Political Families By Country: F-m

However Royal Families (who inherit their position automatically) 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:

FIJI

'' NOTE: Most of Fiji's political families listed below are, in fact, related by ancestry or by marriage. The '''Nailatikau''' family is a subset of the '''Cakobau''' family; both are connected by marriage - as well as by ancestral ties - with the '''Mara''' and '''Ganilau''' families. Tracing family relationships in Fiji is complicated by the fact that many prominent Fijians do not use family names).''

The Bavadra Family (husband-wife)

Timoci Bavadra - Prime Minister of Fiji ( 1987 )

Adi Kuini Speed (widow of Timoci Bavadra; Cabinet Minister ( 1999 - 2000 )

Descendants of Seru Epenisa Cakobau ''Cakobau was the Fijian Monarch who unified the nation in 1871 , and ceded it to Britain in 1874 . Many twentieth-century politicians are direct descendants of his.''

Great-grandchildren:

--- Ratu Sir Edward Cakobau - Military commander, Deputy Prime Minister ( 1970s ).

--- Ratu Sir George Cakobau - Governor-General of Fiji ( 1973 - 1983 )

--- Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara ( Founding Father ; Prime Minister 1967 - 1992 ; President 1993 - 2000 ).

--- Ro Lady Lala Mara (2nd cousin and wife of Ratu Sir Kamisese; co-founder of the Fijian Political Party ); maternal great-granddaughter.

--- Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna ( 1888 - 1958 - Fiji's first modern statesman. Soldier, scholar, statesman; Paramount Chief; first Speaker of Fiji's Legislative Council ( 1950s ). Maternal great-grandson.

--- Ro Teimumu Vuikaba Kepa (nee ''Tuisaiwaw'') (maternal great-granddaughter; sister of Ro Lady Lala Mara) - Minister of Education ( 2001 -present.

Great-great-grandchildren

--- Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (soldier, diplomat, Deputy Prime Minister ( 2000 - 2001 ), Speaker of the House Of Representatives ( 2001 -present); son of Ratu Sir Edward

--- Ratu Alifereti Finau Mara (son of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (q.v.); soldier, leader of the Fijian Association Party and Cabinet Minister ( 1990s ); Fijian Ambassador to the United Nations ).

--- Adi Koila Mara Nailatikau (daughter of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (q.v.) and wife of Ratu Epeli Nailatikau; diplomat, Cabinet Minister ( 1999 - 2000 ), and Senator ( 2001 -present)

--- Ratu George Cakobau - Senator ; son of Ratu Sir George

Great-great-great grandchildren

--- Adi Kuini Speed ; widow of Timoci Bavadra (q.v.); Cabinet Minister ( 1999 - 2000 ) (also listed under Bavadra family)

The Ganilau Family

Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau - first President of Fiji ( 1987 - 1992 ); maternal great-grandson of Seru Epenisa Cakobau .

--- Ratu Epeli Ganilau - son of Ratu Sir Penaia; husband of Adi Ateca Mara (daughter of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara); soldier, co-founder of the Christian Democratic Party , Chairman , Great Council Of Chiefs ( 2001 - 2004 ), founder of the National Alliance Party ( 2005 ).

The Patel Family (brothers)

A.D. Patel - founder of the National Federation Party

R.D. Patel - Speaker of the House Of Representatives

The Speight Family (father-sons)

Sam Speight - Cabinet Minister ( 1990 s)

George Speight - Coup Leader

Samisoni Tikoinasau - Member of Parliament

FINLAND

The Paasio Family (father-son)

Rafael Paasio (social democratic party leader)

--- Pertti Paasio (ditto)

-- Heli Paasio (daughter, MP)

The Paasikivi Family

Juho Kusti Paasikivi

The Tuomioja Family

Sakari Tuomioja

--- Pertti Tuomioja

--- Erkki Tuomioja (MP, foreign minister)

The Mannerheim Family

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim , was Finland's reputed Commander-in-Chief and later President of Finland (1944–1946)

The Vennamo Family

Veikko Vennamo (leader of populist agrarian splinter party)

--- Pekka Vennamo (son and successor, postal industry leader)

The Erkko Family

Eero Erkko

--- Aatos Erkko

FRANCE

The Debré Family

Michel Debré , Prime Minister Of France under de Gaulle;

--- Jean-Louis Debré , son of Michel, president Speaker of the French National Assembly since 2002 ;

--- Bernard Debré , son of Michel and brother of Jean-Louis, former minister, professor of medicine.

The De Gaulle Family

Charles De Gaulle - President of the Republic 1959-1969

Philippe De Gaulle - French senator; son of Charles de Gaulle

Charles De Gaulle, Jr. - Member of the European Parliament for the right-wing National Front ; grandson of Charles de Gaulle

The Giscard D'Estaing Family

Agénor Bardoux , (Minister of State Education)

Jacques Bardoux , (French senator), son of Agénor Bardoux

Valéry Giscard D'Estaing , (President of the Republic 1974-1981), grandson of Jacques Bardoux

Louis Giscard D'Estaing , (Member of Parliament), son of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

The Le Pen Family (father-daughter)

Jean-Marie Le Pen - founder of the right-wing National Front

Marine Le Pen - party vice-president

The Villepin Family (father-son)

Xavier De Villepin - Senator

Dominique De Villepin (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State for the Interior, Prime Minister Of France ), son of Xavier de Villepin

GABON

The Sassou-Nguesso Family and Bongo Family

Denis Sassou-Nguesso (president of the Republic Of Congo )

Emmanuel Yoka (Congolese cabinet chief; uncle of Sassou-Nguesso)

Jean-Dominique Okemba (leader of national Security Council; nephew of Sassou-Nguesso)

Edgar Nguesso (nephew of Sassou-Nguesso; director of estate)

Hilaire Moko (director of government security; nephew of Sassou-Nguesso)

Denis Christel Nguesso (nephew of Sassou-Nguesso; senior state oil company official)

Wilfrid Nguesso (brother of Edgar; senior parastatal director)

Pierre Oba (security minister; cousin of Sassou-Nguesso)

Claudia Lemboumba-Nguesso (Sassou's daughter; wife of M. Leboumba; communications director)

Martin Lemboumba (husband of Lemboumba-Nguesso; son of J. Lemboumba)

Jean-Pierre Lemboumba (finance minister; father of M. Leboumba)

Sandrine Nguesso (Sassou's daughter; married to Kabila)

Joseph Kabila (President of the Democratic Republic Of The Congo )

Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso (first lady of the Republic of Congo; married to Sassou-Nguesso)

Edith Nguesso-Bongo (Sassou-Nguesso's daughter)

Omar Bongo (president of Gabon and husband of E. Sassou-Nguesso)

Ali Bongo (defense minister of Gabon and son of Omar)

Pascaline Bongo (foreign minister of Gabon and daughter of Omar)

GERMANY

The Adenauer Family

Konrad Adenauer , Chancellor of Germany

--- Max Adenauer , Oberstadtdirektor and Councillor in Cologne, son of Konrad

-- Sven-Georg Adenauer , Landrat (District Director) in the Landkreis (district) of Gütersloh, grandson of Konrad

The Bismarck Family

Otto Von Bismarck , Chancellor (Prime Minister) of the German Empire, 1871 - 1890

--- Herbert Von Bismarck , (Minister from 1888 - 1890, Member of the Reichstag from 1893), son of Otto

-- Otto Von Bismarck , (1897 - 1975, Member of the Reichstag 1924 - 1928, Member of the Bundestag 1953 - 1965), son of Herbert

-- Gottfried Von Bismarck , (1901 - 1949, Member of the Reichstag 1933 - 1944), son of Herbert

Carl-Eduard Von Bismarck , (Member of the Bundestag), great-great-grandson of Otto Sr.

The De Maiziere Family

Ulrich De Maiziere , inspector general of the West German Army

--- Lothar De Maiziere , (Prime Minister of the German Democratic Republic March-October 1990), nephew of Ulrich

--- Thomas De Maiziere , (Minister of Justice of Saxony), cousin of Lothar

The Guttenberg Family ]

Karl Ludwig Von Guttenberg , Member of the resistance against Hitler (d 1945)

Georg Enoch, Freiherr Von Und Zu Guttenberg , (Hereditary Peer in Bavaria), brother of Karl Ludwig

--- Karl Theodor, Freiherr Von Und Zu Guttenberg , (co-founder of a Bavarian party, Member of the German Parliament), son of Georg Enoch

-- Karl Theodor, Freiherr Von Und Zu Guttenberg , (Member of the German Parliament), grandson of Karl Theodor

The Gysi Family (father and son)

Klaus Gysi , (GDR Minister of Culture, Ambassador to Italy, State Secretary for Church Affairs) (d 1999)

--- Gregor Gysi , (Human rights lawyer, chair of the Party of Democratic Socialism {Link without Title} , leader of PDS fraction in the Bundestag, Economics Senator in Berlin city government), son of Klaus

The Niklas / Ertl Family

Wilhelm Niklas , (Minister for Agriculture) (d 1957)

--- Josef Ertl , (Minister for Agriculture) (d 2000), son-in-law of Wilhelm

The Speer Family (father - daughter)

Albert Speer , (Third Reich Minister of Armaments and War Production)

--- Hildegard Schramm , (Vice-President of the Berlin House of Deputies), daughter of Albert

The Vogel Family ] (brothers)

Bernhard Vogel , (Prime Minister of Rheinland-Pfalz, Prime Minister of Thuringia)

Hans-Jochen Vogel , (Mayor of Munich, Mayor of Berlin), brother of Bernhard

The Weizsäcker Family (grandfather-father-son-nephew)

Karl Hugo Weizsäcker , (Prime Minister of Württemberg)

--- Ernst Von Weizsäcker , (Diplomat, Head of the Political Department of the Foreign Office); son of Karl Hugo von Weizsäcker

-- Richard Von Weizsäcker , (President of Germany); son of Ernst Freiherr von Weizsäcker

- Ernst Ulrich Von Weizsäcker , (German Member of Parliament); nephew of Richard von Weizsäcker

GREECE

The Caramanlis Family (uncle-brother-nephew)

Constantine Caramanlis (three times Prime Minister Of Greece )

Achilleas Caramanlis (several times MP or Minister); brother of Constantine

Costas Caramanlis (leader of the New Democracy party; current Prime Minister ); nephew of both Constantine and Achilleas

The Papandreou Family (grandfather-father-son)

George Papandreou, Senior ( Prime Minister Of Greece )

Andreas Papandreou ( Prime Minister Of Greece ); son of George

George Papandreou, Junior (leader of the PASOK party; Member of the Parliament, former Minister); son of Andreas

The Venizelos Family and Mitsotakis Family (father-son-nephew-children-son in law)

First Generation

--- Eleftherios Venizelos ( Prime Minister Of Greece )

--- Kostis Mitsotakis founder of Komma Fileleftheron , brother-in-law of Eleftherios Venizelos

Second Generation

--- Sophoklis Venizelos ( Prime Minister Of Greece ); son of Eleftherios

--- Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Senior) (Liberal MP) son of Kostis, nephew of Eleftherios

--- Aristomenis Mitsotakis (Liberal MP) son of Kostis, nephew of Eleftherios

Third Generation

--- Constantine Mitsotakis ( Prime Minister Of Greece ); son of Kyriakos, second nephew of Eleftherios

--- Nikitas Venizelos (Liberal MP), grandson of Eleftherios (by his son, Kyriakos Venizelos)

Fourth Generation

--- Dora Bakoyianni (Greek Foreign Affairs Minister ); daughter of Constantine

--- Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Member of the Parliament); son of Constantine

--- Pavlos Bakoyiannis (husband of Dora, assassinated Member of the Parliament)

GHANA

The Akufo-Addo Family (father-son)

Edward Akufo-Addo (president, 1970 - 1972 )

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (foreign minister, 2003 - )

GUATEMALA

The Ydigoras Family - Morazan Family

Francisco Morazán (Central American political leader)

Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes ( President of Guatemala )

GUYANA

The Burnham Family

Forbes Burnham ( President Of Guyana , 1980-1985; Prime Minister Of Guyana , 1966-1980)

Viola Burnham (wife of Forbes Burnham; Vice President, 1985-1991)

The Jagan Family

Cheddi Jagan ( President Of Guyana , 1992-1997)

Janet Jagan (wife of Cheddi Jagan; President Of Guyana , 1997-1999)

Derek Jagan (brother of Cheddi Jagan; Speaker of the National Assembly)

HAITI

The Duvalier Family

François Duvalier ( President Of Haiti , 1957-1971)

--- Jean-Claude Duvalier (son of François Duvalier; President Of Haiti , 1971-1986)

HONDURAS

The Cerezo Family

Marco Vinicio Cerezo Sierra (Supreme Court judge)

Vinicio Cerezo ( President of Honduras )

Celso Cerezo (legislative deputy)

The Melgar Family (spouses)

Juan Alberto Melgar Castro ( President of Honduras )

Nora Gúnera De Melgar (presidential candidate)

HUNGARY

The Antall Family (grandfather - father - son)

Jozsef Antall (Government Commissioner for Refugees in the Second World War, Minister for Reconstruction after 1945)

Jozsef Antall (Prime Minister 1990 - 1993), son of Jozsef Antall

Peter Antall (Director of the Democratic Forum {Link without Title} 's Political Foundation), son of Jozsef Antall jr.

The Göncz Family (father - daughter)

Árpád Göncz (President)

Kinga Göncz (Minister for Family and Equal Opportunities), daughter of Árpád

INDIA

The Abdullah Family

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah , Chief Minister of Kashmir

--- Farooq Abdullah , Chief Minister of Kashmir (son of Sheikh Abdullah)

-- Omar Abdullah , Union Minister, (son of Farooq)

-- Sara Abdullah , (daughter of Farooq)

-- Sachin Pilot , Member of Parliament (husband of Sara)

The Karunanidhi Family

M. Karunanidhi , Tamil Nadu chief minister

--- M.K. Stalin , Mayor of Chennai (Son of Karunanidhi)

--- Murasoli Maran , Union Minister (nephew of Karunanidhi)

-- Dayanidhi Maran , Union Minister (son of Murasoli)

The Kumaramangalam Family (father-son and daughter)

Mohan Kumaramangalam ( INC cabinet minister)

Lalitha Kumaramangalam ( BJP politician in Pondicherry )

Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (BJP cabinet minister)

The Naidu Family

Sarojini Naidu ( Freedom Fighter and Poetess ) (Mother)

--- Padmaja Naidu (Governor) (Daughter)

The Nehru Dynasty

Motilal Nehru ( Politician and Lawyer ) (Father)

--- Jawaharlal Nehru ( Prime Minister , 1947 - 1964 ) (Son of Motilal)

--- Kamala Nehru , (wife of Jawaharlal, Congress leader)

--- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit , (MP and diplomat) (daughter of Motilal)

-- Nayantara Sehgal , (novelist and political critic) (daughter of Mrs Pandit)

-- Indira Gandhi ( Prime Minister , 1966 - 1977 and 1980 - 1984 ) (Daughter of Jawaharlal)

- Rajiv Gandhi ( Prime Minister , 1984 - 1989 ) (Son of Indira)

- Sonia Gandhi , (president of the Indian National Congress party) (Widow of Rajiv)

Rahul Gandhi (politician) - (Son of Rajiv)

- Sanjay Gandhi (politician) - (Son of Indira)

- Maneka Gandhi (politician, ex-minister) - (Widow of Sanjay) - (not of Congress party)

Varun Gandhi (politician) - (Son of Sanjay) - (not of Congress party)

- Uma Nehru (Member of Parliament) - (Indira's cousin)

- Arun Nehru (politician, ex-minister) - (Nephew of Indira, son of Uma) - (not of Congress party)

The Patnaik Family

Biju Patnaik

--- Naveen Patnaik , son of Biju

--- Gita Mehta , daughter of Biju

The Yadav Family

Laloo Prasad Yadav , Bihar chief minister

Rabri Devi , Bihar chief minister

--- Sadhu Yadav) , Rabri Devi's brother

The Ramachandran Family

M.G. Ramachandran

--- Janaki Ramachandran , wife of MGR

The Rao Family

N.T. Rama Rao

--- Lakshmi Parvathi , wife of NTR

-- Chandrababu Naidu , son-in-law of NTR

The Sayeed Family

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

--- Mehbooba Mufti , daughter of Mufti Muhammed

The Scindia Family (former Maharajas) (mother-son and daughters-grandsons)

Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia BJP

--- Madhavrao Scindia , son of Vijayaraje INC

-- Jyotiraditya Scindia , son of Madhavrao

--- Vasundhara Raje Scindia , daughter of Vijayaraje

-- Dushyant Singh , son of Vasundhara Raje

--- Yashodhara Raje Scindia , daughter of Vijayaraje

The Thackerary Family

Balasaheb Thackeray

--- Udhav Thackeray , son of Balasaheb

-- Smitha Thackeray , daughter-in-law of Balasaheb

-- Raj Thackeray , nephew of Balasaheb

The Pawar Family

Sharad Pawar , Agriculture Minister, India

--- Ajit Pawar , nephew of Sharad Pawar Irrigation Minister, Maharashtra

INDONESIA

The Suharto Family

Suharto ( President Of Indonesia , 1967-1998)

--- Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (daughter of Suharto)

The Sukarno Family

Sukarno ( President Of Indonesia , 1945-1967)

--- Megawati (daughter of Sukarno; President Of Indonesia , 2001-2004)

--- Rachmawati (daughter of Sukarno; leader, Partai Pelopor)

--- Sukmawati (daughter of Sukarno)

The Wahid Family

Abdurrahman Wahid (former President , 2000 - 2001 )

Solahuddin Wahid (vice-presidential candidate)

Hasyim Wahid

IRAN

The Khamenei Family

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , '' Rahbar '' (religious supreme leader)

Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel , speaker of parliament

The Pahlavi Dynasty

Reza Pahlavi , was a Prime Minister and Shah of Iran.

--- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , (son of Reza Pahlavi) was the last Shah of Iran of 1941-1979

IRAQ

The Allawi Family - Chalabi Family

Iyad Allawi ( Prime Minister )

Ali Allawi (defense minister), cousin of Iyad Allawi

Nouri Al-Badran (interior minister), brother-in-law of Iyad Allawi

Ahmed Chalabi (former Iraqi Governing Council president), uncle of Ali Allawi

Salem Chalabi (head of judicial panel to try Saddam Hussein), nephew of Ahmed Chalabi

The Arif Family

Abdul Salam Arif

Abdul Rahman Arif

The Hussein Family

Saddam Hussein (former President )

Uday Hussein , son of Saddam Hussein

Qusay Hussein , son of Saddam Hussein

Barzan Ibrahim Al-Tikriti

Sabawi Ibrahim Al-Tikriti

Watban Ibrahim Al-Tikriti

Ahmad Hassan Al-Bakr

IRELAND

The Cosgrave Family

William T. Cosgrave (member of the first Dáil Éireann , President Of The Executive Council , 1922-1932, Fine Gael leader, 1934-1944)

--- Liam Cosgrave (son of William T. Cosgrave; Fine Gael TD 1944-1981, Fine Gael leader 1965-1977, Taoiseach , 1973-1977)

-- Liam T. Cosgrave (son of Liam Cosgrave, grandson of William T. Cosgrave; Fine Gael TD 1981-1987, Senator 1993-2002)

The De Valera family

Eamon De Valera ( President Of The Irish Republic , 1919-22, President Of The Executive Council , 1927-32, Taoiseach , 1932-48, 1951-54, 1957-58 and President Of Ireland , 1959-1973)

--- Vivion De Valera (son of Eamon de Valera; Fianna Fáil TD 1945-81)

-- Éamon Ó Cuív (grandson of Eamon de Valera; former member of Seanad Éireann , Galway West Fianna Fáil TD 1992-, the Minister For Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs , 2002-)

-- Síle De Valera (granddaughter of Eamon de Valera; Clare Fianna Fáil TD 1977-, the Minister For Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs , 1997-2002)

The MacNeill family

Eoin MacNeill (member of the first Dáil Éireann , Minister Of Education 1922-1925)

--- Michael McDowell (grandson of Eoin MacNeill; Progressive Democrats Dublin South-East TD , Attorney General Of Ireland 1999-2002, president of the Progressive Democrats , Minister For Justice, Equality & Law Reform 2002-)

The FitzGerald family

Desmond FitzGerald (member of the first Dáil Éireann , Cumann Na NGaedheal TD 1922-32, Fine Gael TD 1932-38 and member of Seanad Éireann 1938-43)

--- Garret FitzGerald (son of Desmond FitzGerald; Fine Gael TD 1965-1992, Fine Gael leader 1977-87, Taoiseach 1981-82, 1982-87)

The Lemass / Haughey family

Seán F. Lemass ( Fianna Fáil TD 1924-1969; Fianna Fáil Leader and Taoiseach 1959-1966)

--- Noel Lemass, Jr (son of Seán Lemass; Fianna Fáil TD 1956-1976)

-- Eileen Lemass (daughter-in-law of Seán Lemass; Fianna Fáil TD 1977-1981)

--- Charles J. Haughey (son-in-law of Seán Lemass; Fianna Fáil TD 1957-1992; Fianna Fáil Leader 1979-1992 and Taoiseach 1979-81, 1982, 1987-92)

-- Sean Haughey (son of Charles J. Haughey; Fianna Fáil TD since 1992)

The Lenihan family

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