List of Non-professional Marathon Runners - Politicians

Politicians

  • Willem Alexander, Crown Prince of the Netherlands, 1992 New York Marathon (4:27:00)
  • Max Baucus, United States Senator from Montana, 1982 Governor's Cup Marathon (3:01:18)
  • George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, 1993 Houston Marathon (3:44:52)
  • Alastair Campbell, Communications Director to Tony Blair, 2003 London Marathon (3:53:45)
  • Dominique de Villepin (French Prime Minister 2005-2007), 1980 Marathon de l'Essonne (2:57:06)
  • Tammy Duckworth, United States House of Representatives member-elect (2012) (IL-8) and double amputee, 2011 Chicago Marathon, 2:09:26 using a handcycle.
  • Michael Dukakis, Former Governor of Massachusetts, 1951 Boston Marathon (3:31:00)
  • L. Paul Bremer, Former head of the Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority, Boston Marathon (3:00:34)
  • Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia, 1986 Malokarpatsky Marathon (2:54:57)
  • John Edwards, Former United States Senator, 1983 Marine Corps Marathon (3:30:18)
  • Joschka Fischer, Former German Foreign Minister, 1998 Hamburg Marathon (3:41:36)
  • Bill Frist, Former United States Senate Majority Leader, 1997 Marine Corps Marathon (4:54:36)
  • Al Gore, Vice President of the United States at the time, 1997 Marine Corps Marathon (4:58:25)
  • Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas, 2005 Marine Corps Marathon (4:37:29)
  • Jörg Haider, Austrian politician and leader of Freedom Party, Vienna City Marathon 1997 (3:33:19),
  • Reinhold Lopatka, former Secretary of State of the Austrian Ministry of Finance, 1995 Graz Marathon (2:58:08)
  • Eduardo Maruri, Ecuadorian Assembly Member and leader of A New Option, 2005 Guayaquil Marathon (3:59:03)
  • Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska, 2005 Humpy's Marathon (3:59:36)
  • Matthew Parris, former UK Conservative Politician, London Marathon (2:32:57)
  • Harry Reid, United States Senator from Nevada, 1972 Boston Marathon (3:16:xx)
  • Paul Ryan, 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee, 1990 Grandma's Marathon (4:01:25)
  • Eliot Spitzer, former Governor of New York, 1983 New York City Marathon (3:58:44)
  • Alexander Stubb, Minister, Finland, 2008 Amsterdam Marathon (3:31:44)
  • Arne Treholt, former Norwegian Labor Party politician and convicted spy, New York Marathon (2:54:05)
  • Tom Vilsack, Governor of Iowa, 2005 Little Rock Marathon (5:28:39)

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