Political figures

Kenneth Chan Ka-lok (English: Kenneth Chan Ka-lok; June 12, 1968 - ), a Hong Kong politician, associate professor of the Department of Politics and International Relations of Hong Kong Baptist University, and a former directly elected member of the Hong Kong Island Constituency of the Hong Kong Legislative Council.

Eliza Chan Ching-har, GBS, JP (English: Eliza Chan Ching-har, 1956-), is a registered lawyer in Hong Kong, a member of the Executive Council, vice president of the Hong Kong Provincial CPPCC Members Association, honorary president of the Hong Kong Tianjin Association, Hong Kong member of the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th CPPCC National Committee, and leader of the Patriotism Education Working Group of the Constitution and Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee. She was a senior partner of Zurich Law Firm and is currently a senior consultant of Deloitte China and a founding partner of Qinxin Law Firm.

Chen Xiangen (January 1959-), a native of Shangqiu, Henan, is an official of the People's Republic of China.

Chen Yaozu (1892-April 4, 1944), also known as Dezhao, male, was a native of Xinhui, Guangdong, and a political figure in the Republic of China. The son of Malaysian wealthy businessman Chen Gengji and the younger brother of Chen Bijun.

Ruth Ann Minner (January 17, 1935 - November 4, 2021), American politician, member of the Democratic Party of the United States, served as Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (1993-2001) and Governor of Delaware (2001-2009). Ruth was the first female governor of Delaware and the longest-serving female governor in U.S. history.

Han Fei (approximately 281 BC - 233 BC) was a Korean clan prince in the late Warring States period, also known as Gong Zifei. The thinker is a representative figure of ancient Chinese Legalist thought. He believes that "law", "skill" and "power" should be given equal emphasis. He is the master of Legalism. His works are collected in "Han Feizi".

Han Zidong (1908 - May 19, 1992), formerly known as Han Guozhen, was a native of Hanzhuang Village, Shifo Town, Yanggu, Shandong Province, and a cadre of the Communist Party of China.

Han Zhenfa (1953-), Han nationality, native of Changchun, Jilin, political figure of the People's Republic of China, member of the 10th, 11th and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Fukushiro Nugaga (January 11, 1944 -), a politician from the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, has served successively as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minister of Defense, Director of the Economic Planning Agency, Minister in Charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy, Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Political Affairs Investigation Committee. President of the Heisei Research Society (Ogapa) and President of the Japan-Korea Parliamentary Alliance. When he was the minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, he resigned due to his involvement in the KSD incident. He will serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives in October 2023. Re-elected as Speaker on November 11, 2024.

Mark Sanford (English: Mark Sanford, May 28, 1960 -), American politician. Since 2013, he has been the federal representative elected from South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. His party affiliation is the Republican Party. Sanford served as governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011. In June 2018, Mark Sanford, who was seeking re-election to the House of Representatives, lost the Republican primary, losing to state Rep. Katie Arrington, who was supported by President Donald Trump, 46.5% to 50.5% of the vote.

Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz II (English: Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz II, /ˈɡeɪts/, May 7, 1982 -) is a Republican American politician who served as a federal representative representing Florida's 1st Congressional District from 2017 to 2024. Gates, a Trump ally and libertarian populist, is widely viewed by the media and Democrats as far-right. On November 13, 2024, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced that Gates would be nominated to serve as U.S. Attorney General in the second Trump cabinet. On November 21, Gates, who was plagued by multiple controversies, announced on X that he was withdrawing from the nomination for attorney general. On December 24, 2024, the Ethics Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives issued an investigation report, revealing that Matt Gates regularly paid women to "engage in sexual acts", had sexual intercourse with a 17-year-old girl, used or possessed cocaine or ecstasy (MDMA/Ecstasy), accepted gifts that exceeded the limit of the House of Representatives, and obstructed justice.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (English: Martin Luther King, Jr., January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968), American Baptist pastor, social activist, and main leader of the African-American civil rights movement. He advocated the use of non-violent civil disobedience to fight for the basic rights of African Americans, successfully promoted great changes in the civil rights cause of black Americans and other ethnic minorities, and became a symbol of American progressivism. Martin Luther King was born Michael King, but his father changed his name to commemorate Martin Luther, the leader of the European religious reform in the 16th century. As a black church leader, King became involved in the civil rights movement early in his career, leading the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helping to found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957. While serving as the first chairman of the SCLC, King launched an anti-apartheid protest in Albany, Georgia, in 1962 that ended in failure; however, the nonviolent protest he organized in Birmingham, Alabama, became the focus of national news, contrasting with the brutal police. In 1963, King launched the "March on Washington" and delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial, becoming the most famous speaker in American history. Because of King's left-wing radical ideas, he became one of the targets of the FBI's "Counterintelligence Program", which suspected that King might be related to communism. The FBI had investigated signs that King was suspected of being involved in an extramarital affair and reported it to the U.S. government, and then sent an anonymous letter to King in an attempt to force him to commit suicide. On October 14, 1964, the Nobel Committee awarded Martin Luther King Jr. the Nobel Peace Prize for his long-term non-violent pursuit of the ideal of racial equality. In 1965, he co-organized the "March from Selma to Montgomery" with the SCLC, and the following year spread the civil rights movement north to Chicago. In the last years of his life, in addition to the civil rights movement, King also focused on poverty issues in the United States and the Vietnam War. He delivered the speech "Behind Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence" to illustrate his change in stance on the Vietnam War. King once planned the nationwide occupation of Washington, D.C., as a "poor man's movement." On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated in a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. After King's assassination, riots broke out across the United States. after,

Mark Robert Warner (English: Mark Robert Warner, December 15, 1954 -), born in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an American politician, businessman, and Democrat. He once served as the governor of Virginia and is currently a federal senator.

Markwayne Mullin (English: Markwayne Mullin; July 26, 1977 -) is an American Republican politician and businessman who currently serves as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security. He served as the Oklahoma U.S. Senator from 2023 to 2026 and as the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's Second Congressional District from 2013 to 2023. Mullin is the first Native American senator since 2005 and the second senator of Cherokee descent since 1925.

Ma Xulun (April 27, 1884 - May 4, 1970), also known as Yichu (also known as Yichu), also known as Shiweng and Hanxiang. In his later years, he was also known as Shiwu Old Man. He was a native of Renhe, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. He was a linguist, philosopher, educator, calligrapher and political figure of the People's Republic of China. He was a former deputy national leader.

Malcolm X, formerly known as Malcolm Little, also known as Haji Malik Shabazz (Arabic: الحاجّ مالك الشباز, May 19, 1925 - February 21, 1965), was the most influential African-American Islamic cleric and African-American civil rights activist in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. Advocates mostly agreed with his harsh words to criticize white Americans for their treatment of blacks, while opponents believed that he advocated racism and violence. He is considered one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in the United States. Malcolm The Middle East, including a pilgrimage to Mecca, converted to Sunniism, and openly opposed the racism he had previously advocated, and began to cooperate with black leaders he had previously criticized as too moderate, including Martin Luther King, but he still believed in Pan-Africanism and black identity and self-defense. In 1965, he was shot to death by three members of the Islamic State during a speech.

Matt Mead (English: Matt Mead; March 11, 1962-) is an American politician. Matt Meade has served as the 32nd Governor of Wyoming since 2011. Party membership is Republican. Before entering politics, Meade was a lawyer. In 2010, Mead was elected governor of Wyoming for the first time.

Ma Linyi (1864-September 17, 1938), courtesy name Zhenwu (also Zhenwu), male, Hui nationality, native of Baoqing, Hunan, educator and Islamic scholar.

Gao Zhiguo (July 1955 -), male, Han nationality, native of Changzhi, Shanxi Province, political figure of the People's Republic of China, member of the Communist Party of China, representative of Hainan Province at the 12th National People's Congress.

Gao Peixuan, SBS, JP (English: Ko Pui-shuen, August 1957-), female, Han nationality, native of Shantou, Guangdong, political figure of the People's Republic of China. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Yide Group. Member of the 13th and 14th CPPCC National Committee. She is the first female president of the Hong Kong Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce in its 103rd anniversary.

Gao Zongwu (1905-1994), pseudonym Qichang, male, native of Yueqing (Shuangmiao Village, Beibaixiang Town), Zhejiang, an important diplomat of the Republic of China, director of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was an important confidant and key figure in Chiang Kai-shek's negotiations with Japan during the Sino-Japanese War. He studied in Japan in his early years and entered the diplomatic field in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. At the age of 29, he served as the director of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specializing in diplomacy with Japan. He was the youngest senior diplomatic official in the National Government at that time. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Gao Zongwu accepted a special mission and was responsible for Japanese intelligence work in Hong Kong. He once went to Shanghai with Wang Jingwei, participated in the negotiations of the "Wang-Japanese Secret Treaty", and served as Wang Jingwei's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. Later, he fled Shanghai with Tao Xisheng, exposed the contents of the secret treasonous agreement signed by Wang Ri, and created the sensational Gao Tao incident.

Takaichi Sanae (Japanese: Takaichi Sanae [Gaoshi Sanae]/Takaichi Sanae, Romanized: Takaichi Sanae, March 7, 1961 -), a Japanese politician, currently the Prime Minister of the Cabinet (Prime Minister; 105th), President of the Liberal Democratic Party and member of the House of Representatives (elected for 10 terms). He has served as a cabinet member for many times in the Abe Cabinet and the Kishida Cabinet. According to a report in the Japan Times, Takaichi is a politician with a "political reputation as a staunch conservative" and a close ally of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In addition, Takaichi is known as the "Iron Lady of Japan" and the "female version of Shinzo Abe" because of his tough right-wing political stance. Takaichi entered politics when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1993. He had no party membership and joined the New Progressive Party before joining the Liberal Democratic Party in 1997. He was defeated for one term in 2003. In 2004, he married Taku Yamamoto, who was a member of the House of Representatives at the time, and returned to the House of Representatives in the 2005 election. After Shinzo Abe was re-elected as president of the Liberal Democratic Party and returned to power as prime minister in 2012, Takaichi became his long-term ally as a non-partisan. In 2021, Takaichi ran for president of the Liberal Democratic Party for the first time, but lost in the runoff after placing third. He ran for the president of the Liberal Democratic Party for the second time in 2024 and placed first in the first round of the election, but narrowly lost to Shigeru Ishiba in the runoff. In 2025, she ran for the president of the Liberal Democratic Party for the third time. She ranked first in the first round of the election and defeated Shinjiro Koizumi in the second round of the election, becoming the first female president of the Liberal Democratic Party. She then won the prime minister's nomination election on October 21 and became the first female prime minister (prime minister) in Japanese constitutional history. In the 2026 Japanese House of Representatives election, the leader won the largest victory in the history of the Liberal Democratic Party. The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party for Reform won about three-quarters of the seats and announced that it would challenge amending the constitution.

Gao Jian (July 1952-), a native of Shanghai, is a politician and diplomat of the People's Republic of China.

Takamura Masahiko (March 15, 1942 -), Japanese politician. Top advisor of the Liberal Democratic Party's Constitutional Revision Promotion Headquarters, former vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party, and former president of the Bancho Policy Research Institute (Takamura faction). He has served as Minister of Justice and Minister of Defense (3rd generation), Parliamentary Secretary of the Defense Agency, and Parliamentary Secretary of Ozo Province. He also served as Director of the Economic Planning Department of the Murayama Cabinet, Foreign Minister of the first Obuchi Cabinet, and Minister of Justice of the third Mori Cabinet. After Kawamoto Toshio passed away in 2001, he succeeded the old Kawamoto sect as president, and the Kawamoto sect was therefore changed to the Komura sect. He is a famous person within the Liberal Democratic Party who advocates friendship with China. On September 26, 2007, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Fukuda Yasuo cabinet.