List of state leaders in 1908

1907 state leaders - Events of 1908 - 1909 state leaders - State leaders by year-----

See also:
*List of religious leaders in 1908
*List of international organization leaders in 1908

Africa

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

Asia

* Afghanistan (Dependent of the British Empire) - Habibullah Khan, King of Afghanistan (1901-1919)
* China (Qing Dynasty)
**Monarch -
**# Guangxu, Emperor of China (1875-1908)
**# Xuantong, Emperor of China (1908-1912)
**"De facto" ruler - Empress Dowager Cixi (1898-1908)
**Regent - Prince Zaifeng (1908 - 1911)
* Japan -
**Monarch - Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor of Japan (1867-1912)
**Prime Minister -
**#Saionji Kinmochi, Prime Minister of Japan (1906-1908)
**#Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (1908-1911)
** Korea (Korean Empire) - Sunjong, Emperor of Korea (1907-1910)
* Oman (Dependent of the British Empire) - Faisal Bin Turki, Sultan of Oman (1888-1913)

Australia and Oceania

*Australia -
** Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901 - 1910)
** Governor-General -
**# Henry Northcote, 1st Baron of Northcote, Governor-General of Australia (1904 - 1908)
**#William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, Governor-General of Australia (1908 - 1911)
** Prime Minister -
**#Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister of Australia (1905 - 1908)
**#Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister of Australia (1908 - 1909)

*New Zealand
** Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901-1910)
** Governor - Lord Plunket, Governor of New Zealand (1904 - 1910)
** Prime Minister - Joseph Ward, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906 - 1912)
* Tonga (British protectorate)
** 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 Max Wladimir von Beck, Minister-President of Austria (1906-1908)
*#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)
**Cabinet Chief -
*#Jules De Trooz, Cabinet Chief (1907-1908)
*#François Schollaert, Cabinet Chief (1908-1911)
* Denmark
** Monarch - Frederick VIII, King of Denmark (1906-1912)
** President of the Council -
**# Jens Christian Christensen, President of the Danish Council of State (1905-1908)
**# Niels Thomasius Neergaard, President of the Danish Council of State (1908-1909)
* France -
**President - Armand Fallières, President of France (1906-1913)
**Prime Minister - Georges Clemenceau, President of the Council (1906-1909)
* German Empire -
**Monarch - Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1888-1918)
**Chancellor - Count Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of Germany (1900-1909)
** Prussia -
***Monarch - Wilhelm II, King of Prussia (1888-1918)
***Prime Minister - Count Bernhard von Bülow, Minister-President of Prussia (1900-1909)
** Bavaria - Otto, King of Bavaria (1886-1913)
** Saxony - Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxony (1904-1918)
** Württemberg - William II, King of Württemberg (1891-1918)
* Italy
**Monarch - Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy (1900-1946)
**Prime Minister - Giovanni Giolitti, Prime Minister of Italy (1906-1909)
* Luxembourg
**Monarch - Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1905-1912)
**Regent - Marie Anne of Portugal, Regent of Luxembourg (19 November 1908-1912)
**Prime Minister - Paul Eyschen, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1888-1915)
* Netherlands -
**Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948)
**Prime Minister -
*#Theo de Meester, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1905-1908)
*#Theo Heemskerk, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1908-1913)
* Norway
**Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905-1957)
**Prime Minister -
*#Jørgen Løvland, Prime Minister of Norway (1907-1908)
*#Gunnar Knudsen, Prime Minister of Norway (1908-1910)
* Ottoman Empire
**Monarch - Abdul Hamid II, Sultan (1876-1909)
* Portugal
**Monarch -
*#Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908)
*#Manuel II, King of Portugal (1908-1910)
**Prime Minister -
*#João Franco, President of the Council of Ministers (1906-1908)
*#Francisco Ferreira do Amaral, President of the Council of Ministers (1908)
*#Artur de Campos Henriques, President of the Council of Ministers (1908-1909)
* Spain
**Monarch - Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (1886-1931)
**Prime Minister - Antonio Maura Montaner, President of the Government (1907-1909)
* Sweden -
**Monarch - Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1907-1950)
**Prime Minister - Arvid Lindman, Prime Minister of Sweden (1906-1911)
* Kingdom of Tavolara - Carlo I, King of Tavolara (1899-1927)
* United Kingdom -
**Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901-1910)
**Prime Minister -
**# Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1905-1908)
**# Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1908-1916)

North America and 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)
* Newfoundland
** Monarch - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901-1910)
** Governor - Sir William Macgregor, Governor of Newfoundland (1909-1913)
** Prime Minister - Sir Robert Bond, Prime Minister of Newfoundland (1900-1909)
* Guatemala - Manuel Estrada Cabrera, President of Guatemala (1898-1920)
*México: Porfirio Díaz, President of Mexico (1884 - 1911)
* Nicaragua - José Santos Zelaya, President of Nicaragua (1893-1909)
* United States - Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States (1901-1909)

outh America

* Argentina: José Figueroa Alcorta, President of Argentina (1906–1910)
* Bolivia: Ismael Montes, President of Bolivia (1904–1909)
* Brazil: Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena, President of Brazil (1906–1909)
* Colombia: Rafael Reyes, President of Colombia (1904–1909)
* Chile: Pedro Montt Montt, President of Chile (1906–1910)
*Ecuador: Eloy Alfaro, President of Ecuador (1906–1911)
* Paraguay:
*# Benigno Ferreira, President of Paraguay (1906–1908)
*# Emiliano González Navero, President of Paraguay (1908–1910)
* Peru:
*# José Pardo y Barreda, President of Peru (1904–1908)
*# Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo, President of Peru (1908–1912)
*Uruguay - Claudio Wílliman, President of Uruguay (1907-1911)
* Venezuela:
*#Cipriano Castro, President of Venezuela (1899–1908)
*#Juan Vicente Gómez, President of Venezuela (1908–1914)