List of state leaders in 1947

1946 state leaders – Events of 1947 – 1948 state leaders – State leaders by year

Africa

• Liberia – William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
• South Africa –
  • Monarch – George VI, King of South Africa (1936-1952)
  • Governor-General – Gideon Brand van Zyl, Governor-General of South Africa (1946-1951)
  • Prime Minister – Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (1939-1948)
• Zanzibar – Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911-1960)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Monarch – Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
  • Prime Minister – Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1946-1953)
• Brunei – Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
• China
  • President -
    1. Chiang Kai-Shek, Chairman of the National Government (1943-1947)
    2. Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
  • Premier -
    1. T. V. Soong, President of the Executive Yuan (1945-1947)
    2. Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Executive Yuan (1947)
    3. Chang Chun, President of the Executive Yuan (1947-1948)
• India -
  • British India -
    • Monarch – George VI, Emperor of India (1936-1947)
    • Viceroy -
      1. The Viscount Wavell, Viceroy of India (1943-1947)
      2. The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, Viceroy of India (1947)
  • Dominion of India -
    • Monarch – George VI, King of India (1947-1950)
    • Governor-General – The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor-General of India (1947-1948)
    • Prime Minister – Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
• Indonesia – Soekarno, President of Indonesia (1945 – 1967)
• Japan -
  • Monarch – Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1946-1947)
    2. Tetsu Katayama, Prime Minister of Japan (1947-1948)
• Oman – Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
• Pakistan -
  • Monarch – George VI, King of Pakistan (1947-1952)
  • Governor-General – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Governor-General of Pakistan (1947-1948)
  • Prime Minister – Liaqat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947-1951)
• Thailand
  • Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX), (1946 -)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia –
  • Monarch – George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
  • Governor-General –
    1. Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Governor-General of Australia (1945-1947)
    2. Sir. Winston Dugan, (acting) Governor-General of Australia (1947–1947)
    3. Sir. William McKell, Governor-General of Australia (1947-1953)
  • Prime Minister – Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (1945-1949)

Europe

• Albania – Omer Nishani, Chairman of the Presidium (1946-1953)
• Denmark
  • Monarch –
    1. Christian X, King of Denmark (1912-20 April 1947)
    2. Frederick IX, King of Denmark (20 April 1947-1972)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Knud Kristensen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1945-13 November 1947)
    2. Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (13 November 1945-1950)
• Éire (Ireland) -
  • Monarch – George VI, King of Ireland (1936-1949)
  • President – Sean T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
  • Prime Minister – Eamon de Valera, Taoiseach (1937-1948)
• France -
  • Provisional Government – Léon Blum, Chairman of the Provisional Government (1946-1947)
  • Fourth Republic -
    • President – Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-1954)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Paul Ramadier, President of the Council (1947)
      2. Robert Schuman, President of the Council (1947-1948)
• Germany – Administered by Allied Occupation Forces (1945-1949)
• Italy -
  • President – Enrico De Nicola, President of Italy (1946-1947)
  • Prime Minister – Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy (1945-1953)
• Netherlands -
  • Monarch – Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948)
  • Regent – Juliana, Crown Princess of the Netherlands (regent during the autumn of 1947)
  • Prime Minister – Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1946-1948)
• Poland
  • Head of State – Bolesław Bierut -
    1. President of the National Council (1944-1947)
    2. President of Poland (1947-1952)
  • Premier –
    1. Edward Osóbka-Morawski, President of the Council of Ministers (1944-1947)
    2. Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1947-1952)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch – George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
  • Prime Minister – Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1945-1951)
• Vatican City
  • Pope – Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch – George VI, King of Canada (1936-1952)
  • Governor-General – The Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General of Canada (1946-1952)
  • Prime Minister – William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1935-1948)
• United States – Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (1945-1953)

South America

• Brazil – Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (1946-1951)
• Paraguay – Higinio Moriñigo, President of Paraguay (1940-1948
• Peru – José Luis Bustamante y Rivero, President of Peru (1946-1948)