List of state leaders in 1932

1931 state leaders – Events of 1932 – 1933 state leaders – State leaders by year

Africa

• Egypt – Fuad I, King of Egypt (1922-1936)
• Ethiopia – Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-1936)
• Liberia – Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia (1930-1944)
• South Africa
  • Monarch – King George V, King of South Africa {1910-1936}
  • Governor-General – Earl of Clarendon, Governor-General of South Africa, (1931-1937)
  • Prime Minister – Barry Herzog, Prime Minister of South Africa (1924-1939)
• Zanzibar – Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911-1960)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Monarch – Mohammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1929-1933)
  • Prime Minister – Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1929-1946)
• Brunei – Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
• Republic of China
  • President -
    1. Chiang Kai-Shek, Chairman of the National Government (1928-1932)
    2. Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government (1932-1943)
  • Premier -
    1. Sun Fo, President of the Executive Yuan (1931-1932)
    2. Wang Jingwei, President of the Executive Yuan (1932-1935)
• Japan
  • Monarch – Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tsuyoshi Inukai, Prime Minister of Japan (1932-1934)
    2. Makoto Saito, Prime Minister of Japan (1932-1934)
• Manchukuo –
  • Japan declares Manchuria independent from China, sets up puppet state of Manchukuo
  • Aisin-Gioro Puyi, Chief Executive of Manchukuo (1932-1934)
• Oman –
  • 1. Taimur Bin Faisal, Sultan of Oman (1913-1932)
    2. Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia –
  • Monarch – George V, King of the United Kingdom (1910-1936)
  • Governor-General – Sir. Isaac Isaacs, Governor-General of Australia (1931-1936)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. James Scullin, Prime Minister of Australia (1929-1932)
    2. Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia (1932-1939)

Europe

• Albania – Zog, King of Albania (1928-1939)
• Denmark
  • Monarch – Christian X, King of Denmark (1912-1947)
  • Prime Minister – Thorvald Stauning, Prime Minister of Denmark (1929-1942)
• Finland -
  • President – Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (1931-1937)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Juho Sunila, Prime Minister of Finland (1931-1932)
    2. Toivo Kivimäki, Prime Minister of Finland (1932-1936)
• France -
  • President –
    1. Paul Doumer, President of France (1931-1932)
    2. Albert Lebrun, President of France (1932-1940)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Pierre Laval, President of the Council (1931-1932)
    2. André Tardieu, President of the Council (1932)
    3. Édouard Herriot, President of the Council (1932)
    4. Joseph Paul-Boncour, President of the Council (1932-1933)
• Germany –
  • President – Paul von Hindenburg, Reich President (1925-1934)
  • Chancellor –
    1. Heinrich Brüning, Chancellor of Germany (1930-1932)
    2. Franz von Papen, Chancellor of Germany (1932)
    3. Kurt von Schleicher, Chancellor of Germany (1932-1933)
• Irish Free State -
  • Monarch – George V, King of Ireland (1910-1936)
  • Governor-General –
    1. James McNeill, Governor-General of the Irish Free State (1928-1932)
    2. Domhnall Ua Buachalla, Governor-General of the Irish Free State (1932-1936)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. W.T. Cosgrave, President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State (1922-1932)
    2. Eamon de Valera, President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State (1932-1937)
• Italy -
  • Monarch – Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy (1900-1946)
  • Prime Minister – Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy (1922-1943)
• Latvia
  • President – Alberts Kviesis, President of Latvia (1930-1936)
  • Prime Minister – Marģers Skujenieks, Prime Minister of Latvia (1931-1933)
• Poland
  • President – Ignacy Mościcki, President of Poland (1926-1939)
  • Prime Minister – Aleksander Prystor, President of the Council of Ministers (1931-1933)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch – George V, King of the United Kingdom (1910-1936)
  • Prime Minister – Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1929-1935)
• Vatican City
  • Pope – Pius XI, Bishop of Rome (1929-1939)
  • Secretary of State – Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1930-1939)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch – George V, King of Canada (1910-1936)
  • Governor-General – Earl of Bessborough, Governor-General of Canada (1931-1935)
  • Prime Minister – R.B. Bennett, Prime Minister of Canada (1930-1935)
• Newfoundland
  • Monarch – King George V, King of Newfoundland {1910-1936}
  • Governor – John Middleton, Governor of Newfoundland (1928-1932)
  • Prime Minister –
  1. Richard Squires, Prime Minister of Newfoundland (1928-1932)
  2. Frederick C. Alderdice, Prime Minister of Newfoundland (1932-1934)
• United States – Herbert Hoover, President of the United States (1929-1933)

South America

• Argentina -
  1. José Félix Uriburu, President of Argentina (1930-1932)
  2. Agustín Pedro Justo, President of Argentina (1932-1938)
• Brazil – Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, President of Brazil (1930-1945)
• Paraguay –
  1. Emiliano González Navero, President of Paraguay (1931-1932)
  2. José Patricio Gugguiari, President of Paraguay (1932)
  3. Eusebio Ayala, President of Paraguay (1932-1936)
• Peru – Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro, President of Peru (1931-1933)