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government of Spain (2004–present)
  • Basque Country - Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu, Basque President (1999–present)
  • Catalonia - Pasqual Maragall i Mira, President of Catalonia (2003–present)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
    2. Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden (2006–present)
• Switzerland
  • Swiss Federal Council -
    1. Moritz Leuenberger (1995–present, President of the Confederation for the year 2006), Pascal Couchepin (1998–present), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006), Samuel Schmid (2000–present), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–present, Vice-President of the Confederation for the year 2006), Christoph Blocher (2003–2007), Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–present)
    2. Moritz Leuenberger (1995–present, President of the Confederation for the year 2006), Pascal Couchepin (1998–present), Samuel Schmid (2000–present), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–present, Vice-President of the Confederation for the year 2006), Christoph Blocher (2003–2007), Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–present), Doris Leuthard (2006-present)
  • See also: List of 2006 office-holders in Switzerland
• Turkey
  • President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–present)
• Ukraine
  • President - Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Yurii Yekhanurov, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2005–2006)
    2. Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2006–2007)
  • Crimea
    • Chairman of the Parliament -
      1. Boris Deich, Chairman of the Parliament of the Crimean Republic (2002–2006)
      2. Anatoli Hrytsenko, Chairman of the Parliament of the Crimean Republic (2006–present)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Anatolii Burdyugov, Prime Minister of Crimea (2005–2006)
      2. Viktor Plakida, Prime Minister of Crimea (2006 - present)
• United Kingdom
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952–present)
  • Prime Minister - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
    • Northern Ireland - David Trimble, First Minister of Northern Ireland (2001–present) (suspended)
    • Scotland - Jack McConnell, First Minister of Scotland (2001–present)
    • Wales - Rhodri Morgan, First Minister of Wales (2000–present)
    • Gibraltar (British overseas territory) -
      • Governor - Sir Francis Richards, Governor of Gibraltar (2003–present)
      • Chief Minister - Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–present)
• Vatican City
  • Sovereign - Benedict XVI, Bishop of Rome (2005–present)
  • Secretary of State
    1. Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)
    2. Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, Cardinal Secretary of State (2006–present)
  • President
    1. Edmund Cardinal Szoka, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State (1997-2006)
    2. Giovanni Lajolo, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State (2006-present)

Middle East

• Bahrain
  • King - Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present)
  • Prime minister - Khalifa bin Salman Ali Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1971–present)
• Egypt
  • President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004-present)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran (2005–present)
• Iraq
  • President - Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Prime Minister of Iraq (2005–2006)
    2. Nuri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq, (2006–present)
  • Kurdistan Autonomous Region
    • President - Massoud Barzani (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister - Nechirvan Barzani (2005-present)
• Israel
  • President - Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–2007)
• Prime Minister
  • 1. Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2006)
    2. Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister of Israel (2006–present)
• Jordan
  • Monarch - King Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Marouf al-Bakhit, Prime Minister of Jordan (2005–present)
• Kuwait
  • Monarch -
    1. Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977-2006)
    2. Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006)
    3. Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2003-2006)
    2. Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2006–present)
• Lebanon
  • President - Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–present)
  • Prime Minister - Fouad Siniora, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2005–present)
• Oman
  • Sultan - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
  • Prime Minister - Qaboos Bin Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–present)
• Palestine (Palestinian Authority) -
  • President - Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ahmed Qureia, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority (2005–2006)
    2. Ismail Haniya, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority (2006–2007)
• Qatar
  • Monarch - Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdullah ibn Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1996–2007)
• Saudi Arabia
  • King - Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdullah, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2005–present)
• Syria
  • President - Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Muhammad al-Otari, Prime Minister of Syria (2003–present)
• United Arab Emirates
  • President - Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990-2006)
    2. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Pr