List of State Leaders in 1953 - Europe

Europe

  • Albania
    • Communist Party Leader - Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1944–1985)
    • Head of State -
      1. Omer Nishani, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1944–1953)
      2. Haxhi Lleshi, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1953–1982)
    • Premier - Enver Hoxha, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1944–1954)
  • Andorra
    • Monarchs -
      • French Co-Prince - Vincent Auriol, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1947–1954)
      • Episcopal Co-Prince - Ramon Iglesias i Navarri, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1943–1969)
    • First Syndic - Francesc Cairat Freixes, First Syndic of Andorra (1937–1960)
  • Austria (under Allied occupation)
    • President - Theodor Körner, Federal President of Austria (1951–1957)
    • Chancellor -
      1. Leopold Figl, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1945–1953)
      2. Julius Raab, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1953–1961)
    • American military governor - Llewellyn Thompson (1952–1955)
    • British military governor - Harold Caccia (1950–1954)
    • French military governor - Jean Payart (1950–1955)
    • Soviet military governor -
      1. Vladimir Sviridov (1949–1953)
      2. Ivan Ilichev (1953–1955)
  • Belgium
    • Monarch - Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951–1993)
    • Prime Minister - Jean Van Houtte, Prime Minister of Belgium (1952–1954)
  • Bulgaria
    • Communist Party Leader - Vulko Chervenkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1949–1954)
    • Head of State - Georgi Damyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1950–1958)
    • Premier - Vulko Chervenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1950–1956)
  • Czechoslovakia
    • Communist Party Leader -
      1. Klement Gottwald, First Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1946–1953)
      2. Antonín Novotný, First Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1953–1968)
    • President -
      1. Klement Gottwald, President of Czechoslovakia (1948–1953)
      2. Antonín Zápotocký, President of Czechoslovakia (1953–1957)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Antonín Zápotocký, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1948–1953)
      2. Viliam Široký, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1953–1963)
  • Denmark
    • Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947–1972)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Erik Eriksen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1950–1953)
      2. Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (1953–1955)
  • Finland
    • President - Juho Kusti Paasikivi, President of Finland (1946–1956)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Urho Kekkonen, Prime Minister of Finland (1950–1953)
      2. Sakari Tuomioja, Prime Minister of Finland (1953–1954)
  • France
    • President - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947–1954)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Antoine Pinay, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1952–1953)
      2. René Mayer, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1953)
      3. Joseph Laniel, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1953–1954)
  • East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
    • Communist Party Leader - Walter Ulbricht, First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950–1971)
    • President - Wilhelm Pieck, President of East Germany (1949–1960)
    • Premier - Otto Grotewohl, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (1949–1964)
  • West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)
    • President - Theodor Heuss, Federal President of West Germany (1949–1959)
    • Chancellor - Konrad Adenauer, Federal Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963)
  • Greece
    • Monarch - Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947–1964)
    • Prime Minister - Alexandros Papagos, President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1952–1955)
  • Hungary
    • Communist Party Leader - Mátyás Rákosi, First Secretary of the Hungarian Workers' Party (1945–1956)
    • Head of State - István Dobi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1952–1967)
    • Premier -
      1. Mátyás Rákosi, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1952–1953)
      2. Imre Nagy, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1953–1955)
  • Iceland
    • President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, President of Iceland (1952–1968)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1950–1953)
      2. Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (1953–1956)
  • Ireland
    • President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945–1959)
    • Prime Minister - Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach of Ireland (1951–1954)
  • Italy
    • President - Luigi Einaudi, President of Italy (1948–1955)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Alcide De Gasperi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1945–1953)
      2. Giuseppe Pella, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1953–1954)
  • Liechtenstein
    • Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938–1989)
    • Prime Minister - Alexander Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1945–1962)
  • Luxembourg
    • Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919–1964)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Pierre Dupong, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1937–1953)
      2. Joseph Bech, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1953–1958)
  • Monaco
    • Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
    • Head of Government -
      1. Pierre Voizard, Minister of State of Monaco (1950–1953)
      2. Henry Soum, Minister of State of Monaco (1953–1959)
  • The Netherlands
    • Monarch - Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980)
    • Prime Minister - Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958)
  • Norway
    • Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905–1957)
    • Prime Minister - Oscar Torp, Prime Minister of Norway (1951–1955)
  • Poland
    • Communist Party Leader - Bolesław Bierut, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1948–1956)
    • Head of State - Aleksander Zawadzki, Chairman of the Council of State of Poland (1952–1964)
    • Premier - Bolesław Bierut, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1952–1954)
  • Portugal
    • President - Francisco Craveiro Lopes, President of Portugal (1951–1958)
    • Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal (1932–1968)
  • Romania
    • Communist Party Leader - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, General Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1945–1954)
    • Head of State - Petru Groza, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1952–1958)
    • Premier - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1952–1955)
  • San Marino
    • Captains Regent -
      1. Arnaldo Para and Eugenio Bernardini, Captains Regent of San Marino (1952–1953)
      2. Vincenzo Pedini and Alberto Reffi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1953)
      3. Giordano Giacomini and Giuseppe Renzi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1953–1954)
  • Soviet Union
    • Communist Party Leader -
      1. Joseph Stalin, Senior Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1953)
      2. Georgy Malenkov, Senior Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953)
      3. Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953–1964)
    • Head of State -
      1. Nikolay Shvernik, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1946–1953)
      2. Kliment Voroshilov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1953–1960)
    • Premier -
      1. Joseph Stalin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1941–1953)
      2. Georgy Malenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1953–1955)
  • Spain
    • Head of State - Francisco Franco, Head of State of Spain (1936–1975)
    • Prime Minister - Francisco Franco, President of the Government of Spain (1938–1973)
  • Sweden
    • Monarch - Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950–1973)
    • Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946–1969)
  • Switzerland
    • Swiss Federal Council:
      Philipp Etter (1934–1959, President), Karl Kobelt (1940–1954), Max Petitpierre (1944–1961), Rodolphe Rubattel (1947–1954), Josef Escher (1950–1954), Max Weber (1951–1953), Markus Feldmann (1951–1958), Hans Streuli (1953–1959)
  • Trieste
    • Military Governor -
      • Zone A - John Winterton, Governor of Zone A of Trieste (1951–1954)
      • Zone B - Miloš Stamatović, Governor of Zone B of Trieste (1951–1954)
  • United Kingdom
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
    • Prime Minister - Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1951–1955)
  • Vatican City
    • Monarch - Pope Pius XII, Sovereign of Vatican City (1939–1958)
    • President of the Governorate - Nicola Canali, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1939–1961)
    • Holy See
      • Secretary of State - Domenico Tardini, Cardinal Secretary of State (1952–1961)
  • Yugoslavia
    • Communist Party leader - Josip Broz Tito, General Secretary of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1945–1980)
    • Head of State -
      1. Ivan Ribar, President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of Yugoslavia (1945–1953)
      2. Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)
    • Premier - Josip Broz Tito, Chairman of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia (1945–1963)

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