This is a partial listing of prominent political families of the world, for countries with names starting from letters from A to E.
Royal families are not included, unless certain later descendants have played political roles in a republican structure (e.g. Cakobau Family of Fiji). See also Family dictatorship.
Other countries:
The Hoxha Family
The Kopo Family
- Hysni Kopo (member of the Central Committee of Albania's communist party)
- Vito Kopo (member of the Central Committee of Albania's communist party)
- Piro Kondi (member of the Central Committee of Albania's communist party)
The Moisiu Family (father-son)
- Spiro Moisiu (former communist party official)
The Myftiu -Peristeri Family
- Manush Myftiu (member of the Central Committee of Albania's communist party)
- Pilo Peristeri (member of the Central Committee of Albania's communist party)
The Nano Family (father-son)
- Thanas Nano (government broadcaster under Hoxha)
The Pashko Family (spouses)
- Josif Pashko (member of the Central Committee of Albania's communist party)
- Eleni Terezi (member of the Central Committee of Albania's communist party)
The Shehu Family
- Mehmet Shehu (leading government official and close advisor to E. Hoxha)
- Fiqrete Shehu (member of the Central Committee of Albania's communist party)
- Kadri Hasbiu (member of the Central Committee of Albania's communist party; brother-in-law of Mehmet)
The Bird Family
The Frank Family
- Sir Hilbourne Frank (Chairman of the Barbuda Council)
- Mackenzie Frank (nephew of Sir Hilbourne Frank; Senator)
The de la Rúa Family
The Duhalde Family (spouses)
The Kirchner Family
The Menem Family
The Perón Family (husband-wives)
The Uriburu Family
The Sarkisyan Family (brothers)
The Anthony Family (grandfather-father-son)
The Barnard Family (father-son-nephew)
The Bashir -Shehadie Family (wife-husband)
The Beazley Family (father-son)
The Cain Family (father-son)
The Court Family (father-son)
(The tennis player Margaret Court is Richard Court's sister-in-law)
The Crean Family (father-sons)
The Downer Family (grandfather-father-son)
- Sir John Downer (senator in first Australian Parliament of 1901)
The Ferguson Family (father-sons)
- Jack Ferguson (Deputy Premier of New South Wales 1976-1984)
The Fraser Family (grandfather-grandson)
The Hawke Family (uncle-nephew)
- Bert Hawke (Premier of Western Australia 1953-1959)
The Jenkins Family (father-son)
- Harry Jenkins, Sr (Member of Parliament for Scullin, Victoria, 1969-1985)
The Katter Family (father-son)
- Bob Katter, Sr. (Member of Parliament for Kennedy, Queensland, 1966-1990)
- Bob Katter (Member of Parliament for Kennedy, Queensland, 1993-present)
The Lyons Family (husband-wife-son)
The Newman Family (husband-wife-son)
- Kevin Newman , Member of Parliament for Bass, Tasmania 1975-1984
- Jocelyn Newman , Senator for Tasmania 1986-2002
The Playford Family (grandfather-grandson)
(Dr John Playford (1935-2003), leading Australian political scientist, was a great-grandson of Thomas Playford senior and a second cousin of Sir Thomas Playford.)
The Ruddock Family (father-son)
The Turnbull Family (husband-wife)
The Watkins family (father-son)
The Habsburg family (grandfather - father - sons)
- Charles I (Karl I), (Emperor of Austria 1916 - 1918, King of Hungary 1916 - 1918)
- Otto von Habsburg (German Member of the European Parliament), son of Charles I
- Karl von Habsburg (Austrian Member of the European Parliament), son of Otto
- Georg von Habsburg (Györgi), (Hungarian Ambassador), son of Otto
The Aliyev Family
The Turnquest Family
- Sir Orville Turnquest (Governor-General of The Bahamas , 1995-2001)
The Chowdhury Family
- A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury (President of Bangladesh, 2001-2002)
- Mahi Chowdhury (son of A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury; Member of Parliament)
The Mujibur Rahman Family
The Ziaur Rahman Family
The Adams Family
The Barrow Family
The Eyskens Family
The Khama Family (husband-wife-son)
The Collor -Mello Family
The Sarney Family (father-daughter)
- José Sarney (President of Brazil)
- Roseana Sarney (presidential candidate)
The Zhivkov Family
- Todor Zhivkov (former Communist leader)
- Lyudmila Zhivkova (former Culture minister)
- Jenny Zhivkova (Member of Parliament)
The Stanishev Family
- Dimitar Stanishev (former Communist leader)
- Sergey Stanishev (Socialist leader, Member of Parliament, possible future Prime Minister)
The Bokov Family
- Georgi Bokov (former Communist leader, former media boss)
- Filip Bokov (former Socialist leader, Member of Parliament, Presidential advisor)
- Irina Bokova (former Foreign Minister, ran for Vice-President, Member of Parliament, Ambassador to France)
The Compaoré Family
- Blaise Compaoré (president)
- François Compaoré (economic advisor)
- Simon Compaoré (mayor of Ouagadougou)
- Jean-Marie Compaoré (archbishop of Burkina Faso)
- Jean-Baptiste Compaoré (finance minister)
- Franck Compaoré
- Chantal Compaoré (wife of Blaise)
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny (former president of Côte d'Ivoire; father of Chantal Compaoré)
The Yaméogo Family
- Maurice Yaméogo (founding president)
- Hermann Yaméogo (political party leader)
The Aung San Family (parents-daughter)
- Aung San (pre-independence prime minister)
- Khin Kyi (ambassador)
The Win Family (father-daughter)
The Bagaza and Buyoya Families (distant relatives)
The Bennett Family (father-son)
The Chiarelli Family (cousins)
The Clement Family (stepfather-stepson)
- John Clement , Ontario cabinet minister
The Copps Family (father-daughter)
The Grewal Family (husband-wife)
- Gurmant Grewal and Nina Grewal , Conservative Members of Parliament, the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament
The Hampton -Martel Family (husband-wife, wife's father and maternal grandfather)
The Johnson Family (father-sons)
The Layton Family (grandfather, father, son, wife)
(Layton is also a descendant of William Steeves, a Father of Confederation and Senator, on his maternal side.)
The MacKay Family (father-son)
The Manning Family (father-son)
The Martin Family (father-son)
The Macdonald Family (father-son)
The Mackenzie King Family (grandfather-grandson)
The McGuinty Family (father-son)
The Nixon Family (grandfather, father, daughter)
The Regan Family (father-son)
The Roblin Family (grandfather-grandson)
The Sifton Family (father-sons)
- John Wright Sifton MLA, speaker of the house in Manitoba
The Sinclair -Trudeau Family (grandfather, son-in-law, grandson)
The Boganda , Dacko , Domitien and Bokassa Families (distant relatives)
The Alessandri Family
The Errázuriz Family
The Frei Family (father-son)
The Montt Family
The Pinto Family
The Chiang Family (father-sons-grandson)
The Soong Family (father-son-3 daughters)
The Lleras -Restrepo Family
The López Family
The Pastrana Family
The Ahmed Family (grandfather-grandson)
- Hashimu bin Ahmed
- Said Hassane Said Hachim
The Said Family (uncle-nephew)
- Said Mohamed Jaffar
- Said Atthoumani
The Said Family (uncle-nephew)
- Said Mohamed Cheikh
- Athoumane Said Ahmed
The Said Family (father-son-grandson)
- Saidi Ali bin Saidi Omar
- Said Ibrahim Ben Ali
- Said Ali Kemal
The Soilih Family (half-brothers)
The Kabila Family (father-son)
The Kabila family is also related by marriage to the Sassou-Nguesso and Bongo families of the Republic of the Congo and Gabon, respectively. This list is below under the Gabon heading.
The Mobutu Family (father-son-distant relative)
The Henry Family
- Albert Henry , Chief Minister
- Sir Geoffrey Henry , Chief Minister
The Arias-Sánchez Family
The Calderón-Guardia Family
- Rafael Ángel Calderón Muñoz (Vice President of Costa Rica)
The Figueres Family
The Jiménez Family
The Tuđman Family
The Castro Family
The Denktaş Family
The Masaryk Family
The Aptidon-Guelleh Family
The Douglas Family
- R. B. D. Douglas (Member of Parliament for Portsmouth )
- Adenauer "Washway" Douglas (son of R. B. D. Douglas; Mayor of Portsmouth)
- Michael Douglas (son of R. B. D. Douglas; Member of Parliament for Portsmouth)
- Ian Douglas (son of Michael Douglas; Member of Parliament for Portsmouth)
- Rosie Douglas (son of R. B. D. Douglas; Prime Minister of Dominica, 2000)
The Bosch Family
The Trujillo Family
The Arosemena Family
The Plaza Family
The Ghali Family
The Meléndez-Quiñónez Family
The Nguema Family (close relatives)
- Francisco Macías Nguema (President , 1968-1979)
- Ela Nguema (presidential aide)
- Eyegue Ntutumu (governor of Río Muni)
- Masie Ntutumu (minister of interior)
- Bonifacio Nguema Esono Nchama (vice president)
- Oyono Ayingono (finance minister)
- Maye Ela (head of the navy)
- Feliciano Oyono (leader of Macías' PUNT party)
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (President, 1979-)
- Constancia Mangue de Obiang (first lady)
- Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (infrastructure minister)
- Armengol Ondo Nguema (director of security)
- Antonio Mba Nguema (police chief)
- Agustín Ndong Ona (military inspector-general)
- Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima (mining minister)
- Demetrio Elo Ndong Nsefumu (first deputy prime minister)
- Alejandro Evuna Owono Asangono (chief of the presidency)
- Marcelino Oyono Ntutumu (transport minister)
- Lucas Nguema Evono Mbang (sports minister)
- Jaime Obama Owono Nchama (minister-delegate for infrastructure)
- Manuel Nguema Mba (minister-delegate for the interior)
- Pastor Micha Ondo Bile (foreign affairs minister)
- Rubén Maye Nsue Mangue (justice minister)
- Clemente Engonga Nguema Onguéné (interior minister)
- Baltasár Engonga Edjo (economy minister)
- Cristóbal Menana Ela (energy minister)
- Teresa Efua Asangono (women's affairs minister)
- Francisco Edu Ngua Okomo (secretary of state for foreign affairs)
- Victoriana Nchama Nsue Okomo (secretary of state for foreign affairs)
- Francisco Mabale Nseng (secretary of state for energy)
- Melchor Esono Edjo (secretary of state for the treasury)
Last updated: 06-03-2005 23:56:03
