Political families of the world

This is a partial listing of prominent political families around the world. Monarchies are not included. See also Family dictatorship.

Table of contents

1 Albania 2 Antigua and Barbuda 3 Argentina 4 Armenia 5 Azerbaijan 6 Bangladesh 7 Barbados 8 Burkina Faso 9 Burma 10 Burundi 11 Central African Republic 12 China, Republic of (now on Taiwan) 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 14 Cuba 15 Djibouti 16 Equatorial Guinea 17 Gabon 18 Greece 19 Ghana 20 Guyana 21 Haiti 22 India 23 Indonesia 24 Italy 25 Jamaica 26 Kazakhstan 27 Kenya 28 Kiribati 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 30 Latvia 31 Marshall Islands 32 Mauritius 33 Nicaragua 34 Pakistan 35 Panama 36 Philippines 37 Rwanda 38 Singapore 39 Spain 40 Sri Lanka 41 Syria 42 United Kingdom 43 United States 44 Uzbekistan

Albania

The Moisiu Family (father-son)

• Spiro Moisiu (former communist party official)
• Alfred Moisiu (current president)

Antigua and Barbuda

The Bird Family (father-son)

• Vere Cornwall Bird (prime minister, 1960-1971 and 1976-1994)
• Lester Bryant Bird (prime minister, 1994 - )

Argentina

The Perón Family (husband-wife)

• Juan Domingo Perón Sosa (president, 1946-1955 and 1973-1974)
• Isabel Martínez de Perón (president, 1974-1976)

Armenia

The Sarkisyan Family (brothers)

• Vasgen Sarkissian (prime minister, 1999)
• Aram Sarkisyan (prime minister, 1999-2000)

Azerbaijan

The Aliyev Family (father-son)

• Heydar Aliyev (president, 1993-2003)
• Ilham Aliyev (president, 2003 - )

Bangladesh

The Mujibur Rahman Family (father-daughter)

• Mujibur Rahman (president, 1971-1972; prime minister, 1972-1975)
• Sheikh Hasina Wajed (prime minister, 1996-2001)

The Ziaur Rahman Family (husband-wife)

• Ziaur Rahman (former president)
• Begum Khaleda Zia (current prime minister)

Barbados

The Adams Family (father-son)

• Sir Grantley Herbert Adams (premier, 1954-1958)
• J.M.G. Adams (prime minister, 1976-1985)

The Barrow Family (brother-sister)

• Dame Nita Barrow (governor-general, 1990-1995)
• Errol Barrow (prime minister, 1966-1976 and 1986-1987)

Burkina Faso

The Yaméogo Family

• Maurice Yaméogo (founding president)
• Herman Yaméogo (political party leader)

Burma

The Aung San Family (father-daughter)

• Aung San (pre-independence prime minister)
• Aung San Suu Kyi (democracy activist)

Burundi

The Bagaza / Buyoya Family (distant relatives)

• Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (president, 1976-1987)
• Pierre Buyoya (president, 1987-1993 and 1996-2003)

Central African Republic

The Boganda / Dacko / Bokassa Family (distant relatives)

• Barthélémy Boganda, "founding father"
• David Dacko, first leader of independent CAR
• Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Cold War-era despot and erstwhile "emperor"

China, Republic of (now on Taiwan)

The Chiang Family (husband-wife-son-grandson)

• Chiang Kai-shek (president, 1947-1975)
• Madame Chiang Kai-shek (political figure)
• Chiang Ching-kuo (president, 1978-1988)
• Chiang Wei-kuo (Secretary-General)
• John Chang (foreign minister, vice premier, legislator)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Kabila Family (father-son)

• Laurent-Désiré Kabila (president, 1997-2001)
• Joseph Kabila (president, 2001 - )

The Mobutu Family (father-son)

• Mobutu Sese Seko (president, 1965-1997)
• Manda Mobutu (leader of Manda's Rally party)

Cuba

The Castro Family (brothers)

• Fidel Castro (leader, 1959 - )
• Raúl Castro (Vice President)

Djibouti

The Aptidon / Guelleh Family (uncle-nephew)

• Hassan Gouled Aptidon (president, 1977-1999)
• Ismail Omar Guelleh (president, 1999 - )

Equatorial Guinea

The Nguema Family (uncle-nephew)

• Francisco Macías Nguema (president, 1968-1979)
• Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (president, 1979 - )

Gabon

The Sassou-Nguesso/Bongo Family (father-daughter-daughter's husband)

• Denis Sassou-Nguesso (president of the Republic of Congo)
• Edith Sassou-Nguesso (president's daughter)
• Omar Bongo (president of Gabon and husband of E. Sassou-Nguesso)

Greece

The Papandreou Family

• George Papandreou, senior
• Andreas Papandreou
• George Papandreou, junior

Ghana

The Akufo-Addo Family (father-son)

• Edward Akufo-Addo (president, 1970-1972)
• Nana Akufo-Addo (foreign minister, 2003 - )

Guyana

The Burnham Family (husband-wife)

• Forbes Burnham (former president)
• Viola Burnham (former vice-president)

The Jagan Family (husband-wife)

• Cheddi Jagan (premier, 1953-1964; president, 1992-1997)
• Janet Jagan (president, 1997-1999)

Haiti

The Duvalier Family (father-son)

• François Duvalier (president, 1957-1971)
• Jean-Claude Duvalier (president, 1971-1986)

India

The Nehru / Gandhi Family

• Motilal Nehru (politician and lawyer) (Father)
• Jawaharlal Nehru (prime minister, 1947-1964) (Son of Motilal)
• Indira Gandhi (prime minister, 1966-1977 and 1980-1984) (Daughter of Jawharlal)
• Sanjay Gandhi (politician) - (Son of Indira)
• Rajiv Gandhi (prime minister, 1984-1989) (Son of Indira)
• Sonia Gandhi, president of the Indian National Congress party (Widow of Rajiv)

Indonesia

The Suharto Family (father-daughter)

• Suharto (president, 1967-1998)
• Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana "Tutut" (party leader and presidential candidate of 2004)

The Sukarno Family (father-daughters)

• Sukarno (president, 1945-1967)
• Megawati Sukarnoputri (president, 2001 - )
• Sukmawati (presidential candidate)
• Rachmawati (presidential candidate)

Italy

The Mussolini Family (father-granddaughter)

• Benito Mussolini (World War II-era leader)
• Alessandra Mussolini (political party leader)

Jamaica

The Manley Family (father-son)

• Norman Washington Manley (prime minister, 1955-1962)
• Michael Manley (prime minister, 1972-1980 and 1989-1992)

Kazakhstan

The Nazarbayev Family (father-daughter)

• Nursultan Nazarbayev (president, 1990 - )
• Dariga Nazarbayeva (oligarch and possible successor to Nursultan)

Kenya

The Kenyatta Family (father-son)

• Jomo Kenyatta (president, 1964-1978)
• Uhuru Kenyatta (presidential candidate, 2002)

Kiribati

The Tong Family (brothers)

• Anote Tong (president, 2003- )
• Harry Tong (presidential candidate, 2003)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

The Kim Family (father-son-grandson)

• Kim Il Sung (general secretary, 1948-1994)
• Kim Jong Il (general secretary, 1997 - )
• Kim Jong Nam (possible successor to Kim Jong Il)

Latvia

The Ulmanis Family (great-uncle and great-nephew)

• Karlis Ulmanis (pre-Soviet president)
• Guntis Ulmanis (post-Soviet president)

Marshall Islands

The Kabua Family (cousins)

• Amata Kabua (founding president)
• Imata Kabua (former president)

Mauritius

The Jugnauth Family (father-son)

• Anerood Jugnauth (prime minister, 1982-1995 and 2000-2003; president, 2003 - )
• Pravind Jugnauth (deputy prime minister, 2003 - )

The Ramgoolam Family (father-son)

• Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (father of the nation)
• Navin Ramgoolam (former prime minister)

Nicaragua

The Somoza Family (father-son-son)

• Anastasio Somoza Garcia (president, 1937-1947 and 1950-1956)
• Luis Somoza Debayle (president, 1956-1963)
• Anastasio Somoza Debayle (president, 1967-1972 and 1974-1979)

Pakistan

The Bhutto Family (husband-wife-daughter)

• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (prime minister, 1973-1977)
• Nusrat Bhutto (former minister without portfolio)
• Benazir Bhutto (prime minister, 1988-1990 and 1993-1996)

Panama

The Arias Family (husband-wife)

• Arnulfo Arias (former president)
• Mireya Moscoso (current president)

Philippines

The Marcos Family

• Ferdinand Marcos (dictator)
• Imelda Marcos (first lady)
• Ferdinand Marcos Jr (provincial governor)
• Imee Marcos (congresswoman)

The Macapagal Family (father-daughter)

• Diosdado Macapagal (former president)
• Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (current president)
• Miguel Arroyo Jr (provincial vice-governor)

The Aquino Family

• Benigno Aquino Sr (assemblyman)
• Benigno Aquino Jr (opposition senator)
• Corazon Aquino (former president)
• Benigno Aquino III (congressman)

The Estrada Family

• Joseph Estrada (former president)
• Luisa Ejercito Estrada (senator)
• Jinggoy Estrada (former mayor)

Rwanda

The Habyarimana / Kayibanda Family (cousins)

• Grégoire Kayibanda (former president)
• Juvénal Habyarimana (former president)

Singapore

The Lee Family (father-son)

• Lee Kuan Yew (prime minister, 1959-1990)
• Lee Hsien Loong (deputy prime minister)

Spain

The Arana Family

• Sabino Arana
• Luis Arana Goiri

The Aznar Family

• Manuel Aznar
• José María Aznar (Prime Minister)
• Alejandro Agag

The Benegas Family

• Doris Benegas
• Txiki Benegas

The Calvo-Sotelo Family

• Joaquín Calvo-Sotelo

The Oreja Family

• Marcelino Oreja
• ?? Mayor Oreja

The Primo de Rivera Family

• Miguel Primo de Rivera
• José Antonio Primo de Rivera

The Redondo Family

• Nicolás Redondo
• Nicolás Redondo Terreros

The Sartorius Family

Sri Lanka

The Bandaranaike Family (husband-wife-daughter)

• Solomon Bandaranaike (prime minister)
• Sirimavo Bandaranaike (prime minister)
• Chandrika Kumaratunga (president)

Syria

The Assad Family (father-son)

• Hafez Assad (president, 1971-2000)
• Bashar al-Assad (president, 2000 - )

United Kingdom

Main article: List of political families in the United Kingdom

The Benn Family

• John Williams Benn
• William Wedgwood Benn
• Tony Benn
• Hilary Benn

United States

Main article: List of US political families

The Adams Family

• John Adams, President
• John Quincy Adams, President

The Harrison Family

• William Henry Harrison, President
• Benjamin Harrison, President

The Roosevelt Family

• Theodore Roosevelt, President
• Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, ambassador to the United Nations, ambassador without portfolio
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt, United States Secretary of the Navy, Governor of New York, President

The Kennedy Family

• Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr, (diplomat)
• John F. Kennedy, (President)
• Robert Kennedy, (Attorney-General)
• Ted Kennedy, (Senator)

The Bush Family

• ( Franklin Pierce, President ) - Distant relative of Barbara Bush
• Prescott Bush, (Senator)
• George H. W. Bush, (President)
• George W. Bush, (President)
• Jeb Bush, (Governor)

Uzbekistan

The Karimov Family (father-daughter)

• Islam Karimov (president, 1990 - )
• Gulnora Karimova (oligarch and possible successor to Islam)