List of state leaders in 2005

2004 state leaders - Events of 2005 - 2006 state leaders - State leaders by year

Contents

1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Australia and Oceania 4 Europe 5 Middle East 6 North America and the Caribbean 7 South America

Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2003–present)
• Angola
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister - Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002–present)
• Benin
  • President - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–present)
• Botswana
  • President - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–present)
• Burkina Faso
  • President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister - Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–present)
• Burundi
  • President - Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi (2003–present)
• Cameroon
  • President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ephraim 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 - Célestin Gaombalet, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003–present)
• Chad
  • President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Moussa Faki, Prime Minister of Chad (2003–2005)
    2. Pascal Yaodimnadji (2005–present)
• Comoros
  • President - Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (1999–present)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • President - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
• 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 - Seydou Diarra, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2003–present)
• 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 - Miguel Abia Biteo Borico (2004–present)
• Eritrea
  • President - Isaias Afwerki, 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 - Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999–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–present)
• Guinea-Bissau
  • President - Henrique Rosa, interim President of Guinea-Bissau (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Carlos Gomes Júnior, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2004–present)
• 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
  • President - Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia (2003–present)
• Libya
  • General Secretary - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992–present)
  • De facto ruler - Muammar al-Qaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969/1979–present)
  • Prime Minister - Shukri Ghanem, General Secretary of the General People's Committee (2003–present)
• Madagascar
  • President - Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–present)
• 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–present)
• Mauritania
  • President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984–present)
  • Prime Minister - Sghaïr Ould M'Bareck, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2003–present)
• Mauritius
  • President - Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Paul Bérenger, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2003–present)
• Morocco
  • Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002–present)
• Mozambique
  • President -
    1. Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
    2. Armando Guebuza (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–present)
• Namibia
  • President -
    1. Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990–2005)
    2. Hifikepunye Pohamba (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Prime Minister of Namibia (2002–2005)
    2. Nahas Angula (2005–present)
• Niger
  • President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–present)
• Nigeria
  • President - Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999–present)
• 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 - Damião Vaz d'Almeida, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Principe (2004–present)
• Senegal
  • President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Macky Sall, Prime Minister of Senegal (2004–present)
• Seychelles
  • President - James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–present)
• Sierra Leone
  • President - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–present)
• Somalia
  • Mogadishu Government -
    • President - Abdullahi Yusuf, President of Somalia (2004–present)
    • Prime Minister - Ali Muhammad Ghedi, Prime Minister of Somalia (2004–present)
  • Republic of Somaliland
    • President - Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–present)
• South Africa
  • President - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–present)
• Sudan
  • President - Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1993–present)
• Swaziland -
  • Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003–present)
• Tanzania
  • President - Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister - Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995–present)
• Togo
  • President -
    1. Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (1967–2005)
    2. Faure Gnassingbé (2005-2005)
    3. Abass Bonfoh (acting) (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Koffi Sama, Prime Minister of Togo (2002–present)
• 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
  • Head of State - Mohammed Abdel Aziz, Head of State of Western Sahara (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdelkader Taleb Oumar, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–present)
• Zambia
  • President - Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002–present)
• Zimbabwe
  • President - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • President - Hamid Karzai, President and Chairman of the Afghan Transitional Administration (2002–present)
• Bangladesh
  • President - Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001–present)
• Bhutan
  • King - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–present)
  • Prime Minister - Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba (2004–present)
• Brunei -
  • Sultan - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
• Cambodia
  • King - Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1998–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 -
    1. Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997–2005)
    2. Donald Tsang (acting) (2005–present)
  • Macau - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999–present)
• East Timor
  • President - Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor (2002-present)
  • Prime Minister - Marí Alkatiri, Prime Minister of East Timor (2002-present)
• India
  • President - Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Manmohan Singh (2004–present)
• Indonesia
  • President - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004–present)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–present)
• Japan
  • Emperor - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
  • Prime Minister - Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001–present)
• Kazakhstan
  • President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1991–present)
  • Prime Minister - Daniyal Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2003–present)
• North Korea
  • Communist Party Leader - Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–present)
  • Dear Leader - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1993–present)
  • Head of State (de facto) - 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–present)
• South Korea
  • President - Roh Moo-hyun, President of the Republic of Korea (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Hai Chan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (2004–present)
• Kyrgyzstan
  • President -
    1. Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005)
    2. Kurmanbek Bakiyev, interim (2005–present)
  • Prime minister -
    1. Nikolay Tanayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2002–2005)
    2. Kurmanbek Bakiyev, interim (2005–present)
• Laos
  • Communist Party Leader - Khamtai Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–present)
  • President - Khamtai Siphandon, President of Laos (1998–present)
  • Prime Minister - Boungnang Vorachith, Prime Minister of Laos (2001–present)
• Maldives
  • President - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of Maldives (1978–present)
• Mongolia
  • President - Natsagiyn Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2004–present)
• Myanmar
  • Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council - Than Shwe, President of Myanmar (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister - Lieutenant-General Soe Win, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2004–present)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Raja of Nepal (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (2004–2005)
    2. Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2005–present)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2004–present)
• The Philippines
  • President - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–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 - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–present)
  • Prime Minister - Mahinda Rajapakse, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2004–present)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000–present)
  • Premier -
    1. Yu Shyi-kun, President of the Executive Yuan (2002–2005)
    2. Frank Hsieh (2005–present)
• Tajikistan
  • President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–present)
• Thailand
  • King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
  • Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–present)
• Turkey
  • President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–present)
• Turkmenistan -
  • President - Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenbashi (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister - Saparmurat Niyazov, Prime Minister of Turkmenistan (1992–present)
• Uzbekistan
  • President - Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1991–present)
  • Prime Minister - Shavkat Mirziyayev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–present)
• Vietnam
  • Communist Party Leader - Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–present)
  • President - Tran Duc Luong, President of Vietnam (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–present)

Australia and Oceania

• American Samoa (U.S. territory)
  • Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003–present)
• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
  • Governor-General - Michael Jeffery, Governor-General of Australia (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–present)
• Cook Islands (self-governing territory of New Zealand)
  • High Commissioner - Kurt Meyer, High Commissioner of the Cook Islands (2001–present)
  • Queen's Representative - Fred Goodwin, Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jim Marurai, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2004–present)
• Fiji
  • President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (13 July, 2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–present)
• French Polynesia (French Overseas Territory)
  • High Commissioner - Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of French Polynesia (2001–present)
  • President of the Government -
    1. Gaston Flosse, President of the Government of French Polynesia (2004–2005)
    2. Oscar Temaru (2005–present)
• Kiribati
  • President - Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–present)
• Marshall Islands
  • President - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–present)
• Federated States of Micronesia
  • President - Joseph Urusemal, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (2003–present)
• Nauru
  • President - Ludwig Scotty, President of Nauru (2004–present)
• New Caledonia (French Overseas Collectivity)
  • High Commissioner - Daniel Constantin, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2002–present)
  • President of the Government - Marie-Noëlle Thémereau, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2004–present)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
  • Governor-General - Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–present)
• Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
  • Resident Commissioner - Sandra Lee, Resident Commissioner of Niue (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Young Vivian, Prime Minister of Niue (2002–present)
• Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the U.S.)
  • Governor - Juan Babauta, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002–present)
• Palau
  • President - Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–present)
• Papua New Guinea
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Paulias Matane, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–present)
• Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Pitcairn Islands (1952–present)
  • Governor - Richard Fell, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2001–present)
  • Commissioner - Leslie Jacques, Commissioner of the Pitcairn Islands (2003–present)
  • Mayor - Jay Warren, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2004–present)
• Samoa
  • Monarch - Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Samoa (1963–present)
  • Prime Minister - Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–present)
• Solomon Islands
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
  • Governor-General - Nathaniel Waena, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–present)
• Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)
  • Administrator - Neil Walter, Administrator of Tokelau (2003–present)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Patuki Isaako, Head of Government (2004–2005)
    2. Pio Tuia, (2005–present)
• Tonga
  • Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–present)
  • Prime Minister - Prince Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–present)
• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Faimalaga Luka, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2003–2005)
    2. Filoimea Telito, (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Maatia Toafa, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2004–present)
• Vanuatu
  • President - Kalkot Mataskelekele, President of Vanuatu (August 2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ham Lini, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2004–present)
• Wallis and Futuna (French overseas collectivity)
  • Administrator-Superior - Christian Job, Administrator-Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2002–present)

Europe

• Albania
  • President - Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–present)
• Andorra
  • Co-Princes
    • French Co-Prince - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–present)
    • Episcopal Co-Prince - Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Bishop of Urgell (2003–present)
  • Head of the Government - Marc Forné (1994–present)
  • General Syndic - Francesc Areny Casal (1997–present)
• Armenia
  • President - Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–present)
  • Prime Minister - Andranik Markaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–present)
• Austria
  • President - Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004–present)
  • Chancellor - Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (2000–present)
• Azerbaijan
  • President - Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
  • Nagorno Karabakh
    • President - Arkady Ghukasian, President of Nagorno Karabakh (1997–present)
    • Prime Minister - Anushevan Danielian, Prime Minister of Nagorno Karabakh (2002–present)
• Belarus
  • President - Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
  • Prime Minister - Sergey Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2003–present)
• Belgium
  • King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–present)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Presidency
    • Borislav Paravac, Serb member (2003–present)
    • Sulejman Tihić, Bosniak member (2002–present)
    • Dragan Čović, Croat member (2002–2005)
    • Ivo Miro Jović, Croat member (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Adnan Terzic, Prime Minister of Bosnia-Hercegovina (2003–present)
  • High Representative - Paddy Ashdown (2002–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. Dragan Mikerević, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska (2003–2005)
      2. Pero Bukejlovic (2005–present)
• Bulgaria
  • President - Georgi Purvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–present)
  • Premier - Simeon Sakskoburggotski, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (2001–present)
• Croatia
  • President - Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–present)
• Czech Republic
  • President - Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Stanislav Gross, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2004–present)
• Cyprus
  • President - Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–present)
  • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
    • President -
    1. Rauf Denktash, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
    2. Mehmet Ali Talat, (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister -
    1. Mehmet Ali Talat, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (2004–2005)
    2. Ferdi Sabit Söyer, (2005–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 - Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia (2003–2005)
    2. Andrus Ansip (2005–present)
• Finland
  • President - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003–present)
  • Aland - Roger Nordlund, Prime Minister of Aland (1999–present)
• France
  • President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–2005)
    2. Dominique de Villepin (2005–present)
• Germany
  • President - Horst Köhler, President of Germany (2004–present)
  • Chancellor - Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany (1998–present)
• Georgia
  • President - Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia (2004–2005)
    2. Zurab Nogaideli (2005–present)
  • Abkhazia
    • President -
      1. Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1994–2005)
      2. Sergey Bagapsh (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Nodar Khashba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2004–2005)
      2. Alexander Ankvab (2005–present)
• Greece
  • President -
    1. Kostis Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
    2. Karolos Papoulias (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Costas Caramanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (2004–present)
• Hungary
  • President - Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004–present)
• Iceland
  • President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister - Halldór Ásgrímsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (2004–present)
• Ireland
  • President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach (1997–present)
• Isle of Man
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Lord of Man (1952–present)
  • Lieutenant-Governor - Ian McFayden, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (2000–present)
  • Chief minister - Donald Gelling, Chief Minister of Man (2004–present)
• Italy
  • President - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy (2001–present)
• Latvia
  • President - Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Aigars Kalvitis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004–present)
• Liechtenstein
  • Prince - Hans Adam II, Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
  • Head of Government - Otmar Hasler, Head of Government (2001–present)
• Lithuania
  • President - Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–present)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–present)
• Macedonia
  • President - Branko Crvenkovski (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Vlado Buckovski, Prime Minister of Macedonia (2004–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)
• Monaco
  • Prince -
    1. Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
    2. Albert II (2005–present)
  • Minister of State - Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–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 - Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–present)
• Poland
  • President - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of the Republic of Poland (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister - Marek Belka, Prime Minister of Poland (2004–present)
• Portugal
  • President - Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Pedro Santana Lopes, Prime Minister of Portugal (2004–2005)
    2. Jose Socrates (2005–present)
• Romania
  • President - Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, Prime Minister of Romania (2004–present)
• Russia
  • President - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Mikhail Fradkov, Prime Minister of Russia (2004–present)
• San Marino
  • Captains Regent -
    1. Giuseppe Arzilli and Roberto Raschi (2004–2005)
    2. Fausta Morganti and Cesare Gasperoni (2005–present)
• Serbia and Montenegro
  • Serbia and Montenegro - Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–present)
    • Serbia
      • President - Boris Tadić President of Serbia (2004–present)
        • Nataša Mičić, Dragan Maršičanin, Predrag Marković-interim presidents
      • Prime Minister - Vojislav Koštunica, Prime Minister of Serbia (2004–present)
      • Kosovo
        • President - Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002–present)
        • Prime Minister -
          1. Ramush Haradinaj, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2004–2005)
          2. Adem Salihaj (acting, 2005–2005)
          3. Bajram Kosumi (2005–present)
        • UN Administrator - Søren Jessen-Petersen, UN Administrator to Kosovo (2004–present)
    • Montenegro
      • President - Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro (2002–present)
      • Prime Minister - Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2003–present)
• Slovakia
  • President - Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–present)
• Slovenia
  • President - Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Janez Jansa, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2004–present)
• Spain
  • Monarch - Juan Carlos, King of Spain (1975–present)
  • Prime Minister - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government (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 - Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–present)
• Switzerland
  • Swiss Federal Council - Moritz Leuenberger, Pascal Couchepin, Joseph Deiss, Samuel Schmid, Micheline Calmy-Rey, Christoph Blocher, Hans-Rudolf Merz
  • See also: List of 2005 office-holders in Switzerland
• Ukraine
  • President -
    1. Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
    2. Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2001–2005)
    2. Mykola Azarov, acting (2005)
    3. Yuliya Tymoshenko, (2005–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–present)
    • Scotland - Jack McConnell, First Minister of Scotland (2001–present)
    • Wales - Rhodri Morgan, First Minister of Wales (2000–present)
    • Gibraltar
      • Governor - Sir Francis Richards, Governor of Gibraltar (2003–present)
      • Chief Minister - Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–present)
• Vatican City
  • Pope -
    1. John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978–2005)
    2. Benedict XVI, Bishop of Rome (2005–present)
  • Acting Head of State (Chamberlain) - Eduardo Cardinal Martinez Somalo (April 2005)
  • Secretary of State - Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–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 - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–present)
• Iraq
  • President -
    1. Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, President of Iraq (2004–2005)
    2. Jalal Talabani (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Iyad Allawi, Prime Minister of Iraq (2004–2005)
    2. Ibrahim al-Jaafari (2005–present)
• Israel
  • President - Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001–present)
• Jordan -
  • Monarch - King Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Faisal al-Fayez, Prime Minister of Jordan (2003–2005)
    2. Adnan Badran (2005–present)
• Kuwait -
  • Monarch - Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977–present)
  • Prime Minister - Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2003–present)
• Lebanon -
  • President - Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Omar Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2004–2005)
    2. Najib Mikati, (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 -
    1. Rauhi Fattouh, acting President of the Palestinian Authority (2004–2005)
    2. Mahmoud Abbas (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ahmed Qureia, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority (2003–present)
• Qatar -
  • Monarch - Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdullah ibn Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1996–present)
• Saudi Arabia -
  • King - Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister - Fahd, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1982–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 Nahayan, President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Maktoum Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990–present)
• Yemen
  • President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001–present)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister - Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (2004–present)
• Aruba
  • Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of Aruba (