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Government > Leaders > Prime minister > Summary: Countries Compared

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AlbaniaAlbania Mr Rama was a charismatic mayor of Tirana before becoming prime minister
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda Baldwin Spencer's election victory ended the long-running Bird dynasty
BarbadosBarbados Mr Stuart's Democratic Labour Party won a narrow victory in the 2013 parliamentary elections
BelizeBelize Prime Minister Barrow is a lawyer by profession
BulgariaBulgaria Plamen Oresharski became prime minister in the midst of a severe crisis
CambodiaCambodia Cambodia's veteran premier Hun Sen
CanadaCanada Prime Minister Stephen Harper leads Canada's Conservative government
CroatiaCroatia Zoran Milanovic has been a keen advocate of EU membership
DominicaDominica Roosevelt Skerrit
East TimorEast Timor Xanana Gusmao led the armed fight against Indonesian rule
EstoniaEstonia Andrus Ansip is the longest-serving prime minister since independence in 1991
EthiopiaEthiopia Hailemariam Desalegn was deputy to long-term leader Meles Zenawi
FinlandFinland Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen is a former teacher
FranceFrance Jean-Marc Ayrault was elected as prime minister in May 2012
HungaryHungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban
IcelandIceland Mr Gunnlaugsson belongs to a new generation of Icelandic politicians
IraqIraq Iraqi premier Nouri al-Maliki
IsraelIsrael Mr Netanyahu campaigned on a policy of toughness towards Palestinian militancy
JamaicaJamaica Mrs Simpson-Miller is serving her second term as prime minister
JapanJapan Mr Abe's nationalist positions have in the past angered Japan's neighbours
JordanJordan Abdullah Ensour has vowed to speed up economic and political reform
LatviaLatvia Ms Straujuma trained as an economist before becoming a civil servant
LebanonLebanon Outgoing Prime Minister Najib Mikati struggled to overcome Lebanon's sectarian tensions
LesothoLesotho Mr Thabane heads a coalition
MalaysiaMalaysia Najib Abdul Razak
MauritiusMauritius Navin Ramgoolam has been PM since 2005
MoldovaMoldova Prime Minister Iurie Leanca
MontenegroMontenegro Mr Djukanovic has been prime minister or president of Montenegro for most of the period since 1991
MoroccoMorocco Mr Benkirane insists that his party will not seek to curtail civil liberties in Morocco
NetherlandsNetherlands Mark Rutte won a fresh mandate in September 2012
New ZealandNew Zealand Mr Key's victory ended nine years of Labour rule
NiueNiue Toke Talagi
NorwayNorway Erna Solberg heads a right-wing coalition
Papua New GuineaPapua NG Peter O'Neill has acknowledged the need to crack down on corruption
PortugalPortugal Passos Coelho has the task of steering the country out of troubled economic waters
Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. Nikola Gruevski has family roots in the Greek region of Macedonia
RomaniaRomania Victor Ponta has been accused of undermining the rule of law
Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ Denzil Douglas is serving his fourth term
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia Kenny Anthony also held the post of prime minister between 1997 and 2006
SamoaSamoa Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi, in office since 1998
SerbiaSerbia Mr Dacic's Socialist Party is the junior partner in Serbia's coalition government
SingaporeSingapore Lee Hsien Loong
SlovakiaSlovakia Robert Fico's party won a landslide victory in 2012
SloveniaSlovenia Alenka Bratusek became prime minister in the middle of a severe economic and political crisis
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands Mr Lilo became prime minister after his predecessor lost the support of MPs
SpainSpain Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy came to power at a time of economic crisis
SwedenSweden Fredrik Reinfeldt is in his second term of office
ThailandThailand Thailand enjoyed a period of relative stability for the first two years of Ms Yingluck's premiership
The BahamasThe Bahamas Perry Christie, left, is serving his second, non-consecutive term as premier
TongaTonga Lord Tu'ivakano is a former speaker of Parliament
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the nation's first female prime minister
TurkeyTurkey Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
UkraineUkraine Mykola Azarov resigned at a time of unrest
United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Cameron heads a coalition government
VietnamVietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is into his second term

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