List of state leaders in 1939

Learn about the lives of children in Africa

1938 state leaders - Events of 1939 - 1940 state leaders - State leaders by year

See also:

List of religious leaders in 1940
List of international organization leaders in 1940

Table of contents

1 Africa
2 Asia
3 Australia and Oceania
4 Europe
5 Middle East
6 North America and the Caribbean
7 South America

Africa

Ethiopia - Vittorio Emanuele III, Emperor of Ethiopia (1936-1941)
South Africa -
- George VI, King of South Africa (1936-1952)
- Sir Patrick Duncan, Governor-General of South Africa (1937-1943)
- Prime Minister
  1. Barry Hertzog, Prime Minister of South Africa (1924-5 September 1939)
  2. Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (5 September 1939 - 1948)
Zanzibar - Khalifah ibn Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911-1960)

Asia

Afghanistan
- Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Sardar Mohammed Hashim Shah, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1933-1946)
China
- Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government (1931-1943)
- Premier
  1. H.H. Kung, President of the Executive Yuan (1938-1939)
  2. Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Executive Yuan (1939-1945)
India -
- George VI, Emperor of India (1936-1947)
- The Marquess of Linlithgow, Viceroy of India (1936-1943)
Japan -
- Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister
Thailand (Siam to 23 June) -
- Ananda Mahidol, King of Thailand (1935-1946)
- Plaek Pibulsongkram, Prime Minister of Thailand (1938-1944)
Vietnam - Bao Dai, Emperor of Vietnam (1925-1945)

Australia and Oceania

Australia
- George VI, King of Australia (1936-1952)
- Lord Gowrie, Governor-General of Australia, (1936-1945)
- Prime Minister of Australia
New Zealand -
- George VI, King of New Zealand (1936-1952)
- The Viscount Galway, Governor-General of New Zealand (1935-1941)
- Michael Joseph Savage, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1935-1940)

Europe

Albania -
- Head of State -
  1. Zog I, King of Albania (1928- 8 April 1939)
  2. Xhafer Ypi, Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee (9 April - 12 April 1939)
  3. Shefqet Bej Vërlaci, Acting Head of State (12 April - 16 April 1939)
  4. Victor Emmanuel III, King of Albania (16 April 1939-1943)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Koço Kota, Prime Minister of Albania (1936-8 April 1939)
  2. Shefqet Bej Vërlaci, Prime Minister of Albania (12 April 1939 - 1941)
Belgium -
- Monarch - Leopold III, King of the Belgians (1934-1951)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Paul-Henri Spaak, Prime Minister of Belgium (1938-20 February 1939)
  2. Hubert Pierlot, Prime Minister of Belgium (22 February 1939-1945)
Bohemia and Moravia -
- Reichs Protector - Konstantin von Neurath, Reichs Protector of Bohemia and Moravia(21 March 1939-1941)
- State President - Emil Hácha, State President of Bohemia and Moravia (16 March 1939-1945)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Rudolf Beran, Prime Minister of Bohemia and Moravia (16 March - 27 April 1939)
  2. Alois Eliás, Prime Minister of Bohemia and Moravia (27 Apri 1939 - 1941)
Bulgaria -
- Monarch - Boris III, King of the Bulgarians (1918-1943)
- Prime Minister - Georgi Kiossievanov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1935-1940)
Czechoslovakia -
- President - Emil Hácha, President of Czechoslovakia (1938 - 15 March 1939)
- Prime Minister - Rudolf Beran, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1938 - 15 March 1939)
- divided into Bohemia-Moravia and Slovakia), 15 March 1939
Denmark -
- Monarch - Christian X, King of Denmark (1912-1947)
- Prime Minister - Thorvald Stauning, Prime Minister of Denmark (1929-1942)
Éire (Ireland) -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Ireland (1936-1949)
- President - Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (1938-1945)
- Prime Minister - Eamon de Valera, Taoiseach (1937-1948)
Estonia -
- President - Konstantin Päts, President of Estonia (1938-1940, Head of State, 1934-1938)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Kaarel Eenpalu, Prime Minister of Estonia (1938 - 12 October 1939)
  2. Jüri Uluots, Prime Minister of Estonia (12 October 1939 - 1940)
Finland -
- President - Kyösti Kallio, President of Finland (1937-1940)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Aimo Kaarlo Cajander, Prime Minister of Finland (1937 - 1 December 1939)
  2. Risto Heikki Ryti, Prime Minister of Finland (1 December 1939 - 1940)
France -
- President - Albert Lebrun, President of France (1932-1940)
- Prime Minister - Édouard Daladier, President of the Council (1938-1940)
Germany -
- Head of State - Adolf Hitler, Führer (1934-1945)
- Chancellor - Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany (1933-1945)
Greece -
- Monarch - George II, King of the Hellenes (1935-1947)
- Prime Minister - Ioannis Metaxas, Prime Minister of Greece (1936-1941)
Hungary -
- Regent - Miklós Horthy, Regent of Hungary (1920-1944)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Béla Imrédy, Minister-President of Hungary (1938 - 16 February 1939)
  2. Pál Teleki, Minister-President of Hungary (16 February 1939 - 1941)
Italy -
- Monarch - Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (1900-1946)
- Prime Minister - Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy (1922-1943)
Latvia -
- President - Karlis Ulmanis, President of Latvia (1936-1940)
- Prime Minister - Karlis Ulmanis, Prime Minister of Latvia (1934-1940)
Liechtenstein -
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
- Head of Government - Franz Josef Hoop, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1928-1945)
Lithuania -
- President - Antanas Smetona, President of Lithuania (1926-1940)
- Prime Minister
  1. Vladas Mironas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (1938 - 28 March 1939)
  2. Jonas Cernius, Prime Minister of Lithuania (28 March - 21 November 1939)
  3. Antanas Merkys, Prime Minister of Lithuania (21 November 1939 - 1940)
Luxembourg -
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919-1964)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Dupong, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1937-1953)
Monaco - Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1922-1949)
Netherlands -
- Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Hendrikus Colijn, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1933 - 10 August 1939)
  2. Dirk Jan de Geer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (10 August 1939 - 1940)
Norway -
- Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905-1957
- Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold, Prime Minister of Norway (1935-1945)
Poland -
- President -
  1. Ignacy Moscicki, President of Poland (1926-30 September 1939)
  2. Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, President of the Polish Government-in-Exile (30 September 1939-1947)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Felicjan Slawoj-Skladkowski, Prime Minister of Poland (1936 - 30 September 1939)
  2. Wladyslaw Sikorski, Prime Minister of the Polish Government-in-Exile (30 September 1939 - 1943)
Portugal -
- President - António Óscar de Fragoso Carmona, President of Portugal (1926-1951)
- Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, Prime Minister of Portugal (1928-1968)
Romania -
- Monarch - Carol II, King of Romania (1930-1940)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Miron Cristea, Prime Minister of Romania (1938 - 6 March 1939)
  2. Armand Calinescu, Prime Minister of Romania (7 March - 21 September 1939)
  3. Gheorghe Argesanu, Prime Minister of Romania (21 September - 28 September 1939)
  4. Constantin Argetoianu, Prime Minister of Romania (28 September - 24 November 1939)
  5. Gheorghe Tatarescu, Prime Minister of Romania (24 November 1939 - 1940)
Slovakia -
- President - Jozef Tiso, President of Slovakia (14 March 1939 - 1945
- Prime Minister -
  1. Jozef Tiso, Prime Minister of Slovakia (14 March - 29 October 1939)
  2. Vojtech Tuka, Prime Minister of Slovakia (29 October 1939 - 1944)
Spain -
- Republican Spain -
  - Head of State -
    1. Manuel Azaña, President of Spain (1936- 1 March 1939)
    2. Diego Martínez Barrio, Interim President of Spain (1 March - 4 March 1939)
    3. Segismundo Casado López, Interim President of the National Council of Defense (4 March - 13 March 1939)
    4. José Miaja Menant, President of the National Council of Defense (13 March - 25 March 1939)
  - Prime Minister - Juan Negrín, Prime Minister of Spain Republican (1937 - 31 March 1939)
- Nationalist Spain -
  - Head of State - Francisco Franco, Head of State (1936-1975)
  - Prime Minister - Francisco Franco, Prime Minister of Spain (1938 - 1973)
Sweden -
- Monarch - Gustav V, King of Sweden (1907-1950)
- Prime Minister - Per Albin Hansson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1936-1946)
Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Council
  - Giuseppe Motta, Marcel Pilet-Golaz, Rudolf Minger, Johannes Baumann, Philipp Etter (President of Confederation), Hermann Obrecht, Ernst Wetter
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -
- Communist Party Leader - Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-1953)
- Head of State - Mikhail Kalinin, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938-1946)
- Premier - Vyacheslav Molotov, Chairman of the Council of People's Comissars (1930-1941)
United Kingdom -
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936-1952)
- Prime Minister - Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1937-1940)
Yugoslavia -
- Monarch - Peter II, King of Yugoslavia (1934-1945)
- Regent - Prince Paul, Regent of Yugoslavia (1934-1941)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Milan Stojadinović, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1935-4 February 1939)
  2. Dragiša Cvetković, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (5 February 1939-1941)
Vatican City
- Pope -
  1. Pius XI, Bishop of Rome (1929-1939)
  2. Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)
- Secretary of State -
  1. Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1930-1939)
  2. Luigi Cardinal Maglione, Cardinal Secretary of State (1939-1944)

Middle East

Egypt -
- Farouk I, King of Egypt (1936-1952)
- Prime Minister
  1. Muhammad Mahmoud Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt (1937 - 18 August 1939)
  2. Ali Mahir Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt (18 August 1939 - 1940)
Iran -
- Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1925-1941)
- Prime Minister
  1. Mahmud Jam, Prime Minister of Iran (1935 - 26 October 1939)
  2. Ahmad Matin-Daftari, Prime Minister of Iran (26 October 1939 - 1940)
Iraq -
- King
  1. Ghazi I, King of Iraq (1933 - 4 April 1939)
  2. Faisal II, King of Iraq (4 April 1939 -1958)
- Abdul Ilah, Regent of Iraq (4 April 1939 - 1941)
- Nuri Pasha as-Said, Prime Minister of Iraq (1938-1940)
Muscat - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
Saudi Arabia - Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1932-1953)
Turkey -
- Ismet Inönü, President of Turkey (1938-1950)
- Prime Minister
  1. Mahmud Celal Bayar, Prime Minister of Turkey (1937 - 25 January 1939)
  2. Refik Ibrahim Saydam, Prime Minister of Turkey (25 January 1939 - 1942)

North America and the Caribbean

Canada -
Costa Rica - León Cortés Castro, President of Costa Rica (1936-1940)
Cuba - Federico Laredo Brú, President of Cuba (1936-1940)
Dominican Republic - Jacinto Bienvenido Peynado, President of the Dominican Republic (1938-1940)
El Salvador - Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, President of El Salvador (1935-1944)
Guatemala - Jorge Ubico, President of Guatemala (1931-1944)
Haiti - Sténio Vincent, President of Haiti (1930-1941)
Honduras - Tiburcio Carías Andino, President of Honduras (1933-1949)
Mexico - Lázaro Cárdenas, President of Mexico (1934-1940)
Nicaragua - Anastasio Somoza García, President of Nicaragua (1937-1947)
Panama -
1. Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, President of Panama (1936-1939)
2. Ezequiel Fernández Jaén, Acting President of Panama (1939)
3. Augusto Samuel Boyd, Acting President of Panama (1939-1940)
United States - Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States (1933-1945)

South America

Argentina - Roberto Ortiz, President of Argentina (1938-1942)
Bolivia
1. Germán Busch, President of Bolivia (1937-1939
2. Carlos Quintanilla, Provisional President of Bolivia (1939-1940)
Brazil - Getúlio Vargas, President of Brazil (1930-1945)
Chile - Pedro Aguirre Cerda, President of Chile (1938-1941)
Colombia - Eduardo Santos Montejo, President of Colombia (1938-1942)
Ecuador -
1. Aurelio Mosquera Narváez, President of Ecuador (1938-1939)
2. Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río, Acting President of Ecuador (1939)
3. Andrés Córdova Nieto, Acting President of Ecuador (1939-1940)
Paraguay -
1. Félix Paiva, President of Paraguay (1937-1939)
2. José Félix Estigarribia, President of Paraguay (1939-1940)
Peru -
1. Óscar Raymundo Benavides Larrea, President of Peru (1933-1939
2. Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, President of Peru (1939-1945)
Uruguay - Alfredo Baldomir, President of Uruguay (1938-1943)
Venezuela - Eleazar López Contreras, President of Venezuela (1936-1941)