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2004 in politics - Definition and Overview |
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Years in politics: 2002-2003-2004-2005-2006 - list of years in politics
Events
January
February
- February 1- Jörg Schild becomes president of the government of Basel-Stadt.
- February 3- John Edwards wins a primary in South Carolina with 46% of the vote. Wesley Clark wins the Oklahoma primary with 30% of the vote. John Kerry wins primaries and caucuses in Arizona with 43% of the vote, Delaware with 50% of the vote, Missouri with 51% of the vote, New Mexico with 42% of the vote, and North Dakota with 50% of the vote.
- February 3- Joe Lieberman quits the Presidential race after poor results in primaries and caucuses in South Carolina, Oklahoma, Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, North Dakota, and New Mexico.
- February 3- Jóannes Eidesgaard becomes prime minister of the Faroe Islands.
- February 4- Andrei Stratan is appointed foreign minister of Moldova.
- February 4- Dragan Marsicanin becomes acting president of Serbia.
- February 6- Richard Gephardt endorses John Kerry for President.
- February 7- John Kerry wins a primary in Michigan with 52% of the vote. Kerry also wins the Washington primary with 49% of the vote.
- February 7 - Peter Beattie (of the Australian Labor Party) wins a 3rd term as Premier of Queensland, again winning over two-thirds of the seats.
- February 8- John Kerry wins the Maine Caucuses with 45% of the vote.
- February 10- John Kerry wins primaries in Tennessee and Virginia with 41% and 52% of the vote, respectfully.
- February 11- Wesley Clark quits the quits the Presidential race after poor results in the Virginia and Tennessee primaries.
- February 13- Wesley Clark endorses John Kerry.
- February 13- Jesús Pérez is sworn in as foreign minister of Venezuela.
- February 13- Tassos Giannitsis is sworn in as caretaker foreign minister of Greece.
- February 14- John Kerry wins a caucus in Washington, DC with 47% of the vote. Kerry wins the Nevada caucus with 63% of state party delegates.
- February 17- Democrat Ben Chandler defeats Republican Alice Forgy Kerr in a Congressional special election in Kentucky with 55% of the vote compared to Forgy Kerr's 43%.
- February 17- John Kerry wins 40% of the vote in the Wisconsin primary.
- February 17- Luisa Diogo is named prime minister of Mozambique.
- February 18- Howard Dean quits the Presidential race after a poor showing in Wisconsin.
- February 18- Jacques Simonet is sworn in as minister-president of Brussels-Capital.
- February 21- Ralph Nader enters the Presidential race as an Independent.
- February 23- Paul Lennon becomes acting premier of Tasmania.
- February 23- Mamady Condé is named foreign minister of Guinea.
- February 23- Josep Bargalló Valls takes office as chief councillor of Catalonia.
- February 24- Viktor Khristenko is named acting prime minister of Russia.
- February 26- Ljupco Jordanovski becomes acting president of Macedonia.
- February 28- Sulejman Tihic becomes chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- February 29- Boniface Alexandre is sworn in as provisional president of Haiti.
March
- March 2 - "Super Tuesday" U.S. presidential primaries or caucuses take place in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont. John Kerry wins in 9 states, and a dejected John Edwards quits the race.
- March 3- New Government of Serbia was formed with support of Milosevics SPS party
- March 4 - The national parliament and all state assemblies of Malaysia, except Sarawak's were dissolved by the Prime Minister, paving the way for the general election.
- March 4- Predrag Markovic becomes acting President of Serbia.
- March 5- Mikhail Fradkov is confirmed as Prime Minister of Russia.
- March 7- Kostas Karamanlis is given the mandate to form a new government in Greece.
- March 9- Sergey Lavrov is appointed Foreign Minister of Russia.
- March 9- Petros Molyviatis becomes Foreign Minister of Greece.
- March 9- The Parliament of Latvia approves a new government headed by Indulis Emsis, Rihards Piks becomes foreign minister.
- March 11- Salomé Zurabishvili is appointed as foreign minister of the Republic of Georgia.
- March 12- Oleg Chirkunov becomes new acting governor of Perm.
- March 12- Gérard Latortue is sworn in as Prime Minister of Haiti.
- March 13 - Nomination day for the Malaysian general election. Barisan Nasional wins 15 parliamentary seats and 7 state assembly seats uncontested. The Islamic Party of Malaysia settles for one seat in the state of Johor.
- March 16 - Sergey Abaramov is appointed as Prime Minister of Chechnya.
- March 21 - The National Front scores a landslide victory in the Malaysian general election.
- March 23 - Lawrence Gonzi is sworn in as Prime Minister of Malta. John Dalli becomes foreign minister.
- March 24 - Baldwin Spencer is sworn in as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Harold Lovell becomes Foreign Minister.
- March 25 - Datuk Idris Jusoh is sworn in as chief minister of Terengganu.
- March 31 - Michel Barnier becomes foreign minister of France.
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Deaths
See also
External link
- Rulers (http://www.rulers.org) - Includes months in politics for 2004.
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