Global political history

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

Executive Office of the President of the United States

Council of Economic Advisors

Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors
Walter Wolfgang Heller

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1915; d. June 15 1987.

1961 – 1964

Alan Greenspan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 6 1926.

1974 – 1977

Ben Shalom Bernanke

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1953.

2005 – 2006

Austan Dean Goolsbee

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1969.

2010 – 2011


Office of Management and Budget

Director of the Bureau of the Budget
Charles Gates Dawes

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1865; d. April 23 1951.

1921 – 1922

Herbert Mayhew Lord

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1859; d. June 2 1930.

1922 – 1929

James Edwin Webb

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1906; d. March 27 1992.

1946 – 1949

Joseph Morrell Dodge

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1890; d. December 2 1964.

1953 – 1954


Director of the Office of Management and Budget
George Pratt Shultz

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1920; d. February 6 2021.

1970 – 1972

James Thomas Lynn

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1927; d. December 6 2010.

1975 – 1977

Thomas Bertram “Bert” Lance

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1931; d. August 15 2013.

1977

Leon Edward Panetta

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1938.

1993 – 1994

Jacob Joseph “Jack” Lew

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1955.

1998 – 2001

Mitchell Elias “Mitch” Daniels, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1949.

2001 – 2003

Joshua Brewster “Josh” Bolten

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1954.

2003 – 2006

Robert Jones “Rob” Portman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1955.

2006 – 2007

James Allen “Jim” Nussle

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1960.

2007 – 2009

Jacob Joseph “Jack” Lew

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1955.

2010 – 2012


Office of the United States Trade Representative

United States Trade Representative
Reubin O’Donovan Askew

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1928; d. March 13 2014.

1979 – 1980

Carla Anderson Hills

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1934.

1989 – 1993

Robert Jones “Rob” Portman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1955.

2005 – 2006

Ronald “Ron” Kirk

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1954.

2009 – 2013

Stephen P. Vaughn (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: Unknown.

2017


White House Office

White House Chief of Staff
Llewellyn Sherman Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1899; d. October 27 1986.

1953 – 1958

Walter Wilson Jenkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1918; d. November 23 1985.

1963 – 1964

Bill Moyers

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1934.

1964 – 1965

William Marvin Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1924; d. November 26 2017.

1966 – 1968

James Robert “Jim” Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1939.

1968 – 1969

Harry Robbins “Bob” Haldeman

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1926; d. November 12 1993.

1969 – 1973

General Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1924; d. February 20 2010.

1973 – 1974

Donald Henry Rumsfeld

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1932; d. June 29 2021.

1974 – 1975

Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

1975 – 1977

William Hamilton McWhorter Jordan

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1944; d. May 20 2008.

1979 – 1980

James Addison Baker III

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1930.

1981 – 1985

Donald Thomas Regan

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1918; d. June 10 2003.

1985 – 1987

Howard Henry Baker, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1925; d. June 26 2014.

1987 – 1988

Kenneth Marc “Ken” Duberstein

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1944; d. March 2 2022.

1988 – 1989

John Henry Sununu

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1939.

1989 – 1991

James Addison Baker III

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1930.

1992 – 1993

Leon Edward Panetta

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1938.

1994 – 1997

Erskine Boyce Bowles

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

1997 – 1998

Andrew Hill “Andy” Card, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1947.

2001 – 2006

Joshua Brewster “Josh” Bolten

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1954.

2006 – 2009

Rahm Israel Emanuel

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1959.

2009 – 2010

William Michael Daley

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 9 1948.

2011 – 2012

Jacob Joseph “Jack” Lew

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1955.

2012 – 2013

Reinhold Richard “Reince” Priebus

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1972.

2017

John Francis Kelly

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1950.

2017 – 2019


White House Deputy Chief of Staff
Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

1974 – 1975

Kenneth Marc “Ken” Duberstein

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1944; d. March 2 2022.

1987 – 1988

Andrew Hill “Andy” Card, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1947.

1989 – 1992

Erskine Boyce Bowles

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

1994 – 1996

Kirstjen Michele Nielsen

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1972.

2017

Annie Tomasini

Date of birth/date of death: b. unknown.

2024 – 2025


White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation
Katherine Marie “Katie” Walsh

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1984.

2017


White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
Joshua Brewster “Josh” Bolten

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1954.

2001 – 2003

Harriet Ellan Miers

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1945.

2003 – 2005

Karl Christian Rove

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1950.

2005 – 2007

Stephen N. Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1985.

2025 – present


White House Communications Director
Herbert George “Herb” Klein

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1918; d. July 2 2009.

1969 – 1973

Patrick Joseph “Pat” Buchanan

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1938.

1985 – 1987

Karen Parfitt Hughes

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1956.

2001

Howard Daniel “Dan” Pfeiffer

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1975.

2009 – 2013

Anthony Scaramucci

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1964.

2017


White House Director of Legislative Affairs
Lawrence Francis “Larry” O’Brien, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1917; d. September 28 1990.

1961 – 1965

Kenneth Marc “Ken” Duberstein

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1944; d. March 2 2022.

1982 – 1983

Robert Jones “Rob” Portman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1955.

1989 – 1991


United States National Security Council

United States National Security Advisor
McGeorge Bundy

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1919; d. September 16 1996.

1961 – 1966

Walt Whitman Rostow

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1916; d. February 13 2003.

1966 – 1969

Henry Alfred Kissinger

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1923; d. November 29 2023.

1969 – 1975

Brent Scowcroft

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1925; d. August 6 2020.

1975 – 1977

Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1928; d. May 26 2017.

1977 – 1981

Robert Carl “Bud” McFarlane

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1937; d. May 12 2022.

1983 – 1985

Vice Admiral John Marlan Poindexter

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1936.

1985 – 1986

Frank Charles Carlucci III

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1930; d. June 3 2018.

1986 – 1987

Lieutenant General Colin Luther Powell

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1937; d. October 18 2021.

1987 – 1989

Brent Scowcroft

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1925; d. August 6 2020.

1989 – 1993

Condoleezza Rice

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1954.

2001 – 2005

John Robert Bolton

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1948.

2018 – 2019

Jacob Jeremiah “Jake” Sullivan

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1976.

2021 – 2025


United States Deputy National Security Advisor
Walt Whitman Rostow

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1916; d. February 13 2003.

1961

General Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1924; d. February 20 2010.

1970 – 1973

Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1925; d. August 6 2020.

1973 – 1975

Robert Carl “Bud” McFarlane

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1937; d. May 12 2022.

1982 – 1983

Rear Admiral John Marlan Poindexter

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1936.

1983 – 1985

Lieutenant General Colin Luther Powell

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1937; d. October 18 2021.

1986 – 1987

Robert Michael Gates

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1943.

1989 – 1991

Antony John Blinken

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1962.

2013 – 2015


United States Homeland Security Advisor
Thomas Joseph “Tom” Ridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1945.

2001 – 2003

Thomas P. “Tom” Bossert

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1975.

2017 – 2018

Stephen N. Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1985.

2025 – present


President’s Intelligence Advisory Board

Chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board
Clark McAdams Clifford

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1906; d. October 10 1998.

1963 – 1968

Maxwell Davenport Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1901; d. April 19 1987.

1968 – 1969

Robert Daniel Murphy

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 28 1894; d. January 9 1978.

1976 – 1977

John Goodwin Tower

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1925; d. April 5 1991.

1990 – 1991

Brent Scowcroft

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1925; d. August 6 2020.

1993 – 1994

Leslie “Les” Aspin, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1938; d. May 21 1995.

1994 – 1995

Thomas Stephen “Tom” Foley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 6 1929; d. October 18 2013.

1996 – 1997

Brent Scowcroft

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1925; d. August 6 2020.

2001 – 2005

David Lyle Boren

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1941; d. February 20 2025.

2009 – 2013


Senior Advisor to the President
Rahm Israel Emanuel

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1959.

1993 – 1998

Karl Christian Rove

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1950.

2001 – 2007

David M. Axelrod

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1955.

2009 – 2011

Valerie June Jarrett

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1956.

2009 – 2017

Howard Daniel “Dan” Pfeiffer

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1975.

2013 – 2015

Stephen N. Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1985.

2017 – 2021

Cedric Levan Richmond

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1973.

2021 – 2022

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1970.

2022 – 2023

Annie Tomasini

Date of birth/date of death: b. unknown.

2023 – 2025


Counselor to the President
Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1927; d. March 26 2003.

1969 – 1970

Robert Hutchinson Finch

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1925; d. October 10 1995.

1970 – 1972

Donald Henry Rumsfeld

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1932; d. June 29 2021.

1970 – 1971

Rogers Clark Ballard Morton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1914; d. April 19 1979.

1976

Karen Parfitt Hughes

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1956.

2001 – 2002


White House Office of the Press Secretary

White House Press Secretary
Theodore Goldsmith “Ted” Joslin

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1890; d. April 12 1944

1931 – 1933

Charles Griffith “Charlie” Ross

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1885; d. December 5 1950.

1945 – 1950

Pierre Emil George Salinger

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1925; d. October 16 2004.

1961 – 1964

George Edward Reedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1917; d. March 21 1999.

1964 – 1965

Bill Moyers

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1934.

1965 – 1967

George Eastland Christian, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1927; d. November 27 2002.

1967 – 1969

Ronald Louis “Ron” Ziegler

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1939; d. February 10 2003.

1969 – 1974

Jerald Franklin terHorst

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1922; d. March 31 2010.

1974

Lawrence Ari Fleischer

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1960.

2001 – 2003

Scott McClellan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1968.

2003 – 2006

Dana Marie Perino

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1972.

2007 – 2009


White House Deputy Press Secretary
Scott McClellan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1968.

2001 – 2003

Dana Marie Perino

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1972.

2005 – 2007

Salvatore Antonio “Tony” Fratto

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1966.

2007 – 2009


Office of the White House Counsel

White House Counsel
Samuel Irving Rosenman

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1896; d. June 24 1973.

1943 – 1946

Clark McAdams Clifford

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1906; d. October 10 1998.

1946 – 1950

Lee Calvin White

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1923; d. October 31 2013.

1965 – 1966

John Daniel Ehrlichman

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1925; d. February 14 1999.

1969

John Wesley Dean III

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1938.

1970 – 1973

Leonard Garment

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1924; d. July 13 2013.

1973 – 1974

Philip William Buchen

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1916; d. May 21 2001.

1974 – 1977

Alberto R. Gonzales

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1955.

2001 – 2005

Harriet Ellan Miers

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1945.

2005 – 2007

Gregory Bestor Craig

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1945.

2009 – 2010


Director of the Office of Political Affairs
Mitchell Elias “Mitch” Daniels, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1949.

1985 – 1987

Rahm Israel Emanuel

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1959.

1993

Kenneth Brian “Ken” Mehlman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1966.

2001 – 2003

Sara Taylor Fagen

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1974.

2005 – 2007


Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement
Cedric Levan Richmond

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1973.

2021 – 2022

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1970.

2022 – 2023