List of State Leaders in 1955 - Europe

Europe

  • Albania
    • Communist Party Leader - Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1944–1985)
    • Head of State - Haxhi Lleshi, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1953–1982)
    • Premier - Mehmet Shehu, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1954–1981)
  • Andorra
    • Monarchs -
      • French Co-Prince - René Coty, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1954–1959)
      • 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
    • Allied-occupied Austria regained its sovereignty on 15 May 1955
    • President - Theodor Körner, Federal President of Austria (1951–1957)
    • Chancellor - Julius Raab, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1953–1961)
    • American military governor - Llewellyn Thompson (1952–1955)
    • British military governor - Geoffrey Wallinger (1954–1955)
    • French military governor - Jean Payart (1950–1955)
    • Soviet military governor - Ivan Ilichev (1953–1955)
  • Belgium
    • Monarch - Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951–1993)
    • Prime Minister - Achille Van Acker, Prime Minister of Belgium (1954–1958)
  • Bulgaria
    • Communist Party Leader - Todor Zhivkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1954–1989)
    • 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 - Antonín Novotný, First Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1953–1968)
    • President - Antonín Zápotocký, President of Czechoslovakia (1953–1957)
    • Prime Minister - Viliam Široký, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1953–1963)
  • Denmark
    • Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947–1972)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (1953–1955)
      2. H. C. Hansen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1955–1960)
  • Finland
    • President - Juho Kusti Paasikivi, President of Finland (1946–1956)
    • Prime Minister - Urho Kekkonen, Prime Minister of Finland (1954–1956)
  • France
    • President - René Coty, President of France (1954–1959)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Pierre Mendès France, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1954–1955)
      2. Christian Pineau, Acting President of the Council of Ministers of France (1955)
      3. Edgar Faure, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1955–1956)
  • 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 -
      1. Alexandros Papagos, President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1952–1955)
      2. Stephanos Stephanopoulos, Acting President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1955)
      3. Konstantinos Karamanlis, President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1955–1958)
  • 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. Imre Nagy, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1953–1955)
      2. András Hegedűs, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1955–1956)
  • Iceland
    • President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, President of Iceland (1952–1968)
    • Prime Minister - Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (1953–1956)
  • Ireland
    • President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945–1959)
    • Prime Minister - John A. Costello, Taoiseach of Ireland (1954–1957)
  • Italy
    • President -
      1. Luigi Einaudi, President of Italy (1948–1955)
      2. Giovanni Gronchi, President of Italy (1955–1962)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Mario Scelba, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1954–1955)
      2. Antonio Segni, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1955–1957)
  • 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 - Joseph Bech, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1953–1958)
  • Monaco
    • Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
    • Head of Government - Henry Soum, Minister of State of Monaco (1953–1959)
  • Kingdom of the Netherlands
    • Monarch - Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980)
    • Netherlands (constituent country)
      • Prime Minister - Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958)
    • Netherlands Antilles (constituent country)
      • Governor - Teun Struycken, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1951–1956)
      • Prime Minister - Efraïn Jonckheer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1954–1968)
    • Suriname (constituent country)
      • Governor-General - Jan Klaasesz, Governor-General of Suriname (1949–1956)
      • Prime Minister -
        1. Archibald Currie, Prime Minister of Suriname (1952–1955)
        2. Johan Ferrier, Prime Minister of Suriname (1955–1958)
  • Norway
    • Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905–1957)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Oscar Torp, Prime Minister of Norway (1951–1955)
      2. Einar Gerhardsen, Prime Minister of Norway (1955–1963)
  • 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 - Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1954–1970)
  • 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 -
      1. Gheorghe Apostol, First Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1954–1955)
      2. Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, First Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1955–1965)
    • Head of State - Petru Groza, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1952–1958)
    • Premier -
      1. Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1952–1955)
      2. Chivu Stoica, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1955–1961)
  • San Marino
    • Captains Regent -
      1. Agostino Giacomini and Luigi Montironi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1954–1955)
      2. Domenico Forcellini and Vittorio Meloni, Captains Regent of San Marino (1955)
      3. Primo Bugli and Giuseppe Maiani, Captains Regent of San Marino (1955–1956)
  • Soviet Union
    • Communist Party Leader - Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953–1964)
    • Head of State - Kliment Voroshilov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1953–1960)
    • Premier -
      1. Georgy Malenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1953–1955)
      2. Nikolai Bulganin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1955–1958)
  • 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), Max Petitpierre (1944–1961, President), Markus Feldmann (1951–1958), Hans Streuli (1953–1959), Paul Chaudet (1954–1966), Giuseppe Lepori (1954–1959), Thomas Holenstein (1954–1959)
  • United Kingdom
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1951–1955)
      2. Sir Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1955–1957)
  • 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)
    • President - 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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