List of state leaders in 2005

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

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 – Dami�o 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 – Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–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–presemt)
      • 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 (1980–present)
  • Governor – Fredis Refunjol, Governor of Aruba (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister – Nelson O. Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba (2001–present)
• Bahamas
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
  • Governor-General – Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister – Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2002–present)
• Barbados
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
  • Governor-General – Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister – Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–present)
• Belize
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
  • Governor-General – Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister – Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998–present)
• Canada
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor-General – Adrienne Clarkson, Governor-General of Canada (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada (2003–present)
  • See also: 2005 Canadian incumbents
• Costa Rica -
  • President – Abel Pacheco, President of Costa Rica (2002–present)
• Cuba
  • Communist Party Leader – Fidel Castro, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–present)
  • President – Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976–present)
  • Prime Minister – Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–present)
• Dominica
  • President – Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister – Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica (2004–present)
• Dominican Republic
  • President – Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (2004–present)
• El Salvador
  • President – Antonio Saca, President of El Salvador (2004–present)
• Grenada
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
  • Governor-General – Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister – Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995–present)
• Guatemala
  • President – Óscar Berger, President of Guatemala (2004–present)
• Haiti
  • President – Boniface Alexandre, President of Haiti (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister – Gérard Latortue, Prime Minister of Haiti (2004–present)
• Honduras -
  • President – Ricardo Maduro, President of Honduras (2002–present)
• Jamaica
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
  • Governor-General – Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–present)
  • Prime Minister – Percival Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–present)
• Mexico -
  • President – Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000–present)
• Netherlands Antilles
  • Monarch – Beatrix of the Netherlands (1980–present)
  • Governor – Frits Goedgedrag (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister – Etienne Ys (2004–present)
• Nicaragua -
  • President – Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002–present)
• Panama
  • President – Martín Torrijos, President of Panama (2004–present)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present)
  • Governor-General – Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister – Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–present)
• Saint Lucia
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present)
  • Governor-General – Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister – Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1997–present)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
  • Governor-General – Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister – Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–present)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • President – Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister – Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001–present)
• United States
  • President – George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–present)

South America

• Argentina -
  • President – Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina (2003–present)
• Bolivia -
  • President – Carlos Mesa, President of Bolivia (2003–present)
• Brazil -
  • President – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (2003–present)
• Chile -
  • President – Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000–present)
• Colombia -
  • President – Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia (2002–present)
• Ecuador -
  • President –
    1. Lucio Gutiérrez, President of Ecuador (2003–2005)
    2. Alfredo Palacio, (2005–present)
• Guyana
  • President – Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–present)
• Paraguay -
  • President – Nicanor Duarte, President of Paraguay (2003–present)
• Peru
  • President – Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–present)
  • Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Carlos Ferrero Costa, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2003–present)
• Suriname -
  • President – Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000–present)
• Uruguay
  • President – Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas, President of Uruguay (2004–present)
• Venezuela -
  • President – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1999–present)