List of State Leaders in 1958 - 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
  • President - Adolf Schärf, Federal President of Austria (1957–1965)
  • Chancellor - Julius Raab, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1953–1961)
• Belgium
  • Monarch - Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951–1993)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Achille Van Acker, Prime Minister of Belgium (1954–1958)
    2. Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1958–1961)
• Bulgaria
  • Communist Party Leader - Todor Zhivkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1954–1989)
  • Head of State -
    1. Georgi Damyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1950–1958)
    2. Georgi Kulishev + Nikolay Georgiev, Acting Chairmen of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1958)
    3. Dimitar Ganev, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1958–1964)
  • Premier - Anton Yugov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1956–1962)
• Czechoslovakia
  • Communist Party Leader - Antonín Novotný, First Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1953–1968)
  • President - Antonín Novotný, President of Czechoslovakia (1957–1968)
  • Prime Minister - Viliam Široký, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1953–1963)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947–1972)
  • Prime Minister - H. C. Hansen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1955–1960)
• Finland
  • President - Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956–1981)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Rainer von Fieandt, Prime Minister of Finland (1957–1958)
    2. Reino Kuuskoski, Prime Minister of Finland (1958)
    3. Karl-August Fagerholm, Prime Minister of Finland (1958–1959)
• France
  • French Fourth Republic superseded by the French Fifth Republic on 5 October 1958
  • President - René Coty, President of France (1954–1959)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Félix Gaillard, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1957–1958)
    2. Pierre Pflimlin, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1958)
    3. Charles de Gaulle, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1958–1959)
• 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. Konstantinos Karamanlis, President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1955–1958)
    2. Konstantinos Georgakopoulos, Interim President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1958)
    3. Konstantinos Karamanlis, President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1958–1961)
• Hungary
  • Communist Party Leader - János Kádár, First Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956–1988)
  • Head of State - István Dobi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1952–1967)
  • Premier -
    1. János Kádár, President of the Revolutionary Workers' and Peasants' Government of Hungary (1956–1958)
    2. Ferenc Münnich, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1958–1961)
• Iceland
  • President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, President of Iceland (1952–1968)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hermann Jónasson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1956–1958)
    2. Emil Jónsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1958–1959)
• Ireland
  • President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945–1959)
  • Prime Minister - Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach of Ireland (1957–1959)
• Italy
  • President - Giovanni Gronchi, President of Italy (1955–1962)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Adone Zoli, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1957–1958)
    2. Amintore Fanfani, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1958–1959)
• 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. Joseph Bech, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1953–1958)
    2. Pierre Frieden, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1958–1959)
• 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 -
      1. Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958)
      2. Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1958–1959)
  • Netherlands Antilles (constituent country)
    • Governor - Antonius B. Speekenbrink, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1957–1961)
    • Prime Minister - Efraïn Jonckheer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1954–1968)
  • Suriname (constituent country)
    • Governor-General - Jan van Tilburg, Governor-General of Suriname (1956–1963)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Johan Ferrier, Prime Minister of Suriname (1955–1958)
      2. Severinus Désiré Emanuels, Prime Minister of Suriname (1958–1963)
• Norway
  • Monarch - Olav V, King of Norway (1957–1991)
  • Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen, Prime Minister of Norway (1955–1963)
• Poland
  • Communist Party Leader - Władysław Gomułka, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1956–1970)
  • 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 -
    1. Francisco Craveiro Lopes, President of Portugal (1951–1958)
    2. Américo Thomaz, President of Portugal (1958–1974)
  • Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal (1932–1968)
• Romania
  • Communist Party Leader - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, First Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1955–1965)
  • Head of State -
    1. Petru Groza, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1952–1958)
    2. Mihail Sadoveanu + Anton Moisescu, Acting Chairmen of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1958)
    3. Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1958–1961)
  • Premier - Chivu Stoica, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1955–1961)
• San Marino
  • Captains Regent
    1. Marino Valdes Franciosi and Federico Micheloni, Captains Regent of San Marino (October 1957–March 1958)
    2. Zaccaria Giovanni Savoretti and Stelio Montironi, Captains Regent of San Marino (April 1958–September 1958)
    3. Domenico Forcellini and Pietro Reffi, Captains Regent of San Marino (October 1958–March 1959)
• 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. Nikolai Bulganin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1955–1958)
    2. Nikita Khrushchev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1958–1964)
• 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), Markus Feldmann (1951–1958), Hans Streuli (1953–1959), Paul Chaudet (1954–1966), Giuseppe Lepori (1954–1959), Thomas Holenstein (1955–1959, President), Friedrich Traugott Wahlen (1958–1965)

• United Kingdom
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
  • Prime Minister - Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1957–1963)
• Vatican City
  • Monarch -
    1. Pope Pius XII, Sovereign of Vatican City (1939–1958)
    2. Eugène Tisserant and Benedetto Aloisi Masella, interim government during sede vacante (1958)
    3. Pope John XXIII, Sovereign of Vatican City (1958–1963)
  • 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)