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Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Francis Kennedy, also known by his initials RFK, was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy served as the 64th United States attorney general from 1961 to 1964, and as a U.S. senator from New York from 1965 until his assassination in 1968. Like his brothers John F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy, he is considered an icon of modern American liberalism in the 21st century.
Avtar Singh Bhadana
Avtar Singh Bhadana is an Indian politician from Faridabad in Haryana. He is a former Minister in Haryana, former MP and former MLA of Uttar Pradesh representing the Meerapur Assembly constituency as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has formerly been a member of the Lok Sabha for 4 terms.
Sarah Hanson-Young
Sarah Coral Hanson-Young is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since July 2008, representing the Australian Greens.
Dushyant Kumar Gautam
Dushyant Kumar Gautam is an Indian politician and a National General Secretary of the Bhartiya Janata Party. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament, from Haryana as a member of the BJP. He has been associated with the Scheduled Caste Morcha of the BJP for quite a long time. He has also contested the MCD and Delhi Legislative Assembly election from Kondli (SC) and Karol Bagh (SC) unsuccessfully in the 2008 & 2013 and 2025elections, getting 21,594 & 29,373 and 4...
Zia Yusuf
Muhammad Ziauddin Yusuf is a British politician and businessman. He currently is Reform UK's spokesperson for home affairs. He was its head of policy from September 2025 to February 2026.
Bhagwant Mann
Bhagwant Singh Mann is an Indian politician, social worker, former comedian, actor and singer who is currently serving as the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab He represents the Dhuri Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly since 2022 and is also serving as the state convener of Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab since 2019. Previously, he was a member of the lower house of Parliament from Sangrur from 2014 to 2022. On 15th June 2026, the Akal Takht declared Mann a Guru Dokhi and Panth Viro...
Robert Jenrick
Robert Edward Jenrick is an English politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark since the 2014 by-election. Elected as a member of the Conservative Party, he joined Reform in January 2026.
Andrew Knack
Andrew Knack is a Canadian politician who has served as the mayor of Edmonton since 2025. He previously served as a member of the Edmonton City Council from 2013 to 2025, representing Ward 1 from 2013 to 2021, and Nakota Isga from 2021 to 2025. He was first elected in 2013 and was re-elected in the 2017 and 2021 municipal elections.
Pat Karney
Pat Karney was a British Labour Party politician, councillor for Harpurhey in the City of Manchester. He is the Lead Member for the City Centre and was responsible for setting up the Manchester Day festival. He was a supporter of Manchester's Christmas markets. He was an ally of Richard Leese and secretary of the council's Labour Group.
Irene Mathyssen
Irene R. Mathyssen was a Canadian politician and was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 until 2019. She was previously a New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in Ontario from 1990 to 1995, and briefly served as a minister in the government of Premier Bob Rae.
Lorne Doerkson
Lorne Doerkson MLA is a Canadian politician who has served as the interim leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia and leader of the Opposition since 2026. A member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA), he has represented the electoral district of Cariboo-Chilcotin since 2020. Initially elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party, he crossed the floor in 2024 to the Conservative Party.
Nancy Mace
Nancy Ruth Mace is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served in the South Carolina General Assembly from 2018 to 2020.
Pete Hoekstra
Cornelis Piet Hoekstra is an American politician and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 33rd United States ambassador to Canada. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the United States ambassador to the Netherlands from 2018 to 2021, and was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 2011.
Chrystia Freeland
Christina Alexandra Freeland is a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the tenth deputy prime minister of Canada from 2019 to 2024. A member of the Liberal Party, she was first elected as the member of Parliament (MP) for Toronto Centre in 2013 and represented University—Rosedale from 2015 to 2026. Freeland served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2025 during the premierships of Justin Trudeau and Mark Carney.
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has been Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions since May 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Joly has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Ahuntsic-Cartierville since 2015. She has held a number of portfolios including Canadian heritage, tourism, foreign affairs, and La Francophonie.
Anika Wells
Anika Shay Wells is an Australian politician. As of October 2026 she is Minister for Communications and Minister for Sport in the Albanese government, having previously served as Minister for Aged Care from 2022 to 2025. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served in the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election, representing the Division of Lilley in Queensland. She played a significant role in the development of the Online Safety Amendment Act 2024, whi...
Prashant Bhushan
Prashant Bhushan is an Indian author and a public interest lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. He was a member of the faction of the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement known as Team Anna which supported Anna Hazare's campaign for the implementation of the Jan Lokpal Bill. After a split in IAC, he helped Team Anna form the Aam Aadmi Party. In 2015, he made several allegations against the party's leadership, its functioning and its deviation from the core ideology, values and commitments...
Thol. Thirumavalavan
Tholkappiyan Thirumavalavan, better known as Thol. Thirumavalavan, is an Indian politician and activist from Tamil Nadu. He is a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing Chidambaram. He has been the leader and president of the political party Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi since 1990.
John Healey
John Healey is a British politician who has served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under prime minister Andy Burnham since 20 July 2026. He previously served as Secretary of State for Defence under Keir Starmer from 2024 to 2026. A member of the Labour Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, formerly Wentworth and Wentworth and Dearne, since 1997. He previously held various junior ministerial positions under prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown fro...
Sarah Pochin
Sarah Joanne Pochin is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Runcorn and Helsby since a by-election in May 2025. She is Reform UK’s first female MP. She was previously the Mayor of Cheshire East and a local councillor, as well as a justice of the peace (JP).
Mike Minogue (businessman)
Michael Roger Minogue is an American businessman, military veteran, and politician who is the Republican Party nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2026 Massachusetts gubernatorial election. A former chairman, president and chief executive officer of medical-device manufacturer Abiomed, Minogue entered the gubernatorial race in October 2025 and defeated businessman and former Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority executive Brian Shortsleeve in the September 2026 Republican primary.
Bridget McKenzie
Bridget Grace McKenzie is an Australian politician. She is a member of the National Party and has been a Senator for Victoria since 2011. She has held ministerial office in the Turnbull and Morrison governments, also serving as the party's Senate leader since 2019.
Revanth Reddy
Anumula Revanth Reddy is an Indian politician who is serving as the second and current Chief Minister of Telangana. He is also the minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, General Administration, Law & Order. As a member of the Indian National Congress, he is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kodangal.
Suella Braverman
Sue-Ellen Cassiana "Suella" Braverman is a British politician and barrister who twice served as Home Secretary from 6 September 2022 to 19 October 2022, and again from 25 October 2022 to 13 November 2023.