List of state leaders in 1909

1908 state leaders - Events of 1909 - 1910 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Ethiopia - Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia (1889-1913)
• Liberia - Arthur Barclay, President of Liberia (1904-1912)
• Zanzibar - Sayyid Ali bin Hamud Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1902-1911)

Asia

• Afghanistan - Habibullah Khan, King of Afghanistan (1901-1919)
• China (Qing Dynasty)
  • Monarch - Xuantong Emperor of China (1908-1912)
  • Regent - Prince Zaifeng (1908-1911)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Meiji Emperor, Emperor of Japan, (1867-1912)
  • Prime Minister - Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan, (1908-1911)
• Korea (Korean Empire) - Sunjong, Emperor of Korea (1907-1910)
• Oman - Faisal Bin Turki, Sultan of Oman (1888-1913)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia -
  • Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901 - 1910)
  • Governor-General -
    1. William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, Governor-General of Australia (1908 - 1911)
    2. Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron of Chelmsford, (Acting) Governor-General of Australia (1909 - 1910)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister of Australia (1908 - 1909)
    2. Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister of Australia (1909 - 1910)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901-1910)
  • Governor-General - Lord Plunket, Governor-General of New Zealand (1904 - 1910)
  • Prime Minister - Joseph Ward, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906 - 1912)
• Tonga
  • Monarch - George Tupou II, King of Tonga (1893 – 1918)
  • Prime Minister - S.T.Mateialona, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1905 – 1912)

Europe

• Austria-Hungary - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848-1916)
  • Prime Minister of Austria - Baron Richard von Bienerth-Schmerling, Minister-President of Austria (1908-1911)
  • Prime Minister of Hungary - Sándor Wekerle (1906-1910)
  • Bohemia - Franz Joseph I, King of Bohemia (1848-1916)
• Belgium
  • Monarch -
  1. Léopold II, King of the Belgians (1865-1909)
  2. Albert I, King of the Belgians (1909-1934)
  • Cabinet Chief - François Schollaert, Cabinet Chief (1908-1911)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Frederick VIII, King of Denmark (1906-1912)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Niels Thomasius Neergaard, Prime Minister of Denmark (1908-1909)
    2. Johan Ludvig Carl Christian, Prime Minister of Denmark (1909)
    3. Carl Theodor Zahle, Prime Minister of Denmark (1909-1910)
• France -
  • President - Armand Fallières, President of France (1906-1913)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Georges Clemenceau, President of the Council (1906-1909)
    2. Aristide Briand, President of the Council (1909-1911)
• German Empire -
  • Monarch - Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1888-1918)
  • Chancellor -
    1. Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of Germany (1900-1909)
    2. Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, Chancellor of Germany (1909-1917)
  • Prussia -
    • Monarch - Wilhelm II, King of Prussia (1888-1918)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Count Bernhard von Bülow, Minister-President of Prussia (1900-1909)
      2. Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, Minister-President of Prussia (1909-1917)
  • Bavaria - Otto, King of Bavaria (1886-1913)
  • Saxony - Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxony (1904-1918)
  • Württemberg - William II, King of Württemberg (1891-1918)
• Greece
  • Monarch - George I, King of the Hellenes (1863-1913)
  • Prime Minister - Stephanos Dragoumis, Prime Minister of Greece (1909-1910)
• Italy
  • Monarch - Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy (1900-1946)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Giovanni Giolitti, Prime Minister of Italy (1906-1909)
    2. Sidney Sonnino, Prime Minister of Italy (1909-1910)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1905-1912)
  • Regent - Marie Anne of Portugal, Regent of Luxembourg (1908-1912)
  • Prime Minister - Paul Eyschen, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1888-1915)
• Moresnet
  • Monarchs -
    • King of the Belgians
      1. Léopold II, King of the Belgians (1865-1909)
      2. Albert I, King of the Belgians (1909-1934)
    • Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1888-1918)
  • Mayor - Hubert Schmetz, Mayor of Moresnet (1885-1915)
• Netherlands -
  • Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948)
  • Prime Minister - Theo Heemskerk, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1908-1913)
• Norway
  • Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905-1957)
  • Prime Minister - Gunnar Knudsen, Prime Minister of Norway (1908-1910)
• Ottoman Empire
  • Monarch - Abdul Hamid II, Sultan (1876-1909)
  • Monarch - Mehmed V, Sultan (1909-1918)
• Portugal
  • Monarch - Manuel II, King of Portugal (1908-1910)
  • Prime Minister -
  1. Artur de Campos Henriques, President of the Council of Ministers (1908-1909)
  2. Sebastião Teles, President of the Council of Ministers (1909)
  3. Wenceslau de Lima, President of the Council of Ministers (1909)
  4. Francisco da Veiga Beirão, President of the Council of Ministers (1909-1910)
• Sweden -
  • Monarch - Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1907-1950)
  • Prime Minister - Arvid Lindman, Prime Minister of Sweden (1906-1911)
• Spain
  • Monarch - Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (1886-1931)
  • Prime Minister -
  1. Antonio Maura Montaner, President of the Government (1907-1909)
  2. Segismundo Moret y Prendergast, President of the Government (1909-1910)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901-1910)
  • Prime Minister - Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1908-1916)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901-1910)
  • Governor-General - Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada (1904-1911)
  • Prime Minister - Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada (1896-1911)
• Costa Rica - Cleto González Víquez, President of Costa Rica (1906–1910)
• Cuba
  1. Cuba returns to self-rule, 28 January 1909
  2. José Miguel Gómez, President of Cuba (1909-1913)
• Newfoundland
  • Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901-1910)
  • Governor - Ralph Champneys Williams, Governor of Newfoundland (1909-1913)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sir Robert Bond, Prime Minister of Newfoundland (1900-1909)
    2. Edward Patrick Morris, Prime Minister of Newfoundland (1909-1918)
• México: Porfirio Díaz, President of Mexico (1884 - 1911)
• United States -
  • President -
    1. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States (1901 - 1909)
    2. William Howard Taft, President of the United States (1909 - 1913)

South America

• Argentina: José Figueroa Alcorta, President of Argentina (1906–1910)
• Brazil:
  1. Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena, President of Brazil (1906-1909)
  2. Nilo Peçanha, President of Brazil (1909–1910)
• Colombia:
  1. Prieto Rafael Reyes 1908-1909
  2. Ramón González Valencia 1909-1910
• Chile: Pedro Montt Montt, President of Chile (1906–1910)
• Ecuador: Eloy Alfaro, President of Ecuador (1906–1911)
• Paraguay: Emiliano González Navero, President of Paraguay (1908–1910)
• Peru: Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo, President of Peru (1908–1912)
• Uruguay - Claudio Wílliman, President of Uruguay (1907-1911)
• Venezuela: Juan Vicente Gómez, President of Venezuela (1908–1914)