10 Political Leaders You Should Know

1.) Barrack Obama: Obama was first elected to be President of America in 2008 and was reelected in 2012; he's an American Liberal Democrat and the leader of Earth's most powerful country.

2.) Hilary Clinton: Hillary is a Liberal and part of the Democratic Party of America. She ran against  Obama in 2008 in the Democratic race. She served as Obama's Security of State and is the presumptive Nominee of the Democrats in the 2016 election. She has Obama's support for presidency.

3.) Donald Trump: Mr. Trump is the presumptive Nominee for the Republicans despite being highly critical of "the establishment". Although more generally liberal than most Republicans nominees he has stood out by his far right wing ideas of how to handle illegal immigrants.

4.) Vladimir Putin: President Putin is the second Russian President since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. He was first elected as President in 1998 and although he served as Prime Minister between 2008 and 2012 it is generally agreed that he has held power since his first term as President in 1998 to the present day.

5.) Xi Jinping: Mr. Jinping is the President of the planet's most populous country, China. He was elected by the National People's Congress in 2013.

6.) Narenda Modi: Mr. Modi is the President of the world's second most populous country, India. He was elected 2014. He is part of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

7.) Francois Hollande: A member of the left-wing Parti Socialiste he was elected in 2012.

8.) David Cameron: He became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2010, he is a member of the Conservative Party.

9.) Angela Merkel: Mrs. Merkel has been the Chancellor of Germany since 2000. She is a member of the Conservative Christian Democratic party and is noted for her decision to allow an unlimited number of Syrian refugees into the country, a decision which has since been retracted after terrorist attacks beyond Turkey occurred.

10.) Justin Trudeau: Mr. Trudeau became the Prime Minister of Canada in 2016. He is a the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada  and is regarded by young Liberals as an example of a good Head of State.