This is a list of current presiding officers of the
legislative assemblies of
sovereign
''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'.
The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or ...
and unrecognized states, autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories, sui generis entities, and international organisations.
States recognised by the United Nations
States recognised by at least one United Nations member
States not recognised by any United Nations members and governments in exile
Autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories
Sui generis
''Sui generis'' ( , ) is a Latin phrase that means "of its/their own kind", "in a class by itself", therefore "unique".
A number of disciplines use the term to refer to unique entities. These include:
* Biology, for species that do not fit in ...
entities
International organisations
There are several
international parliament An international parliament or supranational legislature is a branch of an intergovernmental organization that is similar to a parliament, thus establishing a hybrid system of intergovernmentalism and supranationalism. These could be based on a pre ...
s, some that are directly elected and some that are appointed from among member states respective legislatures in the form of an
inter-parliamentary institution
An inter-parliamentary institution (also known as parliamentary assembly) is an organization of more than one national legislatures (parliament, Legislative Assembly, assembly, Legislative Council, council and other types).
Most of the inter-parl ...
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See also
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List of legislatures by country
This is a list of legislatures by country. A " legislature" is the generic name for the national parliaments and congresses that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives and that have the power to legislate. All entities included ...
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List of current dependent territory leaders
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List of current defence ministers
This is a list of current defence ministers of the 193 United Nations member states, Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine.
Defence ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition are included in a separate table.
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List of current finance ministers
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List of current foreign ministers
This is a list of current foreign ministers of the 193 United Nations member states as well as the Holy See ( Vatican City) and the State of Palestine.
Foreign ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition, some alternative gover ...
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List of current heads of state and government
This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government. In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, there is only one leader being both head of state and head of government. In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliament ...
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List of current interior ministers
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List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
This is a list of current state leaders ordered by their continuous tenure in a position of national leadership. For countries in which the head of state and head of government are separate, both offices are listed. For leaders who held the s ...
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List of current vice presidents
This is a list of vice presidential or similar positions, and the current office holders:
Member states of the United Nations
Countries with a vice president (or similar position)
Countries with a ''ex-officio'' Designated Acting Head of S ...
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List of heads of state by diplomatic precedence
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List of spouses of heads of state
The following is a list of spouses of current heads of state.
States recognised by the United Nations
Other states
The following states are in free association with another UN member state.
The following states control their territory and ...
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List of state leaders by year
This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in any given century.
3rd millennium
:''List of state leaders in the 21st century''
:: Current state leaders
::: '22 – '21 – '20 – '19 – '18 – '17 – '16 � ...
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Lists of office-holders
These are lists of incumbents (individuals holding offices or positions), including heads of states or of subnational entities.
A historical discipline, archontology, focuses on the study of past and current office holders.
Incumbents may als ...
Notes
External links
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