List of state leaders in 1909

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

See also:
*List of religious leaders in 1909
*List of international organization leaders in 1909

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 -
**#William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, Governor-General of Australia (1908 - 1911)
**#Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron of Chelmsford, (Acting) Governor-General of Australia (1909 - 1910)
** Prime Minister -
**# Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister of Australia (1908 - 1909)
**# 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)
* Belgium
**Monarch -
*#Léopold II, King of the Belgians (1865-1909)
*#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 -
**# Niels Thomasius Neergaard, Prime Minister of Denmark (1908-1909)
**# Johan Ludvig Carl Christian, Prime Minister of Denmark (1909)
**# Carl Theodor Zahle, Prime Minister of Denmark (1909-1910)
* France -
**President - Armand Fallières, President of France (1906-1913)
**Prime Minister -
**# Georges Clemenceau, President of the Council (1906-1909)
**# Aristide Briand, President of the Council (1909-1911)
* German Empire -
**Monarch - Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1888-1918)
**Chancellor -
**# Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of Germany (1900-1909)
**# Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, Chancellor of Germany (1909-1917)
** Prussia -
***Monarch - Wilhelm II, King of Prussia (1888-1918)
***Prime Minister -
***#Count Bernhard von Bülow, Minister-President of Prussia (1900-1909)
***#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 -
**# Giovanni Giolitti, Prime Minister of Italy (1906-1909)
**# 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)
* 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 -
*#Artur de Campos Henriques, President of the Council of Ministers (1908-1909)
*#Sebastião Teles, President of the Council of Ministers (1909)
*#Wenceslau de Lima, President of the Council of Ministers (1909)
*#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 -
*#Antonio Maura Montaner, President of the Government (1907-1909)
*#Segismundo Moret y Prendergast, President of the Government (1909-1910)
* Kingdom of Tavolara - Carlo I, King of Tavolara (1899-1927)
* 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
*# "Cuba returns to self-rule, 28 January 1909"
*# 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 -
**# Sir Robert Bond, Prime Minister of Newfoundland (1900-1909)
**# Edward Patrick Morris, Prime Minister of Newfoundland (1909-1918)
*México: Porfirio Díaz, President of Mexico (1884 - 1911)
*United States -
**President -
**# Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States (1901 - 1909)
**# William Howard Taft, President of the United States (1909 - 1913)

outh America

* Argentina: José Figueroa Alcorta, President of Argentina (1906–1910)
* Brazil:
*# Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena, President of Brazil (1906-1909)
*# Nilo Peçanha, President of Brazil (1909–1910)
* Colombia:
*#Prieto Rafael Reyes 1908-1909
*#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)