Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Government Agencies

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Robert David Paulison (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1947.

2005 – 2006

Robert David Paulison

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1947.

2006 – 2009


United States Postal Service

United States Postmaster General
Benjamin Franklin

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1706; d. April 17 1790.

1775 – 1776

Samuel Osgood

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1747; d. August 12 1813.

1789 – 1791

Timothy Pickering

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1745; d. January 29 1829.

1791 – 1795

John McLean

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1785; d. April 4 1861.

1823 – 1829

William Taylor Barry

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1784; d. August 30 1835.

1829 – 1835

Amos Kendall

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1789; d. November 12 1869.

1835 – 1840

John Milton Niles

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1787; d. May 31 1856.

1840 – 1841

Cave Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1793; d. November 23 1866.

1845 – 1849


United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1888; d. November 18 1969.

1934 – 1935


Small Business Administration

Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Erskine Boyce Bowles

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 8 1945.

1993 – 1994